11 Summer Test 3

SECTION A: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY I. Select the best option for each sentence.
1. It’s surprising how few people can _______ between margarine and butter.
A. distinguish B. separate C. diagnose D. estimate
2. Next summer, we’re ___ a swimming pool built in our back garden. A. making B. deciding C. setting D. having
3. Some people feel that television should give less ____________ to sport.
A. wavelength B. coverage C. concern D. involvement
4. Botanists are not sure where the first plant was grown or even ____________.
A. what plant was B. it was what plant C. what plant was it D. what plant it was
5. There’s no need to be frightened of the dog; he’s quite ____. A. harmless B. eager C. weak D. happy
6. The scenery looks______ in December than in April.
A. far pleasant B. much more pleasantly C. very pleasant D. much more pleasant
7. The world’s oceans are so vast that they can cope ______ the present levels of pollution.
A. for B. with C. towards D. up
8. The _______ of blood always makes him feel sick. A. view B. scene C. form D. sight
9. It’s a _________. He’s alive after being in a crash like that. A. spectacle B. fantasy C. miracle D. chance
10.____________, often of a religious character, were developed from fundamental African forms.
A. Ancient Egyptian dances B. Egyptian ancient dances
C. Ancient dancing of Egyptians D. Ancient Egyptian dancings
11. Don’t forget to _______ the alarm clock for six o’clock tomorrow morning. A. set B. put C. ring D. wind
12. He _______ $5000 in stocks and shares. A. inserted B. installed C. invested D. inducted
13. His three years at university was the _______ to a brilliant career.
A. stepping-stone B. launching-pad C. diving-board D. starting-line
14. Marry hurriedly ________ the message on a scrap of paper.
A. wrote down B. jotted down C. scribbled away D. dashed off
15. English is the native or ____________language on one-fifth of the land area of the world.
A. likely B. principle C. official D. possible
16.If you have anything important to do, do it straight away. Don’t put it ____. A. on B. off C. over D. up
17.The headmistress is very competent. All the teaching staff look ____.
A. up to her B. her up to C. at her up D. for her up
18.Could you _ me to take back those library books tomorrow? A. memorize B. remember C. remind D. recall
19. This spray is suitable for dealing with all garden ______ . A. pests B. plagues C. outbreaks D. swarms
20. Local people are concerned about pollution from _____oil wells.
A. maritime B. sea-going C. off-shore D. coastline
II. Use the right form of the word given in CAPITALS to complete the sentences.
1. I have every _____________that Jack Wood is the man to lead our team to victory. (CONFIDE)
2. There is a saying in English: “ __________ speak louder than words.” (ACT)
3. The club has disclaimed _________ for the damage, blaming it on supporters from London. (RESPONSBLE)
4. I’m _____ in favor of the plan, but there are still one or two points that I’m not entirely happy with. (BASE)
5. Look at Chinese, Russian or Arabic. I think English is a ____________ easy language to use. (COMPARE)
6. Industrial robots work with far greater __________ than any human. (PRECISE)
7. He won silver medal in the discus at the Olympic Games but was __________ after a drug test. (QUALIFY)
8. He was extremely _________. I had to do everything myself. (HELP)
9. The English football team has some talent, but we’re all ______ about their chances in the World Cup. (DOUBT)
10. Frightened? I was absolutely ___________! (TERROR)
SECTION B: READING I. Read the passage carefully and choose the best part for each sentence.
Compact discs (CDs) have revolutionized the music industry with their surprisingly realistic sound. The six-inch
discs look like thin plastic sandwiches with aluminum in the centre. They have digitally recorded material that is
read by laser beams, so the sound has none of the cracking of vinyl records. CDs are also virtually indestructible ,
and they are lighter and smaller than conventional records (LPs). Since their introduction, CDs have become more
affordable and widely available. In fact, they are now sold in electronics and video stores that haven’t formerly
carried records or cassettes.
