PRACTICE TEST 2 UNIT 1 –GRADE 12 NEW

Mark the letter A. B. C or D to indicate the word or phrase which

does not contain the same sound as the other three.
1. A. sense B. sent C. scents D. cents
2. A. does B. doze C. doughs D. dust
3. A. form B. four C. fore D. for
4. A. praise B. prays C. prize D. preys
5. A. cite B. site C. sink D. sight
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following
questions.
6. The speaker paused. He hesitated to answer the direct question raised by
the audience.
A. decided B. continued C. determined D.
wavered
7. Her courage not only inspired her followers but moved her rivals as well.
A. depressed B. motivated C. overlooked D.
rejected
8. The government's plans to cut taxes really stimulated the economy.
A. discouraged B. started C. weakened D.
improved
9. Chauvet Jeans was a well-known nineteen century painter whose
paintings are extraordinarily sophisticated.
A. old-fashioned B. basic C. primitive D.
complex
10. Some rock stars started off as rebels with strong and broad principles.
A. beliefs B. honour C. formulas D. law
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following
questions.
11. During the Great Depression, many people suddenly found themselves
jobless after a night.
A. unemployed B. redundant C. unoccupied D.
supplementary
12. I was relieved by the news that they had gone home safe and sound.
A. comforted B. concerned C. relaxed D. lightened
13. She comes from an admirable and respectable family.
A. good B. respected C. unworthy D.
dignified
14. They are going to have to amputate his left leg which was badly injured
in the accident.
A. remove B. separate C. cut off D. mend
15. Her identity will never be revealed in order to protect her children from
being judged.
A. uncovered B. proclaimed C. leaked D. hid
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland, to Fred and Debbie Phelps,
the youngest of three children, Michael Phelps and his sisters grew up in the
neighbourhood of Rodger Forge. His father, Fred, a former all-rounded
athlete, was a state trooper and his mother Debbie was a middle-school
principal. When Phelps's parents divorced in 1994, he and his siblings lived
with their mother, with whom Michael grew very close. Even at the age of 7,
Phelps was still a little scared to put his head under water, so his instructors
allowed him to float around on his back. Not surprisingly, despite the fact
that later he is very good at butterfly swimming, the first stroke he
mastered was not the easily-practised breaststroke but the backstroke.
At the age of 15, Phelps became the youngest American male swimmer to
compete at an Olympic Games in 68 years. While he didn't win any medals
at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he would soon become
a major force in competitive swimming.
In the spring of 2001, Phelps set the world record in the 200-meter
butterfly, becoming the youngest male swimmer in history at the age of 15
years and 9 months. At the 2001 World Championships in Japan, he then
broke his own record with a time of 1:54:58, earning his first international
medal. In 2002, Phelps continued to establish several records including the
100-meter butterfly and the 200-meter individual medley. The following
year, at the same event, he broke his own world record in the 400-meter
individual medley with a time of 4:09.09.
After the London Olympics in 2012, Phelps announced he was retiring from
his sport. However, at the 2016 Olympic Games, he came out of retirement
and returned to professional competition. This was also the event which he
won one silver and five gold medals, becoming the oldest individual gold
medalist in Olympic swimming history, as well as the first swimmer to win
four consecutive golds in the same event, the 200-meter individual
medley.
16. Phelps's father used to be a comprehensive ____.
A. principal B. trooper C. athlete D. instructor
17. The first style of swimming Phelps was good at is ____.
A. butterfly B. freestyle C. breaststroke D.
backstroke
18. He didn't win any medals at the Olympics of ____
A. 2002 B. 2000 C. 2012 D. 2016
19. At the 2001 World Championships in Japan, he broke the record of ____.
A. 200-meter butterfly B. 100-meter butterfly C. 200-meter
individual D. 400-meter individual
20. The word consecutive in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. stoppable B. unending C. uninterrupted D.
unrestricted
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Theresa May, the second female Britain's prime minister following Margaret
Thatcher, revealed in 2013 that she had been given a diagnosis of Type 1
diabetes, a condition that requires daily insulin injections. Asked later how
she felt about the diagnosis, she said her approach to it was the same as
toward everything in her life: “Just get on and deal with it.” That kind of
steeliness brought her to center stage in the aftermath of Britain's vote to
leave the European Union and the feuding that erupted in the Conservative
Party over who would succeed David Cameron.
