Unit 16. The wonders of the world

GRADE 11
THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM
TEST A
Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced is differently from that of the rest.
A. played B. admired C. liked D. called
A. stamps B. friends C. relatives D. guitars
A. material B. pollution C. benefit D. stop
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
A. energy B. natural C. relative D. pollution
A. alternative B. geothermal C. environment D. expensively
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D.
The first person ________ the classroom last Monday might know the reason.
A. entered B. to enter C. who enters D. whom enters
Elvis Presley, ____________died in 1977, earned millions of dollars.
A. who B. whom C. that D. whose
Do you know that environmentalist _________ I used to work?
A. with whom C. with B. with that D. with who
Exposure to pollution can cause many serious illnesses ________ to death.
A. that leading B. which led C. led D. leading
Each country sends its best athletes ________ participation expresses the friendship and solidarity.
A. who B. which C. that D. whose
It is not a sport ________ a great deal of thought.
A. to which I devote B. to that I devote C. I devote D. devoting
These houses are _______ offer at bargain prices.
A. on B. with C. in D. for
Neither the TV nor the video sets ________ properly.
A. works B. work C. has worked D. is working
_______ last week looks nice.
A. The house which was repainted C. The house repainting
B. It was the house was repainted D. The house is repainted
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the famous man-made wonders of the world.
A. artificial B. natural C. modern D. eternal
Tom has a large ________ of foreign coins.
A. collecting B. collective C. collector D. collection
No one is indifferent to praise, __________?
A. is one B. isn’t one C. is he D. are they
The most common _________ activities in my country are home based.
A. test B. leisure C. practice D. freedom
All students should be equipped _______ a pocket calculator.
A. for B. in C. of D. with
They live in a fairly modest house, considering their wealth.
A. expensive B. fairly small C. very cheap D. very big
Choose A, B, C or D that best fits each numbered blank in the following passage.
There are a number of things I like to do in my free time. They are my hobbies.
The hobby I like most is (21)_______my guitar. My uncle, (22)_______is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play. Now I can (23)_______a few simple tunes. I have even begun to sing while playing the guitar, but I have not been very successful (24)_______this. My uncle tells me that all I need is to practise regularly and I should be able to do it. He is very good at (25)_______people singing with his guitar and I admire him very much.
A. played B. plays C. playing D. play
A. that B. whom C. whose D. who
A. play B. plays C. played D. be played
A. of B. at C. in D. about
A. to accompany B. accompany C. accompanying D. accompanied
Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C, or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
People say that six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were destroyed.
A. It was said that six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were destroyed.
B. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world is said to be destroyed.
C. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world is said to have destroyed.
D. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world are said to have been destroyed.
It is believed that a buried treasure was hidden in the tomb.
A. They believed that a buried treasure was hidden in the tomb.
B. A buried treasure is believed that was hidden in the tomb.
C. A buried treasure is believed to hide in the tomb.
D