Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer

1. I enjoy reading ______________ it develops my imagination.

A. and             B.but               C.so                 D.because

2. To help people with transportation, we can __________ rides to the elderly.

A. ask              B.give              C.donate                     D.help

3. My favourite hobby is ___. I spend most of my free time making vases and bowls from clay.

A. woodcarving                      B.pottery making        C.model making    D.birdwatching

4. _______ do you do volunteer work? - Every weekend.

A. How long               B.How far                   C.How much               D.How often

5. Have you ever taken part _______ volunteer work?  A.for      B.to     C.in           D.with

6. She’s got a high _______ – almost 40°.

A. flu               B.headache                 C.sore throat               D.temperature

7. Mary is _______ weight because she eats too much junk food.

A. getting over            B.putting on                C.taking up                 D.throwing away

8. Stay outdoors ________ and do _________ physical exercises.

A. more - less  B.less - less                 C.more - more D.less - more

9. Don’t read or study when there is not enough light because it is ________ to your eyes.

A. harm           B.harmful        C.harmless       D.unharmed

10. My aunt often ___money to charitable organizations to help street children and the homeless.

A. makes                     B.does             C.donates                    D.send

SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR(80)

 Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A/ B/ C or D) in the numbered box. (50 points)

1. I like her essay because it's very__________.

A. imagination             B. imaginable                C. imaginative             D. imaginary

2. I’ll remember____________him about the fair when I see him.

A. tell                    B. to tell                C. telling                D. having told

3. I have no idea where she is.

          A. do not know       B. don’t care about C. don’t think about           D. don’t take care of

4. They hardly believe him and ___________

A. so do I               B. neither do I       C. I do, too            D. I believe him

5. " When is his birthday?”  - " It's ______________"

 A. on the twenty- first of May            B. in May the twenty- first

 C. on May the twentieth- first             D. in the twentieth- first, May

6. Mr John  no longer works here.

          A. no more works here                        B. doesn’t still work here

          C. doesn’t work here any more             D. still works here

7. Of the two subjects I am learning in English at school, physics is the ______.

          A. difficult             B. more difficult        C. most difficult    D. more difficult  than

8. Let me give you a hand, ______________?

A. don’t I               B. May I                 C. Shall we             D. Shall I

9. He denied ___________ the glass window of our classroom.

A. breaking            B. having broken              C. break                 D. to break

10. “Why is it called a ________ source?” – “Because it can be replaced easily and quickly.”                                                   A. effective                B. specific                 C. renewable           D. non-renewable                                     

11. “Where are my jeans?”   -  “They _________ at the moment. Sorry.”

   A. are washing    B. were washed      C. are washed                   D. are being washed

12. ________ he comes in half an hour, I shall go alone.

      A. If                          B. Unless                C. Because                        D. When

13. He didn't pay__________ to what I said, so he couldn't answer the question.

      A. action                              B. attention            C. attendance                             D. decision

14. His clothes are too dirty. They need ________ .

                    A. to wash              B. to be washed        C. washing                     D. being washed

15. Keiko has $100. Betty has $75. Betty has less money than Keiko.

      A. more money than   B. not as much money as   C. the same money as  D. a lot of money

16. “My watch is broken.”    Why don’t you _________?

     A. have it repair                   B. have it repairing          C. have it for repair                     D have it repaired

17. The number of unemployed people in that country is increasing rapidly   

     A. jobless                             B. working              C. business                       D. retired

18. He hates ________ to do something by others.

      A. to ask                              B. asking                C. to be asked                  D. being asked

19. Neither the director nor his assistant _________yet.

          A. has come           B. hasn’t come        C. have come                    D. haven’t come

20. I telephoned the station to make _________of the time of the train.

          A. true                             B. real                              C. right                  D. sure  

21. The prefix “re-“ in the word “reuse” means ________

      A. against                   B. again                  C. for                                         D. no

22. Do you know the boy________ to Mrs Nga?

      A. who is talking        B. talked                C. talking                          D. he talks

23. This is ________ book that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time.

      A. so interesting a     B. so interested     C. such an interesting      D. too interesting

24. Everyone has to follow this way to get into the fair, ________?

      A. do they                  B. doesn’t he          C. don’t they                              D. doesn’t she

25. John: “Mary, remember to send my regards to your grandfather.”

      Mary: “________________.”

A. You’re welcome.                               B. Thanks, I will.   

C. That’s a good idea.                                     D. It’s my pleasure.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

Her imagination was kindled by the exciting stories her grandmother told her

A. smother

B. detest

C. enemy

D. discourage

III.    Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete the sentence.

8.I enjoy reading             it develops my imagination.

  A.and             B.but                         C.so                          D.because

9.       We can get many                       from volunteer work.

  A.benefit        B.benefits                  C.advantage              D.good luck

10.I feel very happy because I can                a difference in our community.

  A.do              B.make                      C.bring                      D.take

11.We                   many toys for street children so far.

  A. do              B.have done               C.make                     D.has been

12.In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another,                  a volunteer.

  A. be              B. are                        C. have been              D.has been

13. Wear a hat                you’ll get sunburnt.

  A. and            B. or                          C. but                        D.so

14.Working hard and doing a lot of exercise helps you bum the calories                 easily.

  A. more          B. less                       C. most                     D. the most

15.About one-fifth of the American population                volunteer work each year.

  A. do              B. does                      C. make                     D. makes

16.To help people with transportation, we can                  rides to the elderly.

  A. ask            B. give                       C. donate                   D. help

17. Sarah: “Can I watch my new DVD now?”

      Conner: “_____”

A. Yes, I’m alright, thanks.                          B. Yes, I’d like to see it too.

C. Yes, it’s next Thursday.                          D. No, I don’t like it.

18.Stay outdoors            and do          physical exercises.

  A.more - less  B.less - less                C.more - more           D.less - more

19.There are many reasons                 it is important to have a hobby.

  A. for             B. why                      C. so                         D. because

20.I don’t think it is difficult to           my hobby because I love it very much.

  A. take           B. go                         C. have                      D. follow

21.Don’t read or study when there is not enough light because it is                to your eyes.

  A.harm          B.harmful                  C.harmless                D.unharmed

22.He had a cold             he didn’t wear warm clothes in the cold weather.

  A.and             B.or                           C.because                  D.although

23.We should help people                  , especially the homeless, the elderly and street children

  A.needed        B.need                       C.at need                   D.in need

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in the meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

24. You should be cautious when you cross the streets.

A. brave                      B. confident                C. healthy                    D. careful

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

25. Today I worked very hard, so I think I will sleep in tomorrow.

A. get up late               B. get up early C. sleep less                D. oversleep

Write sentences, using the cues given.

36. I/ enjoy/ play / sports/ because/ it/ good/ health

     ____________________________________________________________

37.This/ most interesting story/ I/ ever read.

____________________________________________________________

VII.   Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

38. He stopped the car. The traffic lights turned red. (because)

→ ____________________________________________________________

39. It took me three hours to make this pottery jug.

→ I spent ______________________________________________________

40. My father likes to do gardening at the weekend.

→ My father enjoys ______________________________________________ 

                                                help me ;-;

Underline the correct item .9Ever since the direction/dawnof civilization, man has been trying to develop his skills and knowledge .10After getting her degree in astronomy, Karen’s leap/goalwas to travel to space one day .11Jane wondered if people living hundreds of years ago could conquer/perceivethe idea of rockets flying into space .12The explosion blew up/broke downthe south side of the science lab .13The children thought the falling star was a stunning/cruelsight, as they had never seen one before