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UNIT 10 - ENGLISH 12
I.

Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box.
biodiversity

vulnerable

deforestation

extinct

habitat

overexploitation

reserves

conservation

awareness

contaminated

1.

She has been interested in working with orphans and _____________________ children.

2.

_____________________ is the most important cause of freshwater turtle extinctions.

3.

Many more species potentially will become _____________________ , without gaining public notice.

4.

__________________ is the variety of plant and animal species present in the natural environment.

5.

They developed _______________ programs aimed at protecting threatened and endangered species.

6.

A _______________ is the natural environment in which an organism lives.

7.

A number of wildlife ___________________ have been established to preserve endangered species

from extinction.
8.

____________________ is the act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area.

9.

The main objective of our program is to raise _____________________ on biodiversity conservation to

students.
10. When food becomes ____________________, it has the potential to make you sick.

II. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets.
Over 8,300 plant species and 7,200 animal species around the globe are threatened with (1)
_____________________ (extinct), and many thousands more become extinct each year before (2)
_____________________ (biology) can identify them. The primary causes of species extinction or (3)
______________________ (endanger) are habitat (4) _______________________ (destroy), commercial (5)
______________________ (exploit) (such as plant collecting, hunting, and trade in animal parts), damage
caused by nonnative plants and animals introduced into an area, and (6) _____________________ (pollute).
Of these causes, direct habitat destruction threatens the greatest number of species. Since the 1600s, the
rate of extinction has accelerated (7) ______________________ (rapid) because of human population (8)
______________________ (grow) and human resource (9) __________________________ (consume).
Many biologists believe that we are in the middle of the greatest mass extinction episode since the (10)
________________________(appear) of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

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III. Underline the best answer from each group in italics.
1.

Bookings need / must be made at least seven days before departure.

2.

In most developed countries, people mustn’t / don’t need to boil water before they drink it.

3.

You needn’t / mustn’t go on the beach when the tide’s coming in. It’s very dangerous.

4.

I often have to / must work at the weekend to get everything done.

5.

There’s plenty of time for you to make up your mind. You mustn’t / needn’t decide now.

6.

We’ve been told that we don’t have to / mustn’t be at work until 10.00 tomorrow.

7.

When you have time, we must / have to get together for a weekend.

8.

You mustn’t / don’t have to look in the closet. Your birthday present is hidden there.

9.

As you worked late yesterday you needn’t / mustn’t come until 10.00 tomorrow morning.

10. Employees will have to / must accept the new conditions or be dismissed.
11. Of course the first thing I did was to call the police and I mustn’t / didn’t have to wait very long for them
to get there.
12. You mustn’t / needn’t use the office phone for private calls.
13. You needn’t / mustn’t have woken me up. I don’t have to / mustn’t go to work today.
14. Nowadays it needn’t / mustn’t cost a fortune to own a powerful computer.
15. I’ve got bad toothache. I must / have to make an appointment with the dentist.

IV. Write new sentences with a similar meaning.
1.

It is necessary to do all of this photocopying before lunchtime.
All of this photocopying has_____________________________________________

2.

It’s possible Louise is waiting for us at the airport.
Louise may__________________________________________________________

3.

Maybe Mathew forgot all about it.
Mathew might________________________________________________________

4.

I had the chance to do a parachute jump, but I was too scared.
I could _____________________________________________________________

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5.

It is not necessary for anyone to know who paid the ransom to the kidnappers.
No one needs _______________________________________________________

6.

It may be necessary for us to cancel our holiday because my mother is ill.
We may____________________________________________________________

7.

It is necessary to extend the college to accommodate the growing number of students.
The college has_______________________________________________________

8.

I’m absolutely sure that they weren’t playing in this weather.

They can’t__________________________________________________________

9.

It wasn’t necessary for you to go to so much trouble on my behalf.
You needn’t_________________________________________________________

10. A heavy shower prevented them from finishing their game of tennis.
They were __________________________________________________________

TEST 1
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1.

a. species

b. benefit

c. essential

d. generation

2.

a. rhinoceros

b. diversity

c. identify

d. extinction

3.

a. vulnerable

b. industry

c. result

d. current

4.

a. extinction

b. extension

c. exploitation

d. expression

5.

a. verge

b. urban

c. world

d. survive

Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences
6.

