ENGLISH 12

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. name B. lack C. back D. bag
Question 2: A. except B. city C. compete D. cycle
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. suitable B. popular C. electric D. negative
Question 4: A. finish B. avoid C. repeat D. expect
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: I’m sure I gave him back the money. I remember __________ it back to him.
A. to give B. giving C. to giving D. give
Question 6: Of the four seasons, summer is _________ in a year.
A.the hottest B. the hotter C. the most hot D. the more tall
Question 7: The woman __________ at this company wants to find another job.
A. working B. who work C. worked D. to work
Question 8: The animals _____ twice a day by the zoo keepers
A. feed B. are fed C. are feeding D. have fed
Question 9: I will call you _________.
A. when I get off the plane B. as soon as I got off the plane
C. until I was getting off the plane D. after I had got off the plane
Question 10: My sister _________ the baby on the bed and goes outside.
A. lays B. take C. make D. give
Question 11: Let’s face ____ we are destroying the environment and we need to do something now.
A. truths B. facts C. things D. information
Question 12: My father always wishes me to be able to play ______ piano.
A. a B. an C. x D. the
Question 13: When you leave the room, don’t forget to _______ the electric fan.
A. turn on B. turn off C. turn up D. turn down
Question 14: Using solar energy is one of the _______ that will save money as well as conserve the
Earth’s resources
A. invent B. inventions C. inventing D. inventible
Question 15: You usually take part in charity activities in your town, ________?
A.do you B. are you C. aren’t you D. don’t you
Question 16: She was really down in _______ when she didn’t get that job at BBC. She’d really set
her heart on it.
A. the dumps B. the jobs C. the books D. the vacancies
Question 17: After the hard match, United managed to _______ with City, 1-1.
A. equal B. draw C. exact D. score
Question 18: I _______ on the phone with my friend when my parents came home yesterday.
A. is chatting B. has been chatting C. chat D. was chatting
Question 19: It’s difficult ________ me to sleep without reading.
A. for B. on C. at D. to
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Harry and Eric are talking benefits of vocational training.
- Harry: “I think it wil help students develop practical skills.”
- Eric: “______. Vocational courses are more practical than university courses.”
A. I don’t think you are right B. Of course not
C. Exactly D. Really?
Question 21: “How would you like your tea?” - “_______”
A. With milk, please. B. Thank you very much.
C. Yes, please. Thanks. D. It’s fantastic.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: Her courage not only inspired her followers but moved her rivals as well.
A. overlooked B. rejected C. depressed D. motivated
Question 23: My sister was broken- hearted when her boyfriend finished with her.
A. very sad B. very happy C. very shy D. very young
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: Until 1986 most companies would not even allow women to take the exams, but such
gender discrimination is now disappearing.
A. unfairness B. injustice C. partiality D. equality
Question 25: Tom was too wet behind the cars to be in charge of such a difficult task.
A. full of experience B. lack of responsibility
C. without money D. full of sincerity
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 26: Yesterday, for the first time in his life, Mike refuses to follow his parents' advice.
A. first time B. refuses C. to follow D. advice
Question 27. There is a distinctive difference in the perception of getting married between the West
and the East.
A. distinctive B. perception C. getting D. between
Question 28: Some snakes have hollow teeth called fans that they use to poison its victims.
A. Some B. called C. use D. its
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 29: There is no obligation to get an international driving licence for this country.
A. You shouldn't get an international driving licence for this country.
B. You mustn’t get an international driving licence for this country.
C. You may not get an international driving licence for this country.
D. You don't have to get an international driving licence for this country.
Question 30: Tom said, "I'll give you this book back tomorrow, Mary."
A Tom told Mary that I would give you that book back the next day.
B. Tom told Mary that he would give her that book back the next day.
C. Tom told Mary that he wouldn't give her that book back the next day.
D. Tom said to Mary that she would give him that book back the next day.
Question 31: My parents last took us to our home village two years ago.
A. My parents have taken us to our home village for two years.
B. My parents didn't take us to our home village two years ago.
C. My parents haven't taken us to our home village for two years.
D. My parents took us to our home village in two years.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions
Question 32: The train arrived at the station. Shortly after that the passengers rushed towards it.
A. No sooner has the train arrived at the station than the passengers rushed towards it.
B. Hardly had the passengers rushed towards it when the train arrived at the station.
C. Scarcely had the train arrived at the station when the passengers rushed towards it.
D. Not until the train arrived at the station did the passengers rush towards it.
Question 33: We did not buy that house because we had not enough money
A. If we have enough money, we will buy that house.
B. If we had enough money, we would buy that house.
C. If we had had enough money, we will buy that house.
D. If we had had enough money, we would have bought that house.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks.
THE PARIS AGREEMENT PROBLEM
The 2015 Paris Agreement is the high watermark of the world's efforts to protect the climate.
(34)________experts agree that the Paris Agreement will not be enough to (35)________ warming
below the 1.5°C threshold. The agreement itself does not allow for the imposition of sanctions on its
signatories, making it impossible to enforce. To reach the goals of the Paris Agreement, countries
would need to lower their emissions by 7.6 percent every year over the next decade, (36)
__________ requires immediate, rapid and far-reaching action. And as per the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change, the 1.5°C limit will be exceeded by 2040 if immediate and (37)_______
measures to lower emissions are not undertaken. (38)___________ scientists and experts, such
warming will have far-reaching effects on the global climate and humanity.

