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HIDAR 2016 E.C/DECEMBER 2023 G.C
FIRST SEMESTER GRADE 12thENGLISH MODEL EXAMNATION
TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS
GENERAL DIRECTIONS
THIS BOOKLET CONTAINSENGLISHEXAMINATION. IN THIS EXAMINATION,
THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 120 MULTIPLE CHOICE EQUATIONS. CAREFULLY
SELECT THE BEST ANSWER AND BLACKEN ONLY THE LETTER OF YOUR CHOICE
ON THE SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET PROVIDED. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION ON
THE ANSWER SHEET AND THE EXAMINATION PAPER CAREFULLY. USE ONLY
PENCIL TO MARK YOUR ANSWERS. YOUR ANSWER MARK SHOULD BE HEAVY
AND DARK, COVERING THE ANSWER SPACE COMPLETELY. PLEASE ERASE ALL
UNNECESSARY MARKS COMPLETELY FROM YOUR ANSWER SHEET.
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO WORK ON THE EXAM FOR 2 HOURS. WHEN TIME IS
CALLED, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY STOP WORKING, PUT YOUR PENCIL DOWN,
AND WAIT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
ANY FORM OF CHEATING OR AN ATTEMPT TO CHEAT IN THE EXAMINATION
WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC DISMISSAL FROM THE EXAMINATION HALL
AND CANCELLATION OF YOUR SCORE(S).
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN ALL THE REQUIRED
INFORMATION ON THE ANSWER SHEET BEFORE YOU START TO WORK ON THE
EXAMINATION.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE OVER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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I.SENTENCE FRAGEMENT: Items (1-4)Recast the following fragments to show

emphasis. Consider mechanical changes and write the letter of your choice on the answer
sheet provided.
1 speak / foreigners / hardly / Amharic
A. Amharic hardly foreigners speak. C. Hardly Amharic speak foreigners.
B. Foreigners speak hardly Amharic. D. Foreigners hardly speak Amharic.
2. was / his / interesting / argument / quite
A. His argument interesting was quite. C. His argument was quite interesting.
B. His was quite interesting argument. D. Quite interesting his argument was.
3. catch up / he / still / friends / his / trying / with / is / to
A. With his friends he is to catch up still trying.C. He trying with to his is friends up with still.
B. He is to catch up trying still with his friends.D. He is still trying to catch up with his friends.
4. news / paper / looking / here / for /the / I / is /was/!
A. I looking news the paper was here is for. C. Here the newspaper is for I was looking.
B. Here was I looking for is the newspaper. D. Here is the newspaper I was looking for.

II.PARAGHARAPH COHERENCE:When put in the correct order, the sentences in items

(5-9) make complete and coherent paragraphs. Choose the letter that shows the correct
order of the sentences and write the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet.
5. a. Avoid any distraction once you start your work.
b. First, find a place that is quite and comfortable.
c. Take some rest in between to relax your mind and body.
d. Then, have all the study materials you need ready.
e. You must be organized when you study.
A. b e a c d B. e b d a c C. a b c d eD. b d c a e
6.a. But we have been together for 20 years.
b. It is amazing how time flies.
c. We must be thankful for our lasting friendship.
d. We have lived through bad times and good times.
e. It looks like it was yesterday when we first knew each other.
A. b c e a dB. c b e d a C. e d c b aD. b e a d c

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7. a.You should therefore have one immediately.

b. You must then take passport size pictures.
c. But, first you need to have an ID card from your kebele.
d. You then apply to the immigration department.
e. You cannot go out of the country without a passport.
A. e a c b dB. e c b d a C. c b d e a D. e a d b c
8.a.It saves you from confusing such and other words.
b.For example, try the words “rational” and “irrational”
c.When you are uncertain about the meaning of a word, look it up.
d.A dictionary is a valuable tool to help you improve your English.
e. A good dictionary will provide you with the most exact meaning.
A. c e a b d B. e b a c d C. d e b c aD. d e c b a
9. a. It is difficult to satisfy everybody.
b. What we need to make sure is that we are doing the right thing, as our conscience tells us.
c. The rest is not under our control.
d. But we expect people to be reasonable.
e. Surely, there will be somebody to complete about what we do.
A. a b c d eB. a e b c d C. b c a d e D. a c e b d

III.DIRECTION: Below are two reading passages One and Passage Two. Read each
passage carefully and answer items (10-16)each item has four choices.Choose the
alternative and write the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided.

