TA 12

Find out the mistakes:
1/ The Americans are much more concerned than the Chinese with physical attracttive when choosing a
A B C D
wife and a husband.
2/They never have breakfast before have a bath
A B C D
3/A large number of Indian men agrees that it’s unwise to confide in their wives
A B C D
4/I don’t have as many money as the other students
A B C D
5/While the teacher was explaining the sum on the board, the children threw paper aeroplanes
A B C
around the classroom
D
6/We haven’t met her since we move to the city
A B C D
7/My sister was allowed going to the movies with her classmate last night
A B C D
8/Everybody in both cars were injured in the accident last night
A B C D
9/This is the first time Janet has taken so difficult class, but she plans to complete it
A B C D
10/Noone in the class are more intellligent than him, are they?
A B C D
11/We came while she made cakes in the kitchen
A B C D
12/It is the most excited film I have ever seen.
A B C D
13/There were very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Italy.
A B C D
14/My parent allowed me go camping with my friends.
A B C D
15/John congratulated us for our excellent results although we didn’t know each other very well.
A B C D



Choose the sentences a- b- c- or d which is closet in meaning to the printed one:
1 He / promise/ give/ the book/ back /me / next day
a.He promised give the book back to me the next day
b.He promised to give the book back to me the next day
c. He promised to give the book back for me the next day
d. He promised to give the book back to me next day
2/ “Please don’t make noise in class” Sarah said
a. Sarah told us do not make noise in class
b. Sarah asked us not make noise in class
c. Sarah told us not to make noise in class
d. Sarah said to us to not make noise in class
3/ “The last time I saw Rose was three years ago
a. I hasn’t seen Rose for three years
b.I haven’t seen Rose three years ago
c.I haven’t seen Rose since three years
b. I haven’t seen Rose for three years
4/ “ What’s your job?” said the doctor to Mr Thomas
a.The doctor asked Mr Thomas what his job was
b.The doctor asked Mr Thomas what his job is
c.The doctor asked Mr Thomas what was his job
d.The doctor asked Mr Thomas what is his job

Read the following passage. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage.
We can (31) _______other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail. Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas.
Animals have ways of (32) ______ information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing (33) ______ to what people can do. We have language – about 6,000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present.
Radio, film, and television (34) ______ a huge influence on society in the last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But there is (35) ______ information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day.
A. talk to B. talk with C. communicate to D. communicate with
A. changing B. transferring C. exchanging D. giving
A. compare B. comparing C. is compared D. compared
A. have B. have had C. are