THE FOURTH WRITTEN EXAM

Name....................................................................

Which of words given below means the following. There are three extra.
turmeric chef lentil mud dome drought hand-made shelter cupboard
1. wet earth that is soft and sticky..................................................
2. a piece of furniture with doors and shelves used for storing dishes, food, clothes, etc....................................
3. made at home, rather than produced in a factory and bought in a shop/store.................................................
4. a long period of time when there is little or no rain..............................................................
5. a professional cook, especially the most senior cook in a restaurant, hotel, etc.......................................................
6. a round roof with a circular base.....................................................
Choose the right word from each pair.
Dear Chris
Sorry I couldn't 1)right/write before. I've been off work with 2) flu/flewand I have never felt so ill in my 3)live/life! I still feel
really 4)weak/week. For the first 5)too/to/two days, I had a terribly 6)sore/soar throat and I thought I was going to
7)loose/lose my voice. Jane said at least it 8)would/wood be nice and 9)quite/quiet in the house! She tried to 10) wring/ring
you but she couldn't get 11)threw/through/thorough. Was 12)there/their a problem with your phone? Perhaps we can
13)meat/meet next weekend. Would you like to come to 14) diner/dinner on Sunday?
Choose the correct answer
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Never
a) I never go there.
b) I go never there.
c) Never I go there.
Usually
a) I usually get up at six-thirty.
b) I get usually up at six-thirty.
c) Both
Often
a) I go there often.
b) I often go there.
c) Both
Now
a) I want now it.
b) I want it now.
c) Both
Generally
a) Generally I don't read a newspaper.
b) I don't read a newspaper generally.
c) Both

6.

Rarely
a) Rarely I go there.
b) I go there rarely.
c) Both
7. Soon
a) I'll do it soon.
b) I'll do soon it.
c) Both
8. Frequently
a) I am frequently late for work.
b) I frequently am late for work.
c) Both
9. Always
a) I am on always time.
b) I am always on time.
c) Both
10. Yet
a) I haven't finished yet it.
b) I haven't finished it yet.
c) Both

Fill in the correct for Adjective or adverb

1. My cousin helped me paint the walls. Hes done it very ________________ . (nice)
2. Mum always dresses ________________. (beautiful)
3. He felt ________________ so he stayed at home. (sick)
4. The doctor said that that the wound looked very ________________. (bad)
5. Have you been to the cinema ________________? (late)
6. The boys always greet ________________. (friendly)
7. Ive ________________ finished writing the book. (near)
8. He is a ________________ intelligent boy, probably the best in the class. (high)
9. The girls wore ________________ coloured skirts. (bright)
10. The headmaster has a very ________________ voice. (loud)

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Complete the sentences with ed/ing ending adjectives
1. I saw a very .......................................... exhibit of Japanese painting yesterday. (interest)
2. The children were very.......................................... by the clowns at the circus. (entertain)
3. I couldn't stand the movie last night. It was one of the most ........................... movies I've ever seen. (bore)
4. Aren't those cranes.................................. ? They're also graceful and beautiful. (amaze)
5. Tom was ............................................. because the application form was difficult to read. (confuse)
6. Jose isn't .................................. with his progress in English this semester. He wants to repeat Level Five. (satisfy)
7. We don't want to be ..................................... because we're trying to finish our homework. (disturb)
8. The acrobats performed some ............................... somersaults and balancing acts. (astonish)
9. I'm very .................................... to say that I forgot your birthday. (embarrass)
10. The score I received on my last exam was somewhat.................................... . I thought I had done better. (disappoint)
Read the text and answer the following questions
Last week I asked my Mum if I could go to a rock festival. `No', she said, `the music will be too loud ... there'll be crowds of people ... you
won't know anybody ...'.
These excuses were so lame I decided there was some other secret reason why she didn't want me to go. After all, this is the first time my
mum has ever shown any concern about the dangers of loud music.
I think the real reason Mum is worried about my going to the festival is that my friends and I will have to survive by ourselves for a couple
of days. This might not sound like much of a challenge, but surviving means preparing food as well as eating it,putting tents up as well as
sleeping in them ...
Mum has obviously realized that if I went to the festival I would soon find out how totally dependent on her I am. And once I realized how
incapable I am of surviving on my own, I would never leave home again. Then Mum would have a pathetic teenager / adult under her feet
for the rest of her life.
QUESTIONS
1. Answer the following questions using your own words.
a) Why did the son find it difficult to believe the excuses that his mum gave him?
...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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b) What does he think she is really worried about?
...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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2. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)?
a) The mother doesn't like music festivals
b) If the son had gone to the festival, he would have slept in a youth hostel.
3. Find a word or phrase in the text which, in context, is similar in meaning to:
a) continue to live or exist :...................................................
b) difficult task: ..............................................................
4. Choose a, b, or c, in each question below. Only one choice is correct.
1. According to the writer, his mother refused to let him go to the
festival because ...
a) she knew something secret about the festival.
b) she wanted to go with him but she couldn't.
c) she imagined the future consequences of letting him go.
2. The son wanted to go to the festival for ...
a) two days with his friends.
b) two days alone.
c) a couple of weekends.

