English Preparation for University Entrance Exam: 12th Grade

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The article discusses various English comprehension passages for 12th-grade students preparing for university entrance exams. Topics include conservation symbols, bird life in the Caribbean, cacao tree transformation, animal research, genome sequencing, sleep-related brain functions, and Chernobyl aftermath. Practice questions provided with multiple-choice options to enhance critical thinking and language skills.

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12thGRADE ENGLISH PREPARATION FOR UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM PART 21

PART PART - - 21 21 12thGrade English The panda has become an international symbol for conservation since 1990, winning the public s affection ---- their distinctive black and white markings and clumsy behaviour. A) in spite of B) on behalf of C) thanks to D) in contrast to E) except for

PART PART - - 21 21 12thGrade English The Caribbean is a haven for colourful bird life, most ---- the scarlet ibis of Trinidad and Tobago, a bird that feeds on crabs and other small sea creatures that live in the coastal mudflats. A) ultimately B) annually C) privately D) formally E) notably

PART PART - - 21 21 12thGrade English The fruit of the cacao tree and the seeds or beans it contains ---- a lengthy and complex series of transformations in order to yield chocolate. A) overcome B) dismiss C) highlight D) undergo E) exchange

PART PART - - 21 21 12thGrade English Research involving animals is controversial, but when conducted ---- ethical guidelines, it yields significant benefits ---- humans. A) in / from B) over / to C) through / by D) within / for E) at / about

PART PART - - 21 21 12thGrade English Recently, the genome of an archaic human female ---- a group called the Denisovans, who lived about 41,000 years ago, has been sequenced ---- a new method of DNA research. A) for / by B) from / with C) in / onto D) among / beyond E) towards / over

PART PART - - 21 21 12thGrade English ---- knows for certain, but it is believed by ---- scientists that during sleep the brain organises, processes and stores information, and produces memories. A) Anyone / some B) No one / most C) Someone / plenty of D) Another / all E) One / a number of

PART PART - - 21 21 12thGrade English In the 19-mile exclusion zone surrounding the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine, which ---- following the 1986 reactor meltdown, plants and animals ---- now in ways they never had before. A) used to be contaminated / thrive B) has been contaminated / will have been thriving C) would have been contaminated / have been thriving D) was contaminated / are thriving E) had been contaminated / were thriving

PART PART - - 21 21 12thGrade English In schools, cheating can be defined as any means ---- which a student breaks rules in order to gain an unfair advantage ---- classmates in an exam. A) in / about B) by / over C) at / for D) on / through E) from / with

PART PART - - 21 21 12thGrade English For years it ---- that life ---- below a certain depth or above a certain heat. A) will be thought / might not exist B) is thought / cannot exist C) was thought / could not exist D) has been thought / should not exist E) had been thought / would not have existed

PART PART - - 21 21 12thGrade English ---- the gadgets that count steps, measure blood pressure and heart rate, untrained people can monitor their health, which used to be done only by doctors in the past. A) Thanks to B) Rather than C) In spite of D) In search of E) As opposed to

PART PART - - 21 21 12thGrade English During his days as a graduate student in clinical psychology in the late 1960s, Daniel Goleman knew two women who ---- from eating disorders, though he realized this only after many years ----. A) were suffering / were passing B) would have suffered / have passed C) were to suffer / would be passing D) suffered / had passed E) had suffered / had been passing

PART PART - - 21 21 12thGrade English Bird flu has some virologists worried because mortality may be high ---- the few who have been infected, mainly ---- direct contact with birds. A) by / on B) at / through C) for / about D) to / in E) among / from

PART PART - - 21 21 12thGrade English ---- the number of people affected, floods undoubtedly constitute the greatest of all natural hazards. A) In spite of B) In terms of C) As opposed to D) By means of E) Instead of

PART PART - - 21 21 12thGrade English The body ---- itself from infections, but if it responds too slowly, it ----. A) may defend / would not have survived B) should defend / could not have survived C) must defend / might not have survived D) had to defend / cannot survive E) can defend / may not survive