45 - MINUTE TEST 125 pot

CAO BA QUAT UPPER-SECONDARY SCHOOL

Name: .....................................................

Class: 12 / .............

45 - MINUTE TEST

125

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer:

Asian elephants used to live in the forests from Iraq to Southern China. Since these forests were cut down to make

room for farms and villages, the elephants had to live in small, hilly regions. These small areas cannot supply enough food

for them. An adult elephant eats about 331 pounds (150 kg) of grasses, leaves and other plants each day. When forests were

larger, Asian elephants migrated with the seasons. In this way, they found new food supplies. The plants and trees could also

grow again after elephants left.

Today, there is nowhere for the elephants to go. Experts say that the Asian elephant population is about 55,000 living

on a habitat of about 19,000 squares miles (30,400 square kilometres). In contrast to this, the African elephant population is

about 10 times this size and live on almost 3 million square miles (48 million square kilometres) of available habitat.

1). Which of these sentences is true to the text?

A). Asian elephants' habitat is as big as Africans'. B). Asian elephants' habitat is bigger than Africans'.

C). African elephants ' habitat is bigger than Asians'. D). African elephants' habitat isn't so big as Asians'.

2). How much does an Asian elephant eat a day?

A). About 331 kg of grasses, leaves and other plants. B). About 19,000 kg of grasses, leaves and other plants

C). About 150 kg of grasses, leaves and other plants. D). About 30,400 kg of grasses, leaves and other plants.

3). According to the text, Asian elephants can be extinct because of ___________.

A). hunting B). loss of habitat C). change of climate D). polluted environment

4). How can Asian elephants find new food supplies?

A). They found other plants. B). They could grow plants and trees.

C). They migrated with the seasons. D). They made forests larger.

5). How many African elephants are there today?

A). 55,000 B). 30,400 C). 19,000 D). 550,000

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct word for each of the blanks.

Books are written to (6)______ knowledge and good books enrich the mind. By putting ourselves under the

influence of superior mind. We improve our mental powers. Through good books we learn that people everywhere

(7)______ the same, in all ages and in all classes. This knowledge improves our love of others and helps us to live in

(8)______ with them. We also understand that the world was made (9)______ for man alone but also for every creature that

can feel hunger and thirst, (10)______ and cold.

6). A). describe B). provide C). buy D). change

7). A). was B). were C). are D). is

8). A). peacefully B). peaceable C). peaceful D). peace

9). A). enough B). not only C). due to D). despite

10). A). warm B). warmer C). warmth D). warmly

Choose the best answer:

11). Mr Brown retired from his job early ___________ his ill health.

A). because B). although C). because of D). in spite of

12). Many species of animals and plants become extinct each year before ___________ can identify them

A). biology B). biological C). biologically D). biologists

13). It was such an expensive car that I didn't buy it.

A). The car was so expensive that I didn't buy it. B). The car was enough expensive for me to buy.

C). The car was too expensive for me to buy it. D). It was an expensive car so that I can't buy it.

14). Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?

A). chorus B). child C). cheap D). champion

15). A lot of things ___________ at the same time.

A). must do B). must be done C). must been done D). must have done

16). One well-known desert plant is the __________, which grows well in hot dry regions.

A). eucalyptus B). spinifex C). date palm D). cactus

17). Although it was sunny, I felt quite cold.

A). I felt quite cold because of the sunny weather. B). Despite the sunny weather, but I felt quite cold.

C). I felt quite cold in spite of being sunny. D). Despite the sunny weather, I felt quite cold.

18). There is a lot of time for you to make up your mind. You ___________ decide now.

A). might B). needn't C). must D). mustn't

19). I __________ phone Steve when I get home. I said I'd call him last night, but I forgot.

A). might B). must C). mustn't D). needn't