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There is great competition between different manufacturers to persuade customers to buy their products.. We buy a paticular product because we think that it is the best.. Great competiti

English test for good students

Date: September 20th 2008 Time: 90 minutes

I Read the text and do the task that follows

Advertising has become a very specialized activity in modern times In the business world today, supply is usually more than demand There is great competition between different manufacturers to persuade customers to buy their products They always have to remind the consumers that their product is the best They do this by advertising

The manufacturer advertises in newspapers and on posters He sometimes pays for songs about his products on radio programs He employs attractive salesgirls to distribute samples of it He organizes competitions with prizes for winners He often advertises on the screens of local cinemas Most important of all, in countries that have television he puts advertisement into programs Manufacturers often spend large sums of money on advertisements We buy a paticular product because we think that it is the best We usually think so because the advertisments say so Some people never pause to ask themselves if the advertisments are telling the truth

Choose the best answers

1 How many kinds of advertisments are mentioned in the passage?

2 Which of the following is NOT true ?

A Some people never have any doubts about what advertisements tell them

B Great competition exists between different manufacturers of the same products

C The customer usually demands more than the manufacturers can supply

D The manufacturerswants to persuade customers to buy his own brand

3 Which is the most important advertisement?

A Advertising in the newspapers

B Advertisements on TV programs

C Samples distributed by attractive salesgirls

D Prizes for the competition winners

4 The passage tells us that the customer usually buys a particular brand because he thinks

that

A he can get the prize

B it is the cheapest

C there is great competition between customers for the same brand

D it is the best

5 What can be the best title of the passage?

A Advertising

B Supply and demand

C The Manufacturer and the Customer

D Results of Advertisements

II Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

There are many (1) of snakes in the world However, (2) _ all of them are poisonous The most common snakes can sometimes (3) _ found in our garden These

harmless grass snakes vary in (4) from one foot to three feet They rarely bite people and are, in (5) _, shy creatures

Grass snakes eat insects and small animals (6) _ frog and chicks They are good (7) _ the garden (8) they keep away pets like rats and gophers

The more poisonous snakes , python and viper, live (9) _ the forests or in dense

vegetation such as swampland They do not actively attack people If the snake senses someone coming , it would (10) _ glide noiselessly than confront the person

III Read the text carefully and fill in each gap with a suitable word.

I am learning English because I am studying law and when I finish my course I (1) _

like to work for a big company, or possibly, I will continue my (2) _in Britain or in the USA

To do(3) of those things, it is important to reach a certain (4)

of English Another reason is (5) I want to communicate with foreign people because nowadays countries are becoming closer and closer You need to be (6)

to speak a foreign language if you want to travel (7) any problems My sister, who lives

in England, says that life is very different there and the weather is not so good Later this year I

am going to visit England and stay with my sister for two months I hope to (8) _ my level

of English I am certainly looking (9) _ to spending the summer in England After

studying at college for six weeks I will be going on holiday with my sister We plan to hire a car and visit the South West of the country, (10) _ I have heard, is very interesting with lovely countryside

IV Use the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets

1 It’s about time we (start) _ work.

2 If I ( not, meet) _ him yesterday, I would have to come back tomorrow.

3 I think she has no objection to (go) _ there.

4 He missed his flight because when he got to the airport, the plane (take) _off.

5 I’d rather you (not, tell) him what I told you

6 Neither my husband nor my children (meet) my uncle yet.

7 The news about the storm “ Katrina “ in the USA (already, broadcast) on

television several times so far

8 On the left (be) three paintings by Picasso.

9 The shark (attack) him while he was paddling on his surfboard

10 Anyone who (not, finish) _ his work won’t be allowed to leave now.

V Fill in each blank with a correct preposition

1.Finally they were able to rescue the people trapped the burning house

2 Poisonous gases occur _ the air naturally.

3 How far is your house _ your office, John?

4 paper, many other products can be recycled

5 There are some differences the two program

6 Vehicles account air pollutionin the city

7 We should provide any child _ a chance to go to school

8 He doesn’t take much exercise apart _ walking

9 Water is also a matter to take _ consideration

10 This picture reminds me my childhood

VI Rewrite the following sentences so that they mean almost the same as those printed before them.

1 He spends an hour getting to school

It takes

2 We went out in spite of the rain

Although _

3 Computers are used to design new models

People _

4 They say football is the best game to play

Football

5 We couldnhave lost that match if ther hadn’t been efforts from everyone of us

Without

6 They didn’t find the trip interesting because the weather was bad

Because of _

7 If you have finished your homework by midnight, you can go to the party

Unless

8 Mai is the best violinist in the family

Noone else _

9 John began playing the piano ten years ago

John has

10 He is so stupid that he can’t remember his lesson

So

The end

ANSWER SHEET

I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

1 It takes

………

2 Although

………

3

People……….

4

Football………

5

Without……… 6.Because of

………

7 Unless

………

8 Noone

else……….

9 John has

………

10

So………

ANSWER KEY

I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

1 It takes him an hour to get to school.

2 Although it rained, we went out

3 People use computers to design new models.

4 Football is said to be the best game to play.

5 Without efforts from everyone of us, we could have lost that match.

6.Because of the bad weather, they didn’t find the trip interesting.

7 Unless you have finished your homework by midnight , you can’t go to the

party.

8 Noone else in the family plays the violin as well as Mai.

9 John has been playing the piano for ten years.

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

ENGLISH FOR GOOD STUDENTS Name :………

Class : 9

School : ……….

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