ENGLISH TEST 8

Only the elite and military could participate at first, but later the Games were open to all free Greek males who had no criminal record.. Therefore, contests in running, jumping, discus

Test N8

I Choose the correct answer

1 When you are an old age pensioner, you have to learn to a very small income

2 You can buy an iron at any shop

A electric B electrifying C electrician D electrical

3 The volcano on the island is still

4 She arranged a party to help put the strangers at their

5 We are your request and will shortly reply to it

A thinking B realizing C considering D noticing

6 Although it was jewelry, it looked real enough

7 As I felt so much better, my doctor me to take a holiday by the sea

8 They all thought he was guilty, but no one could anything against him

9 The of Brian’s furnished room is ten pounds a week

10 Having lost the match, the team traveled home in spirits

II Give the correct forms of the words in brackets

1 It may be ……… to force them into making a decision, and if you upset them they’re quite likely to overact (PRODUCE)

2 Even the most ……… person ought to appreciate the beauty of this music (SENSE)

3 In ……… to doing the cleaning, I make the coffee.(ADD)

4 Unfortunately, you’ll be at a ……… if you can’t drive (ADVANTAGE)

5 Tom was accused of stealing some ……… documents (CONFIDENCE)

6 The cost of ……… to the show is quite reasonable (ADMIT)

7 Burning coal is an ……… way of heating a house Gas is much cheaper.(ECONOMY)

8 Tom spoke ……… because he was so excited.(BREATH)

9 She was extremely ……… about the history of China.(KNOWLEDGE)

10 The ……… was so exciting and absorbing that she could not put the book down.(THRILL)

III Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets

1 It is a waste of time (recommend) him (start) his new life in New York

2 They would like (attend) the conference in Hanoi when they were in Vietnam last year

3 She describes the accident as if she (witness) it yesterday

4 I think his book (become) a “best seller” when it (publish)

5 We will meet Alice at the corner, she (wait) for us when we (arrive)

6 We stopped (talk) when seeing the teacher

7 He suggested (call) a meeting and (let) the workers (decide) the matter themselves

8 I didn’t mean (offend) anyone

9 They don’t allow (smoke) in the petrol station

10 On the first of next month, he (be) in prison for five years

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

1 A house in that district will cost you at least 200,000 dollars

You won’t be

2 It is not certain that Joan will get the job

It is open

3 Although both his legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded

Despite

4 It was his incompetence that led to their capture

If

5 No sooner had he been appointed to the post than the new editor fell ill

Immediately

6 Their chances of success are small

It is not

7 You think that fat people are always jolly, but you are wrong

Contrary

8 My boss works better when he’s pressed for time

The less

9 Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test

As long as

10 The patient recovered more rapidly than expected

The patient made

V Read the following passage and answer the questions

In 776 B.C the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greek’s chief god, Zeus The warm climate for outdoor activities, the need for preparedness in war, and their lifestyle caused the Greeks to create competitive sports Only the elite and military could participate at first, but later the Games were open to all free Greek males who had no criminal record The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth Therefore, contests in running, jumping, discuss and javelin throwing, boxing, and horse and chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners competed every four years at Mount Olympus Winners were greatly honored by having olive wreaths placed on their heads and having poems sung about their deeds Originally, these contests were held as games of friendship and any wars in progress were halted to allow the game to take place They also helped to strengthen bonds among competitors and the different cities represented The Greeks attached

so much importance to the Games that they calculated time in four- year cycles called “Olympiads” dating from 776 B.C The co tests coincided with religious festivities and constitulated an all-out effort of the part of participants to please the gods Any who disobeyed the rules were dismissed and seriously punished These athletes brought shame not only to themselves, but also to the cities they represented

