Read the following passage and choose the best answers.

Dear Jean,

I’m sorry I (1)_________ to you lately, but I have been working hard. When I (2) _________ your last letter, I was acting in a play at school, and when I finished that I went on a holiday with some friends. I intended (3)_________ you a postcard, but I forgot to take your address with me. How are you getting (4) _______ at college? You didn’t (5) _________ much about this in your letter. I hope you still like it and don’t work all the time! I’m starting work in London after I (6) _________ school in July, and I want to see you then. Do you still want to come and stay (7) _________ a few days? I know you are busy, but by the time your term (8)_________, I’ll have started my job. I’ve done so (9)_________ things lately! I’ve just learned to drive and my parents sometimes lend me their car, so I often go out with friends. (10)_______ I’ll drive to Birmingham and see you one day.

Question 1

A. not write

B. haven’t written

C. don’t write

D. didn’t write

10. Peter: “Why don’t you go with me to the cinema on Saturday evening ?

Mary: “……………….”

A. I will go     B. No, I am busy    C. I don’t want to go       D. Well, that’s a good idea

12. “Why do you often forget to……………….the lights when you go out of the classroom ?”

A. turn on         B. turn off            C. close            D. shut down

17. Wait for me. I’m putting …………….uniform.

A. a                   B. an            C. the                         D. O

Part 1: Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D. Circle your choice. 

1. Why don’t you go to the park ................... ?

  A. in the car B. with the car C. with car D. by the car

2. Give her a telephone to ring ................... she gets lost.

  A. if B. whether C. although D. in case

3. She ................... him of lying to her.

  A. threatened B. blamed C. accused D. criticized

4. Losing my job was a great shock, but I think I’m ................... it.

  A. seeing to B. putting up with C. standing for D. getting over 

5. No one’s got to stay late this evening, ................... ?

  A. is it B. have they C. isn’t it D. don’t they

6. I was in a such hurry that I left one of my bags ....................

  A. out B. behind C. on D. aside

7. On the first day of our holiday we just ................... by the hotel pool.

  A. enjoyed B. calmed C. comforted D. relaxed

8. Jane likes watching films but she is not ................... keen on any kind.

  A. specially B. certainly C. largely D. particularly

9. My hands were so cold that I couldn’t ................... my coat buttons.

  A. open B. remove C. undo D. put out

10. Mary looked up the fastest train to Glasgow in the .................... .

A. catalogue B. timetable C. dictionary D. programme

Part 2: Complete each sentence with a word from the box: 

   call      draw      fall      get      take      come      face      fill      go      turn

1. I think we should ...................................... over our plan again before we tell the managing 

    director.

2. Have you .................................. up with any ideas for advertising the new products?

3. Our deal with the Chinese company may .................................. through, but we can sell the 

    machinery to the German firm if necessary.

4. You have to ................................. in this form, and return it to the manager.

5. She didn’t ................................ on with her boss, so she left the company. 

6. If they don’t give us a better price, we’ll ................................ down their offer.

7. I’m afraid we have to ................................ up to the fact that we are losing money.

8. Our lawyers are going to ................................ up a new contract tomorrow.

9. A multinational company is trying to ................................ over our firm, but we want to stay 

    independent.

10. We had to ................................ off the office party because of the economic situation.

Part 1: Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D. Circle your choice. (10 points)

1. Why don’t you go to the park .......... ?

A. in the car B. with the car C. with car D. by the car

2. Give her a telephone to ring .......... she gets lost.

A. if B. whether C. although D. in case

3. She .......... him of lying to her.

A. threatened B. blamed C. accused D. criticised

4. Losing my job was a great shock, but I think I’m .......... it.

A. seeing to B. putting up with C. standing for D. getting over

5. No one’s got to stay late this evening, .......... ?

A. is it B. have they C. isn’t it D. don’t they

6. I was in a such hurry that I left one of my bags .......... 

A. out B. behind C. on D. aside

7. On the first day of our holiday we just .......... by the hotel pool.

A. enjoyed B. calmed C. comforted D. relaxed

8. Jane likes watching films but she is not .......... keen on any kind.

A. specially B. certainly C. largely D. particularly

9. My hands were so cold that I couldn’t .......... my coat buttons.

A. open B. remove C. undo D. put out

10. Mary looked up the fastest train to Glasgow in the .......... .

A. catalogue B. timetable C. dictionary D. programme

Part 2: Complete each sentence with a word from the box: (10 points) call draw fall get take come face fill go turn  

call     draw     fall     get     take     come     face     fill     go     turn

1. I think we should ...................................... over our plan again before we tell the managing director.

2. Have you .................................. up with any ideas for advertising the new products?

3. Our deal with the Chinese company may .................................. through, but we can sell the machinery to the German firm if necessary.

