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THE ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST (N01)
Time allowed: 30’
( Advanced level)
Full name:................................... .......................

I. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Jack London`s life and writing are thought by many to represent the American love of
adventure. He was born in San Francisco, California and quit school at 14 to become a sailor.
He travelled a great deal during his short lifetime, in the United States, Europe, and the Far East.
When gold was discovered in Alaska in 1897, Jack London, answering the call of adventure, took part in the famous Gold Rush. His experiences in the wild northern country provided him with material for many of his later stories and novels, including To Build a Fire, Among his best-known novels are The Call of the Wild and The Sea-Wolf. Jack London died in 1916 at the age of 40.
1/ Jack London was born in
a 1867. b 1878. c 1876. d 1886.
2/ At the age of 14, he became a
a pilot. b poster. c writer. d sailor.
3/ Jack London loved
a a famous person. b adventure c to look for gold d to become a sailor.
4/ Among the places Jack London visited was the
a East b North c West d Far East
5/ Most of Jack London`s novels were of
a the sight on the river b romantic love stories c adventures d sailors` life
II. Choose the correct sentence a, b, c or d made from suggested words.
6/ Because she asked me to do that for her.
a How did you help her paint the kitchen? b When did you help her paint the kitchen?
c Why did you help her paint the kitchen? d Why did you help her painting the kitchen?
7/ she/eat/lot/chocolate.
a She eat lots of chocolates. b She eat a lot of chocolates.
c She eats a lots of chocolate. d She eats a lot of chocolate
8/ When did you last ride a bike?
a How long is it since you last rode a bike? b How much time did you ride a bike?
c How often did you ride a bike? d What time is it since you ride a bike?
9/ / haven`t been to the cinema for two months.
a The last time I went to the cinema two months ago.
b It`s two months since I last went to the cinema.
c It has been two months after I last went to the cinema.
d I didn`t go to the cinema until two months ago.
10/ We / now / face / problems /environment.
a We are now face the problems in the environment.
b We are faced problems in the environment now.
c Now we are facing with the problems of the environment.
d We now facing with the problems of the environment.
11/ My mother never allows me to go out alone at night.
a I wasn`t allowed to go out alone at night. b My mother never lets me go out alone at night.
c My mother never goes out alone at night. d I usually go out with my mother at night.
III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete these sentences.
12/ Christopher Columbus........................America.
a invented b discovered c founded d made
13/ If you want to earn more to add to your pay, you can work........................
a in time b full time c overtime d part - time
14/ Elizabeth Blackwell was the first female........... . She also managed to open her own hospital.
a activist b chemist c physicist d physician
15/ .....................structures should respect nature.
a Made - man b Man - making c Man - make d Man - made
16/ My father formed some .....................friendships when he was in high school.
a long time b long c lasting d hard
17/ - Does that company give your father an annual .....................?
- Yes, About four hundred