ENGLISH TEST 11

Choose the correct answer 1.. The war with the French didn’t end as early as we had expected so not many children were sent to school... The boss works better when he’s pressed for time.

Test N11

I Choose the correct answer

1 They are to be married next year

2 Prices are very these days

3 The Minister listened to arguments for and the planned airport

4 After the of the climbers, the police were thanked for their work

5 In some countries more and more young people now need teeth

6 Smoking is a dirty

7 In the of proof, the police could not take action against the man

8 This tool is not dangerous it is used carelessly

9 A copy of our spring brochure is with this letter

10 I am not in the least about his opinion

II Give the correct forms of the words in brackets

1 He was so embarrassed by the ……… that he turned bright red and disappeared into the restaurant’s kitchen (COLLIDE)

2 ……… , my old car is supposed to get 25 miles per gallon, but actually it gets only 20 (THEORY)

3 Skiing ……… come to Utah for dry, powdery snow and challenging slopes (ENTHUSIASTIC)

4 Many children have been ……… of their country’s history (IGNORE)

5 The opening of the new factory brought back ……… to the small town (PROSPER)

6 The field’s ……… improved after the farmer applied fertilizer (PRODUCE)

7 ……… parked cars usually get a ticket and are sometimes towed away (LEGAL)

8 The ……… of finding new oil reserves has led to more drilling in the Gulf of Mexico (NECESSARY)

9 The home-made ice-cream ……… after it had been in the freezer for an hour (HARD)

10 The Wright brothers’ success ……… the beginning of a new transportation (SIGNIFICANCE)

III Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets

1 The number of students who (be) absent from class yesterday (be) appalling

2 It’s no use (cry) over (spill) milk

3 No one is opposed to (reduce) taxes

4 Your request that the test (delay) has been denied

5 The boy was ashamed (admit) his fault (= did not want to admit it)

6 The boy was ashamed (admit) his fault (= because he had just admitted it)

7 She forgot (remind) you (give) the servants orders (prepare) for their arrival

IV Rewrite the following sentences in the way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it

1 The flowers are beautiful in Spring

Beautiful ………

2 The war with the French didn’t end as early as we had expected so not many children were sent to school.

If ………

3 He is so stupid that he can’t remember his lessons.

So ………

4 After the beginning of the opera, late-comers had to wait before taking their seats

Once ………

5 There was never any answer when we rang

Every time ………

6 The patient recovered more quickly than expected

The patient made ………

7 The boss works better when he’s pressed for time

The less ………

8 It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday

You ………

9 The poor should be despised

Do ………

10 It is useless to waste time in arguing with him

Why ………?

V Read the following passage and answer the questions

The diseases that are afflicting the Western societies have undergone dramatic changes In the course of a century, so many mass killers have vanished that two-thirds of all deaths are now associated with the diseases of old age Those who died young are more often than not the victims of accidents, violence and suicide

These changes in public health are generally equated with progress and are attributed to more or better medical care In fact, there is no evidence of any direct relation between changing disease patterns and the so- called progress of medicine

The importance of services to change life expectancy and the insignificance of much contemporary clinical care in the curing of disease are all obvious, well documented and well-repressed

Neither the proportion of doctors in a population, nor the clinical tools at their disposal, nor the number of hospital beds, are causal factors in the striking changes in overall patterns of disease The new techniques available to recognize and treat such conditions as pernicious anemia and hypertension,

or to correct congenital malformation by surgical interventions, increase our understanding of disease but do not reduce its incidence The fact that there are more doctors where certain diseases have become rare has little to do with their ability to control or eliminate them It simply means that doctors deploy themselves as they like, more so than other professionals, and that they tend to gather where the climate is healthy, where the water is clean, and where people work and can pay for their services

1 The diseases that prevail in contemporary Western societies

A resist the latest drugs B kill many people at once

C are concentrated among the elderly D result from modern life styles

2.The writer claims that evidence of medicine’s inadequacies

C has been kept quiet D should not be publicized

3 The author thinks that the presence of a large numbers of doctors in a community

A disguises the true facts about disease B improves the overall quality of life

C does not have much effect on disease D controls the spread of disease

4 Many doctors choose to live where

A they are most needed B conditions discourage disease

C they can be near the colleagues D research facilities are available

5 What is the author’s attitude to developments in medicine?

A cautious B indifferent C matter- of - fact D cynical

VI Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word

The big ship began to move slowly out of the port (1) board were nine thousand soldiers, on their way home from the battlefield They (2) already spent five

uncomfortable weeks on the ship Now, as the ship (3) some fishing boats at the port entrance, the soldiers on deck waved to the fishermen The fishermen waved (4) calling out “(5) luck” Suddenly there was a cry, followed (6) a splash “Man overboard” someone on the ship shouted A bell began to (7) A white lifebelt was thrown into the (8) The ship sailed on, faster now No doubt the man was picked (9) by the fishermen In wartime, a big ship cannot stop just (10) the sake of one man overboard

VII From the prompts provided, make any changes necessary to complete the following story

1 man / holiday / Paris / first time

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2 After / arrive / hotel / he / send / wife / telegram

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3 In / telegram / he / inform / wife / of / safe arrival

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4 He / also / give / her / name / address / of / his hotel

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5 next day / he / go / sightseeing / round / Paris

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6 He / satisfied / and / enjoy / his visit / very much / as / it / one / most beautiful cities / world

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7 He / go / restaurant / have / dinner / after / his tour

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8 He / tired / and / want / go back / hotel / get / some sleep

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9 Unfortunately / he / cannot / remember / name / address / hotel

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10 Late that night / wife / receive / strange / telegram / which / say, / “Please, / send / name / address / hotel at once.”

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VIII Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

Answer keys to test N11

I

II.

1 collision 2 Theoretically 3 enthusiasts 4 ignorant 5 prosperity

6 productivity 7 Illegally 8 necessity 9 hardened 10 Signified

III.

1 were, is 2 crying, spilt 3 reducing 4 be delayed

5 to admit 6 of admitting 7 to remind, to give, to prepare

IV.

1.Beautiful are the flowers in Spring

2 If the war with the French had ended as early as we had expected, many children would have been sent to school

3 So stupid is he that he can’t remember his lessons

4 Once the opera had begun, later-comers had to wait before taking their seats

5 Every time we rang, there wasn’t any answer

6 The patient made a quicker recovery than expected

7 The less time my boss has, the better he works

8 You don’t need to finish by Saturday

9 Do not despise the poor

10 Why waste time in arguing with him?

VI.

6.by 7.ring / sound 8.water / sea 9.up 10.for

VII.

1 A man was on holiday in Paris for the first time

2 After arriving at the hotel, he sent his wife a telegram

3 In the telegram he informed his wife of his safe arrival

4 He also gave her the name and address of his hotel

5 The next day he went sightseeing round Paris

6 He was satisfied and enjoyed his visit very much as it was one of the most beautiful cities in the world

7 He went to a restaurant to have dinner after his tour

8 He was tired and wanted to go back to the hotel to get some sleep

9 Unfortunately he could not remember the name and address of the hotel

10 Late that night his wife received a strange telegram which said, “Please, send me the name and the address of my hotel at once.”

VIII.