TEST 13 – Grade :12
Name:…………………….. Class:………
1. Choose the underline part(a,b,c, or d)that is incorrect in English:
I would rather to stay at home tonight than go to the cinema.
2. This is an excited new family game.
3. Mary is busy to do her homework now.
4. She can’t get used for the cold weather there.
5. Vitamin D help us not only build strong teeth and bones, but also absorbing Calcium.
6. You must leave early -------------- to be late for school
A. so that B. in order to C. so as not to D. without
7. The cloudy weather is making me depressed.
A. getting along with me B. getting me down C. getting up with me D. getting me through
8. --------------- I have something to worry about, I usually sleeply
A. Even though B. If C. Unless D. Provided that
9. If I -------------- in your position, I ----------------- her by now.
A. am/will visit B. was/would visit C. were/would visit D. had been/would have visited
10. It is time we -------------- to the station. The train will leave in thirty minutes.
A. go B. have gone C. will go D. went
11. They are exploring the jungle. They take no notice of the mosquitoes, flies and snakes.
A. disregard B. dislike C. disapprove D. dismiss
12. The little boy could not stop ---------------- at the crocodile’s jaw.
A. look B. to look C. looking D. looked
13. The teacher was very surprised ------------- his memory.
A. on B. toward C. onto D. at
14. His story reminded me ---------------- the time I spent in the mountain.
A. of B. for C. in D. with
15. Everybody thought that Joln was unable to encounter the problem.
A. It is thought that Joln was unable to encounter the problem.
B. It thought that Joln was unable to encounter the problem.
C. Joln was thought that he was unable to encounter the problem.
D. Joln was thought to be unable to encounter the problem.
16. ---------------- as a cleaner. He has just got a better job.
A. He works no more B. No more he works C. No more does he work D. Any more does he work
17. Those -------------- need help are poor and uneducated.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
18. The front door was still locked. The thieves --------------- into the house through the window.
A. must break B. would have broken C. must have broken D. should have broken
19. He has a ---------------- to study abroad so he has learnt English for more than one year.
A. protection B. determination C. declaration D. liberation
20. She shows no -------------- in what we are doing.
A. interest B. interests C. interesting D. interseted
21. How can people ------------- the value of money.
A. measure B. measurement C. measuring D. to measure
22. He is very good -------------- telling jokes .
A. on B. in C. for D. at
23. Better methods of refrigeration depend ------------- engineer.
A. on B. in C. to D. at
24. Microsoft has provided us ---------- many soft wares.
A. to B. with C. for D. in
25. Money is used ----------- buying or selling goods.
A. at B. to C. for D. on
26. Neither my sister nor I --------- going to the party tomorrow.
A. is B. are C. am D. won’t be
27. Fifty minutes ----------- enough to finish this test.
A. are not B. is not C. were not D. have not
22. To my --------------, Joln is very good at Russian.
A. amaze B. amazed C. amazing D. amazement
23. When I was young, I ---------------- stay up late to study.
A. used to B. was used to C. use to D. got used to
24. He walked silently ------------------ wake the other people.
A. to not B. in order not to C. so as to not D. to avoid
25. Joln’s brother used to let him drive his car at weekends.
A. Joln’s brother never let him drive his car at weekends.
B. Joln is no longerallowed to use his brother’s car at weekends.
C. Joln is allowed to use his brother’s car at weekends.
D. Joln is used to driving his brother’s car at weekends.
26. You should have phoned him when you got the news.
A. It was necessary to phone him then but you didn’t.
B. You should phone him about the news.
C. You phoned him when you heard the news.
D. You didn’t phone him because you didn’t get the news.
27. “I wished I had studied harder last night”. The speaker of this sentence:
A. wishes to study harder last night B. didn’t study last night
C. disn’t study hard enough last night D. had studied harder than he wished
28. Most of the people in the village prefer the city life.
A. Everyone in the village prefers the city life B. No one in the village like living here
C. Few people in the village prefer living in the cityD. Not everyone in the village prefer living in the city
29. Jack has stopped writing letters to Jill.
A. Jack has no longer stopped writing to Jill B. Jack used to write letters to Jill
C. Jack has never written letters to Jill before D. Jack stopped writing letters when Jill came
30. There were ---------------- people attending the meeting that there weren’t enough chairs for all of them.
A. so much B. so many C. too many D. so few
31. Pick out the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words:
A. busy B. cooking C. enjoy D. under
32. A. comfortable B. beautifully C. considerate D. understanding
33. A. finish B. begin C. enter D. counter
34. A. interesting B. various C. generous D. successful
35. A. exhaust B. machine C. approach D. water
Circle the best options to complete the following passage:
Some work places are uncomfortable __(36)__ in. they may be dark, dirty, and cold.However, __(37)__ of the famous
companies have always looked __(38)__ the welfare of their employees. They try to __(39)__ their good reputation and
nowadays __(40)__ firms are following their example. They pay reasonable wages and care about the home conditions of the
workers __(41)__ their work place. Three aspects that __(42)__ the workforce most are installing new machinary, rebuilding or
extending the factory, and reorganizing the work. However, some employees are less considerate than __(43)__, so employees
have to __(44)__ on the support of their trade union. It is the work of the trade union to improve the working conditions and
__(45)__ the rights of their members.
36. A. to work B. work C. that working D. for working
37. A. almost B. mostly C. most D. the most
38. A. on B. after C. in D. up
39. A. remember B. recall C. remain D. review
40. A. more B. more and more C. most and most D. the more
41. A. as well as B. as much as C. as possible as D. as soon as
42. A. destroy B. affect C. protest D. experiment
43. A. each other B. one another C. other D. others
44. A. relpy B. believe C. keep D. take
45. A. depend B. comment C. protect D.provide
Read the test carefully and choose the best answwer:
It was in Britain that the word “smog” was first used to describe a mixture of smoke and fog. As the world’s first industrialized
cuontry, its cities have been also the first to suffer pollution caused by industry. In the 19
th
century London’s “pea-soupers”(thick
smog) became famous through descriptions in the works of Charles Dickens and in the Sherlock Holmes stories. The situation in
London reached its worst point in 1952. At the end of that year a very bad smog, which lasted for several days, was estimated to
cause between 4000 and 8000 deaths. Water pollution was also a problem. It was once suggested that the Houses of Parliament
should be wrapped in enormous wet sheets to protect the Houses from the awful smell of the Thames River.
46. Smog is ---------------------------.
A. a kind of smoke B. a kind of fog C. a mixture D. a mixture of smoke and fog
47. The result of the developing of industry in Britain ------------------.
A. made it become the first to suffer pollution caused by industry C. caused no pollution
B. describe a mixture of smoke and fog D. prevented it from pollution
48. “Pea-soupers” means:
A. a kind of peas B. a supper C. a kind of soup D. thick smog
49. the worst point of thick smog -------------------.
A. led to many deaths B. had no effect C. was overcome D. would never happen
50. The Thames River ---------------------------.
A. was wrapped by enormous wet papers B. was badly polluted
C. was not polluted D. had no relations to industry