THE FIRSTSEMESTER EXAMINATION 03

In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.. She worked very hard in difficult conditions.[r]

Full name: _ THE FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION Class: 10 2012-2013 - Time: 45'

I Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (1 point)

1 A received B worked C obtained D harbored

2 A father B announce C mature D career

3 A polite B literature C guide D kind

4 A technology B teaching C purchase D lunch

II Choose the best answer (2 points)

1 The clothes are still dirty because I forgot _ on the machine

A switching B to switch C switch D switched

2 Students for _

English is a second language should consider taking the course

3 The meeting had been cancelled _ the chairman's absence

A because B because of C in spite of D although

4 His parents never allow him

5 If it , we'll have the party outside

A wouldn't rain B doesn't rain C didn't rain D won't rain

6 This computer isn't capable _ running this software

A for B of C in D on

7 _ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself

A Although B In spite of C Because D Instead of

8 This is the fifth time you me the same question

9 Television can make things

because it presents information in anthings effective way

A memory B memorial C memorable D memorably

10 Nowhere in the world such fine emeralds as in Colombia

A tourists can purchase B can tourists purchase

C where tourists can purchase D that tourist can purchase

III Choose the best choice to complete the dialogue (2 points)

Tony : (1) _ Ann : In a house near Brighton

Tony : (2) _ Ann : For three years

Tony : (3) _ Ann: The house we had before was too small We need somewhere bigger Tony : (4) _ Ann : I work in a bank

Tony : (5) _ Ann : I don't earn much Just about £ 15.000 a year

1 A What's your address? B Where are you?

2 A You have lived there for how long?

B How long have you lived there? C How many years have you lived there?

D How long do you live there?

3 A Why did you move? B Why you moved?

C Why did you moved? D Can you tell me the reason why did you move?

4 A What do you work? B What your job is?

C What you do? D What do you do?

5 A How much do you earn? B How much money do you take?

C How about money do you earn? D Do you earn how much money?

IV Choose one option that best fits each of the numbered blank (3 points)

All early television was broadcast in black and white Color television was possible, but it was too (1) and of very poor quality (2) the middle of the 1950s Color television broadcasts began in the United States in 1954, in Japan in 1960, and

in Europe in 1967

The first (3) on the moon was broadcast (4) on television in 1969, and now television programs are (5) all over the world immediately through the (6) of the satellites that transmit the (7) from the earth, through (8) , and back to the earth More people now (9) their news and information through television than through newspapers and radio The development of television is one

of the most rapid and exciting (10) of our century

1 A bulky B complicated C expensive D valuable

3 A arriving B flying C landing D moving

4 A live B active C current D quick

5 A grown B developed C practiced D transmitted

7 A sounds B pictures C signals D programs

8 A space B atmosphere C distance D area

10 A problems B facts C events D issued

V Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the sentence printed before (2 points)

1 In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard

A She worked very hard in difficult conditions

B She worked very hard but she still lived in difficult conditions

C She worked very hard even though her living conditions were difficult.

D She worked very hard because her living conditions were difficult

2 It was impossible to find Tom anywhere

A Tom was unable to go anywhere

B Tom could not be found anywhere.

C It was possible to find Tom

D Tom could go anywhere he liked

3 Fewer people came to the meeting than we had expected

A Too many people came to the meeting

B There were more people at the meeting than we had expected

C There were not enough seats for all people as we had expected

D We had expected more people to come to the meeting.

4 The results of the research are not only impressive, but also alarming.

A The results of the research are not alarming but impressive

B The results of the research are alarming, but not impressive

C The results of the research are not either impressive or alarming

D The results of the research are both impressive and alarming.

5 Mark is not interested in teaching

A Mark would like to teach

B Teaching is not interesting to Mark.

C Mark didn't think teaching is interesting

D Mark knows how to teach