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PRETEST 6

I. Use the verb in parentheses in their correct tense forms:

1. I (1.just move)……….to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday, a beggar (2.knock)……… at my door. He(3.ask)………..me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar (3.stand)………….on his head and sang songs. I (4.give) him a meal. He (5.eat) ………..the food and (6.drink)………..the beer. Then he (7.put)………..a piece of cheese in his pocket and (8.go)……….away. Everybody (9.know)……….. him. His name (10.be)………… Percy Buttons. He (11.call)……….at every house in the street once a month and always (12.ask)…………for a meal and a glass of beer.
2.a. His mother (1.interrupt) him as he (2.make) up a wonderful story about why he was so late.
b. Here are some late news. We (3.just/ hear) that a plane (4.crash) at Prague Airport. First reports say that over 50 people (5.kill). We (6.bring) you more news of this disaster as soon as we have it.

II. Read the passage and choose the best answer:

It seems more and more Americans want schools to teach foreign languages to children younger than five years old. The most popular way to teach these young children another language is called immersion.
Some experts say immersion programs are the most effective way for young children to learn a language.
But, there is a problem. Only seven of the fifty states require schools to teach a foreign language to students between the ages of six and twelve. Language experts say it is easier for younger children to learn a language. Still, American schools generally do not begin to teach foreign languages until secondary school. By then, students are about thirteen years old.
American schools face difficult choices about the cost of educational programs. The federal government has increased support for foreign language study in. its education law called No Child Left Behind.
At the college level, the Modern Language Association says more students than ever are studying foreign languages. The group recently - announced its findings for the period from 1998 until 2002. The number of students who studied foreign languages in American colleges and universities increased by seventeen percent.
The association says about nine percent of college students in the United States study foreign languages. That is the highest level since 1972
1. According to the passage,
a. children younger than 5 years old should be taught a new language
b. immersion programs are the most effective way for young children to learn a language
c. nine percent of pupils in the United States study foreign languages
d. in the period from 1998 until 2002, the number of students who studied foreign languages in American increased.
2. The phrase "more and more" in the first paragraph means
a. all of b. a lot of
c. more than ever d. be increasing in number all the time
3. "The group" in paragraph 6 refers to
a. students b. foreign languages
c. the Modern Language Association d. the federal government
4. Which of the following could be the reason why American schools generally do not begin to teach foreign languages until secondary school?
a. Only 7 of the 50 states require schools to teach a foreign language to students between the ages of six and twelve.
b. Because of the cost of educational programs.
c. They don`t agree with the experts who say it is easier for younger children to learn a language.
d. They believe that students should learn foreign languages at the age of 13.
5. Which of the following is true?
a. At the college level, most students in America study foreign languages.
b. About 9% college students in America study foreign languages.
c. At the college level, seventeen percent of American students study foreign languages.
d. Over a half of the American states require schools to teach a foreign language to students between the ages of six and twelve.

III. Choose the best option to complete each following blank:
The immersion program (1)……….a second language was developed in Canada in 1965. More than half of all (2)……….are taught in the second language. Kato Gakuen Gyoshu Elementary School in Japan has always introduced (3)……….students to English (4)……….an early age, and began its immersion program in 1992. With the exception of subjects like Japanese and social studies (geography), all classes are taught (5)………..English by native (