PRACTICE TEST FOR THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION (R)
I/ MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence
1. ------------ she was very hard working, she hardly earned enough to support her family.
A. in spite of B. As C. Because of D. although
2. Mickey Mouse is a famous ----------------character.
A. play B. photo C. cartoon D. comedy
3. Choose the word with the underlined letter (s) pronounced differently from those of these others:
A. right B. wing C. wine D. side
4. The exhibition has --------------- interest in her work.
A. stimulated B. stimulation C. stimulate D. stimulating
5. They have made all exercises.
A. All exercises has been made B. All exercises has been made by them C. All exercises have been made. D. All exercises have made by them.
6. The street was very noisy at night, ------------------ made difficult to sleep.
A. whom B . which C. who D. that
7. My radio, __________ isn`t very old, has suddenly stopped working.
A. who B. which C. that D. whose
8. Peter and Mary……………married next month.
A. gets B. is going to get C. got D. are getting
9. My father -------------- smoke a lot but now he doesn`t smoke anymore.
A. used to B. used C. used for D. be used to
10. Alexander Fleming ,-------------- discovered penicillin received the Nobel Prize in 1945.
A. whose B. which C. who D. whom
11. Choose the word with the underlined letter (s) pronounced differently from those of these others:
A. school B. choose C. scholarship D. chemistry
12. He has studied English --------------- he was a little boy.
A. during B. since C. for D. ago
13. Choose the word with the underlined letter (s) pronounced differently from those of these others:
A. date B. education C. make D mass
14. ------------ she was absent from school yesterday, she couldn`t understand the lesson.
A. Because B. Although C. In spite of D. Because of
15. ……………….sickness, he went to school yesterday.
A. Because B. Because of C. Though D. Despite
16. A ----------- person cannot hear any kind of sound.
A. mute B. blind C. deaf D. dumb
After the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she ...(17)... the position which her husband had obtained at the Sorbonne. Thus, she was the first woman in France to be a university ...(18).... Soon after, she was awarded a Nobel Prize ...(19)... Chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium. But ...(20)... real joy was "easing human suffering". The founding of the Radium Institute in 1914 made her humanitarian wish come true.
17.A. took up B. took after C. took away D. took along
18.A. professor B. profession C. professional D. professionally
19.A. of B. in C. at D. on
20.A. hers B. her C. she D. his
II. WRITING: (5m)
A. Give the correct form of the following verbs in brackets. (1m)
26. Tina often (drink)………………….. two bottles of water in the morning.
27. Has the bridge (finish)………………………yet?
28. Don`t forget (close) …………………. the window before sleeping.
29. I am looking forward to (see) …………………..my parents.
B. Rewrite the following sentences with the words given. (2m)
30. Nobody has invited her to the party.
She ……………………………………………………………………………………
31. I have just met your grandmother. She is very good- looking.
I have just met ………………….…………………………………
32. I usually stayed up late and watched TV.
I used to…………………………………………………………………………………
33. Jill doesn’t have a telephone. This is difficult to contact her.
Jill doesn’t have………………………………………………………
C. Reading comprehension: (2m)
Last year Nam went to Nepal for three months to work in a hospital. When the hospital let him have a few days` holiday, he decided to go into the jungle and he asked a Nepalese