Reading: Read the passage and Choose the best answers A, B, C or A 2.5p When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock that can be heard all ove[r]
(1)Date of preparing:20th February., 2008 Lesson plan: period 71…… …… Date of teaching: …… Written Test * Aims and Requirement - Sts revise and undersrtand all the lessons well to the test carefully and concisely * Language focus - Reading comprehension - Listening - Writing: Write a letter of invitation - Grammar * Assumptions - Sts revise the lesson for the test * Anticipated problem No problem I Reading: Read the passage and Choose the best answers A, B, C or A (2.5p) When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock that can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C If the houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the clock would never been erected Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the houses of the Parliament were being built It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day On the B.B.C, you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower Big Ben has rarely gone wrong Once, however, it failed to give the correct time A painter who had been working on the tower a pot of paint on one of the hand and slowed it down Big Ben is in ………… A: America B: France C: England D: Australia On ………… we can hear the Big Ben strike A: B.B.C B: radio C: television D: T.V Big Ben is a ………… clock A: nice B: famous C: small D: beautiful It always gives ………… Time A: wrong B: accurate C: on D: in The clock is checked ………… a day A: once B: twice C: three times D: four times Why can we hear the clock when it is striking? A: Because it is big B: Because it is famous C: because microphones are connected to the clock D: Because it strikes loudly Who has the clock checked everyday? A: no one B: Mr Benjamin C: Officials from Greenwich Observatory D: Londoners Big Ben takes its name from…………… A: Mr Benjamin B: Dr Benjamin C: Mrs Benjamin D: Ms Benjamin Has Big Ben ever given wrong time? A: Yes, it has B: No, it hasn’t 10 Choose the best title for the passage A: A famous clock B: A big clock Lop11.com (2) C: An accurate clock D:LondonClock II Pronunciation (1p): 11 a participated b attracted c respected d developed 12 a life b time c determination d wisely 13 a guests b words c conservations d dinners 14 a mine b sing c.morning d skin III.Grammar: Choose the best answers to fill in the gaps (2.5p) 15 If he sold his car, he ………much money for it a would got b will get c would get d will got 16 Do you mind…….some money? a to lend b lending c lent d lend 17 Do you enjoy… films? a watch b watching c will watch d watched 18 I really want Mary to the party a to come b coming c comes d came 19 Where these young trees… a be planted b planted c will be planted d planting 20 The fire…… the whole town in 2001 a destroyed b destroy c have destroyed d destroys 21 When we arrived the party, they… before a had left b left c went d leaves 22 If you ……him a postcard, he would have been very happy a.had sent c sending b sent d send 23 We…… the partybetter if you had come here a would enjoy b would have enjoyed c enjoying d enjoy 25 The rose……to me yesterday is very beautiful now a is given b giving c to give d.was given IV Writing (2p) Complete the invitation letter, using the cues below Dear Mary, We/ not meet/ since/ you /move.I/ miss / a lot We /both have/ some days-off/ between / two terms soon If /not make/ other plans/ why not spend/ weekend together? feel like/ visit/the forest near my grandparents’ home/ again? It look/ quite different now because very many young trees / plant/ the Tree- Planting festivals Do come/ if /find it possible/ and I/ make all the preparations then Give/ love /your parents Your friend, Tom V Listening (2p) * Listen to the tape and fill in the following passage: Have you ever (1)…………a forest destroyed by fire? A great forest fire is an awful thing to see Once a fire has (2)……… , it spreads quickly Foresters say that late summer is the (3)………… when fire is the greatest danger to woods and forests They are very dry then Sometimes when the (4)………… of fire is very great.,………… Lop11.com (3)