Many plant and animal species around-the globe are now threatened _________ extinction.
a. in

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c. for

d. with

The Red List has been introduced to raise people’s awareness _________ conservation needs.
a. on

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b. of

b. of

c. at

d. for

Plants and animals are responsible a variety _________ of useful medications.
a. for

b. to

c. at

d. on

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9.

Many species are threatened in the wild due to habitat _________ by man.
a. Construction

b. conservation

c. destruction

d. preservation

10. Many plant and animal species are now on the _________ of extinction.
a. danger

b. border

c. margin

d. verge

11. Governments have _________ laws to protect wildlife from overhunting.

a. enforced

b. enacted

c. observed

d. required

12. A ________ is someone who illegally catches or kills animals, birds, or fish on someone else’s property.
a. poacher

b. hunter

c. catcher

d. killer

13. When a species is no longer found on earth it is said to be _________ .
a. threatened

b. endangered

c. extinct

d. at risk

14. A place where a species lives and reproduces is its _________ .
a. ecosystem

b. conservation c. environment

d. habitat

15. Some wild animals are ________ in danger in this region.
a. dangerous

b. likely to cause harm

c. likely to be extinct

d. rare

16. I can’t find my purse anywhere; I ________ it at the office.
a. must leave

b. must have left

c. must be leaving

d. must have been leaving

17. As I won’t be at home tonight, I _________ my homework during my lunch break.
a. have to do

b. might do

c. can do

d. would do

18. We ________ finish the football match before it started snowing too heavily.
a. could

b. were able to

c. might

d. would

19. The air in the country is not as pure as it _________ .
a. might be

b. used to be

c. would be

d. must be

20. The first question must _________ before you attempt the others.
a. answer

b. to answer

c. be answered d. have answered.

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21. I couldn’t wait for you any longer. I _________, and so I went.
a. could go

b. must have gone

c. had to go

d. should go

c. didn’t he

d. mustn’t he

22. He had to pay a fine, _________ ?
a. hadn’t he

b. doesn’t he

23. Passengers _________ smoke until the signs have been switched off.
a. mustn’t

b. can’t

c. needn’t

d. mightn’t

24. There are a lot of tickets left, so you _________ pay for the tickets in advance.
a. mustn’t

b. won’t

c. shouldn’t

d. needn’t

25. He ________ get there in time, but I can’t be sure.
a. might

b. can

c. must

d. need

26. We _________ forget our passport when we travel abroad.
a. couldn’t

b. mustn’t

c. don’t have to

d. needn’t

27. I know what you mean, so you _________ explain further.
a.

won’t

b. mightn’t

c. needn’t

d. mustn’t

28. Malcolm isn’t in his office. He ________ at home today.
a.

may works

b. may have worked

c.

may be worked

d. may be working

29. You ________ take care of that cut on your hand soon, or it will get infected,
a.

can

b. might

c. should

d. ought

30. This film seems familiar. -It seems familiar to me too. We _________ it before.
a.

might see

b. might be seeing

c. might be seen

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d. might have seen


Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (31) ______. Many species of
animals are threatened, and could easily become extinct (32) ______ we do not make an effort to protect
them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are (33) ______ for their fur or for other
valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught (34) ______ and are sold as pets.
For many animals and birds, the problem is that their (35) ______ the place where they live – is
disappearing. More (36) ______ is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are (37) ______ open
spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better (38) ______, but
these chemicals pollute the environment and (39) ______ wildlife. The most successful animals on earth human beings - will soon be the only ones (40) ______, unless we can solve this problem.
31.

a. danger

b. limit

c. threat

d. control

32.

a. when

b. if

c. unless

d. while

33. a. grown

b. saved

c. raised

d. hunted.

