1 – Choose the correct answer
A.Where have you been?” _ I have been……………………….
a. somewhere b .nowhere c. everywhere d. anywhere
B.Are these ………………….your children?
a .either b. neither c. both d. or
C .I watched……………………GONE WITH THE WIND from start to finish
a. all b. the whole c. the whole of
D. You can take one of these dresses back: I do not need …………………………
a. both b. any c. either d. neither
E. Don’t keep staring at her ……………………. time.
a. all b. all the c. the whole d.whole
2 .Fill in the blanks with : a/ an / the / one / some /
…….. afternoon last week, I decided to go for …………… drive by ……………sea. ……………weather was beautiful, so I stopped……………..car and walked along ………………beach. Although ……………..sun was hot,……………water was very cold. I was, therefore, surprised to see …………….old man and ……………young children swimming. ……………old man was splashing about like…………….child, obviously enjoying himself. After half………..hour or so, I thought I’d better go back to ……………car and return ……………home as I had ……………few friends coming for ……………..dinner that evening.
3. Match these words with their opposites
1.rude – a. tightfisted
2.cruel – b.courteous
3.generous – c. kind hearted
4.unsociable – d.gregarious
4.Complete the sentences with the appropriate verbal form
a. John takes it easy, I think he ………………… work harder.
Will _ would _ ought to have _ should
b.My brother is very ill, he ……………………… in bed for six months.
Is _ has been _ was _ had been
c.You look merry, you ……………………………… too much champagne.
Must have drunk / should drink / must drink / have drunk
d.Had our friends planned to visit Italy, they ……………………. a package tour.
Will book / booked / would have booked / would book
e.Your car is getting old, you’d better ……………………… a new one.
Buy / to / buying / bought
5. Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences
a.Things are getting better……………………, they used to be much worse.
Actually / now / at that / up to date
b.John is one of my ……………………………schoolmates, I hadn’t met him for years.
Ancient / older / former / latest
c.What …………………….! You have won 10.000 DH.
Chance / luck / opportunity / hazard
d.He was so (1) ………………………………at failing his exam that he refused to (2)……………………it again.
1 – disappointed / deceived / abused / deceased
2 – skip / pass / take / repeat
e…………………………singers are becoming popular again.
Engaged / hired / involved / committed
f.After many attempts, he finally got the car………………………….
Started / be started / be starting / start
g.Will you give me a hand as soon as you ……………………………what you are doing.
‘ve finished / finished / will finish / would finish
h. The burglar was seen …………………………….by the back door.
Escaped / escape / to escape / have escaped
i. He was heard ……………………….the piano at two in the morning.
Played / play / have played / playing
j. One of his proposals was that women …………………………..offered the same wages as men.
Be / have been / being / had been
k. …………………………..hard he worked he would always fail.
Not ever / No matter / Not enough / whatever how
l. He had been waiting…………………………….an hour or so when he arrived.
During / while / for / since
m. It wasn’t …………………………………1969 that Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.
To / so far as / until / up to
n. A doctor has been sent ……………………………… He should be here in a minute.
To / at / for / from
o. She was out to buy apples but she didn’t find………………………at the grocer’s.
Some / any / a few / a little
p. I haven’t done ………………………..today, I’d better get to work immediately.
A little / many / much any
6. Rewrite the following sentences
a.I’ve never read such an interesting book.
It’s ………………………………………………………………………..
b.He’s never been so far in his criticism.
It’s………………………………………………………………………….
c.I’ve never seen such a bad film.
It’s ……………………………………………………………………….
7. Finish the following questions
a. She believes in justice, ………………………….?
b. We haven’t talked too much ………………………………?
c.Let’s begin now ……………………………………?
d. I’m a good friend to you ……………………………?
e.Close the window,………………………………………?
8. Rewrite the following sentences as indicated (4p)
a. If he comes this afternoon, tell him I’ll be back at three.
–> Should …………………………………………………………………………..
b.Don’t touch the fruit if you don’t want to buy it.
–> Unless………………………………………………………………………..
c. People believe that Napoleon was poisoned by his doctor.
–> Napoleon ……………………………………………………………………
d.It would be advisable for you to drive more slowly.
–> You ………………………………………………………………………………..
9. Fill in the blanks with the correct word (4p)
a.There were ………………………….pupils in the classroom; they could hardly shut the door.
