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THAM KHO 2
I. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets (1.5 mks):
When Mr. Black (1.come) _____________ home from work yesterday, his wife
(2.be) _____________ busy in the kitchen. She was getting the dinner ready. He asked
her what the children (3.do) _____________ . She said they were both in the sitting
room. They (4.watch) _____________ television. Mr Black was tired after his days
work . He sat down, and while his wife (5.lay) _____________ the table, he told her
what he (6.do) _____________ in the office.
II. Choose the best answer for each sentence (2.0 mks)
1. The day seems perfect _________________ a picnic. (at / in / for / of)
2. He was sad _________________ his friend's failure. (on / about / at / of)
3. Please pay attention _________________ what I'm going to say. (to / in / on /
of)
4. Please go _________________ your exercise before you hand it in. (on / from
/ out / over)
5. The English drive on the ______________ hand side of the road. (left / right /
top / bottom)
6. Have you made a decision on the day _____________ you set off? (when /
which / why / where)
7. She locked the door _________________ be disturbed. (so not as to / so as not
to / in order that / in not order to)
8. Do you mind _______________ on your own? (live / to live / living / lived)
III. Supply the correct word form (1.5 mks)
1.
2.
3.
4.

The restaurant is now under new ____________. (manage)

John wanted to be ____________ when he was 18. (dependent)
You will ____________ your health if you smoke too much. (danger)
It is __________ to live in the neighborhood with plenty of shops.
(convenience)
5. Thousands of people have been made ____________ by the war. (home)
6. Some large cities have had measures to minimize air ____________. (pollute)
IV. Read the passage carefully.
Jack Londons life and writings are thought by many to represent the American
love of adventure. He was born in San Francisco, California, and quit school at
fourteen to become a sailor. He traveled a great deal during his short lifetime, in the

United States, Europe, and the Far East. When gold was discovered in Alaska in
1897, Jack London, answering the call of adventure, took part in the famous gold
rush. His experiences in the wild northern country provided him with material for
many of his later stories and novels, including To Build A Fire. Among his best-known
novels are The Call of the Wild and The Sea-Wolf.
A. Answer the following questions (1.0 mk)
1.
2.

What do many people think Jack Londons life and writings represent?
Where did he get material for his later stories and novels?
B. Make meaningful sentences from the cues given (1.0 mk)

1.
2.

Jack London / stop / go to school / when / he / 14.

The Call of the Wild / consider / be / one / his best-known novels.

V. Complete each blank with one correct word. (1.0 mk)

Many scientists have tried to (1) _________________ out the marvels of using
laser in many fields . Military scientists test laser against satellites , while surgeons
use them (2)________________ miraculously accurate scalpels . For the cancer
treatment, the diseased cells must (3)_________________ killed while their healthy
neighbors are left unharmed. For the deafness the laser beam can also vaporize the
bones (4)_________________ sometimes solidify without touching any of the
surrounding tissue.
VI. Complete the following sentence in such a way that it is similar in meaning
to the sentence before it, beginning as shown (2.0 mks)
1.

We hurried to the station in order not to miss the train.

We hurried to the station so that
____________________________________________
2.
Tom is not in the habit of working in such a noisy factory.
Tom is not used
_________________________________________________________
3.
We should not laugh at the invalid and the old.
We should not
make______________________________________________________
4.
Mr. Smith was very unhappy because his business became bad.
If his business
___________________________________________________________
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