ENGLISH TEST 5

Read the following passage and answer the questions Hundreds of species of marine life manage to survive even in the darkest depths of the ocean.. Where the light is very dim, some of t

Test N5

I Choose the correct answer

1 Before he got married, Danny always went out on Saturday nights He never stay in

2 What’s wrong with you today? Did you get out of bed on the wrong ?

3 Don’t worry You told if there’s a change of plan

4 If they aren’t more careful with their money they’ll get into

5 She is the most manageress we have ever had

6 The manager will reply to all letters are sent to him

7 The commander gave an talk to his men

A encouraged B encouragement C encouraging D encouragingly

8 The of the sugar is of course to sweeten the medicine

9 It was nine years ago Sir Alfred returned from America

10 The cost of the hotel room doesn’t usually the price of breakfast

II Give the correct forms of the words in brackets

1 There’s not much in these flats because of the large windows and thin walls (PRIVATE)

2 The noise as the plane got farther away (LESS)

3 Government should help to make rents to students living on grants (AFFORD)

4 He still has great talent, but he has lost in himself (UNFAITHFUL)

5 He lost in the election because he was a weak and leader (DECIDE)

6 Unfortunately, the film got reviews (FAVOUR)

7 I couldn’t help it The accident was (AVOID)

8 My new car has back seats (REMOVE)

9 The car in front braked and I crashed into it (EXPECT)

10 The police car collided with a fire (ENGINE)

III Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets

1 How that table (scratch)? It must (do) when it (move)

2 He insisted that the new baby (name) after his grandfather

3 Right now it (be) 3 a.m My friend’s plane (leave) at 6.05, so I (decide) not to go to bed though I (get) a little sleepy I (take) a nap after I (get) back from taking her to the airport

4 A friend of mine, Judith Nelson (presently, work) in the international sales division at an electronics firm She (just, return) from a trip to Japan She (ask) (go) to Japan because she can speak Japanese When she (be) a business student at Boston University, she (study) Japanese for four years She (never, have) the opportunity to use her Japanese until she (go) to Tokyo last year While she was there, she (speak) Japanese everyday and (enjoy) every minute of it She’s anxious to return

IV Rewrite the following sentences in the way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it

1 They will not announce the decision formally

No formal

2 They believe that the robbers got into the bank through the roof

The robbers

3 Karajan was the first person to recognize her extraordinary musical gift

It

4 Its lack of irregular verbs makes Esperanto a unique language

Unlike

5 Thanks to Laura’s support I was able to finish the project

Had it

6 Perhaps no one will ever know what happened that fateful night

What happened that fateful night

7 She is almost certain to turn down your proposal

I doubt

8 No one stands a chance of beating Mansell in this year’s championship

It’s a forgone

9 If he had done his homework, his parents might have let him go to the party

If he had done his homework, he might

10 In the event, the extra insurance we took out wasn’t necessary

In the event, we

V Read the following passage and answer the questions

Hundreds of species of marine life manage to survive even in the darkest depths of the ocean These tenants of the deep have evolved some extremely ingenious devices for locating their food and enemies

Where the light is very dim, some of these deepwater species have developed enormous eyes with almost telescopic lenses, very much like those of owls Others, especially the fish that survive where there is no light at all are quite blind but have developed long feelers that enable them to identify and collect stray bits of food that come within a considerable radius of them Some inhabitants of the deep supply their own light They have built- in torches that they can switch on and off depending on whether they are pursuing or being pursued

Some have regular lamps, spots of steady light, which spread a faint glow through the water around them One deepwater squid can squirt a luminous that cousins nearer the surface to becloud and darken the water It’s supposed that about half of the varieties of fish living in the dark depths of the ocean have some power of illumination

1 In order to survive, all species of the deep must be able to

A supply their own life B compensate for the lack of light

C locate food and enemies D both B and C

2 Most of the marine species living in the darkest depth have

A learnt to live without light B evolved ingenious devices to help them

C found ways to supply their own lights D developed extremely sensitive eyes

3 According to the selection, some species that live where there is no light have

A long, sensitive feelers B luminous fins

C enormous owl- like eyes D no actual eyes

4 It is supposed that about half of the varieties of fish living in the dark depths have

A evolved more than one means of creating light B some power of illumination

C developed extremely sensitive feelers D almost telescopic eyes

5 Implied but not stated

A Where there is no light, the power of illumination is necessary for survival

B Food getting is a difficult problem in the ocean depths

C When a fish is being pursued, it often turns off its light

D All fish in the darkest depths of the ocean have some device to compensate for lack of light.

