NAME:______________________________ FORTY-MINUTE TEST CLASS 11B3 Mark: I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest: (0,5m) 1. A. friends B. views C. clubs D. stamps 2. A. liked B. practiced C. needed D. stopped II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences below. (1.5m) 3. The boys are so noisy that _____their father _____their mother can sleep. A. either / or B. neither / nor C. both / and D. all / or 4. I can’t play any sports and I can’t play any musical intruments, either. A. I can’t play either sports or musical instruments B. I can play either sports or musical instruments C. I can play neither sports nor musical instruments D. I cann’t play neither sports nor musical instruments 5. …………. ………from all over the world take part in the Olympic Games. A. Athlete B. Athletic C. Athletes D. Athletics 6. My daughter depends ……………………… me . A.in B. off C. into D. on 7. 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 8. I am quite keen on my father’s valuable stamp ____. A. collect B. collecting C. collection D. collector III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting: (1m) 9. Either my mother or my father are coming to the meeting. A B C D 10. Both Jim and Carol is on holiday at the moment. A B C D 11. Either John nor his brothers are going to meet you at the airport today. A B C D 12. Not only John and his friends are going to the beach today. A B C D IV. Give the correct tense of the verb in brackets (1m) 13. When I (arrive) ………… home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) …………….a beautiful candlelight dinner. 14. I (visit) ……………… so many beautiful places since I (come) …………… to Utah. V. Reduce the relative clauses or omit the relative pronouns in the following sentences (2m) 15. The man who is in the house likes to watch television all day. =>……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 16. Yuri Gagarin was the first man who flew into space. =>…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17. The book which was written by Shakespear is interesting. =>………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18.This is the second novel which was written by this famous writer. =>………………………………………………………………………………………………… V. Rewrite the sentences, using the suggestion in the brackets. (2ms) 19. Mary likes collecting dolls. Her sister likes collecting dolls, too. ( both……and) => ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 20. Tom isn’t going to Mary’s birthday party. I’m not going to Mary’s birthday party, either. ( neither……nor) => ………………………………………………………………………………………… 21. They enjoy spending their summer holiday in the countryside. ( cleft sentence) => …………………………………………………………………………… 22. He bought a diamond ring for her as a birthday present. ( cleft sentence in passive) => ……………………………………………………………………………… VII.Read the passage and answer the following questions (2ms) People collect a lot of objects : stamps , posters , dolls . Some people collect objects which are connected to historical events or with famous people . But one of the strangest collections is that of eggcups . Kenvin Murphy in Yorkshire has 10,000 of them . Not surprisingly , his favourite eggcup is one in the shape of a typical Yorkshireman . Kenvin’s hobby began seven years ago , after he lent an elephant eggcup to a granddaughter who took such a liking to it that she insisted on keeping it. Kevin saw a few eggcups he liked on sale at a local shop, and start collecting them. Others like Kevin’s eggcups too. “ I have just bought a replacement for one or my favourites, which mysteriously disappeared last week,” he said. 1/ List some objects that people collect ? =>…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2/ What does Kenvin’s favourite eggcup look like ? =>…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3/ When did he begin to collect eggcup ? =>……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4/ According to the passage , how is Kevin’s hobby in comparison with other’s ? =>…………………………………………………………………………………………………… . or 4. I can’t play any sports and I can’t play any musical intruments, either. A. I can’t play either sports or musical instruments B. I can play either sports or musical instruments C. I can. home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) …………….a beautiful candlelight dinner. 14. I (visit) ……………… so many beautiful places since I (come) …………… to Utah. V. Reduce the relative clauses. events or with famous people . But one of the strangest collections is that of eggcups . Kenvin Murphy in Yorkshire has 10,000 of them . Not surprisingly , his favourite eggcup is one in the shape