F1 Exam 1 Practice 01

F1 Exam 1 Practice

Online Mock Exam

• Tenses

• Articles

• Wh-questions

• Pronouns and Possessives

• Adverbs

• Prepositions of location and movement

Part A: Tenses

Fill in the blanks with present or past continuous tenses

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At this moment, I

(stand) on the stage in front of the piano.

At this moment

= now = use present continuous!

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I _______(sweat) and my heart _______ (pump) very fast.

(Format of your answer should be like this: A, B)

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Everyone in front of me ____________ (make) me nervous and still I ________ (learn) to enjoy and conquer the feeling.

Everyone

= must be followed by is/ was (i.e. singular verb)

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Looking back, the first time ever I touched the piano was when I

(listen) to my mom's playing.

Looking back

回望過去 = use past tense!

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She has always been a tremendously good piano player. That was why her music urged to touch my keys, just like a forbidden fruit. I remember one afternoon when I was a kid, she __________(practise) while I _____________ (study) for my exams.

while

at the same time/ meanwhile

= use past continuous tense

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She ___________(play) a piano piece from Szymanowsky - a famous Russian composer. Till now, I am still in love with the Russian music. This is what I ___________ (perform) now.

This is what I am performing now

talking about what 'I' am doing right now (not things in the past)

Part B: Articles

Read the blog below and complete it with 'a', 'an', 'the', 'X'

Fill in the Blanks

Mr. Johnson Taylor is a (e.g.) doctor. He is

intelligent man, but he is quite forgetful.

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One hot summer day, he decided to take his children to a beach. _____ beach he planned to visit was about ____ hour away by train.

An hour

You use 'an' before words that begin with the five vowels – a, e, i, o, u. However, the way you pronounce it and not the spelling, shows you which one you must use. Examples: You should say, 'an hour' (because hour begins with a vowel sound) and 'a history' (because history begins with a consonant sound).

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To make ____ trip exciting for his children, he kept the place's name ____ secret

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When Mr. Taylor arrived at ____ train station, he couldn't remember where he wanted to go. Luckily, he met ____ friend there.

Fill in the Blanks

He asked his friend to look after his children while he went back

home to ask his wife because he didn't bring his mobile phone.

Fill in the Blanks

At home, his wife wrote the name of the place on

piece of paper and sent her husband off.

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Ten minutes later she saw her husband outside the house again. 'What's wrong now?' She asked in surprise. "I can't remember where I left

children ," Mr. Taylor replied.

Part C: Wh-questions

Write the appropriate questions for the underlined answers if given

E.g. Amy is my best friend.

--> Who is your best friend?

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The red one is my book, not the blue one.

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I like swimming because I don't hear a sound in water.

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I got my first teaching license in 2005?

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The smartphone is $5,500?

Fill in the Blanks

Miss Chan is my favorite teacher.

Part D: Pronouns and Possessives

Complete the following passage with the most suitable pronouns and possessives.

Time allowed: 5 seconds for each answer

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Thank you for your(e.g.) letter. ______was good to hear from _____ and to learn about the good news of you and _____ family.

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Let me tell you about some of

good news.

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In June, my brother, Peter, is going to get married! I met _____ fiancée Laura three years ago, so she's an old friend of _____.

A friend of mine

= one of my friends

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_____ are getting married in the afternoon and my parents are organizing a big party for _____ in the evening.

Why they and them?

'they' and 'them' refer to Peter and his fiancée Laura

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I am really happy both for

and for Laura.

him

refers to Peter

Fill in the Blanks

By the way, they have invited

best friend, a pop singer, to be a guest performer for the night. I have no idea who he or she is but I am looking forward to the performance!

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I've just started my new school yet: this year I'm attending High School... and I am so excited about

!

it

refers to 'attending High School'

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My Maths teacher is very strict but I like ____ ! She's always smiling, she's thin and _____ hair is red.

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______ is red too! Yes I had my hair dyed last summer! I bet you wouldn't regonize _____!

Part E: Adverbs of time and frequency

:Complete the descriptions of Karen, Leo and Ed’s weekly after-class routines using the correct forms of the words provided. Where there is more than one adverb of frequency, choose the correct one by referring to the information in the table below. No.1 and 2 have been done for you as examples

Example 1

Karen, Leo and Ed (1) are (be) (e.g.) all active in after-school activities.