34. a. live

b. lively

c. living

d. alive

35. a. wild

b. habitat

c. condition

d. nature

36. a. soil

b. ground

c. earth

d. land

37. a. fewer

b. less

c. little

d. few

38. a. plants

b. paddies

c. crops

d. fields

39. a. preserve

b. harm

c. disturb

d. benefit

40. a. leave.

b. to leave

c. leaving

d. left

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TEST 2
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1.

a. awareness

b. Africa

c. animal

d. action

2.

a. suitable

b. Europe

c. valuable

d. vulnerable

3.

a. habitats

b. species

c. humans

d. wetlands

4.

a. protect

b. global

c. introduce

d. conserve

5.

a. generation

b. endanger

c. organization

d. agencies

Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.
6. Only a few of the many species ________ risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal
protection.
a. in

b. on

c. at

d. with

7. Even today, there are demands ______ items such as rhino horns and tiger bones in several areas of
Asia.
a. for

b. in

c. of

d. to

8. If we do not take steps to protect the world’s wild life, many species of birds and animals are likely to die
______ completely,
a. away

b. down

c. out

d. from

9. Changes in global climate brought ______ by the release of greenhouse gases are all results of human
activity.
a. into

b. about

c. around

d. over

10. It may take centuries to ______ a forest that was cut down by humans or destroyed by fire.
a. rewind

b. regrow

c. recover

d. reapply

11. Toxic chemicals in the air, land and water have also _______ many species to the verge of extinction.

a. taken

b. guided

c. driven

d. developed

12. Overharvesting brought North American alligators to ______ in their natural habitats.
a. nearly extinct

b. near extinction c. extinct near

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d. extinction nearly


13.

A ______ species is a species which is likely to become endangered.
a. protected

b. endangered

c. extinct

d. vulnerable

14. In some Countries there have been widespread demands for the ______ of seal hunting.

a. extinction

b. exploitation

c. construction

d. abolition

15. A species that faces ______ may become severely endangered or even extinct.
a. overpopulation

b. overgrowth

c. overbalance

d. overexploitation

16. A ________is an area of land where wild animals or plants are officially protected.
a. habitat

b. nature

c. reserve

d. globe.

17. _________is the variety of different types of plant and animal life in a particular region.
a. environment

b. conservation

c. biodiversity

d. ecology

18. A scientist who studies the life and structure of plants and animals is a_________.
a. biologist

b. conservationist c. botanist

d. environmentalist

19. Reforestation in an area where a threatened species lives is an example of_________.
a. habitat destruction

b. natural selection

c. balanced environment

d. conservation effort

20. Disease, pollution, and limited distribution are more factors that ______ various plant and animal
species.
a. threaten

b. reserve

c. save

d. reassure

21. Do you mind if we schedule the meeting for 11 o’clock? ~Well, actually, I _____ prefer it to be earlier.
a. should

b. could

c. will

d. would

22. Humans ______ stop poaching gazelles for their horns, meat, and skin.
a. can

b. might

c. must

d. had better

23. By the end of this year, I ______ enough money to buy a car.
a. might save

b. might be saved

c. might have saved

d. might have been saving

24. You’d better ______ those glasses carefully if you want them to arrive intact.
a. pack

b. to pack

c. packing

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d. have packed


25. Where’s Emma? ~ I don’t know. She ______ be out shopping, I suppose.
a. must

b. can

c. might

d. should

26. When I was a child, I ______ watch TV whenever I wanted to.
a. would

b. could

c. should

d. was able to

27. _____ we discuss this any further? I’m sure we’ve all got a good idea of the problem now.
a. Must

b. Should

c. Could

d. Need

28. Our new flat is on a very busy street. I expect we’ll ______ the noise, but at the moment it’s very
disturbing.
a. use to

b. get used to

c. be used to

d. used to

29. On Sundays when I was a child we ______ all get up early and go fishing.
a. should

b. would

c. could

d. might

30. Secondary school students nowadays ______ wear a uniform.
a. have to

b. must

c. should

d. could

31. ______ three miles to school when I was a child.
a. must cycle
32.

