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REVISION TEST 8 - YEAR 9

I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap in each sentence. (10 pts)
1. It was in 1961 ........ John F. Kennedy became president of the United States.
A. when B. and C. that D. then
2. ......... to hurt her feelings, he did not tell the truth.
A. Not to want B. Not wanting C. To want not D. Wanting not
3. He acted as if he ......... in England before.
A. would not live B. did not live C. wouldn't have lived D. had never lived
4. I found that he ........lived in that apartment.
A. no any longer B. no longer C. not any longer D. not longer
5. You've already missed too many classes this term. You ........ two classes just last week.
A. have missed B. would miss C. had missed D. missed
6. The committee ......... a conclusion only after days of discussion.
A. achieved B. reached C. arrived D. completed
7. She asked that the letter be ........ in order that the contents should remain a secret.
A. eliminated B. ruined C. destroyed D. spoiled
8. You are always ........ fault with what I do.
A. thinking B. seeing C. discovering D. finding
9. A dog was ........ by a bus and was killed.
A. run over B. knocked over C. felt down D. tripped up
10. I know I have seen that man before. I can't ...... where.
A. wonder B. recognise C. remind D. recall

II. Write the correct form of the verb in brackets. (10 pts)
1. - What time the concert (start) ..................................?
- It (start) ............................... at 8.45. Hurry up or we (be) ....................... late.
- I (get) ............................. ready now. How about (have) .............................. a Chinese meal after
that?
- I don't think we (do) ............................. that. The concert (not finish) .............................. until 11. We
(have ) ............................ (get) .............................. home by the time the babysitter
(leave) ........................ .
2. Alan did not hear what the instructor said because he (talk) ............................. to his girlfriend on the
phone. If he (listen) ............................... to the instructor clearly, he (fail) .................................... his
driving test. He never (seem) ........................ (concentrate) ................................. on anything!
3. The professor required that the seats (be) .................... in circles so that all the delegates (see) ..........
the screen where he (illustrate) ............................ the reports.
4. Rose said to me that she wished her job (not be) ....................... so boring, and that all she
(does) ........... day after day was type letters.

III. Correct ONE mistake in each of the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. Everywhere we went, we saw groups of Japan tourists.
2. I met a friend of me at the fun fair last night.
3. As I entered the house I heard someone opened an upstairs door.
4. We did not meet each other since we left school more than ten years ago.
5. The film tells about a success story of an orphaned boy.
6. Kristina telephoned to ask me what things should he bring for the campfire.
7. Her weight problem can be solved with the correct diet and regular exercised.
8. The little girl was afraid that her mother would be angry to her for breaking the vase.
9. Most of the students found the course bored because they did not understand the difficult concepts.
10. Before you sign the agreement there are few things I want you to understand first.

IV. Read the passage then choose the best answer to each of the questions. (5 pts)
 In many old cities in Europe, there are narrow twisting roads with many shops huddling together along
the two sides. These commercial places are not so modern and convenient as those called shopping
centres in modern cities, especially in the suburbs of the big cities in the United States.
Shopping centres have developed rapidly because of the shift of the population to the suburbs, the
growing use of and dependence upon the automobile and the heavy traffic in downtown areas.
A shopping centre is a large group of stores facing a huge central enclosed mall which may be
covered, heated and air-conditioned. A shopping centre is also surrounded by a parking area with space
for thousands of cars.
We can buy all kinds of food and get anything we need in a shopping centre. Unlike a supermarket,
where groceries are chiefly sold, a shopping centre provides us with all services besides food. We can
get our hair cut, eyes examined, clothes washed; we can book our tickets for a world tour and even enroll
in special classes.
Shopping centres are, therefore, very convenient for customers, but they lack the 'sense of closeness'
as felt in older commercial centres.
1. The rapid development of shopping centres is mainly due to
A. the fast-growing prosperity of suburban people B. the increased use of the automobile
C. the growing use of heavy cars in big cities D. the shift of the population to downtown areas
2. A shopping centre is a large group of stores facing a huge central mall which is
A. narrow and winding B. very crowded with automobiles
C. used as a store-house for heaters and conditioners D. shaded and comfortable
3. American shopping centres are especially established in the suburb because
A. the customers want to avoid the heavy traffic in downtown areas
B. the traffic is heavier in the suburbs than in the downtown areas
C. there are few people moving from the downtown areas to the neighbouring regions
D. the streets in the downtown areas are so narrow and twisting
4. Customers can't find the 'sense of closeness' in a modern shopping centre because
A. all the items in the stores are very expensive B. the shopkeepers are not very cordial
C. it is too modern and convenient D. they worry too much about the safety of their cars
5. In the shopping sections of many cities in Europe, the stores are located
A. in the suburbs B. in residential areas
C. along poor, dirty roads D. along small, winding roads
V. Put the phrases in the correct gap in the passage. There is one phrase you will not need to use.
(5 pts)
BODY ART
There is no reason why tattooing and face and body painting should be barred from the status of “art”; if
they are nevertheless commonly excluded, this may be due to the impermanent nature of face and body
painting as well as to marketing problems.
(1) ………….. among native North Americans was by pricking the skin with sharp points. Sometimes it
was done using a special comb-like implement. As in the less widely distributed scratching method,
designs are usually first sketched with charcoal paste, (2) ……………. . In northern and north-western
North America, threads covered with soot are drawn through punctures made by needles (3) ……….. . In
face painting, mostly mineral pigments (but sometimes including charcoal for black, or pollen for yellow)
are mixed with water and/or grease before (4) ……………with fingers, paint brushes, or wooden paint
sticks. Painting is generally done by the wearer himself, with occassional help from others, and with the
exception of some ceremonial painting, using a bowl of water to serve as a mirror. Tatooing, on the other
hand, is done by others, (5) …………. .

