Name: ………………… TEST 45’ K12 (Unit 9-10-11) 1
Class:…………………… Date:…………………
I. A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
1 A. moisture B. understand C. establish D. trust
2 A.punishment B. hunt C. polluted D. adult
3 A. walks B. begins C. helps D. cuts
4 A. enough B. laugh C. cough D. high
5 A. initiated B. developed C. experienced D. established
B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed is placed differently from that of the other words.
6 A.buffalo B. elephant C. rhinoceros D. crocodile
7 A. acacia B. mantelpiece C. oases D. umbrella
8 A. tortoise B. rabbit C. camel D. gazelle
II. Choose the most suitable word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.
9
We
_________
drive fast; we have plenty of time.
A. can't B. needn't C. mustn't D. oughtn't
10 Nobody was injured in the accident, _________?
A. were they B. wasn’t it C. was he D. was there
11 He named the desert _________ Simpson.
A. by B. after C. on D. about
12 Nancy isn’t used to walking so far
A. Nancy used to walk farther B. Nancy doesn’t like to walk so far
C. Nancy needed help to walk so far D. Nancy isn’t accustomed to walking very far
13 I
_________
out if I hadn’t been so tired.
A. will go B. went C. would have gone D. would go.
14 I understand your point of view. _________ I don’t agree with it.
A. However B. So C. But D. Therefore

25 Daniel’s attitude ________ his parents is very disrespectful.
A. as far as B. by C. as for D. towards
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
26 Space (A) seems to (B) have no (C) limited in the (D) deserts.
27 I (A) understand your point (B) of view. (C) Although I don’t agree (D) with it.
28 Three great (A) stretches of (B) sand desert almost (C) circle the centre (D) of Australia
29 Nature (A) cause the change (B) in the size and (C) location of the (D) world’s deserts.
30 (A) Reviewers sometimes (B) describes books (C) as "hard-to-put-down", or (D) "hard-to-pick-up-
again".
IV. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space the following passage:
Plant and animal extinction leads to loss of ___31____. Maintaining biodiversity is important for us in
many ways. For example, humans depend ___32____ species diversity to have food, clean air and water, and
fertile soil for agriculture. In addition, we benefit greatly from the many medicines and other products that
biodiversity provides. Different conservation efforts have been made in order to save endangered species. The
Red List – animal global list of endangered and ___33____ animal species – has been introduced to raise people’s
awareness of conservation needs. Governments have ___34___ laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade
and overhunting. A number of wildlife habitat reserves have been established so that animal wide range of
endangered species can have a chance to ___35____ and develop.
31 A. biodiversity B. habitat C. extinction D. conservation
32 A. on B. of C. with D. for
33 A. extinct B. vulnerable C. dangerous D. commercial
34 A. endangered B. threatened C. polluted D. enacted
35 A. identify B. destroy C. survive D. contaminate
V. Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer
I recently read The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford, a book about three animal friends who travel
across the Canadian wilderness looking for their owners. It is a fascinating story that describes some of the
incredible things animals can do. When a Canadian family goes to England for a long trip, they leave their three
pets with a friend who lives 300 miles away. Though well treated by the friend, the pets miss their family. One
day, they are able to leave the friend's house unnoticed and begin the long journey to find their owners. The
central theme of the book, a problem the animals must resolve, is how to survive life in the wilderness in order to