ENGLISH 9 GENERAL TEST 2

TEST 2
I. Choose the correct word or phrase to fill in each of the following sentences.
1. Henry, .................. took Rita to the party, is very friendly. (who, whom, which, that)
2. Did you congratulate Tessa .................. her exam? (of passing, on passing, passing, to pass)
3. I .................. TV at home when suddenly the doorbell rang. (watched, am watching, have watched, was watching)
4. Joanna suggested .................. fishing this weekend. (going, go, to go, goes)
5. He .................. on doing it in spite of our protests. (got, brought, went, tried)
6. They gave me a form and told me .................. in it. (filling, fill, to fill, filled)
7. I’m not .................. to go to bed yet. (too tired, tired enough, enough tired, so tired)
8. They look very ..................when they came to see us last night. (cheer, cheerful, cheerfully, cheered)
9. I’ve worked here.................. I left college. (when, during, until, since)
10. I’m no better, .................. I’ve taken the pills. (therefore, because, but, although)
II. Complete the letter, using the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets.
Dear Hill,
Here I am in New York! I (be) .................. here for two weeks now and it (be) .................. very interesting. My friend Nancy, who I (meet) .................. in London last year, (live) .................. in New York since she (be) .................. born, so she (know) .................. all about it. Yesterday we (go) ..................to China Town and (eat) .................. some Chinese food there. We (visit) .................. the Statue of Liberty and The Empire State Building this weekend.
I (have) .................. lots more to tell you when I get back.
See you soon,
Bobby
III. Find the suitable word to complete each of the following sentences.
When I know English well, I’ll read books in ..................
Last Sunday I didn’t go out. I had to stay at .................. all day.
You look ill. You’d better.................. a doctor.
It is a contest in .................. participants have to cook rice.
The twins are so alike that I can never tell the .................. between them.
Angkor Thom .................. to be the royal capital city.
I can see a boy .................. a water buffalo.
They are very fond .................. sports.
IV. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.
It’s one of the most .................. films I’ve ever seen. (enjoy)
The shoes were nice, but they were .................. (comfort)
I’m .................. sorry, madam, but we don’t have those shoes in your size. (terrible)
We find the rice-cooking contest .................. (interest)
Don’t leave the lights on – it wastes .................. (electric)
This kind of .................. will make your fields more productive. (fertile)
That man look very .................. (succeed)
Eggs soon go .................. in hot weather.(bad)
Mike keeps fit and play tennis .................. (regular)
The volcano had been .................. for 500 years when it erupted. (act)
V. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.
1. “Please turn up the volume, Nga”, said her grandmother.
Nga’s grandmother asked her ..................
2. Let’s go camping tomorrow.
Why don’t ..................
3. I fell asleep because the film was so boring.
The film was so ..................
4. “What are you doing?” , she asks me
She asks me ..................
5. Cars cause pollution but people still want them.
Although ..................
6. Please don’t play your music so loudly.
Would you mind ..................
7. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning.
I am used ..................
8. Jack doesn’t buy a new car because he doesn’t have enough money.
If Jack ..................
VI. Complete the sentences in column A, and then match them with their responses in B.
A B
1. .................. you like to go for a ride with us? a. No, thanks. My house is not far from here.
2. Would you mind .................. I used your phone? b. Not for me, thank you. I’m not thirsty.
3. I .................. going for a picnic. c. Not at all.
4. .................. I give you a lift? d. Of course. What can I do for you?
5. .................. you lend me ten pounds until tomorrow? e. Yes, I’d love to.
6. Why .................. we go out for a meal tonight? f