I ______ my

b. would cycle

c. had to cycle

d. must have cycled

best suit - everyone else was very casually dressed.

a. needn’t wear

b. mustn’t wear

c. needn’t have worn

d. mustn’t have worn

33. I recommended that she _________ reduce her expenditure.
a. would

b. should

c. must

d. need

34. I’ve bought the tent, so we ________ go camping next weekend if we want to.
a. must

b. should

c. are able to

d. can

35. You _____ tell the news to Margaret - I don’t want her to know.
a. mustn’t

b. needn’t

c. mightn’t

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d.

wouldn’t


WRITING

36. “You should have finished the report by now,” the boss said to his secretary.

a. The boss reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time.
b. The boss advised his secretary to finish the report on time.
c. The boss scolded his secretary for not finishing the report on time.
d. The boss suggested his secretary should have finished the report.
37. Perhaps the others are looking for us now.

a. The others must be looking for us now.
b. The others might be looking for us now.
c. The others should be looking for us now.
d. The others have to be looking for us now.
38. The best decision would have been for you to accept the offer.
a. You ought to have accepted the offer.

b. You must have accepted the offer.

c. You need have accepted the offer.

d. You could have accepted the offer.

39. It is rarely necessary to ask Suzanne to tidy her room.
a. Suzanne dislikes to be asked to tidy her room. b. There is no need for Suzanne to tidy her room.
c. Suzanne mustn’t be asked to tidy her room.

d. Suzanne rarely has to be asked to tidy her room.

40. It’s obvious that the child has run away.

a. The child must have run away.

b. The child might have run away,

c. The child need have run away.

d. The child could have run away.

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UNIT 11 - ENGLISH 12
I.
1.
2.

Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.
Firstborns often have _________________ friends, as do very bright kids, (imagine)
In her new book, Gulp, she tackles the human ___________________ system, from the mouth on

down, (digest)
3.

He said it is _________________ to solve the problem and I agree with him: I can’t find a solution,

(possible)
4.

One problem is the __________________ sometimes focus too tightly on minor points where they

disagree with the writer, (review)

5.

A gang of three had stolen a JCB from a building site and had driven it tothe shop _________________.

(notice)
6.

The year studying in the US gives students personal _________________ of American culture, (know)

7.

She was no longer able to _________________ between the imagination and reality, (distinct)

8.

I found the whole story bizarre, not to say _________________. (believe)

9.

Young people have an entirely different form of dress to express their _________________. (person)

10. As the trapeze artist performed one daring act after another, the audience watched in
__________________. (amaze)

II. Put the following into the passive voice. Do not mention the agent unless it seems necessary.
1.

You can’t wash this dress; you must dry-clean it.

___________________________________________________________________________

2.

You should open the wine about three hours before you use it.

___________________________________________________________________________
3.

Members may keep books for three weeks. After that they must return them.

___________________________________________________________________________
4.

Men with slide rules used to do these calculations; now a computer does it.

___________________________________________________________________________

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5.

Passengers shouldn’t throw away their tickets as inspectors may check these during the journey.

___________________________________________________________________________
6.

We shall have to tow the car to the garage.

___________________________________________________________________________
7.

Visitors must leave umbrellas and sticks in the cloakroom.

___________________________________________________________________________
8.

You should have taken those books back to the library.

___________________________________________________________________________
9.

We cannot exchange articles which customers have bought during the sale.

___________________________________________________________________________
10. You mustn’t move this man; he is too ill. You’ll have to leave him here.
___________________________________________________________________________

III. Complete these sentences with appropriate passive or active forms of the verbs.
1.

Since the beginning of the modern industrial age, many of the natural habitats ______________

(destroy) by industrial development and pollution.
2.

The story of Father Christmas ________________ (tell) to young children to explain the presents they

receive.
3.

A new drug ______________________ (develop) to combat asthma in small children at the moment.

4.

A special messenger ______________________ (deliver) the package before I got to the office.

5.

A number of political prisoners ______________________ (release) within the next few days.

6.

The impact of the earthquake yesterday ______________________ (feel) by people who lived

hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter.
7.

_________________ you already ______________________ (accept) by this university when you

heard about the other scholarship?
8.

I got into a taxi quickly because I _________________ (follow) by two strange men. As soon as I got

into the taxi, I _________________ (feel) a little safer.
9.

Mark is a genius. By the time he graduated, he _________________ (offer) jobs by a dozen computer

companies.

