Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A

EASE 2 - ENGLISH GRADE 12B2

Instructions

1. Students must write their names and classes in the question booklet.
2. Students must solve the essay questions in the question booklet.
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4. Students may use available spaces of this booklet for scratch work.
5. Using cell phones, calculators, rulers etc are not allowed during the exam.
6. If you have any questions, raise your hand and wait for the proctor to respond.
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PART 1
QUESTIONS 1-5
Read the text about money and choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D).

Money, Money, Money!

Trade goes back as far as recorded history and doubtless even further. The farmer exchanged corn for fish
from the fisherman. All very fine, but it meant the farmer and the fisherman had to stay where they
were. That’s where money had the advantage. Once it was decided what a currency (whether it was
seashells or gold coins) was worth, you could travel out of your area and its value stayed the same.
For many centuries, the actual value of the metals used in the coins showed the value which they
represented in terms of trade. A gold coin has almost always represented a higher value than a silver
one for example, because gold itself is more precious. This changed with the introduction of notes,
made of paper, and now plastic credit cards are being used for the majority of our buying and shopping
needs.
Using a credit card has become the normal way of paying for most people today, but it is a
relatively recent invention and a very important one in the history of money. And it isn't difficult to see
why! Having a lot of cash on you has always had its disadvantages – you might lose it or be robbed. Some
people have blamed the spread of diseases on dirty coins and notes being passed around in society. A
pocketful of loose change can become rather heavy and uncomfortable to carry around. Research indicates
that people feel it's less dishonest to cheat others when using a credit card than cash. Psychologists
believe that credit cards put a greater distance between the buyer and the seller and so cheating
someone by using a card seems less dishonest than when using cash, because it makes the victim seem
more remote. Dishonesty wouldn't have been a problem with the face-to-face exchange between our
fisherman and farmer.
So would a bright, cashless society really make us happier or better people? It would certainly be
more efficient. But I have to tell you that I lost my credit card three months ago and do you know what?
I haven't replaced it yet and I haven't really missed it at all!

1) In the first paragraph what point is the writer making about the introduction of money?

A) It made a wider range of products available.

B) It allowed people more freedom.
C) It brought different kinds of people together.
D) It made certain products less expensive.

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2) In the second paragraph, what does the writer mean by 'this' (in bold)?

A) the need for both notes and coins

B) the development of different currencies
C) the metal used equalling the value of the coin
D) using plastic and paper to show a currency's value

3) In the third paragraph, what is the writer's purpose?

A) to explain the rise in popularity of the credit card

B) to show surprise at some reasons for not using cash
C) to introduce a new view of the history of money
D) to contrast people's attitudes to money now and in the past

4) In the fourth paragraph, the writer says that credit cards tend to ....

A) encourage people to distrust others more.

B) make victims of crime become more dishonest themselves
C) allow people to leave the scene of their crime more quickly.
D) make people feel less guilty when cheating others.

5) Which statement best sums up the writer's thoughts?

A) The history of money is always changing, but not necessarily for the better.
B) Money has always caused problems between people and continues to do so.
C) It is quite likely that attitudes to money will change considerably in the future.
D) History has shown that money does not always make people happier.

PART II
QUESTIONS 6-10
Fill in the blanks with the correct answer (A, B, C, or D).

6) I love the way the dark stones of the ancient castle look really _____ at sunset.

A) dramatically
B) drama
C) dramatic
D) dramatical

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7) We keep things we don’t often use in the_____ at the top of the house.

A) atticus
B) attic
C) attica
D) attico

8) I’d like to _____ to charity but I can’t decide which one to choose.

A) donate
B) donation
C) donor
D) donations

9) A cough can be caused by an _____, which can be serious.

A) infect
B) infectee
C) infectious
D) infection

10) If you were _____ with the service, why didn’t you complain to the waiter?

A) dissatisfying
B) dissatisfied
C) dissatisfaction
D) dissatisfactory

PART 3
QUESTIONS 11-15
Choose the correct sentence (A, B, C, or D) which has the same meaning with the first
sentence.

11) It would have been a good idea to take a year off before going to college.

A) I should’ve taken a year off before going to college.

B) I should’ve take a year off before going to college.
C) I should taken a year off before going to college.
D) I should’ve took a year off before going to college.

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12) Am I on the right floor for my health check?’ the woman asked.

A) The woman asked whether she is on the right floor for her health check.
B) The woman asked whether she has on the right floor for her health check.
C) The woman asked whether she was on the right floor for her health check.
D) The woman asked whether she wasn’t on the right floor for her health check.

13) Unfortunately, I didn’t know that the neighbours were so noisy when I bought the flat.

