UNIT 1 – PRACTICE TEST 2- 12TH GRADE

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three.
1. A. fortunate B. statue C. children D. chemistry
2. A. ended B. achieved C. adopted D. initiated

Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from the other three.
3. A. singular B. beginning C. general D. charitable
4. A. willingness B. constantly C. mountainous D. respectable

Choose the best answer.

5. Does she have a hard time ………. English?
A. to speak B. speak C. speaking D. spoken
6. ……. about what he had heard, John telephoned his brother.
A. He worried B. To worry C. Worried D. Having worry
7. Don’t tell me I acted too quickly. I’m sure nobody in my place …….. a minute longer.
A. would have waited B. would wait C. would have to wait D. would be able to wait
8. I still regret I didn’t have a camera. I ……… some photos of the birds.
A. had better take B. would have taken C. would certainly take D. could take
9. Sarah’s friends are concerned that she is getting too ……. in charity work and ignoring her studies.
A. dedicated B. related C. involved D. convinced
10. The baby was ……. only minutes after it had touched the pillow.
A. fast asleep B. sleeping quick C. fast sleeping D. quick asleep
11. I was …….. into having an argument with him.
A. devoted B. provoked C. leveled D. revealed
12. The result of the study revealed that …….. work-related stress was a problem, family-related stress was even worse.
A. so B. where C. because of D. while
13. Don’t be late for the class often, …….. people will think you are a disobedient student.
A. otherwise B. unless C. if not D. or so
14. Small …….. he was, he still overpowered all his opponents in the ring.
A. as if B. as though C. even though D. though
15. Our hotel isn’t as grand as we expected, but we’ll have to ………. .
A. make it B. do it C. make do D. make it to do
16. “Don’t take the news so badly.” “How else ……………?”
A. should it be taken B. it should be taken C. it should be taking D. should it be taking
17. The thief admitted ……. the jewelry.
A. to stealing B. about stealing C. being stolen D. having to steal
18. ……… students are so ……… that nothing I do inspires them.
A. Ø / notorious B. The / notorious C. The / indifferent D. Ø / indifferent
19. …….. much I like pop, I still think rock music is better.
A. However B. Although C. Even D. Very
20. “We’d like to donate some money to this charity.” “Of course. ……… big a donation would you like to make?”
A. Which B. How C. How much D. What
21. Nobody knows the truth, ………….?
A. don’t they B. do they C. does he D. will he
22. Can you give me the ……… for tomato soup?
A. formula B. method C. order D. recipe
23. I’d rather …….. until Jack comes back. Let’s go home.
A. not to wait B. I didn’t wait C. not wait D. have not waited
24. I suggest the room ……… before Christmas.
A. be decorated B. is decorated C. decorating D. being decorated
25. ……. into the room when the telephone rang.
A. Hardly I came B. Not until I came C. Hardly had I come D. No sooner had I come
26. I know that person …….. sight, but not ……….. name.
A. of / of B. at / in C. with / with D. by/ by
27. I read the contract again and again …….. avoiding making spelling mistakes.
A. in terms of B. by means of C. in view of D. with a view to
28. The interviewees are supposed to give their answers to the job offers ………. .
A. on the spot B. all in all C. within reach D. beyond the joke
29. It is required that students ………. their mobile phones while doing their tests.
A. don’t use B. not use C. not using D. not be using
30. It is undeniable that ……. computers have …….. wonder for our work.
A. Ø / done B. Ø / made C. the / introduced D. the / invented

Read the following passage and indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Manual Gonzalez comes from Spain. He usually lives in Madrid and works as a journalist (31) ……. a Spanish newspaper,
but two years ago he decided to take a year (32) ……. work to live in different countries in Europe and write a book about
Europeans. He spent the first two months in Scandinavia (33) ……. information and then moved to Germany for a month. At
present he is staying in Paris, where he is renting a flat for five weeks. Four years ago, he wrote a (34) …… travel guide to
Spain and now he is working hard to have the same success (35) ……. his book about Europeans.
31. A. with B. in C. for D. on
32. A. off B. to C. away D. from
33. A. collected B. to collect C. collection D. collecting
34. A. best-sell B. best-selling C. best-sold D. best-to-sell
35. A. with B. under C. for D. by

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Computer programmer David Jones earns £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared
to let him have a cheque card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a
small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases two new
games for the expanding home computer market each month. But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money.
Despite his salary, earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot
drive a car, take out a mortgage, or obtain credit cards.
He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His company has to pay 150 a
month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive. David got his job with
the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-level and working for a time in a
computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said.
“I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot, but actually that’s being pessimistic. I hope it will come to more than that this year.” He
spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother £20 a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines
for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this
business are fairly young, anyway,” David added. “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility.
You never know when the market might disappear.”
36. Why is David different from other young people at his age?
A. He earns an extremely high salary. B. He is not unemployed.
C. He does not go out much. D. He lives at home with his parents.
37. David’s greatest problem is ………… .
A. making the bank treat him as an adult B. inventing computer games
C. spending his salary D. learning to drive
38. He was employed by the company because ……….. .
A. he had worked in a computer shop B. he had written some computer programs
C. he worked very hard D. he had learnt to use computers at school
39. Why does the company pay him £150 a month in taxi fares?
A. Because he has no cars. B. Because it’s company’s policy.
C. Because he can’t drive. D. Because he likes going by taxi.
40. The word “pessimistic” in the reading passage probably means ………….. .
A. easy B. proper C. positive D. negative
41. Why does David think he might retire early?
A. You have to be young to write computer programs.
B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.
 C. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.
D. He thinks his firm might go bankrupt.

Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.
42. Chicago became notorious for crime and corruption during the days of Prohibition.
A. known B. evil C. disrupted D. criminal
43. He devised a computer game and sold it to Atari.
A. obtained B. divided C. bought D. invented

Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.
44. His replies were inconsistent with his previous testimony.
A. contradicted B. enhanced C. incorporated D. compatible
45. It is imperative that they finish the task on time.
A. necessary B. unnecessary C. suggested D. hoped

Indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
46. He was very tired. He agreed to help me with my homework, though.
A. Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my homework.
B. Despite being tired, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
C. Tired though he was, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
D. As tired as was he, he agreed to help me with my homework.
47. The Prime Minister set up a committee of financial experts. They were to help him discuss and formulate new policies.
A. The Prime Minister, who is a financial expert, set up a committee to discuss and formulate new policies.
B. A committee consisting of financial experts was set up by the Prime Minister to help him discuss and formulate
new policies.
C. The Prime Minister, who was helped by financial experts, set up a committee to discuss and formulate new policies.
D. A committee consisting of financial experts who were helped by the Prime Minister discussed and formulated new
policies.

Indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Correct the mistakes.
48. Whether life in the countryside is better than that in the city depend on each individual’s point of view.
A. Whether B. that X C. depend on D. point of view
49. Dreaming, like all other mental processes, it is a product of the brain and its activity.
A. like all B. it is C. the brain brain
D. its activity
50. Today the number of people who enjoy winter sports are almost double that of twenty years ago.
A. the number of B. who enjoy C. are D. that of
is