Program defining test for the 10th form

Mogurean Sofia
GRAMMAR 11th form student
1 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s). PITL ONISIFOR GHIBU
Example: I don’t mind cooking tonight if you want to relax. Points:_________________
cooking to cook cook Grade:_________________
1 We ________________ Miguel for years. He’s our neighbour.
’ve been knowing ’ve known know
2 If she ________________ your number, she would have phoned you.
would have taken had taken would take
3 Which house is ________? I can’t remember.
their their’s theirs
4 He’s going to go to the cinema tonight if he ________________ his homework.
is finishing ’ll finish finishes
5 The boy walked ________ the door and up the stairs.
over through along
6 She wanted to buy her friend’s car, so he sold ________________ for a good price.
it her to her it it to her
7 I ________________ study every evening when I was doing my degree.
used to used use to
8 Rachel ________________ too much work by the director last week.
gave was given was been given
9 Who’s that man standing ________________ your husband?
to next next next to
10 Some people find it very difficult ________________ my writing.
to read read to reading
11 Ben’s going on a cycling holiday so he ________________ at the local bicycle shop.
had checked his bike checked his bike had his bike checked
12 We stayed at my ________ in the country last weekend.
aunt’s aunts aunt
13 People keep on ________________ at their mobile phones during meetings at work.
look to look looking
14 We prefer to cook ________________ food. We never buy takeaways.
ours own our own own us
15 When I met David’s wife, I realized I ________________ her somewhere before.
had seen saw was seeing
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2 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Example: Someone’s stolen my bag!
My bag’s been stolen.
1 My old password was easier to remember.
My new password isn’t ________________ to remember as my old one.
2 Someone was redecorating their house at the time we went.
Their house was ________________ at the time we went.
3 Marta could speak three languages when she was 15.
Marta was ________________ speak three languages when she was 15.
4 Their father said they could stay up later yesterday.
Their father let ________________ up later yesterday.
5 Does the dentist check your teeth every six months?
Do you have your ________________ every six months?
6 There isn’t a better restaurant than this one in our town.
This is ________________ restaurant in our town.
7 I no longer help my brother with his homework.
I’ve given ________________ my brother with his homework.
8 Do you think they’ll offer you the job?
Do you think you’ll ________________ the job?
 9 You shouldn’t eat so many cakes and biscuits.
You ________________ to eat so many cakes and biscuits.
10 ‘Did he meet his wife at university?’ I asked.
I asked if he ________________ his wife at university.
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: I have to go. My train leaves in five minutes. (leave)
1 Which language would you like ________________ speak? (be able to)
2 They told us ________________ in the first three rows. (not sit)
3 A It’s so cold in here.
B I ________________ the heating if you like. (turn on)
4 I never feel like ________________ to the cinema during the week. (go)
5 When we got home, we saw that somebody ________________ our front window. (break)
6 Have you seen my wallet? I ________________ it all morning. (look for)
7 My wife wants me ________________ my boss for more time off work. (ask)
8 If you ________________ him what’s happened, he’ll understand. (tell)
9 A Where’s Tom?
B I think he ________________ a rest at the moment. (have)
10 I ________________ the job if the salary had been too low. (not take)
11 John isn’t good at ________________ quickly to emails. (reply)
12 My friends ________________ yesterday and they’re staying for two weeks. (arrive)
13 The teacher made them ________________ their homework again. (do)
14 A Are you going to sell your old computer?
B No, I ________________ it to my grandfather. (give)
15 I’m so sorry. I promise I ________________ your birthday next year. (not forget)
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Grammar total 40