There is one fact about the origin of life that reasonably certain.Whenever and where ever it
happened, it started a very long time ago, so long ago that it is extremely difficult to form any
realistic idea of such vast stretches of time .the shortness of human life necessarily limits the
span of direct personal recollection.

Human culture has given us the illusion that our memories go further back than that. Before
writing was invented, the experience of earlier generations, embodied in stories, myths and moral
precepts to guide behavior, was passed down verbally or, to a lesser extent, in pictures,
carvings, and statues. Writing has made more precise and more extensive the transmission of
such information and, in recent times, photography has sharpened our images of the immediate

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past Even so, we have difficulty in contemplating steadily the march ofhistory,from the
beginning of civilization to the present day,in such a way that we can truly experience the slow
passage of time. Our minds are not built to deal comfortably with periods as long as hundreds or
thousands of years.

Yet when we come to consider the origin of life, the time scales we must deal with make the
whole span of human history seem but the blink of an eyelid .There is no simple way to adjust
one’s thinking to such vast stretches of time. The immensity of time passed is beyond ready
comprehension .One can only construct an impression of it from indirect and incomplete
descriptions ,just as a blind man laboriously builds up, by touch and sound, a picture of his
immediate surroundings

The customary way to provide a convenient framework for one’s thought is to compare the age
of the universe with the length of a single earthly day. Perhaps a better comparison, along the
same lines, would to be equating the age of our earth with a single week.

On such a scale the age of the universe, since the Big Bang, would be about two or three weeks.
The oldest macroscopic fossils (those from the start of the Cambrian Period) would have been
alive just one day ago. Modern man would have appeared in the last ten seconds and agriculture
in the last one or two. Odysseus would have lived only half a second before the present.

Even this comparison hardly makes the longer time scales comprehensible to us. An alternative
is to draw a linear map of time, with the different events marked on it. The problem here is to
make a line long enough to show our own experience on a reasonable scale, and yet short enough
for convenient reproduction and examination. But perhaps the most vivid method is compare
time to the lines of print themselves, Let us make 200-page book equal in length to the time from
the start the Cambrian to the present; that is, about 600 million years. Each full pages will
represent roughly 3 million years ,each line about ninety thousands years and each letter or small
space about fifteen hundred years .The origin the earth would be about seven books ago and the
origin of the universe ( which has been dated only approximately) ten or so books before that.
Almost the whole of recorded human history would be covered by the last two or three letters of
the book.

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If you now turn back the page of the book,slowly reading one letter at a time –remember,each
letter is fifteen hundred years –then this may convey to you something of the immense stretches
of time we shall have to consider. On this scale the span of your life would be less than the width
of a comma

 Cambrian:-the earliest period in the Paleozoic era, beginning about 600 million years ago.
 Odysseus:-the most famous Greek hero of antiquity; he is the hero of Homer’s The
Odyssey, which describes the aftermath of the Trojan War (Ca.1200 B.C )
10. The phrase that to a lesser extent in line 7 indicates that, before the invention of writing,
thewisdom of earlier generations was: -
A. rejected by recent generations when portrayed in pictures, carvings, or statues.
B. passed down orally, or not at all.
C. transmitted more effectively by spoken word than by other means
D. more strongly grounded in science than in the arts.
11.The author most likely describes the impact of writing (line 14-17) in order to
A. illustrates the limitations of the human memory.
B. provides an example of how cultures transmit information.
C. indicates how primitive preliterate cultures were.
D. explains the difference between historical facts and myth
12. The word ready in line 16 most nearly means:-
A. setB. agreeable C. immediateD. willing
13. The analogy of the “blind man” (line 18) is presented primarily to show that
A. humans are unable to comprehend long periods of time
B. myths and legends fail to give an accurate picture of the past
C.Human history is only a fraction of the time since life began
D. long periods of time can only be understood indirectly.
14. In lines 23-26, the author mentions the Big Bang and the Cambrian Period in order to
demonstrate which point
A. The age of the earth is best understood using the time scale of a week.
B. Agriculture was a relatively late development in human history.
C. No fossil record exists before the Cambrian period.
D. Convenient time scale do not adequately represent the age of the earth.

