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TEST PAPER

12th Grade
A. Circle the correct word or phrase: (15points)
1. If we hadn`t taken a wrong turning back there, we wouldn`t be/have been in this
mess now.
2. Should/would you need any further assistance, please don`t hesitate to ask.
3. If they didn`t warn/hadn`t warned people in time, a lot of lives could have been lost.
4. If you had worked/worked last weekend when the boss asked you, then you
wouldn`t have to work this weekend.
5. Were all the members of the staff to attend the conference, would the hotel
have/have had enough rooms for everyone?
6. If the government had acted sooner, the general public wouldn`t be worrying/have
worried so much about the current situation.
7. Tom Cruise wouldn`t be the star he is today if he had not/should not have made a
good impression in his early films.
8. It would be hard enough to pass the exam tomorrow even if you went/had gone to
all the lectures this year.
9. I would have asked the person for ID before I let him in, if I were/have been you.
10. If it wasn`t/hadn`t been for the fact that his uncle was a partner in the business,
Angus would never have got the job.
B. Rewrite using an appropriate conditional form, starting with the words given.
(15points)
1. Susan didn`t get me a birthday present, which is why I didn`t get her one. If
Susan.............................................................................................................................
..........
2. We didn`t pay them on time because they made a mistake with our order. If
they................................................................................................................................
.....
3. The climate is going such radical changes that scientists are worried.
If.....................................................................................................................................
.....

4. Did California become an important area because they found gold there?
Would.............................................................................................................................
....
5. I suggest you use a sunblock; this way you won`t go red. If I
were...............................................................................................................................
...
C. Rewrite as one sentence using a relative clause. (15points)
1. That
tree
is
an
oak.
My
grandfather
planted
it
60
years
ago. .....................................................................................................................................
.....
2. Tina and Charlie are having a party this Saturday. They`re identical
twins. ...................................................................................................................................
...........
3. Barbara used to work in the Personnel Department. You met her at Libby`s last
Thursday. ...........................................................................................................................
...................
4. This book was once owned by Sir Francis Drake. It was given to me by my great
aunt. ....................................................................................................................................
..............
5. Guy is now engaged to my sister. His sister is married to my
brother. ..............................................................................................................................
.....................
D. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space. (15points)
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has been involved in (1)........................................
(CONSERVE) since its foundation in 1961. Its (2)..................................(INTEND) has always
been to protect (3)............................ (WILD) against the effects of human activity. Working very
closely with both expert (4)............................. (ECOLOGY) and ordinary local people, the
organisation aims to help those animals (5)............................... (THREAT) by the destruction of
habitats. Economic growth and tourism force some species to the brink of
(6).......................................(EXTINCT). (7)..............................(FORTUNATE), the WWF work
hard to ensure that animals such the giant panda will (8)......................................(PROBABLE)
survive for a few more years yet. Refusing to accept that the problems are
(9)................................(MOUNT), the WWF works tirelessly on a (10)..................................
(SEEM) never-ending list of projects, all of which help to protect the diversity of life on Earth.

D. Write an argumentative essay on the advantages and disadvantages of tourism in the


21st century. Support your ideas with relevant examples. (30points)
Check for the following:
Organisation & cohesion

4 points

Language accuracy

6 points

Content

10 points

Range of vocabulary

6 points

Register

4 points

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