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School:........................... SUBJECT: English Test 01
Class:............................. Time allotted: 45 minutes Code: 01
Full name:....................................... Testing date: ..../..../.... Returning paper date:.../.../...



I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (1m)
1. A. dream B. sneaky C. feat D. dead
2. A. excite B. decide C. imagine D. quite
3. A. money B. month C. monitor D. monkey
4. A. handicapped B. visited C. wanted D. decided

II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences(4m)
5. The old couple is talking happily because they are having their wedding ................
A. party B. birthday C. anniversary D. ceremony
6. She enjoys ..............
A. sings B. to sing C. singing D. sang
7. She expected ............... to the birthday party but they disappointed.
A. to invited B. being invited C. to be invited D. inviting
8. The child is so ............... that she never lets others touch her toys.
A. selfish B. kind C. sneaky D. cruel
9. Over 50 ................. were invited to Mr Brown’s wedding.
A. clients B. witness C. guests D. customers
10. My close friend ................ this city 9 years ago.
A. had left B. leaving C. left D. leave
11. “Where are the other students?” – “I saw them .............. in the yard.”
A. to play B. to playing C. play D. played
12. Don’t forget .................. the letter.
A. to post B. posting C. post D. posted
13. A way of asking your people to party is sending ...............
A. invitation B. money C. gifts D. warning
14. It’s difficult ..................... English.
A. studying B. studied C. to study D. study
15. That box is too heavy for me ..................
A. lift B. lifting C. lifted D. to lift
16. My parents let me ............... the laptop.
A. use B. to use C. using D. used
17. Two friends must be ............... to each other.
A. trust B. mutual C. constant D. loyal
18. On her birthday party, Lisa ............... out the candles on the cake.
A. takes B. gives C. blows D. throws
19. The most ................ experience happened to me three years ago.
A. embarrassing B. embarrass C. embarrassment D. embarrassed
20. Whenever we met, Jack avoided ............... at me.
A. to look B. looked C. look D. looking
III. Supply the correct verb tenses: (1m)
21. When they ................(got)............... to the station, the train ..................(had left).............
22. We …………(were walking) …………… through the forest when it ………(rained)…………
23. He ……………(broke) ………… his arm when he ……………(was playing) … football.
24. When Lan ……………(came) …………, I .…………(was having)…………… dinner.

IV.Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays at the same. (2m)
25. You say that I`ve met Jane, but I can`t remember her.
I can`t remember meeting Jane before
26. We want to open the door, but we couldn`t.
We tried to open the door, (but …)
27. This is the first time I watch this film.
I have never watched this film before
28. How long is it since they went to Nairobi?
When did they go to Nairobi?

V. Read the passage and answer the following questions: (2m)
It is a custom in Britain and in most European countries to celebrate a person’s birthday. Members of the family and close friends are supposed to be present at the party. If they can’t come, they may send a gift by post. At the birthday party, the person