English 12 1st Term – Final Test – Revision 3

1ST TERM – FINAL TEST

Revision 3

Choose one word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. future B. secure C. shuttle D. contribute
2. A. comments B. weighs C. goes D. improves
Choose one word with the stress pattern different from the others:
3. A. experience B. technology C. environment D. optimistic
4. A. discuss B. attempt C. reserve D. honest
Choose the best option :
5. -“She’s accepted my proposal!” – “______________”
A. Wow, congratulations! B. Thanks, but don’t worry. C. What a nice girl! D. My pleasure.
6. -“Merry Christmas!” -“____________”
A. Happy to you! B. So am I. C. Good, it’s my pleasure. D. Merry Christmas!
7. I _________ near the fence when I suddenly heard the voices.
A. stood B. standing C. was standing D. had stood
8. By the time he applies to this company next year, he _________ his study at the university.
A. will have finished B. has finished C. will finish D. finishes
9. When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.
A. pay attention to B. be interest in C. be sure of D. express interest
10. As an _____________, you must observe all the company’s policies and procedures.
A. employment B. employer C. unemployment D. employee
11. It’s rude to stare at people. The OPPOSITE of “rude” is ________.
A. impolite B. unfriendly C. cool D. polite
12. It is important to have a close friend to ____________ in.
A. confirm B. confide C. consult D. contact
13. His grandmother’s health wouldn’t become worse today if she _________ the doctor’s advice last night.
A. followed B. has followed C. had followed D. had to follow
14. Students ___________ to use cell phones in class because they might play games instead of learning.
A. must allow B. shouldn’t be allowed C. aren’t allowing D. are allowed
15. Anna said she _______ basketball with her friends at the school’s court then.
A. was playing B. had played C. played D. is playing
16. When we went for a picnic last Sunday, __________ turned out to be very good.
A. a weather B. that weather C. the weather D. weather
17. The authority gathered the villagers _________ they explained the importance of forests.
A. who B. whom C. to whom D. to which
18. I must thank you _______ all the information you provide.
A. to B. for C. with D. from
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Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting:

19. They’d like to have a little time to consider before making a decision on whether they should carry
that project.
A B C D
20. A huge amount of tourists come to this city every year.
A B C D
21. Have you finished reading the novel which I lend you yesterday?
A B C D
22. What I love most about the book that was the close-knit friendship of the three friends.
A B C D
23. When offering the job as a shop assistant, the girl couldn’t help jumping for joy.
A B C D
Read the passage and choose the best option for each blank:
It is predicted that one billion people will be 65 or older by 2030. Japanese scientists are already
developing robots to (24)_____ after the elderly and robots will be a permanent feature of everyday life all
across Europe. People in 2030 will routinely (25)_____ the age of 130. The weather in 2030 is likely to be
extreme, but the solution to the energy crisis will be to harness natural clean energy sources, (26)_____
solar, hydro, wind and geothermal. The internet will have developed into a "super combined web" which is
always on and always connected. It is also explained that some aspects of daily life in 2030 will seem very
(27)_____ to today. We will still live in houses and apartments, although they will be much more energy.
Children will still go to school, (28)_____ will be aided by virtual learning.
24. A. look B. take C. care D. raise
25. A. touch B. spread C. reach D. get
26. A. as B. such as C. in additional to D. with
27. A. different B. like C. various D. similar
28. A. so B. then C. though D. but
Read the passage and choose the best answer:
Astronomers have long used direct photography to gather large amounts of information from telescopes. To
do this, they have special light-sensitive coating on glass plates, whose size depends on the type of
telescopes employed. Certain wide-field telescopes commonly required very large glass plates. These
plates do not bend, can be measured accurately and can preserve information over a long period of time,
providing a record that an astronomer at a later time can examine. However, even though long time
exposures increase the amount of light striking the plate so that very faint objects in the sky eventually
show up clearly, even the most sensitive plates convert only a small percentage of photons striking them
into an image. For this reason, photography can make very efficient use of short-time exposures on a
telescope. Despite this inefficiency, photography is still very useful because it works as a two-dimensional
detector covering a large area at a telescope’s focus. Hence, the information contained in a single
photograph can be enormous, especially when the photos are taken with wide-field telescopes.
Today, the technology of newer radio and x-ray telescopes has allowed astronomers to view images
otherwise invisible to the eye, and direct photography is now used less often to gather images. Today’s
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astronomers can study an enhanced view of a telescope’s focus on a television monitor; and in most cases,
the data can be converted into digital form by a computer. This procedure, called image processing, plays a
central role in astronomy today. Using false colors, the computer can display image of information
otherwise undetectable to the unaided eye. These colors are false in the sense that they are not the actual
colors of the object in the visual range of the spectrum. Rather, they are codes to a specific property, such
as the x-ray emission from stars.

29. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. Methods used by astronomers in image processing
B. The use of wide-field telescopes in astronomy
C. The use of false colors in image processing
D. New astronomical theories
30. The word “they” refers to ______
A. telescopes B. amounts C. astronomers D. plates
31. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage of glass-plate photographs?
A. They can be measured accurately
B. They can be processed quickly
C. They can capture the images of faint objects.
D. They can be stored for a long time
32. Astronomers probably use direct photography less frequently today than in the past because ____
A. photographic data deteriorate quickly
B. glass plates are no longer available
C. only a small amount of information is contained in a single photo
D. alternate ways of observing images have been developed
33. According to paragraph 2, why do computer-generated images use false colors?
A. The computer screens have a limited range of colors
B. The properties represented in the image are not visible if colors are not used
C. The real objects are too bright to look at
D. the colors are used to convert black-and-white photographs
34. The word “undetectable” is closest in meaning to __________
A. immeasurable B. possible to find C. impassable D. unable to see
35. Why does the author mention “x-rat emissions” in paragraph 2?
A. To emphasize the precision of direct photography
B. To compare the properties of color and movement
C. To give an example of what false colors represent
D. To discuss the measurement of energy flow
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WORD FORMS: give the correct form of the word in brackets

36. The group was _____________ in establishing the new institutes. (influence)
37. Her research has _____________ enormously to our understanding of this disease. (contributory)
38. The food served at the party was _____________ good. (amaze)
39. He was a lifelong _____________ of running, dancing, and swimming. (enthusiasm)
40. Her latest work cannot be _____________ as either a novel or an autobiography. (category)

REWRITING: Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings

41. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
à The owner _____________________________________________________________________
42. The boy will receive some money to continue his study. His parents died in a traffic accident.
à The boy whose ___________________________________________________________________
43. They are producing motorbikes in Vietnam.
à Motorbikes are ___________________________________________________________________
44. "Will you be visiting the Acropolis when you fly to Greece?" he asked Elizabeth.
à He asked _______________________________________________________________
45. Without her help, we would have been in worse trouble.
à Had it ________________________________________________________________________

GAP-FILLING: Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word

When you first apply for a job, you might not (46)_____ in getting it. It’s always a good idea to ask them
to explain (47)_____ you what prevented you from beating the other candidates. Don’t complain about the
situation, but ask them to advise you on what you can do better (48)_____time. Perhaps the interviewers
disapproved of or disagreed with something you said. Perhaps (49)_____ just glance at your application
and saw something that made it easy to choose between you and another candidate. Don’t regard it as a
failure, (50)_____ recognize it as a chance to learn more!