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Test 12 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. Question 1: A. escape B. slave C. hat D. gave Question 2: A. charter B. chance C. charity D. brochure Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which is stressed differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. Question 3: A. industry B. physical C. cultural D. condition Question 4: A. supply B. signal C. mention D. instance Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 5: The theater is the________ of the three buildings. A. nearest B. near C. nearly D. nearer Question 6: They eat a lot of fish, _______? A. had they B. don’t they C. do they D. didn’t they Question 7: Your hair needs _______. You’d better have it done tomorrow. A. cut B. to cut C. being cut D. cutting Question 8: John _______ his favourite book when his sister came to visit him. A. had read B. read C. will read D. was reading Question 9: We had to ______ their invitation to lunch as we had a previous engagement. A. turn down B. turn up C. get up D. get down Read the following advertisement and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks. . I.Job description The Center of Travel dot com is a travel site that prides itself (10)___ providing a one-stop-shop for travel needs. The website appeals to(11)___ do-it-yourselfer who is comfortable transacting online. Users tend to be (12)____X and Millennials. This voice over will be used for an international radio spot on satellite radio. Question 10. A. in B. on C. with D. of Question 11. A. the B. no article C. a D. an Question 12. A. Generation B. Generator C.Generating D. Generational Announcement from Australia The immigration card must(13)______ by, on behalf of, all passengers including children.  The immigration card must be completed accurately and in particular the question relation to an address in Australia.  In the (14)____of an address being unknown this must be answered as "unknown."  The customs and Quarantine Form must also be completed by all passengers.!15)____, married couples traveling together with children under the age of 18 years aged only to complete one Customs and Quarantine Form.  Thank you. Question 13. A. be completed B. being completed C.is completed D. completed Question 14. A. match B. event C. place D. emergency Question 15. AHowever B. Therefore C. In addition D. But Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct arrangement of the sentences to make a meaningful paragraph/ letter in each of the following questions. Question 16.
a. I am interested in this job because I am a regular visitor of the Museum and I would love to challenge myself working in a new environment. I also appreciate the pay rate and benefits that this position can offer b. Dear Sir/Madam,My name is Hannah Eastwood. I am a 26 years old female from Nottingham c. Thank you for your consideration and I am looking forward to hearing back from you. d. I came across your advertisement in the Sun newspaper and want to apply for the temporary cashier positionat City Museum Shop. e. I have 3 years experience working in the customer service sector. I used to work as a cashier at an ASDA store for 2 years and as a store helper for a year. f. Yours sincerely, A. b—d—e—a—c—f B. b—c—a—e—d—f C. b—e—d—a—c—f D. b—a—d—e—c—f Question 17. a. Also,you can also make new friends through this platform. When you connect with people from all over the world, it opens doors to learning about new cultures, values and traditions from different countries. b. In addition to this,it is also a great source of information and news. It helps in staying updated with the latest happenings in the world and subscribing to popular fan pages to get the latest updates c. Firstly,Most importantly, it allows you to get in touch with people from the other side of the world without spending a penny. It is also a great way to connect with old school  friends  and college friends. d. Last but not least,You can get great opportunities for employment through social media too. e. When we look at the positive aspect of the facebook, we find numerous benefits. A. e—a—c—b—d B. c—e—a—b—d C. c—a—b—d—e D. e—c— a—b—d Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Online classes have been the best possible solution for educational institutions as well as students during the pandemic. Online education or online classes were not a new concept, but online classes’ prominence was seen only(18)___. The online class provides a flexible and quick learning option. Its adaptability and efficiency (19)___during the pandemic’s early days. It lowers the distance between learning locations. There are a lot of advantages as well as disadvantages to online classes. It is a versatile method of learning which helps connect with people from various parts of the globe,(20)___. Students were given their comfort zone to study,(21)____. It reduced a lot of paperwork, ultimately saving mother earth. Many renowned institutions have changed (22)____to online methods because it made education more accessible. There are also a few disadvantages, like, as a lot of students misuse these benefits and get(23)____. But it all depends on the individual and if they want to make their career bright. Therefore it is essential to know the limitations of everything. Question 18. A. when the pandemic B. while the pandemic C. in the pandemic D. during the pandemic Question 19. A. made them more popular B. made more popular C. made it more popular D. made them more popularly Question 20. A. which was not possible in offline classes B. that was not possible in offline classes C. thiswas not possible in offline classes D. itwas not possible in offline classes Question 21. A.resulting in better performance and productivity B. resulting from better performance and productivity C.results in better performance and productivity D. resulted from better performance and productivity Question 22. A. their learning methods B. its learning methods C. his learning methods D. her learning methods Question 23. A. addicted to different games and social media B. addiction to different games and social media
C. addicted for different games and social media D.addictionfor different games and social media Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 26 to 30: Several countries across the globe offer benefits to parents (24) ______ have more children. Some of these policies even directly encourage their citizens to procreate, while others are aimed at providing for families who can’t afford to have kids on their own. (25) ______ officials made many of these policies with their hearts in the right place, they only contribute to the problem of overpopulation. Parents might not have kids for the tax benefit alone (although some undoubtedly do), but they aren’t discouraged by government (26) ______ either. Sometimes, these policies mean that parents with more kids create more income than those without kids. Changing these policies won’t come easy, as many families (27) ______ on them for a sustainable income. Still, we need to look at tax benefits and other government policies regarding one of the overpopulation solutions. One method of changing policy might be to reward families who decide to have two or (28) ______ children with tax breaks. This won’t harm anyone who has a larger family but might dissuade some parents from having an excessive amount of kids. (Adapted from https://www.conservationinstitute.org/) Question 24: A. which B. who C. where D. whom Question 25: A. Whether B. Such C. Unless D. While Question 26: A. policy B. republic C. county D. estate Question 27: A. wrap B. rely C. laugh D. split Question 28: A. fewer B. much C. many D. less Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35: Most Americans have at least some daily interaction with people who do not share their race or ethnicity, but relatively small shares say they have a lot of interaction. This is particularly the case for whites interacting with racial or ethnic minorities and nonwhites interacting with minority groups other than their own. About a quarter of white adults say they interact with blacks and Hispanics a lot in their day-to-day life. Among blacks, 26% say they have a lot of interaction with people who are Hispanic, while one-in-five Hispanics say they have frequent interaction with people who are black. About one in-ten whites, blacks and Hispanics say they interact with Asians a lot in their daily life. A majority of Asians say they have frequent daily interaction with whites, more than the share of blacks and Hispanics who say the same. About one-in-four Asians say they have a lot of interaction with people who are Hispanic and 15% say the same about people who are black. Asians are less likely than whites, blacks and Hispanics to say they have a lot of interaction with people in their own group. The extent to which Americans interact with various racial or ethnic groups reflects, at least in part, the shares of each group in the population. ((Adapted from Practical Faster Reading, By Gerald, CUP) Question 29: Which best serves as the title for the passage? A. Americans’ everyday interaction B. Hispanics’ frequent interaction C. What does Asians’ interaction reflect? D. Interaction between people from other racial and ethnic groups Question 30: The word “their” in paragraph 1 refers to ______. A. ethnic minorities B. whites C. minority groups D. nonwhites Question 31: How many white adults say they interact with blacks and Hispanics a lot in their everyday life? A. 50% B. 25% C. 26% D. 20% Question 32: The word “frequent” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______. A. regular B. angry C. reliable D. sincere Question 33: According to paragraph 3, it is Hispanics’ idea that ______. A. they have no interaction with blacks B. they have the same daily interaction with whites and blacks. C. they have no interaction with Asians D. they have the same daily interaction with Asians and blacks.