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15. According to lines 27-31one difficulty of using a linear representation of time is that
A. linear representations of time do not meet accepted scientific standards of accuracy
B. prehistoric eras overlap each other, making linear representation deceptive.
C. the more accurate the scale, the more difficult the map is to copy and study.
D. there is too many events to represent on a single line.
16. The author of this passage discusses several kinds of time scales primarily in order to
illustrate the
A. difficulty of assigning precise dates to past events
B. variety of choices faced by scientists investigating the origin of life
C. evolution of effort to comprehend the passage of history
D. immensity of time since life began on earth.

IV.COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES: Items (17-38) are presented in the form dialogues.

Choose the alternative that is the most appropriate to complete the dialogue and write the
letter of your choice in the space provided on the answer sheet.
17.Bekele: The day looks fastidious, doesn’t it?
Sara: ________________________
A. It’s like Lalibela, where we are going?C. Yes, but unpredictable.
B. It’s too hot this time of the week.D. Would it be similar with Lalibela also.
18.Son: ______________________
Father: Good to see you, AtoYonas.
A. Dad, AtoYonas is my teacher.C. Dad. This is my teacher, AtoYonas.
B. This is my Dad, Ato,Yonas.D. Dad. The one is my teacher, AtoYonas.
19. Tulu: Shall we lend her some money, please?
Partnership: __________________________
A. How much did they pay her for the painting?
B. That is balmy! She didn’t back the previous one.
C. She can’t be serious. She would be teasing
D. A cooker would cost her no less than 20,000 birr.

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20. Daneil: Have you heard that Sherefa was freed?

Dino:_____________________________________
A. What glad tidings! When was that? C. Everybody likes Sherefa, I suppose.
B. Is Sherefa a rich man by teaching.D. I know. He harshly criticizes the system.
21. Hana: The wall is getting filthy. What shall we do?
Ephrem: ____________________________
A. No doubt. That is a very old house.C. Conceivably: look for somebody who can paint it.
B. May be; find someone who can fix it. D. I thought it was also leaking last year.
22. Seble: She is very talented too.
Sofia: _______________________
Seble: If so it is difficult to work with her.
A. She is very clever.C. But she’s got a very big ego.
B. She needs a lot of luck.D. Everybody admires her.
23.Journalist: What do you think of our educational system?
Passerby: ____________________________________
A. No way. C. I can’t say.
B. That’s very nice of youD. It’s up to you.
24. Sewit: Shall we take a taxi or a bus to the meeting?
Tamirat: ______.It’s almost impossible to find a taxi during rush hour.
A. We’d better take a taxi.C. We ought to have gone on foot.
B. We should take a taxi.D. We could take either.
25. Interviewer: ___________________?
Woman: Well, in my opinion it’s awful .But perhaps that’s because I’m too old for that noise
Erm, I’m afraid I’m a bit past it. May be it’s good for young people.
A. Excuse me what do you think of pop music.
C. Why do you hate pop music?
B. How would you describe the music of your time?
D. Excuse me which music do you like best?
26.Receiver: Hello. Accounting Department
Caller: Hello.___________________
A. How’re you doing?B. This is Haile speaking.C. Who’re you?D. Is that Beza?

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27. Student A: Do you think there are ideas we can perform to stop conflict?
Student B: Yes,__________________________________
A. I don’t think there is anything we can do.
B. There are, I think, certain compromising actions we can take.
C. You have done a lot of things.D. Conflict is a very serious problem
28. Aster: I’ve met our director.
Tilahun: Really? What he looks like?
Aster: Well, he‘s ________________
A. broad –shouldered and quite tallC. very pleased with his opinion.
B. made a short speech.D. arrived just now
29. Customer A: May I sit here, please?
Customer B: ___________________
A. Of course, yes .It’s not free.C. I’m sorry, it’s taken
B. You’re right, Sit here. D. No, please do
30. Maru: Listen! Somebody is playing the piano.
Admasu: Yeah,it sounds nice, doesn’t?
I wish I _ ________a musical instrument.
A. will wishB. could playC. shall play D. may play
31.Habib to Kebede: “Assefa went to Hawassa yesterday.”
Kebede to Diro: Habib said that _____________
A. Assefa had gone to Hawassa yesterday.C. Assefa had went to Hawassathe previous.
B.Assefa went to Hawassa yesterday.D. Assefa had gone to Hawassa the previous day.
32. Girma: Life will improve when we move to Addis.
Abere: __________________________
A. Addis is our capital.C. Certainly. We will have a better income.
B. That will happen after six months.D. There are lots of buildings under construction.
33. Father: A picnic wouldn’t be any fun without your mother.
Son____________________________
A. I couldn’t agree more.C. Yes, it is funny.
B. I understand you father. D. So no picnic with mother.

