de thi HSG A09

A09

I/ GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY: (Toång soá caâu: 70 )
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.Write your answers in the
space provided. There is an example at the beginning o.
0.Would you please be kind enough to ------- me to the station?
a. aim b. turn c. direct d. signal
1. I’m sure they were ----- lies!
a. telling b. making c.doing d. saying
2. It was clear that the young couple was ----- of taking the charge of the restaurant.
a. responsible b. reliable c. capable d. able
3. Unfortunately, his illness turned out to be extremely --------- so he was kept in isolation.
a. influential b. infectious c. individual d. inoffensive
4. She has just bought ----- expensive new furniture.
a. an b. some c. these d. those
5. I’d like to have myshoes ----- at once.
a. repair b. repairing c. repaired d. being repaired
6.this morning the postman was ------ down the street by my dog.
a. hunted b. chased c. run d. sped
7.After the water workers went on strike there was a ------ of water.
a. drain b. shortage c. loss d. decrease
8. From the hotel there is a good ------ of the mountains.
a. vision b. view c. sight d. picture
9. the three friends all ------ for the job.
a. requested b. chose c. applied d. referred
10. He refused to give up the work, he’d won a million pounds.
a. despite b. however c. even though d. as though
11. Shy people often find it difficult to ------ group discussions.
a. take place in b. take part in c. get on with d. get in touch with
12. It ------ a lot of patient to be a nurse.
a. uses b. takes c. spends d. costs

13. After I ------- finished working, I switched off the machine.
a. have b. had c. having d. to have
14. Before he got married, Danny always went out on Saturday nights.
a. would b. use to c. used to d. is used to
15/ The --------- of the sugar is of course to sweeten the machine.
a. reason b.cause c. need d. purpose
16. It was nine years ago ----------- Sir Alfred returned from America.
a. that b. when c. when that d. since
17. The by-laws say that all dogs ------- be kept on a lead in the park.
a. ought b. need c.must d. have
18.You will become ill------- you stop working so hard.
a. until b. when c. unless d.if
19.My doctor ----- me to take up swimming as it is such good exercise.
a.suggested b. proposed c. advised d.said
20.He was very upset by the ------ of his English examination.
a. result b. failure c. effect d. success
Part 2: The passage below, each line contains an error. Identify by choosing A,B,C
or D .
The evening meal at Bateman’s bay brings together thee ------(1)-----------
generations: 18 months-old Sammeer, his sister Nina, their ------(2)--------------
parents Rubina and Haleem and the granparent. Sometimes -------(3) --------
there are other family members as good . “ People catch up with ----(4) ----
each other at meal times,” say cousin Shamreen. “ We usually --------(5)------
eat quite later, about 8.30 or 9.00 p.m, because we wait for ------(6) -----
everyone to get in. It’s importance to have a table that’s ----------(7) ---
lays out, although during the week it’s usually just a couple of -----(8)---
dish. Weekends are bit more special!” Rubina will normally -------(9)------
cook a ricy dish, a meat curry and sometimes a salad. ------(10 )-------------
1. a. the b. at Bateman’s c.bay d.brings
2. a.generations b.months c. old d.their

3. a.parents b. the c. granparent d.sometimes
4.a. are b. as c. good d. up with
5. a. at b. times c. say d.cousin
6. a.later b.about c. because d. wait for
7.a.in b. importance c. a d. that’s
8. a.lays b. although c.during d. just a
9. a.dish b. are c.bit more d. normally
10. a. a b. ricy c. a d. a salad
Part 3: Choose the best answer: Example: (0) commercial
THE HISTORY OF FISHING
(0)------ fishing has been carried out since the middle ages. Before that it was (1) ----- to keep fish for
long periods, but the development of (2) ----- method such as drying and salting made it possible for
(3) ------- to go on fishing trips further away. In fact, although Europeans were completely (4) ----- of
America’s(5)------, they were already fishing near its coats then. They were, however, still (6) -------
to keep fish freshfor any (7) ------- of time.
All this changed as a result of the new (8) -------- advances in refrigeration in the 19
th
century.
Soon the (9) ----- waters of Africa and the Mediterranean were full of Northern European fishing
boats. In the 20
th
century, scientific(10) -------- made during the Second World War were used for
discovering large groups of fish.
1. a. possible b. possibility c. impossible d. impossibility
2. a. store b. storage c. storing d.stores
3. a. fishing b. fishermen c. fish d. fishes
4. a. aware b. awareful c. unware d.unwareful
5. a.exist b. existence c.existent d. existential
6.a. una ble b. able c. ability d. unability
7. a. length b. long c. lengthen d. lengths

