English Mock Exam1 For Grade12 Students: Ethiopia (By Million Abebe): April 2022

1. Russian Foreign Minister said, "Our government is going to make peace talk with Ukraine on the next Friday." How could BBC report this before the Friday?

A. Russian Foreign Minister said that our government was going to make peace talk with Ukraine on the following  Friday.
B. Russian Foreign Minister said that our government is going to make peace talk with Ukraine on the next Friday.
C. Russian Foreign Minister says that their government was going to make peace talk with Ukraine on the next Friday.
D. Russian Foreign Minister says that their government is going to make peace talk with Ukraine on the next Friday.

2. Russian Foreign Minister said, "Our government is going to make  peace talk with Ukraine on the next Friday." How could Al Jazeera report this after the Friday?

A. Russian Foreign Minister said that their government was going to make peace talk with Ukraine on the following  Friday.
B. Russian Foreign Minister said that our government is going to make peace talk with Ukraine on the following Friday.
C. Russian Foreign Minister said that their government was going to make peace talk with Ukraine on the following Friday.
D. Russian Foreign Minister says that their government is going to make peace talk with Ukraine on the next Friday.

3. This is Vildmir Putin _____ ; he the leader ___ is working

behind the Special Operation in Ukraine

A. who/whom     B. who/who   

C. whose/who    D. whom/which

4. Nobody knows the exact time of our exam, ______? 

A. doesn't it      B. do they  

C. do he/she    D. don't they

5. The Ministry of Education said that Grade 12 Exam is

given in online, ______?

A. does it         B. wasn't it  

C. didn't it      D. did it

6. Oh! What awful it is! The patient hasn’t taken ____

medicine yet.  What is wrong?    

A. no     B. any  C. some     D. little

7. There ______ many students who scored more than 500

on Grade 12 National Exam, in this school last year. But there _____ no one who scored 600 and above.

A. were/was     B. was/were    

C. were/were   D. is/was

8. Obama, haven't you seen my mobile around here? I

looked for it _______ in this hout but I ______.

A. somewhere/can't see anywhere   

B. everywhere/ can see nowhere
C. everywhere/can see anywhere   

D. nowhere/ can see nowhere

9. I am able to meet ______ of my friends in Ukraine since

ceasefire was made between the two parties. Thanks God!

A. a few    B. someone  

C. some   D. none

10. Before ceasefire was made between the two parties. I

was able to meet _____ of my friends in Ukraine.  

A. someone     B. any      

C. some     D. none

11. I’m surprised that there aren’t _____ people here today.

A. many   B. much    

C. no     D. a little

12. It seemed to me that _____ students were knocking at

the door but when I went and checked, I saw _______ student.

A. some/no            B. someone/ no one
C. some/no one     D. somebody/not

13. It seemed to me that ___ was knocking at the door but

when I went and checked, I saw ____.

A. some/no             B. someone/ no one

C. some/no one    D. somebody/not

14. _____ my brother ___ my sister has joined Medicine at

university. 

A. Both/and         B. Either/nor  

C. Not only/but     D. Neither/nor   

15. _____ my brother___ my sister have joined Medicine at

university. 

A. Either/or                  B. Both/and

C. Not only/but also    D. Neither/nor   

16. _____ my brother ___ my sister has joined Medicine at

university. 

A. Either/nor                  B. Both/and    

C. Not only/but also   D. Neither/or   

17. _____ my brother ___ my sister has joined Medicine at

university. Both of them have joined Engineering.

A. Neither/nor   B. Either/or
C. Both/and      D. Not only/but also

18. Doctor Rafik is senior _____  me at Jimma University. 

A. than  B. to  C. from   D. with

19. None of them _____ committed that kind of mistake. I

know _____ of them very well.

A. has/each      B. was/every     

C. have/each   D. were/every

20. It is time to coffee. Do you want __________?

 A. some  B. any   

C. much  D. anything

21. As researches _____ most of natural gas and oil that

most European use for their energy conception ____ from Russia.

A. show/ imported                  B. showed/were imported
C. show/have been imported    D. show/are imported

22. Most of natural gas and oil that ______ for their energy

conception in most European countries _____ by Russia.

    A. use/are exported           B. have used/were exported
   C. are used/are exported   D. used/are exported
23. Mostly, most kids whose ages _____ around 7 years

_______ many questions about their surroundings.  

A. have been/are asked       B. are/ask 

C. are/are asked                   D. were/ask

24. Now, I ___ that while I ___ around 7 years I used to ask

 many questions about my surroundings.  

A. remembered/was    

B. am remembering /used to be 

C. remembered/am     

D. remember /was

25. When Bikila was young, he _________ help his family.

 A. could      B. should      

C. might      D. would

26. By this time next year, our brother Biden  _______ for

Dire Dawa.  

A. leaves                   B. is going to leave 

C. would have left      D. will leave

27. President Joe Biden _______ for Dire Dawa on next

 Sunday to visit some historical areas in Hararghe. 

A. is leaving   B. leaves     

C. has left   D. will leave

28. Although Suad Arabian Police ________ the person or

 group behind the terror attack on Suadi's giant oil company that happened last month, they ________ the case.

A. have never identified / have still been investigating
B. have still been identifying / have still been investigating
C. have still identified / have yet investigated
D. have not yet identified / have still been investigating

29. The train to Chiro _____ Mi'essoo Rail Way Station by

the time we arrived in the morning.  