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34. Skylight Hotel: Our apologies for not being able to book you, Sir?
Guest___________________________________
A. Oh, I like that, thank you so much.C. Well done! Thank you very much.
B. That is kind of you, madam.D. Oh! That is a bitter disappointment to me.
35. Kidane: I’m feeling dizzy.
Chaltu___________________
. A. Some feelings are difficult to manage.C. Perhaps you are right.
B. It sometimes, rains here.D. If I were you, I’d see a doctor.
36. Your friend: We need some refreshment after exam .Would you care for a cup of tea?
You____________________________________
A. It was a difficult exam. C. I’d like to very much.
B. I don’t like some parts of it. D. Beer would be nice.
37. Your friend: What---This means--- I think ----
A. I don’t agree C. Pardon me
B. It’s a shameD. If I were you, I would speak louder.
38. Yonatan: You would like to stay with him, wouldn’t you?
Aryam: ______________________________________
A. No, I would love toC. That is a good question.
B. Yes, I don’t want to stay with him. D. No, I would rather be left alone.
PASSAGE TWO
V.READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGES AND CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER TO
EACH QUESTION. (39- 45)
During World War I, a new means of electronic communication appeared,barely ten years after
its invention–radio.Radio permitted much more rapid installation of communications,at far
longer ranges, than was possible with field telephones. Also,its invisible signals could not be
stopped by artillery fire or wire cutters,as telephone lines could. Few improvements have been
made in field telephones since World War I,but improvements in radio transmission have been
continuous.
39. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
A Radio was the newest technology during World War I.
B The radios and field telephones used during World War I were primitive.

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C Radio was more advantageous than field telephones during World War I.
D Radio has improved greatly since World War I.
Rangelands cover more than one billion acres of the United State,mostly in the Western states
and Alaska. They contain many natural resources–grass and shrubs for animal grazing,habitats
for live stock and wild life, water from vast watersheds, facilities for water sports and other kinds
of recreation, and valuable mineral and energy resources .Rangelands also serve as areas for
study of the environment.
40What is the main idea of the paragraph?
A. The United States has vast areas of rangelands.
B. There are many benefits derived from range landers.
C. The natural resources of range landers are becoming threatened.
D. Rangelands are the subject of much scientific study.
When the National Football League decided to end expensive bidding among teams for the best
college, it held a draft .The first football draft was held in 1936.The Philadelphia Eagles, as the
weakest team, had the first draft choice. It chose the University of Chicago’s Jay Berwanger, and
then sold the rights to him to the Chicago Bears. The bears and Beranger could not come to
contact terms; thus, the first player drafted by the pros never played professional football.
41.The paragraph primarily discusses
A. the origin of the National Foot Ball League
B. the short foot ball carrier of Jay Berwanger
C. the contract dispute between the Chicago Bears and Jay Berwanger
D. the first National Football League draft
Dust devils and sand devils, familiar sights in dry, desert country, are spiraling columns of dust–
or sand–filled air, often several hundred feet high, that perform their antics for a few minutes.
Devils differ in their origin from true tornadoes. They are caused by intense local heating of the
surface of the earth, whereas tornadoes are caused by clashing warm and cold air currents aloft
that lead to atmospheric instability and severe turbulence.
42. Which of the following statements does the paragraph support?
A. Dust devils and tornadoes look similar but are different in origin.
B. Dust devils and sand devils are small tornadoes.
C. Dust devils are dangerous to human and animal life.

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D. There are many fascinating natural phenomena in the desert.

