English Test 13 pptx

English Test 13.
I. Choose the best answer for each question and then write it in the column Answers ( from 1 to 10).
Answers
1. ________, I’m sure he would have eaten it. 1
a. Unless he had been hungry b. However he had been hungry 2
c. As if he had been hungry d. Had he been hungry 3
2. Have this one , _____________? 4
a. do you b. don’t you c. will you d. haven’t you 5
3. My mother got home ____________ ago. 6
a. a half of hour b. an hour’s half c. half an hour d. a half hour 7
4. Her father smokes cigers, and ____________ does ____________. 8
a. either my father b. also mine c. too my father d. so mine 9
5. ________ your rain – coat: it’s begun to rain. 10
a. Wear b. Put on c. Take off d. Buy
6. Look at these two pieces of material I’ve just bought. Which do you like _________?
a. more than b. better c. best d. most
7. Mr Smith is very fond of sports. He goes to the Sports Club to watch the _____ every Sunday.
a. racing horse b. horse races c. race horse d. horsing race.
8. The exact questions she had prepared perfect answers for _________ in the exam.
a. came out b. came on c. came up d. came through
9. She is one of those who ___________ money.
a. enjoys to spend b. enjoy spending c. enjoys spend d. enjoys spending
10. Each of them ________ to bring _________ own book to the next class.
a. are his b. is theirs c. is his d. are its
II. Choose the underlined word with different sound and then write it in the column Answers ( from 11 to 15)
Answers
11. a. church b. chimney c. cheek d. cholera 11
12. a. cleaned b. played c. snowed d. brushed 12
13. a. smoker b. comic c. focus d. hostess 13
14. a. status b. rate c. basis d. stack 14
15. a. shout b. sugar c. share d. surgery 15

III. Give the correct form of word given and then write it in the column Answers ( from 16 to 25 )
Answers
16. English is an international communication because of the ___ of borrowings. SIMILAR 16
17. She felt a sense of _________ when she heard the terrible news. LOSS 17
18. Those rose bushes need protection. Spray them with ___________. INSECT 18
19. He’s a very bad – tempered, ________ man. He’s always quarrelling. ARGUE 19
20. An airport ____ since its closure ten years before it was used for car racing USE 20
21. The schools are ________, ill – equipped, and in poor condition. STAFF 21
22. The poor child is _________ lost in the forest. HOPE 22
23. _________ tablets should be taken two hours before starting a journey. SEASICK 23
24. He has a ___________ reputation as a fighter. FEAR 24
25. He used to visit her every Friday morning with unfailing _________ REGULAR 25
IV. Find a suitable word in each sentence and then write it in the column Answers ( from 26 to 35 )
Answers
(26) ______ the people of ancient Egypt, life on earth was short. Life after death, however, was 26
eternal. Therefore they built their tombs of stone and they took their possessions with them into 27
(27) ______ world. The more important the person, the greater the tomb. The Pharaoh’s tombs 28
were the largest. The Pharaohs were the rulers of the country and when they dies they (28) ____ 29
Gods. Many of their tombs remain, some of them have become one of the wonders of the world. 30
These are the pyramids. 31
The (29) _______ of these huge stone mountains is to protect the burial chamber from the 32
weather and from thieves who might (30) ____ to steal the gold, jewels and precious possessions
33
placed there to accompany the dead ruler into eternal life. 34
Their shapes, with four triangular (31) _______ spreading from a single point, represented the 35
rays of the sun connecting Ra, the god of the sun, with the dead ruler.
Their position on the west bank of the River Nile was (32) ______ the sun set everday. All the burial grounds
in ancient Egyptians (33) _______ on the west bank of the river.
At Giza, across the river from Cairo, the ancient Egyptians (34) _________the greatest tomb of all: the Great
Pyramid of King Cheops.

But (35) _______ the ancient Egyptians moved and lifted those huge blocks of stone remains a mystery. Some
believe that they must have used ramps. Other think that they might have used hundreds of weight arms.
V. Read the passage carefully and write the answers ( from 36 to 40).
Although stage plays have been set to music since the era of the Ancient Greeks when the drams of Sophocles
and Aeschylus were accompanied by the Iyres and flutes, the usually accepted date for the beginning of opera
as we know it is 1600. As part of the celebration of the marriage of King Henry IV of France to the Italian
aristocrat Mria de Medici, the Florentine composer Japoco Peri produced his famous “ Euridice”, generally
considered to be the first opera. Following his example, a group of Italian musicians called the Camerata began
to revive the style of musical story that had been used in Greek tragedy.
36. What is the date for the beginning of opera?
37. What did Jacopo Peri produce his “ Euridice” for ?
38. What was the Camerata ?
39. What is generally regarded as the first opera ?
40. Since when have stage plays been set to music ?

VI. Rewrite the sentences starting with the words given without changing their meaning ( from 41 to 50 ).
41. Although she lives far away from him, they always contact to each other.
Despite
42. The dog that chases our cat belongs to those people.
Those are
43. The only thing they didn’t steal was the old television.
They stole
44. Is this the only way to reach the beach ?
Isn’t there
45. Is it essential to meet your friend at the station ?
Does your friend
46. Barbara sings so well that she is never short of work
Barbara is
47. I wish I could go on a holiday with you.
It’s such

48. I wasn’t interested in the film so I turned the TV off.
I didn’t find
49. Your results would improve if you worked harder.
Your results
50. Are you still looking for a house ?
Haven’t you

VII. Use the given words to write a complete sentence. Words can be changed or added but not omitted
51. world / today / be / 5,000 / 6,000 live language / of / English / by far / most – widely / use.

52. As / mother tongue / rank / second / Chinese / which / little / use / outside China.

53. Approximate / 350 million / speak / English / first language.

54. It / English / use / language / aviation / international / sport / pop music.

55. 75% / world mail / English / 60% / world / radio station / broadcast / English.

56. English / use / official / 44 countries / language / business / commerce / technology / other

57. effective / medium / communication.

58. However / written English / not / systematicaly phinetic / cause / difficulty / foreigner.

59. number / world / variety / English / exist .

60. They / have / distinctive / aspect / pronunciation / useage / by / they / recognize.