REVISION (UNIT 9-16) - ENGLISH 12

Revision Test 2

(Units 9-16)

1. PRONUNCIATION

Choose the phrase that best completes each sentence.

1. He's is the contracted form of...........................

A. He is B. He was C. He has D. either A or C

2. / ∫il / is the phonemic script of.............................

A. she'd B. she'll C. she will D. sheel

3. Linking occurs..........................in the phrase 'ten miles an hour'.

A. once B. twice C. three times D. four times

4. Elision doesn't occur in the phrase............................"

A. fast food B. next door C. put on D. can't come

5. The rhythm of the sentence 'Come for a drink' is............................

A. OooO B. OoOo C. oOoO D. oOOo

6. Yes / No questions have a..........................tone.

A. rising B. falling

C. rising - falling D. falling - rising

7. A statement often has a..........................tone.

A. rising B. falling C. rising - falling D. falling - rising

8. A rising - falling tone is often applied to a..........................

A. Yes / No question B. wh-question

C. question of choice D. statement

9. A wh-question usually has the same intonation as a...........................

A. statement B. question of choice

C. Yes / No question D. tag-question

10. When a tag-question takes a rising tone, it is.............................

A. an exclamation B. a surprise

C. not a real question D. a real question

11. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

A. Choose the option that best completes each sentence.

11. In the past, women were confined to the home by social pressure

they were primarily expected to......................children.

A. bear and raise B. feed C. grow D. bring up

12. In the past, students would.......................books for solutions to their

questions.

A. look up B. look after C. look in D. look at

13. Many people say James......................his father, but I don't think they

are very similar.

A. looks after B. takes after C. likes D. looks alike

14.They lost their keys and had to break a window to.........................

A. get in B. get out C. look in D. go in

15. Everybody in the company agreed that Henry was talented......................,

they didn't choose him as their manager.

A. Although B. However C. But D. Therefore

16. Today is holiday and these places of interest are open for free, so you

.................;... pay to get in.

A. mustn't B. mightn't C. shouldn't D. needn't

17. Oyster farming......................for many years in this part of the world.

A. has practised B. are practised

C. has been practised D. are practising

18. The more you practise,...................you can speak the language.

A. the more well B. the better C. more better D. the more

19. I'll let you know as soon as I.......................any news.

A. will get B. received

C. get D. am going to get

20. You must finish your work..

A. after B. before

B. Choose the underlined part which is grammatically incorrect and

needs to be changed to have a correct sentence.

21. Things can't go off as they are; something has to change.

22. We will tell Joe to call you while we see him tomorrow.

23. The plane eventually took after at 9:00 p.m. that night.

24. The more difficult the task is, the more challenging is it.

25. How can you read in this light? Let me turn off the big light for you.

C. Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the

sentence in bold. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

26. They awarded the little boy a prize for his bravery.

A. The little boy was awarded a prize for his bravery.

B. The little boy awarded a prize for his bravery.

C. A prize was awarded the little boy for his bravery.

D. A prize was awarded for his bravery to the little boy.

27. His alarm clock goes off every morning at six.

A. His alarm clock explodes every morning at six.

B. His alarm clock drops every morning at six.

C. His alarm clock rings every morning at six.

D. His alarm clock leaves every morning at six.

28. It took him a long time to recover from his illness.

A. It took him a long time to get out of his illness.

B. He didn't recover from his illness for a long time.

C. He was ill for a long time and didn't recover.

D. It took him a long time to get over his illness.

29. He arrived home and then had dinner immediately.

A. He had dinner as soon as he arrived home.

B. He had dinner when he arrived home.

C. He had dinner before he arrived home.

D. As soon as he had dinner, he arrived home.

30. Even though he had no money, he decided to go travelling. .

A. He had no money, so he decided to go travelling.

B. He had no money. However, he decided to go travelling.

C. He had no money, therefore he decided to go travelling.

D. He decided to go travelling but he had no money.

III. READING COMPREHENSION

A. Read the passage and choose the option that best completes eai

............you can watch TV.

C. as soon as D. when