Marian Anderson, the first in succession of black divas at the Metropolitan Opera, was the first
African-America woman to break the barriers which kept blacks from the concert age. She
encountered many racial slights ,the the most famous being the refusal of the Daughters of the
American Revolution to allow her to appear in Constitution Hall in Washington ,D.C .This insult
was publicly confronted by first lady Eleanor Roosevelt ,who arranged for Anderson to sing
from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Ester Sunday of 1939.
43. The paragraph mainly discusses Marian Anderson in terms of her
A. Successes at Metropolitan Opera
B. appearance in Constitution Hall in Washington,D.C
C. role in breaking barriers of racial prejudice
D. confrontation with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt
In 1965 the United States Congress created Medicaid and Medicare as amendments to the Social
Security Act. Medicaid uses federal, state,and local money to underwrite medical care for low –
income persons, Medicare is the first US government operated health insurance system for
persons aged 65 and over. It provides basic hospital insurance and assistance with doctors’ and
other health =care bills .Although these two programs have assisted millions of people., the
United States remains the only Western industrial nation without some form of comprehensive
national health insurance.
44. The paragraph mainly deals with:-
A. Two existing health insurance programsC. amendments to the Social Security Act
B. the funding of MedicaidD. the need for comprehensive national health insurance
The earth is considered a solid, rigid mass with a dense core of magnetic material. The outer part
of the core is probably liquid. Around the core is a thick mantel of heavy rock which is covered
by a thin crust forming the solid granite and basalt base of the continents and ocean basins. Over
broad areas of the earth’s surface, the curst has a thin cover of sedimentary rock such as
sandstone, shale and limestone formed by weathering of the earth’s surface and deposit of sands,
clays, and plant and animal remains.
45. With what topic is the paragraph mainly concerned?
A. The magnetic core of the earthC. How the continents were formed
B. The evolution of life on earthD. The structure and composition of the earth

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VI.WRITING SECTION: Items (46-49) The following items are related to different types
of writing .Read each of them very carefully and choose the best answer and write the
letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
46. “Below are my reasons to claim that an active learning teaching is a better alternative to the
lecture method of teaching in the high school” This is likely taken from a/an _________piece of
writing.
A. narrative B. descriptive C. expository D. argumentative
47. “The building is a small house consisting of two floors .The outside front wall 9m long and
5m high. There is a door in the middle of the wall at ground level” This piece of writing is likely
to be ____________
A. narrative B. descriptive C. expository D. argumentative
48. “I regret to inform you about the late delivery of yourorder.” This is most likely taken from a
letter of ____________
A. apology B. compliant C. enquiry D.rejection
49. “ This brief survey give you some idea of the great variety of things to be done in Addis
Ababa .There is literally something for everyone ,at almost any time during the day “ This piece
of writing is likely taken from the _______ of a written text.
A conclusion B introduction C main body D supporting details
VII.GrammarSECTION: Items (50-89) are incomplete sentences. There are four
alternative words or phrases, A-D,given below each sentence Choose the word or phrase
that best completes the sentence and write the letter of your choice in the space provided on
the answer sheet.
50. _______name of the sea between Africa and Europe continents
iscalled_______Mediterranean
A. A/the B.The /the C.The/__D. A/ a
51. ‘What’s_______ she asked when she saw our anxious faces,
A. up B.onC. about D. out
52. When the police arrived, they forced the robber to _______his gun.
A hand out B hand in C. hand onD. hand over
53. My sister is studying law_______.
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54. It is likely that if the pollution increases in the area, we have to take some strict measures,
_____?
A. isn’t it B. haven’t we C. doesn’t itD. don’t we
55. It is hardly likely that the old secretary is a talented person and________.
A. so is the young one C. neither the young one
B. nor is the young one D. but the young one
56. We ______ an important telephone call so we must stay here for a while.
A. expect C. are expecting
B. were expecting D. will expect
57.How long ago________?
A. does she star to live here C. did she live this city
B. has she been living in this city D. had she been working in this company
58. Up to now she’s only written half of the article, but she ______ all of it by tomorrow.
A. had finished C. will have finished
B. finished D. has finished
59. When I _______ in to the restaurant, the man _____by himself at one of the tables near the
window.
A. walk / has been sitting C. am walking /sat
B. walked / was sitting D. was walking /has sat
60. By the time Dick reached the age of sixty, he ______nine books.
A. was writing C. had been writing
B. will have written D. had written
61. Despite the fact that you _____the test tomorrow, why_____?
A. will take / don’t you study C. would take / would you study
B. are taking / are studying D. take / studied
62. He usually _____ them before the letters______
A. reads / types C. reads /are typed
B. reads /will typed D. reads / were typed
63. Why do they always _______ for you?
A. make people to work C. Make people work
B. make to work people D. Make people working

