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(2016/2017 )
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR TEST TOTAL: 50 points
I. Complete the text using the correct tense forms of the verbs in brackets:
Harry got a letter from his friend Jack, who was having a weeks holiday in a camp. He invited Harry to join him if he 1) ____________ (be) free at the weekend. Harry 2) ______________________ (catch) the five oclock train but unfortunately he 3) ________________________ (leave) all his things behind. He thought he 4) __________________________ (borrow) what he needed from Jack. On the train Harry 5) ____________________ (run) into a strange man. He remembered that he 6) ______________________ (see) the mans face on television as the police 7) ___________________________ (look) for him. Harry 8) ________________________ (keep) watching the man during the trip. When the train arrived at the station Harry called the police and the man 9) _________________________ (catch). Harry 10) ___________________ (feel) very proud about his adventure.
II. Complete the text with the right article or preposition where necessary.
Dear Ms Jones,
I am writing 1) ______________ reply to your advertisement 2) ___________ secretaries to work in your central offices. I had already heard 3) ____________ you from 4) _______________ friend of mine, Jenny Mansfield, who worked
5) __________ you a few years ago in the sales department. I would be interested in applying 6) _________________ a full-time post. I am quite experienced in 7) __________ secretarial work and would have little difficulty with 8) _______________ duties the current job involves. I would be happy to come 9) ______________ an interview at any time which is convenient for you. I look forward to hearing 10) ______________ you.
Yours sincerely, Ann Lewis
III. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between 2 and 5 words.
1. Beth was fond of rocknroll when she was younger. used
Beth_________________________________ rocknroll when she was younger.
2. Did you enjoy the party? time
Did you _________________________________________________ the party?
3. There arent many pears in the basket. only
There________________________________________________ in the basket.
4. Tim is as tall as Brian. same
The boys_________________________________________________________.
5. We need to think about how old the house is when making our decision. account
We need to ______________________________________ the house is when making our decision.
IV. Think of one word which can be used to complete the sentences below.
In 2005, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, two software designers from Silicon Valley in California, (1) ________________ invited to a dinner party. Several people had brought their video cameras to the party and these people were complaining about (2) __________________ difficult it was to share home videos online. That was when Chad and Steve came up (3) _________________ the idea for YouTube, the site which makes (4) _____________________ easy to upload home videos onto the Internet. They formed a company, borrowed 5) ________________ money and took themselves up in business.
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V. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Even if youve slept through the last decade, you know that protecting the environment is a (1) _____. But when it (2) _____ to beauty products, natural doesnt always equal pure and doesnt (3) _____ mean better. Before rushing to the register with your 100 percent green beauty gear, (4) _____ a few things. According to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), the (5) _____natural is used very loosely in the cosmetics world; any company can (6) _____ a product natural. (7) _____ natural products are made from plant-based (as opposed to man-made) ingredients and do not (8) _____ artificial dyes and fragrances. The advantage is that plant-based ingredients are renewable resources which are (9) _____ for the environment (10) _____ certain man-made or natural but highly processed ones.
1) A) should B) can C) must D) may
2) A) comes B) arrives C) reaches D) refers
3) A) absolutely B) definitely C) obligatorily D) necessarily
4) A) consider B) think C) consult D) study
5) A) term B) definition C) phrase D) idea
6) A) mention B) call C) baptise D) entitle
7) A) Really B) Truthfully C) Truly D) Exactly
8) A) incorporate B) involve C) enclose D) contain
9) A) safer B) more secure C) more careful D) more reliable
10) A) from B) than C) of D) to
VI. Use the words in capitals at the end of each line to form another word that best fits each gap.
| Her IQ of 153 is _____ (1) high. She goes to a school in London run by the Foundation for Gifted Children. At this school, children of Sonyas _____ (2) get into university at 13, says her father. Before _____ (3) to the school, each childs intelligence is measured by an educational _____ (4). The average IQ for this age is 100, says the head teacher. Our students IQ starts at 130. Intelligence is a _____ (5) gift, which must have _____ (6) to develop. Children benefit from our small classes. The pupils seem to give their _____ (7). I hated my last school. Every lesson was _____ (8). But this schools brilliant, says the nine-year-old George Davies. Some people, however, are very _____ (9) of the school. Child health expert, Jean Mitchell says, It _____ (10) me that these bright pupils are cut off from normal children. | 1. USUAL 2. ABLE 3. ADMIT 4.PSYCHOLOGY 5. PRICE 6. ENCOURAGE 7. APPROVE 8. INTEREST 9. CRITIC 10. SAD |
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I. 10 points
1.was; 2.caught; 3.had left; 4.would borrow; 5. ran; 6. had seen; 7.were looking; 8. kept; 9. was caught; 10. left.
II. 10 points
1. in 2. for 3. of 4. a 5. for/with 6. for 7. - 8. the 9. for 10. from
III. 5 points
1. used to be fond of
2. have a good time at
3. are only a few pears
4. are of the same height.
5. take into account how old
IV. 5 points
1. were 2. how 3. with 4. it 5. some
V. 10 points
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. B
VI. 10 points
1. unusually 2. abilities 3. admittance /admission 4. psychologist 5. priceless
6. encouragement 7. approval 8. uninteresting 9. critical 10. saddens