Example 2

Both Karen and Ed (2) always have (sometimes/ always, have) something to do after class. 

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Q3

They (3)________(never/ often, have) a free day.

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They (3)

(never/ often, have) a free day.

Q4

Karen (4)_______(have) even more to do than Ed. 

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Karen (4)

(have) even more to do than Ed.

Qs 5-6

She (5)_______(never / usually, practise) music after school, and she (6)______(often/ always, go) to dance class. 

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She (5)_______(never / usually, practise) music after school, and she (6)______(often/ always, go) to dance class.

Qs 7-8

On Mondays, she and Leo (7)______(dance) together. And on Fridays, Karen (8)_______(swim).

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On Mondays, she and Leo (7)______(dance) together. And on Fridays, Karen (8)_______(swim).

Qs 9-11

But Ed (9)______(be) quite busy, too. After school, he (10)________(often / always, go) to football practice, but he (11)_______(sometimes / often, join) the debate club meeting before playing.

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But Ed (9)______(be) quite busy, too. After school, he (10)________(often / always, go) to football practice, but he (11)_______(sometimes / often, join) the debate club meeting before playing.

Sometimes vs Often

often is frequently, many times 經常/ 通常

sometimes is on certain occasions, or in certain circumstances, but not always 間中、有時

Qs 12-14

Leo (12)_______(seldom / often, have) something to do after school as well. For example, he (13)______(attend) debate club meetings with Ed on Thursdays, and after the debate club meeting, he (14)______(volunteer) with the youth centre in his neighbourhood. He seldom dances, but he joins Karen at her dance class on Mondays. 

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Leo (12)_______(seldom / often, have) something to do after school as well. For example, he (13)______(attend) debate club meetings with Ed on Thursdays, and after the debate club meeting, he (14)______(volunteer) with the youth centre in his neighbourhood. He seldom dances, but he joins Karen at her dance class on Mondays.

Qs 15-16

At the end of the week, the three friends (15)______(get) together and (16)_______(watch) a film at Film Club, before Ed’s football practice.

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At the end of the week, the three friends (15)______(get) together and (16)_______(watch) a film at Film Club, before Ed’s football practice.

Part F: Adverbs of manner

Multiple Choice

When my teacher talks too ___, it's difficult to understand him.

• slowly

• quickly

Multiple Choice

I always study ___ for a big test.

• goodly

• hardly

• hard

Multiple Choice

My dad used to shout ___ when he was angry.

• loud

• noise

• loudly

Multiple Choice

Please try to behave ___ when you meet my family.

• normally

• softly

• quickly

Multiple Choice

She did ___ in her tennis match last week. She won.

• bad

• goodly

• well

Multiple Choice

Please close the door ___ when you enter my room.

• stupidly

• gently

• successfully

Multiple Choice

I'm sitting ___ so I don't want to move.

• comfortably

• quickly

• normally

Multiple Choice

My husband sings ___ when he's in the shower. Even the neighbours can hear him.

• quietly

• bigly

• enthusiastically

Enthusiastically

in a way that shows intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.熱情地/熱烈地

Multiple Choice

She laughs ___ at my jokes.

• happily

• angrily

• well

Part G: Prepositions of Place

Put in the correct preposition

Fill in the Blanks

He's swimming

the river.

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Where's Julie? She's

school.

At vs In

We use 'at' when something is at a point 通常用在一個比較小的點或是特定的地點。 (當你把某個位置視為一個「點」的時候/ 當你要表示在哪間公司、學校等活動的所在處)

We use 'in' if something is contained inside a box or a wide flat area 「在某個地方」的意思 – 地點比at 要大，像是城市，國家或是洲 (強調的是一個空間「裡面」，如用於工作場所時，強調的是位於那個空間，重點不在於有什麼活動在進行)

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The plant is

the table.

Fill in the Blanks

There is a spider

the bath.

Fill in the Blanks

Please put those apples

the bowl.

Fill in the Blanks

Frank is

holiday for three weeks.

on holiday

If you are on holiday, you are spending a period of time away from work or school, or you are spending some time away from home enjoying yourself.

