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THE FIRST REVISION FOR 12C5

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 31mins

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Class
Date
1.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

another 

b)

ethnic

c)

neither 

d)

thus

2.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

bride

b)

time

c)

ship

d)

high

3.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

weather 

b)

maintain

c)

border

d)

limit

4.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

inflation

b)

maximum 

c)

applicant 

d)

character

5.

The house ______ in the storm has now been rebuilt.

          

a)

destroying

b)

destroyed

c)

which destroyed

d)

that destroyed

6.

This hotel must be______ than the small one next door.

     

a)

the most expensive

b)

expensive

c)

the more expensive 

d)

more expensive

7.

______, he will take the children for a work to a nearby playground.

   

a)

As soon as he finishes dinner  

b)

When he was finishing dinner  

c)

Once he had finished dinner  

d)

Until he finished dinner

8.

After the power failure last night, the washing machine started to break _______, so I had to wash the clothes by hands.

     

a)

up

b)

down

c)

out 

d)

in

9.

You are thirsty, _______?

a)

don't you

b)

aren't you

c)

are you 

d)

are not you

10.

Everyone knows what is happening to _____ earth but we just do not know how to stop it.

    

a)

no article

b)

the

c)

an

d)

a

11.

They are conducting a survey to ______ students' attitudes towards love and marriage.

     

a)

respond 

b)

suppose

c)

demand

d)

determine

12.

My responsibility is to______ my little brothers because my parents are very busy.

     

a)

look after

b)

look up  

c)

take over

d)

take off

13.

Some students hope ______ in many of the school's social activities.

    

a)

including 

b)

being included 

c)

include

d)

to be included

14.

The conflict came to a ______ when neither side would admit that they had made a mistake.

     

a)

neck 

b)

tooth

c)

leg

d)

head

15.

He fell down when he_______ towards the church.

   

a)

runs

b)

run    

c)

was running

d)

had run

16.

Nobody ______ any  notice of the warning and they went swimming in the contaminated water.

     

a)

did

b)

made

c)

took   

d)

had

17.

The computer is working again now. I think it______.

     

a)

repairs 

b)

repaired 

c)

has repaired 

d)

has been repaired

18.

They gave a clear _______ of their intentions.

     

a)

demonstrative 

b)

demonstrate

c)

demonstration  

d)

demonstrating

19.

Mr. David is short-tempted, so he is not popular with most of his _______ in the company.

     

a)

relatives 

b)

siblings 

c)

classmates 

d)

colleagues

20.

A student is talking to the school librarian.

      Student: "I would like to join the library."               Librarian: “_______ ”

     

a)

OK. Would you like to fill in this form?

b)

OK. This is the form that requires us.

c)

OK. I would like to fill in this form. 

d)

OK. See if you can join.

21.

Jenny and Mark are talking about living in a big city.

      Jenny: "I think higher living standard is one of the reasons that many people want to be a city dweller."       

      Mark: “_______.”

   

a)

I couldn't agree more.  

b)

It's nice of you to say so.

c)

That's quite all right. 

d)

Why not?

22.

There are several different kinds of faults in reading which are usually more exaggerated with foreign learners. (OPPOSITE)

  

a)

overestimated

b)

understated  

c)

overemphasized

d)

undertaken

23.

The water workers' claim for a 10 percent pay rise has been under consideration by the government. (OPPOSITE)

     

a)

neglected

b)

concentrated

c)

suspected

d)

be thought

24.

Scientists hope that this new drug will be a major breakthrough in the fight against Covid-19. (CLOSEST)

a)

new cure

b)

important therapy 

c)

sudden remedy 

d)

dramatic development

25.

With price increases on most necessities, many people have to tighten their belt for fear of getting into financial difficulties. (CLOSEST)

   

a)

save on daily expenses

b)

spend money freely

c)

dress in loose clothes

d)

put on tighter belts

26.

Smoking is not allowed in the museum.

     

a)

You mustn’t smoke in the museum.  

b)

You can smoke in the museum.

c)

You don’t have to smoke in the museum.

d)

You may smoke in the museum.

27.

The last time the boys attended a football match was ages ago.

   

a)

It had been a long tune since the boys attended a football match.

b)

It was a long time since the boys attended a football match.

c)

The boys haven't attended any football match for a long time.

d)

The boys last attended a football match was ages ago.

28.

He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring.”

     

a)

He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring.

b)

He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring.

c)

He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring.

d)

He said that his wife just bought a diamond ring.

29.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

So exciting were the spectators to see the race that they didn’t pay so much attention to that little incident. 

a)

exciting

b)

spectators

c)

attention

d)

incident

30.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Peter’s sister gets married to a rich businessman two years ago.

a)

gets

b)

a

c)

businessman

d)

years

31.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

While penguins can’t fly, they are expert swimmers and spend most of its lives in the ocean.

a)

can’t

b)

are

c)

and

d)

its

32.

Nam was so rude to them last night. Now he feels regretful.

     

a)

Nam regrets to have been so rude to them last night.

b)

Nam regrets to be so rude to them last night.

c)

Nam wishes he hadn’t been so rude to them last night.

d)

Nam wishes he weren’t so rude to them last night.

33.

The rainy weather has had considerable benefits for organic vegetables. The local people have started to export them to other countries.

 

a)

Only if the rainy weather had considerable benefits for organic vegetables would the local people start to export them to other countries.

b)

Only after the local people have started to export organic vegetables to other countries did the rainy weather have benefits.

c)

So beneficial is the rainy weather that the local people have started to export organic vegetables to other countries.

d)

If it were not for benefits of the rainy weather, the local people would have started to export organic vegetables to other countries.

34.

Mass production and technology advances are making turbines cheaper, and _______ governments offer tax incentives to spur wind-energy development.

a)

few

b)

many

c)

a little

d)

much

35.

Thanks to global efforts to combat climate change, such as the Paris Agreement, renewable energy is seeing a boom in growth, in _______ wind energy has led the way.

a)

when

b)

which

c)

why

d)

who

36.

Also, they activate and use their prior knowledge. The word “prior” is closest meaning to _______?

    

a)

good 

b)

earlier

c)

important 

d)

forward

37.

Air pollution can cause breathing-related problems and other bad health effects as contaminants are absorbed from the lungs into other parts of the body. Which of the followings has the closest meaning to the word “absorbed”?

   

a)

swallowed 

b)

piled up

c)

taken in

d)

consumed

38.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

bride

b)

confide

c)

oblige

d)

determine

39.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

thought

b)

themselves

c)

thunder

d)

threaten

40.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose that  differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

attention

b)

telegram

c)

survival   

d)

departure

41.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose that  differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

study

b)

support

c)

maintain

d)

believe