A. they are applied to the skin B. then rubbed into the breaks in
C. and they are becoming less the skin
popular D. who tend to be specialists
E. The most common technique of F. to apply the pigment beneath
tatooing the skin

VI. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each gap in the passage. (10 pts)
Speech is one of the most important (1) ....... of communicating. It consists of far more than just making
noise. To talk and also to (2) ...... by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use
the combinations of (3) ...... that everyone agrees stand for a particular object or idea. Communication
would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very (4) ..... . The basic (5) ..... of English is not very large, and only
about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite (6) ...... . But the more words you know, the more ideas
you can (7) ...... and the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.
Words are the (8) ...... thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we (9) ...... the
words is also very important. our tone of voice can express many emotions and (10) ...... whether we are
pleased or angry, for instance.
1. A. ways B. rules C. reasons D. tests
2. A. be examined B. be talked C. be understood D. be spoken
3. A. sounds B. languages C. systems D. speeches
4. A. important B. expensive C. simple D. easy
5. A. word B. vocabulary C. grammar D. structures
6. A. good B. fluent C. well D. perfect
7. A. grow B. need C. pass D. express
8. A. most B. main C. certain D. full
9. A. send B. talk C. say D. pass
10. A. ask B. understand C. know D. show

VII. Fill each gap in the passage with ONE suitable word. (10 pts)
Mayor the Alsatian is the canine version of 'Superman'. His owner, Anne Lee, recalls (1) ............... two
instances when he came (2) ............. rescue and saved her life.
One afternoon, (3) .................. walking with the Mayor, Anne suddenly fainted (4) ............... the middle
of a busy road. The heroic dog dragged his owner to safety with (5) ........... teeth.
The second incident took (6) .............. about a year later. Anne and Mayor (7) ............... taking a walk
in a park when a mugger pushed her (8) .............. and snatched her handbag. (9) .............. the speed of
lightning, Mayor pounced on the attacker and grabbed the bag. The attacker fled, without the bag.
(10) ..... his heroic deed, Mayor was awarded a gold medal and the title 'Bravest Dog of the Year".

VIII. Complete each gap with the correct form of the word provided. (10 pts)
1. It’s Frank’s ………………………..that drives his parents crazy. They can’t even persuade him to brush
his teeth in the morning. OBSTINATE
2. …………………such as mugging are quite common in the district. That’s at least what the police
reports say. (OFFEND)
3. Mr Penkins spent two years in a concentration camp after the had been taken …………………..in
Gdansk in 1943. (PRISON)
4. “Where’s Peter?” “I suppose he is outside in the …………………….together with the other children.”
(BACK)
5. The cost of the summer house shouldn’t be high as I’m going to have it built on a wooden …………… .
(FRAME)
6. Solar energy, wind and other …………………sources might represent an alternative to the
conventional ones which cause a lot of damage to the environment. (NEW)
7. The Thompsons have helped us a lot in these hard times. We do feel ………………..to them for hteir
great support. (DEBT)
8. The process of the evolution of the human being has always been conditioned by the ……………….
changes. (CLIMATE)
9. The police car ran into a lamp post while in …………………..of the stolen van. (PURSUE)
10. Nothing wrong will happen to you as long as you follow the strict …………………set by the inspector.
(GUIDE)