Ms. May, 59 years old, is the country's longest-serving home secretary in
half a century, with a reputation for seriousness, hardwork and above all,
determination. She is one of a growing number of women in traditionally
male-dominated British politics rising to the upper position of leadership.
Born in 1956, Ms. May grew up mainly in Oxfordshire, an only child who was
first drawn to the Conservative Party at age 12. As a conscientious student,
she never rebelled against her religious upbringing and remains a regular
churchgoer. Tellingly, her sports hero was Geoffrey Boycott, a solid,
stubborn cricketer who specialized in playing the long game.
Like many other Britain's prime minister including Tony Blair, Sir Robert
Peel and Margaret Thatcher, she won a place at Oxford. But while almost
every other political leader got there by way of Eton College and joined
Oxford's hedonistic Bullingdon Club, she attended a state secondary
school and had a more sedate university career. After unsuccessful
attempts to be elected to the House of Commons in 1992 and 1994, she
finally became an MP in 1997 general election.
May is known for a love of fashion and in particular distinctive shoes. She
even wore leopard-print shoes to her final Cabinet meeting as Home
Secretary in early 2016. However, she has been quite critical of the media
focusing on her fashion instead of her achievement as a politician. May also
describes cooking and walking as primary hobbies, and if someone is raising
questions about why walking can be classified as a hobby, she elaborates in
a column for Balance magazine, in which she wrote of her battle with
diabetes.
21. According to the passage, who is the prime minister coming before
Theresa May?
A. Tony Blair B. Margaret Thatcher C. Sir Robert Peel
D. David Cameron
22. The most prominent characteristic of Theresa May is ____.
A. stubbornness B. seriousness C. determination D. hard
work
23. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. British political life is conventionally controlled mainly by men.
B. The number of women in politics is increasing.
C. Conservative Party didn't have to discuss about who would be the next
prime minister.
D. Theresa May's toughness was one of the reasons for the Party to choose
her for the prime minister position.
24. Which of the following facts is TRUE about Theresa May?
A. She graduated from Eton College.
B. As a child, she was quite rebellious.
C. She didn't work part time as a university student.
D. She used not to be a home secretary.
25. She first became a member of parliament in ____.
 A. 1992 B. 1994 C. 1997 D. 2013
26. Her reason to consider walking as one of her main hobbies is ____.
A. she is quite critical B. it helps her fight diabetes
C. someone asks about it D. it is written on Balance magazine
27. The word approach in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. means B. advance C. technique D. trick
28. The word hedonistic in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. ordinary B. luxurious C. economical D. simple
Mark the letter A. B. C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest
in meaning to each of the following questions.
29. I have accustomed myself to getting up very early.
A. I have used to getting up very early. B. I have been used to getting
up very early.
C. I have put getting up very early to good use. D. I have made use of
getting up very early.
30. I think we should change the topic of our presentation.
A. It's high time that we change the topic of our presentation.
B. I'd rather our presentation change the topic.
C. It's high time that we changed the topic of our presentation.
D. I suggest we to change the topic of our presentation.
31. When I was young, I wasn't allowed to watch much TV.
A. When I was young, my parents did not make me watch much TV.
B. When I was young, my parents did not let me watch much TV.
C. When I was young, my parents did not ask me to watch much TV.
D. When I was young, my parents did not take me to watch much TV.
32. I only glimpsed her briefly, but I am sure it was Mary.
A. Mary only had a brief glimpse, but I am sure.
B. I only had a brief glimpse of her, but I am sure it was Mary.
C. I only glimpsed briefly but I am sure it was Mary.
D. Mary only glimpsed me briefly but I am sure it was her.
Indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
33. Only with careful environmental planning can we protect the world in
which we live.
A. Careful environmental planning protects the world we live in.
B. Planning the environment carefully, we can protect the world in
which we live.
C. Protecting the world we live in, we plan the environment carefully.
D. We can protect the world we live in only with careful environmental
planning.
34. You should take regular exercises instead of sitting in front of the
television all day.
 A. Taking regular exercises is better than sitting in front of the
television all day.
B. Sitting in front of the television all day helps you take regular
exercises.
C. Sitting in front of the television all day and taking exercises are
advisable.
D. Don't take regular exercises, just sit in front of the television all day.
35. Wouldn't it be better to let them know about the alternations to the
plan?
