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(1)SEMESTER TESTS TEST 2
I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. A architect B chance C chill D chicken
2 A heap B hockey C exhaust D hole
3 A jail B goal C danger D jam
4 A mutual B question C chime D team
II Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense forms.
It (1 be) a long time since my family (2 leave) the village two years ago Yesterday I (3 decide) to come to visit the village again I (4 be) quite surprised when I (5 find) that it (6 change) a lot and (7 develop) so quickly There (8 be) a lot of new houses, a sporting club, and a cultural center
III Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. I saw him to pass my house every day
A B C D
2 Would you mind wait for me for a moment? A B C D
3 He was accused of having stole the precious painting A B C D
4 We were not inviting to their wedding anniversary last week A B C D
IV Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. “Do not stay up late," said my mother
My mother told Shall we go to the disco tonight?
What about ? I can't come to visit you because I have to go away for some days
If "If I were you, I wouldn't lend him the car," she said to me
She advised V Use the given words to make complete sentences
1 you / show / me / how / operate / computer?
2 If / she / want / meet me / she / have / ask me herself I / wondering/ you / help me / lift this chest
4 Remember / turn off / gas / when / finish / cook
VI Read the text and then answer the questions below
Education is not an end, but a means to an end In other words, we not educate children only for the purpose of educating them Our purpose is to fit them for life
In some modem countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all -whether rich or poor, clever or stupid - one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a large number of people with university degree; they refuse to what they think "low" work; and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our house, we would get terrible diseases in our towns…
Questions What is the purpose of educating children?
2 Why has education in some modern countries been fashionable for some time? Why some people think work with hands is the "low" work?
4 What would happen if no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our house?
(2)KEY TO TEST 2 I.
1 A C B D
II.
1 is left decided was found had changed (had) developed had been III
1 C — pass B — waiting D — stolen A — invited IV
1 My mother told me not to stay up late What about going to the disco tonight?
3 If I didn't have to go away for some days, I could come to visit you She advised me not to lend him the car
V
1 Can / Could you show me how to operate this computer? If she wants to meet me, she has to ask me herself I'm wondering if you can help me (to) lift this chest
4 Remember to turn off the gas when you finish / you've finished cooking VI
1 The purpose of educating children is to fit them for life
2 In some modern countries education has for some time been fashionable because by free education for all people can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation
3 Because they think that work with hands is dirty and shameful