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TEST 1
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. a. book

b. good

c. wood

d.

school

2. a. digest

b. wilderness

c. reunite

d.

describe

3. a. chew

b. few

c. nephew

d.

continue

4. a. swallow

b. sweater

c. sword

d.

switch

5. a. incredible

b. fascinating

c. difficult

d. carefully

Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences.
6.

She’s busy writing a book _________ astrology.
a. in

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d. on

b. about - on

c. on - in

d. of - in

It was such a great book that I couldn’t _______.
a. put it down

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c. for

Is it a book _______ a subject that you are interested _______?
a. in - to

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b. of

b. pick it up

c. dip into it

d. get through it

Books that give fact about real events, things, or people are called ________.
a. novel

b. biography

c. romance

d. non-fiction

10. Fiction is a type of literature that descibes _________ people and events.
a. imaginary

b. real

c. historic

d. important

11. She has constructed a complicated _________, with a large cast of characters.
a. source

b. subject

c. plot

d. personality

12. _________ knowledge can be acquired from books, skills must be learned through practice.
a. Whereas

b. Despite

c. Because

d. When

13. I have only had time to _________ the report before going to the meeting.
a. taste

b. dip into

c. chew

d. swallow

14. Have you read the book by Nelson Mandela, _________ Long Way to Freedom?
a. reviewed

b. revised

c. illustrated

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d. entitled


15. If you want to learn how to operate a computer, you should read its _________.
a. reference book

b. guidebook

c. instruction manual

d. craft book

16. Nellie Ross of Wyoming was the first woman _________ governor in the United States.
a. was elected

b. who elected

c. to be elected

d. to elect as

17. A driver’s license can ________ from the Licensing Bureau at the corner of Pine Street and 5th Avenue.
a. obtain

b. be obtaining

c. have obtained

d. be obtained

18. Since the 1930’s chemical insecticides such as D. D. T ________ very effective in destroying
disease-carrying insects.
a. proved

b. was proved

c. has proved

d. have proved

19. I shouldn’t _________ so much coffee last night. I was wide awake till four in the morning.
a. drink

b. drank

c. be drunk

d. have drunk

20. I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though I _________.
a. have been watched b. was being watched

c. be watched

d. am watched

21. The profits are supposed _______ among the shareholders.
a. to divide.

b. to be divided

c. dividing

d. being divided

22. This popular TV game show _______ by about 10 million people every Saturday evening.

a. has been watching b. is watching

c. watches

d. is watched

23. When you are on duty, your uniform must _______ at all times.
a. wear

b. be wear

c. be worn

d. be wearing

24. The crew of the tanker were fortunate _________ just minute before it sank in heavy seas.
a. rescuing

b. to rescue

c. to have rescue

d. to have been rescued

25. While the builders _________ the roof they _________ the bathroom window.
a. are repairing – break

b. were repairing - broke

c. repaired - have broken

d. were repairing - was broken

26. You promised her a letter; you ought to _________ days ago.
a. write

b. be writing

c. have written

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d. be written


27. My computer is broken. ~Really? Why don’t you have it ________?
a. repair

b. repairing

c. repaired

d. be repaired

28. The professor has not written a book _______ to the masses to generate interest from a publisher.
a. enough appealing

b. appealing enough c. appeal enough

d. enough appeal

29. Oh! Look at that beautiful vase on the floor. How did it _________?
a. get broken

b. break

c. broken

d. is broken

30. After the test papers _____ to the students in class tomorrow, the students _____ their next assignment

a. will return - will be given

b. will be returned - are given

c. are returning - are giving

d. are returned - will be given

SPEAKING
31. A: “We can give you a lift.”
a. Oh, thank you.

B: "_________.”

b. Never mind.

32. A: “Will you have more orange juice?”
a. Yes, OK

c. Yes, why not?`

d. I’d love to.

