ENGLISH 11

TEST 1
I. Pronunciation: 
1. A. grade B. great C. sneaky D. embrace
2. A. money B. notice C. glance D. ankle
3. A. imagine B. glance C. geography D. religion
4. A. looked B. noticed C. turned D. helped
5. A. change B. English C. single D. anger
II. Stress:
1. A. embarrass B. extreme C. decision D. imitate
2. A. excite B. decide C. notice D. complain
3. A. imagination B. carefully C. teenager D. noisily
4. A. stupid B. reply C. floppy D. cotton
5. A. embarrass B. excitement C. personal D. imagine
III. Grammar and Vocabulary:
1. When he realised that I ________ at him, he ________ away.
A. looked - was turning B. was looking – turned
C. was looking - was turning D. looked - turned
2. I ___ the new Harry Potter book now, so you can borrow my copy if you like.
A. finish B. am finishing C. have finished D. had finished
3. Before I started the car, all of the passengers ________ their seat belts.
A. will buckle B. had buckled C. was buckling D. have buckled
4. A lot ________ since I last ________ you.
A. happened - saw B. happened - have seen
C. has happened - saw D. has happened - have seen
5. Your eyes are red - ________?
A. Did you cry B. Have you been crying  C. Have you cried  D. Do you cry
6. A small stone struck the windshield while we _______ down the gravel road.
A. drive B. were driving C. had driven        D. had been driving
7. After she ________ hospital, she had a long holiday.
A. leaves B. is leaving C. left D. had left
8. The film _______ by the time we ________ to the cinema.
A. already began - got B. have already begun – got 
C. had already begun - got  D. already began - had got
9. He pointed _________ the dog when it ran _________ them.
A. at/ back B. to/ toward C. in/ up D. out/ after
10. You should have more confidence _________ your own abilities.
A. on B. of C. withD. in
11. She glanced briefly ________ his lapel badge.
A. with B. at C. in D. to
12. ________ my experience, very few people really understand the problem.
A. In B. To C. With D. For
 13. People here have a more relaxed attitude ________ their work.
A. for B. with C. to D. in
14. The novel is based on his ________ in the war.
A. attitudes B. images C. situations D. experiences
15. She made a big ________ about not having a window seat on the plane.
A. complaint B. fuss C. excitement D. interest
16. He has a very outgoing (N) ________ and makes friends very easily.
A. person B. personal C. personality D. personage
17. He ________ to the spot where the house used to stand. 
A. pointed B. showed C. directed D. glanced
18. Teenagers often have their ________ who they admire very much.
A. ideals B. admirers C. images. D. idols
19. Helen: “Congratulations!” Jane: “_________”
A. What a pity! B. Thank you C. I’m sorry                D. You are welcome
20. Alice: “What shall we do this morning?” Carol: “_________”
A. Let’s go out for dinner B. No problem
C. Oh, that’s good! D. I went out for dinner
21. Maria: “I’m taking my driving test tomorrow” Sarah: “_________!”
A. Good day B. Good luck C. Good time D. Good chance
22. Before he turned 14, Mozart ________ a few lesser piece for the piano.
A. has composed   B. had composed C. was composed      D. would composed
23. Have something to eat before you________.
A. leave B. left C. will leave D. had left
24. ________ hard all year, so I felt that I deserved a holiday.
A. I work B. I worked C. I'd been working D. I've worked
25. The traffic lights ________ green and I pulled away. 
A. turned B. were turning C. has turned D. had turned
26. Fortunately, the hospital's new air-conditioning system________ when the first heat wave
of the summer arrived.
A. had installed B. installed C. had been installed D. had been installing
IV. Error:
1. The governor(A) has not decided how(B) to deal with(C) the new problem already(D). (yet)
2. The news(A) about the earthquake in Philippines(B) has been already broadcast (C) on radio
several times so far(D)
3. There are(A) few areas of human(B) experience that have not been(C) writing(D) (written)
about.
4. I think(A) you will enjoy(B) the experience by taking(C) (in taking) part in the show(D). 
5. I find that(A) (find it) necessary to do(B) something about(C) traffic problems in our city(D).
V. Find the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.
1. I don't like that man. There is a sneaky look on his face.
A. furious B. humorous C. dishonest D. guilty
2. I had a glance at the article, but I haven't read it yet.
A. close look      B. quick look C. direct look D. furtive look
VI. Find the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part.
1. Some people feel confident when they make a speech in public.  
A. obedient B. nervous C. impressed D. upset 
2. When I was going shopping yesterday, I accidentally met one of my old friends in high school.
A. by far B. by heart C. by chance D. on purpose 
VII. Choose the correct words or phrases that best complete the passage.
It was two years (1) ________ in Amsterdam. I was spending my summer holidays in