There has been a phenomenal growth in the sale of CDs. Sales climbed dramatically during the second half of
the 1980s. In the 1990s, sales have been even greater. CDs have all but replaced LPs in stores and, in spite of
their being less affordable than cassettes, continue to gain in popularity.
1. The main appeal of CDs is their ______ . A. price B. size C. sound D. availability
2. The word “revolutionized” as used in the first line could best be replaced by _____________ .
A. changed B. fought C. surprised D. marked
3. The word “virtually” as used in line 4 is most similar to which of the following?
A. completely B. rarely C. almost D. somewhat
4. The author refers to CDs as “sandwiches” because they_ . A. are light B. are small C. don’t crackle D. are layered
5. This passage states that it is difficult to ___ . A. play a CD B. produce a CD C. record a CD D. destroy a CD
6. The word “widely” in line 5 is similar to the meaning of _____________ .
A. truthfully B. broadly C. worldly D. suddenly
7. The author uses the word “phenomenal” in line 8 to indicate that the growth is _____________ .
A. remarkable B. pessimistic C. impeccable D. groundless
8. The phrase “ all but’ in line 9 could best be placed by _____ . A. completely B. gradually C. nearly D. surprising
9. According to this passage, which one of the following is true?
A. New kinds of stores are selling CDs. B. CDs are as available as cassettes
C. Stores are selling more CDs than cassettes D. Stores are losing money on their cassettes
10. The author’s main purpose is to _____________ . A. tell how CDs are made B. discuss the growth of CDs
C. compare CD to sandwiche D. described the stores that sell CDs
III. Read the passage carefully and choose the best part to fill in each blank.
Singing For a Musical Life
According to a group called The Voices Foundation, everyone has a singing voice as well as a speaking voice
somewhere inside them. This, they say, should be encouraged from an early age because it provides the best and
the cheapest (1)___________on which to build an understanding of music.
(2) ___________the Foundation ideas lies the teaching of the Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodaly. He observed
that song can (3) ___________a key part of the relationship between mother and child almost from birth. This is
especially true of more traditional societies, like those of West Africa, where some small children are able to sing
literally hundreds of songs, all of which have been learnt by ( 4) ___________. But many modern children first (5)
___________to an understanding of music when they learn to play an instrument, and although some teaching of
the theory of music is usually a part of this, their relationship with the music on the page is often a mechanical one.
The ( 6) ___________of the Voices Foundation is that a natural (7) ___________for rhythm, harmony and
musical structure, the very ( 8) ___________we appreciate in the greatest musicians, can only be achieved through
the exploration of music with the voice from the start. The foundation has, therefore, (9) ___________itself the
task of developing a singing-centred musical education programme that could (10 ) ___________junior pupils all
over the world.
1. A. ground B. basis C. root D. plot 6. A. rule B. certainty C. trust D. belief
2. A. Behind B. Beneath C. Besides D. Between 7. A. awareness B. touch C. grasp D. feeling
3. A. grow B. do C. form D. make 8. A. degrees B. qualities C. measures D. practices
4. A. repeat B. heart C. memory D. mind 9. A. let B. set C. put D. cut
5. A. come B. reach C. go D. arrive 10.A. benefit B. favor C. gain D. profit
IV. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. write your answers in the box provided.
According to a magazine article I read recently, we now live in an age of increasing leisure. Not only are
more and more people reaching retirement (1)_________ with their taste for enjoyment and even adventure
relatively intact but the working week is becoming shorter and the opportunities for (2)___________are becoming
greater and greater all the time. Not to mention the fact that people tend to (3)___________ less time traveling to
work or may even be working from home. What I cannot understand, however, is (4)___________these people
are. As far as I can tell the whole thing is another one of those journalistic fictions. I admit (5)__________there are
a lot of retired people nowadays, but I am sure that all of them are dashing (6)___________learning, hand-gliding
or sailing single handed round the world. My old parents seem to spend most of their time gazing at the television.
And as for the shorter working week, I wish someone (7)____________remind my company about it. I seem to be
working longer and longer hours (8)____________the time. I haven’t noticed (9)___________dramatic
improvements in my lifestyle but I perhaps I just wait (10)____________I get my pension.
