grade 12.2

It is high time I ______ for my final exam tomorrow.

• study

• studied

• studying

• have studied

Remember to bring cash with you______ the store doesn’t accept credit cards.

• in case

• so that

• although

• but

Susan: ”What a nice flat you have!”

- Anna: “_____ ”

• I guess you could be right.

• Of course, it’s costly.

• Thank you. Hope you will drop in.

• OK. Let’s agree on that.

Regina often wears high-end clothes to every social gathering to ______her wealth.

• show round

• show off

• show up

• show through

Despite of the heavy rain, DBSK’s concert attracted a high turnout of fans.

• of

• attracted

• turnout

• fans

Opposite meaning:

Rhinos are being driven to extinction because they are constantly being poached for their horns, which are of great value on the black market.

• hunted

• exploited

• killed

• preserved

Identify mistake:

Because doctor K is a reputable doctor, you have to do an appointment in advance.

• Because

• reputable

• to do

• in

He disguised himself as a beggar in order not to be recognized.

• He pretended to be a beggar to avoid being recognized.

• He disguised herself as a beggar so as to be recognized.

• No one could recognize him because he looked like a beggar.

• He pretended to be a beggar so that he could be detected.

More people are biking to work. The price of gasoline is rising.

• Though the price of gasoline is rising, more people are biking to work.

• As long as the price of gasoline is rising, more people are biking to work.

• More people are biking to work, therefore, the price of gasoline is rising.

• More people are biking to work because the price of gasoline is rising.

As one of the most prominent scientists of 19^th century, Darwin devoted his life to______ the origin of species.

• finding

• find

• foundation

• found