Name__________________________Class __________________________

TEST PAPER

I. read the sentences and choose the correct answer:1. They _______________ for Paris two weeks ago.

a. leave b. will leave c. have left d. left 2. Mary was doing her homework while Peter ___________ on the computer.a. was playing b. played c. is playing d. plays 3. If you study hard, you __________ your exams.a. pass b. are passing c. will pass d. passed 4. Your boss finally agreed with you, _____________ he?a. did b. didn’t c. was d. wasn’t 5. We ___________ cross the street when the light is red.a. cannot b. may not c. mustn’t d. shouldn’t 6. Mike __________________ a new job yesterday.a. was offered b. offers c. has offered d. is offered 7. They _________ just __________ their presentation.a. finished b. will finish c. have finished d. are finishing 8. Mr. Smith returned home from his office and _____________ of a splitting headache.a. was complaining b. has complained c. complained d. had complained 9. I wish I _____________ drive a car but I can’t.a. would b. had to c. can d. could 10. Our band ______________ for the new concert.a. is rehearsing b. is training c. practice d. prepared

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

1. “I always feel guilty after I fight with my class mates.”She said __________________________________________________________

2. The thieves stole the painting despite the improved security system.The painting ________________________________________________________

3. The last time they saw their grandson was when he was six.They _____________________________________________________________

4. It isn’t necessary to deliver the speech today.You ______________________________________________________________

5. John is too young to be appointed Prime Minister.John is not ____________________________________________________________

6. “I’m meeting my friends this evening.”Will said _____________________________________________________________

7. The Romanian musician started to play the violin when he was six.He __________________________________________________________________

8. I’d rather spend my holiday somewhere I haven’t been before.I’d prefer ____________________________________________________________

9. I think you should be more careful about what you say to your parents.If I __________________________________________________________________

10.Not many people are as nice as my piano teacher.Few _________________________________________________________________

III. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick at the end of the line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word at the end of the line.

1. The world of books is fascinating like a vast ocean or like ______________2. the sky with no countless stars in it. In one’s lifetime _________________3. a person can read not only a small part of the boundless store ______________4. of books. I don’t remember very well when I started _______________5. the reading story-books but it should have been ________________6. in the 2nd grade. Fairy tales were of course on my first ______________7. introduction. Grimm’s Fairy tales were consumed in ______________8. no time. Then, I couldn’t to stop. I was so fond of reading _______________9. that I would ask for other girls to lend me their books ________________10. too. Many borrowed books just as to impress the teacher. ______________

IV. Read the text below and think of a word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

When going ___________ holiday, it is always a good idea to take __________ travel insurance. This is just in __________ something goes ___________ along the way. You could lose your luggage, you could ___________ robbed or even become ill and need treatment. Travel insurance is just a precaution ___________ will help holidaymakers to have a worry-free holiday. But for some people, travel insurance is a way of earning money ___________ making false claims.Such claims cost insurance companies a total _________ 50 millions pounds per year. But this is not going to last _________ to a new computer system. Honest travelers will no __________ have to pay for other people’s dishonesty.