Written test 45’ – E11 Name:………………………………………… class:… I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 1. A. exact B. event C. element D. elephant 2. A. worked B. stopped C. forced D. wanted 3. A. conception B. content C. count D. call 4. A. depressed B. leisure C. television D. pleasure 5. A. deliver B. enclose C. envelope D. decide II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D: 6. “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, as the old _____goes. A. speech B. saying C. motto D. proverb 7. The average TV _____time of the British is about 25 hours a week. A. seeing B. viewing C. looking D. observing 8. The average _____spends a bout 50 dollars a week on food. A. domestic B. household C. house D. home 9. _____are things you do as hobbies. A. Pursuits B. Entertainments C. Leisures D. Amusements 10. Both human beings and _______ are important. A. natural B. nature C. naturally D. international 11. Football is the most typical example of _____sports. A. viewer B. watcher C. spectator D. observer 12. It was the house________ was on fire last night. A. which B. who C. that D. A & C are correct 13. She spend the last years of her life living in _____. A. solitude B. alone C. lonely D. lone 14. It was the bridges that ________to help the local children go to school easily. A.was built B. were build C. were built D. built 15. A _____is a place where people have their camping holidays. A. campground B. sleeping bag C. campfire D. tent 16. People who like art can _____a course in painting. A. run B. make C. take D. buy 17. We don’t have to repair the house as it is still _____good condition. A. at B. in C. on D. of 18. Her stamp __________ is very big. She has collected over two thousand stamps. A. collector C. collecting C. collect D. collection 19. _____were punished as they were late. A. Both Tom and Ann B. Either Tom or Ann C. Neither Tom nor Ann D. Not only Tom but also Ann 20. The boys are so noisy that _____their father _____their mother can sleep. A. either / or B. neither / nor C. both / and D. all / or 21. The film on TV was _____boring _____long, so we turned off the TV set. A. either / or B. neither / or C. both / and D. neither / nor 22. _______ is fish and chips that is British people’s favorite food. A. It B. That C. They D. This 23. Both my sister and her husband _____good sense of humor. A. has B. have C. is having D. are having 24. _____advices _____threats had effects on him. A. Neither / nor B. Either / or C. Both / and D. Not only / but also 25. She neither talked nor _____her feelings. A. show B. showed C. showing D. shown III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting: 26. Either my mother or my father are coming to the meeting. A B C D 27. Both Jim and Carol is on holiday at the moment. A B C D 28. Either John nor his brothers are going to meet you at the airport today. A B C D 29. Not only John and his friends are going to the beach today. A B C D 30. Both walking and swimming is the two most popular sporting activities. A B C D IV. Reading: Choose the best word or phrase to fit each gap of the passage Russians enjoy watching television, reading, playing chess, seeing motion pictures and plays, visiting museums, walking, and taking part in sports. The government (31) ______promotes athletic activities, especially team sports. Soccer is the (32) ______popular and spectator sport in Russia. Other popular sports include gymnastics, basketball, and the winter sports as hockey, ice skating, and skiing. Tennis is growing in popularity. Russia has many athletic clubs, stadiums, recreational centers, and other sporting facilities. Schools provide (33) ______education at all levels. There are also special sports camps and clubs for children and adults. The people of Russia are avid nature lovers, and they enjoy spending time in the countryside. Many Russians have country cottages (34) ______dachas. There, they garden, hike, bicycle, swim, fish, gather mushrooms, and take (35) ______in other outdoor activities. 31. A. active B. actively C. activity D. action 32. A. much B. more C. most D. many 33. A. physical B. physic C. body D. physics 34. A. known B. are C. seen D. called 35. A. place B. advantage C. part D. notice V. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that doesn’t change the meaning of the given one. 36. Mary likes collecting dolls. Her sister likes collecting dolls, too. => Both………………………………………………………………………………………………… 37. Tom isn’t going to Mary’s birthday party. I’m not going to Mary’s birthday party, either. => Neither……………………………………………………………………………………………… 38. They enjoy spending their summer holiday in the countryside. => It is in the countryside……………………………………………………………………………… 39. He bought a diamond ring for her as a birthday present. => It was a diamond ring……………………………………………………………………………… 40. The man is working for that supermarket. I spoke to him yesterday. => The man whom……………………………………………………………………………………………. ANSWER KEY: I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 1. A. exact B. event C. element D. elephant 2. A. worked B. stopped C. forced D. wanted 3. A. conception B. content C. count D. call 4. A. depressed B. leisure C. television D. pleasure 5. A. deliver B. enclose C. envelope D. decide II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D: 