Reversion - English 12 the second semester examination (2009 - 2010)

Let is the beautiful beach __________ 
A. which I used to sunbathe	 	B. where I used to sunbathe 
C. that I used to sunbathe 	D. what I used to sunbathe
He asked me ________________.
never ask a woman about her age	C. not to ask a woman about her age
don’t ask a woman about her age	D. all are correct
They don’t know the reason_______.
A. which he was absent yesterday	C. why he was absent yesterday
B. where he was absent yesterday	D. when he was absent yesterday
I saw some people ……………………………	.
A. the car of which had broken down	B. their car had broken down
C. whose car had broken down	D. the car of who had broken down
The students liked that professor’s course ………………...
so that there was few or no homework	B. because of no a lot of homework
even though there was a great number of homework	D. because there was little or no homework
Do you know the beautiful girl ?
A. sat in the car	B. sitting in the car	C. who sit in the car	D. sits in the car
ANSWER KEYS:
1A	2D	3C	4C	5A	6A	7D	8A	9D	10A	11B	12A	13D	14B	15C	16D	17A	18C	19D	20A	21C	22D	23A	24D	25B	26C	27C	28C	29D	30B
SENTENCE BUILDING
She was increasingly impolite to us.
	A.She was more and more impolite to us	B.She was more impolite and more impolite to us
	C.She was more impolite to us	D.She was less impolite and less impolite to us
If you eat so much meat, you will get fatter.
	A.The more meat you eat, the more fat you will get	B.The less meat you eat, the thinnest you will get
	C. The more meat you eat, the fatter you will get	D.The most meat you eat, the fatter you will get
My grandfather’s love for football decreased with his age.
A.My grandfather didn’t love football because of his old age
B.The older my grandfather was, the more he loved football
C.The older my grandfather was, the little he loved football
D. The older my grandfather, the less he loved football
Which of the following is correct in the standard English?
A.She is more and more happy	B.she is more happy and more happy
C.She is happier and happier	D.She is happy and happier
She didn’t shed a tear when the story ended in tragedy.
A.In spite of ending tragically, she was moved to tears with the story
B.The tragic ending of the story didn’t make her weep so much
C.Not a tear did she shed when the story ended in tragedy
D.She didn’t cry hard for the tragical ending of the story
She is not active in her work; that is why she is often unsuccessful in business.
A.Being often unsuccessful in business makes her inactive in her work
B.Such is her inactivity in her work that she often has failure in business
C.Inactivity in her work is not why she doesn’t often succeed in business
D.Her business isn’t often successful although she is active in her work.
_______ , such as maths and physics, modern calculating machines are not a luxury, but they are a necessity.
A.Where some subjects at schools	B.There are some subjects at schools
C.In some subjects at schools 	D.Some subjects at schools
took / us / more / 2 hours / encourage / him / give up / smoking
A.We took more than 2 hours to encourage him from giving up smoking
B.It took us more than 2 hours to encourage him give up smoking
C.It took us for more than 2 hours to encourage him into giving up smoking
D.It took us more than 2 hours to encourage him into giving up smoking
They say that employment is the most important thing to us. 
A.Employment is said it is the most important thing to us. 
B.Employment is said to be the most important thing to us.
C.It is said employment to be the most important thing to us. 
D.Employment is said that it is the most important thing to us. 
I got up early yesterday because I didn’t want to miss the first bus.
A. I got up early yesterday so that I didn’t want to miss the first bus.
B. I got up early yesterday in order that I wouldn’t miss the first bus.
C. I got up early yesterday in order to miss the first bus.
D. I got up early yesterday in order to I wouldn’t miss the first bus. 
I just had time to put on my clothes when the police arrived.
A.No sooner had I had time to put on my clothes than the police arrived
B.I had hardly put on my clothes than the police arrived
C.I had no sooner put on my clothes than the police arrived
D.I had hardly had time to put on my clothes than the police arrived
She seems to be reading a novel at the moment.
A.It seems she is reading a novel at the moment.	B.Seemed that she is reading a novel at the moment.
C.A novel seems to be read at the moment.	D.All are correct.
__________ I found another explanation in a guidebook.
A. When arrived in London 	 	B. For arriving in London
C.Arrived in London 	D.On arriving in London
I don’t know _____________.
A. when was this house built 	 	B. when this house was built
C. who did this house belong to 	D. when does this house belong to
Mr. Jong finds it strange to drive on the left. 