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64. While they were away on holiday, they allowed _______ their sewing machine.
A. their neighbors use C. their neighbors used
B.their neighbors to use D. to use their neighbors
65. I ‘sorry to hear about your father’s death. You ______be very upset.
A. may B. might C. mustD. could
66. Helen ______ to call her mother before she leaves because her mother wants to know when
her daughter is going to be home.
A. had better not C. would rather
B. is supposed D. should have been
67. ________ of the tens of passengers felt relaxed till the plane landed safely since _____ of the
alarm lights were on during the flight.
A. Both /one B. Neither/someC.Both /fewD. None /all
68. The maid was not so sure whether the bracelet on the carpet was ______or it belonged to
____ from the family.
A. hers / her B. her /her C. his /anyoneD. hers /someone
69. How many ______does she have?
A. brothers-in-law C. brothers –in -laws
B. brother-in-laws D. brother-in-law
70. _______ is a lot of money.
A. Thousands of pound C. Five thousands pound
B. Five thousand pounds D. Five thousand pounds
71. It is easy to realize ________ so popular among teenagers.
A. why fast-food restaurants are C. the reason of fast-food restaurants
B. why are fast-food restaurants D. the fast-food restaurants
72.By _____ enormous wages he succeeded in______ the workmen _______their present jobs
and _____for him.
A. having offered /to persuade / to leave / to workC. offering / persuading /leaving /working
B. offering /persuading / to leave /workD. offering / persuade /to leave /
73. He made me ____the keys.
A. to hand over B. handing over C. being handed overD. hand over

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74.The counselor ______ the parents had discussed their son’s future advised the boy to take up
engineering.
A. of whom B. whose C. who D. with whom
75.________ by his work, he threw himself on his bed.
A. ExhaustingB. Being exhausting C. ExhaustedD. to be exhausted
76._________ that the murderer was still at large, the old lady was reluctant to open the door.
A. KnowingB. Being known C. To know D. Known
77. ________ she practices, ______ she becomes.
A. Harder / the more successful C. Harder /more successful
B. The harder / the more successful D. The harder / the most successful
78. You should not accuse anyone______ you do not have adequate evidence in hand.
A. unlessB. so that C. so long as D. in case
79. She spends too much on clothes,if only she ______
A. wouldn’t B. doesn’t C. won’t D. hadn’t
80. Sometimes technology may cause unsolved problems ______ our lives are based on it
mostly.
A. apart from B. so C. at last D. even so
81. The government managed to check the inflation rate,_____ most businesses started to
improve their financial positions
A. hence B. actually C. still D. via
82.________the many hardships they had to face, the balloonists managed to their destination.
A. Despite B. However C.In addition to D. In accordance with
83. The assistants worked very well ______they were not fully equipped.
A. when B. while C.in spite of D. although
84._______no one at home, Bekele left the house in a bed temper.
A. To find B. Finding C. Found D. Finds
85. The number of orphans in towns’ _______ at alarming rate.
A. have increased C. are many
B. are increasing D. is increasing
86. After _____ for about thirty minutes, I became a little nervous.
A. to wait B. I’m waiting C. waiting D. wait

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87. I have _____ little money that I can’t buy a pair of books.
A. too B. so C. such aD. such
88. Melaku is the boy ______ in the park yesterday.
A. who you saw him C. which you saw
B. whom you saw him D. whom you saw
89. He won’t give you the book until you ________for it.
A. pay B. have to pay C. are paid D. will pay
VIII. Comprehensions and Understanding Sentences: Items (90-94) Choose
the sentence that is closest meaning in meaning given and write the letter of
your choice on the separate answer sheet provided.
90. It is not uncommon to see car accidents everyday
A. It is common to see car accidents every day.C. We do not see car accidents every day.
B. It is not common to see car accidents every day. D. We rarely see car accidents.
91. Although Abebe’s car is only a year old, it can’t climb the hill
A. Abebe’s car is new but not powerful enough.C The car is new but too powerful.
B The car is old but powerful enough.D The car is old but powerful enough.
92. Saron arrived at the meeting before Azeb but after Hayat.In what order did they arrive.?
A.Azeb, Saron, Hayat C. Hayat, Saron, Azeb
B.Saron, Hayat, Azeb D.Saro ,Azeb, Hayat
93. I have been writing a book since last year.
A. I started writing a book a year ago and finished in that year.
B. I finished the book last month.
C. I finished a book before last year.
D. I started writing a book last year and I am still working on it.
94. We did it in spite of its being difficult.
A. It was not difficult .So, we did it. C. It was too difficult for us to do.
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IX.SNTENCE COMPLETION: Items (95-102)These questions are designed to measure

