TEST 1
TIME: 60 minutes
Total: 100 points

I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage. (20pts)
Linda is from England, but she (live) …………….. in the United States. She (work) ……………..for a women’s magazine. She (start) ……………..writing articles many years ago. She (write) ……………..many articles. As a journalist, she (visit) ……………..nearly every city in the world. Recently, she (be) ……………..to a number of countries in Africa. Now she (be) ……………..on holiday in Italy. She (go) ……………..there three days ago. She (say) ……………..she (return) ……………..to the United States next week.

II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. (20pts)
1. I haven’t had any news of Liz ……………..2003.
A. in B. before C. on D. since
2. The house is …………….. small for us to live in.
A. very B. too C. such D. so
3. Do you mind …………….. on your own?
A. live B. to live C. living D. lived
4. This is the factory …………….. my father used to work.
A. where B. what C. when D. which
5. You must leave now …………….. you will be late for school.
A. unless B. if C. because D. or
6. All of us were ……………..that he was successful in the final exam.
A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
7. Radium was …………….. by Marie Curie.
A. discover B. discovered C. discoverer D. discovery
8. I don’t think that film is ……………..
A. bore B. bored C. boring D. boringly
9. She was born ……………..June 26th, 1995.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
10. The man …………….. you met on Main Street yesterday is your new teacher.
A. which B. when C. whose D. who

III. Complete the sentences by filling each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals. (10pts)
E.g: You must be careful when you open that door. (CARE)
1. Gases from factories are extremely …………….. (HARM)
2. We’ve decided to interview only ten ……………..for the job. (APPLY)
3. The water is …………….. You can’t drink it. (POLLUTE)
4. Boys and girls may behave ……………..in this situation. (DIFFER)
5. He was the greatest ……………..of the time. (SCIENCE)

IV. Read the following passage carefully. Use the suggested words to make questions, then answer them. (10pts)
There are about 5,000 living languages in the world today, but only about six of them are major languages of the world. Two-thirds of the word’s population speak those languages. More than 350 million people speak English as their first language. Nobody knows exactly how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English. This is because of the huge population of China. It is true that English is the most widespread language on Earth. It is the language of business, technology, sports and aviation.

1. How many/ living languages/ there/ world/ today?
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2. How many/ there/ speak/ English/ first language?
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3. Anyone/ know/ exact/ many people/ English/ foreign language?
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4. Which/ language/ have/ speaker/ English?
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5. Chinese/ be/ most widespread/ language/ Earth?
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V. Complete the following sentences, using a word or phrase. (10pts)
1. If you don’t work hard, you ………………………… the exam.
2. Marie Curie, …………………………father was a Polish, was a French physicist.
3. World population will continue to rise …………………………we try to reduce it.
4. The girl …………………………in front of the school gate is our new classmate.
5. Even …………………………tired, Mrs. Hoa helped me with my homework.

VI. Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition to complete the following passage. (20 pts)
Mark Twain is a famous American writer. His name was Samuel Langhorn Clemens and Mark Twain was his pen name. He was born in a small town (