VOCABULARY
4 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).
Example: They went snorkelling in the Caribbean.
went went on made
1 I was sometimes quite ________ when I was a teenager.
rebellish rebellious rebellive
2 If you want to get a good degree, you should ________ every lecture.
assist attend apply
3 Get a ________ as a paper record when you use an ATM.
account deposit receipt
4 The ________ showed that the boys had stolen the food.
evidence average prove
5 Several houses in our road lost roof ________ in the storm.
screws bricks tiles
6 None of what he said was true. He ________ it all up.
made brought did
7 Linda likes to ________ weights at the gym six times a week.
push lift raise
8 My son’s ________ his final exam next week.
passing taking failing
9 William is very ________. He never does anything stupid.
sensible sensitive sensing
10 I always use the portrait ________ when I take a photo of a person.
stand position setting
11 A Excuse me, do you have these in a large?
 B I’m sorry, we’re ________ larges at the moment.
out of off out
12 Sebastian is named ________ his great-grandfather.
to from after
13 I was still ________ my suitcase when the taxi arrived.
doing packing making
14 We had excellent seats in the third ________ at the stadium.
row line queue
15 Amelia is the most active ________ I know. She has a lot of interests.
pensioner retired middle-aged
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5 Underline the odd one out.

Example: carton wrapper packet leader
1 bridesmaid dustman page boy best man
2 straightened poured dyed curled
3 cliff bush path tray
4 hammer invigilator drill screwdriver
5 centre lens distance foreground
6 napkin tablecloth bowl fringe
7 speakers sitcoms soaps cartoons
8 adaptor bin bag flip flops insect repellent
9 close down be on turn off switch over
10 seminars professors halls of residence current affairs
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6 Read the definition then complete the word.
Example: a type of holiday which includes travel and accommodation
package
1 a child that has recently learned to walk 8 an adjective to describe something which has no
t________ use
2 another word for TV adverts u________
c________ 9 a shop that sells writing materials
3 an adjective to describe someone who acts without st________
thinking 10 a person who can recommend you for a job
i________ r________
4 something you use to protect your skin from the 11 the American word for ‘tap’
sun f________
s________ 12 you use this to put sugar into a cup of coffee
5 a student who is studying for his / her first degree t________
u________ 13 a country that has a king or queen
6 plants grown in large quantities for food m________
cr________ 14 the formal meal that follows a wedding
7 a place to take rubbish that can’t be recycled r________
l________ s________ 15 the line where hair is divided using a comb
p________
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Vocabulary total 40
READING. READ THE TEXT AND CHOOSE THE ANSWER (A, B, C, OR D) WHICH YOU THINK
FITS BEST ACCORDING TO THE TEXT.

Reuters – bringing you the news

Thomson Reuters is one of the world’s biggest suppliers of news and financial information. Formerly known as
Reuters Group PLC, it has a worldwide network of 2,000 journalists and provides news stories, photographs, and
 video to newspapers, television, and internet sites. Although it is most commonly known as a press agency, in fact
Reuters makes most of its profits through giving financial information such as currency rates and stock prices to
bankers and investors all over the world.
The history of Reuters goes hand in hand with improvements in communication technology. Reuters was established
by Paul Julius von Reuter. Originally a bookseller in Germany, he set up a service using carrier pigeons to fly stock
prices between Aachen in Germany, where the German telegraph line ended, and Brussels in Belgium, where the
Belgian telegraph line began. In 1851, London had an important place in the global telegraphic network and due to
this, Reuter moved to an office near the London stock exchange. From there, he could supply investors in London and
Paris with stock prices over the new Dover–Calais telegraph line. The service grew to include news items, and by the
late 1850s, he had offices throughout Europe.
As overland and undersea cables were laid, Reuter’s business grew and began to operate in the Far East in 1872 and
South America in 1874. Reuter was the first to publish some groundbreaking news items, for example, it was the first
in Europe to announce President Lincoln’s death in 1865. Reuter retired in 1872 and the company changed its name
to Reuters Ltd. In 1923, Reuters began to use teleprinters to distribute news to London newspapers and to supply
news to Europe.
Reuters was restructured in 1941 in order to maintain its independence as a press agency. At the same time, in the
face of competition from American agencies after World War Two, Reuters increased its financial information services.
In 1964, Reuters introduced Stockmaster, which transmitted stock information from around the world onto computer
screens. In 1973, the launch of the Reuters monitor created an electronic marketplace for foreign currency by
displaying currency rates in real time. Reuters expanded this to include news and other financial information. This was
followed by the Reuters monitor dealing service in 1981, which allowed foreign currency traders to trade directly from
their own computer.
In the 1990s, Reuters continued to develop information systems including multimedia and online services. It bought a
number of companies, including a television company which was called Reuters Television. Reuters Television
provides news, sports, business, and entertainment via satellite to broadcasters in more than 90 countries. Today’s
Reuters is still based on its ‘trust principles’, which state that news and information from the company must be
independent and objective. Reuters’ journalists have to provide accurate and clear descriptions of events so that
individuals, organizations, and governments can make their own decisions based on facts. Reuters merged with
Thomson’s financial information division in 2007 and, as a result, its new name is Thomson Reuters. It remains a
leader in what has become a multi-billion dollar industry.

