Test 45'

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Class:11
Test 45’ No1
I. Listening (1.5p)
Listen and fill in the gaps:
I’ve known James for (1)………. years. We first met when he moved to my town. He went to a different school but we became (2)…………. because he lived next door to me. We’ve known each other since then, but we haven’t kept in (3)………… all that time…we lost contact with each other when I moved to Scotland in the 1970s for my job. I didn’t go to James’ wedding but he came to (4)…………. And now? Well, I’ve been living here in Brighton since (5)………… and these days I see James about once a week, usually in the park where I walk my dog, or in the pub for lunch with another friends that we’ve known for about the same (6)…………of time. We haven’t been doing that for very long but it’s good to get all of us together.
II. Pronunciation (1,25p)
Which word has a different pronunciation from the others?
1. a. childish b. idol c. anniversary d. icing
2. a. machine b. purchase c. branch d. cheese
3. a. gift b. gain c. general d. game
4. a. autumn b. native c. know d. money
5. a. steady b. ready c. measure d. feature
III. Choose the best answer (2p)
1. Their professional relationship developed into a lasting ……
a. friend b. friendship c. friendly d. friendliness
2. Claire has a wide circle of friends and …
a. neighborhood b. relations c. friendship d. acquaintances
3. She was … of hearing about their trip to India.
a. bored b. interested c. keen d. tired
4. The child is so …… that she never lets others touch her toys.
a. kind b. sneaky c. cruel d. selfish
5… to rain before you woke up this morning?
a. Did it begin b. Has it begun c. Had it begun d. Would it begun
6. She noticed the boy … away from the house.
a. to run b. run c. ran d. has run
7. The customs officer made him … the briefcase.
a. to open b. open c. opened d. opening
8. I have nothing in _______ with Tim.
a. together b. common c. commonly d. altogether

IV. Find out the mistakes in each sentence and correct them (1p)
1. I’m sure he is capable in running a mile in four minutes.
…………………………………………………………………
2. The holidays at the seaside made us happiness. We really had a good time there.
…………………………………………………………………………
3. Tom said that he was going away for a few days and will phone me when he got back.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. You should make more attention to this new type of exercise.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
V. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (2p)
1. He told me that he (take) …………………..a trip to California the following week.
2. The house (be)………….. much smaller than he (think)………………….at first.
3. I (be)………… busy at the moment. I (redecorate)………………….the visiting room
4. When I (meet) ……….. him , he (work) ………………..as a waiter for a year or so.
5. The mouse family avoided (catch)…………………. by coming out only when the house was empty and the two cats were outside.
VI. Rewrite these sentences: (1p)
1. She doesn’t have a degree, so she can’t get a job easily.
(If………………………………………………
2. What a pity I failed the exam!
(I wish………………………………………….
3. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do.
(We…………………………………………….
4. As soon as the teacher came in, they stopped talking.
( No sooner …………………………………………
VII. Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers: (1.25p)
In the last few weeks I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have done nothing more exciting than work at home, read newspapers, and watch television. I had begun feeling bored with this and so, last weekend I thought I would do something different. I phoned several of my friends and we decided to go to London for the day. I was really excited as I hadn’t been to London since I was ten. We decided to go by coach as this was the cheapest means of transport. In London we decided to