4. You have to ................................. in this form, and return it to the manager.

5. She didn’t ................................ on with her boss, so she left the company.

6. If they don’t give us a better price, we’ll ................................ down their offer.

7. I’m afraid we have to ................................ up to the fact that we are losing money.

8. Our lawyers are going to ................................ up a new contract tomorrow.

9. A multinational company is trying to ................................ over our firm, but we want to stay independent.

10. We had to ................................ off the office party because of the economic situation.

Part 3: Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. (10 points)

EVENING CLASSES

Recently I decided to go to evening classes twice a week. During the day I work in a (1)...................................... agency as a telephonist. It is not a very interesting (2) ...................................... and I get bored. I also got tired of coming home every evening, putting a (3) ...................................... meal in the oven and then watching TV. So I decided to take up (4) ................................ as a hobby. Perhaps I should give you an (5) ...................................... for my choice. Learning a skill is a good (6) ....................................... to the problem of boring work. Also, I felt I was a (7) .............................. because any time I tried to put up a shelf, for example, it always fell down! Now I am quite a (8) ....................................... wood-worker! I am working on the (9) ............................ of some furniture at the moment. And although there are only two other girls in the class, I don’t feel any (10) ...................................... . I’ve just turned out to be the best student in the class!

Part 4: Decide which answer ( A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Circle your choice. (15 points)

A. There is usually one important (1) .................. missing from most school (2) .................. Very few students are (3) ................ how to organize their learning and how to (4) ................... the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple (5) ............................. . Do you know how to (6) .............. up words in the dictionary?, and do you understand all the (7) ................... the dictionary contains? Can you (8) ..................... notes quickly, and can you understand them (9) ................... ? For some reason, many schools give learners no (10) ..................... with these matters. Teachers ask students to (11) ..................... pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (12)………..….… to do it. Learning by (13)……….……… can be useful, but it is important to have a genuine (14) ………..…… of a subject. You can (15) ……………… a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject! 

B. Recent years have seen the appearance of different (1) ........................... of communication. More and (2) ............................ people have a computer (3) ........................... home and they use it to play games, find information (4) ................................ the Net and also to communicate. You can send e-mails, write your own blog and (5) ................................… to other people. It is amazing how easily you can communicate (6) .................................. someone on the other side of the world. It has brought happiness (7) ................................. reassurance to many, knowing that a friend or member of their family is only a click of the mouse away. Some people say it has become (8) ..................................... aid in education and even brought more equality, as most children become computer literate. But it has also (9) ............................ concern. Who takes the responsibility of making (10) ............................ that the Net doesn’t give false facts? (11) ................................ there enough protection from fraud and misinformation? Do young people rely too much (12)................................ computers for their entertainment? (13)................................ it destroy our creativity? The experts (14)............................... now trying to find answers to these (15) ................................. 

Part 5: Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one, by using the word given.( Do not change the word given.) ( 10 points)

1. I haven’t decided yet whether to move or not. (mind)

I haven't …………………………………………...........................................

2. The weather is fine, but my flowers haven’t come out. (of)

My flowers ………………………………………….........................……….…

3. Are you interested in sports? (tell)

Can you……………………………………………………………....................

4. I like going sailing more than swimming. (rather)

I’d ..……………………………………………………….........................……..

5. “You’ve passed your driving test, Ron. Well done!” said Carol. (on)

Carol congratulated………………….......................…………………………

6. I was never allowed to walk barefoot when I was a child. (let)

My parents………………………………........................……………………..

7. They have collected the tests and checked the answers (been)

The tests .………………………………………..........................……………

8. No one gave us instructions and showed us what to do. (not)

We………………………………………………………….............................

9. The boy said that he hadn't done anything wrong. (denied)

The boy.....…………………………………………...........................…….....

10. Amanda has improved a lot this term. (progress)

Amanda ...........………………………..........................……………………..

11. There was too little time to go back home for my umbrella (not)

There.........................................................................................................

12. What interests youu about this city? (find)

What..........................................................................................................

13. I'm sure you were proud of your son's success (must)

You............................................................................................................

14. I regret not studying harder at school (only)

If................................................................................................................

15. Could you come and collect me from the station? (up)

Would you mind.......................................................................................

16. I probably forgot to mention that the deadline is Tuesday (may)

I................................................................................................................

17. They had extinguished the fire by the time the fire brigade arrived (put)

The fire.....................................................................................................