A. Why haven't they have been informed about the new development?
B. Shouldn't they have been consulted before the scheme was
changed?
C. Don't they think they should be informed about the changes in the
plan?
D. We'd better ask them to change the plan, hadn't we?
36. Don't take any notice of all his complaints about his health; there's
nothing wrong with him.
A. You can ignore all his talk of being ill; he's actually perfectly healthy.
B. Try to avoid the subject of his health as I am tired of hearing all
about his complaints.
C. Don't listen to him talking about his health; it's his favorite subject.
D. If you let him, he would talk only about his ill-health though actually
he is quite healthy.
37. We had planned to walk right round the lake, but the heavy rain made
this impossible.
A. In spite of the heavy rain we managed to walk half way round the
lake as planned.
B. The heavy rain nearly prevented us from walking right round the
lake.
C. We would have walked right round the lake even if it had rained
heavily.
D. If it hadn't rained so heavily, we would have walked right round the
lake.
38. There won't be peace in the conflict if both sides do not really desire it.
A. It is only if both sides actually want the conflict to end peacefully that it
will happen.
B. As both sides in the conflict apparently desire peace, it is likely that there
will be peace soon.
C. The main problem in the conflict seems to be that neither side really
desires peace.
D. There has been a lot of fighting in the conflict because both sides seem
to want it that way.
39. The accident happened as a result of the driver's not paying attention to
the road.
A. If the driver would have paid attention to the road, the accident hadn't
happened.
B. Had the driver been paid attention to the road, the accident wouldn't
have happened.
C. If the driver had been paying attention to the road, the accident wouldn't
have happened.
D. Had the accident not happened, the driver would not have had to pay
attention to the road.
40. "Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlo?" said Robert.
A. Robert suggested helping Carlo with the dishes.
B. Robert suggested to help Carlo do the dishes.
C. Robert offered Carlo to help do the dishes.
D. Robert offered to help Carlo do the dishes.
41. If I hadn't had so much work to do I would have gone to the movies.
A. Because I had to do so much work I couldn't go to the movies.
B. I would go to the movies when I had done so much work.
C. A lot of work couldn't prevent me from going to the movies.
D. I never go to the movies if I have work to do.
42 "Why don't you get your hair cut, Gavin?" said Adam.
A. Adam advised Gavin to cut his hair.
B. Gavin was suggested to have a hair cut.
C. It was suggested that Adam get Gavin's haircut.
D. Adam suggested that Gavin should have his hair cut.
Indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of the following
sentences.
43. He did not remember the meeting. He went out for a coffee with his
friends then.
A. Not remember the meeting, he went out for a coffee with his friends.
B. Not to remember the meeting, he went out for a coffee with his friends.
C. Not remembered the meeting, he went out for a coffee with his friends.
D. Not remembering the meeting, he went out for a coffee with his friends.
44. They left their home early. They didn't want to miss the first train.
A. They left their home early so as to not miss the first train.
B. They left their home early for fear that they wouldn't miss the first train.
C. They left their home early so as not to miss the first train.
D. They left their home early in order that not to miss the first train.
45. The traffic is so heavy. It will take us at least an hour to get there.
A. Unless the traffic is heavy, it will take us at least an hour to get there.
B. As the traffic is so heavy, it will take us at least an hour to get there.
C. The traffic was so heavy that it took us an hour to get there.
D. We will spend more than an hour to get there to avoid heavy traffic.
46. There was no poor performance. Moreover, that of the Russian dancers
was certainly the best.
A. The best performance was the one of the Russians while some of the
others were poor.
B. The Russian dancers were well-worth watching but the others weren't.
C. All the dancers but the Russian performed poorly.
D. They all danced well, but the Russian did the best.
47. I started training to be an accountant six months ago. I've got more
months to go and then I have to take exams.
A. By the time I've taken my exam, I will have started training to be an
accountant for a year.
B. By the time I take my exam, I will have been in training to be an
accountant for a year.
C. By the time I took my exam, I would have trained to be an accountant for
a year.
D. By the time I've taken my exam, I will be training for a year.
48. Why did Danny decide to enter the marathon? Danny's totally unfit.
A. Why did Danny decide to enter the marathon who's totally unfit?
B. Why did Danny, whose totally unfit, decide to enter the marathon?
C. Why did Danny decide to enter the marathon, who's totally unfit?
D. Why did Danny, who's totally unfit, decide to enter the marathon?