A) I wouldn’t have bought this flat if I have known that the neighbours were so noisy.
B) I wouldn’t have bought this flat if I had known that the neighbours were so noisy.
C) I wouldn’t have bought this flat if I had know that the neighbours were so noisy.
D) I wouldn’t have bought this flat if I had knew that the neighbours were so noisy.

14) Someone broke Peter’s car window when he left his car in the street overnight.

A) Peter had his car window broke when he left his car in the street overnight.
B) Peter had his car window break when he left his car in the street overnight.
C) Peter had his car window had broken when he left his car in the street overnight.
D) Peter had his car window broken when he left his car in the street overnight.

15) Learning a few words of the local language when you go on holiday is important.

A) It is important to be learnt a few words of the local language when you go on holiday
B) It is important to learning a few words of the local language when you go on holiday.
C) It is important to learn a few words of the local language when you go on holiday.
D) It is important to have learning a few words of the local language when you go on
holiday.

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Name: ________________________ ID: A

PART 4
QUESTIONS 16-20
Read the text carefully and choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D).

Butterflies: My rediscovered hobby

I spent most of my 20s working in cities and had little time for wildlife. And then, when I was in my 30s,
I felt increasingly distant from nature, but anxious to return to it. So I decided to go back to doing
something I had enjoyed as a teenager - butterfly spotting. I think butterfly spotting - looking for and
recognising different kinds of butterflies - is a wonderful hobby, but as a sensitive teenager, butterfly
spotting was a hobby that I kept secret from my friends - it was not exactly cool! But I love butterflies
and the way they fly. They are such beautiful insects, of so many colours and sizes and one advantage of
getting older is having the confidence to ignore what other people think and, after years living in cities, I
wanted to experience the pleasures of this simple activity once again.
It’s not such an unusual thing to do. With just 59 butterfly species in Britain it’s ideal for a
beginner, even one - like me - who set himself the challenging goal of finding and recognising them all.
Over the following weeks, this goal guided where and when I walked, forcing me to explore new areas.
At first, I was a little out of practice. It took me ages to identify even a common butterfly and I
was close to giving up. Soon, however, the frustration of having to explain to people what I was doing was
beaten by my happiness at just being out in the countryside.
There’s quite a community of people who share my hobby, but I found being alone out there was far more
important. Before too long, I’d found all 59 butterflies, which was very satisfying, but the real point was
that I felt so much more comfortable surrounded by nature.
After completing my daytime butterfly search. I decided to do something quite different: to explore the
countryside in the evenings and at night and watch night animals properly for the first time. During one of
my first nights out, I had a strange feeling that I was being watched. I turned around and saw an owl staring
at me with huge, bright, round eyes. It was as still as a statue, but scary! It reminded me that, not so long
ago, being aware of other creatures was essential for our survival.
After a while, I realised that I was not really animal watching; I was watching day turn into night,
listening to the animals of the day as they were replaced by the creatures of the night, with their strange
noises and signals, which I did not understand, but could still enjoy.
Like me, people often feel nervous about nature simply because they don’t understand it. Just like running
or walking, however, it’s easy to learn by doing, without needing formal instruction. I do wish I’d arranged
a few trips with local experts just to get me started, though - self-taught knowledge always takes a bit
longer to gain!

16)
The writer now believes looking for butterflies is _____

A) embarrassing
B) sociable
C) strange
D) enjoyable

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17) At the start, the writer set himself a goal which _____

A) made him discover different places.

B) took up a lot of time.
C) was impossible to achieve.
D) involved a little walking.

18) The writer found butterfly spotting difficult at first, because he _____

A) was lazy.
B) wasn’t used to it.
C) was stubborn.
D) wasn’t motivated.

19) Watching night animals made the writer realise that people _____

A) are still close to animals in the wild.

B) needed to know that animals can be dangerous.
C) are interesting to other animals.
D) frightened other animals.

20) What advice would the writer give to other people who want to do this hobby?

A) Study a good butterfly book.

B) Take your time.
C) Just explore by yourself.
D) Go out with a guide.

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PART 5
QUESTIONS 21-25
Read the text below and choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) for each gap.

Are you an inventor?

For this year’s competition we want you to design an invention to make our lives easier. The person (21)
_____ invention is considered the best will win tickets to the theatre and last year’s winner, Jake Ascott,
is going to present the prize. We asked Jake whether he had any advice for all the people (22) _____are
entering this year. His suggestion was to think about those moments in your life when you find yourself
saying ‘I hate doing this!’ as a starting point. Jake told us that last year’s competition (23) _____ a lot of
fun; he even asked (24) _____ enter again this year! Of course, that’s not allowed, (25) _____ is lucky for
you because he’s already got lots of new ideas whose he hopes you will see in the shops before too long.
Unfortunately, he refused tells us what they are as it’s top secret at the moment! If you want to enter,
send in a picture of your invention and a short text explaining how it works. Good luck!