your vocabulary, specifically your understanding of precise word meanings. Choose the
best word /s/ that complete /s/ sentence and write the letter of your choice on the answer
sheet.
95. During a period of protracted illness, the risk can become infirm_______ the strength to
work and many of the skills he once possessed.
A. regaining B. losing C.pursuing D.desiring
96. The _______ of mass literacy coincided with the first Industrial Revolution
A. reappearance B. emergences C. selection D.source
97. In Ethiopia there are many______ animals and _____ flowers respectively.
A. endemic/ exotic B. genetic/scientific C.endogenous/exogenous D. barbaric/domestic
98.________ English Grammar differs from traditional grammar in a number of ways..
A. An old B.Contemporary C. Abridged D. Random
99.Medical authorities have always warned that _______is better than________.
A. diagnosis /treatment C. prevention / cure
B. prescription / contraindication D. traditional drugs / pharmaceuticals
100. __________ research has proved that some species of plants are more drought –resistant
than others.
A. Exploratory B. Experimental C. Historical D. Analytic
101. Great writers with a graver mind provide their target audience with a _________ view of
life.
A. panoramic B. provincial C.parochial D. mediocre
102. The ________ of this prestigious examination has remained intact over the years because a
system of check and balance has been__________ that ensure no one person knows all that
appears in the final paper.
A.reliability----validity C. innovation--- deposed
B. integrity---- devised D. denotes---- variance

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X.STRUCTURE AND USAGE: Items (103-109) Read the following paragraph carefully
and complete each blank space with one of the following connectives given in the
alternatives and write the letter of your choice on the answer sheet.
It is generally believed that the American Indians were all savages. ___103_____,it is easy to
gather this idea from watching movies and television. Examining historical evidence
_____104_____ reveals quite a different picture. There were many different Indians tribes and
types of Indians, and ______105____different Indians behaved in different ways._____106____
some Indians tribes seemed to be more warlike. Many other tribes ___107_____lived very
peacefully ____108___they were skeptical or suspicious of strangers. _____109___any one who
makes sweeping generalization about Americans Indians is committing a big blunder.
103. A. despite B.in fact C.in short D. as well as
104. A. even if B.since C.however D. thus
105. A. as a result B. then C. if not D.hence
106. A. as B.for instance C. so long as D. here
107. A. in like manner B.meanwhile C. to the contrary D. a case in point
108. A.though B. too C. afterwards D. unless
109. A. even so B.thereforeC.in general D.eventually
XI.IDOMATIC EXPRESSIONS: Items (110-115) Choose the letter of the best answer for
the idiomatic expressions and write the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
110. The inspectors arrived outoftheblue
A. according to schedule C. punctuality
B. without prior notice D. long over due
111. He was found guilty of blackmailing a tourist.
A. of taking money by limitation C. smuggling
B. robbery D. forgery
112. The new cashier is agreenhorn.
A. shrewd B. inexperienced C. untactful D. liberal
113. Some people are green-eyed.
A. jealous B. cheerful C.generous D.stingy
114. The janitors rubbed the stain with her pinky.
A.thumb B. little finger C.ring finger D.palm

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115. Habtom is the whitehope of his parents.

A. hopeless B. expected winner C.asset D. ideal dreamer
XII.CORRECT SPELLING: Items (116-120) Choose a letter of a word that is correctly
spelt and write the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided.
116. A.undoubtedley B.undoubtedllyC.undoutedly D. undoubtedly
117. A.guarenteeB.garuanteeC. guarantee D.garanttee
118. A.amaterB. amateur C.amatueurD.ammateur
119. A.receiveB.recceiveC.reseiveD.resieve
120. A. necessetyB.neccssityC. necessity D.necesety

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