A. left    B. will leave     

C. has left     D. had left

30. Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine is one of the

most decisive operations which __ since Putin __ to power in Russian history. 

A. has been made/came      

B. has made/has come  

C. was made/come             

D. have been made/came

31. Do you think, you ___ that report by the end of the

week?

A. will be finishing      B. have finished       

C. will finish                D. will have finished

32. That woman looks my grandmother, ________?

A. does she     B. didn't she   

C. does not she D. yes she

33. All over the world, all tobacco producing companies

____ clearly that smoking cigarette is dangerous . But cigarette ____ all over the world.  

A. wrote/still is smoked  

B. write/still is smoked  

C. are written/has not yet been smoked  

D. write/is not yet smoked

34. Anna looks rather fat these days. Oh, dont you know?

She _______ a baby.

 A. will have               B. can have  

C. is going to have     D. will be having

35. When you ______ mobile airtime from abroad from

next Dec. 1- May 31 you __ additional 20% airtime for free. 

A. had received/will get          

B. receive/will get

C. receive/will have got          

D. received/would get

36. Antoni _____ you maintaining this computer; he has

not taken maintenance course. Please, do not go to his office. 

A. cant have helped        

B. may not help  

C. can't help                     

D. may not have helped

37. I ______ this book soon. I'm nearly at the end.

A. will have been finished        

B. would have finished 

C. will have finished                 

D. will finish

38. I have written the note neatly _____ everyone can read

and understand it easily. 

A. so that to      B. in order that      

C. so as to    D. in case

39. I have written the note neatly _____ some students

don't read and understand it easily.  

A. so as not to     B. so that     

C. in case             D. as

40. I believe that everyone can read and understand this

note easily  ____ I have written it neatly and carefully giving more attention. 

A. as  B. ; thus,   C. due to  D. for

41. I saw that no one is able to read and understand the

note easily _____ I have written it neatly and carefully giving more attention. 

A. but      B. although     

C. since    D. no matter how

42. I have written the note neatly and carefully giving

more attention, _____ I saw that no one is able to read and understand it easily as expected.    

A. but     B. although      

C. since     D. no matter how

43. I know that the note has been written neatly. ______ I

believe that anyone can read and understand it easily.

A. Therefore,  B. As  

C. Such that D. As a result of

44. As a company, we have decided ____ any destructive

comments. That is one of our principles to be followed consistently. 

A. to tolerating   B. tolerating  

C. to tolerate      D. having tolerated

45. Our company has stopped its works ______the whole

organization. 

A. to renewing     B. renewing   

C. to renew          D. renew

46. Our company has stopped _____ since we have

completed. 

A. to renewing  B. renewing   

C. to renew       D. renew

47. ___ we ask others about the areas in which we have

confusion, __. 

A. The more/the more the confusions will be
B. The more/the less the confusions will be
C. The less/the less the confusions will be clear
D. The less/the more the confusions get clear

48. Nowadays, the peace of the world is getting ______; it is

common to hear people killing each other for simple reasons.

A. worse and worse          B. better and better   

C. the worse, the worse    D. as better as

49. It is believed that social medias are _____ nuclear

 weapons if it is not used wisely. 

A. more destructive as      B. so destructive as  

C. as destructive than       D. as destructive as

50. I would like to have _______ reliable car. The one I have

 got keeps on breaking down.  

A. more     B. the most      

C. a more    D. the more

51. I have not seen it, but I could imagine that the

 Renaissance Dam is __________ than other dams we have in the country. 

A. very bigger               B. much bigger  

C. absolutely bigger    D. more bigger

52. He is better than ____________ student of the class.

A. other            B. all other    

C. any        D. any other

53. Currently, Zelenskiy is working _______ President of

Ukraine ____ Putin is for Russia. 

A. like/as     B. as/as       

C. as/like     D. as/as if

54. Russia has assigned Abramo Vich, the owner of

Chelsea, ____ special diplomat to talk with Ukraine but on the meeting he is  making every decision ______ he were the President of Russia. 

A. as/as            B. as if /as  

C. as/like         D. as/look like

55. If you drop a cat, it always __________ on its fit.

A. lands               B. will lands       

C. would land      D. landed

56. One of the following statements expresses correct

conditional sentence. Which one?  

A. Unless you attend the class, you would miss the best note given by your teacher.  

B. Had you not attended the class, you wouldn't miss the best note given by your teacher. 

C. If you do not attend the class, you will miss the best note given by your teacher. 

D. Will you miss the best note given by your teacher if you hadn't attended the class?

57. If you want to remain healthy, you ___ exercise daily.

A. can     B .may    C. should    D. would

58. If you ______ on along this road, you _____ the market.

A. go/would reach     

B. gone/will had reached     

C. went/will reach     

D. go/will reach

59 If our teacher ___ us us a lot of homework, I  ___ you.

A. hadn't given/could have helped           
B. had given/could have helped

C. hadn't given/could not have helped     

D. didn't give/could have helped

60. One of the following statements is not correct way of

expressing regret. Which one?

A. We are left with a week for our exam. I wish we had had more time to cover all the contents. 

B. If we had had more time, we would have covered all the contents. 

C. But for the fact that we had short time, we would have covered all the contents. 

D. If we had not had short time, we would have covered all the contents.

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