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ENGLISH 12 - REVISION 16

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.

a)

cake

b)

lane

c)

false

d)

save

2.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.

a)

placed

b)

played

c)

mixed

d)

wished

3.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in pronunciation.

a)

return

b)

open

c)

agree

d)

begin

4.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in pronunciation.

a)

practical

b)

government

c)

advantage

d)

policy

5.

They use the money raised to subsidize the cost of fares, ______?

a)

aren't they

b)

didn't they

c)

wouldn't they

d)

don't they

6.

He may drop you a line ______.

a)

as soon as he gets to London.

b)

by the time he got to London

c)

after he had got to London

d)

while he was getting to London

7.

I'm afraid I lost my gloves when I ______ home.

a)

walked

b)

walk

c)

was walking

d)

am walking

8.

I think that you had better ________ earlier so that you can get to class on time.

a)

turn down

b)

take on

c)

look for

d)

get up

9.

When he was a boy, he was always willing to join in a ________ of football.

a)

match

b)

game

c)

play

d)

fight

10.

When he was questioned by the police, the thief didn't ________ the truth.

a)

say

b)

tell

c)

speak

d)

talk

11.

________ late for school so many times, they were punished by the teacher.

a)

To have been late

b)

Having been

c)

Been

d)

Had been

12.

She reads a very amusing article in one of the newspapers yesterday.

a)

reads

b)

amusing

c)

one

d)

newspapers

13.

______ your child is, the less the vaccine will hurt.

a)

The more relaxed

b)

More relaxed

c)

The most relaxed

d)

Most relaxed

14.

The victim is a ______ man.

a)

middle-aged tall British

b)

British tall middle-aged

c)

tall British middle-aged

d)

tall middle-aged British

15.

The old man asked her to move ______ he was used to sitting in that chair.

a)

though

b)

despite

c)

because

d)

because of

16.

I apologise ________ not writing sooner.

a)

to

b)

for

c)

with

d)

at

17.

The visitors ________ all the different ways of making brandy.

a)

showed

b)

are showing

c)

were shown

d)

have shown

18.

Before joining a course of study you must fill in a long ________ form.

a)

enrolment

b)

reception

c)

entrance

d)

acceptance

19.

After college, I joined the ______ of the unemployed for a year before I got my first job.

a)

places

b)

groups

c)

lines

d)

ranks

20.

To help people they love, and to be of use in ______ ways during this time in history.

a)

one

b)

another

c)

other

d)

each

21.

All the girls _______ were interviewed shop for clothes

regularly, half of them buying something from a department store or a large clothes shop at least once a month.

a)

who

b)

which

c)

why

d)

when

22.

That yellow "hump" will shift as the Sun evolves, and the light of day will change accordingly. It is natural to assume that as the Sun grows older, and uses up its hydrogen fuel-which it is now doing at the spanking rate of half a billion tons a second- it will become steadily colder and redder.

What does the word "it" in the last paragraph refer to_____ ?

a)

yellow hump

b)

day

c)

Sun

d)

hydrogen fuel

23.

The last time Susan met me was 2 weeks ago.

a)

Susan met me for 2 weeks.

b)

Susan has met me for 2 weeks.

c)

Susan hasn’t met me for 2 weeks.

d)

Susan didn’t meet me 2 weeks ago.

24.

"You mustn't go out with bad friends," he said to his son.

a)

He accused his son of going out with bad friends.

b)

He warned his son about going out with bad friends.

c)

He stopped his son from going out with bad friends.

d)

He apologized to his son for going out with bad friends.

25.

You are obliged to show your ID card when you enter this place.

a)

You may show your ID card when you enter this place.

b)

You must show your ID card when you enter this place.

c)

You had better show your ID card when you enter this place.

d)

You can show your ID card when you enter this place.

26.

Janet and Dane are talking about parties.

- Janet: “Parties give us a good time to relax and socialize.”

- Dane: “________. We meet new friends and expand our network.”

a)

I couldn’t agree more

b)

That's not true

c)

Oh, I don't know

d)

You're welcome

27.

Linda is talking to Peter about his reading habit.

- Linda: "How much time do you often spend reading every day?"

- Peter: "______."

a)

About 1 dollar

b)

Nearly one hour

c)

A long time ago

d)

I often read after dinner

28.

The storm was so great. Many families had to be evacuated to safer parts of the city.

a)

Many families had to be evacuated to safer parts of the city in spite of the great storm.

b)

It was so a great storm that many families had to be evacuated to safer parts of the city.

c)

Although the storm was not great, many families had to be evacuated to safer parts of the city.

d)

So great was the storm that many families had to be evacuated to safer parts of the city.

29.

Pat cannot go out. He has too much homework.

a)

As long as Pat has no homework, he can go out.

b)

Pat wished he had had no homework and could have gone out.

c)

But for having too much homework, Pat could go out.

d)

If Pat had had no homework, he could have gone out.

30.

(CLOSEST) He left and I missed my chance to say goodbye to him

a)

offer

b)

supply

c)

opportunity

d)

suggestion

31.

(CLOSEST) There's a growing tendency for women to marry later.

a)

rumor

b)

trend

c)

location

d)

influence

32.

(OPPOSITE) The student's application was turned down because it was incorrectly filled out.

a)

accurately

b)

roughly

c)

unsuitably

d)

carelessly

33.

(OPPOSITE) When she suddenly told her parents that she had decided to get married, they were utterly taken aback.

a)

shocked

b)

exhausted

c)

unsurprised

d)

determined

34.

Voters nationwide go to the polls on May 23, 2021 to elect deputies to the new National Assembly and People's Council members of all levels.

a)

go

b)

to elect

c)

and

d)

members

35.

Gamification has been shown to be tremendously effective, both in educational settings, e-learning settings and even for corporate companies using them to train employees.

a)

tremendously

b)

both

c)

settings

d)

them

36.

A new educational programme has been established for economically disadvantageous children in remote areas.

a)

educational

b)

established

c)

economically

d)

disadvantageous

37.

It is not necessary for you to read all the items in the reading list.

a)

You ought not to read all the items in the reading lis

b)

You mustn't read all the items in the reading list.

c)

You needn't read all the items in the reading list.

d)

You shouldn't read all the items in the reading list.

38.

"Yes! I haven't been very open-minded," said the manager.

a)

The manager promised to be very open-minded.

b)

The manager admitted not having been very open-minded.

c)

The manager denied having been very open-minded.

d)

The manager refused to have been very open-minded.

39.

This vibrant market has been featured in a number of films, documentaries and bestselling books, the most famous being the film Notting Hill starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts, which brought Portobello Market to the attention of audiences all over the world.

According to the passage, Portobello Market has been featured in all of the following EXCEPT ______ .

a)

films

b)

books

c)

documentaries

d)

songs

40.

In other Asian countries, such as Japan and Vietnam, children follow a similar tradition of throwing their lost teeth onto the roofs of houses.

What does the word "their" refer to?

a)

countries'

b)

roofs'

c)

children's

d)

houses'