Practice test 51

I. Find the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the other three. (1p)
1. A. invitation B. blind C. write D. wipe
2. A. stare B. stay C. sure D. station
3. A. shape B. frame C. watch D. make
4. A. bull B. dullard C. bullet D. full
5. A. house B. horse C. hale D. honorable
6. A. surface B. sightseeing C. refusal D. short-sighted
7. A. vacation B. appear C. arrange D. amazing
8. A. think B. though C. throw D. thorn
9. A. live (a) B. pride C. entire D. milk
10. A. looked B. moved C. gained D. closed
II. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. (1p)
1- Truthfully I have to say that I am dissatisfied …………. his work.
2- Why are you staring ………….. her? It is very impolite to do so …………….. saying anything.
3- They are leaving ………………….. London tomorrow. Do you want to say goodbye to them?
4- My brother is absorbed ………………….. creating new things himself.
III. Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence (1p)
1- Peter felt very … of what he had done. He met me to apologize for it.
A. shy B. ashamed C. proud D. embarrassed
2- One of the most difficult decisions in life is choosing what to do for a …
A. salary B. job C. work D. living
3- The building workers were paid their … every Friday.
A. wages B. salary C. income D. money
4- Robert’s new book will be … out in America in September.
A. broadcast B. brought C. published D. given
5- It’s a very good school in the area, but the … are rather high.
A. fares B. costs C. fees D. prices
IV. Supply the correct word form to complete the sentences. (1p)
1. Although Harry earns much money, he does not like his ……………………… a lot. (OCCUPY)
2. You haven’t written this essay carefully and clearly. It will have to be ……………… .(WRITE)
3. When Ann decided to move house, it was mainly because she was tired of the …………………… she
lived in. (NEIGHBOUR)
4. The main ………………… of this book was the …………………… ending. (WEAK) (PREDICT)
5. She had her trousers ……………………… because they were too long. (SHORT)
6. In order to win the gold medal, you have to beat all the other ………………… . (COMPETE)
7. Don’t worry about the child’s …………………. . It’s not so …………………… as you thought. He
will get well soon. (ILL) (HOPE)
8. At first, she got very angry, but later she ……………………… for her impatience. (APOLOGY)
V. Supply the correct verb form to finish the following sentences. (2p)
1. I can hear the bell (ring) ……..….. but nobody seems to be coming (open) ………....the door.
2. + The phone is ringing.
- I (answer) ………………………………… it.
3. It was 8 p.m. and he felt very tired because he (work) ………………………… since dawn.
4. As she (cross) ………………….. the street, she (step) ………………….. on a banana skin and (fall)
…….. down the street. Fortunately she (not injure) …………., but only had some bruises.
5. This time next week I (sit) …………...……………………… on the beach with my friends.
6. By the end of this year she (work) ………………………… as an English teacher for 40 years.
VI. Read the following passage and decide whether the given statements are true (T) or false (F) or
not given in the reading text (NG). (2p)
Every four years people all over the world watch the Olympic Games. It is time for all kinds of
people to unite in peace. Some of them join together to compete for gold medals. Millions of other people
watch them on television.
Why do we have the Olympics? How did they begin? The first Olympic Games were in Greece in
776 B.C. There was only one event. People ran a race the length of the stadium. The Games lasted one day.