21)
A) who
B) whose
C) which
D) that

22)
A) which
B) what
C) who
D) whose

23)
A) were
B) could be
C) could have been
D) had been

24)
A) if he could have
B) if he could
C) he could
D) could he

25)
A) which
B) who
C) what
D) shy

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PART 6
QUESTIONS 26-30
Read the sentences about city living. Choose the missing words for each space (A, B, C, or D).

26) Many _____ have young children, so they want more parks and leisure facilities.

A) business
B) developments
C) residents
D) buildings

27) Smart cities use technology to improve local people’s_____of life.

A) level
B) style
C) quality
D) value

28) Their house has got three floors above the ground and a _____ below.

A) fence
B) border
C) terrace
D) basement

29) We’d love to be able to afford a_____ house with no neighbours.

A) closed
B) detached
C) sympathetic
D) reliable

30) They must be home because there’s smoke coming out of the ....!

A) chimney
B) outskirts
C) pitch
D) setting

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PART 7
QUESTIONS 31-50
Choose the correct answers (A, B, C, or D).

31) Can I borrow your laptop _____ my emails?

A) to checked
B) to check
C) check
D) checking

32) I don’t remember _____ those shoes. Are you sure they’re mine?

A) buying
B) to buy
C) buy
D) bought

33) Currently, Mandarin Chinese _____by 14% of world’s population.

A) is speak
B) is speaks
C) is spoke
D) is spoken

34) Our clothes are made _____ local wood and _____ local people.
A) of, with
B) of, by
C ) from, with
D) from, by

35) We wanted to go out, but it was _____ cold.

A) too much
B) too
C) enough
D) not enough

36) Choose the best sentence that has the same meaning with this sentence:
That player’s so good that he plays for his national team.

A) He is too good to play for national team.

B) He doesn’t spend enough time playing for national team.
C) He is such a good player that plays for national team.
D) He isn’t good enough to be in national team.

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37) Choose the best sentence that has the same meaning with this sentence:
That player’s so good that he plays for his national team.

A) He is too good to play for national team.

B) He doesn’t spend enough time playing for national team.
C) He is such a good player that plays for national team.
D) He isn’t good enough to be in national team.

38) Choose the best sentence for this phrase;

(sb) stole my email password last week.

A) I have my email password stolen.

B) I had my email password stole.
C) I got my email password stolen.
D) I got my email password stole.

39) Complete this unreal sentence.

If you _____ how to drive, I _____ to drive you anywhere.

A) know, didn’t
B) knew, had
C) knew, didn’t have
D) knew, don’t have

40) Complete this likely sentence.

If it _____ tomorrow morning, I _____ to work.
A) doesn’t rain, ‘ll walk
B) does rain, walk
C ) didn’t rain, walked
D) did rain, ‘ll walk

41) The customer was really rude. He _____ to me like that.

A) wouldn’t have spoken

B) must have spoken
C) shouldn’t have spoken
D) should have spoken

42) I bought so much food if you’d told me only four people were coming.

A) would have
B) wouldn’t have
C) should have
D) shouldn’t have

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43) Everyone congratulated the team, _____ hard work had won the contract.

A) that
B) -
C) who
D) whose

44) Choose the correct sentence.

A) This is the book what I was telling you about.

B) We’re travelling to Dubai, where I’ve always wanted to visit.
C) I was worrying about my luggage, that I’d forgotten to weigh before we left.
D) Damon, who his father owns the company, always works really hard.

45) The guard ordered _____ what we were doing there.

A) me to explain
B) explaining to me
C) me explaining
D) to explain

46) Robert insisted _____ for the meal.

A) of paying
B) in paying
C) on paying
D) at paying

47) Choose the correct sentence.

A) I can’t find my purse. Someone might stolen it.

B) I don’t know who wrote the report -- it could had been anybody.
C) They can’t have just disappeared! It’s impossible!
D) It might haven’t been such a good idea to walk home alone

48) Carrie: “Where have all the sandwhiches gone? The plate’s empty!”
Miranda: “Sam _____ them. She was the only person who came into this room all day.”

A) should have eaten

B) must have eaten
C) might have eaten
D) must be eaten

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49) It’s really annoying that you told me about the match result.
I wish you _____ quiet about it.

A) keep
B) kept
C) had kept
D) have keep

50) It looks like a lovely place for a holiday.

If only it _____ so expensive!

A) was
B) wasn’t
C) were
D) weren’t

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