ENGLISH 11 TEST FOR UNIT 16 THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD I. Circle the word with a different underlined consonant sound. 1. raise blocks museum pyramids 2. ancient enclose block rank. 3. chamber belongings tomb block 4. technique architect dedicate chamber 5. although straight laugh weight 6. weather theory throne thousand 7. consist treasure suggest surpass 8. prepared surpassed burried proposed 9. suggestion century structure construction 10. j ourney suggest magic magazine II. Complete each of the sentence with one appropriate word from the box. chamber burial tomb belongings spiral treasures ramps wonders mysterious man-made 1. Many forgotten ______ have been discovered in the attics of the old houses. 2. She collected up her personal ______ and left. 3. We want to give him a decent Christian ______. 4. Iceland is full hot springs, beautifully coloured rocks, and other natural ______. 5. Rayon is a ______ fiber. 6. Divers transfer from the water to a decompression ______. 7. A ______ is a grave where a dead person is buried. 8. Special ______ have been designed for wheelchair access. 9. A snail's shell is ______ in form. 10. They are investigating the ______ disappearance of the plane. III. Complete the passage with one appropriate word. Of all the natural (1) ______ of the world, few are as spectacular as Niagara Falls. (2) ______ on the Niagara River along the border between the ENGLISH 11 TEST FOR UNIT ed States and Canada, Niagara Falls actually consists (3) ______ two falls, the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls. The (4) ______ is on the US side of the border, in the state of New York, while the later is on the Canadian side. About 85% of the water in Niagara River (5) ______ over the Horseshoe Falls, which is the (6) ______ impressive of the two falls. About 10 million people visit the falls each year, most during the summer tourist (7) ______. Sightseers can ride steamers (8) ______ close to the boiling water of the falls, or view them from the parks on (9) ______ sides of the river. Niagara has long been a popular honeymoon (10) ______ for newlyweds. IV. Write these sentence in another way, beginning as shown. 1. People know that he is armed. He ____________________________________________________ 2. It is believed that the man was killed by terrorists. The man _______________________________________________ 3. People think that the company is planning a new advertising campaign. The company ___________________________________________ 4. It was reported that the President had suffered a heart attack. The President ____________________________________________ 5. It is alleged that the man was driving at 110 miles an hour. The man ________________________________________________ 6. People know that the expedition reached the South Pole in May. The expedition ___________________________________________ 7. It is said that there is a secret tunnel between them. There __________________________________________________ 8. People consider that she was the best singer that Australia has ever produced. She ____________________________________________________ 9. It is expected that the weather will be good tomorrow. The weather ______________________________________________ 10. A lot of people believe that the Prime Minister and his wife have separated. The Prime Minister and his wife _______________________________ 11. It is reported that the building has been badly damaged by the fire. The building ______________________________________________ 12. People have acknowledged that underfunding, contributed to the problem. Underfunding _____________________________________________ 13. People believe that he has special knowledge which may be useful to the police. He _____________________________________________________ 14. Journalists suppose that the footballer is earning ten million pounds a year. The footballer _____________________________________________ 15. It is reported that the damage is extensive. The damage ______________________________________________ V. Make passive sentences. 1. They presented Maria Svensson with the award last night. 2. People were watching the game outside the stadium on a huge screen. 3. The south coast continues to attract holidaymakers. 4. Somebody has described Keith Jones as the world's greatest guitarist. 5. Robert always hated other children teasing him. 6. Somebody should have offered Marry a drink when she arrived. 7. Kay's questions began to irritate Malcolm. 8. You have to see it to believe it. 9. People are blaming climate change for the recent flooding. 10. Why did no one inform me of the change of the plan? 11. Everybody believed that the plan would fail. 12. We have discovered that a mechanical fault caused the problem. VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one 1. The police think the burglar got in through the bathroom window. The burglar ______________________________________________ 2. She was sorry that she hadn't applied for the job in the library. She regretted ____________________________________________ 3. People used to think that the earth was flat. It ______________________________________________________ 4. His mother was the most warm-hearted person I've ever known. I've ____________________________________________________ 5. People say that the driver was listening to his walkman at the time of the crash. The driver _______________________________________________ 6. Thanks to the improvement in export sales, the company has had a successful year. Without _________________________________________________ 7. I'm sorry I didn't go to your birthday party last night. I wish __________________________________________________ 8. People believe that the Prime Minister will resign tomorrow. The Prime Minister ________________________________________ 9. They are going to repair our car next week. We ____________________________________________________ 10. Although it was raining heavily, none of the guests came late. In spite _________________________________________________ ENGLISH 11 TEST FOR UNIT 16 THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD VII. Circle the word with a different underlined consonant sound. 11. raise blocks museum pyramids 12. ancient enclose block rank. 13. chamber belongings tomb block 14. technique architect dedicate chamber 15. although straight laugh weight 16. weather theory throne thousand 17. consist treasure suggest surpass 18. prepared surpassed burried proposed 19. suggestion century structure construction 20. j ourney suggest magic magazine VIII. Complete each of the sentence with one appropriate word from the box. chamber burial tomb belongings spiral treasures ramps wonders mysterious man-made 11. Many forgotten treasures have been discovered in the attics of the old houses. 12. She collected up her personal belongings and left. 13. We want to give him a decent Christian burial. 