18. It was neccessary to book concert tickets well in advance (be)

Concert tickets.........................................................................................

19. I started studying English three years ago (for)

I...............................................................................................................

20. The football players's training is still going on (finished)

The football players.................................................................................

IV. Choose the best answer. 

16. The girls are making fun ______me so I’m very embarrassed. 

A. to B. for          C. with        D. of

17. Physical changes are different for everyone, so you don’t need to feel embarrassed or ______

21. I passed ______ the news I had heard from the town and the other villages.

A. in B. on           C. to                               D. at

22. I wish my friends spent less time ______ computer games and more time outdoors.’

A. play        B. to play    C. playing                    D. played

23. At night they used to entertain ______ by telling and acting out stories.

A. them       B. their        C. themselves              D. they

24. ______ you need some help, I'll come over this afternoon.

Choose the best sentence that has the same meaning as the original ones. 

28. I don’t have time, so I can’t go to the movies with you.

A. If I had time, I could go to the movies with you.      B. If I didn’t have time, I could go to the movies with you.           

C. If I didn’t have time, I couldn’t go to the movies with you. 

D. If I had time, I couldn’t go to the movies with you.

29. I have never been to Canada before.

A. It is the first time I have ever been to Canada. B. It is the first time I had ever been to Canada.

C. It is the first time I have ever be to Canada. D. It is the first time I have ever been being to Canada.

30. The fire badly damaged the town hall.

A. The town hall badly damaged by the fire.    B. The town hall were badly damaged by the fire.

C. The town hall was damaged by the fire.          D. The town hall was badly damaged by the fire.

31. Although Singapore is a developed country, it is not polluted by industry

A. Due to being a developed country, Singapore is not polluted by industry. 

B. Despite being a developed country, Singapore is not polluted by industry.

C. As being a developed country, Singapore is not polluted by industry. 

D. By being a developed country, Singapore is not polluted by industry.

32. Australians use English as their mother tongue so they are native speakers.

A. Australians are native speakers although they use English as their mother tongue. 

B. Australians are native speakers because they use English as their mother tongue.

C. Australians are native speakers though they use English as their mother tongue. 

D. Australians are native speakers owing to they use English as their mother tongue.

27. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.
It wasn’t early _____________________________________________________________
28. I’m sorry I was rude to see you yesterday.
I apologize________________________________________________________________
29. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train.
If ______________________________________________________________________
30. John is the best tennis-player in the club.
No one___________________________________________________________________
31. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
The fog __________________________________________________________________
32. Mary rang hours and hours ago.
It’s hours __________________________________________________________________
33. Why don’t you ask her yourself?
I suggest__________________________________________________________________
34. I started work for the company a year ago.
I’ve been __________________________________________________________________
35. Susan felt sick because she ate 4 cream cakes.

If Susan __________________________________________________________________ 36. You stole my best cassette, Amanda’, said William.
William accused____________________________________________________________ 37. Why don’t you meet to discuss to pay offer?
I suggest_________________________________________________________________ 38. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
If ______________________________________________________________________ 39. I last saw him when I was a student.
I haven’t_________________________________________________________________ 40. It’s a six- hour drive from London to Edinburgh.
It takes ___________________________________________________________________ 41. ’I’m sorry, I gave you the wrong number’ said Paul to Susan

V./ Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. I’m going to Spain and back, so I booked a …………………ticket.

A. return                     B. back               C. double

2. Don’t forget to…………. souvenirs when you go on holiday.

A. take                        B. buy                 C. book

3. To go on a plane, you have to…………bags over 50 kg.

A. reserve                   B. book                C. check in

4. If you don’t want to travel by bus you can ………..a car.

A. rent                         B. have                 C. own

5. I’m going to London, and I’m not planning to come back. I have to buy a…………………ticket.

A. one                         B. double                C. single

6. Before we go on holiday, we have to………….a hotel.

A. find                        B. use                        C. have

7. We always……………buses because cars are expensive.

A. use                         B. rent                       C. go

VI./ Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

1.     The ………………in the USA is extreme, with snow in winter and hot summers.

2.     The euro is the national………………in Ireland.

3.     To work in the US you need a work……………….

4.     Taking animals out of the country is……………in Egypt.

5.     Drive on the ………………….of the road in England.

6.     There are nine……………..in Russia. When it’s 5p.m. in the west, it’s 2 a.m. in the east of the country.

7.     Dubai is a……………..city. A lot of people from all over the world work and study there.

8.     You have to carry your driving……………when you drive everywhere in the world.