Grade 12 The General Certificate Of Secondary Education Exam
I- Make the correct choice :
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. future b. closure c. furniture d. pure
2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. snow b. low c. slow d. now
3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. Indian b. precise c. miss d. inside
4. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. doubtful b. solidify c. fathom d. stimulate
5. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. silent b. awareness c. alternate d. majestic
6. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. gathering b. tolerate c. assemble d. safeguard
7. Conservation also includes searching ____ alternative fuels, such ____ the energy of the Sun.
a. with /as b. about / of c. for /of d. for /as
8. Why don’t we stay at home ____ a change?
a. in b. for c. with d. as
9. This service is free ____ charge.
a. off b. in c. of d. for
10. The purpose of the examination is to ____ the students’ knowledge of the subject.
a. try b. inspect c. prove d. test
11. Ask the watchman ____.
a. whose is this car b. this is whose car c. whose car that is d. whose car is that
12. I must get my office ____ before the boss sees it.
a. tidied up b. tidy up c. to tidy up d. tidying up
13. “You look tired. Have a rest ____ I’ll get the dinner. ”
a. so b. but c. therefore d. and
14. “Who is the new professor?” “He’s the man ____. ”
a. which is talking to Mr Smith now b. that talk to Mr Smith now
c. talk to Mr Smith now d. talking Mr Smith now

a. made b. done c. created d. searched
28. Matches ______ out of reach of children.
a. should place b. should have placed c. should be placed d. should be placing
29. ______ universe started to be discovered by scientists thousands of years ago.
a. The b. A c. An d. Any
II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
30. Tom was stopped on the highway and make to show his I. D card.
31. He is thinking to be a dangerous criminal.
32. That old building is going to pull down by the workers.
33. A mosquito is filled with blood is carrying twice its own body weight.
34. Oxygen plays an important role in maintaining live.
III- Read the following passage and choose the best answer :
ild animals should not be kept in (35) ____ for many reasons. First, animals are often kept
in poor and inhumane (36) ____such as small iron cages. In addition, many suffer poor
health (37) ____ lack of exercise and indicate frustration and stress through their neurotic
behavior. Also, some animals will not breed in captivity Those animals (38)___ mate often do so
with a close relative such as a sister or brother. In conclusion, money (39)____on the upkeep of
zoos would be better spent in (40) ____ natural habitats.
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35 a. capture b. captive c. captivity d. captor
36. a. changes b. positions c. cases d. conditions
37. a. from b. for c. with d. in
38. a. who b. whom c. that d. they
39. a. spent b. use c. waste d. pay
40. a. protect b. protecting c. protected d. protects
IV. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one :
41. My father said I could use his car.
a. My father allowed to use his car. b. My father allowed me use his car.
c. My father allowed me to use his car. d. My father allowed me using his car.
42. Scientists began to carry out researches on AIDS in 1980.

a. The man was so tired that he could answer my question.
b. The man was too tired for him to answer my question.
c. The man was tired enough to answer my question.
d. The man was too tired to answer my question.
49. Nobody could move the piano. It was too heavy.
a. It was such a heavy piano that everybody could move it.
b. It was such a heavy piano that nobody couldn’t move it.
c. The piano was so heavy that nobody could move.
d. The piano was too heavy to be moved.
50. You’d better apologize to Sally.
a. I advise you should apologize to Sally.
b. I advise you apologize to Sally.
c. I advise you to apologize to Sally.
d. I advise you had better to apologize to Sally.
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