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 Slowly people added more events. The Games were only for men, and women could not even watch
them. Only Greeks competed. They came from all parts of the Greek world. The time of the Games was a
time of peace and the Government let everyone travel safely. Kings competed against common people. The
winners became national heroes.
The first modern Games were in 1896 in Athens. The Greeks built a new stadium for the competition.
Athletes from several countries competed. Then there were Olympics every four years in different cities in
Europe and the United States until 1952. After that they were in Melbourne, Tokyo, Mexico city, and
Montreal besides in European cities. Each year there were athletes from more nations. The first Winter
Olympics were in 1924. The athletes compete in skiing and other winter sports.
Today, there must be Olympic Games every four years. The Games must have at least fifteen events,
and they can not last than more than 16 days. There is no age limit.
The competitors must be amateurs. The athletes compete for gold medals. The winners are still
national heroes as they were in the early Olympic Games in Greece.
In 1956 Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon boycotted the Games. They did not compete in the Games because
several countries took the Suez Canal from Egypt that year. Other countries boycotted the Games in 1964
and 1976. In 1980 the United States boycotted the Games in Moscow. In 1984 the Soviet Union and other
countries boycotted the Games in Los Angeles. How can the nations of the world solve this problem? May
be the Games should be in Greece every year, where they began. Then athletes from all over the world
could compete without any boycotts.
T F NG
1. Olympic Games are held every year.
2. The first Olympic Games were celebrated in the most beautiful country at
that time.
3. Only men competed in the first Olympic and women came to watch and
cheer them.
4. Only members in the royal families could be winners and became national
heroes in the Olympic Games.
5. In the first Olympic Games there were competitors from many countries
in the world.
6. The first modern Games were in 19th century in Europe.
7. After 1956 there were no Games in Europe.
8. Professional athletes usually win the most medals in the Olympics.
9. Nowadays you must be under 30 if you want to participate in the Games
10. Some countries did not compete in the Games because of wars.
VII. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown. (2p)
1. Do you have a postman deliver the newspaper every day?
=> Do you have ……………………………………………………………….……..............?
2. They cannot buy the house because they don’t have enough money.
=> They are not ……………………………………………………………………..................
3. It takes us 6 hours to drive from London to Edinburgh.
=> It is a ……………………………………………………………………………...................
4. Without my mother’s help, I would never have completed my study.
=> If …………………………………………………………………………………………...................
5. They had such a fierce dog that we didn’t want to visit their house.
=> So ………………………………………………………………………………………....................
6. You will be ill if you continue to smoke and drink.
=> Unless you ……………………………………………………………………….………................
7. “Make good use of your time.”
=> Our teacher advised …………………………………………………………………….….............
8. I prefer you to begin your work right now.
=> I’d rather ………………………………………………………………………………….................
9. Johnny came to class late yesterday, so he didn’t have enough time to finish his English test.
=> If …………………………………………………………………………………………...................
10. They made him sign a paper admitting his guilt.
=> He ………………………………………………………………………………………....................