B: “___________. I’m thirsty.”

b. Yes, please

c. No, thanks

d. Good idea

33. A: “Jane has broken her leg. She is in hospital now.” B: “______________.”
a. I don’t expect so

b. That’s nothing

c. Oh, what a surprise!

d. I’m sorry to hear that

34. A: “Could you lay the table .for me?”
a. Never mind

B:“_________. I’m studying.”

b. Yes, of course

35. A: “Thanks for lending me your car.”

c. Sorry, I can’t

d. No, not me

B: “_________.”

a. It’s my pleasure

b. That’s very kind of you

c. That’s right

d. Don’t bother

From the words or phrases - a, b, c or d - choose the one that best completes the sentences.
36. Unlike most modernist __________ poets based on ordinary speech.
a. Robert Frost’s poems were

b. the works of Robert Frost were

c. Robert Frost wrote poems that were

d. The poetry written by Robert Frost was

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37. _________ book Jubilee, which was based on the life of their great-grandmother, Margaret Walker was
awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

a. For her

b. Her

c. It was her

d. That her

38. Astronomers rely on measurements of mass and brightness to determine ________.
a. how old is a star

b. is a star how old

c. how old a star is

d. a star is how old

39. ________ sat down when he was sent for again.
a. No sooner had he

b. Hardly had he

c. As soon as he had

d. Scarcely he had

40. A fax is a machine by which _________ over the telephone line.
a. written messages can send them

b. can send written messages

c. can be sent written messages

d. written messages can be sent

TEST 2
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. a. swallow

b. taste

c. pages

d.

detail

2. a. please

b. reading

c. cheap

d.

3- a. conclusion

b. measure

c. resource

d.

usually

4. a. swallow

b. knowledge

d. slowly

d.

following

5. a. queue

b. quick

c. question

d.

request

pleasure

Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others,
6. a. amazing

b. fascinating

c. incredible

d.

advantage

7. a. digest

b. survive

c. swallow

d.

unnoticed

8. a. reunite

b. recommend

c. understand

d.

wilderness

9. a. imaginary

b. personality

c. scientific

d.

entertainment

10. a. knowledge

b. pleasure

c. character

d.

biography

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Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.
11. Professor Moore recommended the book ______ all his students.
a. with

b. to

c. for

d. from

12. I’m really fond _______ reading detective stories by Agatha Christie.
a. in

b. on

c. at

d. of

13. Skimming is sometimes useful ______ processing larger quantities of text.
a. for

b. in

c. to

d. of

14. I have been ______ this book for months, and at last I have found it.
a. looking over

b. looking up

c. looking for

d. looking at

15. Mark has a very outgoing ______ and makes friends very easily.
a. appearance

b. quality

c. distinction

d. personality

10. A(n) _______ is a book that someone writes about their own life.
a. biography

b. autobiography

c. romance

d. historical novel

11. Some people have the ability to ________ a page, which means to read it very quickly, just taking in the
main points.
a. skim

b. surf

c. flick

d. swallow

12. If I come to a boring bit in a book, I just _______ a few pages till the real story starts again.
a. taste

b. chew

c. skip

d. digest

13. Reading _______ is influenced by multiple factors, and is not limited to a child’s general intelligence.
a. knowledge

b. material

c. completion

d. achievement

20. _______ of reading include reading for memorization (under 100 wpm), reading for learning (100-200
wpm), and reading for comprehension (200-400 wpm).
a. Rates

b. Pressures

c. Rhymes

d. Paces

21. Of course an encyclopedia is not a book you read _______ .
a. here and there

b. from cover to cover

c. from the start

d. from the top to the end

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22. Studies have shown that American children who learn to read by the third grade are less likely to _____
of school.
a. drop away

b. drop behind

c. drop out

d. drop off

c. like a book

d. in good books

23. He always tried to do everything _______.
a. by the book

b. on the books

24. Reading for comprehension is the _______ of most people’s daily reading.
a. advantage

b. essence

c. benefit

d. assistance

25. Victorian writers fired the popular _______ with their tales of adventure.
a. image

b. imagery

c. imaginary

d. imagination

26. Our school has managed _______ a lot of books to distribute to the children in a village school.
a. to collect

b. collecting

c. with collecting

d. on collecting

27. I _______ to get through to Jackie for days now. Either she’s away or her phone’s out of order.
a. tried

b. had tried

c. was trying

d. have been trying

28. Over the past 50 years, many serious illnesses _______ under control.
a. brought

b. was brought

c. have brought

d. have been brought

29. Do you like the “Harry Potter” film series? ~Well, after _______ the books, I was a bit disappointed.
a. read

b. having read

c. being read

d. I have read

30. Because of road works, traffic _______ to one lane in each direction.
a. restricts

b. will restrict

c. has restricted

d. is restricted

31. She _______ five years ago today; therefore her request for a raise is definitely worth reviewing.
a. is being promoted

