Test N°12
I. Choose the correct answer
1. The manager expected the team because they hadn’t done enough training.
A. to lose B. have lost C. to be lost D. by losing
2. When he heard the terrible noise he asked me what was on.
A. happening B. being C. getting D. going
3. He being given a receipt for the bill he had paid.
A. asked for B. demanded C. insisted on D. required
4. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall
have a better
A. product B. outcome C. amount D. crop
5. The chairman was so angry with the committee that he decided to from it.
A. cancel B. postpone C. resign D. prevent
6. If you are not too tired we could have a of tennis after lunch.
A. match B. play C. game D. party
7. The soldier was punished for to obey his commanding officer’s orders.
A. refusing B. regretting C. objecting D. resisting
8. Phone me before ten; I’ll be too busy to talk to you.
A. unless B. whether C. otherwise D. if
9. You’re your time trying to persuade him; he’ll never help you.
A. wasting B. spending C. losing D. missing
10. Drug taking has become a major in sport.
A. argument B. view C. issue D. case
II. Give the correct forms of the words in brackets
1. I’ll help you ………. yourself with the city. (FAMILIAR)
2. Despite the star-studded cast, the film was only ……… successful. (PART)
3. I lost my temper because he was being so ………. and was refusing to accept that he was
wrong, despite all the evidence. (HEAD)
4. He wrote the book alone, so he doesn’t have a ……… . (AUTHOR)
5. He felt very ………. when he saw he had failed the exam again. (COURAGE)
6. Are all those ……… they put in food really necessary? (ADD)

Try ……………………………………………………………………………………………
7. He was very sorry that he didn’t see Andrew on her trip to London.
He greatly …………………………………………………………………………………….
8. It was his lack of confidence that surprised me.
What ………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. My protests were ignored.
Nobody ………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Despite having a lot of money, he wasn’t happy.
Even …………………………………………………………………………………………
V. Read the following passage and answer the questions
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become
the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged
around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following
the Norman invasion of 1066.
Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not
extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two
centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including
slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers
became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated,
English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking and
diplomacy.
Currently, about 80% of the information stored on computer systems world-wide is
English. Two-thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main
language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers.
Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-
native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in
the world.
1.What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The number of non-native users of English. B. The French influence on the English language
C. The expansion of English as an international language D. The use of English for science and

3. I / enjoy / watch / detective films / but / I / not / like / read / detective stories.
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4. What / title / film / you / see / TV / last night?
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5. There / be / no bread left,/ so / I / go / baker’s / get some.
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6. How many units / this book / you / study / this week?
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7. Heavy rain / cause / widespread flooding / this region / lately.
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8. Since / beginning / course / I / never / be / late / class.
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9. It / embarrassing / enter / classroom / after / lesson / start.
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10. I / read / book / three times / and / I / read / again / this summer.
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VIII. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
1. a. ginger b. ginseng c. gypsy d. girl
2. a. frog b. from c. Eros d. clog
3. a. senate b. series c. sensible d. separate
4. a. would b. look c. who d. foot
5. a. key b. mean c. quay d. great
6. a. brush b. pull c. bush d. push
7. a. clothes b. gone c. drove d. ghost
8. a. fork b. fall c. wrong d. caught
9. a. heart b. turn c. early d. third
10. a. any b. many c. send d. stamp
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Answer keys to test N°12
I.

7. Heavy rain has caused widespread flooding in this region lately.
8. Since the beginning of the course I have never been late for class.
9. It is embarrassing to enter the classroom after the lesson has started.
10. I have read the book three times and I’m going to read it again this summer.
VIII.
1.d 2.b 3.b 4.c 5.d 6.a 7.b 8.c 9.a 10.d
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