Fill in the Blanks

I read the story

the newspaper.

In the newspaper

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Lucy was standing

the bus stop.

Fill in the Blanks

She hung a picture

the wall.

Fill in the Blanks

There's nothing

TV tonight.

Fill in the Blanks

hen I called Lucy, she was

the bus.

On the bus vs in the taxi

- Use the preposition “on” for transport that you have to step up to in order to board. This applies to trains, planes, bicycles.

- Use “in” for transport like cars and taxis. This is because you need to step down to get inside the vehicle.

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I'll meet you

the cinema.

Fill in the Blanks

There are four cushions

the sofa.

Multiple Choice

She sailed _______________ the river.

• through

• along

• down

• to

• over

Along

沿著，順著，循著

a romantic walk along the beach/river

Multiple Choice

The train went _______________ the tunnel.

• through

• down

• over

• into

through

通過；穿越

They walked slowly through the woods.

Multiple Choice

They walked _______________ the bridge.

• out of

• along

• over

• through

over

在…上方

Helicopters dropped leaflets over the city.

Part H: Modal Verbs

Multiple Choice

Megan _____ play both the piano and the guitar.

• CAN

• COULD

• MUST

Multiple Choice

______ you help Alice with her homework yesterday?

• COULD

• MIGHT

• MUST

Multiple Choice

You _____ fail your exam! You've been studying for weeks.

• CAN'T

• SHOULDN'T

• MIGHT

Multiple Choice

He _____ pay his rent.

• CAN

• HAS TO

• SHOULD

Multiple Choice

You _______ read the washing machine instructions carefully or you will ruin your clothes.

• CAN

• MUST

• MAY

Multiple Choice

I am sure it is not true.

• This must be 
• This may be
• This can't be 
• This shouldn't be

Multiple Choice

It is forbidden to smoke in public places. 

• You can
• You must
• You mustn't
• You have to 

Multiple Choice

It is a good idea to start revising for the exam a few weeks earlier. 

• You could
• You don't need to
• You ought to
• You can

Multiple Choice

I am sure Sara needs our help.

• Sara can need
• Sara must need
• Sara may need
• Sara doesn't have to need

Multiple Choice

I know how to play the piano. 

• I can 
• I may
• I must
• I need to

Multiple Choice

It is possible that it will rain tomorrow. 

• It may 
• It must 
• It should 
• It can't

Multiple Choice

We are allowed to drink water in class. 

• We may not
• We needn't
• We can
• We must 

Multiple Choice

I am sure it is not true.

• This must be 
• This may be
• This can't be 
• This shouldn't be

Multiple Choice

The doctor told him that he _ eat less. He’s too fat.

• should

• shouldn't

• mustn't

• can

Multiple Choice

You ............... wash the dishes in cold water.

• can

• don't have to

• must

• shouldn't

Multiple Choice

Kate ....... swim very well, she is a great swimmer.

• should

• can

• mustn't

• can't

Multiple Choice

Mr. Smith ____ be away this weekend, but we're not sure.

• Ought to

• Has to

• Might

Multiple Choice

_____ I use my cell phone in class?

• May

• Do I have to

• Must

Multiple Choice

Remember, you're in a library. You _____ speak loudly.

• Musn't

• Might

• Can

Multiple Choice

Don't forget to take an umbrella. It _____ rain later.

• Can

• Might

• Ought to

Multiple Choice

A: Should I study more on English grammar?

B: No, you ______ . You know it very well already.

• should

• shouldn't

• can

• can't

Multiple Choice

Who's that at the door? It _____ be Susie - she'll still be at work now.

• can

• can't

• may

• ought to

Multiple Choice

We have a lot of work tomorrow. You _____ be late.

• won't

• shouldn't

• can't

• musn't

Multiple Choice

Whose is this bag? - I don’t know, but it ______ belong to Yuta.

• can

• may

• must

• will

Multiple Choice

I didn’t feel very well yesterday. I ______ eat anything.

• couldn’t

• can't

• shouldn't

• mustn't

Multiple Choice

_____________ you sent me the file, please?

• Should

• Could

• Must

• Might

Multiple Choice

Tom _______ win the race in the end.

• were able to

• was able to

• can

• may