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…………. Senior High School FINAL ENGLISH TEST FOR THE FIRST TERM
Full name: ............................................... School-year: 2008-2009
Class: 11/ ....... Time: 45 minutes
Candidate’s Index Number: ................. Code: 128
(Do your task directly in the printed sheet of paper!)
I. Listening:
Listen to the tape and circle the letters A, B, C or D for the best option for each of the following sentences.
1. John McDermott won the first Boston Athletic Association Marathon in ............................
A. 1897 B. 1789 C. 1879 D. 1987
2. Women ........................ formally accepted to join in the Boston Race until 1967.
A. has been B. were not C. has not been D. were
3. The number of women that started and finished the race in 1972 was .........................
A. 18 B. 80 C. 180 D. 8
4. In 1984, ........................... from 34 nations ran in the marathon.
A. 6416 runners B. 6146 runners C. 6164 runners D.1664 runners
5. Runners taking part in the Boston Marathon race have to run through ............. for a distance about ...........
A.13 countries/ 42 km B. 13 towns/ 42 km C. 30 towns/ 42 km D. 13 countries/ 14 km

II. Language focus and writing:
Circle the letter A, B, C or D that you think it the best option to finish each of the following sentences.
6. I object to companies .............................. to sell me things over the phone.
A. to be tried B. to try C. trying D. try
Which of the words is stressed differently from the rest?
7. A. percentage B. voluntary C. minority D. advantage
8. A. motorbike B. accuse C. marathon D. champion
9. It`s very ....................of you ............................. me solve the problems.
A. kindness/ to help B. kindly/ help C. kind/ to help D. kindly/helping
10. "I won`t lend you any more money," Kathy ................... to lend me any more money.
A. invited B. insisted C. refused D. offered
11. "Don`t forget to feed the birds!" John`s father ........................... him to feed the birds.
A. asked B. reminded C. ordered D. promised
12. The noun of "poor" is ......................................
A. prospect B. profile C. property D. poverty
13. "I`ll give you a lift to the station." Tom ..................... to give his friend a lift to the station.
A. offered B. denied C. refused D. asked
14. She was in a very .................................. situation. She felt so stupid and didn`t know what to say.
A. embarrass B. embarrassingly C. embarrassing D. embarrassed
Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Spot it by circling the letters A, B, C or D if you consider it wrong and necessary to be corrected.
15. Most people call the 50th wedding anniversary is the “golden anniversary,”
A B C D
16. A new bridge has been built across the river since two weeks.
A B C D
17. Maria’s teacher accused her for not paying intention to him.
A B C D
18. He promised ......................... me how to operate the machine, but he didn`t do.
A. show B. showed C. showing D. to show
19. Jack hoped .............................. as manager of the hotel resort.
A. appoint B. to appoint C. appointing D. to be appointed
20. When I ..................... my wallet again, someone ......................... all my money out of it.
A. had found/ taken B. found/ took C. found/ had taken D. had found/ took
21. The sentence “The boy asked his mother’s permission and then went out to play.” can be rewritten:
A. To have asked his mother’s permission, the