PRACTICE TEST 1- ENGLISH 12
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others :
1. A. endangered B. destroyed C. damaged D. provided
2.A. protect B. commercial C. construction D. climate
II. Pick out the word which has different stress pattern from that of the rest :
3.A. disappearance B. conservation C. vulnerable D. generation
4.A. remain B. hummock C. explore D. between
5.A. extinction B. animal C. classify D. primary
III. Choose the best answer ;
6. What John says…………..true but I very much doubt it.
A. may be B. will be C. shall be D. should be
7. By cutting down trees, we……………. the natural habitat of birds and animals
A. damage B. harm C. hurt D. injure
8. Maria: "Thanks for the lovely evening." Diana: "…………….."
A. Oh, that`s right B. No, it`s not good C. Yes, it`s really great D. I`m glad you enjoyed it
9.It is a good book. I think it is interesting enough for you to …………...
A. put down B. swallow C. look up D. understand
10. Endangered species are plant and animal species which are…….danger of extinction.
A. off B. in C. on D. with
11. We used ……….. up the crest of the hill to get a good view of the surroundings.
A. to climb B. climbing C. to climbing D. climbed
12. Humans depend……species diversity to have food, clean air and water, and fertile soil agriculture.
A.for B.in C. on D. before
13. I must say that you have done very well.. ………., you should be aware that you still have a lot of things to learn.
A. Therefore B. So C. But D. However
14.- “ I’m not sure about this soup. It tastes like something’s missing. “ - “ …………….. It tastes fine to me. “
A. You’re right. B. Oh, I don’t know. C. I couldn’t agree more D. I don’t think so.
15. Different……….efforts have been made in order to save endangered species.
A. conserving B. conservation C. conservative D. conserved
16.The room ……….. once a day.
A. should clean B. should be cleaned C. should be cleaning D. should have cleaned
17. The Red List is a special book that provides names of……….animals.
A. endangered B. hunted C. vulnerable and endangered D. extinct
18. All the trains were on time…………..the heavy snow.
A. in spite of B. because of C. due to D. but
19…………. books are ones in which the story is told or illustrated with pictures.
A. Thriller B. Comic C. Romantic D. Science
20. Francis Bacon lived ……….. about the same time as Shakespeare.
A. at B. for C. in D. over
21. The Simpson Desert is in ……… north of ………….. Lake Eyre.
A. Ø / Ø B. the / the C. a / the D. the / Ø
22. - “ What shall we do this evening ?” - “………………………………….”
A. Let’s go out for dinner. B. Oh, that’s good ! C. No problem. D. I went out for dinner.
23. The biggest ……………. to gorillas comes from humans.
A. problem B. disaster C. danger D. crisis
24.If you ……….. a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously.
A. dip into B. put away C. pick up D. put down
25. ………. do they demolish this building for ? - They will build a new cinema there.
A. Who B. What C. Why D. How
26. – “ I love pop music.” – “ ……………………………..”
A. So do I. B. No, I won’t C. Yes, I like it D. Neither do I
27. The forest provides a