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kind (C) of animals that (D) may have killed.
10. Various organizations publish ____ of endangered species to improve public awareness. 
A. lines 	B. queues 	C. columns 	D. lists
11. What kind of readers would you ______ this book? A. advise	B. introduce	C .recommend	 D. persuade
12. If you enjoy reading stories about love affairs, a _______ is the right one. 
A. love	B. novel	C. romance	D. thriller
13. The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss.
A. reserve 	B. generation 	C. natural environment 	D. diversity
14. Chemical wastes from factories are ___ that cause serious damage to species habitats.
A. pollutes 	B. pollutants 	C. pollutions 	D. polluters
15. To become a novelist, you need to be _____. A. imagine 	 B. imagination 	C. imaginative 	D. imaginarily
16. Farmers make their soil more productive by distributing _____. A. fertile 	B. fertility C. fertilizers 	D. fertilizable
17. 15,589 species (7,266 animal species and 8,323 plant species) are now considered _______ risk _______ extinction.A. at / of 	B. on / in 	C. for / with 	D. in / at
18. The novel has had a tremendous impact ___ entertainment and publishing markets. A. about B. in C. with D. on
19. Species become extinct or endangered for _______ number of reasons, but _____ primary cause is the destruction of habitat by human activities.	A. Ø / a 	B. a / the 	C. the / a 	D. Ø / Ø
20. The part of town where I live is very noisy at night,__makes it difficult to sleep. A. which B. where C. that	 D. this
21. Bill: “How are you getting on? ”. – Alison: “______”	
A. It’s very well 	B. Well, take it easy 	C. Not too bad, thanks 	D. No, thank. It’s very kind of you 
22. Helen: “What a lovely house you have!”- Mary”: “________”
A. I think so 	B. No problem	C. Certainly not. It’s not costly	D. Thank you. I hope you’ll drop in 
23. Mary: “Thanks for the wonderful party!” – Ann: “_________”
A. In fact, I don’t like it. B. You’re welcomed C. It’s a pleasure. I’m glad you like it D. But do you know how much it cost? 
24. Natural resources should be safeguarded and preserved _________they can continue to be used and enjoyed.
 A. because 	B. since 	C. although	D. so that
25. “Would you like to have ______ coffee?” A many	B some 	C little 	D few 
26. She sometimes gets her younger sister ____for the meals when she is busy. 
A. prepare 	B. to prepare 	C. preparing 	D. prepared
27. Your eyes are red. _____, darling?	A Will you cry	B Have you been crying	C Do you cry	D Are you cried
28. The captain as well as all the passengers ___ very frightened. A. were B. have been	C. was	D. are
29. These new buildings _____by the end of this year. 
A. will finish B. is going to finish	C. will be finishing D. will have been finished
30. They work at this school, but this week, they ________ at the Ministry of Education and Training.
A. working 	B. are working 	C. worked 	D. have worked
31. The teacher will not punish him ______. A unless he keeps on making noise 	B since making noise 
C so that he can keep on making noise 	D keeping on making noise
32. England __2-2 with Germany in the first round 	A. tied 	B. equaled 	C. pointed 	D. scored 
33. In water polo, no player except the __ can hold the ball with both hands 
A. defender 	B. goalie 	C. attacker 	D. referee 
34. A player that has been __ three times must sit out the whole match with substitution 
A. eliminated	B. discharged	C. emitted	D. ejected 
35. __ is a sport involving travel over water on a small 2-4.7 meter board powered by wind acting on a single sail 
A. Sailing 	B. Waterskiing 	C. Windsurfing 	D. Canoeing 
36. What did you do to your hand? “I ___ when I was chopping vegetables 
A. cut me 	B. cut 	C. cut myself	D. myself cut 
37.Although Patricia is a doctor herself, it doesn’t __ to special treatment and she will have to join the waiting list like everyone else A. entitle 	B. entitle her 	C. entitle for her 	D. entitle to he 
38. They cancelled the match _______ 
A. due to it rained heavily B. because of the heavy rain C. because of it rained heavily D. because the heavy rain
39. In the security video the burglars _ the bank through a window 
A. are seen to enter 	B. are seen entering 	C. have seen entering 	D. was seen to enter 
40. The burglar _______.A. has been disappeared with the cash 	B. disappeared the cash
C. disappeared with the cash 	 	D. was disappeared with the cash
READING COMPREHENSION : The agricultural revolution in the 19th century involved two things: the invention of labour-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. Labour- saving machinery naturally appeared first where labour was scarce. "In Europe," said Thomas Jefferson, "the object is to make the most of their land, labor being abundant; here it is to make the most of our labor, land being abundant." It was in the United States, therefore, that the great advances in 19th century agricultural machinery first came.	