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 Practice test 52
I. Choose the word which has different stress from the other three. (1p)
1. A- chairman B- ancient C- sightseeing D- concerning
2. A- tentative B- excursion C- direction D- decision
3. A- clarity B- deliver C- confident D- crossroads
4. A- sincerely B- anxious C- grateful D- mutual
5. A- accept B- indent C- locate D- present (n)
II. Choose the correct answer a, b, c, or d to complete each sentence. (1p)
1. He has written a book on the …… of London.
A- story B- past C- event D- history
2. Can you do me a(n) ….… to post this letter?
A- help B- promise C- aid D- favour
3. They said they were happy because they had put their trust ……. me.
A- in B- on C- onto D- with
4. Tell me …… there’s anything special that you would like to do.
A- that B- if C- so D- which
5. Some drivers seem to expect everyone else to get …… their way.
A- out of B- away from C- off D- after
6. … what most people say about him, he has a very good sense of humour.
A- Contrary to B- Against C- Opposite to D- Opposing
7. She saw …… the deception immediately.
A- through B- past C- into D- round
8. We looked everywhere but the intruder was nowhere …..... .
A- to be seen B- seen C- to see D- having seen
9. They were married ....... .
A- secret B- in secret C- in a secret D- in the secret
10. But why did the police suspect you? It just does not make ....… to me.
A- sensation B- right C- sense D- truth
III. Supply the correct word form. (1p)
1. This knife is very blunt. It needs ………………………… . (SHARP)
2. We have had a lot of ………………………… from your customers today. (COMPLAIN)
3. With a good ………………………… of the criminal from witnesses, the police were able
to find him easily. (DESCRIBE)
4. I don’t want my money back. I want a ………………………… .(PLACE)
5. His boss told him off as he had behaved ………………………… . (RESPONSIBLE)
6. There are very few …………… places left on the earth. Man has been nearly
everywhere. (EXPLORE)
7. Due to the clerk’s …………………………, we missed the train. (STUBBORN)
8. Thousands of people are living in …………………… after the earthquake.
(MISERABLE)
9. This poem shone the wonderful ………………………… of the poet. (SENSITIVE)
10. The new film is ………………………… good. (EXCEPTION)
IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. (1p)
After receiving Mary’s letter of (1) …………, Ann asked her parents (2) ………………
their permission and they let her (3) ………………. Unluckily, Ann was so (4) ……………… that
she couldn’t go to the circus with Mary. She thought “It’s bad enough to (5) ……………. a cold
but to miss seeing the circus with Mary is (6) …………….” Her doctor asked her to (7)
…………… out of crowds until she stopped coughing and sneezing. She was really very
disappointed. Now, she is staying in (8) ……………, thinking about the good time they had last
year. She can’t go to the circus (9) ………….… she was very (10) ………………… to Mary for
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V. Supply the correct preposition. (1p)
1. Last summer, I went to Hue ………… a sightseeing tour ………… my parents.
2. The Sun exerts a pull ……………… other planets ………… its system.
3. Barbara is gradually getting … … a bad cold, which kept her ……… work for nearly a week.
4. The factory paid ………… nearly a million pounds to their employees who were injured
…………… the explosion.
5. The satellite traveled so far ………… space that nobody could see it …………… naked eyes.
VI. Supply the correct verb form. (1p)
When I (be) ……… a child, I (dream) ………… of traveling to lots of different places. I
(long) ……… to go to Japan, Honolulu, to Alaska. Well, I (be) ……… 40 years now, and I (be)
………… a travel guide for ten years, so I (be) ………………… to all those places. This year
alone I (travel) ………………… to 15 countries. Last week, I (visit) ………………… friends in
Bangkok, and then (go) ………………… to see the sights of Singapore. Now I (just return)
………………… from Cairo.
VII. Look at the passage below, in some lines of the passage there is an unnecessary word. If
a line is correct, put a tick (). If there is a mistake, underline it and write the correction in
the space provided. (2p)
A musician friend of mine once went on an English course during his 0 to
summer holidays. What he really wanted to do was to improve with 1
his ability to think and react quickly and correctly in the spoken 2
English. He said speaking in a foreign language always made him 3
nervous, even if after three years of study. It turned out that one of 4
the teachers on the course had very strong views on music, and was 5
not afraid to express them in the lessons. He claimed that music it 6
was a drug, just like alcohol or cigarettes, and people who could not 7
live through their lives without it were to be pitied . Whatever was 8
the subject of the lesson, the teacher always managed to include in 9
some reference to this idea. 10
VIII. Write the biography in the full form (2p)
1. Diana Frances Spencer, the Princess of Wales / born / Sandringham, Norfolk / England / July 1 st
/ 1961.
………………………………………………………………………………………........................
2. father / Edward Spencer / an earldom / and / mother / daughter / the 4th Baron Fermoy.
………………………………………………………………………………………........................
3. educate / preparatory school / Norfolk / later / in Kent / then attend / finishing school /
Switzerland.
...……………………………………………………………………………………........................
4. February 24th 1981 / engagement / Prince Charles / announced.
……………………………………………………………………………………….......................
5. July 29th 1981 / they / married / Saint Paul’s Cathedral .
………………………………………………………………………………………......................
6. give / birth / Prince William A. P. L/ Prince Henry C. A. D.
……………………………………………………………………………………..........................
7. August 1996 / legally / divorced / Prince Charles.
....…………………………………………………………………………………..........................
8. During / life / actively support / charities / relate / homeless / deprived / children / drug abuse /
cancer / victims /AIDS.
…...………………………………………………………………………………...........................
9. August 31st 1997 / kill / automobile / accident / Paris / France.
………..…………………………………………………………………………............................
10. After / death / memorial fund / established / continue / charities / she / be / involve in.
……………………………………………………………………………………..........................

