Mitterm Exam

Student’s name:______________________________________________

Date: ______________________________________________________

Vocabulary:

Match the following words with their definitions:

Dropped by a. walking in a slow relaxed way

While away b. for the benefit of

Ambling c. spent time in a relaxed way

Drawn up d. following a course that curves a lot

Choked e. made a short visit to

In order to f. make something less severe or serious

Alleviate g. prepared and written

At a stroke h. in many parts of a place

Dotted i. with a single action

Winding j. suitable or necessary for a particular situation

For the sake of k. filled so that it is difficult to move

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS: COME TO GRIEF, LOST CAUSE, MAKE A
MESS,FLOP, WORK OUT, MAKE IT, FALLS THROUGH, COMES TO NOTHING

IF YOUR HARD WORK_____________, YOU ACHIEVE NOTHING THROUGH YOUR EFFORTS.

IF SOMETHING_________________, IT FAILS TO HAPPEN.

TO___________________MEANS TO “REACH”.

IF THINGS ______________, THEY SUCCEED.

A ______________________IS A FAILURE.

IF YOU ___________________SOMETHING, YOU DO IT BADLY.

IF SOMEONE IS A __________________, HE/SHE IS BEYOND HELP.

IF YOU ______________________, THINGS GO BADLY WRONG FOR YOU.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the best answer by filling in the blanks:

He seems sure I __________be able to do it, but I know I will.

a. won’t b. will c. would d. will not

It’s not so much what you achieve as how you __________it that counts.

a. achieve b. achieving c. achieves d. achieved

He wrote several books , but he wasn’t _____________ that everyone has to do that.

a. suggest b. suggesting c. suggests d. suggested

It’s not the winning, it’s the _____________part that’s important.

a. cooking b. taking c. working d. playing

What is success? Its’s __________good sales figures.

a. working b. sailing c. having d. playing

How do you achieve it? With___________

a. Self-discipline b. adopting a positive outlook c. inversting time d. training

WRITING: Write three long paragraphs about the following topics:

Write about the type of holiday you would like to have in the future.

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Write about the type of society you would like to live in.

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Write about the type of life you will live in heaven

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