Test 1

TEST 1
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. Many people become………………..because of the natural disasters every year.
A. homesick B. homeland C. homeless D. homework
2. The…………..of the volcano was a terrible disaster.
A. prediction B. eruption C. cyclone D. shift
3. My dog always barks if it ……………anything unusual. …….
A. hears B. will hear C. would hear D. heard
4. The earth…………..is the fifth largest planet in the solar system, is the third planet from the sun.
A. that B. who C. which D. whose
5. The train was on time in spite of……………….. …….
A. the snow heavy B. the heavy snow C. the snow heaviness D. the heaviness of snow.
6. Passover is celebrated in Israel and by all…………….people. .
A. English B. Japanese C. Vietnamese D. Jewish
7. She cried with…………..when she heard the news. It was her…………….time. .
A. joy/joyful B. joyful/joy C. joyfully/joy D. joy/joyfully
8. A small fish needs camouflage to hide itself…………its enemies cannot find it. .
A. so that B. because C. therefore D. only if
9. He will never advance in his job…………he improves his language skills. ….
A. if B. otherwise C. only if D. unless
10. “Should I begin typing these letters? “I suggest………….the book keeping first.”
A. you finished B. you finish C. you to finish D. you will finish
II. WRITING: Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence:
1. He has to write these reports today.
These reports
2. Tom failed the exam because he was lazy.
Because of
3. In spite of her sickness, she tried to go to work.
Even though
4. The girl has just gone out. Do you know her?
Do you know
Read the passage and choose the best answers: (1.5 pts)
Many students in American schools study a foreign language. Most of them study Spanish, French, (1)________ German. In some schools students can take Chinese or Russian. Most high schools offer Latin, but not (2) _______ kids study it. Students that study foreign languages often join a language (3) _______ after school. The meeting is conducted in the foreign language. For example, students in the Spanish, and write to kids in Spanish- speaking countries.
Some organizations offer exchange programs. They send teenagers from the United States to a foreign (4) ________ to study for a few months. The teenager stays with a family and goes to school in the foreign country- usually with the family’s teenage son or daughter. The organization also arranges for teenagers from other countries to come to the United States for a few months. Exchange programs are very (5)________ because you learn about daily life in another country.
A. and B. but C. or D.so
A. many B. much C. every D. few
A. books B. plays C. sports D. movies
A. country B. place C. class D. language
A. difficult B. interested C. easy D. useful
WRITING: Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence:
1. Follow these instructions, or you may make some mistakes.
-(Unless
2. The reason we didn’t finish the test in time is that it was very difficult.
(As
3. Why don’t you tell me about the problem?
-( I think the
4. That country is in the southern hemisphere. We visited it last year.
-( That country…………………………………………………………………….