SECTION C: WRITING I. Finish each sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same.
1. Gerry has applied for the job of financial director.  Gerry has put ____________________________________ .
2. However friendly he seems, he’s not to be trusted.  Friendly _______________________________________ .
3. After having tried twice, Ivan broke the record when he tried the third time.
Ivan broke the record ____________________________________________ .
4. Let’s leave at the end of the next lecture.  As soon as ____________________________________ .
5. We’ll have to leave immediately at the end of the film.  The moment ________________________________ .
II. For each of the sentences, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence,
using the word given in CAPITALS. This word must not be altered in any way.
1. It’s ages since my sister and I had an argument. (OUT) My sister and I ……...........................…………...… ages.
2. Has John caught a cold? (DOWN)  Can you tell me if ……................…………...........................…… with a cold?
3.“You took it without paying for it, didn’t you?” the shopkeeper said to her. (ACCUSED)
The shopkeeper _____________________________________________ without paying for it.
4. We are noticing a rise in the cost of living again. (APPEARS) The cost of living ……..........................…… again.
5. You should not think that the accident was your fault. (BLAME)
It would be wrong ……...........................…………...........................…… the accident.
 II. Read the text and look carefully at each line. There is an unnecessary word in some lines. Tick () the lines
which are correct and pick out the unnecessary words.
O Last night the emergency services were called up out to investigate an explosion in ___up____
00 a first-floor flat just off the High Road. Neighbors reported seeing a column of smoke ________
1. coming from what was seemed to be a kitchen window. The first thing they did 1.________
2. was to phone for help. For the almost ten minutes, fire-fighters attempted to 2. ________
3. gain entrance, but the door which was locked from inside. Eventually, they managed 3. ________
4. to break it down. They could hardly believe what had been happened inside. 4. ________
5. There, in the kitchen, was an old lady holding a gigantic water pistol. Apparently her 5.________
6. iron had being caused a small fire. She realized that there was no fire extinguisher 6.________
7. in the flat, but remembered a toy her grandson had left in the bathroom. She had 7.________
8. quickly filled the toy gun with water by which she used to put out the fire. She 8.________
9. had managed to soak herself as too but was remarkably cheerful after her ordeal. 9.________
10. The fire-fighters left, but returned an hour or so later, bringing something for the old lady. 10. _______
II. The paragraphs of the magazine article are in the wrong order. SHARK ATTACK!
A. He thought that this was the end. He fought desperately, but the big shark pulled him down and down. Then
suddenly the rope broke and Fox floated slowly to the surface. “Shark! Shark!” he called.
B. Quickly he pushed his fingers into the shark’s eyes. The shark opened its mouth and Fox escaped, swimming as
fast as possible to the surface. He thought he was safe, but when he looked down he saw the shark’s huge mouth
just below him again.
C. Near the end of the day, he looked down and saw a large fish on the sand below him. He dived down to get it.
Suddenly something hit him. It knocked the spear gun from his hand and pushed him through the water. He looked
round and saw that he was in the mouth of a shark. It was a great white shark, one of the largest and most
dangerous sharks in the world.
D. Other spear-fishers heard him and hurried to help him. They lifted him carefully into a boat and took him to the
beach. The nearest hospital was 60 kilometres away and during the long journey one of the spear-fishers held Fox’s
insides in place. At the hospital he needed 462 stitches , but he survived.
E. So he kicked the shark’s nose hard and it turned away. But then it attacked the fish on the buoy. It swallowed
the buoy and the fish. It dived down and the rope on his belt pulled Fox under the water again.
F. It was 1963 and Rodney Fox was in the sea off the coast of South Australia. It was the annual spear-fishing
championship. Fox did well that day. He caught a lot of fish and he tied them to a small buoy. There was a rope
Answers
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III. In what ways is the newspaper a popular form of the mass media? Write a paragraph of about 150 words to
express your ideas.
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