b. promoted

c. was promoted

d. has been promoted

32. After he_______, he continued to take classes to upgrade his skills.
a. hired

b. has hired

c. had hired

d. was hired

33. He _______ in public on the occasion of his daughter’s wedding.
a. last saw
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b. has last seen

c. was last seen

d. was seeing last

Two-thirds of the work _______ by the second team.
a. are done

b. were done

c. has been done

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35. Professor Byrd, along with several colleagues, _______ to a national conference each year.
a. travels

b. travel

c. is traveling

d. have traveled

36. The reason for all the changes being made _______ to us.
a. explained

b. had explained

c. was explaining

d. was explained

37. Diabetes, which may be caused by one of several different conditions, _______ many people each
year.
a. affects
38.

b. affect

c. is affected

d. are affected

“All these photographs _______ with a very cheap camera,” he said.
a. have taken

b. were taken

c. were taking

d. had taken

39. In spite of her protests, her father made her _______ for the race three hours a day.
a. train

b. training

c. to train

d. trained

40. The manager expected the team _______ because they hadn’t done enough training,
a. to be lost

b. have lost

c. by losing

d. to lose

WRITING
41. We can’t afford to buy such a luxurious house.

a. The house is so luxurious that we don’t want to buy it.
b. The house cannot be afforded by us.
c. The house is too expensive for us to buy.
d. It was such a luxurious house that we can’t buy it.
42. We have a six o’clock deadline for this work.

a. This work must be finished by six o’clock.

b. This work could be finished by six o’clock.

c. This work might be finished by six o’clock.

d. This work need be finished by six o’clock.

43. Cheques should only be accepted with proof of identity.

a. If you don’t have proof identity, your cheques won’t be accepted.
b. Your cheques will be accepted only if you have proof identity,
c. You shouldn’t accept cheques with proof of identity.
d. Never accept cheques without proof of identity.

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44. I’m having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week.

a. If I didn’t lose my passport last week, I wouldn’t be having so much trouble now.
b. If I hadn’t lost my passport last week, I wouldn’t have had so much trouble now.
c. If I didn’t lose my passport last week, I wouldn’t have had so much trouble now.
d. If I hadn’t lost my passport last week, I wouldn’t be having so much trouble now.
45. We must continue our efforts, whether there are problems or not.

a. Regardless of whatever problems, we must continue our efforts.
b. In spite of having problems, we must continue our efforts.
c. Unless there are problems, we must continue our efforts.
d. But for our problems, we must continue our efforts.
B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
A higher reading rate, with no loss of comprehension, will help you in other subjects as well as in English,
and the general principles apply to any language. Naturally, you will not read every book at the same speed.
You would expect to read a newspaper, for example, much more rapidly than physics or economics
textbook — but you can raise your average reading speed over the whole range of materials you wish to
cover so that the percentage gained will be the same whatever kind of reading you are concerned with.
The reading passages which follow are all of an average lever of difficulty for your stage of instruction.
They are all about five hundred words long. They are about topics of general interest which do not require a
great deal of specialized knowledge. Thus they fall between the kind of reading you might find in your
textbooks and the much less demanding kind you will find in a newspaper or light novel. If you read this kind
of English, with understanding at four hundred words per minute, you might skim through a newspaper at
perhaps 650 - 700 words per minute while with a difficult textbook you might drop to two hundred or two
hundred and fifty. Perhaps you would like to know what reading speeds is common among native
English-speaking university students and how those speeds can be improved. Tests in Minnesota, USA, for
example, have shown that students without special training can read English of average difficulty, for
example, Tolstoy’s War and Peace in translation, at speed of between 240 and 250 words per minute with
about seventy percent comprehension. Students in Minnesota claim that after twelve-half-hour lessons,

once a week, the reading speed can be increased, with no loss of comprehension, to around five hundred
words per minute.

