Grade 10 - UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS TEST Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest A conversation B entertainment C appropriate D information A holiday B importance C profession D tomorrow A answer B complain C listen D travel A apology B geography C experience D preparation A enjoy B suffer C study D differ Choose A, B, C or D that best completes each unfinished sentence Keep calm! There is nothing to worry A on B in C for D about The New Year is coming so most of the clothing stores are with people A crowded B full C accustomed D fed up Mathematics is an important _, which is required in most of examinations for high school students A object B subject C fact D syllabus Peter is one of _best students that most of us admire A a B an C the D no article l0 We were in heavy traffic so we were twenty minutes late A crowded B got C captured D stuck l1 Young people are usually full of „ _, but lack of experience A enthuse B enthusiasm C enthusiastic D enthusiast 12 What is your job? A occupation B career C profession D all are correct 13 John has just received a letter _ his parents, who live abroad A from B of C off D up 14 Advertising is a / an which helps manufacturers to sell more goods A entertainment B business C science D designing 15 The boss _to sack him because he had been late twice A hoped B improved C threatened D advised 16 Sometimes he does not pay _to his teachers so he does not get high marks A love B attention C expectation D time 17 The rainy season is coming The roof of our house needs _ A repair B to repair C repairing D repaired 18 I often go to work early to avoid _in the rush hour A drive B to drive C driving D drove 19 Whenever I _her, she _about her job A meet / is complaining B will meet / complains C am meeting / has been complaining D met / has complained 20 I not mind , but it is better _too early than too late A wait /be B to wait / being C waited / to be D waiting / to be 21 Of the three cars, the red one is _ A more economical B most economical C the most economical D the more economical 22 I was just about _the office when the phone rang A leave B to leave C leaving D left 23. _as he had promised? - Because of some unexpected trouble A What didn't John come B Why John didn't come C Why didn't John come D When did John come 24 _ you have an English lesson? - Three times a week A How often B How long C How far D How many 25 Everybody knows that it is not good _a lot, but not many of us can avoid _this habit A smoking/ to get B smoke / got C to smoke / get D to smoke / getting 26 It is no use _impatient when you are at a doctor's A get B to get C getting D got 27 Peter regrets not attending Mary's birthday party A Peter had attended Mary's birthday party and he had a lot of fun B Peter wishes he had attended Mary's birthday party C Peter is happy because he did not attend Mary's birthday party D Peter wished he had not attended Mary's birthday party 28 He failed _his boss to accept his project A persuade B to persuade C persuading D persuaded 29 I am sure that you cannot have done the work by yourself _? A Who helped you B Who did helped you C Who did you help D Whom helped you 30 The sale manager has just received a letter of complaint from a customer _bought a digital watch A which B whom C who D from that Error Identification 31 Being able to read and speaking a language does not guarantee that misunderstanding will not take place 32 Americans are becoming increasing interested in nonverbal communication 33 Despite there is a lot of stress and pressure in my job, I have never thought of quitting it 34 Sometimes it is difficult to avoid to drink when we enjoy an informal party 35 In order not to seem rude, we would strongly advise to learning both the language and culture before you leave for any foreign country Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer If you try to phone Sarah Smith, you will be lucky to catch her at home Take this week for example On Monday, she played cards with a group of friends On Tuesday, she went to a meeting of her book club On Wednesday night, there was a big concert downtown On Thursday, she went to spend the night with her niece, and on Friday, she went to a wedding On Sunday, of course, she went to church as she has done all her life Sarah Smith is seventy-seven, and since her husband died, she lived alone However, that does not stop her doing more than most forty years old She drives around herself and she does everything for herself "I keep the house and I all my cooking," she said, looking around her beautiful house where you would hardly find any dust, "I make all the clothes I wear, I read many books and newspapers, I talk on the telephone a lot, I watch various TV programs, I sometimes even attend some evening classes, and there is never a dull moment." The state of Georgia, where Sarah lives, probably has changed more than most and she still remembers the time when she first came to the town She said, "Georgia has grown so rapidly It is a beautiful state with large' highways and marvelous large cities I was raised in a little country town with about a thousand people and "almost everybody was friendly." 36 According to the writer, _ A Sarah Smith leads a dull life B Sarah Smith leads an active life C Sarah Smith is always tired because she is old D old people cannot anything to enjoy their life 37 Sarah Smith is A pessimistic B religious C lonely D absence-minded 38 Sarah Smith _ A is too old to anything B lives in a dusty house C cannot cook D can drive a car 39 Which sentence has the different idea from the text? A Sarah cannot sew B Sarah likes watching TV C Sarah is often busy D Sarah has a good memory 40 Georgia _ A is a little country town B has the population of a thousand people C is a well-developed state D has no highways Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase In American high schools, students move from one class to (41} and study each subject with a different teacher and a different group of classmates Many high schools have a tracking system, (42) _ groups students according (43) _ academic ability and motivation (44) _, more capable and hardworking students take more difficult courses (45) _on the subject, classes may be offered at two, three, or even four different ability levels High school students have (46) very busy day They have to take five or six academic subjects (47) _ physical education They also have to homework, (48) research in the school library, and take part in activities such as the school band, school newspaper, athletics, drama or clubs However, these school activities are worth (49) because they help students find friends with similar interests, develop their talents, gain (50) _ self-confidence, and even discover their career goals 41 A another B one another C others D each other 42 A that B which C whom D why 43 A on B for C in D to 44 A Because B If C Although D So 45 A Talking B Agreeing C Depending D Objecting 46 A a B an C the D no article 47 A as B as well C as well as D so as to 48 A B make C discover D care 49 A B to C doing D done 50 A more greater B the more greater C much the greater D greater ... able to read and speaking a language does not guarantee that misunderstanding will not take place 32 Americans are becoming increasing interested in nonverbal communication 33 Despite there is a... different teacher and a different group of classmates Many high schools have a tracking system, ( 42) _ groups students according (43) _ academic ability and motivation (44) _, more capable and... self-confidence, and even discover their career goals 41 A another B one another C others D each other 42 A that B which C whom D why 43 A on B for C in D to 44 A Because B If C Although D So 45 A Talking