Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

David is particularly fond of cooking, and he often cooks really delicious meals

A. particularly

B. cooking

C. often

D. really

Identify one of the four underlined parts in each sentence that is not correct. Then get it right. Write your identification (A, B, C or D) and corrections in the spaces that follow. 

1. There (A) was (B) a very interesting news on (C) the radio this morning  (D) about the earthquake in Italy.

2. As soon (A) as I arrive (B) at my hotel, I’ll contact (C) with you (D) by phone.

3. Tom, (A) together with his two sisters, (B) are going (C) to join our trip (D) next weekend.

VI. Identify one underlined part in each of the sentences below that is not correct. Then correct the mistake.

     Write your choice A, B, C or D and the corrections in the spaces that follow. (10 pts)

0.       While she was on vacation, she buys gifts for her family.

   A                              B                     C      D           

1.       Either Linda or her sister have to do the housework every day.

   A               B                         C                      D

2.       Only when I have had a chance to know various occupations I will decide on my career.

        A                B                            C                                               D

3.       When I was a student, I used to visit cattle-raised farms to see how cows were fed.

              A                           B                     C                                                     D

4.       After living in England for a year, Lena finally got used to drive on the left.

              A        B                                                                            C          D

5.       Billy! I would like you to stop behaving as a clown and sit down.

                                    A                      B      C                            D

6.       In the three drivers, my father drives the most carelessly.

A   B                                              C          D          

7.       Almost students were able to find good jobs three to six months after graduation.  

                   A                 B               C                                                                D

8.       Have you considered to take an extra course in maths?

          A                                       B      C                        D

9.       He suggested that we discuss about the matter with the director.

             A                         B         C                        D

10.    Do you know a girl in blue standing over there?

 A                  B       C                             D

  Example:   0.     C     →         bought

1. _____  → ________________                            6. _____  → ________________          

2. _____  → ________________                          7. _____  → ________________          

3. _____  → ________________                          8. _____  → ________________          

4. _____  → ________________                          9. _____  → ________________          

5. _____  → ________________                      10. _____  → ________________           

V. Point out one of the underlined parts in each sentence that is not correct and get it right.

     Write A, B, C or D and your corrections in the spaces provided. Number 0 is an example. (10 pts)

0.       Did you hear from your cousins and friends recently?

                 A           B                          C                    D

1.       I want to do the job on myself because other people make me nervous.

           A                             B                        C                 D

2.       If I was in your place, I would make a trip to England.

              A             B                                C          D

3.       The harder you learn, the most knowledge you get.

                                   A          B              C                 D

4.       If you need to get into the flat, there’s a key below the doormat.

                 A                                B                   C            D

5.       They had a three-weeks holiday in Italy the year before last.

 A      B        C                                              D

6.       She asked me how did I go to work  every day.

                 A                B               C              D

7.       The choice of which restaurant to go to for tonight’s meal is entirely your.

                                       A                         B         C                                 D

8.       So far Linda has been writing 5 novels on the problems teenagers have to cope with in the new world.

                                        A                           B                            C                          D

9.       Jim’s grandfather left him 50,000 dollars, this was too much for him.

                                           A                   B       C                   D

10.   What I told her a few days ago were not the solutions to most of her problems.

           A                                       B                               C      D

I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

   Write your answer A, B, C or D in the spaces that follow. (5 pts)

It is often said that books are always a good friend and reading is an active mental process. Unlike TV, books make you use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter. Reading improves concentration and focus. Reading books takes brain power. It requires you to focus on what you are reading for long periods. Unlike magazines, the Internet posts or e-emails might contain small pieces of information. Books tell the whole story.. Since you must concentrate in order to read, you will get better at concentration. Many studies show if you do not use your memory; you lose it. Reading helps you stretch your memory muscles. Reading requires remembering details, facts and figures and in literature, plot lines, themes and characters.

Reading is a good way to improve your vocabulary. Do you remember that when you were at elementary school you learned how to infer the meaning of one word by reading the context of the other words in the sentence? While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will find yourself exposed to many new words.

