Test 1 I- choose the best answer 1- The child was told to … for being rude to his uncle ( excuse, apologise, forgive, confess) 2- she walked to the…….of the swimming pool and jumped in ( start, side, extent, border) 3- When we visited the zoo on Sunday afternoon it was very crowded but on a weekday it’s practically … ( full, clear, empty, uncrowded ) 4- You may not have to stay the night but take a toothbrush just in………( case, time, order, preparation) 5- The judge……the pedestrian for the accident ( blamed, accused, charged, sued) 6- even after I washed the coat, it still had some…….marks on it( thin, weak, faint, uncertain) 7- I don’t think that red dress………her ( suits, matches, cheers, agrees) 8- from the hotel there is a good. of the mountain ( vision, sight, view, picture) 9- I’m not ……….to your plan but it needs modifying ( objected, disputed, opposed, conflicted) 10-What he told me was a……….of lies( load, mob, flock, pack) 11- According to a recent survey, post people are on good… with their neighbors ( relations, acquaintance, relationships, terms ) 12- The police have been ordered not to if the students attack them ( combat, rebuff, retaliate, challenge) 13- Employees who have a …are encouraged to discuss it with the management ( hindrance, grievance, disadvantage, disturbance) II- Cloze test My wife and I have always enjoyed traveling (1)……… sea, and last year we decided to go (2)……………….a Mediterranean cruise . ………….(3)our holiday was rather expensive we thought that the high standard of accommodation, the first class food and many interesting places we saw were well…… (4) the price we paid We found that most of (5)………other passengers were friendly and interesting, but there was one man, a Mr James, who irritated and annoyed us, and not (6)………us but all the others who shared our table at dinner. Whatever subject we talked about, it seemed that he was an expert (7)……it. He …………(8), apparently, read more books, visited more countries and studies more languages than anyone …………(9). After a few days, we ate our meals in …… (10), because nobody wanted to begin a conversation that ……….911) soon be taken ……….912) by this man. Then my wife had an idea. Fortunately, the ship had a library, and she suggested that we … (13) think of an unusual subject, look it ………………(14) in an encyclopedia and then talk about it at dinner. If it were unusual…….(15)Mr James could not ……………… (16) know anything about it. ………….(17) subject we chose was “English Agriculture in the eleven Century”. At dinner that night we discussed this subject with………(18) enthusiasm. Mr James was silent. We realized we had at last…………(19) to find something he knew(20)…… about. III- rewrite 1- The train couldn’t run because of snow -> the snow 2- I didn’t arrive in time to see her -> I wasn’t early 3- I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday -> I apologise 4- He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train -> if 5- Janet is the best tennis player in the club -> noone 6- I haven’t seen that man here before -> It’s 7- The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it -> the furniture was too 8- The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money -> the bank manager 9- He learned to drive when he was eighteen -> he has 10- She had never been so unhappy before -> She was unhappier 11- Whoever did that must have been a very brave person -> Only 12- It is your duty to tell him what to do -> You 13- It’s nobody ‘s fault that the meeting was canceled- -> nobody 14- I got all the information I need from Tom -> Tom provided 15- The policies of the two parties are very similar -> There isn’t 16- The mechanic serviced my car last week -> I 17- This affair doesn’t concerned you -> This affair is no 18- Under no circumstances should you phone the police -> The last 19- Her success went beyond her expectation -> Never 20- He worked very hard but he was unable to make both ends meet -> Hard- working IV- Pronunciation 1- hear, clear, bear, ear 2- blood, pool, food, tool 3- u niversity, unique, unit, undo 4- th ick, thus, think, thin 5- design, reserve, basic, physical 6- occupation, occasion, shake, miraculous 7- concerned, received, attached, concealed 8- ch ain, choice, choir, chocolate 9- a dvance, ancient, cancer, annual 10- iron, erase, era, rank B- d coự theồ phaựt aõm laứ: /d/ : do, dirty, made, bird /dz/ : soldier, graduate, schedule, education / / : handkerchief, handsome, Wednesdays Practice 1- handkerchief, dear, deal, dad 2- understand, gradual, study, cloud 3- dolphin, design, domestic, soldier 4- daughter, handsome, day, data 5- determination, dioxide, schedule 6- wonder, do, divide, Wednesday 7- under, idea, educate, loud 8- gradually, ready, diverse, dig V- verb form 1- He ( leave)for London but had to make a last minute connection 2- Im sorry. I ( forget) your name 3- I dont fell well. I ( faint). 4- He ( submit) his assignment long before the dead line 5- By next October, my parents ( marry).for thirty years 6- My father ( work) for the same oil company for 40 years before he retired last year 7- My school bus ( arrive) .at half past six 8- You ( pass).the test. Dont worry 9- Dave ( expel).from school for his repeated misbehaviors 10- Dave ( maintain)he was treated unfairly VI- Preposition 1- Ive got a better job since Tom took my company 2- Would you be willing to fight.your ideals? 3- The spy was involveda dangerous conspiracy 4- For many people its difficult to distinguish a dolphina porpoise 5- Gandhi was committednon- violence 6- If you are done.your dictionary, could I borrow it for a minute? 7- Many people are very concernedglobal warming 8- When I was explaining my point, he broke.and argued with me 9- At the moment, people are buyingstocks of food in case the storm hits their area 10- I turned the job because it was badly paid VII. Combine two sentences into a new one, using sothat or suchthat. 1.The ice was thick. There was no danger of the skaters falling through. 2. She look il. her parents took her to the hospital. 3. The bath was relaxing. He went to sleep. 4.They were surprised. They could hardly speak. 5. He sounded sorry. I just had to forgive him. 6.I was excited about going away. I couldn't sleep. 7. The water was very dirty . We decided not to go swimming. 8. She speaks English very well. You would think it was her native language. 9. The road is so narrow that it's difficult for two cars to pass each other. 10. The weather was so warm that I didn't need a coat. . few days, we ate our meals in …… (10 ), because nobody wanted to begin a conversation that ………. 911 ) soon be taken ………. 912 ) by this man. Then my wife had. -> he has 10 - She had never been so unhappy before -> She was unhappier 11 - Whoever did that must have been a very brave person -> Only 12 - It is