8. a. technological b. technology c. technical d. technologically
9. a. coaster b.coastline c. coast d. coastal
10. a. discovery b. discoveries c. discover d. discovers
Part 4: Give the correct verb forms:
Example: 0.was serving
I woke up while the flight attendant (o) ---- breakfast. The plane was crossingthe Channel, and
when I (1) ---- out of the window, I could see ships far below. I (2) ---- home after a long time
abroad.I had been away for over twenty years. I didn’t know what (3) ---- . I wondered whether things
(4) ------ much.
The plane landed and the bus (5) ----- us to the terminal building. After I (6) ------ my luggage,
I walked out of the baggage hall. I didn’t know whether anyone (7) ---- there to meet me. But when I
appeared, I had a big surprise. Almost half my family was there. It was wonderful.
“ You (8) --- the old town,” my sister told me. “ Almost everything (9) ---- since you last
saw it. They’ve built a new shopping centre near the park. The old townhall (10) ----- by fire about
five years ago. They’re building a new one at the moment. They (11) --- --it for the past three years in
fact, but they (12) ----- it yet.”
I’ve been back for nearly a month now. And my sister was right. The place (13) ---- very
different, but strangely enough it still (14) the same, because the people that I love are here. I’m
leaving again in a few weeks’time, but I know that even if I’m away for twenty years again, this (15)
my home.
1.a. look b. looked c. was looking d. had looked
2. a. was coming b. came c. have come d. had come
3. a. expect b. expecting c. to expect d. to be expected
4. a. changed b. have changed c. was changed d. had changed
5. a. was taking b. took c. had taken d.was taken
6. a.collect b. was collecting c. collected d. have collected
7. a. was b. is c. had been d. has been
8. a. will not have recognized b. will not recognize c. recognize d. recognized
9.a. change b. changed c. had changed d. has changed
10. a. destroyed b. was destroying c. was destroyed d. had destroyed

11. a.have been building b. have been built c. were building d. were built
12.a.didn’t finish b. hadn’t finished c. haven’t finished d. weren’t finishing
13. a. looks b. looked c. was looking d. was looked
14. a. felt b. feels c. has felt d. had felt
15. a. is always b. was always c. will always be d. has always been
Part 5: Fill in the blank with a suitable article/ preposition:
1. I have ----- big supper, I can’t sleep at ---- night.
a. a/ Þ b. Þ / the c. the/ the d. Þ/ Þ
2. Summer is ------- warmest season but ------- summer of 1971 was unusually cool.
a. a/ a b. the / a c. the / the d. the / Þ
3. ----- big books on ------ table are for my history class.
a. the/ the b.a/ a c. the / a d. Þ / the
4. Love of money is ------ root of all evil.
a. Þ b. a c. the d. an
5. Tung’s father bought him------ bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.
a. Þ b. a c. the d. an
6. The Minister listened to the arguments for and-------- the planned airport.
a. from b. away from c. down d. against
7. a. She put--------- speaking to him as long as possible.
a. off b. over c. away d. back
8. The car is old but reliable; so far it hasn’t let me ------- .
a. in b.up c.down d through
9. The gun went ------- as he was cleaning it but luckily he wasn’t hurt.
a. out b. by c. off d. over
10. When the alarm went off, Mick just turned ----- and went back to sleep.
a. down b. over c.up d. out
11. I really like Joe’s dad but I don’t get ------ with his mother at all.
a. out b.by c. on d. through
12. Can you deliver this letter ------ hand?
a. by b. with c. in d. to

