Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Why not look up the new word in a dictionary _______ you don’t know it? 

A. though 

B. that 

C. if 

D. whether 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.

Question 13: You should have a dictionary to_________the words that you don’t know their meanings.

A. look for                     B. look up            C. look into                    D. look after

Question 14: Mrs. McCarthy lives in a small flat_________having a lot of money in the bank.

A. although                     B. in spite             C. despite                       D. even

Question 15: His car _________when he was only half way home.

A. broke down                B. got down                    C. broke over                           D. got over

Question 16: The camera……….. Sarah bought yesterday was made in Japan.

         A. who                   B. which               C. where                         D. Who

Question 17: If I knew how to repair the machine, I_________ you.

         A. would help         B. will help                      C. help                                     D. helped

Question 18: 'Well, your sister has never cooked well,_________?” Aunt Alice asked me.

         A. hasn't she          B. has she                C. doesn't she                          D. does she

Question 19: The church near our school _________in the 16^thcentury.

         A. was built           B. was building                C. built                           D. builds

Question 20:The farewell party ended  _________11.30 p.m. We were all tired but very happy.

         A. in                        B.on                           C. at                                                D. of

Question 21: Carthy got up early. _________, she did not catch the train.

        A. Therefore                  B. However                    C. Although                         D. So

Question 22: _________is a festival which is celebrated  in late March or early April in Israel and by all Jewish people.

         A. Christmas                B. Passover                            C. Easter                       D. Thanksgiving

Question 23: . Daughter: “Dad! I have just won the first prize in the Olympic English Contest.”

Father: “_________”

A. Congratulations!         B. That’s a good idea.C. Thank you.                          D. I’d love to.

Question 24: "It's very kind of you to invite me to your birthday party?" -"_____"

A. No, thanks                  B. Good idea, thanks   C. OK. That's great                  D. It's my pleasure

Section D. Reading comprehension (2pts)

Part 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (1pt)

     Forests are useful to mankind in several ways. Wood is always necessary for building and for making all kinds of things and we usually need fire woods in our homes. Forests provide timber, one of the most (25)___________ resources, but they must be used wisely and managed carefully. Men should control the cutting of trees in such a way that the forest grows more trees (26) _________ it would be cut, leaving the young ones to grow bigger. Trees and shrubs are also needed to preserve land (27)___________ their roots bind the soil, preventing heavy rain (28)____________ washing the soil away.

Question 25: A. valuable           B. reasonable                  C. comfortable                D. famous

Question 26: A. as                   B. than                           C. then                           D. that

Question 27:  A. because          B. because of                  C. but                   D. and

Question 28: A. in                             B. with                           C. from                 D. at

Part 2: Read the passage and do the exercises that follow by choosing the corresponding letter (A,B,C or D) of the correct answers.(1pt)

          Earth, our beautiful home planet, is the only astronomical object to accommodate life as we know it. Scientists believe Earth was formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago. It is the fifth-largest planet in our solar system. Its equatorial diameter is about 12,074 kilometres. Earth is the third-closest planet to the sun. The distance from Earth to the sun is roughly 149,600,000 kilometres. It takes 365.3 days for Earth to orbit the sun, and 24 hours to rotate on its axis. The surface temperature ranges from -88 to 58°C. Nearly 70 percent of Earth’s surface is covered by ocean, which has an average depth of about 4 kilometres. In 2015 it was estimated that 7.3 billion humans are living on Earth.

Question 29 . As we know it, Earth is the only planet that accommodates life. It is _________

A. habitat             B. habitual            C. habitable           D. habit

Question 30 . In our solar system, _________ planets are larger than Earth.

A. four                            B. three                 C. two         D. five

Question 31. There are _________ planets between Earth and the sun.

A. four                            B. two                            C. three                 D. one

Question 32. The hottest place on Earth may have the temperature of _________

A.-88°C                B. 40°C                C. 58°C                D. 85°C

II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. You should have a dictionary to _______ the words that you don‟t know their meanings.
A. look for B. look up C. look into D. look after
5. Mrs. Mc Cathy lives in a small flat _______ having a lot of money in the bank.
A. although B. in spite C. despite D. even
6. His car_______ when he was only half way home.
A. broke down B. got down C. broke over D. got over
7. _____ to the Internet, we can get the latest information around the world.
A. Together B. Apart C. In addition D. Thanks
8. _______ , the chess players began the game.
A. Having taken the seats B. After we had taken our seats
C. Being taken the seats D. Taking the seats
9. My mother always keeps candles in the room _______ the lights go out.
A. unless B. if C. in case D. though
10. He works for a car factory_______ main office is in Chicago.
A. which B. where C. that D. of which
11. The new shopping plaza is advertised as a place _______ you can find anything you want to
buy.
A. where B. which C. from where D. that
12. The plane was half an hour late. _______ I managed to come to the meeting in time.
A. In spite B. Despite C. In spite of this D. All are correct
13. The letter was delivered _______ it didn‟t have enough postage.
A. as B. because C. since D. although

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 33

There is usually one important (33) _____ missing from most school. Very few students are taught how to organize their learning, and how to (34) _____ the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to look up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you (35) _____ notes quickly, and can you understand them afterwards? For some reasons, many schools give learners no (36) _____ with these matters. Teachers ask students to memorize pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (37) _____ to do it.

Learning by heart can be useful, but it is important to have genuine understanding of a subject. You can waste a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject.

A. them

B. books 

C. subject

D. marks

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 37

There is usually one important (33) _____ missing from most school. Very few students are taught how to organize their learning, and how to (34) _____ the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to look up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you (35) _____ notes quickly, and can you understand them afterwards? For some reasons, many schools give learners no (36) _____ with these matters. Teachers ask students to memorize pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (37) _____ to do it.

Learning by heart can be useful, but it is important to have genuine understanding of a subject. You can waste a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject.

A. how

B. what

C. why

D. it

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 36

There is usually one important (33) _____ missing from most school. Very few students are taught how to organize their learning, and how to (34) _____ the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to look up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you (35) _____ notes quickly, and can you understand them afterwards? For some reasons, many schools give learners no (36) _____ with these matters. Teachers ask students to memorize pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (37) _____ to do it.

Learning by heart can be useful, but it is important to have genuine understanding of a subject. You can waste a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject.

A. teaching

B. ability

C. instruction 

D. help

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 34

There is usually one important (33) _____ missing from most school. Very few students are taught how to organize their learning, and how to (34) _____ the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to look up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you (35) _____ notes quickly, and can you understand them afterwards? For some reasons, many schools give learners no (36) _____ with these matters. Teachers ask students to memorize pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (37) _____ to do it.

Learning by heart can be useful, but it is important to have genuine understanding of a subject. You can waste a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject.

A. take

B. give

C. get

D. make

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 35

There is usually one important (33) _____ missing from most school. Very few students are taught how to organize their learning, and how to (34) _____ the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to look up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you (35) _____ notes quickly, and can you understand them afterwards? For some reasons, many schools give learners no (36) _____ with these matters. Teachers ask students to memorize pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (37) _____ to do it.

Learning by heart can be useful, but it is important to have genuine understanding of a subject. You can waste a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject.

A. do

B. send

C. make

D. revise