Reading is a fundamental skill builder. Every good course has a matching book to go with it. Why? Because books help clarify difficult subjects. Books provide information that goes deeper than just classroom discussions By reading more books you become better informed and more of an expert on the topics you read about. This expertise translates into higher self-esteem. Since you are so well-read, people look to you for answers. Your feelings about yourself can only get better.

Books give you knowledge of other cultures and places. The more information you have got, the richer your knowledge is. Books can expand your horizons by letting you see what other cities and countries have to offer before you visit them.

1.       Books have great influence on _____.

A. TV                      B. friendship         C. brain                   D. muscles

2.       When you are reading a book, “_____.”

A. you have to read small pieces of information             B. you use your brain in concentration and focus

C. you have to read during a very long time                    D. you lose your memory

3.       A challenging book “_____.”

A. helps you to improve your vocabulary                         B. is only for primary pupils

C. can translate all new words                                            D. contains a lot of difficult vocabulary

4.       Books “_____.”

A. are compulsory in every course                                    B. are not needed in most of course

C make a sick patient feel better                                        D. contain less information than class discussions

5.       Books cannot give you “_____.”

A. knowledge       B. information       C. self-esteem       D. muscles

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

My brother is good with cooking and he can cook very delicious food.

A. good with

B. he can

C. very

D. delicious food

II. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow.

    Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)

Choosing the right career is very important. Most of us spend a great part of our lives at our jobs. For that reason, we should try to find out what our talents are and how we can use them. We can do this through aptitude tests, interviews with specialists and study of books in our field of interest. There are many careers open to catch of us. Perhaps we like science, then we might prepare ourselves to be chemists, physicists or biologists. Maybe our interests take us into the business world and  such work as accounting, personnel management or public relations. Many people find their place in government service, teaching, newspaper work, medicine, engineering. These and many other fields offer fascinating careers to persons with talent and training.

1.       It is important to find the right career because _____                                                                                          

A. It’s very easy to lose the job.                B. Most of us  spend a great part of our lives at our jobs.

C. We need money.                                  D. It’s difficult to find a job.

2.       We can find the right career by _____                                                  

A. asking for some useful advice.             B. finding out what our talents are and how we can use them.

C. travelling wherever we can.                 D. learning some foreign languages.

3.       We can find out what our talents are and how we use through _____

A. interviews with specialists.                   B. all are correct.

C. aptitude tests.                                      D. study of books in our field of interest.

4.       Careers found in the scientific world are _____                                                  

A. Biologists, chemists, physicists.           B. Physicists, biologists, accountants.

C. Businessmen, teachers, doctors.         D. Chemists, mathematicians, c.

5.       The theme of the passage is _____                                                  

A. Jobs in the society nowadays.              B. good jobs.

C. unemployment.                                    D. How  to find a right job nowadays.

Fill each of the blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word.

     Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (15 pts)

He was born in a very poor part of London. His father was a comedian and his mother worked (1) a dancer and singer. However, (2) of them was very successful, so the family had very (3) money. At one time they were (4) poor that he and his brother had to share one pair of shoes, and they had to take turns wearing them. The first time he himself earned money (5) dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved (6) was working in the theatre.

When he was about 15 he joined a travelling theatre company and went on trips to America. On (7) such tour he was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, (8) he eventually became both an actor and a film director. He was known to be a perfectionist, and sometimes (9) the other actors repeat a scene many times (10) he was finally satisfied with it.

Many people found him difficult and someone accused him of (11) mean, but it was really his early experiences of poverty (12) made him careful with his money. He died in Switzerland in 1977, (13) the age of 88. (14) is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his (15) and early upbringing. His name was Charlie Chaplin.

Mark  the  letter  A,  B,  C  or  D  in  your  answer  sheet  to  indicate  the  underlined  part  that  needs correction in each of the following questions.

The food that Mark is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious.

A. The food         

B. is cooking        

C. is smelling        

D. delicious