6. “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, as the old _____goes. A. speech B. saying C. motto D. proverb 7. The average TV _____time of the British is about 25 hours a week. A. seeing B. viewing C. looking D. observing 8. The average _____spends a bout 50 dollars a week on food. A. domestic B. household C. house D. home 9. _____are things you do as hobbies. A. Pursuits B. Entertainments C. Leisures D. Amusements 10. Both human beings and _______ are important. A. natural B. nature C. naturally D. international 11. Football is the most typical example of _____sports. A. viewer B. watcher C. spectator D. observer 12. It was the house________ was on fire last night. A. which B. who C. that D. A & C are correct 13. She spend the last years of her life living in _____. A. solitude B. alone C. lonely D. lone 14. It was the bridges that ________to help the local children go to school easily. A.was built B. were build C. were built D. built 15. A _____is a place where people have their camping holidays. A. campground B. sleeping bag C. campfire D. tent 16. People who like art can _____a course in painting. A. run B. make C. take D. buy 17. We don’t have to repair the house as it is still _____good condition. A. at B. in C. on D. of 18. Her stamp __________ is very big. She has collected over two thousand stamps. A. collector C. collecting C. collect D. collection 19. _____were punished as they were late. A. Both Tom and Ann B. Either Tom or Ann C. Neither Tom nor Ann D. Not only Tom but also Ann 20. The boys are so noisy that _____their father _____their mother can sleep. A. either / or B. neither / nor C. both / and D. all / or 21. The film on TV was _____boring _____long, so we turned off the TV set. A. either / or B. neither / or C. both / and D. neither / nor 22. _______ is fish and chips that is British people’s favorite food. A. It B. That C. They D. This 23. Both my sister and her husband _____good sense of humor. A. has B. have C. is having D. are having 24. _____advices _____threats had effects on him. A. Neither / nor B. Either / or C. Both / and D. Not only / but also 25. She neither talked nor _____her feelings. A. show B. showed C. showing D. shown III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting: 26. Either my mother or my father are coming to the meeting. A B C D 27. Both Jim and Carol is on holiday at the moment. A B C D 28. Either John nor his brothers are going to meet you at the airport today. A B C D 29. Not only John and his friends are going to the beach today. A B C D 30. Both walking and swimming is the two most popular sporting activities. A B C D IV. Reading: Choose the best word or phrase to fit each gap of the passage Russians enjoy watching television, reading, playing chess, seeing motion pictures and plays, visiting museums, walking, and taking part in sports. The government (31) ______promotes athletic activities, especially team sports. Soccer is the (32) ______popular and spectator sport in Russia. Other popular sports include gymnastics, basketball, and the winter sports as hockey, ice skating, and skiing. Tennis is growing in popularity. Russia has many athletic clubs, stadiums, recreational centers, and other sporting facilities. Schools provide (33) ______education at all levels. There are also special sports camps and clubs for children and adults. The people of Russia are avid nature lovers, and they enjoy spending time in the countryside. Many Russians have country cottages (34) ______dachas. There, they garden, hike, bicycle, swim, fish, gather mushrooms, and take (35) ______in other outdoor activities. 31. A. active B. actively C. activity D. action 32. A. much B. more C. most D. many 33. A. physical B. physic C. body D. physics 34. A. known B. are C. seen D. called 35. A. place B. advantage C. part D. notice V. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that doesn’t change the meaning of the given one. 36. Mary likes collecting dolls. Her sister likes collecting dolls, too. => Both Marry and her sister sister like collecting dolls. 37. Tom isn’t going to Mary’s birthday party. I’m not going to Mary’s birthday party, either. => Neither Tom nor I am going to Mary’s birthday party. 38. They enjoy spending their summer holiday in the countryside. => It is in the countryside that they enjoy spending their summer holiday. 39. He bought a diamond ring for her as a birthday present. => It was a diamond ring that was bought for her as a birthday present. Or => It was a diamond ring that he bought for her as a birthday present. 40. The man is working for that supermarket. I spoke to him yesterday. => The man whom I spoke to yesterday is working for that supermarket. . gymnastics, basketball, and the winter sports as hockey, ice skating, and skiing. Tennis is growing in popularity. Russia has many athletic clubs, stadiums, recreational centers, and other sporting. gymnastics, basketball, and the winter sports as hockey, ice skating, and skiing. Tennis is growing in popularity. Russia has many athletic clubs, stadiums, recreational centers, and other sporting. pictures and plays, visiting museums, walking, and taking part in sports. The government (31) ______promotes athletic activities, especially team sports. Soccer is the (32) ______popular and spectator