English test (Time: 90 minutes) I. Read the following passage and answer the questions below. (5 marks) If you have ever been into a house in Japan, you must remember to take off your shoes. These would damage the fine straw mats which cover the floors. The rooms in most Japanese houses are usually large. In the middle of the room there may be a low table with small flat cushions around it. Many houses have no other furniture in their rooms. Perhaps you will see a bowl of flowers or a long silk painting on one of the walls. Visistors are given a small cup of green tea. You may be surprised to see that there are no bedrooms. The Japanese unroll their beds and put them on the floor when they feel tired. Japanese people take the bath before their evening meals. Most houses have one large bath for the whole family. However, no one washes in the bath! They wash themselves before they go into the big bath. The water is very hot. But the Japanese are used to having hot baths. After the bath, they put on a loose robe and eat their evening meal. 1. When you enter a Japanese house, you should a. shake hands b. put on your shoes c. take off your shoes d. wash your feet 2. Rooms in many Japanese houses have a. lot of furniture b. little furniture c. no furniture d. a lot of beautiful furniture 3. When Japanese people feel tired, a. they sleep in their bed rooms b. they sleep on the straw mats c. they sleep on the small flat cushions d. they unroll their beds on the floor 4. Japanese people wash themselves a. in the big bath b. before going into the big bath c. after coming out of the big bath d. after their evening meals 5. Visitors are given a cup of green tea because a. it is a sign of friendliness b. they are usually very thirsty c. they like green tea d. it is very cheap II. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word. (10 marks) The big tree at my gate was old and beautiful. I was saddened when it blew (1) in a winter storm. After the storm I sawed (2) the remains of the tree to level (3) the ground. Some of the wood was rotten. Pieces came away in my (4) But a good part of a the wood was alive and strong. I did not dig (5) the roots of the tree. I (6) them in the ground. Three months (7) , in spring the old tree began to grow again. It grew strong and beautiful, straight up (8) the side of the saw-off part. The color and smell of its heart-shaped (9) were exactly the same as (10) of the old tree. I felt very happy. III. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. (10 marks) 1. They / going / have / luggage / take / station. 2. You / should / careful / driving / this city. 3. Now / she dances / beautifully / than / used to. 4. How long / it / take her / school / everyday / get? 5. Peter / waiting / his girlfriend / since 8 o’clock. 6. We / to join / English – speaking club /very much. 7. This video film / so interesting / I / it / twice. 8. If only / not drink / so / last night / much. 9. He / say / no other car / go / fast as / his. 10. My car / need / repair. IV. Fill in the missing preppositions. (5 marks) 1. They live in their house the corner. a. on b. against c. to d. towards 2. I was late my lesson this morning. a. with b. in c. to d. for 3. John was absent class yesterday. a. at b. in c. from d. to 4. He put the stamp the envelope. a. with b. by c. on d. at 5. I like to travel train. a. on b. by c. with d. in V. Supply the correct word forms. (5 marks) 1. The plane arrived after a violent storm. (safe) 2. When did come to the village? (electric) 3. These snakes will not cause you any serious even if they bite you. They are . (harm) 4. She is an mother in a few weeks more. (expect) 5. He has no of leaving the city. (intend) VI. Describe where you live in: a flat or a house in 100 words. (5 marks) Keys I. 1. c 2. b 3. d 4. b 5. a II. 1. down 6. left 2. off 7. later 3. with 8. from 4. hands 9. leaves 5. out 10. those III. 1. They are going to have luggage taken to the station. 2. You should be careful when driving in this city. 3. Now she dances more beautifully than she used to. 4. How long does it take her to get to school everyday? 5. Peter has been waiting for his girlfriend since 8 o’clock. 6. We want to join the English – speaking club very much. 7. This video film was so interesting that I saw it twice. 8. If only I hadn’t drunk so much last night. 