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THE SECOND TERM TEST – ENGLISH 12 (Time allowance: 60 minutes) SECTION I. LISTENING Part 1: Listen to a talk about Phenology and decide whether the statement is TRUE or FALSE. Tick (√) the correct boxes. You will listen to the recording TWICE. True False Question 1. Phenology is the study of how the biological world times the natural events that occur like clockwork every year.   Question 2. Scientists now understand that plants and animals take their cues from non-biological factors.   Question 3. With warmer temperatures, flowering plants are blooming later in the year.   Question 4. Phenology helps us understand the patterns of specific species and overall ecosystem health. Question 5. One species' phenological events cannot be relevant to the survival of another species.     Key: 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F Part 2: Listen to an interview about the positive and negative points of the careers of three people and circle the correct answer A, B, or C. You will listen to the recording TWICE. Question 6. What kind of career is Tom looking for? A. a TV journalist B. a flight attendant C. a medical researcher Question 7. What is the difficulty of being a journalist? A. You have to work long hours. B. You have to go into dangerous situations. C. You have to write long reports. Question 8. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of being a flight attendant? A. You can meet people from many different countries. B. It’s a well-paid job. C. It has positive effects on your health. Question 9. What are some positive points about being a medical researcher? A. It allows you to cure or prevent deadly diseases. B. It helps save people's lives and make a great medical discovery. C. It makes you do tedious experiments and write long reports. Question 10. What does Mark think of his dreamt job? A. It is a demanding but interesting job. B. It doesn’t have any drawbacks. C. It can bring good things to people. SECTION II. LANGUAGE FOCUS Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 1: A. digestion B. actual C. congestion D. position Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions Question 2: A. narrow B. extreme C. afraid D. correct Question 3: A. scenery B. festival C. atmosphere D. location Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 4: The former teachers' contributions to Henry's magnificent achievements were ______those of his parents. A. most important B. more important C. important than D. as important as Question 5: ____ photosynthesis were to stop, life would disappear from the planet Earth relatively quickly.