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TERM TEST PAPER – FIRST SEMESTER

1. Complete these short sentences with appropriate articles: a/an/the or –(no article):
Let’s have ……….weekend at …………..mountains. What’s for……………….dinner?
She’s at……………….work. It’s …………..best solution.
It’s in ………………..Tasman Sea. We’re going on……….day trip by……..coach
Sorry! It’s…………………..wrong answer. We’ve had over……dozen applications.
She’s always been……………..Catholic. He was crowned………….king.
2. Read the text below. Use the words in bold to form one word that fits in the same numbered
space in the text. The first is an example given.
RISE AND SHINE
Starting the day with a good breakfast and making the right (0) decision 0 DECIDE
about what to eat can have an important effect on your (1)…………………..…during 1 PERFORM
the day, according to a professor of psychology. Studies carried out by Andrew 2 IMPROVE
Smith of Bristol University showed that eating breakfast leads to a ten per cent 3 RESPOND
(2)………………………..in mental function. Students who ate breakfast had faster 4 ATTEND
(3)……………………., were more (4)……………………in lectures, and reasoned more 5 LOGIC
(5)……………………..than their colleagues who ate nothing. Professor Smith also 6 DAY
Found that people who had breakfast on a (6)……………………basis experienced 7 REGULAR
More positive moods than those who did so more (7)…………………….. and the 8 CHOOSE
best (8)………………………of food? Well, forget the (9)……………………………cooked 9 TRADITION
English breakfast of fried eggs and bacon – apparently a bowl of cereal has the 10 BENEFIT
most (10)…………………………….effects of all.
3. Turn the following sentences into reported speech:
“Have you already done the shopping?”he asked.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
“I was cooking dinner when the phone rang”, he said.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
“I will call the plumber tomorrow”, he said.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
“Where did you buy the jumper?” she asked me.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
“Is Alan coming to the party next week?” he asked.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Rewrite the sentences using between 2 and five words including the word given, without
changing the meaning of the sentence.
My sister is too short to be a fashion model.
NOT My sister……………………………………………………….to be a fashion model.
The bag is completely empty.
LEFT There …………………………………………………………………………bag.
 These two paintings look exactly the same to me.
TELL I…………………………………………………………………………….between these two paintings.
He asked me how much I paid for my watch.
COST He wanted to know how…………………………………………………..
Ann was determined to pay for lunch.
INSISTED Ann………………………………………………………….for lunch.
5. You want to improve your English and have seen the following advertisement on your school
notice board. Read the advertisement and the notes you mad, and write a letter giving the
details requested and asking for more information.
Private English Lessons
Experienced English teacher offers lessons for learners of all ages and levels.
Reasonable rates
Please contact Mr. Thompson and provide details of: your age and level of English; your
reason for learning; language courses/exams taken so far
Notes: Where? When? How much? Course books provided? One-to-one or groups?
Write a letter in appropriate style using between 120 - 180 words