1 Which of the following is not true?

A Winners placed olive wreaths on their own heads

B The games were held in Greece every four years

C Battles were interrupted to participate in the games

D Poems glorified the winners in songs

2 Why were the Olympics held?

A To stop war C To crown the best athletes

B To honor Zeus D To sing songs about athletes

3 What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greek?

A They are pacifists

B They believed athletic events were important

C They were very simple

D They couldn’t count, so they used “Olympiads” for dates

4 Which of the following was ultimately required of all athletes competing in the Olympics?

A They must have completed military service

B They had to attend special training sessions

C They had to be Greek males with no criminal record

D They had to be religious

5 What is an “Olympiad”?

A The time it took to finish the games C The time it took to finish a war

B The time between games D The time it took the athletes to train

VI Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word

Dreams Everyone can dream Indeed, everyone does dream Those who claim that they never dream at all actually dream (1) as frequently as the rest of us, though they may not remember anything about it Even those of us who are perfectly (2) of dreaming night after night very seldom remember those dream (3) great detail but merely retain an untidy mixture of seemingly unrelated impressions Dreams are not simply visual – we dream with all our senses, (4) … that

we appear to experience sound, touch, smell, and taste

One of the world’s oldest known written documents is the Egyptian Book of Dreams This volume

is about five thousand years old, so you can (5) that dreams were believed to have a special significance even then Many ancient civilizations believed that you (6) wake a sleeping person

as, during sleep, the soul had left the body and might not be able to return (7) time if the sleeper were suddenly awoken

From ancient times to the present (8) , people have been (9) attempts to interpret dreams and to explain their significance There are many books available on the subject of dream interpretation, although unfortunately there are almost as many meanings for a particular dream (10) there are books

VII Sentence building

1 Your handwriting / difficult / read./ You / should / have / letters / type

2 I / be / sure / he tell / truth./ He / never tell / lie / life

3 I / wet through./ If I / know / it / rain, I / take / umbrella

4 I / can’t concentrate / work / because / noise

5 This video film / so interesting / I / watch / twice

5 This video film is so interesting that I’ve watched it twice

6 1872 / Jack London / look for gold / with / friends / Alaska

7 When / we / get off / train / it / rain / heavily

8 That / hotel / where / I / stay / my last holiday

9 You / not ask / another book / until / finish / this one

10 I wish / I / study harder / last week’s test

VIII Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

3 a nourish b flourish c courageous d southern

7 a curriculum b coincide c currency d conception

Answer keys to test N8

I

II.

1.counter-productive 2.insensitive 3.addition 4.disadvantage 5.confidential

6.admission 7.uneconomical 8.breathlessly 9.knowledgeable 10.thriller

III.1 to recommend-to start 2 to have attended 3 had witnessed

4 will become-is published 5 will be waiting-arrive 6 talking

7 calling-let-decide 8 to offend 9 smoking 10 will have been

IV.

1.You won’t be able to buy (get) a house in that district for less than (under) 200,000 USD

2.It’s open to question/doubt/speculate (as to) whether Joan will get the job

3.Despite his both two broken legs/legs being broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded

4.If it hadn’t been for his incompetence/he hadn’t been so incompetent, they wouldn’t have been captured/they would have escaped capture

5.Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill

6.It is not (very) likely that they will succeed

7.Contrary to your belief/opinion/what you believe/think, fat people are not always jolly

8.The less time my boss has, the better he works

9.As long as you (can/should/ought to/ are bound to) keep (stay) calm,

you will pass your driving test

10.The patient made a quicker (more rapid) recovery than expected

VI.1.just 2.aware 3.in 4.so 5.see

VII.

1 Your handwriting is difficult to read You should have your letters typed

2 I am sure he told (was telling) the truth He has never told a lie in his life

3 I am wet through If I had known it would rain, I’d have taken my umbrella

4 I can’t concentrate on my work because of the noise

6 In 1872 Jack London was looking for gold with his friends in Alaska

7 When we got off the train it was raining heavily

8 That’s the hotel where I stayed during my last holiday

9 You shouldn’t ask for another book until you have finished this one

10 I wish I had studied harder for last week’s test

VIII.