MID - TERM TEST ENGLISH 12 Time allotted: 60 minutes I. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY - STRUCTURE 1. a. eject b. major c. prevent d. depend 2. a. penalize b. vertical c. equipment d. synchronize 3. a. vulnerable b. rhinoceros c. excitement d. endangerment 4. a. desert b. species c. western d. leopard 5. a. explored b. remained c. balanced d. circled 6. I can’t come out tonight I’ve got too much homework to do. a. but b. while c. because d. although 7. I thought the plane would be delayed. , I bought a book to read. a. So b. But c. Although d. Therefore 8. you work harder, you won’t be admitted to that university. a. If b. As long as c. When d. Unless 9. Mary didn’t like Tom she agreed to work with him on the project. a. but b. so c. and d. as a result 10. You look after this valuable book carefully and mustn’t lose it. a. must b. can c. might d. should 11. The mountain gorilla is on the verge of a. extinct b. extinguish c. extinction d. extraction 12. There must be laws to protect animals or they will be extinct. a. precious b. threaten c. valuable d. endangered 13. Volleyball, basketball, football and handball are games. a. team b. group c. crowd d. class 14. Their plans were cancelled a bad storm. a. because b. because of c. although d. despite 15. He had never met her before, ? a. would he b. had he c. hadn’t he d. wouldn’t he 16. If you had taken my advice, you in such difficulties. a. won’t have been b. hadn’t been c. wouldn’t be d. wouldn’t have been 17. Old cars tend to use more petrol. , there is a greater risk of accidents. a. However b. On the contrary c. Therefore d. In addition 18. Fish on earth for ages and ages. a. existed b. are existing c. have existed d. has existed 19. I haven’t met her a. since we leave school c. since we left school b. when we left school d. after we left school 20. By the end of this year, Tom English for five years. a. will be studying b. has studied c. has been studying d. will have studied 21. Don’t forget home as soon as you arrive at your destination. a. to call b. calling c. to be calling d. having called 22. If the secretary where the missing files are, we can stop looking for them. a. know b. knew c. had known d. knows 23. The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor. a. If somebody doesn’t send for a doctor, the child won’t die. b. Unless a doctor weren’t sent for, the child will die. c. Unless somebody sends for a doctor, the child will die. d. Unless nobody sends for a doctor, the child won’t die. 24. The chimpanzee, name was Washoe, learned about 160 signs. a. who b. whose c. which d. that 25. his broken arm, he still wanted to go out. a. Because b. Despite c. However d. Even though 26. Population explosion will lead to of food and natural resources. a. overuse b. variety c. shortage d. differences 27. “The life here is different from what I expected” – ‘ “ a. You’re welcome c. Oh yes, I see b. Really? I think so d. Don’t worry. You’ll get used to it now 28. “What do you think of the book?” – “ “ a. That’s right b. No, it not c. Oh, excellent d. It’s right 29. “Are you coming to the party?” – “ “ a. I’m sorry b. I like but I can c. I will d. I’m not sure 30. “I really must be going now.” – “ “ a. So soon? Why don’t you stay any longer c. That’s a good idea b. I think so d. What for? 31. “I won’t go camping next year” “ “ a. Yes, I am too b. So will I c. I won’t either d. Neither do I 32. The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from the France to the United States. A B C D 33. The cold weather depress me and I feel homesick. A B C D 34. Food and supplied are often carrying through deserts by camels. A B C D 35. Pollution is one of the main causes of species extinction or endanger. A B C D 36. Although his family was very poor, but he passed the university entrance exam. A B C D 37. People traveling across deserts often wear light-colored clothes a. in order to protected themselves from the heat and sunlight. b. so that they can protect themselves from the heat and sunlight. c. because they wanted to protect themselves from the heat and sunlight. d. to prevent ourselves from the heat and sunlight. 38. If I had gone to the University of Miami, I a. participated in their Spanish program. b. must be participated in their Spanish program. c. was participated in their Spanish program. d. could have participated in their Spanish program. 39. They will invite us to their wedding anniversary. a. We will invite them to our wedding anniversary. b. They want to invite us to our wedding anniversary. c. We will be invited to their wedding anniversary. d. They will be invited to their wedding anniversary. 40. As he grows older, he becomes increasingly intelligent. a. The older he grows, the more intelligent he becomes. b. The more older he grows, the more intelligent he becomes. c. The oldest he grows, the most intelligent he becomes. d. The older he grows, the intelligent he becomes. II. COMPLETE Deserts about 20 percent of the earth’s land area. The desert is a environment with very little rainfall and extreme temperatures. Some deserts get both very hot during the day and very cold during the night. Some others, , are always cold (for example, the Gobi Desert in Asia and the desert on the continent of Antarctica). Different animals live in different types of deserts. To avoid daytime heat, many desert animals burrow beneath the surface or hide in the shade during the day, at night to eat. Many desert animals drink at all, they get all the water they need from their food. 41. a. lie b. cover c. have d. spread 42. a. harsh b. difficult c. terrible d. terrific 43. a. so b. but c. however d. therefore 44. a. emerge b. emerges c. emerging d. to emerge 45. a. need b. must c. mustn’t d. don’t have to III. READING Many people believe that watching television has resulted in lower reading standards in schools. However, the link between television and printed books is not as simple as that. In many cases, television actually encourages people to read: for example, when a book is turned into a TV series, its sales often go up. One study of this link examined six-year-old children who were viewing a special series of 15- minute programs at school. The series was designed to encourage love of books, as well as to develop the basic mechanical skills of reading. Each program is an animated film of a children’s book. The story is read aloud and certain key phrases from the book appear on the screen, beneath the picture. Whenever a word is read, it is also highlighted on the TV screen. One finding was that watching these programs was very important to the children. If anything prevented them from seeing a program, they were very disappointed. What’s more, they wanted to read the books which the different parts of the series were based on. The programs also gave the children more confidence when looking at these books. As a result of their familiarity with the stories, they would sit in pairs and read the stories aloud to each other. On each occasion, the children showed great sympathy when discussing a character in a book because they themselves had been moved when watching the character on television. 46. What is the main idea of the reading? a. The simple link between television and books. b. The influence of television on reading books. c. The advantage of books over television. d. The ways of children reading books and watching TV. 47. When does television encourage people to read? a. When there are no interesting programs on TV. b. When children are watching an animated film on TV. c. When a book is made into a TV series. d. When a book appears on the screen. 48. How did children feel when viewing a special series of 15-minute program at school? a. They felt excited. b. They felt bored c. They felt disappointed. d. They felt confident. 49. What kind of film is each program? a. A story film of a children’s book. b. A documentary film of children’s life c. An educational film. d. An animated film of a children’s book. 50. What advantage did children have from this program? a. They read books with more interest and confidence. b. They became more sympathetic. c. They made more friends. d. They became more interested in watching TV. The end . MID - TERM TEST ENGLISH 12 Time allotted: 60 minutes I. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY - STRUCTURE 1. a. eject b. major