Final 10th test

A B C D III- Reading: • Choose the best answer for each question: BANGKOK Bangkok is the capital, largest urban area and primate city of Thailand.. In the span of over two hundreds years

Name: ……… Final English Test (2009- 2010) N101 Class: ……… Time allowed: 50 minutes

I- Phonetics:

• Choose the word which has the different pronunciation from the others:

II- Grammar and vocabulary:

• Choose the best option to complete each sentence:

4 The building is so special that the tourists keep looking at it.

5 When he arrived at the airport, the plane _

6 She _ shopping with her mother because she was busy with the exam

7 I think the new road _ reduce traffic jam

8 We didn’t start the party she arrived

9 “Donald Duck” is a film

10 If I younger, I would take some exercise to keep fit

11 Have you ever played _ guitar?

12 What will happen if the air _?

13 Did you see some famous musicians and their luxurious cars _ were in front of the National Theatre last night?

• Give the correct form of verbs/ words in brackets to complete the sentences:

14 Since he left for studying abroad, we ……… (not meet) each other again

15 He is much ………(brilliant) than other boys at his age

16 If you …… (pay) attention to the teacher’s lesson at the first time, you would understand the question now

17 The house ……….(situate) at the corner of a busy street in the future

18 I have to try my best ……… (get) good marks in the coming exam

19 Do you mind ……… (open) the door? It’s too hot in this room

20 An got the ………… (good) result for her exam last year

21 Why are you filling water into the bucket? – I ……… (wash) my car

• Choose the best phrase that fits each sentence:

22 It was not until their father came home _

23 , we couldn’t go picnic

24 _ I have ever talked to

25 If you had worked had, _

• Circle the underlined words/ phrases that need correcting:

26 My bicycle, whom I had left at the gate, disappeared

A B C D

27 I haven’t written to her any letter since I last see her

A B C D

28 Susan doesn’t play the piano so beautifully than her sister does

A B C D

29 They told us such an amused story that all of us laughed loudly

A B C D

III- Reading:

• Choose the best answer for each question:

BANGKOK Bangkok is the capital, largest urban area and primate city of Thailand In the span of over two hundreds years, Bangkok has been the political, social and economic center of not only Thailand but for much of South East Asia and Indochina as well Its influence in the arts, politics, fashion, education, entertainment as well as being the business, financial and cultural center of Asia has given Bangkok the status of global city The city’s mix of Thai, Chinese, Indian, Buddhist, Muslim and Western cultures combined with the driving force of the Thai economy makes it increasingly attractive to foreigners both for business and pleasure and has made the city one of the world’s top tourist destinations

Bangkok is the world’s 22nd largest city by population with approximately registered 8,160,522 residents (July 2007), but due to large unregistered influxes of migrants from the North East of Thailand and many of nations across Asia, the population of greater Bangkok is estimated at nearly

15 million people This has in turn shifted the country from being a rather homogenous Thai

population to increasingly a more vibrant mix of Western, Indian and Chinese people The capital is part of the heavily urbanized triangle of central and eastern region of Thailand, which stretches from Nakhon Ratchasima along Bangkok to the industrialized eastern seaboard

30 According to the passage, Bangkok has become a global city due to

B its strong development D its ancientness

31 Bangkok is the largest urban city in

32 All of the followings are the factors that has made Bangkok one of the world’s top tourist destinations EXCEPT

33 According to the passage, the population of Bangkok is increasing due to

34 The word “This” in paragraph 2 is the closest meaning to .

IV- Writing:

• Rewrite the following sentences as suggested:

35 “We are going to hold a house-warming party this Sunday” Tom said (turn into reported speech)

………

36 They went to the National Park to learn about animals (Make question for the underlined part)

………

37 I couldn’t finish my homework until midnight (It was not until……….)

………

38 My sister gave me a new pair of jeans on my birthday (turn into passive)

………

39 Prague is the capital of Czech Republic Prague is an ideal destination for many tourists

(combining the two sentences using a defining or non-defining relative clause)

………

40 You visited the city last summer It is now overpopulated (combining the two sentences using a defining or non-defining relative clause)

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