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 Practice test 53
I. Choose the word which has different stress from the other three. (1 p)
1. A- classroom B- changes C- greeting D- compute
2. A- immune B- alert C- postpone D- virus
3. A- straightforward B- sincerely C- disappointed D- container
4. A- abbreviation B- investigation C- syllabication D- television
5. A- envelope B- orator C- postcard D- enclose
II. Read the passage carefully. Some lines are correct, but some have mistakes. Tick each
correct line. If a line has a mistake, underline it and write the correct answer in the space
provided. (2 p)

It’s 7.30 am and the Wilsons is in their kitchen. are

Mrs. Wilson is sitting on the breakfast table and .......................
reads the morning newspaper. She reads the .......................
newspaper each morning. Mr. Wilson is pouring a .......................
cup of coffee. He drinks two cups of coffee every .......................
morning before he goes work. There’s a cartoon on .......................
TV, but the children are not watching it. They are .......................
playing to their toys instead. They usually watch .......................
cartoon in the morning, and this morning they do .......................
not pay any attention with the TV. Mr. and Mrs. .......................
Wilson do not watch the TV, either. They do not .......................
like cartoons.
III. Write the following sentences in the passive voice. (2p)
1- Someone stole my car and abandoned it fifteen miles away. He had removed the radio, but
done no other damage.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2- You can’t wash this dress, you must dry-clean it.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3- They suggested employing part-time workers.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4- You should open the wine about three hours before you use it.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5- What did they steal?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
6- Who invented the television?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
7- The builders have been building this house for nearly a year.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
8- I remember my parents taking me to the circus every Sunday when I was small.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
9- They threw the old newspapers away.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
10- It’s your duty to stop the machine.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
IV. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense. (1p)
1- I’m sorry, madam, but this carpet (already sell) ……………......... .
2- The old house on the corner (knock down) ………
3- ………………… .
4- When exactly John (give) ………………………………….. his prize?
5- Most people agree that America (not discover) ……………………….. by Christopher
Columbus.
6- All complaints about products (deal with) …………………………….. by our customer
services department.

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 7- Police confirmed that the murder weapon just (discover) ………………………… in a
nearby lake.
8- It (announce) ………....………….. yesterday that the Government has decided that income
tax (not raise) ……………………… .
9- Good news! I (ask) ………………………….. to take over as the new managing director.
10- I don’t believe that this play (write) ……………………………….. by William
Shakespeare.
11- Ann really likes (invite) …………………………………….. to yesterday’s dinner party.
V. Rewrite the second sentence in each pair, using no more than 5 words including the word
given. (2p)
1. Phone me tomorrow please. (GIVE)
=> Please …………………………………………...………………………… tomorrow.
2. There is a conference here today. (TAKING)
=> A conference ………………………………………...………………………… today.
3. All the students face the problem of phrasal verbs. (COME)
=> All students ………………………………..…………the problem of phrasal verbs.
4. Why don’t you rest a little now? (BREAK)
=> Why don’t you …………………………………….…………………………… now?
5. I have the impression that something is wrong. (SEEMS)
=> Something ……………………………………………..……………………… wrong.
6. The inventor couldn’t sleep because he was worried. (SO)
=> So ..……………………………………………… the inventor that he couldn’t sleep.
7. Tim looks nothing like his father. (TAKE)
=> Tim ………………………………………………………………….. his father at all.
8. I was on the point of leaving the office. (ABOUT)
=> I was just ………………………………………………………………...… the office.
9. Did you enjoy the party? (GOOD)
=> Did you …………………………………………………………………. at the party?
10. What caused him to change his mind? (REASON)
=> What was the …………………………………………………………… of his mind?

VI. Write a complete letter, using the words provided. (2p)

Dear David,
1. When / we/ last / meet / we talk/ our gardens.
………………………………………………………………………………………………...……
2. You/ tell/ me/ you used/ grow/ roses/ your garden.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..
3. Well/ I buy/ half a dozen/ rose plants/ last November.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..
4. Since then/ I/ water/ everyday/ and look after/ very well.
………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..
5. Four/ these/ grow very well/ at present.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….……..
6. But/ I be/ very worry/ other two
…………………………………………………………………..........................……...……………
7. These/ be / first roses/ I / ever/ grow.
……………………………………………………………………………….........................………
8. I know/ you / have/ experience/ grow/ roses.
………………………………………………………………………………………………...……
9. I/ very much / like/ your advice/ them.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…
10. you/ come/ see them/ this weekend?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………...…
I am looking forward to seeing you soon.

