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ENGLISH TEST

I/READING:(20 ms)
A/ Read the following passage carefully then choose the one answer a , b , c or d which you think is correct
Noah Webster`s goal in life was to promote the adoption of an American language . He wanted to free Americans from British English as they had freed themselves from the British crown . To this end he published a series of three textbooks : a speller in 1783 , a grammar in 1784 , and a reader in 1785 .
Webster objected to the way certain words had been borrowed from other languages but had not been respelled . The results , he claimed , was a confusing mixture of letters , many of which were not pronounced the way they looked , and other of which were not pronounced the way they looked , and other of which were not pronounced at all .
Webster urged Americans to simplify their spelling . For example , he argued that "head" should be spelled / hed / and "bread" should be spelled / bred / . Most of Webster`s suggestions did not catch on , but his textbooks sold millions of copies .
1.Which of the following is the best title for the passage ?
a.The three books of Noah Webster b.Noah Webster and the Adoption an American language
c.Simplication of spelling d.Noah Webster and the British Crown
2.According to Webster , Americans should
a.avoid reading his three books b.be ruled from England
c.simplify their spelling d.not borrow words from other languages
3.In the last paragraph , the phrase "did not catch on" means
a.were not appreciated b.did not become popular
c.did not please any one d.were not intelligent
4.Webster complained that the words borrowed from other languages had not been ......
a.freely adopted by the American people b.made more confusing
c.respelled d.pronounced correctly
5.Webster`s books were very innovative , specially when we consider that the were written in the
a.late eighteenth century b.early eighteenth century
c.mid - seventeenth century d.late seventeenth century
B. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage . Use only ONE word in each space
Science has told us so much (6) .......... the moon that it is fairly easy (7)........... imagine what it would be life to go there . It is certainly not a friendly place . As there is no air or(8).........,
There can be no (9)............ of any kind . There is no variety of scenery either. For mile after mile ther are only flat plains of dust with mountains around them.Above, the sun and stars(10)......in a black(11)......If you step out (12).......the mountain shadows , it will mean (13)........from severe cold into great heat.These extreme (14)..........continually break rocks away from the surface (15)......... the mountains.The moon is also a very silent(16)........for sound(17)..........can only travel(18)..........air. But beyond the broken horizon, you see a friendly sight.Our earth is shinning more brightly(19).......... the stars.From this distance, it looks(20)...........an immense ball, coloured blue and green and brown.
II/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:(30 ms)
1/Circle the best answer:
21.Have I...................you about how Mary is getting on at college?
a.said b.explained c.answered d.told


22...............the weather forecast it will rain heavily later this morning.
a.On account of b.According to c.Because of d.Due to
23.The construction of the new road is...................winning the supportof local residents.
a.thanks to b.reliant on c.dependent on d.responsible to
24.After his girlfriend left him, George determined never....................in love again
a.to fall b.falling c.for to all d.having falling
25.I don`t know him but he looks as if he...............be her brother .
a.can b.could c.would d.shall
26.I think you`d better.................before they return.
a.be gone b.being gone c.be going d.to be gone
27.The salesman showed us ..................the washing machine.
a.for using b.how to use c.the working of d.to work
28.Because of rapid technological progress, the computers being made today will be..................
a.obsolete b.extinct c.outdone d.retired
29.His parents think it`s the time he.................married.
a.