Test English

NAME:………………………………………….......
CLASS: ………………… CODE:…………….
PART 1:GRAMMAR: Select the best answer 
to complete the sentence.
1>A compound consists of atoms _____ different chemical properties.
Select one:
a. by
b. with
c. of
d. on 
2>A great deal of ____ was done to crops.
Select one:
a. damage
b. damages
c. ruin
d. damaging 
3>After receiving her results, the students stopped______.
Select one:
a. to worry
b. worrying 
c. to be worried
d. having worried
4>Do adjectives come before nouns or after them in _____?
Select one:
a. language of French
b. French language
c. a French language
d. the French language 
5>He can’t bear ____ at night.
Select one:
a. to have worked
b. to having worked
c. have to work 
d. having to work
6>He had lived in Paris for some years ____ he returned to America.
Select one:
a. before 
c. until
d. after
7>He is ______ that he often makes mistakes.
Select one:
a. a such careless man
b. such a careless man 
c. so a careless man
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d. a so careless man
8>I apologize _____her_____ my impoliteness.
Select one:
a. with; to
b. to; for
c. with; for 
d. on; for
9>In some restaurants, food and service are worse than ____ used to be.
Select one:
a. them
b. they 
c. it
d. that
10>It was so _____done that John felt like applauding.
Select one:
a. fine
b. beautiful
c. good 
d. beautifully
11>Mary came to see the mountain and ______.
Select one:
a. stayed to enjoy it 
b. stayed to enjoying
c. stayed enjoying it
d. stayed to enjoy
12>No one will go out in the downpour, _____?
Select one:
a. won’t he
b. will he
c. will they
d. won’t they
13>No sooner had he seen the blind man _____.
Select one:
a. than he got up from his chair
b. when he got up from his chair 
c. so he got up from his chair
d. there fore he got up from his chair
14>Sixty percent of the liquid ____ alcohol.
Select one:
a. are
b. were to be
c. have to be 
d. is
15>The boys in this street like to bully _____.
Select one:
a. each other
b. one another 
c. one and other
d. one and the other
16>The house is found ____ down.
Select one:
a. burning
b. to have been burned 
c. having burned
d. to burn
17>The moment I ___ my drawing, we ____ to the playground for physical training.
Select one:
a. would finish; shall go
b. have finished; will go 
c. shall finish; will be going
d. finish; go
18>The public ______ interested in talking about the news.
Select one:
a. has been
b. are 
c. was
d. is
19>_____ was the correct distance from the earth to the moon.
Select one:
a. What did Newton not know at first
b. Newton did not know at first what
c. What Newton did not know at first 
d. Newton did not know what at first
20>______ were looking forward to working overtime.
Select one:
a. None of the office workers
b. None of the office worker
c. None office workers 
d. None of office worker
PART 2:READING:
Reading 1:Read the text and select the best answer.
When my brother Sid .........(0) left......... school, he didn’t want to go to university. He applied .........(21)......... lots of jobs, and eventually got a job working in a department ........(22)......... .But he was always late for .........(23)........., and after a few weeks they gave him the .........(24)......... . Then he got a job as a......... (25)........., mending cars in the local garage. One week, his boss was ill, and asked Sid to look......... (26)......... the office for him, and to deal .........(27)......... any customers who came in wanting to buy cars. So Sid .........(28)......... on a suit and tie, and that week he .........(9)......... more than 20 cars. When the boss came back, he .........(10)......... Sid to sales manager. That was five years ago, and Sid now has his own business – he sells cars.
21>Select one: 
a. in 
b. with
c. for
d. to
22> Select one:
a. chain
b. centre
c. office
d. store
23> Select one:
a. job
b. morning
c. tasks
d. work 
24> Select one:
a. fire
b. sack
c. redundant 
d. dismiss
25> Select one:
a. engineer
b. plumber
c. mechanic 
d. worker
26> Select one:
a. after 
b. at
c. for
d. to
27> Select one:
a. for
 b. up
c. together
d. with
28> Select one:
a. dress
b. put
c. take 
d. carry
29> Select one:
a. brought
b. got
c. gave 
d. sold
30> Select one:
a. took
b. marketed
c. encouraged 
d. promoted
READING 2:Read these film reviews. Which film would be best for each person? Match the person with the film.
A.BAD LOSER
When he loses the Presidential election,an angry army general asks for $10 billion- or he’ll destroy Los Angeles.But how will he do it?Where is he?Can FBI agent Casey find him in time?If you like James Bond, you’ll enjoy this too.