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 Practice test 54
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. (1 p)
1. We don’t sell foreign newspapers because there is no …… for them.
A- request B- claim C- requirement D- demand
2. The politician tried to arouse the crowd but most of them were ….… to his arguments.
A- closed B- dead C- careless D- indifferent
3. She should have been here but she’s gone ….… flu
A- through with B- down with C- back on D- down by
4. ….… the fighting stopped, travel across country has been quite safe.
A- Since B- When C- After which D- Unless
5. When he woke up he realized that the things he had dreamt about could not ….… have happened.
A- possibly B- likely C- certainly D- potentially
6. She always did well at school ….… having her early education disrupted by illness.
A- on account of B- in spite of C- in addition to D- even though
7. How exactly did you set ……. training the horses to work so well together?
A- about B- to C- up D- out
8. “I’d like to be in one of that ….…”, Paul said.
A- teachers’ classes B- teacher classes C- teacher’s class D- teacher’s classes
9. This clock … on two small batteries.
A- goes B- works C- runs D- moves
10. I bought this electric drill from a …….- it -yourself shop.
A- do B- repair C- make D- fix
II. Supply the correct word form. (1 p)
1. I didn’t know who it was - with a mask on, she was completely ……………. (RECOGNISE)
2. I’ll resign if you continue to ………………………… everything I say. (REGARD)
3. O’Hara wanted a divorce because his wife has been ………………………… (FAITH)
4. I have no excuses. My action was ……………………… (EXPLAIN)
5. The chairman expressed doubts about the ……………… of showing the film on children’s
television. (SUIT)
6. He suffered from constant ………………………… (SLEEP)
7. He won the discuss event at the Olympic Games but was later ………………………… when a
medical check proved that he had been taking drugs. (QUALIFY)
8. There’s no ………………………… between the two. (COMPARE)
9. Although he was not ………………………… about helping with the washing up, he did so all the
time. (ENTHUSIASM)
10. Ants and bees are described as ………………………… insects. (INDUSTRY)
III. Supply the correct preposition. (1 p)
1. My family went ………………… an excursion ………………… London last year.
2. Gravity makes balls thrown ………………… the air fall back ………………… .
3. After making a tour ………………… Singapore, my father arrived ………………… Tan Son Nhat
airport yesterday.
4. Many people ………………… poor academic records turn ………………… to be very successful
in their careers.
5. You know I’ll stand ………………… you if you are ………………… trouble.
IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. (2 p)
People cry for many (1) …………… .They cry when they (2) ………… very bad. They cry when
something terrible (3) …………………, like a death in the family. They cry in sorrow when a friend
becomes seriously (4) ……………. .They cry when they feel sad or very angry. They cry when they feel
helpless to (5) ……………… a problem. People (6) ….....……… cry when they feel very (7) ….........…….
They cry when they have been worried about something but then find (8) ……………… that
everything is all right after all. They cry when something wonderful comes. People used to (9) ………....…
that only women and children cried. Men were supposed to be strong. But things are changing. Men begin
to realize that it’s all right to (10) ….....……… their feelings. Nowadays scientists think that crying is a
good idea.
V. Read the passage carefully. Some lines are correct, but some have mistakes. Tick each
correct line. If a line has a mistake, underline it and correct. (2 p)

