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GRADE 12

15-MINUTE TEST
-----    ----2ND SEMESTER

TEST 1
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest:
1. a. chemical

b. which

c. change

d. each

2. a. protect

b. commercial

c. construction

d. climate

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
3. a. corridor

b. enormous

c. mystery

d. separate

4. a. remain

b. hummock

c. explore

d. between

5. a. territory

b. Australia

c. geography

d. society

Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences or substitutes for
the underlined word or phrase:
6. Mrs. Lindon has ________ that she is unable to get a job.
a. but not enough education b. so little education c. however little education d. such little education
7. That small car, ________, is advertised in many current magazines.
a. so inexpensive and comfortable

b. however inexpensive and comfortable

c. inexpensive but comfortable

d. and inexpensive but comfortable

8. I went to buy a Rolling Stones CD ________ the shop didn't have it.
a. and

b. but

c. therefore

d. so

9. Anna needed some money, ________, she took a part-time job.
a. furthermore

b. moreover

c. however

d. therefore

10. You _______ touch that switch, whatever you do.
a. mustn't

b. needn't

c. won't

d. wouldn't

11. Susan ___ hear the speaker because the crowd was cheering so loudly.
a. mustn't

b. couldn't

c. can't

d. needn't

12. You _______ be rich to be a success. Some of the most successful people I know haven't got a
penny to their name.
a. needn't

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b. couldn't

c. mayn't
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d. mustn't

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13. - Oh no! I completely forgot we were supposed to pick Jenny up at the airport this morning.
- She _______ there waiting for us
a. needn't sit

b. might still sit

c. must still be sitting

d. should have sat

14. Jane often wears beautiful new clothes. She _______ be very rich.
a. must

b. could

c. might

d. needn't

15. He has done nothing to prepare for the final examination, ______ played.
a. but

b. so

c. therefore

d. and

TEST 2
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest:
1. a. endangered

b. destroyed

c. damaged

d. provided

2. a. attitude

b. survive

c. introduce

d. human

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
3. a. comprise

b. sandy

c. circle

d. northern

4. a. Aborigines

b. expedition

c. kilometer

d. scientific

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase:
The Middle East and North Africa are one of the driest regions on earth. Nearly two-thirds of the
region is desert. The Sahara Desert of northern Africa is the largest desert in the world.
Desert air (5) ____ little moisture, so few clouds form over the land. Without clouds to block the sun,
temperatures may reach as (6) ____ as 125°F during the day. At night, without the clouds to contain
the heat, the temperature can fall to as low as 125°F.
Extreme temperatures (7) ____ with little rainfall make desert life difficult for people, plants, and
animals. (8) ____, some life forms have adapted to even the most severe desert (9) ____, Camels are
able to survive long periods without food or water. Many desert plants have long, shallow (10) ____
systems. This allows the plants to reach out to collect water over great distances. Other desert plants
have taproots. Taproots grow very deep (11) ____ they can tap sources of underground water. Plant
life in the desert is usually spread out over great distances. This is (12) ____ deserts are often
described as barren, or lifeless.
When many people think of a desert they often think of endless miles of hot sand, but a desert does not
have to be hot or sandy. Most of the land of the Middle East and North Africa is hot, dry desert land,
(13) ____ some deserts look very different. Most of Antarctica is a desert but there is no sand on the
continent and the climate of Antarctica is (14) ____ coldest on earth.

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5. a. contains

b. comprises

c. consists

d. includes

6. a. much

b. far

c. long

d. high

7. a. locate

b. combine

c. explore

d. separate

8. a. Therefore

b. So

c. However

d. But

9. a. environment

b. place

c. society

d. atmosphere

10. a. leave

b. bark

c. root

d. branch

11. a. as

b. because

c. but

d. so

12. a. what

b. why

c. how

d. when

13. a. since

b. as

c. so

d. but

14. a. a

b. an

c. the

d. Ø

TEST 3
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest:
1. a. remained

b. explored

c. separated

d. travelled

2. a. society

b. geography

c. dry

d. sandy

3. a. loose

b. smooth

c. food

d. flood

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
4. a. habitat

b. different

c. industry

d. introduce

5. a. medicine

b. endanger

c. addition

d. survival

6. a. derive

b. provide

c. modern

d. depend

Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences or substitutes for
the underlined word or phrase:
7. I do not mind at all. You _______ apologize.
a. shouldn't

b. needn't

c. mustn't

d. oughtn't to

8. Ted's flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He _______ exhausted after such a long
flight now.
a. must be

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b. must be being

c. must have been
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d. should have been

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9. The lamp _______ be broken. Maybe the light bulb just burned out.
a. should not

b. might not

c. must not

d. will not

10. It is a top secret. You _______ tell anyone about it.
a. mustn't

b. needn't

c. mightn't

d. won't

Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given:
11. we / dependent / nature / cannot survive ourselves / without wildlife
a. As we are dependent on nature and we cannot survive ourselves without wildlife.
b. We dependent on nature and therefore cannot survive ourselves without wildlife.
c. We are dependent on nature and so cannot survive ourselves without wildlife.
d. We are dependent on nature and cannot survive ourselves without wildlife.
12. environmental education / help / spread / environmental awareness / share practical techniques /
solve the environmental problems
a. Environmental education to help for spreading environmental awareness and sharing practical
techniques to solve the environmental problems.
b. Because environmental education helps to spread environmental awareness and shares practical
techniques to solve the environmental problems.
c. Environmental education helps to spread environmental awareness and shares practical techniques
to solve the environmental problems.
d. Environmental education that helps to spread environmental awareness and sharing practical
techniques to solve the environmental problems.
TEST 4
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest:
1. a. interfered