At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude plough, farmers could have carried practically all, of the exciting agricultural implements on their back; by 1860, most of the machinery in use today had been designed in an early form. The most important of the early inventions was the iron plough. As early as 1790 Charles Newbold of New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast-iron plough and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention. The farmers, however, were not interested in it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow. Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plough, until in 1869 James Oliver of Indiana turned out the first chilled-steel plough.
41. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The need for agricultural advances to help feed a growing population. 
B. Machinery that contributed to the agricultural revolution.
C. The development of safer machines demanded by the labor movement. 
D. New Jersey as a leader in the agricultural revolution.
42. Which of the following can be inferred from what Thomas Jefferson said? 
A. Europe was changing more quickly than the United States.	 
B. Europe had greater need of farm machinery than the United States did. 
C. The United States was finally running out of good farmland.	
D. There was a shortage of workers on United States farms.
43. What point is the author making by stating that farmers could carry nearly all their tools on their backs?
A. Farmers had few tools before the agricultural revolution.	 C. Life on the farm was extremely difficult.	
B. People in the United States were traditionally self-reliant.	D. New tools were designed to be portable.
44. According to the passage, which of the following statements about Charles Newbold is true?	
A. He was James Oliver's assistant.	B. He was born in Europe.	 
C. He was opposed to scientific agriculture. 	D. He spent his own money to promote his invention.
45. Why did farmers reject Newbold's plough?	
A. Their horses were frightened by it.	B. They preferred lighter tools.	
C. It was too expensive.	D. They thought it would ruin the land.
CLOZE TEST : The most famous diary in English was written by Samuel Pepys. It gives a detailed and interesting (46)___ of everyday life in England between 1660 and 1669. Pepys writes about important news stories of the time, like disease, an enemy navy (47)___ up the river Thames, and the Great Fire of London. He also writes about himself, even about his faults - he often slept during church or looks at the other people. He describes his home life- a (48)___ with his wife and how they became friends again, his worry about her illness. As well as books, he liked music, the theatre, card (49)____and parties with good food and much fun. Pepys was a busy man who had many important jobs -he was a Member of Parliament and President of the Royal Society. He is (50)___ for his work for the British Navy.
46. A. description	B. letter	C. notice	D. story	
47. A. driving	B. flying	C. running	D. sailing	
48. A. conversation 	B. discussion	C. quarrel	D. talk
49. A. battles	B. games	C. matches	D. plays	
50. A. reviewed	B. remembered	C. reminded	D. reported
51. The goalie tried to catch _______ ball, but he failed.A. a 	B. an 	C. the 	D. Ø
52. The report of very critical and is clearly ___ A. intended to be 	B. intended to 	C. intended 	D. intend to be 
53. They are going to _______ the pool to 1.8 meter. A. deep 	 B. depth 	C. deepen 	D. deeply
54. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a _______.
A. penalty 	B. penalize 	C. penal 	D. penalization
55. _______ is the activity of swimming underwater using special breathing equipment.
A. Synchronized swimming 	B. Rowing C. Water polo 	D. Scuba diving
56. When the offense takes possession of the ball, the strategy is to _______ the ball down the field of play and to score a goal. A. create 	B. ride 	C. advance 	D. eject
57. He found these sentences hard ______.A. translate	B. translating C. to translate	D. being translated
REWRITE THE SENTENCES : 
1,Your car is large . It is difficult to find a parking space.à The larger 	
2. The apartment is big. The rent is high.→ The bigger 	
3.  The joke is good. The laughter is loud.→ The better 	
4. People dive fast. Many accidents happen.→ The faster 	
5. This is the most delicious cake I’ve ever tasted.à I’ve never 	
6. I’ve never met any more dependable person than George.à George is 	
7. There isn’t anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.à Your mother 	
8. . Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.à No mountain 	
9.  The children are excited with the difficult games.à The more 	
10. No river in the world is longer than the Nile.à The Nile 	
REVISION 3 (CLASS 12) 