13. I doubt whether he can keep ------ his efforts much longer as he looks very tired.
a. in b. up c. on d. on with
14The smelt of the floor polish still brings ------ memories of my old school.
a.back b. up c. on d. over
15. The evening with my old school friends brought ---------- a lot of happy memories.
a. up b. in c. round d. back
II/ READING:
Part 1: Read the passages and then choose the best answer a.b.c or d:
Mr lawyer, Mr Turner, is the only man I know who has seen a ghost. He is a quiet
even-tempered man whose life is spent in dealing with facts. He is a last person in the world
to give way to fantasy. He has a wife and two children of whom he is proud, takes a modest
holiday abroad every year and spends his Sundays gardening. He is knowledgeable about art
and architecture, though he doesn’t pretend to be an expert by any means. It is, therefore, all
the more suprising that he should be so insistent about the ghost. It happened, so he says, like
this:
He was travelling from London to the North of England by train. It was a misty
November evening and the train was half empty. In fact for the first part of the journey Mr
Turner had the carriage to himself and sat dozing over a newpaper. However at the first stop a
passenger jumped in, slamming. He was a striking looking young man with dark, bushy hair
and bright intelligent eyes. He was dressed rather oddly in a long waisted coat with silver
buttons, tight trousers and an embroidered waistcoast. Mr Turner did not pay much attention
to this because people wear all sorts of extravagant clothes these days and he had long grown
accustomed to them.
Presently, the two men got into conversation, as people do on long journeys. Mr
Turner was interested to discover that the young man was very knowledgeable about Art – in
particular portraits. His name, he said was Joseph Hart, and he was on his way to visit an
exhibition. It seemed that he worked in a famous London Art Gallery- a picture restorer,
perhaps, thought Mr Turner, for he seemed to know a great deal about varnishes and paints,
and even more about the subjects of certain portraits. When Mr Turner asked his opinion of
the portrait of a famous judge by an artist he admired, his companion laughed and said. “ He’s

only a reproduction- a good one I agree but you can’t talk to a reproduction.” He spoke as
though the person in the portrait were still living.
After a while the carriage got hot and steamy and Mr Turner dropped off. He woke up
just as the train was drawing up at a junction with a grinding of brakes. His companion had
disappeared.
A few days later, having returned to London, Mr Turner found himself near the Art
Gallery. Moved by some impulse, he went in and enquired for Joseph Hart. The attendant
directed him to a room devoted to early nineteenth century portraits of well-known men.
There was no-one in the room and Mr Turner looked about him. Without knowing quite how
he had got there, he found himself standing in front of a full-length portrait of a dark young
man in tight trousers and an embroidered waistcoat. The eyes smiled at him with a hint of
amusement. The name-plate at the foot of the picture read: Joseph, Gentleman, 1800-1835.
1. What kind of person was Mr Turner?
A. imaginativeB. fantastic C. sensible D. insensitive
2. Although he was a lawyer, Mr Turner
A. pretended to know a lot about Art.
B. knew something about Art
C. pretended to take an interest in Art
D. intended to learn more about Art.
3. When the passenger entered Mr Turner’s compartment
A. he was painting B. he was running
G. the train was just leaving D. the carriage was half-empty
4. The passenger’s clothes didn’t seem strange to Mr Turner because
A. he was used to wearing strange clothes
B. he liked people who wore strange clothes
C. everyone he knew wore strange clothes
D. he had seen a lot of people in strange clothes
5. Mr Turner thought the young man might
A. be an Art Dealer B. be an Art Expert
C. renew old pictures D. paint reproductions of old pictures

6. Why wouldn’t the passenger give an opinion on the portrait of the judge?
A. the judge wasn’t alive B. . the judge was still alive
C. the picture was a copy D. he hadn’t seen it
7. When did Mr Turner first realise that the passenger had gone?
A. when the train started
B. after the train had stopped
C. just before the train had stopped
D. when the train was leaving the station
8. Why did Mr Turner go into the Art Gallery?
A. he was walking past there
B. he had never been there before
C. he had planed to do so
D. he suddenly decided to
9. In the part of the gallery that Mr Turner was directed to
A. there were a lot of pictures by unknown people
B. there were a lot of nineteen century people.
C. no-one else was looking at the pictures
D. he only saw one portrait.
10. When Mr Turner looked at the portrait of Joseph Hart
A. he smiled at it
B. he thought it smiled at him
C. he didn’t recognise it
D. he was amused.
Part 2:Reading the passage 2:
Look at the statements below about passengers arriving at an airport. Read the text to decide if each
statement is correct or incorrect. Mark T if you think the notes are right and mark F if you think the
notes are wrong.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PASSENGERS
ARRIVAL
when the plane lands, you are requested to keep your seat belt fastened until the light goes off and

remain in your seat until the plane stops moving. This is for your own comfort and safety.
LEAVING THE AIRPORT
If you are ending your journalist at this airport, you should go up to the escalator to passport
control and customs. If you are traveling further by rail or coach, you will find an information desk