3. The mother realized that ...

a) she was very dependent on her son.
b) her son would leave home.
c) her son would realize how difficult life without her would be.
4. The mother seems not to want ...
a) her son to leave home.
b) her son to become a pathetic person forever.
c) to become a pathetic adult herself.

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B

Name:..................................................................

Which of words given below means the following

shelter grocery bagel dome tinned container orchard lentil cereal
1.
preserved in a can .......................................
2.
a piece of land, normally separated from the surrounding area, in which fruit trees are grown.......................................
3.
a hard bread roll shaped like a ring.......................................
4.
protection from rain, danger or attack
5.
one of various types of grass that produce grains that can be eaten or are used to make flour or
bread. .......................................
6.
a box, bottle, etc. in which something can be stored or transported.......................................
Choose the right option
1.
Thank you for your enquiry/require
2.
We would like to pay/ draw your attention
3.
We give/enclose our catalogue.
4.
Please find our catalogue attached/enclose.
5.
Please contact us if you need any much/further
information.
6.
We are pleased to enquire/inform you.
7.
As you will see, our prices are very
competative/competing
8.
I look/looking forward to hearing from you.

9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

Our products are fully guaranteed/guarancy

We offer a wide choice/range of shoes.
We look forward to hear/hearing from you soon.
Please accept our apologies/regards for .
Which of the following is used to start a very formal
letter?My Dear Elaine /Dear Sir or Madam/Dear John
14. Which of the following is NOT a suitable way to
end a formal letter? Yours faithfully/ Yours
sincerely / Love

Put the adverb in the bracket into proper place.

1. Meryl watches TV (never) ............................................................................................................................
2. Have you been to London ? (already) ...........................................................................................................................
3. She is playing chess (always) ...........................................................................................................................
4. We will go there (never) ...........................................................................................................................
5. Did you enjoy the movie? (both) ...........................................................................................................................
6. Tom doesn't get up before eight. (usually) ...........................................................................................................................
7. Your friends must write a test (also) ...........................................................................................................................
8. She was joking (only) ...........................................................................................................................
9. The weather is bad in December (always) ...........................................................................................................................
10. I have met them before (never) ...........................................................................................................................
Fill in the correct for Adjective or adverb
1. Mr Smith looked ________________ when he came into the room. (angry)
2. The soup tastes ________________. (wonderful)
3. My car broke down yesterday. I hope the mechanic can fix it ________________. (quick)
4. She told me that I shouldnt work so ________________. (hard)
5. The ball stopped ________________ of the goal post. (short)
6. Jane sat there ________________, waiting for someone to come. (silent)
7. Australians and New Zealanders are ________________ related. (close)
8. They always get home ________________ in the evening. (late)
9. In the USA food is not as ________________ as in Europe. (expensive)
10. Does you car run fast enough to do ________________ in the race? (good)

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Complete the sentences with ed/ing ending adjectives
1. I was this morning because I didn't sleep well last night. 8tire)
2. We want to paint our house, but we can't decide what color to paint it. It's very
(frustrate)
3. They're . because they want to go to the beach but it's raining. (frustrate)
4. I had to take the kids out of the movie theater yesterday because the film we were watching was
too.. . (frighten)
5. That singer was so. that we wanted to listen to her all evening. (entertain)
6. The cars were going so fast on the freeway that they us. 8frighten)
7. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are looking forward to having a.. holiday. (relax)
8. I was .. to learn that I was accepted to the University of California. I didn't
think my grades were good enough. (surprise)
9. I heard that Joe and Carol are getting married. Isn't that ..? (amaze)
10. I didn't even know they were .. in each other.(interest)

Read the text and answer the following questions

A young man hurried into his town library. He went up to one of the old librarians and said to her eagerly, Do you remember that
you persuaded me to borrow a book about Greek history a week ago?
Yes, thats right, answered the librarian.
Do you remember the name of the book? the young man asked.
The librarian felt very proud, because she was always trying to get young people to take out books about Greek history, and she
rarely found one who was willing to accept her suggestions.
Yes, she answered. Do you want to take it out again? Did you think that it was interesting?
No, of course not, said the young man, but when I was taking it home, I met a girl on the bus, and I wrote her telephone number in
the book. I want to telephone her, so please may I look at the book again?

11. 1. Answer the following questions using your own words.

12. a. What had the librarian done a week before the
story? .............................................................................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................
13. b. Who were rarely willing to read the books she suggested?
14. .......................................................................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................
2. Are the following statements True or False?
a. The book the young man borrowed was written in Greek: _______________
b. The man liked this book very much: _______________

3. Find a word or expression in the text which, in context, is similar in meaning to:
a. Came near: _______________ b. Induced: _______________

4. Choose a, b or c in each question below. Only one choice is correct.

1. The librarian was
a. a young man.
b. an old man.
c. a woman.

a. convinced the man to take a book about history.

b. dissuaded the man to take a book about history.
c. convinced the man to take a book .

2. The librarian

3. According to the librarian

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a. only a few people were interested in this topic.
b. many people were interested in this topic.
c. nearly no one was interested in this topic.

4. The young man used the book

a. to find a girlfriend.
b. to read on the bus.
c. to write a number.