TEST (Grade 12)
A. Make the correct choice:
1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. waste b. face c. swamp d.rotate
2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. mature b. nature c. future d. adventure
3.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. prevented b. stopped c. needed d. protected
4.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. environment b. conservation c. education d. preservation
5.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. enjoy b. provide c. allow d. threaten
6. Reclaiming land consists _______ irrigating deserts, draining swamps and pushing back the sea.
a. with b. about c. of d. in
7. Farmers can help enrich the soil ______fertilizers.
a. to add b. by adding c. of adding d. in spite of adding
8. He wishes he ______ Jane to his party yesterday.
a. invited b. would invite c. has invited d. had invited
9. You won’t have any difficulty ________ a ticket for the concert.
a. getting b. to get c. got d. get
10. Not until darkness fell _______ he hadn’t done half of his work.
a. that he realized b. did he realize c. that he didn’t realize d. didn’t he realize
11. The weather is ______ awful that I don’t like going out this evening.
a. such b. so c. too d. very
12. Police are searching _____ the man who escaped from prison.
a.with b.about c.for d.through
13.Conservation is also concerned _____ the reclaiming of land.
a.with b.in c.about d.at
14. I will see him when he _______ here tomorrow.
a. comes b. will come c. has come d. had come
15. Preserving natural resources is of great ________.

30.Wildlife preserves are the areas where animals are protecting within their natural environment.
a b c d
C. Read the passage and make the correct choice:
Conservation is the protection and wise management of the environment. People practise conservation (31) ______
the environment can preserve their needs and the needs of all other living things. (32) ______ conservation, all the
resources necessary for life – air, animals, energy, minerals, plants, soil and water- (33) ______ be damaged, wasted, or
destroyed.
Conservation also (34) ______ a concern for the quality of the environment so that people can (35) ______ living in it.
It means keeping it comfortable and safe to live in. A healthy (36) ______ includes clean streets and highways (37) ______
open spaces in cities for parks and playgrounds. Ideal surroundings mean landscapes (38) ______of junk and litter. They
include regions of wilderness (39) ______animals and plants can be protected (40) ______ the destructive influence of
human beings.
31.a. because b. so that c. if d. although
32.a. If b. If not c. Unless d. Without
33.a. will b. would c. can d. ought to
34.a. involves b. is c. makes d. keeps
35.a. want b. manage c. enjoy d. wish
36.a. body b. work c. wildlife d. environment
37.a. of b. with c. to d. for
38.a. full b. fond c. free d. empty
39.a. which b. where c. whose d. that
40.a. by b. with c. on d. from
D. Read the passage and choose the best answer:
There are many sources of pollution in our modern world. At present, the most serious sources are acid rain, car
exhaust fumes and oil spills.
Factory chimneys give out smoke that combines sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. These gases combine with the
moisture in the atmosphere to form sulphuric acid and nitric acid. When it rains, acids dissolve in the rain and make it acidic.
Acid rain is believed to be the worst pollution problem of all. It has harmed aquatic life by turning many lakes into lifeless
bodies of water. In these areas, there is no limestone in the rocks to neutralize the acid rain naturally. One remedy is to
pump limestone into the acidic lakes. However, it is not possible to do this on a large scale to save all the lakes.

a. She used to stay up late b. She usually stays up late
c. Seldom does she stay up late d. She’s bored with staying up late