IX. Finish the second sentence, using between 2 and 5 words, including the word given.(10 pts)
1. "If I were you, Jane, I'd take an umbrella and a raincoat!" said Isabel. ADVISED
Isabel .................................................................. an umbrella and a raincoat.
2. Nobody apart from my mother thought I would win the race. PERSON
My mother ..................................................... thought I would win the race.
3. Thomas would have gone to the meeting if he had not been so tired. TIRED
Thomas was ................................................. to the meeting.
4. The switchboard operator connected me to the manager. PUT
The switchboard operator ........................................................ the manger.
5. There are very few buildings in the old city higher than this. ONE
This is ..................................................... buildings in the old city.
6. If we'd arrived a moment later we would have missed the ferry. IN
We arrived ............................................................. the ferry.
7. Andrew set off for the supermarket despite the heavy rain. THOUGH
Andrew set off for the market even .......................................... .
8. He decided that it wasn't worth continuing the course. POINT
He decided that .................................................. continuing the course.
9. The cinema was practically empty. HARDLY
There ............................................ the cinema.
10. We couldn't solve the problem. SOLUTION
We were .............................................to the problem.

X. Match a sentence in A with a suitable reply in B. (5 pts)

A B
1. How did you do in the exam? .......... a. Never mind. I'll ask Jammie.
2. It's chilly today. ............. b. I'll try.
3. Have you been anywhere this year? ........... c. No, summer has only just arrived.
4. There's been an accident. ............. d. She's quite funny and knowledgeable.
5. How about booking a table for tonight? ......... e. Yeah. And the wind is blowing.
6. Sorry, I can't lend you my car today. ............ f. So so. Hope that everything will be okay.
7. What a beautiful picture! ............ g. I'm glad you like it.
8. John seems to be a likeable chap. ........... h. Great! There's a new Chinese restaurant nearby.
9. What do you think of our new teacher? .......... i. Really? This is the third one this week.
10. I think you should think it over. ............ j. I agree. He has hips of friends.

XI. Insert the correct prepositions (7.5 pts)

1. It looks as if James has got addicted ………..cigarettes. The boy smokes a packet a day.
2. I advise you to stop chewing gum when you talk to the boss. He’s rather intolerant ……….any
extravagance.
3. We didn’t see much of the landscape because our father drove ……….high speed all along the way.
4. Patrick is too intent ……….his picture painting to take care of any housework.
5. Apart from the constant electricity shortage, we were also deprived …………the possibility of taking
everyday showers.
6. We are ……. …….. a lot of trouble unless George manages to repair the radio station.
7. Five participants have been expelled ………..the survival course for their abject disobedience.
8. According to the weather forecast, the coastal area will soon be ………..threat of the destructive force
of a typhoon.
9. There were no protest …………..the chairman’s proposal to do ……. …….the standard procedures
and advance to the major point of the debate.
10.Before you go and check your abilities ………..practice, you must learn to follow the traffic regulations.
11. The serial murderer has been convicted …………six homocides and a rape and sentenced to death
by hanging.
12. When I entered the classroom I was surprised ………….the scene I saw: several pupils were lying on
the floor and the rest were sleeping in their benches.
13. He never told us he was Italian and that his name was Franco. We all knew him ……….the name of
Eddie.
14. The president will be delivering a speech ………….memory of the war victims and the
representatives from all around the world will be laying wreaths at the tomb.

XII. Fill the gaps with the correct words. (7.5 pts)

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1. Mary entered hor brother’s room and found the boy in high …………….. . He was enthusiastic about
having won a big sum of money in the lottery.
2. You may get drunk very quickly if you drink too much alcohol on an empty ……………… .
3. Today’s newspapers report that the bank robber hasn’t been caught yet. He has been at ……………
since January.
4. The flying instructor has made his students aware that operating a hang glider is no laughing ………….
at all.
5. I don’t want to go to the concert! I’m in no …………..for listening to classical music this evening.
6. Jason made a few minor mistakes in his exercise, but the teacher turned a blind …………on them and
gave him a good mark.
7. I found at a …………..that something was wrong between Adam and his wife.
8. Uncle Jerry was the most compassionate person I have ever known. He used to take ………….on all
the homeless and beggars he knew.
9. Nobody has examined the question before us, so it may appear to unusually difficult to get to the …….
of the problem.
10. Don’t move fro mthis place! You’re as safe as ……………here.
11. Now that Mr Harvey has finished his speech, the …………..is yours. Come and explain your point of
view.
12. The number of the syringes the cahrity has donated isn’t big, but it should suffice for the …..…..being.
13. It has been decided that the two boys will be expelled from school for playing nasty ……………on the
teachers and the other pupils.
14. I don’t think there is a need for our players to worry. We are stronger, more experienced and the
spectators are on our …………….,too.
15. The star’s manageress was out of my ………….and that’s why I couldn’t hear clearly what she was
saying.