B.MISSING
The classic black and white film was made in the early 1960s. It tells the story of an Intalian woman who finds an old love letter, then travel to East Africa-and disappears. This is a strange film, beautiful to watch, but full of sadness and anger.
C.FOR EVER AND EVER
This is a suprisingly good little film.Although in the usual things happen-girl meets boy, girl falls in love, and so on-it’s much more than just a love story. Take me one special to this one- maybe even your wife or husband?
D.KIILER MOUSE
A cartoon about a super-mouse who doesn’t like cat- or people.I must say I didn’t find it funny or frightening but if you’re under ten, you’ll will love it.
E.STAR BORES
90 minutes of crazy comedy in space. If you know Star War,Star Trek and Alien movies, you’ll probally understand most of the jokes. I didn’t.
F.OUT OF THE EGG
Two children find a large egg in a forest and take it home.Then during the night…..A fantasty horror movie for age 8+. You’ll never eat eggs again!
G. LOVE IS
This is a musical comedy with beautiful people, set on a lovely tropical island. There isn’t much of story, but the music is good, and it’s quite funny in parts. A film for the whole family , young and old.
Questions:
31>Vicky is interested in older, more unusual films.(A B C D E F G)
32>Carol and Jim want to take their son Tom to the cinema on his 8th birthday. .(A B C D E F G)
33>Fiona wants to take her elderly mother to a film with nice music. .(A B C D E F G)
34>Bob and his girlfriend want to see something romantic. .(A B C D E F G)
35>Edward and his friends are 13. They like exciting films with lots of action. .(A B C D E F G)
PART 3:WRITING:
36>Dave had lots of photographs he’d taken while on holiday.
Select one:
a. He insisted on showing them to me.
b. He insisted on show them to me.
c. He insisted to show them to me.
d. He insisted showing them to me.
37>I can’t find the tickets.
Select one:
a. I seem to losing them.
b. I seem to lose them.
c. I seem to have had lost them.
d. I seem to have lost them.
38>I don’t want to do the shopping.
Select one:
a. I’d rather somebody else did it.
b. I’d rather somebody else doing it.
c. I’d rather somebody else to do it.
d. I’d rather somebody else does it.
39>The vase was very valuable.
Select one:
a. He was afraid to touch it.
b. He was afraid touching it.
c. He was afraid to touch in it.
d. He was afraid touch it.
40>Tim isn’t very reliable.
Select one:
a. He tends forgetting things.
b. He tends being forgotten things.
c. He tends to forget things.
d. He tends forget things.
PART 4:PRONUNCIATION:
41>Which of the following words does not have the sound shown on the picture?
Select one:
a. bean
b. bead
c. pick
d. peak
42>Which of the following words does not have the sound shown on the picture?
Select one:
a. bead
b. bit
c. bid
d. bin
43>Which of the following words does not have the sound shown on the picture?
Select one:
a. bed
b. bell
c. feed
d. fed
44>Which of the following words does not have the sound shown on the picture?
Select one:
a. bat
b. bun
c. bus
d. bud
45>Which of the following words has the sound shown on the picture?
Select one:
a. park
b. bat
c. pack
d. hat
46>Which word has the correct stress? (Stress syllables are in CAPITALS).
Select one:
a. phoTOGrapher
b. PHOtographer
c. photogRApher
d. photographer
47>Which word has a different vowel sound?
Select one:
a. said
b. head
c. bed
d. made
48>Which word has a different stress pattern?
Select one:
a. computer
b. cinema
c. elephant
d. continent
49>Which of the following has a different vowel sound?
Select one:
a. sew
b. stew
c. few
d. knew
50>Below are four syllable words. Which one has a different stress pattern?
Select one:
a. receptionist
b. operation
c. biography
d. disqualify
51>Choose the double vowel sound in the word DAY.
Select one:
a. (B)
b. (C)
c. (A)
d. (D)
52>Choose the double vowel sound in the word EAR.
Select one:
a. (C)
b. (B)
c. (D)
d. (A)
53>Choose the double vowel sound in the word BOY.
Select one:
a. (C)
b. (D)
c. (A)
d. (B)
54>Choose the double vowel sound in the word HOUSE.
Select one:
a. (D)
b. (A)
c. (C)
d. (B)
55>Choose the double vowel sound in the word HAIR.
Select one:
a. (A)
b. (D)
c. (C)
d. (B)
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