Revision - the first semester test Time allotted: 45 mins docx

Revision - the first semester test

Time allotted: 45 mins

I. Multiple choices: (5m)

Pronunciation: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the

rest.

1) A. dangerous B. passenger C. village D. changeable

2) A. house B. hospital C. honour D. helicopter

3) A. wheel B. wine C. whale D. whom

Choose a, b., c, d that best complete each unfinished sentence; substitutes the underlined part;

or has a close meaning to the original one.

4). We should take care of war invalids and family of martyrs.

A. look after B. look into C. look for D. look at

5) ......................... that he was poor, I offered to pay his fare.

A. Knowing B. Known C. Knew D. Having knew

6) The doctor advised him ......................... and to take up some sport.

A. stop smoke B. stop smoking C. to stop smoking D. to stop to smoke

7) Jack admitted ....................... the money.

A. steal B. to steal C. stealing D. stolen

8)If someone knocked a candle over, it ...................... a fire.

A. will start B. started C. would start D. would have started

9) If you ......................... told us about the bad service, we would have eaten there.

A. hadn’t B. don’t C. didn’t D. wouldn’t have

10) How many……………are there in the competition?

a. participates B. participants C. participations D. participative

11) How many contestants were there in all?

A. as a total B. as a result C. as respected D. as usual

12) While I…………. Along Canary Street, I saw a terrible accident.

A. was walking B. had walked C. walked D. waking

13) When I looked at my suitcase, I could see that somebody………………. to open it

A. tried B. were trying C. had tried D. has tries

14) We were having lunch when we ……………….the news

A. heard B. heared C. had heard D were hearing

Error identification

15) You can congratulate yourself about having done an excellent job.

A B C D

16) Each nation has many people who voluntary take care of others.

A B C D

**. Reading: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage

More and more young people are ... (17) ... voluntary work abroad. The wide variety of jobs and

destinations available is making it an increasingly attractive option for those who have just left school and

have a year free before university. Many choose to spend these twelve months working in poor countries.

There they will earn little ... (18) ... no money. But they will be doing something useful – and enjoying the

experience.