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Test 12 B 2017

This document contains a practice test paper for a 12th grade exam. It includes multiple sections: 1) A fill-in-the-blank exercise with 10 sentences where students must use 3-8 words to complete each blank, including a given word. 2) A word formation exercise identifying parts of speech for 8 words. 3) An open cloze passage with 16 blanks to be filled. 4) A short essay question asking about advantages and disadvantages of renting a home.

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Test 12 B 2017

This document contains a practice test paper for a 12th grade exam. It includes multiple sections: 1) A fill-in-the-blank exercise with 10 sentences where students must use 3-8 words to complete each blank, including a given word. 2) A word formation exercise identifying parts of speech for 8 words. 3) An open cloze passage with 16 blanks to be filled. 4) A short essay question asking about advantages and disadvantages of renting a home.

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NAME___________________________________

TEST PAPER, 12TH B

I. Rephrase the following sentences using between three and eight words including the word given: 20p
1) She knew nothing about the party that they were planning. DARK
She was .....................................................................................................the party that they were planning.
2) Our team has won the football championship for the second year running. SUCCESSION
For the second year ................................................................................................. by a local team.
3) You must never leave the workplace without letting the team leader know.ACCOUNT
On .....................................................................................................without letting the team leader know.
4) She may run into additional problems if she doesn't have any proper insurance. PRONE
She ...................................................................................................................she has any proper insurance.
5) I was shocked by the cheeky response that the girl gave to her mother.ABACK
I was ...................................................................................the cheeky response that the girl gave to her mother.
6) Simon is rumoured to be about to become a Sky News presenter.VERGE
Rumour has .........................................................................................becoming a Sky News presenter.
7) It is important to know the difference between a joke and a lie. DRAW
It is important to know .....................................................................................................between a joke and a lie.
8) I have no idea how to adjust the television set. LOSS
I am ............................................................................................................how to adjust the television set.
9) If Sue hadn't refused to work overtime, she would have got promotion. IT
Had ...................................................................................................................., she would have got promotion.
10) I don't understand the reason for Mark's sudden resignation last week. WHY
I don't understand .........................................................................................................................last week.
II. WORD FORMATION: 24 p
Anyone taking the trouble to look (1)..................................... on a clear moonlit night cannot fail to be moved UP
by the sight of our sister planet hanging up there in the sky like a silver ball casting (2) .................................... GHOST
shadows on the Earth below. Few (3) .................................... objects can have had such an influence over ANIMATE
religion and the arts. And never is the Moon's visual impact more (4) .............................. than when it is IMPRESS
full and just above the distant horizon. Under these conditions, the apparent (5) ................................of PROXIMATE
the lunar disc to familiar terrestrial objects makes the Moon appear to be very much larger
and closer than normal. But the fact that our (6) ................................ eyes still cannot discern more than just AID
a few dark blotches on its surface demonstrates that this effect must indeed be just an (7) ............................. OPTICS
illusion. The light from the Moon cannot really become (8) ................................... as it passes INTENSE
at a grazing angle through our atmosphere.
III. OPEN CLOZE: 16 p
Taste
Taste is (1)................................ simply the preserve of a tiny aristocracy, of the court culture of the European, Abbasid or
Chinese past or the ‘foodie’ cutting-edge of the present. In the social history of ordinary people, calorie intake, the threat of
famine and the supply of urban centres are among the topics (2) ........................................ have given us (3) .........................
idea of the fragility and difficulty of pre-industrial life. The relevance of the history of food in its (4) ............................... basic
sense needs (5)......................... justification.
The exchange of products resulting (6)........................................... the discovery of the New World, the dependence of
societies (7) ................................................ one overwhelmingly important food source, or the impact of modern warfare on
civilian diet (8) ..................................... all clearly major topics. In the mid-twentieth century historians’ interest in the
conditions of society, and particularly the history of ordinary people, inevitably involved questions of how peasants or
workers lived in the past; how well or ill-nourished they were; how they coped with the unpredictability of harvests, food
supply and prices.
IV. WRITING: 30 p
In some countries, most people prefer to rent their homes rather than buying them. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of renting a home? Write your answer in 180-200 words

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