Too much / too many / too few / some
b.We can’t buy a new car now; we haven’t got ……………………..money.
so much / some / enough / no
c.The man …………………lives next door sold me this car.
whch / who / whom / whose
d. He’d never seen them before; he didn’t know ………………………
one / anybody / both / either
10. Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form
a)- He …………………………………………….(already) to wait at the gate for a couple of hours, when she ………………………..(to arrive /. He was about ……………………………………..( to hear) footsteps running down the drive. Here she was. Her hair was floating in the evening breeze.
b)-“What …………………………………..(you ) to run) away from? “ he shouted. He ………………………………( to scold ) her if he ………………………………….(not notice/ her tearful eyes and horrified face.
c)-“He is back again”, she said, gasping. And if he …………………………..(to catch) me, he ……………………………(to kill) me.” “…………………………………(to take) it easy”, “ I can cope with him alright.”
11. Rewrite the following sentences
a. Could you persuade him to sell you his car?
You should talk him…………………………………………………………
b. Why did you sign the paper without reading it.
You ………………………………………………………………………………..
c. I advise you to call the doctor straight away.
It’s high time you ………………………………………………………………….
d. They were building a new house for him.
He …………………………………………………………………………………………….
e. Scientists think that sophisticated weapons destroy civilizations.
Sophisticated weapons ……………………………………………………………….
f. I don’t pay attention while driving.
I wish …………………………………………………………………………….
g.It’s not necessary to set up your project now.
You …………………………………………………………………………
12. Give the correct form of the words between brackets to supply suffix or prefix
a. He is a naughty boy; his …………………………………….(obedience) and ………………………. (behavior) are a source of great anxiety to his parents.
b. The introduction of the Poll Tax in Britain has resulted in civil………………………..(rest) in many ………………………………..(neighbor)
13. Give the correct form of the words between brackets
a. She’s been ill, but she looks much ………………………………(well) now.
b.Mark and John look very much the same, but John is far the…………………………. (tall).
c.They are too tired; they can’t go any ……………………………………….(far)
d……………………………………(high)the prices, the more difficult life gets.
14. Join the following sentences by using the words given (4p)
a. He was seriously ill. He refused to see a doctor (despite)
………………………………………………………………………………………..
b.They tied the thief up. They didn’t want him to escape. (so that )
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c.The television program began. A few seconds later there was a power cut.( hardly)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d. Babies can’t read . Babies can’t write either (neither…..nor)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
15. Choose the correct answer
a.The mother was angry at her son because he got …………………………result in his test.
Satisfied / satisfactory / unsatisfactory / unsatisfied
b.The boy is ………………………….by the use of internet.
Bored / boring / bearable unbearable
c.Laura was …………………………………..by the snakes.
Frighten / frightening / fright frightened
d.I didn’t find that very ………………………………..
interest / interested / uninteresting / interesting
16. Put the adverbs in their correct position :
a. She closed the door behind her (softly).
b. He denied that he attempted to kill his wife (angrily).
c.I listened to her story about the war in Africa (carefully).
d. He waited for me (kindly).
17. Put the following adjectives in the correct order
a. table / new / large / expensive / wooden
b. lady / old / tall / thin / talkative
18. Choose the right word and complete the sentences :
a ……………………………………..The financial crisis in the world, the tradesman’s business is booming.
in spite of / instead of / Despite / Although
b…………………………………preparing for her exam, Amal was busy doing her housework.
In spite of / instead of / Because of / Due to
c.She made a good fortune. ……………………………….., she thinks to set up a project.
Because / While / Since / Therefore
d. Every language consists of speech sounds called……………………………….
Phonetics / phonology / phones / allophones
e. In conversations the interaction occurs between two or more ………………………………..
Sounds / interlocutors / languages / consonants
f. Grammar consists of …………………………………
Morphology / phonology / syntax / acoustics
g. By two years of age children can be understood by …………………………..adults most of the time.
old / young / familiar / strange
h …………………………………………….is the first step in child’s language development.
Word utterance / Babbling / Speech sound / Phonetics
i. Student- student interaction should be based on …………………………………….activities.
Information gap / generation gap / outdoors / indoors
j. Fluent English speakers use word ……………………………… to communicate rapidly and accurately
(order / pronunciation / rhythm / stress)
k. A ………………………………person is the one who speaks only one language.
Bilingual / multilingual / illiterate / monolingual
19. Find the missing words in the following passage _ One letter is given.
Conversations typically involve two p………………… discussing a t………………… . Effective v…………………………. communication occurs during conversations when the s………………………. acknowledges the sensitivity of the s……………………….., time c…………………………… and types of questions the r……………………. might ask. If the conversation occurs face to face, s………………………. communicators use active listening skills such as r……………………..back what the other person has said. They also resist the temptation to i…………………………… and allow the other person to speak up as well as to convey their thoughts.
Prepared by Mr. SALLOU ABDELLAH : 2015
