One Period Test Sample 643 ppt

Name : ……………………………………… One Period Test

Class: 12 … Sample 643

Choose the word with underlined and bold letters that has a different pronunciation from the rest.

1. a. expedition b. excitement c. exploration d. expectation

2. a. desert b. stretch c. crest d. remain

3. a. gazelle b. panda c. antelope d. acacia

Choose the word that has the different stress from the rest.

4. a. vulnerable b. tropical c. advantage d. difference

5. a. domestic b. endanger c. gorilla d. estimate

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences by circling the letter a, b, c, or d.

6. My grandfather usually listens to my problems and gives me useful advice . __________ , he often helps

me solve complicated questions .

a. Nevertheless b. Consequently c. Furthermore d. However

7. Many plant and animal species around the globe are now threatened __________ extinction .

a. in b. of c. with d. for

8. Everyone thought she would accept the offer . __________ , she turned it down .

a. However b. So c. Too d. Moreover

9. Life for mountain gorillas is not always __________ .

a. quiet b. rough c. calm d. peaceful

10. Government have __________ laws protecting wildlife from commercial trade and overhunting .

a. done b. passed c. discussed d. given

11. It is estimated about 5,000 species of plants and animals are __________ each year .

a. eliminated b. slaughtered c. trapped d. cut down

12. The food that gorillas eat includes a variety of plants and a few kinds of __________ .

a. insects and worms b. ants and worms c. bees and worms d. small worms

13. People have made great __________ to conserve endangered animals .

a. trials b. effects c. efforts d. affects

14. “I am really good at Geography and I know the Sahara Desert clearly. __________”

a. Can I help you ? b. Would I help you ?

c. Should I help you ? d. How about helping you ?

15. We’ve known each other for a long time . __________ , I didn’t recognize her .

a. But b. However c. Consequently d. Yet

16. Dinosaurs __________ .

a. probably are the most well-known examples of extinct species .

b. are probably the most famous example of an extinct species .

c. probably will be the most notorious example of the extinct species .

d. will probably be the most famous example of extinctive species .

17. She didn’t recognize him with a beard . __________ , she walked straight past him .

a. Therefore b. However c. Or d. But

18. There was a huge __________ on the front page this morning . It said “PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST.”

a. article b. writing c. column d. headline

19. It is believed that computers and the Internet will __________ books in near future .

a. replace b. stand c. take d. imitate

20. A comic book tells stories __________ pictures .

a. in b. through c. across d. about

21. When I find a good story and have time to enjoy it , I might __________ it .

a. dip into b. swallow c. glance d. read quickly

22. When reading a story , you need to use your __________ to help “see” the characters in the story .

a. imaginary b. image c. imaginable d. imagination

23. A __________ is a book written about the story of a person’s life and career .

a. biography b. thriller c. romance d. encyclopedia