Grade 12

THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-12

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. future
B. resume
C. pressure
D. enthusiasm
2. A. honest
B. humour
C. honour
D. hour
3. A. whether
B. though
C. clothes
D. enthusiast
Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group.
4. A. reduce
B. retail
C. repair
D. relate
5. A. advertise
B. qualify
C. recommend
D. interview
II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
6. Since he went to university, Mike has become very interested _____ environment issues.
A. in
B. on
C. at

D. which
13. Do you remember Mr. Darnell, _____ taught us English Literature?
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. which
14. Violent tropical storms _____ occur in western Asia are called typhoons.
A. that
B. it
C. which it
D. when it
15. Martin tried on three jackets, _____ fitted him.
A. none
B. none of which
C. none of them
D. all of those
16. Yesterday we visited the City Museum, _____ I'd never been before.
A. which
B. that
C. to that
D. to which
17. Bogota, _____ is the capital of Colombia, is a cosmopolitan city.
A. who
B. which
C. that
D. where
18. Neil Armstrong was the first person _____ foot on the moon.
A. set
B. setting
C. to set

25. He was offered the job _____ his poor qualifications.
A. due to
B. thanks to
C. despite
D. instead of
26. Jan appears _______ some weight. Has she been ill?
A. having lost
B. having been lost
C. to have lost
D. to have been lost
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THE FIRST SEMESTER


Grade 12

THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-12

27. ________ received law degrees as today.
A. Never so many women have
B. Never have so many women
C. the women have never
D. Women who have ever
28. We were made _______ hard when we were at school.
A. to study
B. study
C. studying
D. studied
29. _________ a painter, but he also took an interest in the flight of birds.

A. Peter asked me if I liked coffee.
B. Peter offered to give me some coffee.
C. Peter asked me to make him a cup of coffee.
D. Peter wanted to know if I would like to make coffee.
Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected.
36. The manager sent on his new striker, whose scored a brilliant goal.
A
B
C
D
37. No one has said anything would persuade me to change my mind.
A
B
C
D
38. It took them at least two months learning how to pronounce these words.
A
B
C
D
39. Helen Keller, who was both blind and deafness, overcame her inabilities with the help of her teacher,
Ann Sullivan.
A
B
C
D
40. Lake Superior, that lies on the US Canadian border, is the largest lake in North America.
A
B
C

C. teach at Greenhill College
D. apply for Greenhill College
She used to work _____.
A. for the World Tour Travel Company
B. as a clerk at the post office
C. as a typist in The New Asia Export Company
D. as a teacher at Greenhill College
She can do the following things except_____.
A. read English books and letters
B. use a calculator
C. do calculations
D. teach English
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about her?
A. She is at the age of eighteen
B. She is bored with hard work
C. she is friendly with people
D. She speaks English worse than she reads it
The phrase ‘ look forward to’ is closest in meaning to ______.
A. expect
B. dislike
C. spend
D. enjoy

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage.
What sort of job should you look for? Much depends on your long-term aim. You need to ask
(46)______ whether you want to specialize in a particular field, work your way up to higher levels of
responsibility or (47)______ of your current employment into a broader field.
This job will be studied very carefully when you send your letter of (48)______ for your next job.
It should show evidence of serious career planning. Most important, it should extend you, develop you
and give you increasing responsibility. Incidentally, if the travel bug is biting, now is the time to pack