E2 mid term review 3

MID-TERM REVIEW 3
COURSE: ENGLISH 2
I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
A. Which word is stressed differently from the others?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A. tiny
A. museum
A. original
A. generosity
A. support

B. village
B. liberal
B. Venezuela
B. disability
B. mental

C. retire
C. Germany
C. thermometer
C. hydrotherapy
C. single

D. centre
D. whereabouts
D. believable

D. mathematician
D. swallow

B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

A. food
A. unit
A. tree
A. bathroom
A. describe

B. look
B. usually
B. between
B. clothes
B. verb

C. soon
C. unfit
C. sleep
C. both
C. doubt

D. tool
D. useful

D. cheer
D. north
D. subject

II. VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer for each sentence.
11. She had to try hard to______ difficulties in her life.
12.

13.

14.
15.

16.

17.

18.
19.

A. discover
B. overcome
C. recover
D. recognise
Many Australian people suffer from ______ in the spring which makes them sneeze and their eyes
water all the time.
A. a sore throat
B. asthma
C. a stomach ache D. hay fever

Mary used to care only about herself all the time but her ________ has changed for the better since
she started this new job.
A. reaction
B. emotion
C. attitude
D. depression
The living condition in this poor area are __________ to visitors from developed countries.
A. unaffordable
B. inevitable
C. unacceptable
D. unfit
Frank hasn’t been very well recently. He keeps complaining about headaches, inadequate sleep and
______ of appetite.
A. lack
B. loss
C. damage
D. shortage
A ______ is a building containing local government offices and, in Britain, usually used for public
meetings, concerts, etc.
A. town centre
B. police station
C. theatre
D. town hall
Last year I broke a mirror accidentally and cut my arm badly. It took a month for the injury to
______.
A. heal
B. recover
C. cure
D. treat
She took some sleeping pills earlier, so she can’t ________ on anything.

A. contribute
B. rely
C. pay attention
D. concentrate
We live in an increasingly ___________ and fearful society.
A. paranoid
B. fantastic
C. amazing
D. paradise


20. When you’ve got a fever, you can use a (an) ______ to take your body temperature.

A. thermometer

B. inhaler

C. painkiller

D. stitch

21. The opening of this section of the road is _________ until September.
22.
23.
24.
25.

26.
27.

28.
29.
30.

A. cancelled
B. delayed
C. stopped
D. banned
______ can affect your ability to express and understand language, both spoken and written.
A. Indigestion
B. Schizophrenia C. Aphasia
D. Depression
Air pollution has reached alarming levels in China, especially in ______ areas.
A. rural
B. industrial
C. agricultural
D. financial
We sailed______ the coast, admiring the view of the castle perching high on the cliffs above the sea.
A. past
B. around
C. along
D. opposite
Eating late at night can give you ________, a pain in your stomach because it cannot break down the
food you have eaten.
A. indigestion
B. hiccups
C. diarrhoea
D. a stroke
Our price are __________ to those in other shops.
A. comparable

B. advisable
C. affordable
D. inevitable
Pattaya is an exciting city. It has a (an) _______ with bars, clubs and a lot of shows around the clock.
A. historic site
B. good transport system
C. industrial park
D. 24-hour culture
You can _________ crimes online, at police stations, or in an emergency, you should dial 999.
A. inform
B. tell
C. report
D. prevent
Although I hadn’t seen him for 10 years, I recognized him immediately by the ______ on his face.
A. stitch
B. cut
C. bite
D. scar
Even in small companies, computers are a (an) ________ tool.
A. inevitable
B. essential
C. incredible
D. reliable

III.GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, D) that best completes each sentence.
31. We _______ pay now. We _______ pay when we get there.
A. have to / won’t

B. don’t have to / can

C. can / can’t

D. should / don’t have to

32. I love _______ flowers, especially _______ flowers in your garden.
A. Ø / Ø

B. the / the

C. Ø / the

D. the / Ø

33. Boy: Do you mind if I come home late tonight? ~ Woman: ________
A. I’d rather you didn’t

B. No, of course not

C. Yes, of course

D. A & B are correct

34. In football, you ________ touch the ball with your hands. It is against the rules.
A. can’t

B. shouldn’t

C. won’t

D. don’t have to

35. He goes to _______ work ______ car late at _______ night when everybody is sleeping.


A. Ø / Ø / Ø

B. Ø / a / Ø

C. the / the / the

D. the / Ø / the

36. John: Please, we need it urgently. ~ Maria: We ______ see what we can do to help you.
A. are going to

B. can

C. ‘ll

D. Ø

37. I _______ take this book back to the library or I’ll get a fine.
A. ‘ll

B. can

C. have to

D. don’t have to

38. _______ look for another job? This one is so boring.
A. You ought to

B. Why don’t you

C. Maybe you should

D. All are correct

39. Boy: Mom, I have broken the clock. ~ Woman: Don’t worry. I _______ tell your father.
A. ‘ll

B. ‘m not going to C. don’t

D. won’t

40. John: _______ if I pay you later? ~ Tom: Well, actually, I’d rather you didn’t.
A. Do you agree

B. Do you mind

C. Is it OK

D. B & C are correct

41. We left _____ England, flew over _______ Atlantic Ocean and made a quick stop in ______ Paris.
A. Ø / Ø / Ø

B. Ø / the / Ø

C. the / the / the

D. the / Ø / the

42. You ______start early or else you _______ get there on time.
A. shouldn’t / can’t

B. have to / can

C. shouldn’t / can

D. don’t have to / will

43. Julie: There’s no more milk in the fridge.
John: I know, I _________ go and get some when this TV programme finishes.
A. ‘ll

B. ‘m going to

C. Ø

D. All are correct.

44. _______ ask your father. I don’t know the answer.
A. Please

B. Why don’t you

C. Do you mind if I D. Is it OK if I

45. You _____ drink and drive. You _______ kill yourself and many others.
A. ought not to / can’t

B. can / shouldn’t

C. can’t / don’t have to

D. shouldn’t / can

IV. CLOZE PASSASGE
Read the following passage and then choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each blank.


Amazon.com was one of the first companies to try to sell (46) __________ on the Internet. It
started as an online bookstore, but soon (47) ___________ , selling DVDs, CDs, videos and MP2
downloads, software, video games, electronics, furniture, food, toys, and jewelry. Jeff Bezos was a
successful vice-president of D.E.Shaw, a Wall Street firm. One day he had a (an) (48)__________ of the
future. He thought, “The World Wide Web is growing 2,000 percent a year. It’s going to continue to grow.
Shopping is going to move to the Internet. People are going to shop online”. He quit his job and drove across
the country to Seatle Washington. There he started an online bookstore (49) ________ the Amazon River.
Bezos had very little money. The company began in a garage and at first there were very few
(50)_________.
46. A. information

B. computers

C. food

D. products

47. A. specialized

B. diversified

C. changed

D. improved

48. A. picture

B. imagination

C. vision

D. forecast

49. A. located near

B. facing

C. named after D. All are correct.

50. A. orders

B. bills

C. contracts

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D. offers