Question 34: A. Much B. Another C. Most D. Every

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the
question
The warming of the Pacific Ocean creates weather patterns that affect the world. When the waters
warm, the amount of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions decreases. Australia could
even experience a drought. On the other hand, Chile, which borders the Pacific Ocean, is preparing
for severe rainstorms. In Pakistan and northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the monsoon
season weaker and makes the area much drier.
This phenomenon is called El Nino and is used by weather forecasters to make long range weather
predictions. Forecasters know that El Nino will bring unusually heavy rains to southwestern part of
the United States and make the central part of the country drier.
El Nino itself used to be predictable. It would occur every two or seven years. But now, the
weather pattern is becoming more constant. Scientists are unsure of the reason of this change.
Question 39. What would characterize the effects of El Nino?
A. They’re widespread. B. They’re beginning.
C. They’re short-lived. D. They’re decreasing.
Question 40. What phenomenon defines El Nino?
A. the rainstorms in Australia B. the drought in Chile
C. the warming of the Pacific Ocean D. the dryness of southwestern US
Question 41. Which region will be abnormally wet?
A. Pakistan B. Australia C. Central US D. Southwestern US
Question 42. The word ‘predictable’ in paragraph 3 means _________.
A. that can be known in advance B. that can be serious
C. rare D. special
Question 43. Which is not an effect of El Nino?
A. droughts B. heavy rainfalls C. weak monsoons D. global warming
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the
question
English teenagers are to receive compulsory cooking lessons in schools. The idea is to encourage
healthy eating to fight the country's increasing obesity rate. It's feared that basic cooking and food
preparation skills are being lost as parents turn to pre-prepared convenience foods.
Cooking was once regarded as an important part of education in England---even if it was mainly
aimed at girls. In recent decades cooking has progressively become a minor activity in schools. In
many cases the schools themselves have given up cooking meals in kitchens in the schools. But the
rising level of obesity has led to a rethink about the food that children are given and the skills they
should be taught.
"What I want is to teach young people how to do basic, simple recipes like a tomato sauce, a
bolognaise, a simple curry, a stir-fry, which they can use now at home and then in their later life”,
said Ed Balls, the minister responsible for schools.
The new lessons are due to start in September, but some schools without kitchens will be given
longer to adapt. There is also likely to be a shortage of teachers with the right skills, since the trend
has been to teach food technology rather than practical cooking. Also the compulsory lessons for
hands on cooking will only be one hour a week for one term. But the well-known cookery writer,
Pru Leith, believes it will be worth it.
"If we'd done this thirty years ago we might not have the crisis we've got now about obesity and
lack of knowledge about food and so on. Every child should know how to cook, not just so that
they'll be healthy, but because it's a life skill which is a real pleasure".
The renewed interest in cooking is primarily a response to the level of obesity in Britain which is
among the highest in Europe, and according to government figures half of all Britons will be obese
in 25 years if current trends are not stopped.
Question 44: The passage mainly talks about __________
A. the reason for obesity B. the lost cooking skills
C. the healthy eating D. the compulsory cooking classes
Question 45: Which of the following is NOT the purpose for English teenagers to receive cooking
lessons?
A. To encourage teenagers to eat healthy food.
B. To reduce the country's increasing obesity rate.
C. To stop parents from turning to pre-prepared convenience foods.
D. To prevent basic cooking and food preparation skills from being lost.
Question 46: The underlined word "progressively" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
______
A. all of a sudden B. little by little C. more than ever D. in contrast
Question 47: The underlined phrase "a bolognaise" in the passage probably means _______
A. a dish B. a cooker C. a cooking class D. a skill
Question 48: In what way will cooking lessons benefit the students?
A. They will be healthy and enjoy the pleasure of such a life skill as well.
B. They will be able to do some basic, simple recipes like a tomato sauce.
C. They will be able to make food experiments with the knowledge and skills.
D. They will be able to control the level of obesity in the whole country.
Question 49: The underlined word "which" in the last paragraph refers to __________
A. the renewed interest B. Response
C. the level of obesity in Britain D. Britain
Question 50: It can be inferred from the passage that _____________
A. cooking has always been an important part of school education in England
B. the obesity rate in Britain has been rapidly growing in recent decades
C. English teenagers will have their cooking lessons twice a week for one year
D. the students will pay a lot of money to the school for the cooking lessons.

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