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THE SECOND SEMESTER
EXAMINATIONS
TEST 1
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D which has a different underlined sound.
1. A. healthy B. grocery C. nearby D. energy
2. A. finished B. played C. preferred D. freed
3. A. mount B. country C. ground D. found
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
1. A. designer B. mechanic C. engineer D. musician
2. A. attention B. pollution C. holiday D. effective
III. Choose the best answer.
1. My mother is very keen _________ growing flowers.
A. in B. on C. of D. for
2. My twin sisters take _________ each other like two peas in a pod.
A. in B. over C. after D. up
3. What do you usually do _________ weekends?
A. at B. in C. for D. by
4. Please put out all lights _________ you leave the office.
A. after B. before C. until D. since
5. I am living with my parents, I wish I _________ my own apartment.
A. have B. will have C. had D. would have
6. We are all very found _________ traveling to space.
A. in B. at C. with D. of
7. We haven’t seen Jamie _________ 1980.
A. in B. from C. since D. for
8. The weather was awful, _________ we had to cancel our trip.
A. but B. so C. and D. because
9. He’s never been to the United States, _________?
A. isn’t he B. is he C. hasn’t he D. has he
10. This festival _________ in England every year.
A. holds B. is holding C. is held D. held
11. I found the movie _________.
A. bored B. bedroom C. boring D. boringly
12. Brad Pitt is a _________ movie star.
A. popular B. popularity C. popularly D. popularize
13. Linda used to _________ morning exercise when she got up early.
A. did B. does C. doing D. do
14. My father _________ the bus to work every day, but I cycle.
A. catches B. drives C. goes D. runs
15. You should look right and left when you go _________ the road.
A. down B. across C. up D. along
IV. Choose the correct adjective V-ing/ V-ed in each sentence.
1. He was _________ that Tom couldn’t come to his party. (disappoint)
2. She was an _________ story teller. We were amused and laughed a lot. (amuse)
3. He looked very _________ when he got out of the house. (fright)
4. I was _________ when I saw him dress totally in black. (surprise)
5. She’s _________ about her final scores. They are all bad. (depress)
V. Complete the sentences, use the correct form or tense of the verbs in the
brackets.
1. Take this street and you _________ (arrive) at the bus station in fifteen minutes.
2. He suggested _________ (travel) around the town by bike.
3. Would you mind _________ (leave) us alone?
4. This is the first time Hoa _________ (meet) Tim’s family.
5. She has a lot of novels _________ (write) in English.
VI. Complete the passage with the most suitable words.
Torquay is one of the (1) _________ popular holiday resorts in Britain. (2)
_________ provides entertainment, sports of every kind, etc. You can (3) __________ at
the hotels by the sea, or at comfortable but less expensive (4) __________ houses. There
(5) __________ camping sites too. Torquay has large sandy beaches (6) __________ you
can buy refreshments and hire (7) __________ to sit on. There are large areas of grass
land and miles of lift paths (8) __________ walkers.
VII. Read the passage and then decide whether the following statements are true or
false.
Even though spaceships have traveled to the Moon, people cannot visit the Moon
without special suits. The Moon has no air or water. Plants and animals can't live there
either. Astronauts first landed on the Moon in 1969. After that, there were six more trips
to the Moon. They brought back Moon rocks, which scientists are still studying. There
are holes, or craters, all over the Moon’s surface. Scientists believe that meteorites
smashed into the Moon millions of years ago and formed the craters.
True False
1. There is no atmosphere on the moon.
2. Humans first walked on the moon in 1969.
3. The Moon's surface has a lot of craters caused by volcanic
eruptions.
4. Scientists nowadays have learned all things about the moon.
VIII. Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the sentence above.
1. This is the most beautiful city I have ever visited.
A. I have ever visited such a beautiful city.
B. I have visited such a beautiful city before.
C. I have ever visited such a beautiful city last year.
D. I have never visited such a beautiful city.
2. It is difficult for me to buy a beautiful house in this crowded city.
A. I find buying a beautiful house in this crowded city is difficult.
B. I find buying a beautiful house in this crowded city difficult.
C. I find it difficult to buy a beautiful house in this crowded city.
D. I find to buy a beautiful house in this crowded city difficult.
3. In spite of the noise. I kept on studying.
A. Although it is noise, I keep on studying.
B. Although it is noise, I kept on studying.
C. Although it was noise, I kept on studying.
D. Although it was noise, I keep on studying.
4. Despite his good English, he wasn’t chosen.
A. Although his English good, he wasn’t chosen.
B. Although his English was good, he wasn’t chosen.
C. Although his English was good, he was chosen.
D. Although his good English, he wasn’t chosen.