1 Reuters is best known C cables were laid across the continents. 

A for its wide network of journalists.  D it announced the death of President Lincoln. 
B as a financial information service.  4 The company developed its financial services because
C for the advice it gives to investors.  A of increased competition. 
D as a global news agency.  B it introduced Stockmaster. 
2 Paul Reuter moved to London because C trading in foreign currency increased. 
A he wanted to be near the stock market.  D of pressure from the electronic marketplace. 
B telegraphic services in Germany had finished.  5 Reuters grew due to its
C he could supply stock prices over the new line.  A buying other companies 
D London was important in the telegraphic network. B using satellites to send information. 
 C providing accurate and clear descriptions of events.
3 The company’s business increased when 
A Paul Reuter retired.  D increasing the number of journalists working for it.
B the teleprinter was invented.  
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WRITING
Write an essay giving your opinion on the following topic (140–180 words).
‘There is too much sport on TV.’
Include the following information:
• say what kind of sport is on TV in your country
• explain why you think there is too much sport on TV
• suggest how the TV channels could change this situation
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Writing total 30
Reading and Writing total 45
GRAMMAR, 9 ’s / is having 4 sunscreen
VOCABULARY, AND 10 wouldn’t have taken 5 undergraduate
PRONUNCIATION 11 replying 6 crops
GRAMMAR 12 arrived 7 landfill site
1 1 ’ve known 13 do 8 useless
2 had taken 14 ’m / am going to give / 9 stationer’s
3 theirs giving 10 referee
4 finishes 15 won’t forget 11 faucet
5 through VOCABULARY 12 teaspoon
6 it to her 4 1 rebellious 13 monarchy
7 used to 2 attend 14 reception
8 was given 3 receipt 15 parting
9 next to 4 evidence PRONUNCIATION
10 to read 5 tiles 7 1 interval / performance
11 had his bike checked 6 made 2 reapply / diet
12 aunt’s 7 lift 3 cruise / bags
13 looking 8 taking 4 swimsuit / safari
14 our own 9 sensible 5 garbage / bin
15 had seen 10 setting 8 1 a|ssem|ble
2 1 as easy 11 out of 2 tee|na|ger
2 being redecorated 12 after 3 ce|re|mo|ny
3 able to 13 packing 4 do|cu|men|taries
4 them stay 14 row 5 im|pre|ssive
5 teeth checked 15 pensioner 6 me|mo|rize
6 the best 5 1 dustman 7 qua|li|fi|ca|tion
7 up helping 2 poured 8 un|for|ge|tta|ble
8 be offered 3 tray 9 pro|gramme
9 oughtn’t 4 invigilator 10 e|le|va|tor
10 had met 5 lens READING AND WRITING
3 1 to be able to 6 fringe READING
2 not to sit 7 speakers 1 D
3 ’ll / will turn on 8 bin bag 2 D
4 going 9 close down 3 C
5 had broken 10 current affairs 4 A
6 ’ve / have been looking for 6 1 toddler 5 A
7 to ask 2 commercials
8 tell 3 impulsive
WRITING
Student’s own answers.
Task completion: The task is fully completed and the answer is easy to understand. (4 marks)
Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures to achieve the task. Minor errors do not obscure the meaning. (3
marks)
Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of words and phrases to communicate the message clearly. (3 marks)