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 People are motivated to study English because it has ............v.......
become the main language of communication with .....................
diplomacy, business, tourism and sea-faring. It is .....................
also an official language of air-traffic control and .....................
airports. Three-quarters of the world’s mail are in it .....................
as well as 80% of all informations is in English. Two .....................
thirds of all scientists write in English. A Japan .....................
company wishing to negotiate with an Arabian client .....................
use English, too. A Colombian doctor said that he .....................
spends as much time improving his English as .....................
practicing medicine. .....................
VI. Rewrite the second sentence in each pair, using no more than 5 words including the word
given. (2p)
1. My wife had twins last week. (GAVE)
=> Last week, my wife ………………………………………………….……... to twins.
2. Does politics interest you? (TAKE)
=> Do you ………………………………………………………..................... in politics?
3. What is another way of saying “I fell ill with a cold”? (CAME)
=> How can I say “I …………………………………………….………….…... a cold”?
4. I think we’ve discussed phrasal verbs enough now. (STOP)
=> Let’s ………………………………………………………………..….………... now.
5. Do you find it easy to make friends? (GOOD)
=> Are you ………………………………………………………………….…... friends?
6. I fell asleep because the film was boring. (SO)
=> …………………………………………………………..……... film that I fell asleep.
7. I don’t intend to tell you my plan. (INTENTION)
=> I ………………………………………………………………... telling you my plans.
8. I am fed up with his behaviour. (ENOUGH)
=> I have ……………………………………………………………...…... his behaviour.
9. The police think that he was one of the robbers. (TAKING)
=> The police suspect him of …………………………………………………... robbery.
10. Although I warned them not to climb that tree, they did. (WARNING)
=> In spite of ……………………………………..……………..., they climbed that tree.
VII. Use the given prompts to write the complete sentences. (2p)
1. I / not / go / put up / his / laziness / anymore.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. It / high / time / you / stop / be /so / dependent / your parents.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. You / have / work / harder / or / you / fail / exam.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. This / reference book / be / too / difficult / me / understand.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. We / go / Paris / on / holiday / and / stay / beautiful / hotel / near / River Seine.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. There / be / no rain / here / for / 2 months.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. If / I / be / you / I / not / meet / him / again.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. She / promise / send / them / postcard / as soon as / she / arrive / London.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Mary / have / her / purse / steal / last week / while / go / shopping / the city centre.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. This / house / not / beautiful / but / comfortable / cheap.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………….

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 Practice test 55
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest. (1pt)
1. a. brother b. breathing c. either d. death
2. a. agreed b. missed c. liked d. watched
3. a. while b. why c. whose d. where
4. a. rear b. dear c. bear d. fear
5. a. massage b. carriage c. voyage d. dosage

II. Choose the word in each group that has the different stressed syllable from the rest. (1pt)
1. a. effective b. algebra c. occasion d. expensive
2. a. anger b. memory c. wonder d. magnificent
3. a. computer b. accurate c. customer d. exercise
4. a. punctualb. rubbish c. furious d. romantic
5. a. electricity b. necessary c. interesting d. accident
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. (1pt)
The actress Vanessa Kemp has disappeared. Yesterday she failed to arrive (1)
………………...… the Prince Charles Theater in London's West End (2) ………….……….. her
leading role (3) ...………....……. the comedy "Don't look now!". Ms Kemp, who lives in
Hampstead, left home at 4.00 o'clock yesterday afternoon (4) ………………….. the theater, a
journey she had made several times the week before. Two people who were walking (5)
……………….….. her home at the time saw her leave. But no one has seen her (6)
………………...…. then. At 7.30 she still didn't arrive at the theater. At 8.00 o'clock the theater
manager had to break the news (7) ………………..... the theater audience, who had been waiting
patiently (8) ………………....... the play to start. Since yesterday, theater staff and friends have
been trying to contact Ms Kemp, but they have had no success so far. The police are taking the
matter seriously, but they believe that she is unlikely to be (9) ……………...…… any danger. Her
friends all want to hear (10) ……..……………. her soon.
IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets. (2pts)
Many changes (1. make) ........................... to the world map this century. Boundaries (2.
redraw) ........................... as a result of world wars and foreign invasions, and many former
colonies (3. gain) ........................ their independence. In 1960, for instance, fifteen African
countries (4. become) ........................ independent, some of which have changed their names. This
tendency to change names when countries became independent (5. continue) ....................... since
then: Ceylon is now Sri Lanka and the Trucial States (6. become) ....................... the United Arab
Emirates. More recently, in what (7. be) .................... the Soviet Union, even cities (8.
affect) ......................... by the change, the most notable example (9. be) …................… Leningrad,
which in 1991 (10. go) ..................... back to the pre-Revolutionary name of St. Petersburg.
V. Each line in the following passage contains one mistake. Underline that mistake and write
your answer in the space provided. (2pts)
Robert Edward was blinded in an automobile accident
nine years ago. He was also partial deaf because of old age. Last 1 ……………………….......
week, he was strolling near his home where a thunderstorm approached. 2 …………..…………........
He took refuge under a tree and struck by lightning. He was 3 ……………………….......
knocked to the ground and woke up twenty minutes after, 4 ……………………….......
laying face down in water below a tree. He went into the house and 5 ………………….............
lay down in bed. A short time later, he awoke; his legs was numb 6 ………………….............
and he was trembling. So, when he opened his eyes, he could see 7 ………………….............
the clock cross the room fading in and out in front of him. When 8 ………………….............
his wife entered, he saw her for the first time for nine years. Doctors 9 ………………….............
confirm that he has regained his sight and hear apparently from 10 ……………………...........
the flash of lightning, but they are unable to explain the occurrence.

