Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences: 1. Helen apologized ______ Mark ______ keeping him waiting. A. to –to B. for – about C. with – for D. to – for 2. The last contestant was _________ for his rowdy behavior. A. not qualified B. disqualified C. unqualified D. disqualifying 3. Harry promised ________ pictures, but he forgot ________ his camera. A. to take – to bring B. to take – bringing C. taking – bringing D. taking – to bring 4. Healthy food is now increasing __________. A. on amount B. in importance C. on average D. in popularity 5. When I realized the mess, I felt _______. A. embarrassment B. embarrassed C. embarrassing D. embarrassingly 6. There was a long ________ in the conversation, and then suddenly everybody burst out laughing. A. interruption B. stop C. cease D. pause
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FIRST-SEMESTER ENGLISH EXAM
CLASS 11AB
Student’s full name:
Class: ………
Choose the best word or phrase to
complete the following sentences:
1 Helen apologized Mark
keeping him waiting
A to –to B for – about
C with – for D to – for
2 The last contestant was _ for his
rowdy behavior
A not qualified B disqualified
C unqualified D disqualifying
3 Harry promised pictures, but he
forgot his camera
A to take – to bring B to take – bringing
C taking – bringing D taking – to bring
4 Healthy food is now increasing
A on amount B in importance
C on average D in popularity
5 When I realized the mess, I felt _
A embarrassment B embarrassed
C embarrassing D embarrassingly
6 There was a long in the
conversation, and then suddenly everybody
burst out laughing
A interruption B stop
7 at the audience, the speaker
raised the first question
A Being looked B Looked
C Having looked D Looking
8 Suppose you _ 26 hours a day,
what _ you do?
A have / will B have/ can
C had / would D had had / would
9 you know the rules, you can
play the game
A While B Although
C Provided D As far as
10 _ interests have brought the
members of my team together
A Popular B Normal
C Sharing D Common
11 If it had not snowed heavily, we
home earlier
A must have come B will come
C would have come D would come
12 I am so scared I _ skiing again
A will never go B never went
C have never gone D would never go
13 _ the deposit, the man complained why he could not get the order
A Paying B Being paid
C Having paid D He paid
14 Bad events are avoided at New Year so that life will not be by bad luck
A brought B haunted
C deemed D celebrated
15 My mom objects to _ up boxing
A me to take B I taking
C I take D my taking
16 Beauty contests for teenagers are _ Many detest them, while others support them
A controversial B degrading
C indifferent D disagreeable
17 There are more immigrants in big cities due
to the job _
A occasions B chances
C opportunities D attractiveness
18 They our attention to the stage
by ringing the bells
19 I suggested for a walk, but nobody agreed
A going B that we went
C we could go D to go
20 The Jewish Rosh Hashanah is a _ holiday for fasting
A ornamental B solemn
C silent D mental
Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different
21 A retreat B contest
C decline D object
22 A sympathetic B conservative
C indifferent D comparative
23 A volunteer B remedial
C interpersonal D opportunity
24 A festival B previous
C repentance D ancestor
25 A attractive B sensitive
C athletic D familiar
Identify the mistake in each of the following sentences:
26 Working late into the night too frequently, your health is harmed
A Working B into
27 The man whom the police questioned denied to have come to the bank that night
A whom B questioned
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28 I regret telling everybody the truth
which makes them more worrying
A telling B the
C which D worrying
29 Had I send the letter in time, they would
have given me the job of my dream
A I send B in time
C would have given D of
30 I know you are a heavy smoker, but you
have to refrain off smoking in the meeting
room
A I know B heavy
Read the following passage and choose
the correct answers:
At midnight of 31st December throughout Great
Britain people celebrate the coming of the New
Year, by holding hands in a large circle and
singing For Auld Lang Syne ‘For auld lang
syne’ means ‘in memory of past time’ and the
words were written by Scotland’s most famous
poet, Robert Burns He wrote much of his
poetry in the Scots dialect
New Year’s Eve is a more important festival in
Scotland than it is in England, and it even has a
special name It is not clear where the word
‘hogmanay’ comes from, but it is connected
with the provision of food and drink for all
visitors to your home on 31st December In
addition, many people believe that you will
have good luck for the coming year if the first
person to enter your house after midnight is a
‘tall dark stranger’ It is also thought lucky if
this person brings a piece of coal and some
white bread Most Scots take part in a dance
on New Year’s Eve until the early hours of the
morning
31 What is wrong about the New Year’s Eve in
Scotland and England?
A A piece of coal and white bread means luck
B Food and drink is provided for all visitors
C People hold hands in a queue and sing
D People dance until early in the morning
32 New Year’s Eve is
A as important in both England and Scotland
B more important in England than in Scotland
C important in neither Scotland nor England
D more important in Scotland than in England
33 Who do Scottish people expect after
midnight on December 31st?
A A tall dark stranger
B Some people bringing white coal
C Robert Burns
D Many people to come to dance
34 What is ‘hogmanay’?
A good luck
B food and drink
C in memory of past time
D New Year’s Eve
35 ‘For Auld Lang Syne’
A was about Robert Burns
B was originally written in English
C was sung by a famous singer
D means ‘in memory of past time’
Choose the best answer to fill in each blank:
Healthy eating is undoubtedly the key to general well-being Our bodies are made up of (I)
we eat, so our fitness and vitality cannot possibly escape the effects of bad diet Sweets, chocolate and cake are fine in moderation, but trouble arises when people just can’t leave them alone, greedily (II) _ every possibly sticky item that comes their way Treatment is available (III) serious problem but avoidance is normally better than cure (IV) _ a careful choice when it comes to desserts, and have a good selection of fruit to round off a meal A reduction in your sugar intake may well hurt at first (V) _ you’ll feel better for it
36 (I)
A that B the fact that
C which D what
37 (II)
A to eat B eat
C eating D having eaten
38 (III)
A with B for
39 (IV)
A Take B Make
C Do D Give
40 (V)
A then B but
C so D when
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2 B
3 A
4 D
5 B
6 D
7 D
8 C
9 C
10 D
11 C
12 A
13 C
14 B
15 D
16 A
17 C
18 A
19 A
20 B
21 B
22 A
23 B
24 C
25 B
26 A
27 C
28 D
29 A
30 D
31 C
32 D
33 A
34 D
35 D
36 D
37 C
38 B
39 B
40 B