14. Iceland is full hot springs, beautifully coloured rocks, and other natural wonders. 15. Rayon is a man-made fiber. 16. Divers transfer from the water to a decompression chamber. 17. A tomb is a grave where a dead person is buried. 18. Special ramps have been designed for wheelchair access. 19. A snail's shell is spiral in form. 20. They are investigating the mysterious disappearance of the plane. IX. Complete the passage with one appropriate word. Of all the natural (1) wonders of the world, few are as spectacular as Niagara Falls. (2) Located/ Situated on the Niagara River along the border between the ENGLISH 11 TEST FOR UNIT ed States and Canada, Niagara Falls actually consists (3) of two falls, the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls. The (4) former is on the US side of the border, in the state of New York, while the later is on the Canadian side. About 85% of the water in Niagara River (5) flows over the Horseshoe Falls, which is the (6) most impressive of the two falls. About 10 million people visit the falls each year, most during the summer tourist (7) season. Sightseers can ride steamers (8) up close to the boiling water of the falls, or view them from the parks on (9) both sides of the river. Niagara has long been a popular honeymoon (10) destination for newlyweds. X. Write these sentence in another way, beginning as shown. 16. People know that he is armed. He is known to be armed. 17. It is believed that the man was killed by terrorists. The man is believed to have been killed by terrorists. 18. People think that the company is planning a new advertising campaign. The company is thought to be planning a new advertising campaign. 19. It was reported that the President had suffered a heart attack. The President was reported to have suffered a heart attack. 20. It is alleged that the man was driving at 110 miles an hour. The man is alleged to have been driving at 110 miles an hour. 21. People know that the expedition reached the South Pole in May. The expedition is known to have reached the South Pole in May. 22. It is said that there is a secret tunnel between them. There is said to be a secret tunnel between them. 23. People consider that she was the best singer that Australia has ever produced. She is considered to have been the best singer that Australia has ever produced. 24. It is expected that the weather will be good tomorrow. The weather is expected to be good tomorrow. 25. A lot of people believe that the Prime Minister and his wife have separated. The Prime Minister and his wife are believed to have separated. 26. It is reported that the building has been badly damaged by the fire. The building is reported to have been badly damaged by the fire. 27. People have acknowledged that underfunding, contributed to the problem. Underfunding has been acknowledged to have contributed to the problem. 28. People believe that he has special knowledge which may be useful to the police. He is believed to have special knowledge which may be useful to the police. 29. Journalists suppose that the footballer is earning ten million pounds a year. The footballer is supposed to be earning ten million pounds a year. 30. It is reported that the damage is extensive. The damage is reported to be extensive. XI. Make passive sentences. 13. They presented Maria Svensson with the award last night. Maria Svensson was presented with the award last night./ The award was presented to Maria Svensson last night. 14. People were watching the game outside the stadium on a huge screen. The game was being watched outside the stadium on a huge screen. 15. The south coast continues to attract holidaymakers. Holidaymakers continue to be attracted to the south coast. 16. Somebody has described Keith Jones as the world's greatest guitarist. Keith Jones has been described as the world's greatest guitarist. 17. Robert always hated other children teasing him. Robert always hated being teased by other children. 18. Somebody should have offered Marry a drink when she arrived. Marry should have been offered a drink when she arrived./ A drink should have been offered to Mary when she arrived. 19. Kay's questions began to irritate Malcolm. Malcolm began to be irritated by Kay's questions. 20. You have to see it to believe it. It has to be seen to be believed. 21. People are blaming climate change for the recent flooding. Climate change is being blamed for the recent flooding./ The recent flooding is being blamed on climate change. 22. Why did no one inform me of the change of the plan? Why wasn't I informed of the change of the plan? 23. Everybody believed that the plan would fail. It was believed that the plan would fail./ The plan was believed to have failed. 24. We have discovered that a mechanical fault caused the problem. It has been discovered that a mechanical fault caused the problem./ A mechanical fault was discovered to have caused the problem. XII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar tneaning to the first one; 11. The police think the burglar got in through the bathroom window. The burglar is thought to have got in through the bathroom window (by the police). 12. She was sorry that she hadn't applied for the job in the library. She regretted not having applied for the job in the library. 13. People used to think that the earth was flat. It used to be thought that the earth was flat. 14. His mother was the most warm-hearted person I've ever known. I've never known any person who was as warm-hearted as his mother. 15. People say that the driver was listening to his walkman at the time of the crash. The driver is said to have been listening to his walkman at the time of the crash. 16. Thanks to the improvement in export s3Ies, the company has had a successful year. Without the improvement in export sales, the company wouldn't have had a successful year. 17. I'm sorry I didn't go to your birthday party last night. I wish I had gone to your birthday party last night. 18. People believe that the Prime Minister will resign tomorrow. The Prime Minister is believed to resign tomorrow. 19. They are going to repair our car next week. We are going to have our car repaired next week. 20. Although it was raining heavily, none of the guests came late. In spite of heavy rain, none of the guests came late. . raining heavily, none of the guests came late. In spite _________________________________________________ ENGLISH 11 TEST FOR UNIT 16 THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD VII. Circle the word with a different. (3) of two falls, the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls. The (4) former is on the US side of the border, in the state of New York, while the later is on the Canadian side. About 85% of the. word. Of all the natural (1) wonders of the world, few are as spectacular as Niagara Falls. (2) Located/ Situated on the Niagara River along the border between the ENGLISH 11 TEST FOR UNIT ed States