A.Mr. Jong used to drive on the left. 	B.Mr. Jong is not used to driving on the left.
C.Mr. Jong can drive on the left easily. 	D.Mr. Jong cannot drive a strange car.
If Nam hadn’t gone to school yesterday, he wouldn’t have understood that lesson.
Nam didn’t go to school yesterday and he didn’t understand that lesson
B. Nam went to school yesterday but he didn’t understand that lesson.
C.Nam didn’t go to school yesterday but he understood that lesson.
D.Nam went to school yesterday and understood that lesson.
Which of the following is correct in the standard English?
Having apprehended the hijackers, they were whisked off to FBI headquarters by the security guards
Having been apprehended, the security guards whisked the hijackers off to FBI headquarters
After apprehended by the security guards, the hijackers were whisked off to FBI headquarters
Having apprehended the hijackers, the security guards whisked them off to FBI headquarters
The meeting was put off because of the lack of time. 
A. There was not enough time to hold the meeting. B.People wanted to get away, so the meeting began early
C. The meeting was planned to start in a short time.	D. The meeting lasted much longer than usual.
Peter’s bad behavior made his parents worried. This sentence means ____________
A.Peter’s parents were worried due to his bad behavior
B.If Peter hadn’t behaved badly, his parents wouldn’t have been worried.
C.Peter’s parents wouldn’t have worry if he didn’t have bad behavior
D. A and B are correct
“If I were you, I wouldn’t trust Peter,” she told David.
A.She asked David why he trusted Peter	B.She advised David not to trust Peter
C.She advised that David doesn’t trust peter	D.She reminded David to trust Peter
Peter’s bad behavior made his parents worried. This sentence means ____________
A.Peter’s parents were worried due to his bad behavior
B.If Peter hadn’t behaved badly, his parents wouldn’t have been worried.
C.Peter’s parents wouldn’t have worry if he didn’t have bad behavior
D. A and B are correct
People think the climate is changing. 
A.It is thought the climate is being changed	B.The climate is thought to be being changed
C.The climate is thought to change	D.It is thought the climate is changing.
.It isn’t my fault that you made stupid mistakes.
 A.You can’t blame me for your stupid mistakes 	B.You can’t blame your stupid mistakes on me
 C.Your mistakes are too stupid to blame on me	D.A and B are correct
He forgot about the gun until he got home.
A.He only remembered about the gun until he got home
B.Only when he got home that he remembered about the gun
C.It wasn’t until he got home he didn’t forget about the gun
D.Not until he got home did he remember about the gun
I work in a factory which has more than 3,000 employees.
A.There are more than 3,000 employees in the factory where I work in.
B.The factory I work in has more than 3,000 employees
C.I work in a factory has more than 3,000 employees	D. all are correct
Just after solving one problem, I was faced with another.
A.Hardly had I solved one problem when I was faced with another
B.The moment I had solved one problem when I was faced with another
C.I had no sooner solved one problem when I was faced with another D.All are correct
We can’t swim in the river because it is polluted.
A.Because of the pollution of the river, we can’t swim in it.	
B.Because of being polluted, we can’t swim in the river.
C.The river is too polluted to be swum in.	D.All are correct
The plane was unable to land because of the thick fog.
A.The fog was too thick for the plane to be unable to land
B.The thick fog made it impossible for the plane to land
C.Without thick fog, the plane could land	D.B and C are correct
I have never read such a romantic story.
A.This is the second time I’ve read a very romantic story
B.That was the first time I had read such a romantic story
C.This is the most romantic story I have ever read	D. B and C are correct
This is such an expensive car that we can’t buy it.
A.This car isn’t enough cheap for us to buy 	B.This car is too expensive for us to buy it
C.This is such an expensive car that we can’t buy it	D.None is correct
The wife said “take care of our children while I am away, dear!”
A.The wife told her husband she would take care of their children while she was away.
B.The wife asked her husband if he could take care of their children while she was away.
C.The wife told her husband to take care of their children while she is away.
D.The wife asked her husband to take care of their children while she was away.
The book was given to Lan by Tam on her 15th birthday.
A.Tam gave Lan the book on her 15th birthday
B.Lan was given a book to by Tam on her 15th birthday
C.Tam gave to Lan a book on her 15th birthday	D.All are correct
We didn’t go on a trip because of the heavy rain.
A.because of raining heavily, we didn’t go on a trip.
B.Had it not rained heavily, we would have gone on a trip
C.Without the heavy rain, we went on a trip	D.All are correct
If I had had enough money,