ENGLISH TEST 10 (1) I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: ( 1m) 1. A. zip B. strict C. climb D. sing 2. A. man B. have C. that D. many 3. A. meet B. interest C. tea D. read 4. A. wonderful B. are C. star D. garden I. Choose the best answer: (3ms) 1. You can borrow my umbrella. I . . . it at the moment. A. don’t need B. needs C. doesn’t need D. not need 2. The River Nile . . . into the Mediterranean. A. flowing B. flows C. flowed D. is flowing 3.The sun . . . in the East and . . . in the West. A. has risen/ has set B. rose/ had set C. rises/ set D. rises/ sets 4. My morning . . . is to set up at seven, have breakfast, then leave for work. A. timetable B. habit C. routine D. action 5. Marie Curie was the first woman . . . in the Sorbonne. A. scientist B. professor C. philosophy D. mathematician 6. When you apply for a job you often have to state your . . . A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting 7. I don’t enjoy . . . to the dentist. A. go B. goes C. going D. gone 8. The World War Two . . . in 1939 and . . . 1945. A. began/ had ended B. began/ ended C. had begun/ ended D. begins/ end 9. He passed his exam with flying colours. ‘with flying colours’ means: A. badly B. easily C. successfully D. dificultly 10. He agreed . . . the job as soon as possible. A. start B. to start C. starting D. started 11. He . . . looking at her, wondering where he . . . her before. A. kept/ saw B. keeps/ sees C. had kept/ saw D. kept/ had seen 12. The thief went away when the alarm clock . . . A. went off B. got into C. continued D. went away III. Circle the underlined part in the sentence that needs correcting: (1m) 1. (A) Does (B) it ever (C) snows (D) in India? 2. (A) What time (B) do John (C) have an English lesson (D) on Monday?- At 9:30. 3. My sister (A) makes me (B) doing my homework (C) so I can’t (D) go out. 4. It took (A) me (B) a long time to (C) get used to (D) wear contact lenses. IV. A. Use the given word(s) to write the meaningful sentence: (1m) 1. Jeny/ seldom/ attend/ class/ afternoon. …………………………………………………………………… 2. It/ take/ me/ 10 minute/ go school/ bike. …………………………………………………………………… B. Write the sentence, using the cues: (1m) 1. He’ll come. I’ll give you a call. (As soon as . . .) ………………………………………………………………………. 2. We finished the work. We watched TV. (After . . .) ……………………………………………………………………… V. A. Read the passage, and write the questions and then answer them: (1.5ms) Barbara Lively, the writer, is married with two children. She has written over 40 books. She started writing after the death of her first husband. She has lived in many parts of the world, including Japan and India. She spent her childhood in Egypt, but came to England in 1966. She has written both prose and poetry, but is best known for her romantic novels. She has won many awards, including the Booker Prize, which she won in 1988 for the novel ‘Dark Time to Come’. 1. What/ Barbara/ job? …………………………………………………………. 2. When/ she/ come/ England? ………………………………………………………… 3. What/ she/ best known/ for? ………………………………………………………… 15-MINUTE ENGLISH TEST 1 A (10) I. Put one of these verbs in each sentence. Put the verb in the corect form: LOVE SPEND BUY MISS COST 1. Ann . . . a lot of money yesterday. She bought a dress which . . . $50. 2. He . . . her. 3. We were hungry, so we . . . something to eat in the shop. 4. He . . . his mother. II. Circle the best answer: 1. My sister loves working with (child/ childs/ children/ childrens). 2. He (leaves/ leave/ leaving/ to leave) for work at 6:00. 3. Forget your (worry/ worries/ worrying/ worried) and enjoy yourself. 4. The worker (work/ worked/ works/ working) hard to support his family 5. The company provides houses for some of its (work/ working/ workers/ works). 15-MINUTE ENGLISH TEST 1 B (10) I. Put one of these verbs in each sentence. Put the verb in the correct form: HAVE TEACH TRY HURT FALL 1. John . . . down the stairs this morning and . . . his leg. 2. He . . . breakfast at 8:00. 3. Tom’s father . . . him how to drive when he was 17. 4. He . . . hard. II. Circle the best answer: 1. Music has been called the universal (language/ languages/ history/ histories). 2. He (finish/ finishes/ finishing/ finishs) work at 7:00. 3. There is plenty of (work/ works/ working/ worked) to be done in the garden. 15-MINUTE ENGLISH TEST 10 (2) I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced diferently from the others: 1. what call got doctor 2. all sport stop ball 3. bore more bought wrong II. Grammar and vocabulary:* Circle the best answer: 1. The brothers ( differs/ differ/ different/ difference) widely in their tastes. 2. It’s only fair that the ( poor/ rich/ blind/ dead) should pay higher taxes than the ( poor/ rich/ blind/ dead). 3. Last night we ( used to go/ had gone/ go/ went) to the cinema. 4. She ( lived/ had lived/ used to live/ has lived) in Sydney, but now she lives in Melbourne. * Combine the two sentences using the suitable Relative Pronoun: 1.He wanted me to come at 2p.m This didn’t suit me at all. 2. She tore up my photo. This upset me. 3. The man is very friendly. He lives next door. . ENGLISH TEST 10 (1) I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:. ………………………………………………………… 3. What/ she/ best known/ for? ………………………………………………………… 15-MINUTE ENGLISH TEST 1 A (10) I. Put one of these verbs in each sentence. Put the verb in the corect form: LOVE. The company provides houses for some of its (work/ working/ workers/ works). 15-MINUTE ENGLISH TEST 1 B (10) I. Put one of these verbs in each sentence. Put the verb in the correct form: HAVE