2^ème Bac. | January 2011

Language Test

1. Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense.

    

   1. Let's [get] the ball rolling.    ____Answer____ get
   2. When I arrived, I saw that they [decorate] the room.     ____Answer____ had decorated
   3. Would you mind [stay] with my little baby for a while?.     ____Answer____ staying
   4. By the time he brings me water, I [die] out of thirst.     ____Answer____ will have died
   5. Everybody wants [taste] the new dish.     ____Answer____ to taste
   6. They [sleep] until we arrived.     ____Answer____ had been sleepinghad slept
   7. Don't worry; we'll help you [solve] the problem.     ____Answer____ solveto solve
   8. By the time I finished, the sun [begin] to set.     ____Answer____ had begun
   9. You'd better [check] for spelling mistakes first.     ____Answer____ check

    

2. Give the correct form of the words between brackets.
   1. Lifting the rock requires [strong] and much care.     Answer strength
   2. They are [enthusiasm] about learning new languages.     Answer enthusiastic
   3. He is not only artistic, but he is [imagination] as well.     Answer imaginative
   4. Most [humour] people are miserable inside.     Answer fixing

    

3. Match the words that go together to make collocations:

    

   1. formal	a. energies	1.	Answer c. education
   2. global	b. education	2.	Answer d. warming
   3. renewable	c. alleviation	3.	Answer b. energies
   4. poverty	d. warming	4.	Answer a. alleviation

    

4. Fill in the blanks with the words given:

   had to

   will

   shouldn't have

   can't

    

   1. They asked him that stupid question.     Answer shouldn't have
   2. We walk for hours before we reached the village.     Answer had to
   3. I'm sorry but you use a programmable calculator.     Answer can't
   4. If you behave civilly, they definitely employ you.     Answer will

    

5. Combine these pairs of sentences with the words given.
   1. Agriculture is facing a lot of problems. The water is polluted.    (Owing to).
      
      Answer Owing to water pollution, Agriculture is facing a lot of problems Agriculture is facing a lot of problems owing to water pollution. Agriculture is facing a lot of problems owing to the fact that the water is polluted.

       

   2. She works so hard. She wants her children to live comfortably.   (in order that)
      
      Answer She works so hard in order that her children may/can live comfortably.

       

   3. There are a lot of different nations. There are a lot of different cultures.     (consequently)
      
      Answer There are a lot of different nations. Consequently, there are a lot of different cultures.

       

   4. Fatima went to the shop to buy some eggs. There were no eggs left.    (as)
      
      Answer As there were no eggs left, Fatima went to the shop to buy some.

    

6. Match the expressions with their appropriate functions:

    

   1. She left the room quietly not to wake the baby.	a. indifference	1.	Answer e. purpose_____________
   2. Could you possibly put that book on the shelf?	b. request	2.	Answer b. request_________
   3. I don't really care.	c. opinion	3.	Answer a. indifference___________
   4. I don't know what you are talking about?	d. agreeing	4.	Answer f. lack of understanding
   5. I guess women are more patient than men.	e. purpose	5.	Answer c. opinion______________
   6. I can't agree more.	f. lack of understanding	6.	Answer d. agreeing_______________

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