The first semester exam-18

Choose the best answer to complete the blank in each of the following sentences.
1. David’s a __________because his wife, Julia, died 2 years ago.
	A. fiancé 	B. fianceé	C widow	D. widower
2. __________time do you spend learning English everyday? 	
	A. How long 	B. How many 	C. How much 	D. How
3. My daughter often says that she won’t get married until she __________25 years old.
	A. is 	B. will be 	C. will have been 	D. has been
4. Would you like a cigarette? - No, thanks. I __________.
	A. don't smoke 	B. no smoke 	C. am not smoke	D. I’m not smoking
5. Look at those people swimming __________the river.
	A. at	B. on	C. in	D. under
6. When he__________along the street, he met a pretty girl.
	A. was walking 	B. walks	C. walked 	D. walking
7. I've got an appointment with the doctor on Friday evening. I __________him at 6.30.
	A. see	B. am seeing	C. saw	D. was seeing
8. How much are the driving lessons? – Fifteen pounds __________hour.
	A. a	B. an	C. the	D. ф
9. We hope that the students will enjoy taking __________in the projects.
	A. advantage	B. notice	C. part	D. place
10. My teacher always expected me __________well in exams.
	A. doing 	B. to do 	C. do 	D. does
11. That programme was funny. It really made me __________.
	A. laughed	B. laugh	C. laughing	D. to laugh 
12. They looked very __________when they came to see us last night.
	A. cheer	B. cheerful	C. cheerfully	D. cheered
13. There’s no need to be frightened of the dog. He’s quite __________.
	A. happy	B. week	C. cheerful	D. harmless
14. This is the first time I __________experiment on plant breeding.
	A. have done	B. do	C. would do	D. did
15. The accident __________while he was driving to the office.
	A. occurred	B. was occur	C. was occurred	D. was being occurred
16. What will we do today? – let’s go for a walk, __________?
	A. do you	B. shall we	C. do we	D. don’t you
17. Inside the bank, the robbers made everyone __________.
	A. to stop work	B. stop to work	C. stop working	D. stopping to work
18. My mother told me __________very late.
	A. not staying up	B. don’t stay up	C. not stay up	D. not to stay up
19. We find __________to finish so much work in such a short period of time.
	A. it impossible	B. that impossible	C. that is impossible	D. that it is impossible
20. I’ll finish the work when she __________here tonight.
	A. came	B. is coming	C. comes	D. will come
21. How are you? – Since I left my home, I __________very homesick.
	A. am	B. was	C. have been	D. had been
22. My sister and I are very different, but we __________well together.
	A. get up	B. get off	C. get on	D. get out
23. When I was working in my office, the lights __________out.
	A. went	B. came	C. jumped	D. took
24. I am really looking forward __________home at the weekend.
	A. to going	B. gone	C. going	D. to go
25. My brother tried __________because of his bad cough.
	A. stop smoke	B. stopping smoking	C. stopped to smoke	D. to stop smoking
26. Did you remember __________the car as I had told you?
	A. lock	B. locking	C. to lock	D. locked
27. You’d better __________your younger sister while your mother is out.
	A. take care of	B. take the care of	C. take a care of	D. take cares of
28. The speed of light is __________the speed of sound.
	A. faster	B. as fast	C. the fastest	D. much faster than
29. Jane’s father remarried last year, but she doesn’t get on well with her__________.
	A. ex-mother	B. mother-in-law	C. step-mother	D. grandmother
30. I was learning maths when __________.
	A. my mother comes back 	B. my mother came back
	C. my mother has come back 	D. my mother is coming back
31. I __________a job. I stay at home and look after the children.
	A. didn’t have	B. don’t have	C. am not having	D. wasn’t having
32. I’ve got a summer job in the Espresso Cafe working as a __________.
	A. waiter 	B. chemist 	C. butcher 	D. coach
33. We can go climbing. It __________any more.
	A. rains	B. doesn’t rain	C. is raining	D. isn’t raining	
34. I saw you last night. You __________for a bus.
	A. did wait	B. were waiting	C. wait	D. waited
35. Robert came __________the telephone box and got __________his car.
	A. to/in	B. into/on	C. out of/ into	D. out of /to 
36. Jim and Mary’s __________, David, was their second child.
	A. brother	B. son	C. nephew	D. cousin
37. I forgot to ask my mother __________.
	A. how far is it	B. how is it far	C. How far it is	D. how it is far
38. They__________all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach.
	A. passed 	B. used 	C. spent 	D. occupied
39. I fell asleep when I__________television.
	A. was watching 	B. am watching 	C. am being watched 	D. watched
40. How much money __________a month? – About $200.
	A. are you earning	B. do you earn	C. were you earning	D. did you earn
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
41. How often was he driving when the policeman stopped him?
 	A 	B 	C 	D
42. She hasn’t no money now because she spent so much money last month.
	A 	B 	C 	D
43. Fred asked me help him while he was doing his homework.
	A 	B 	C 	D
44. Please let me to know your decision as soon as possible.
	A 	B 	C 	D
45. He isn’t enough strong to move the washing-machine to the other corner of the kitchen.
	A 	B 	C 	D
Read the passage below and choose the best answer ( A, B, C or D ) to each question.
Ordinary Americans are friendly and not afraid to show their feelings. They are generous, lively and amusing. To them, the way people speak is not important. The American's dream is success in his job, success which is earned by his own skill and hard work. Americans do not care what kind of family they come from. What is more important to them is how to make others recognize them as successful in their career. The USA has many serious problems - crimes, violence, pollution, unemployment, and many more. Twenty years ago blacks and whites were fighting each other in many American cities. Today, more and more blacks hold important positions of authority. 
46. Ordinary Americans are __________. 
	A. friendly and generous. 	B. are willing to show their feelings. 
	C. lively and amusing. 	D. All are correct. 
47. Which of the sentences is correct? 
	A. To Americans, the way people speak is important. 
	B. Americans really care about what kind of family they come from. 
	C. The success in their career is the most important to Americans. 
	D. Most Americans come from high society. 
48. The USA has many serious problems such as __________. 
	A. mainly social evils. 
	B. mainly air pollution. 
	C. race discrimination. 
	D. crimes, violence, pollution, unemployment etc. 
49. Which of the sentences is not correct? 
	A. Americans have to face many social evils. 
	B. The success earned by their own skill and work is important to Americans. 
	C. Americans really want to make others recognize them as successful in their career. 
	D. Blacks and whites in many American cities were fighting each other. 
50. Today, __________in the USA. 
	A. the blacks still have no right any all
	B. only whites hold important positions of authority 
	C. more and more blacks hold important positions of authority 
	D. A&B are correct. 
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