Holland with some of my classmates. We had borrowed a student’s flat for a week, Amsterdam
is a very expensive city indeed and we hope to (2) ________ some money by cooking at home
for ourselves. So we went to a supermarket and we were looking (3) ________ something to buy
when a little boy, (4) ________ was working there, forced a bottle of orange juice to fall down.
The entire contents soaked through my hair, my face (5) ________ my clothes.
1. A. before               B. then                     C. later             D. ago
2. A. keep                  B. save                    C. put                    D. earn 
3. A. around               B. for                      C. up                      D. after 
4. A. who                   B. whom                 C. whose               D. that
5. A. but                     B. or                        C. and                   D.as 
VIII. Writing
A. Word form
1. I haven't got a picture of this so you'll just have to use your (n) imagination (imagine). 
2. I (Ved) dreamed (dream) about you last night. 
3. Your help would be (adv) greatly (great) appreciated. 
4. I still find the job (adj) exciting (excite). 
5. He is really bad at making (n) decisions (decide). 
6. It was (adj) careless (careful) of me to leave the door open. 
7. The novel is written from (adj) personal (person) experience. 
8. I'm sure she didn't mean it (adv) personally (person). 
A. Supply the correct verb form:
1. Listen! I think someone (knock) is knocking at the door.
2. How many times have you (see) seen him since he went to Edinburgh?
3. Mrs. Green always goes to work by car, but this week she (travel) is traveling by bus.
4. We are from France. We (be) have been there for 20 years.
5. When Martin (arrive) arrived home, Ann (talk) was talking to someone on the phone.
6. What were you (do) doing this time yesterday?
7. The last time I went to Brighton (be) was in August.
8. Albert Einstein was the scientist who (develop) developed the theory of relativity.
9. While Dad (watch) was watching TV last night, Mum (read) was reading the newspaper.
10. By the time I (leave) left the room, I (turn) had turned off the lights.
11. While I (make) was making Sandy’s birthday card, I (cut) cut my finger.
12. When Sandra (find) found the letter, someone (already open) had already opened it.
13. I (see) saw a car accident while I (wait) was waiting for you on this corner yesterday.
14. Yesterday John (go) had gone to the store before he (go) went home.
15. Our teacher told us yesterday that he (visit) visited England in 1970.
16. When John and I (get) got to the theatre, the movie (already start) had already started.
17. Before Alice (go) went to bed, she (call) had called her family.
18. What were you (do) doing at 6 pm yesterday?
19. He (teach) had taught in this school before he (leave) left for England.
20. She (win) won the gold medal in 1986.
C. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the original meaning:
1. This is the first time I have had to think about my health.

2. I haven’t gone to Spain since 1998.

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3. It is two years since she left university.
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4. The room hasn’t been used for a long time.
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5. The last time I heard from him was when he started to work in Brazil.
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6. This is the first time I have stayed in such an expensive hotel.
7. I haven’t seen Rosa for five years.
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8. They began to work in that company in 1999.
9. The children haven’t gone to the dentist for six months.
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10. Simon started learning English two years ago.
11. I have never visited Indonesia before.
12. It was Lunar New Year when I last talked to his parents.
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14. Mrs. Lam hasn’t gone to the market since Thursday.
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15. I started working for the company four years ago.
17. This is the first time I have gone to the US.
18. We haven’t gone to the concert for ages.
19. We haven’t gone to the cinema for over a year.
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20. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
21. I worked very hard for the exam. Then I passed it.
22. First I considered what to study. Then I decided to major in Maths.
23. He bought the cassette. First he checked the prices.
24. Sue has been in Italy for the last three weeks. 
25. I met her during my stay in Paris last summer. 
26. We haven't gone to the cinema for over a year. 
27. Mac Kenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty.
28. She is still working on her homework. (stopped)
29. Could you deliver the goods to my house? 
30. In the middle of our dinner there was a knock at the door.