VI Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word

Flood in Dorchester (1) six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its banks and flooded a wide area By nine o’clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester The main street was soon (2) three feet of water Fire engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but heavy rain made their job very (3)

Mrs Rose Willow, a (4) nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs (5) three hours Finally, firemen were able to rescue her with ladders and a small (6) “My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time,” said Mrs Willow.” She (7) me a lot She sat with me, so I didn’t feel afraid.”

The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good, (8) the floods have done a great deal of damage “Luckily, nobody was (9) or injured,” Chief Fire Office Hawkins (10) reporters, “but it will take a long time to clear

up the mess.”

VII Pick out the word whose underlined part has the pronunciation different from that of the other words

2 a increase b independent c ink d income

VIII Sentence building

1 If you / see / tall / skinny / Chinese boy / mole / chin, / it’s me

2 name / Fang Yaorong / and / I / 12 / first of June this year

3 I / wear / thick glasses / because / I / not take / proper care / eyesight / when / young

4 I / attend / school / morning / Ghim Moth Primary School

5 My school / within / a stone’s throw / my house

6 Every morning, / I / walk / school / neighbor John,/ who / classmate

7 My hobbies / play / football / assemble / model planes

8 I / proud / model plane collection

9 Most of the models / give / me / over the years

10 The rest / buy / pocket money / I save

IX Fill the blanks with proper prepositions or adverb particles

1 He took going for a walk every night before going to bed

2 We called a specialist when he grew worse

3 The school broke for the holidays at the end of July

4 I don’t believe that story I am sure you made it

5 My plans for starting a restaurant fell for lack of capital

6 Don’t make up your mind at once; talk with your lawyer first

7 The students were slow to catch , but gradually they began to understand

8 Nobody seems to b control of those children

9 If you want to be healthy, you should cut on your smoking

Answer keys to test N5

II.1.privacy 2.lessened 3.affordable 4.faith 5.indecisive

6.unfavourable 7.avoidable 8.removable 9.unexpectedly 10.engine

III 1.was scratched- must have been done- moved

2.be named

3.is- leaves- have decided- am getting- will take- get

4 is presently working, has just returned, was asked, to go, was, studied, had never had, went, spoke, enjoyed

IV 1.No formal announcement of the decision will be made.

2 The robbers are believed to have got into the bank through the roof

3 It was Karajan who first recognized her extraordinary musical gift.

4 Unlike other languages, Esperanto had no irregular verbs

5 Had it not been for Laura’s support, I would not have been able to finish the project

6 What happened that fateful night may / will possibly never be known

7 I doubt whether she will agree to / accept your proposal

8 It’s a forgone conclusion that Mansell will win this year’s championship

9 If he had done his homework, he might have been allowed to go to the party

10 In the event, we needn’t have taken out the extra insurance

V 1.D 2.B 3.A 4.B

6.boat 7.helped 8.but 9.drowned 10.told

VII. 1 a 2 c 3 d 4 b 5 a 6 a 7 c 8 d 9 b 10 c

VIII

1 If you ever see a tall and skinny Chinese boy with a mole on his chin, it’s me

2 My name is Fang Yaorong and I will be 12 on the first of June this year

3 I wear thick glasses because I didn’t take proper care of my eyesight when I was young

4 I attend school in the morning at Ghim Moth Primary School

5 My school is within a stone’s throw of my house

6 Every morning, I walk to school with my neighbor John, who is also my classmate

7 My hobbies are playing football and assembling model planes

8 I am very proud of my model plane collection

9 Most of the models were given to me over the years

10 The rest was bought with the pocket money I saved