b. allowed

c. visited

d. played

2. a. water

b. swimming

c. between

d. rowing

3. a. lie

b. goalie

c. achieve

d. belief

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
4. a. water

b. football

c. begin

d. meter

5. a. personal

b. penalty

c. defensive

d. vertical

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Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences or substitutes for
the underlined word or phrase:
6. The ship _______ during the night.
a. has remained the harbor

b. was remained the harbor

c. remained the harbor

d. remained in the harbor

7. The baby _______.
a. was sleeping depth

b. was slept deeply

c. slept in depth

d. was sleeping deeply

8. They _______ by the sea.
a. are staying at a hotel

b. are staying a hotel

c. are being stayed a hotel

d. are being stayed at a hotel

9. After a tie, there are two overtime periods of three minutes each.
a. penalty

b. draw

c. score

d. goal

10. The goalkeeper can also be ejected for twenty seconds if a major foul is committed.
a. advanced

b. sprinted

c. played

d. excluded

11. Minor _______ occur when a player impedes or otherwise prevents the free movement of an
opponent including swimming on the opponent's shoulders, back or legs.
a. penalties

b. shots

c. fouls

d. motions

12. _______ is a game played in a swimming pool in which two teams of swimmers try to score goals
with a ball.
a. Water polo

b. Rowing

c. Swimming

d. Water skiing

13. Offensive players may be called for a foul by pushing off a defender to provide space for a
_______ or shot.
a. pass

b. crossbar

c. box

d. goal

14. A penalty shot is _______ when a major foul is committed inside the 5-meter line.
a. prevented

b. awarded

c. committed

d. ranged

15. A dry pass, meaning the ball does not _______ the water is thrown a few inches above the head of
the catching player.
a. catch

b. hold

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c. swim

d. touch
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TEST 5
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest:
1. a. punch

b. synchronized

c. March

d. touching

2. a. caps

b. meters

c. swimmers

d. lines

3. a. style

b. penalty

c. pretty

d. typical

4. a. pool

b. good

c. look

d. book

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
5. a. festival

b. badminton

c. participant

d. organize

6. a. solidarity

b. energetic

c. excellently

d. combination

Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences or substitutes for
the underlined word or phrase:
7. The news of war _______ and the world.
a. was shocked the nation
c. shocked the nation

b. was shocked by the nation
d. shocked by the nation

8. The player __________________________.
a. will reward for his hat-trick
c. will reward his hat-trick

b. will be rewarded for his hat-trick
d. will be rewarded his hat-trick

9. Before the end of the term, I _______ all the required reading.
a. was finished by

b. had been finished by

c. had finished

d. had been finished

10. The player was ejected because he committed a foul.
a. as

b. due to

c. despite

d. provided

11. John could not continue the match _______ his badly injured leg.
a. because

b. since

c. as

d. because of

12. They cancelled the match _______ his badly injured leg.
a. due to it rained heavily

b. because of the heavy rain

c. because of it rained heavily

d. because the heavy rain

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13. You need proper shoes to go hiking in the mountains, _______ the ground is rough and hard.
a. though

b. due to

c. because of

d. because

14. It gets _______ to understand what the professor has explained.
a. the more difficult

b. more difficult than

c. difficult more and more

d. more and more difficult

15. You must drive slower in built up areas. _______ you drive in the city, it is _______ that you will
have an accident.
a. The faster and faster / the more

b. The faster / the more probable

c. The more and more fast / the more and more probable

d. The more fastly / the probable

TEST 6
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest:
1. a. events

b. spirit

c. Asian

d. silver

2. a. gold

b. region

c. organize

d. game.

3. a. trained

b. proved

c. impressed

d. performed

4. a. competitor

b. medal

c. level

d. development

5. a. honor

b. high

c. host

d. hold

Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it:
6. Windsurfing, which (A) is a water sport combining (B) elements of surfing and sailing first
developed (C) in the United States in 1968 and also called (D) boardsailing.
7. The windsurfer stands on a board that is propelled (A) and steering (B) by means of a
sail attached (C) to a mast that (D) is articulated at the foot.
8. Since 1984 (A) the sport has included (B) in the (C) Olympic Games as (D) part of the yachting
events.
9. The sport was became (A) very popular (B) in Europe and by the late 70's there was (C)
windsurfing fever in Europe with one in every three households having (D) a sailboard.
10. The first (A) world championship (B) of windsurfing held (C) in 1973. Windsurfing first
became an (D) Olympic sport in 1984 for men and 1992 for women.

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Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one:
11. There are more sports competed in this SEA Games than in last SEA Games.
a. The sports competed ill this SEA Games are the same as those in last SEA Games.
b. Not as many sports were competed in last SEA Games as in this SEA Games.
c. In the last SEA Games there were some sports which were not competed.
d. In this SEA Games, there are less sports competed than in last SEA Games.
12. I learn a lot but I cannot remember anything.
a. I learn more and more and remember more and more.
b. The less I learn, the more I remember.
c. The more I learn, the less I remember.
d. I remember not only what I have learnt.

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