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Fullname:…………………………………………… Class: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST EX1 Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given are often anxious before the interview We need to hire a program for our program So far we have got 100 for the degree course The paintings provide evidence of his artistic Farmers have been slow to make for their retirement INTERVIEW EVALUATE APPLY DEVELOP PROVIDE EX2 Read the passage and complete the sentences Circle A, B, or C Did you ever wonder why it is so difficult for adults to start to learn English or a foreign language? Every year, millions of grown-ups around the world spend a handsome amount of money to learn English but not many of them succeed in becoming fluent English speakers This is because it is not easy to pick up a new language after a certain age However, little children learn foreign languages without much difficulty This is because they have a special ability that helps them learn languages fast This ability weakens when people grow older Think of the little time children need to learn their native language So, if you have the desire to learn English or any other foreign language, you should begin as soon as possible Remember that the longer you wait, the harder it will become The best title for the passage would be _ A Built-in Abilities for Language B Languages: the Younger the Better C Children and Grown-ups The word "grown-ups"in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A adults B children C teenagers According to the passage, “a handsome amount of money” means _ A good-looking money B a big sum of money C a new amount of money Children learn a foreign language fast because _ A they have much time to it B they are smarter than grown-ups C they have a special ability If you wish to learn English, you should A become younger B learn from children C begin as soon as possible EX3 Read the following passage and answer the questions Circle A, B or C A Chinese tourist on holiday in Egypt was shocked to see graffiti in Chinese on a 3,500-year-old monument in Luxor A photo of the graffiti was soon on his blog on the Internet People in China couldn’t believe it! They were angry and there was a big hunt to find the person responsible.They could find him easily because the message wasn’t very imaginative or clever It was basically ‘Ding Jinhao was here’ That was enough for Internet users to find this particular Ding Jinhao, a teenager in Nanjing His parents were quick to tell a local newspaper that their son was very sorry for his actions Ding’s graffiti was a terrible idea It is a serious crime to write on a historic monument in Egypt You can go to prison for a year for doing it But in the past, people could write on monuments and no one was angry about it At Giza there is an example of graffiti on a temple wall from 1244 BC It says ‘Hadnakhte … came to make an excursion and amuse himself on the west of the Memphis, together with his brother, Panakhti’ Why was it easy to find Ding Jinhao? A Because it was on a monument B Because he wrote it on his blog C Because it was basic and clear What is the attitude today to tourist graffiti in Egypt? A People can’t believe it B It is considered a crime C People are sorry for this action What does the pronoun “It” in the second paragraph refer to? A the monument B the message C the blog What is the word “particular” in the second paragraph closest in meaning to? A specific B usual C definite What is there at the top of Giza? A a drawing of the pyramid B a photo of graffiti C an example of graffiti EX4 For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first The view of the mountains is very exciting and impressive → The view _ (BREATHTAKING) The souvenirs here are not expensive → The prices of the souvenirs (AFFORDABLE) We don’t have to spend too much money to stay at this hotel → Staying at this hotel (BANK) The last time I travelled to Hong Kong was two years ago → I haven’t _ two years (FOR) Do you require a room and all meals? → Do you _? (FULL) EX5 Read the passage Circle A, B or C to answer each question First explorations into the planets Human’s dream of stepping into the outer space has been long ago and Jules Verne - a famous fiction writer of the 19th century was the first to describe such journeys However, it was not until 14 September 1959 when the first artificial object - Lunar - reached the moon It was a journey of around 36 hours Then on February 1966 Luna - an unmanned space mission - achieved a soft landing on the moon and transmitted photographic data to Earth Lunar 10 - a robotic spacecraft mission entered lunar orbit on April 3, 1966 On 20 July 1969, the first manned landing on the moon was made by Neil Armstrong After his journey, a series of journeys to other planets were made The first flyby - the flight of a spacecraft near a planet to record data - of Venus was made by Mariner in 1962 Other flybies include that in 1965 for Mars by Mariner 4, 1973 for Jupiter by Pioneer 10, 1974 for Mercury by Mariner 10, 1979 for Saturn by Pioneer 11, 1986 for Uranus by Voyager 2, 1989 for Neptune by Voyager Jules Verne was the first A to dream of flying into space B to enter the moon C to describe space journeys Lunar was the first artificial object to A orbit the moon B reach the moon C land on the moon Lunar A was launched eight years after Lunar B was launched with a human C could send photographic data to Earth According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true of Lunar 10? A It was launched with a robot B It was launched in the same year with Lunar C It landed on the moon A flyby is a flight of a spacecraft A near Venus, Mars and Mercury to take pictures B made near a planet to gain data of the planet C made in 1962, 1974 and 1898 EX6 Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the sentence Circle A, B, or C The rocket carries the fruit flies into space in 1947 was an American one A that B where C who He claimed that Mars was inhabitable right at the time he A was arriving B had arrived C arrived The astronaut flew into space with Pham Tuan was Christer Fuglesang A which B who C whom The spaceline _ was founded in 2004 was the world’s first commercial one A what B who C which The American millionaire 900 hours before his space visit was Dennis Tito A who had trained B who trained C that had been trained EX7 Choose the best option to complete each sentence Circle A, B or C A helps us to watch stars from the Earth A microsope B telescope C horoscope Without , people can hardly travel into space A satellite B airplane C spacecraft Neil Armstrong was the first to walk on the moon A astronomer B astrologist C astronaut A piece of rock from space is called a A meteorite B rocket C comet We are so busy and we only meet _ A over the moon B once in a blue moon C the sky’s the limit EX8 Read the following passage and answer the questions Circle A, B or C A Chinese tourist on holiday in Egypt was shocked to see graffiti in Chinese on a 3,500-year-old monument in Luxor A photo of the graffiti was soon on his blog on the Internet People in China couldn’t believe it! They were angry and there was a big hunt to find the person responsible.They could find him easily because the message wasn’t very imaginative or clever It was basically ‘Ding Jinhao was here’ That was enough for Internet users to find this particular Ding Jinhao, a teenager in Nanjing His parents were quick to tell a local newspaper that their son was very sorry for his actions Ding’s graffiti was a terrible idea It is a serious crime to write on a historic monument in Egypt You can go to prison for a year for doing it But in the past, people could write on monuments and no one was angry about it At Giza there is an example of graffiti on a temple wall from 1244 BC It says ‘Hadnakhte … came to make an excursion and amuse himself on the west of the Memphis, together with his brother, Panakhti’ Why was it easy to find Ding Jinhao? A Because it was on a monument B Because he wrote it on his blog C Because it was basic and clear What is the attitude today to tourist graffiti in Egypt? A People can’t believe it B It is considered a crime C People are sorry for this action What does the pronoun “It” in the second paragraph refer to? A the monument B the message C the blog What is the word “particular” in the second paragraph closest in meaning to? A specific B usual C definite What is there at the top of Giza? A a drawing of the pyramid B a photo of graffiti C an example of graffiti