Free Printable E11 - mid term test 1

1.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

a)

A. break

b)

B. breath

c)

C. thread

d)

D. tread

2.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

a)

A. kissed

b)

B. laughed

c)

C. looked

d)

D. loved

3.

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

a)

A. donate

b)

B. compare

c)

C. campaign

d)

D. flashy

4.

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

a)

A. difficult

b)

B. confident

c)

C. critical

d)

D. important

5.

Choose the underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that needs correcting.

6. We ought to not play football as it's raining outside.

a)

ought to not

b)

as

c)

it's raining

d)

outside

6.

Choose the underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that needs correcting:

You mustn't to drive a car if you don't have a driving licence.

a)

mustn't

b)

to drive

c)

if

d)

don't have

7.

Choose the underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that needs correcting:

Sophie has lived in Thailand for several years. She knows the culture very good.

a)

has lived

b)

for several years

c)

knows

d)

very good

8.

Choose the underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that needs correcting:

I feel both excited and nervously because I have got a date with Lara tomorrow.

a)

feel

b)

excited

c)

nervously

d)

date with

9.

Choose the underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that needs correcting:

She was amazing to find that no one died in the tragic accident yesterday.

a)

was

b)

amazing

c)

to find

d)

died

10.

Many parents are worried that their children will get involved ___ a romantic relationship in their teenage years.

a)

for

b)

in

c)

on

d)

with

11.

You ____ finish your homework before you go to bed.

a)

must

b)

have to

c)

should

d)

ought to

12.

This drink isn't beneficial for health. You ____ drink it too much.

a)

should

b)

ought to not

c)

ought not to

d)

mustn't

13.

15. This warning sign indicates that you ____ step on the grass.

a)

shouldn't

b)

mustn't

c)

don't have to

d)

ought not to

14.

That kitten's fur ____ so soft.

a)

looks

b)

sounds

c)

smells

d)

tastes

15.

The waves crashed on the shore where they ____ cool on my hot feet.

a)

A. appeared

b)

B. felt

c)

C. looked

d)

D. sounded

16.

Due to financial conflict over years, they decided to get ____.

a)

A. divorced

b)

B. engaged

c)

C. married

d)

D. proposed

17.

____ dating involves couples going out together. It gives you the chance to see how your date interacts with other people.

a)

A. Blind

b)

B. Group

c)

C. Online

d)

D. Speed

18.

If you are lucky, it will be love at first ____.

a)

A. look

b)

B. see

c)

C. sight

d)

D. site

19.

One advantage of living in a/an ____ is to strengthen relationship between young children and adults.

a)

A. nuclear family

b)

B. nuclear house

c)

C. extended family

d)

D. extended house

20.

After graduating from university, I want to ____ my father's footsteps.

a)

A. follow in

b)

B. succeed in

c)

C. go after

d)

D. keep up

21.

In a nuclear family, both mother and father have responsibility for housekeeping and ____.

a)

A. child cares

b)

B. homework

c)

C. childcare

d)

D. generation gap

22.

Nobody in the class is as tall as Mike.

a)

A. Everybody in the class is taller than Mike.

b)

B. Somebody in the class may be shorter than Mike.

c)

C. Mike is the tallest student in the class.

d)

D. Mike may be taller than most students in the class.

23.

I haven't got enough money to buy a new car.

a)

A. I need more money to buy a new car.

b)

B. I don't want to spend more money on a new car.

c)

C. A new car is not something I really need.

d)

D Money is not the most essential issue to buy a new car.

24.

It was her story that made me cry.

a)

A. I was made crying by her story

b)

B. I was made to cry by her story.

c)

C. Her story made me crying

d)

D. Her story made me to cry.

25.

He became successful as a professional writer at the age of 20.

a)

He did not succeed as a professional writer until he was 20.

b)

He did not write professionally until he succeeded at the age of 20.

c)

He succeeded as a professional writer until he was 20.

d)

He wrote professionally until he became successful at the age of 20.

26.

Mai: “Why don't we ask Mr Brown for help?”

a)

Mai asked why they did not ask Mr Brown for help.

b)

Mai begged Mr Brown for help to find the reason.

c)

Mai suggested that they should ask Mr Brown for help.

d)

Mai wanted to know why Mr Brown did not help.

27.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

I was shocked to find out my boyfriend had cheated on me.

a)

A. angry

b)

B. pleased

c)

C. upset

d)

D. worried

28.

.. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

I'm totally exhausted after having finished successive assignments in only a week.

a)

A. Jobs

b)

B. works

c)

C. exercises

d)

D. problems

29.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

He is truly a reliable friend. He will always be with me and never let me down.

a)

A. mean

b)

B. independent

c)

C. decisive

d)

D. dependable

30.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

The maintenance of this company is dependent on international investment.

a)

A. affective

b)

B. self-reliant

c)

C. self-restricted

d)

D. reliant

31.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

If you live in an extended family, you'll have great joy and get support of other members.

a)

A. close family

b)

B. traditional family

c)

C. nuclear family

d)

D. large family

32.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Our mother encourages us to be open-minded about new opinions and experiences

a)

A. optimistic

b)

B. elegant

c)

C. close-knit

d)

D. narrow-minded

33.

Fathers in today families are spending more time with their children than at any point in the past 100 years. (35) ____ the number of hours the average woman spends at home with her children has declined since the early 1900s, as more and more women enter the workforce

a)

A. Although

b)

B. However

c)

C. Unless

d)

D. Besides

34.

there has been a decrease in the number of children per family and an increase in (36) ____ attention to each child

a)

A. isolated

b)

B. individual

c)

C. unique

d)

D. single

35.

As a result, mothers today in the United States, (37) ____ those who work part- or full-time, spend almost twice as much time with each child as mothers did in the 1920s.

a)

A. adding

b)

B. counting

c)

C. taking

d)

D. including

36.

People (38) ____ raised children in the 1940s and 1950s typically report that their own adult children and grandchildren communicate far better with their kids

a)

A. whom

b)

B. which

c)

C. who

d)

D. when

37.

America's children are also safer today than they've (40) ____ been.

a)

A. never

b)

B. already

c)

C. ever

d)

D. just

38.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Let's see if you can correctly answer the following question: At what age are Latter-day Saint youth allowed to date? Of course, you probably immediately said, "16". OK, then, how about this one: At what age are you allowed to have a boyfriend or girlfriend? You may be thinking, “Um, 16. Didn't I just answer that?" Well, if that was your answer, then, even though you aced the first question, you missed the second one. Just because you can date when you turn 16 doesn't mean you should immediately start looking for a steady boyfriend or girlfriend.

42. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ____.

a)

A. dating doesn't mean having exclusive boyfriend or girlfriend

b)

B. teenagers are supposed to have a steady boyfriend or girlfriend

c)

C. teenagers date as many boyfriends or girlfriends as they can

d)

D. young people shouldn't be allowed to date at 16

39.

Let's see if you can correctly answer the following question: At what age are Latter-day Saint youth allowed to date? Of course, you probably immediately said, "16". OK, then, how about this one: At what age are you allowed to have a boyfriend or girlfriend? You may be thinking, “Um, 16. Didn't I just answer that?" Well, if that was your answer, then, even though you aced the first question, you missed the second one. Just because you can date when you turn 16 doesn't mean you should immediately start looking for a steady boyfriend or girlfriend.

43. The word “aced” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ____.

a)

A. gave up

b)

B. misled

c)

C. succeeded in

d)

D. understood

40.

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

a)

A. stopped

b)

B. expected

c)

C. finished

d)

D. faced

E11 - mid term test 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 44mins

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