TEST 7

TEST 7

I- Fill in the blanks with the suitable prepositions (8p)

If we fall assleep ________ the performance, it is a waste _______ time
Charles Dickens can’t be compared _______ William Shakespeare _______ a writer _______ tragedies
We can leave _______ part of the ending of the play. It is unnecessary
The tallest buildings in London are small _______ comparison _______ those in New York

II- Complete the passage using the suitable prepositions (10p)

My brother, who is 7 years old than me, once decided to take me _______ him on a trip up the river.We went to a collective farm _______ the place where we live. My brother wanted to stay there _______ for a few days
We were tired when we got to the farm. The weather was warm and I told my brother that I would like to go _______ a swim in the river. He said that although it seemed hot, the water _______ the river was still cold. But the idea of cold water didn’t stop me. I thought and took _______ my clothes and jumped _______ the water. But the water so cold that I coldn’t even move, so I got _______ of the water as fast as I could. My brother was right. I caught a cold and laid _______ bed the whole week

III- Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10p)

Water is a (color) _______ liquid
Look! There are many colorful flags (wave) ________ in the breeze
There were only four or five passengers on the bus yesterday. It was (crowded) _______ than usual
The cavity of the tooth needs (fill)
There is a lot of (purify) _______ water in the world
(Know) _______ that he is poor, I offered to pay the bill
Richard seems to do his work (hurry) _______
She shouted and looked (angry) _______ at me when I made the room in a mess
I (save) _______ over $ 1000 since christmas and I (try) _______ to save more
I only had a day to visit all the tourists (acttract) _______
The newspaper (come) _______ yet?
Yes. Nga (read) _______ it (attention) _______
12-These are new born (calf) _______ of the farm
13-The villa is very beatiful and (furnish) _______
14-People usually put (stocking) _______ at the feet of their beds on Christmas Eve
15-The Great Barrier Reef, which runs (parallelism) ________ to the Queensland coast, has been designated by the Austalian (govern) ________ as a Marine Park
16-The (reflect) ________ of the mirror of the light house of Alexandria in Egypt could be seen more than 50 km off-shore

IV- Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (8p)
You (hear) ________ any news about Kim Trang?
- No. I (hear) ________nothing. As soon as I (hear) _______ something, I let ________ you know
I (go) ________ to the post-office to receive a parcel yesterday. While I (fill) ________ the form out, one of my old friends (slap) ________ me on my shoulder. I really (surprise) ________

V- Rewrite these sentences (15p)

There has been no rain here since the last month
It _________________________________________________________
There is a choice of more than 30 theaters in London
You can ____________________________________________________
Tom looked out of the window. He saw a nice garden
Looking ____________________________________________________
“Did you lend me this book?”- He asked
He asked ____________________________________________________
India is an independent country
India doesn’t _________________________________________________
The last time I went to Paris was 2 months ago
I haven’t _____________________________________________________
It is 7 o’clock now. Let’s eat breakfast
It is time _____________________________________________________
I find it difficult to learn Math
I have some ___________________________________________________
The house wasn’t big enough to live in comfortably
The house was so _______________________________________________
10-He turned off the light so as not to waste electricity
Avoid ________________________________________________________

VI- Choose the best answers (9p)

1- My mother as well as my father________ very strict _______ me
A-is/to B-is/with C-are/to D-are/with
2- _______ don’t enjoy reading comics
A-some childs B-some of children C-some children D-some of the children
3- If the factory closed down, many people would _______
A-employ B-unemploy C-be at work D-be out of work
4- You and my mother look _______
A-alike B-like C-the same D-similarly
5- Must we come to the meeting?
- No, _______. The meeting is celebrated for teachers
A-it mustn’t B-it needn’t C-it doesn’t D-it can’t
6- When a man _______ a woman at her house