SECTION A: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence3. I was tired _____ watching the children playing.[r]
(1)Test No 3 PART 1: READING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence Circle the letter A,B,C or D against the number of each item 1-10 for the word or phrase you choose (15ms)
1 She is afraid of _ the test
to fail failed failing fail I was tired _ watching the children playing
with of in at
3 Tim is I am
so old as as old as older as as older as If you were me, what ?
will you did you
would you are you going to My brother can’t play tomorrow, and
neither can I
either can I neither I canI can’t too There _ no rain here since last month
is has been did was
7 She spoke much more fluently than I _
was am did will be
8 Mr Sminth said he would come, but he yet did not come
had not come
does not come has not come She’s been a teacher _ 1992
in for ever since
10 What _ at nine o’clock last night ? did you
you did
you were doing were you doing 11 He went _ everyday as a boy
to boat boating
playing boat to play a boat
12 My sister had a baby daughter yesterday and she is my first nephew cousin niece relation
13 When you come to stay, some warm clothes It’s cold here
bring carry Take Look for 14 “you’re late”, he said “I think the bus _ already”
went was going has gone goes 15 That man is _ deaf to hear what we say
so too enough not
SECTION B: Choose the words to fill in the blank of the following sentence: (15ms)
Here you are – here it is – after – before – although – made of – made in – how – by what – so many – so much – making – the same – could I – I’d like – is – interesting –
(2)16 “Could you pass the salt, please” – “Certainly, ……….” 17 “……… you go to work?” – “By bus”
18 This bracelet is ………… silver 19 Try to avoid ………… him angry
20 ………… the evening meal, they went straight to bed
21 you should look after your teeth and not eat ……… Sweets 22 ……… I was born in England, I grew up mostly in Australia 23 “Are you leaving?” – “yes, bit I wish ……… to go”
24 “My school bag’s ……… as your’
25 “Hello ……… to speak to Prof Raymond Bake, please” 26 We ………… brush our teeth at least twice a day
27 This book has a very ……… introduction 28 I fell asleep ……… the film was so boring
29 In the past, people got married ………… quite an early age 30 To be a good teacher ………… always what I want to
PART 2: USE OF ENGLISH
SECTION A: Complete the text by putting one of the verbs into each space Choose the most suitable tense and form Use each verb once only (15ms)
Be – call – come – decide – find – go – happen – keep – know – miss – need – phone – take – tell – understand
Is was good to see you at the weekend This is just a quick letter to tell you what … happened …… after you …went…… home on Saturday Ron and I finally …… decided…… to buy a motobike and we found…… one advertised in the local paper We ……know……… a way of getting to college, because at the moment we ……… need….the bus every morning, and you …take…… What the buses are like We usually …miss…… the first half an hour of lectures, and our tutor ……keep…… complaining We …called……… about the bike, and the owner ……came… away on business, but his sister …told……… us to go round and see it this week He is ……came…… back on Saturday
Could you come with us? You probably ……understand……… more about bikes than we do, so you can give us some advice We ……are…… At your place on Saturday morning at about 10.00
See you then, Denise
SECTION B: Rewrite the sentences using the given words (10ms)
31 The café has a lot of tables =>There
32 If John doesn’t change his way, he will end up in prison => Unless
(3)=> The English exercise was too
34 A French engineer designed this bridge => This bridge
35 I can’t swim as far as Jane => Jane can
36 It was such an awful meal that we complained to the waiter =>The meal
37 They have built the supermarket for years now => The supermarket
38 They walked to the beach in hours => It took them
39 Pat is the tallest in the class =>No one
40 She started working as a secretary five years ago => She has
SECTION C: Guided sentence building (10ms)
Use the following sets of words and phrases to write completes sentences
41 weather / be / so bad / we can not / go out =>
42 children / watch / television / room / at the moment =>
43 I / not see / doctor / last Sunday =>
44 We / enjoy / listen / pop music =>
45 this tea / hot / me / drink =>
46 you / ever / be / London ? =>
47 If / I / be / you / I / not buy / that car =>
48 my father / drive / carefully / than / my brother =>
49 how long / it take her / get / office / every day ? =>
50 he / learn / English / two years =>
PART Circle the letter before the word in each group that has the underlined, itatic part pronuunced differently from the rest
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A information B education
C question D collection
A pan
(4)9 A talk B weekend