1. Pronunciation: 	A. office	B. official	C. species	D. special	
2. Pronunciation: 	A. novel 	B. comic	C. romance	D. resolve
3. Pronunciation: 	A. migrate	B. science	C. describe	D. wilderness
4. Stress: 	A. television	B. personality	C. information	D. entertainment 
5. Stress: 	A. reunite	B. incredible	C. undrestand	D. recommend
6. The bridge (A) was collapsed (B) during the flood (C) but fortunately no one (D) was using at the time.
7. Error recognition: The (A) number of books (B) which we have to read (C) for the exam (D) are considerable.
8. Error recognition: We (A) must be quick. There (B) is (C) a little time (D) left.
9. Error recognition: Elephants have (A) so long flexible trunks (B) that they seem clumsy (D) as they walk.
10.”Romeo and Juliet” is a famous ______ by William Shakespeare. A. romance B. thriller C. fiction D. cartoon
11. If an area is ___, all the trees there are cut down or destroyed. 
A. endangered 	B. deforested 	C. contaminated 	D. polluted
12. Books are a primary means for dissemination of knowledge and information. 
A. attempt 	B. distribution 	C. invention 	D. variety
13. The world's biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes wildlife _______.
A. prosperous 	B. prefect 	C. vulnerable 	D. remained
14. A book may be evaluated by a reader or professional writer to create a book ____. 
A. review 	B. reviewing 	C. reviewer 	D. reviewed
15. It is reported that humans are the main reason for most species' declines and habitat _______ and degradation are the leading threats.. A. destroy 	B. destructive 	C. destructor 	 D. destruction
16. The main uses of books are to provide entertainment and _______.
A. inform 	B. information 	C. informative 	D. informer
17. We live in a dynamic world, and habitats are always undergoing changes __ all sorts of levels. 
A. in	B. at	C. to	D. with
18. Over-exploitation for food, pets, and medicine, pollution, and disease are recognized ____ a serious threat ____ extinction.A. as / of 	B. to / for 	C. over / with 	D. upon / at
19. Everyone knows what is happening to _______ earth but we just do not know how to stop it. 
A. a 	B. an 	C. the 	D. Ø
20. Wide animals ___in their natural habitat will have a better an a longer life than those which are kept in protected areas. A which is living B which lives C living	D live
21. Will you be going to university? - _________ 
A. No, I’m afraid not	B. No, I don’t think so	 C. Well, I hope so	 D. Of course, not
22. Have a nice weekend, won’t you? - _______
A. Well, I hope so	B. Thanks. Same to you 	C. Yes, I have D. I hope not.
23. Would you mind if I closed the window?- ___________
A. Yes, I wouldn’t mind	 B. No, don’t close it	C. No, please do	 	D. Yes, please close
24. . I studied English for four years in high school. _____had trouble talking with people when I was traveling in the U. S. A Therefore, I	 B Although I	C Otherwise, I	D However, I
25. ______scientific breakthroughs are discovered by chance. A. Little 	B. A little C. Few 	 D. Not few
26. The teacher had the students ___ their textbooks A. closed	B. close C. to close D. All are correct 
27. If you .as I told you, you .sorry now.
A had done/would not be	B had done/had not been C did/would not be	 D do /would not be	 
28. The stockbroker denied __ of the secret business deal 
A. having informed 	 	B. to have informed	 C. having been informed 	D. to have been informed 
29. The man is said ____a failure as a computer programmer when he was young . 
A. to be 	B. being 	C. to have been 	D. having been 
30. You ________________so much money at the weekend. It was wasteful . 
A. can’t have spent 	B. shouldn’t spend 	C. shouldn’t have spent 	D. mustn’t spend 
31: He was happy to find the kind of job..........	A. which they had trained him 	
B. that he had training in	C. for which he had been trained 	D. that was for his training
32. ___________in the desert, cacti are the most popular. 	
