Revision 1 (G12)

Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction the following sentence:

The teacher explained of her students the importance of preserving cultural identity.

• of

• the

• preserving

• cultural

Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction the following sentence:

When my father studied in the UK, he also learnt to play a guitar and performed in a band.

• When

• the

• a

• performed

Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction the following sentence:

My father dropped out of school at 15, that made it harder for him to find a job.

• out

• at

• that

• for

Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction the following sentence:

Many people neither believe in climate change nor want to understand what is happening with the environment, which is a big concern.

• in

• nor

• with

• which

Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction the following sentence:

The beach was full of rubbish after the storm, so we organised a group of volunteers to clean it over.

• of

• so

• clean

• over

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

My mum never throws away any ______, but recycles them into new dishes.

• leftovers

• waste

• packaging

• compost

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

I try to buy food that is packed in recyclable ______.

• cardboard

• bins

• containers

• layers

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Organic waste such as fruit and vegetables can ______ more quickly than other materials.

• decrease

• decompose

• destroy

• degrade

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

We can ______ glass jars for storing cookies, jam, or nuts.

• reduce

• reuse

• recycle

• waste

Read the text about Alexandre Yersin. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Alexandre Yersin was a doctor who made great contributions to medicine as well as the people in Viet Nam. He established a small laboratory in Nha Trang to prepare serums against the disease in human beings and cattle. To fund the laboratory, he started to grow corn, rice, and coffee, and introduced the rubber tree in Indochina. It later became a branch of the Pasteur Institute in Paris.

The word 'fund' in the paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.

• introduce

• discover

• grow

• finance