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46. According to the passage, the purpose of effective reading with higher speed
is most likely to help you _________.

a. only in your reading of physics textbook
b. improve your understanding of an economics textbook
c. not only in your language study but also in other subjects
d. choose the suitable materials to read.
47. The word ‘skim’ in the second paragraph means __________.
a. read carefully

b. read quickly

c. read slowly

d. read avidly

48. Which of the following does not describe the types of reading materials mentioned in the second
paragraph?
a. Those beyond one’s reading comprehension.
b. Those concerned with common knowledge.
c. Those without much demand for specialized knowledge.
d. Those with the length of about five hundred words
49. The average speed of untrained native speakers in the University of Minnesota is _________.
a. about 300 words per minute

b. about 245 words per minute

c. about 650 - 770 words per minute

d. about 500 words per minute

50. According to the passage, how fast can you expect to read after you have attended twelve half-hour
lessons in the’ University of Minnesota?
a. You can increase your reading speed by three times.
b. No real increase in reading speed can be achieved.
c. You can increase your reading speed by four times.
d. You can double your reading speed.

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Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
It is a well-known fact that when there were no televisions or computers, reading was a primary (1) _____
activity. People would spend hours reading books and travel to lands far away-in their minds. The only
tragedy is that, with time, people have lost their skill and (2) _____ to read. There are many other exciting
and thrilling options available, (3) _____ from books. And that is a shame because reading offers a
productive approach (4) ____ improving vocabulary and word power. It is (5) _____ to indulge in at least
half an hour of reading a day to keep abreast of the various styles of writing and new vocabulary.
It is, observed that children and teenagers who love reading have comparatively higher IQs. They
are more (6) _____ and do better in school and college. It is recommended that parents to inculcate the
importance of reading to their children in the early years. Reading (7) _____ to significantly help in
developing vocabulary, and reading (8) _____ helps to build a strong emotional bond between parents and
children. The children who start reading from an early age are observed to have good language (9) _____,
and they grasp the variances in phonics (10) _____ better.

1 a. outdoor

b. physical

c. leisure

d. social

2. a. passion

b. ambition

c. awareness

d. knowledge

3. a. except

b. in addition

c. besides

d. aside

4. a. for

b. of

c. to

d. in

5. a. advice

b. advisable

c. advising

d. advisory

6. a. creative

b. generous

c. hard

d. productive

7. a. says

b. is said

c. said

d. saying

8. a. silently

b. avidly

c. aloud

d. alone

9. a. activities

b. resources

c. advantages

d. skills

10. a. much

b. more

c. little

d. further

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UNIT 12 - ENGLISH 12
Complete these sentences with an appropriate word from the box.
Opponent
penalty

penalized
sprinted

tie
referee

ejected
vertical

foul
publicity

1. The ____________________ booked three players for offensive behaviour.
2. The game finished in a ___________________. Each team had two scores.
3. There was a lot of negative ___________________ surrounding the film.
4. She’s facing a much more experienced ___________________ in tomorrow’s game.
5. Police ___________________ a number of English hooligans from the stadium.
6. Foul play will be severely ___________________.
7. He committed a second clear ___________________ and was sent off.
8. Three runners ___________________ the last few metres.
9. We were adwarded a ___________________ after a late tackle.
10. Players must learn to pass in both the ___________________ and horizontal positions.
Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.
1.

Williams' _______________________ in her semifinal will be Ekaterina Makarova of Russia, (oppose)

2.

Ann blocked a player from getting to the ball and was ___________________ for obstruction, (penalty)

3.

Except for being ejected from a game, pass ___________________ is the worst penalty in football,

(interfere)
4.

No player, except the _____________________, may strike the ball with his/ her fist, (goal)

5.

After his ____________________, Sanchez was replaced by Jeanmar Gomez, (eject)

6.

Synchronized Swimming helps to develop _____________________ skills, (aqua)

7.

He has been an active ___________________ in numerous sports and activities all his life (participate)

8.

As long as we kept playing good _____________________, we had a chance to win the game, (defend)

9.

Cut the cake in half _____________________ and spread jam on one half, (horizon)

10. The _____________________ of the game is 90 minutes including a short interval, (long)

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