Name: …………………………………………………………… Class 11D2 45’ TEST (Units 1 & 2) Write your answers in the Answer box. I. Pronunciation (10 ms) Choose the odd one out. 1. A. ash B. ask C. dash D. clash 2. A. heal B. stealth C. feast D. please 3. A. prow B. growth C. row D. low 4. A. cease B. chase C. increase D. raise 5. A. measure B. treasure C. pleasure D. pressure 6. A. assassinated B. international C. preferential D. differentiate 7. A. diameter B. religious C. entrusted D. typhoid 8. A. ferocious B. customary C. assort D. ignite 9. A. traditional B. technician C. recognition D. specific 10. A. diversity B. amphibian C. heritage D. surprising Answer box 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II. Vocabulary (10 ms) Complete the sentences with a suitable verb indicating an action done by hand(s). Put it in the right form. 1. You have to ……………… the bottle before you pour out the medicine. 2. How many words can you ……………… per minute? 3. We stood on the platform and ……………… goodbye. 4. “Look,” he said and ……………… at the light in the sky. 5. Please don’t ……………… those chairs. I’ve just painted them and the paint is still wet. 6. I always use an electric razor to ………………… . It’s nice and quick. 7. The two children don’t get on and ………………… all the time. 8. I tried to ………………… the box but it was too heavy. 9. After you have ………………… the table, I’ll wash the dishes. 10. We ………………… on the door but on one answered. Answer box 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. III. READING (15 ms) A. Gap fill (10 ms) Fill in the blank with a suitable word. There are many valuable things in life but friendship may be one of the most important. Life without the experience of friendship is life without living. Human interaction is a necessity to survive and friendship is an essential (1)…………………… the successful well-being of anyone. Friendship is a relationship which (2)…………………… time to build. One can think building a friendship is (3)…………………… planting a garden. Firstly, one meets a person and plant the (4) …………………… of friendship. Then the friendship is built and continues to grow stronger. It requires devotion of time and constancy to (5)…………………… a true friendship. Just think! A garden needs to be taken care of and watered daily to grow. (6)……………………, a garden may some day become withered and die so one has to bring it back to life. Friendship also has its good 1 and bad (7)…………………… . There comes a time when the relationship is just not (8)……………… . To keep friendship last long, one needs to have willingness as well as patience to re-establish it. Any person who builds a friendship in such a way can (9)…………………… the obstacles very easily. Friendship is considered as “give-and-take”. The more effort and persistence are put (10) …………………… them, the more everlasting happiness can be accomplished. Answer box 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. B. Gapped Text (5 ms) Read the text and choose the most suitable word or phrase for each blank. There are two answers you don’t need to use. A. It wasn’t until D. my car had been stolen G. approached a cashier J. in desperation B. I was horrified E. a guard was at the door H. when K. sat back C. to my surprise F. to my disappointment I. luckily L. until A few years ago I lost my job when my company closed down. Fortunately, I had saved a bit of money so I was able to get by (1)…………………… I could find another job. After a while, the money began to run out, and (2)…………………… I still haven’t found a job. (3)……………………, I decided to take drastic action” robbing a bank. At first, everything is very simple. I drove to the Great West Bank in Bristol and parked my car outside. Then I walked into the bank, (4)…………………… and demanded $5,000. (5)……………………, she gave me the cash without any argument. Suddenly, an alarm started ringing. I ran out of the bank, relieved to have been so successful. (6)…………………… I was standing on the pavement that I realized something had gone horribly wrong: (7)……………………! Hurriedly, I decided to stop the first vehicle that came along. I ran into the road, waving my arms at an approaching car. (8)…………………… it stopped, and I jumped into the back seat. “Quick! Get me out of here!” I shouted at the driver. He accelerated away from the bank and I (9) …………………… in relief. As soon as the driver and his passengers turned to face me, I realized what a terrible mistake I had made. (10)…………………… to discover that the car I had stopped was a police car. Answer box 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. IV. Listening (5ms) Choose the correct letter A, B or C. 1. Cranley Hill Primary School first opened in A. 1830 B. 1899 C. 1983 2. There are fewer pupils in the school now than in the past because A. there are not enough teachers. B. students have transport problems. C. the local population has declined. 3. The head teacher is proud that the school is provided with energy from A. wind power from their own turbine. B. coal from the local mines. C. electricity supplied by nearby village. 4. The head teacher believes that primary pupils should study problems which A. are regional rather than global. B. can be solved locally. C. may have no clear answer. 5. The children’s meals at school are unusual because A. they include food grown by the children. B. they are provided by local people. C. the children are involved in cooking the food. 2 Answer box 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. V. Writing (10ms) Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given. 1. I tried to talk to Jack about the problem but he was very busy. WORD ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. It was easy for us to get tickets for the concert. NO ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. I was the only person who wanted to watch the programme. ELSE ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. My brother is not feeling well today. WEATHER ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. You should appreciate your friendship. GRANTED …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Despite arriving at work late on several occasions, he was still promoted. TURNED ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7. Don’t get involved in this, Tom. It has nothing to do with you. KEEP ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. We decided we wouldn’t go with him to the airport after all. SEE ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9. The best solution was thought of by Sally. CAME ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10. Don’t conclude that learning English is easy. COME ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. THE END GAP FILL Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. FOLLOW YOUR NOSE Of the five senses, smell is probably the one that you value the least. Yet your sense of smell is the most direct link (1)……………… the brain and the outside world. It (2)……………… two seconds for a smell to (3)……………… the nose and travel to the part of the brain (4)……………… controls emotions and memories. Exactly (5)……………… your sense of smell influences your emotions, however, is (6)……………… fully understood. Nevertheless, a sense of smell can even influence your relationships (7)……………… other people. Apparently, you (8)……………… in love through your nose, not your eyes or your ears. Moreover, people tend to smell of what they eat and (9)……………… can also influence what people think of you. In one famous study, 84 per cent of people taking (10)……………… said they were more (11) ……………… to buy a particular brand of trainers, when they (12)……………… placed in a room smelling of flowers. This kind of knowledge can be (13)……………… to influence people’s spending habits at a sub-conscious (14)………………, and could obviously be useful in (15)……………… all sorts of things from clothing to cars. KEY: 1. between 2. takes 3. enter 4. which 5. how 6. not 7. with 8. fall 9. this 10. part 11. likely 12. were 13. used 14. level 15. selling 3 . in (15 )……………… all sorts of things from clothing to cars. KEY: 1. between 2. takes 3. enter 4. which 5. how 6. not 7. with 8. fall 9. this 10 . part 11 . likely. wash the dishes. 10 . We ………………… on the door but on one answered. Answer box 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 . III. READING (15 ms) A. Gap fill (10 ms) Fill in