9. He said that no other car could go as fast as his. 10. My car needs repairing. IV. 1. a 2. d 3. c 4. c 5. b V. 1. safely 2. electricity 3. harmless 4. expectant 5. intention Final English test No. 4 (Time: 90 minutes) I. Read the following passage and answer the questions below. (5 marks) In the years after the Civil War most American painters received their training in Europe, the lajority studying in the French schools at Paris or Babylon, and a smaller number in Germany at Munich and Dusseldolf. The teaching of the Barbican school, which stressed the use of color and the creation of an impression or a mood, influnced many American artists. One group of American painters, led by jam’s Mc Neil Whistler and John singer Sargent, expatriated themselves from the American scene and settled in Europe. Whistler, who is often ranked as the greatest genius in history of American art, was a versatile and industrious artist who was several themes – portraits and his so-called “nocturnes”, impressionistic sketches of moonlight on water and other scenes. He was one of the first to appriciate the beauty of Japanese color prints and to introduce Oriental concepts into Western art. 1. For a period after the Civil War, the majority of American painters a. were influenced by the Barbican school. b. painted the impressionsts style. c. studied art in Europe. d. used striking color in their work. 2. According to the passage, one group of American painters a. left American never to return. b. turned their back on American art tradition. c. copied the style of Whistler and Sargent. d. were unaffected by the European style of painting. 3. From the passage, we are led to believe that Whistler a. did much of his painting at night. b. produced a large number. c. combined several media anthems in his paiting. d. was the most proficient in impressionistic sketches. 4. According to the passage, Whistler was one of the Western painters to a. use Japanese ideas in his work. Sè ph¸ch: b. become interested in Japanese sketches. c. admire Japanese oil. d. start producing Japanese sketches. 5. The main theme of this passage is a. Whistler’s influence on Japanese art. b. the influence of European art on American painters. c. the influence of Oriental art on Whistler. d. the American painter’s influence in Europe. II. Fill in the gaps with one suitable word. (10 marks) The Kemp family lived (1) door to me. They were interesting and intelligent people, but they (2) always getting into some sort of trouble. It was usually either illness (3) accident, but there were other things too. Their house (4) fire twice, and twice the whole family had to stay (5) me while repairs were made. The Kemp were always losing things, important things (6) money or keys. Pictures often fell off the (7) in their house; the children often fell out of their (8) at night. I used to wake (9) in the mornings and think: “What strange thing will happen (10) that family today?”. III. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. (10 marks) 1. Look forward to/ your reply /soon. 2. I / wait / him / since 6 o’clock. 3. Not / tell / new job / recently. 4. Going to / new friends / met / hostel. 5. Concert hall / so crowded / saw / heard / nothing. 6. Elvis / died / 42 / sudden death. 7. Mother / go shopping / twice / week. 8. I / see / walk alone / park / ago. 9. Friend / not interested / find / new job. 10. Play / so good / see / three times. IV. Fill in the missing preppositions. (5 marks) 1. The beggar asked me some money. a. at b. to c. for d. with 2. Sue quit college because she was bored studying. a. with b. about c. of d. in 3. She spend a lot of money travel. a. on b. for c. by d. with 4. This pen belongs Mr. Braham. a. to b. at c. with d. after 5. I always go to school bus. a. on b. in c. by d. through V. Supply the correct word forms. (5 marks) 1. Don’t bad habits in a child. (courage) 2. Don’t be so . We’ve only been waiting a few minutes (patient) 3. No one can measure the of this river. (deep) 4. The town is situated on the Nile river. (attract) 5. Playing the piano well is one of his greatest . (satisfy) VI. Describe where you live in: a flat or a house in 100 words. (5 marks) DuyÖt ®Ò Keys I. 1. c 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. b II. 1. next 6. like 2. were 7. wall 3. or 8. beds 4. caught 9. up 5. with 10. to III. 1. I look forward to your reply soon. 2. I have been waiting for him since 6 o’clock. 3. You didn’t tell us about the new job you’ve got recently. 4. I’m going to visit my friends I’ve met in the hostel. 5. The concert hall was so crowded that I saw and heard nothing. 6. Elvis died at the age of 42, it was a sudden death. 7. Her mother goes shopping twice a week. 8. I saw him walking alone in the park 2 hours ago. 9. My friend is not interested in finding a new job. 10. The play was so good that we saw it three times. IV. 1. c 2. a 3. a 4. a 5. c V. 1. encourage 2. impatient 3. depth 4. attractively 5. satisfactions . there were other things too. Their house (4) fire twice, and twice the whole family had to stay (5) me while repairs were made. The Kemp were always losing things, important things (6) money. children often fell out of their (8) at night. I used to wake (9) in the mornings and think: “What strange thing will happen (10) that family today?”. III. Use the following sets of words and. his girlfriend / since 8 o’clock. 6. We / to join / English – speaking club /very much. 7. This video film / so interesting / I / it / twice. 8. If only / not drink / so / last night /