SEMESTRIAL TEST PAPER

1st SEMESTER

DATE:

NAME:

NO. 1

I. Read the sentences below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each
blank:
1. She is not interested reading comics.
A) on B). in C). - D). of

2. I asked for a bigger size because the jacket didn't .me.

A) suit B) match C) fit D) go with

3. The film was extremely boring so we changed

A) canal B) channel c) station D) broadcast

4. Who is the character in this movie?

A) main B) higher C) major D) greater

5. Charlie almost got to the end of the speech before he was ________ by a drunk guest.

A) interrupted B) invaded C) intersected D) interfered

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given:

1. He found the antique vase quite by accident when he was cleaning out the basement.

Chance He found the antique vase quite ........................... when he was cleaning out the
basement

2. Waiters are serving drinks before the concert begins.

Being Drinks before the concert begins.

3. They moved to this neighborhood in 1987.

Living They. in this neighborhood since 1987.

4. The modern art gallery on the east bank is better than this one.
Good This gallery the one
on the east bank
5. He has always found French very easy.
Good He has always . . French.

III. Fill in the correct word derived from the words in bold:
1. My uncle Bob is an extremely.. .. man and has travelled all
around the world.
ADVENTURE
2. Her Spanish improved. .........................after she spent her summer holiday in Madrid.
SIGNIFICANT
3. The pilot apologized to the passengers for any ..,...caused by the
delay.
CONVENIENT
4. I saw an ... ... performance by an unknown actor in a play last night.
EXCEPTION
5. .. is a necessary virtue if you wish to work with young
children.
TOLERATE

IV. Read the text carefully and correct the mistakes:

1. Yesterday, I went to shopping in town with my best friend.

2. We took the bus because its difficult to doing park the car near the shops.
3. There was a sale on in the shoe shop, but they didnt never have anything I liked in my
size.
4. I did find a nice new swimsuit for summer which was on sale in the department store. I
was a thrilled because I got it for half price.
5. Around lunchtime, we stopped for a eating pizza even though Im supposed to be dieting.
Well, it was the weekend, wasnt it?
6. After lunch we went to the new sports shop near the cinema. My friend was looking for a
new tennis racquet, shes been had her old one for years.
7. I dont play tennis myself, but I have to admit the one she have bought looked lovely and I
was surprised how light it was.
8. By the end of the day Id spent much more a money than Id wanted to, my bags felt so
heavy.
V. 1. Your school magazine is running a competition for the best description of a
famous person you admire most. Write a description on this subject.

OR
2. You work as a journalist for a newspaper. Write a news report about an armed
robbery which took place in the Central National Bank.