English test for good students Date: September 20 th 2008 Time: 90 minutes I. Read the text and do the task that follows Advertising has become a very specialized activity in modern times. In the business world today, supply is usually more than demand. There is great competition between different manufacturers to persuade customers to buy their products. They always have to remind the consumers that their product is the best. They do this by advertising. The manufacturer advertises in newspapers and on posters. He sometimes pays for songs about his products on radio programs. He employs attractive salesgirls to distribute samples of it. He organizes competitions with prizes for winners. He often advertises on the screens of local cinemas. Most important of all, in countries that have television he puts advertisement into programs. Manufacturers often spend large sums of money on advertisements. We buy a paticular product because we think that it is the best. We usually think so because the advertisments say so. Some people never pause to ask themselves if the advertisments are telling the truth. Choose the best answers 1. How many kinds of advertisments are mentioned in the passage? A. 7 B. 5 C. 4 D. 8 2. Which of the following is NOT true ? A. Some people never have any doubts about what advertisements tell them. B. Great competition exists between different manufacturers of the same products. C. The customer usually demands more than the manufacturers can supply. D. The manufacturerswants to persuade customers to buy his own brand. 3. Which is the most important advertisement? A. Advertising in the newspapers B. Advertisements on TV programs C. Samples distributed by attractive salesgirls D. Prizes for the competition winners 4. The passage tells us that the customer usually buys a particular brand because he thinks that __________________________________ . A. he can get the prize B. it is the cheapest C. there is great competition between customers for the same brand D. it is the best 5. What can be the best title of the passage? A. Advertising B. Supply and demand C. The Manufacturer and the Customer D. Results of Advertisements II. Fill in the blanks with the correct answers. There are many (1) ________ of snakes in the world. However, (2) _______ all of them are poisonous. The most common snakes can sometimes (3) _____ found in our garden. These harmless grass snakes vary in (4) ______ from one foot to three feet. They rarely bite people and are, in (5) _____, shy creatures. Grass snakes eat insects and small animals (6) _______ frog and chicks. They are good (7) _______ the garden (8) ________ they keep away pets like rats and gophers. The more poisonous snakes , python and viper, live (9) _______ the forests or in dense vegetation such as swampland. They do not actively attack people . If the snake senses someone coming , it would (10) _____ glide noiselessly than confront the person. 1. A. things B. kinds C. others D. type 2. A. none B. not C.no D. none of 3. A. is B. are C. be D. Was 4. A.length B. width C. height D. thickness 5. A. real B. all C. fact D. actual 6. A. alike B. same C. as D. like 7. A. from B. on C. about D. for 8. A. so as B. because C. so that D. because of 9. A. in B. on C. at D. from 10A.rather B. prefer C. like D. love III. Read the text carefully and fill in each gap with a suitable word. I am learning English because I am studying law and when I finish my course I (1) ___ like to work for a big company, or possibly, I will continue my (2) _____in Britain or in the USA. To do(3) ______ of those things, it is important to reach a certain (4) ______ of English. Another reason is (5) ______I want to communicate with foreign people because nowadays countries are becoming closer and closer . You need to be (6) ____ to speak a foreign language if you want to travel (7) ______ any problems. My sister, who lives in England, says that life is very different there and the weather is not so good. Later this year I am going to visit England and stay with my sister for two months. I hope to (8) _______ my level of English. I am certainly looking (9) _______ to spending the summer in England. After studying at college for six weeks. I will be going on holiday with my sister. We plan to hire a car and visit the South West of the country, (10) _________ I have heard, is very interesting with lovely countryside. IV. Use the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets 1. It’s about time we (start) _______ work. 2. If I ( not, meet) _______ him yesterday, I would have to come back tomorrow. 3. I think she has no objection to (go) _______ there. 4. He missed his flight because when he got to the airport, the plane (take) _____off. 5. I’d rather you (not, tell) ______ him what I told you. 6. Neither my husband nor my children (meet) ______ my uncle yet. 7. The news about the storm “ Katrina “ in the USA (already, broadcast) ________ on television several times so far. 8. On the left (be) ______ three paintings by Picasso. 9. The shark (attack) ________ him while he was paddling on his surfboard. 10. Anyone who (not, finish) _____ his work won’t be allowed to leave now. V. Fill in each blank with a correct preposition 1.Finally they were able to rescue the people trapped ________ the burning house. 2. Poisonous gases occur _______ the air naturally. 3. How far is your house_________ your office, John? 4. ______ paper, many other products can be recycled. 5. There are some differences ________ the two program. 6. Vehicles account ________ air pollutionin the city. 7. We should provide any child _______ a chance to go to school. 8. He doesn’t take much exercise apart _______ walking. 9. Water is also a matter to take _________ consideration. 10. This picture reminds me ______ my childhood. VI. Rewrite the following sentences so that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. 1. He spends an hour getting to school. It takes ________________________________________________________________. 2. We went out in spite of the rain. Although _______________________________________________________________. 3. Computers are used to design new models. People _________________________________________________________________. 4. They say football is the best game to play. Football ________________________________________________________________. 5. We couldnhave lost that match if ther hadn’t been efforts from everyone of us. Without________________________________________________________________. 6. They didn’t find the trip interesting because the weather was bad. Because of _______________________________________________________________. 7. If you have finished your homework by midnight, you can go to the party. Unless __________________________________________________________________. 8. Mai is the best violinist in the family. Noone else _____________________________________________________________. 9. John began playing the piano ten years ago John has ________________________________________________________________ 10. He is so stupid that he can’t remember his lesson. So ______________________________________________________________________ The end ANSWER SHEET I. 1 2 3 4 5 II. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 III. 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 IV. 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 V. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VI. 1. It takes ……………………………………………………………………… 2. Although ……………………………………………………………………… 3. People…………………………………………………………………………. 4. Football……………………………………………………………………… 5. Without……………………………………………………………………… 6.Because of . …………………………………………………………………… 7. Unless ………………………………………………………………………… 8. Noone else……………………………………………………………………. 9. John has ………………………………………………………………… 10 So…………………………………………………………………………… ANSWER KEY I. 1 2 3 4 5 A C B D A II. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B B C A C D D B A A III. 1 Would 6 Able 2 Study 7 without 3 One 8 improve 4 Level 9 Forward 5 That 10 Which IV. 1 Started 6 Have met 2 Hadn’t met 7 Has already been broadcast 3 Going 8 Are 4 Had taken 9 Attacked 5 Didn’t tell 10 Hasn’t finished V. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 in in from besides between for with from into of VI. 1. It takes him an hour to get to school. 2. Although it rained, we went out. 3. People use computers to design new models. 4. Football is said to be the best game to play. 5. Without efforts from everyone of us, we could have lost that match. 6.Because of the bad weather, they didn’t find the trip interesting. 7. Unless you have finished your homework by midnight , you can’t go to the party. 8. Noone else in the family plays the violin as well as Mai. 9. John has been playing the piano for ten years. 10 So stupid is he that he can’t remember his lessons. ENGLISH FOR GOOD STUDENTS Name :…………………………… Class : 9 School : ………………. Marks: . on advertisements. We buy a paticular product because we think that it is the best. We usually think so because the advertisments say so. Some people never. person. 1. A. things B. kinds C. others D. type 2. A. none B. not C.no D. none of 3. A. is B. are C. be D. Was 4. A.length B. width C. height D. thickness