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VI. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to complete each sentence
below (1 p)
There was a driving force that first took me to the foothills and then to the mountains,
though I myself did not recognise it for what it was until years later. From the time I was about
twelve years old, I took every occasion to slip out of town for hikes into the foothills. The
occasions were not frequent, for each day after school I delivered newspapers and on Saturdays I
worked in stores, creameries, and cool-storage plants. In the summer months I worked in the
packing houses and orchards at all the jobs that were available - thinning fruit, spraying, irrigating,
picking, making boxes, packing fruit, icing and loading refrigerator cars. There was a regular
sequence of fruit during the summer - cherries, apricots, peaches, pears, and apples. But there were
gaps between the crops. And in the fall, winter, and spring, there were Sunday afternoons,
holidays, and occasional evenings when a few hours would be free. On these occasions I explored
the foothills.
1. What kind of job did the writer have after school?
a. Paperboy b. Crop gatherer c. Store clerk d. Fruit picker
2. When was he most often able to do what he wanted to?
a. On Saturday morning b. On Sunday afternoon
c. Whenever he wanted d. Every day before school
3. What does the writer mean when he talks of gaps between the crops?
a. Plants that are not in season b. Holidays that interrupted the harvest
c. Times when there was no work d. Problems that came up in food shipping
4. What job did he not do during the summer?
a. Covering the fruit with ice b. Watering the fruit trees
c. Putting the fruit in boxes d. Making the fruit into jelly
5. What did he do when he got to the foothills?
a. Planted orchards b. Examined the area carefully
c. Looked for ripe fruit d. Had a picnic with cold fruit
VII. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.(2pts)
1. St Paul's Cathedral is the most famous church in the City. It was rebuilt after the fire by Sir
Christopher Wren. (St Paul's Cathedral - the most famous church)
..............……………………………………………………………………………………………....
2. In Britain, the paper was made smaller. People wanted to read it on the train. (because)
..............……………………………………………………………………………………………....
3. We began to learn more about our past a hundred and fifty years ago. (learning)
..............……………………………………………...……………………………………………....
[Link] Polynesians used the stars to find their way from island to island. (enabled)
..............……………………………………………………………………………………………....
5. He has listened to many wise men. His questions are still unanswered. (Although)
..............……………………………………………………………………………………………....
6- We ran out of gas because we didn't stop at the service station. (wish)
..............……………………………………………………………………………………………....
7- Yesterday a man died because he fell asleep while driving. (result)
..............……………………………………………………………………………………………....
8- I wish I knew how to operate this machine. (only)
..............……………………………………………………………………………………………....
9- Nigel hasn't got satellite TV, so he can't watch the game. (if)
..............……………………………………………………………………………………………....
10- "It was me. I ate all the cake yesterday," Tessa said. (admitted)
..............…………………………………………………………………………………………....
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