I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (3.0 points) 1 .Millions of Christmas cards _________ every year. A. is sent B. are sent C. send D. are sending 2. I don't know how_________ this game. A. play B. played C. to play D. playing 3. I take part _________ most of the youth activities of my school. A. on B. in C. to D. for 4. We're looking forward to_________ you earlier. A. see B. seeing C. saw D. be seeing 5. He had his father_________ his watch. A. fixed B. to fix C. fix D. fixing 6. Luckily, Peter had _________ to finish his final exam. A. many time B. enough time C. time enough D. some time 7. Tom_________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner. A. burnt B. was burning C. burn D. is burning 8. I must go now. I promised _________ late. A. not being B. not to be C. to not be D. not be no 9. Would you mind if I_________ a photo? A. take B. took C. taking D. will take 10. I _________ Cuba in 1990. A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. was visiting 11. It is_________ to find an expensive hotel in this town. A. difficult B. difficultly C. difficulty D. differ 12. _________you ever_________ to America yet? A. Have …been B. Were …being C. Were … been D. Are … been II. Write the correct form of the words in brackets. (1.0 point) 1. Stop, Nam! It's........................to be near the stove. (danger) 2 .The glass pieces are dried.......................................... . (complete) 3. My elder brother studies hard this year in order to pass the...................... exam to the university. (enter) 4. Please confirm your........................... date and time if you want to come with us. (arrive) III. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first one. (2 points) 1. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem in 1823. -> The poem…………………………………………………… 2. "We are waiting for the school bus", said the children. -> The children said .................................................................... 3. Roses can't possibly grow in such poor ground. -> It is impossible ....................................................................... 4. The last time I played tennis was in 1990. ->I haven't.................................................................................... IV. Read the passage and answer the questions. (2 points) THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA In China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of China. It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. It was made by hand. The Great Wall of China was built from 246 - 209 BC. The people of China made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the way. The Wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can walk along the top as if it were a road. No other defense line has ever been made as long as the Great Wall of China. 1. Where is the Great Wall? …………………………………………………………………… 2. When was it built? …………………………………………………………………… 3. What is it made of? …………………………………………………………………… 4. What was it built for? ……………………………………………………………………
I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (3.0 points)
1 .Millions of Christmas cards _________ every year.
A. is sent B. are sent C. send D. are sending
2. I don't know how_________ this game.
A. play B. played C. to play D. playing
3. I take part _________ most of the youth activities of my school.
A. on B. in C. to D. for
4. We're looking forward to_________ you earlier.
A. see B. seeing C. saw D. be seeing
5. He had his father_________ his watch.
A. fixed B. to fix C. fix D. fixing
6. Luckily, Peter had _________ to finish his final exam.
A. many time B. enough time C. time enough D. some time
7. Tom_________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner.
A. burnt B. was burning C. burn D. is burning
8. I must go now. I promised _________ late.
A. not being B. not to be C. to not be D. not be no
9. Would you mind if I_________ a photo?
A. take B. took C. taking D. will take
10. I _________ Cuba in 1990.
A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. was visiting
11. It is_________ to find an expensive hotel in this town.
A. difficult B. difficultly C. difficulty D. differ
12. _________you ever_________ to America yet?
A. Have …been B. Were …being C. Were … been D. Are … been
II. Write the correct form of the words in brackets. (1.0 point)
1. Stop, Nam! It's........dangerous................to be near the stove. (danger)
2 .The glass pieces are dried.................completely......................... . (complete)
3. My elder brother studies hard this year in order to pass the............entrance.......... exam to the university. (enter)
4. Please confirm your...............arrival............ date and time if you want to come with us. (arrive)
III. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first one. (2 points)
1. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem in 1823.
-> The poem…was written by Clement Clarke in 1823.…………………………………………………
2. "We are waiting for the school bus", said the children.
-> The children said ..(that) they were waiting for the school bus..................................................................
3. Roses can't possibly grow in such poor ground.
-> It is impossible ...for roses to grow in such poor ground.....................................................................
4. The last time I played tennis was in 1990. ->I haven't.....played tennis since 1990...............................................................................
IV. Read the passage and answer the questions. (2 points)
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA In China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of China. It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. It was made by hand. The Great Wall of China was built from 246 - 209 BC. The people of China made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the way. The Wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can walk along the top as if it were a road. No other defense line has ever been made as long as the Great Wall of China.
1. Where is the Great Wall? …The Great Wall is in China…………………………………………………………………
2. When was it built? …It was built from 246 - 209 BC…………………………………………………………………
3. What is it made of? …It is made of brick and earth.…………………………………………………………………
4. What was it built for? …It was built to keep out their enemies.…………………………………………………………………