Martin Luther King, Jr., is well known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous speeches, among them is his moving I Have A Dream speech.. M.L., as he was called, was born[r]
(1)45 minute test 1 Full name :……….
Class : ………
I Choose the word with underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (1 point ):
1 A bed B pen C send D women A car B share C large D bar A apple B cat C magazine D hand A enjoy B empty C yellow D sent A interest B little C simple D guide
II Fill in each gap with one word from the table, there are more words than needed ( points):
boil educate crowded sleep determine better female science subjects safety get ready sports peasants make ease narrow harbour instead education champions My father usually gets up at to……… water for morning tea
2 It takes me 20 minutes every morning to ………to go to school Some student like playing games……….of doing homework Mathematics and English are my favorite………
5 The traffic today is ……… so I am late for school Michael Phelps is one of the greatest Olympic ………
7 Marie Curie was the first ……….professor in Sorbonne University The government is trying to give general ……… to every child Parents always worry about their children's ………
10 To ………is to keep something in the mind
III Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses (3 points):
1 As soon as she arrived England, she (find)……… that the language was quite different from the English that she (learn)……… at school
2 A year ago he (disappear)……….and I (never hear)…… ……… from him since then When Jack (arrive)……… to help, we ( finish)……… ………… … moving everything I advise you ( start) ……… (look) ……… for a new flat
5 Would you mind (lend) ……… me some money ? I forgot ( bring ) ……… my wallet The boy like ( play) ……… game but hate (do)……… homework My class (already, begin)……… when by the time I (get) ……… there so I (take) ……….a seat in the back quietly
IV Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer ( points) :
Martin Luther King, Jr., is well known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous speeches, among them is his moving I Have A Dream speech But fewer people know much about King s “ ” ’
childhood M.L., as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of his maternal grandfather M.L s grandfather purchased their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909, twenty years before ’
(2)atmosphere, with his home being used as a community gathering place, and was no doubt influenced by it
Martin's childhood was not especially eventful His father was a minister and his mother was a musician He was the second of three children, and he attended all-black schools in a black neighborhood The neighborhood was not poor, however Auburn Avenue was an area of banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other businesses and services Even in the face of Atlanta s segregation, the district thrived Dr King never forgot the community spirit ’
he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice that was a huge barrier keeping black Atlantans from mingling with whites
1 What is this passage mainly about? A The prejudice that existed in Atlanta B M L s grandfather.’
C Martin Luther King s childhood ’
D The neighborhood King grew up in When was M.L born?
A In 1909 B In 1929
C In 1949 D 20 years after his parents had met According to the author, King was influenced by _
A community spirit B black lawyers C his mother D his speeches What is Martin Luther King well-known for?
A His publications B His neighborhood C His childhood D His work in civil rights According to the author, M.L _
A had a difficult childhood
B was a good musician as a child
C loved to listen to his grandfather speak D grew up in a relatively rich area of Atlanta
V Write about a famous person you admire in about 80 words Use the suggestions below (2 points):
- Name - Date of birth - Place of birth - Education - Job - Hobby - Family