English Test ( 45 minutes) Name:…………………………………………. Class: 12A …
I/ listen and fill in the gap with the words you hear
A new report says the (1)………… killing of rhinos for their (2)……………is increasing in
Africa and Asia. Rhinoceros poachers are killing an estimated two to three of the rare
(3) each week.
Experts say demand in Asia, especially Vietnam and China, currently drives most trade in rhino
horns from (4)…………… Africa. The horns are often (5) traditional medicines,
or handles for dagger knives.
The report is from the International (6)……………. for the Conservation of Nature and an
(7)………………… known as Traffic.
Most African rhino poaching is in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Experts found that
(8) rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa in the last three years.
II. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part.
1. a. change b. chemical c. choose d. each
2. a. climate b. commercial c. construction

d. protect
3. a. medicine b. primary c. priority d. crisis
4. a. missed b. failed c. coughed d. jumped
III. choose the correct answer to fill in the gap.
1. A: “I’m sorry, I’m late” - B: __________
A.Great B.congratulations C.No problem D.Thank you
2. You should take your umbrella along with you today. It ___ rain later on this
afternoon.
A. mustn't B. will C.mightn’t D.might
3. This is the shortest way to the city center , it is not the only way .
A.however B.so C.but D.therefore

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2. I can’t visit you because I am busy now.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………
VI. Read the passage and answer the questions.
Asian Elephants mostly populate the rainforests of Southeast Asia , India, Sri Lanka , and
Indonesia.
From the ground to the shoulder, Asian Elephants measure about 10 feet (2.9m) high. They can
weigh as much as 11,000 pounds (4989.5kg). Comparatively speaking, they are smaller and
have smaller ears than African Elephants. Their trunk has only one "lip" or "finger." The tusks
are about 4 - 5 feet (1.2 - 1.5m) for males, and females have really small ones that they are not
noticeable.
The elephants eat about 310 pounds (140kg) of food each day. Their favorites include grass,
bamboo, bark, roots, and foliage. They also like bananas, rice, and sugar cane.
Asian Elephants care for each other. When one of them is sick or dying , the whole herd
stands around that one to comfort it. They would stroke their trunks on it and refuse to leave it
alone.
The Asian Elephants now are endangered because of habitat loss. People are cutting down
forests quickly in Asia. They either cut down trees to sell, or clear the land for farming , There
may be less than 35,000 elephants left in the wild. To preserve these elephants, conservationists
dig waterholes and replant more trees so that they can have food and water. In Malaysia, people
are relocating the elephants to better and safer environment.
1. Where do Asian elephants live?

2. What is their weight?

3. How do they care for each other?

4. Why are they now endangered?

English Test ( 45 minutes)

6. He is the man _______ car was stolen last week.
A. whom B. that C. which D. whose
7. A / An _______ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct.
A. dangerous B. endanger C. endangered D. endangerment
8. The concert was cancelled, ________ we went to a nightclub instead.
A. however B. so C. but D. although
9. I am not deaf. You _______ shout.
A. need B. needn’t C. must D. mustn't
10. _______ I borrow your lighter for a minute?
A. May B. Will C. Must D. Should
11.Almost half of turtles and tortoises are known to be threatened with ____.
A. extinction B. extinctly C. extinctive D. extinct

12. While I am waiting _______ my bus, I often listen _______ music.
A. for / to B. toward / about C. on / at D. upon / in
IV. Which is not correct ?
1. Dangerous animals must be preserved and protected from extinction.
A B C D
2. Britney Spears is famous of her beautiful face and sweet voice.
A B C D
3.The Columbus was one of the first people to cross the Atlantic.
A B C D
4. The water was cold, but I didn’t go swimming.
A B C D
V. Rewrite sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it.
4. The doctors are going to perform the operation.
The operation
5. He didn’t drive carefully, so he had a bad accident.
If ………………………………………………………………………………………
VI. Read the passage and answer the questions.

animals each week.
Experts say demand in Asia, especially Vietnam and China, currently drives most
trade in rhino horns from southern Africa. The horns are often used to make
traditional medicines, or handles for dagger knives.
The report is from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and an
organization known as Traffic.
Most African rhino poaching is in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Experts found that two hundred
ten rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa in the last three years.
The estimate for Zimbabwe is two hundred thirty-five. The situation threatens gains made in its
rhino populations in the nineteen nineties. In the last two years, only six people were found
guilty of poaching charges out of forty-one arrested.
In two thousand one, sixty-eight percent of African rhino horns entering illegal trade were
recovered. By this year, nine out of ten were heading to Asian markets without interference.
The report says poaching and illegal horn trade has increased in South Africa even with new
measures against it.