A. Despite other kinds of plants can be found B. In spite of finding other kinds of plants 
C. Although we can find other kinds of plants 	D. However other kinds of plants can be found 
33. Only when we heard the good news of Patrick ___ relieved 
A. we felt	B. that we felt	C. had we felt	D. did we feel 
34. Many young people travel all over the world and do all kinds of jobs before they__
A. lie down	B. touch down	C. settle down 	D. put down 
35. Thousands of species of animals and plants are ________and the number increases each year.
A. danger	B. dangerous	C. endanger	D. endangered
36. The polar bear’s _______depends on its ability to catch fish . 
A. surviving 	B. survivor 	 C. survival 	D. survive 
37. We live in a dynamic world, and habitats are always undergoing changes __ all sorts of levels.
 A. in 	B. at 	C. to 	D. with
38. We spend more time watching TV than reading books. But ____ fact, TV has not killed reading. 
 A. for 	 B. upon 	C. at 	D. in
39. Life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken.
A vanishing B. damaging C.polluting	 D.destroying
40. After leaving school, many of us only read for .A.please B.pleasant C. pleasure	 D. pleasing
READING COMPREHENSION : 
 I came to India a year ago to find a village in which I could live and write but it was many months before I settled down happily in this Himalayan community. I wasted a lot of time looking for the "typical" village. Yet no such thing exists. Conditions vary too widely. But the villages I stayed in had much in common-poverty, dirt, ignorance. Often the villagers themselves were puzzled, suspicious. Why had I come? I had put, aside my work as a political journalist because my ideas had changed. I had come to believe that was happening in the Third World was more important than anything else. But to understand how three- quarters of the world's people live, and how their future might affect ours, I felt that I first had to try and share their way of life. In the end I chose a mountain village because it was a little cooker than those in the plains. I took the bus from town along a bumpy road. Then came a rough walk down a steep path to the river. After this I began the climb into the hills. Whenever I stopped to catch my breath, there was a magnificent view. After several hours' walk the village came into view.
41. After the writer had arrived in India,____
A. he spent a year writing about the place he lived in.	B. he took quite a long time finding a suitable place to live. 
C. he spent years looking for a certain village.	D. He lived in a Himalayan community for many months.
42. While looking for a "typical" village the writer found_______	
A. he was searching for the impossible.	B. all the villages were exactly the same.	
C. The villagers made him feel confused.	D. The villagers asked him a lot of questions.
43. Before coming to India, the writer________	
A. had been a successful politician.	 	B. had made a decision to do no more work.
C. had been dismissed from his job.	 	D. had written articles for publication.
44. The writer decided to change his way of life because ______	
A. he no longer found his work interesting.	B. He wanted to live a peaceful life in the countryside.
C. He wanted to find out more about the Third World.	D. He thought living in a small community would be rewarding.
45. The village the writer finally chose to live in _______	
A. was situated at the end of a bumpy road.	B. had a better climate than those in the plains.	
C. was a short walk from the river.	D. had a magnificent view of the river.
CLOZE TEST : The wind controls our planet’s weather and climate, but how much do we understand about this complex force, which can kill and spread fear? On the night of 15 October 1987, the south of England was struck by (46) ___ winds it had known for over two hundred years. Gusts of over 130km/h below through the region. Nineteen people were killed, $1,5 billion-worth of (47)____ was caused and 19 million trees were (48)___ in just a few hours.
	Although people thought of this as a hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only (49)____ storm force. They are far better known than the much more serious storms of 25 January 1990, when most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173km/h. On this incident, 47 people were killed, even though, unlike in 1987, the weather forecasters issued accurate (50)____.
46. A. heaviest 	B. fastest 	C. strongest 	D. quickest	
47. A. hurt 	B. injury 	C. destruction 	D. damage	
48. A. blow down 	B. cut down 	C. knocked down 	D. blown up
49. A. powerful 	B. severe 	C. serious 	D. dangerous	
50. A. treats 	B. warnings 	C. news 	D. signs	
TEST 2
1. Pronunciation: 	A. pleased	B. practiced	C. raised	D. closed
2. Pronunciation: 	A. enough 	B. cough 	C. though 	D. rough	
3. Pronunciation: 	A. speakers	B. instructions	C. words	D. trips
4. Stress: 	A. deforestation	B. biodiversity	C. urbanization	D. exploitation
5. Stress: 	A. reunite	B. incredible	C. understand	D. recommend
6. Error recognition: There is a (A) species of bird (B) that are threatened (C) with (D) extinction.
7. Error recognition: It (A) is very kind to (B) you to take care (C) of that problem for (D) me.
8. The bridge (A) was collapsed (B) during the flood (C) but fortunately no one (D) was using at the time.
9. Error recognition: Mrs. Barnes, who was (A) so proud of her new car, drove (B) to work when the accident happened (C) and damaged (D) her car.
10. Since their appearance, books are a previous __ of knowledge and pleasure. A. source B. pile C. amount D. sum
11. Governments have __ laws to protect wildlife from overhunting. A. enforced B. enacted C. observed D. required
12. Our national heritage of biological ____ is an invaluable and irreplaceable resource.
A. environment	B. division	C. diversity	D. difference
13. Hunting for meat and burning forest for soil cause destruction to wildlife.
A. organization	B. contamination C. protection	D. damage
14. The main uses of books are to provide entertainment and ____.
A. inform 	B. information 	C. informative D. informer
15. Pronunciation: A. pleased	B. practiced	C. raised	D. closed
16. Pronunciation: