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LANGUAGE TEST

A. Give the correct form of the words between brackets. (4 points)

1. A lot of boys are intelligent, but they are not [ambition] ___________________.
2. Mozart was a [gift] _________________ child, composing music at the age of five.
3. Companies usually look for [creativity] _______________________engineers.
4. [laugh] ___________________ has both physical and emotional benefits.
5.

B. Match the words that go together to make collocations (6 points)

1. make a- humour
2. a sense of b- child
3. a wonder c- gap
d- fun of someone
1.______________________ | 2.______________________ | 3. _____________________

C. Fill in the blanks with the right modals. (3 points)

could - should - may - have to
1. Of course! All of us ______________ respect the law.
2. You __________________ have a medical check-up as soon as possible.
3. ____________________ you possibly call me back later on?

D. Rewrite the sentences, using appropriate modals. ( 4 points)

1. Its not necessary to shout; I can hear you very well.

You ................................................................................................................................
2. It was a good idea to review my lessons, but I didnt.
I ......................................................................................................................................
3. Im completely sure Tom has broken the vase!
Tom ................................................................................................................................
4. Workers are allowed to have a pause at midday.
Workers ............................................................................................................................

E. Put the verbs between brackets in the form. (4 points)

1. In my childhood, I used (play) __________________ a lot.

2. Suzan apologized for (come) ________________ late.
3. Yesterday, we asked Teresa (sing) ______________ for us, but she refused.
4. Can you help me (arrange) ______________ the office?

F. What do these sentences express? Match the numbers with the letters (4 points)
1. I guess students should manage their time. a. asking for clarification
2. I am not sure I got your point of view. b. opinion
3. Thats exactly what I think. c. agreeing
4. Can you be more explicit, please? d. disagreeing
e. lack of understanding

1._________ | 2._________ | 3._________ | 4._________

G.Put the following adjectives into superlative and comparative form, and mention their category.
(e.g. small smaller the smallest): (4 points)

1. Tall
2. Wise
3. Beautiful
4. Important
5. Good
6. Kind
7. Capable
8. Powerful
9. Strong
10. Lovable

H. Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets (using the appropriate conditional form). (5 points)
1. If I have enough money, I ______________ a new pair of jeans. (buy)
2. They ______________ if we support them. (win)
3. If he ______________, he ________________ punished. (not pass, be)
4. We ___________________ home if it __________________. (stay, rain)
5. If I ____________________ better, I __________________. (feel, go out)
6. If you ________________ water on the stove, it ________________. (put, boil)
7. If it is sunny and it ________________, the rainbow _______________. (rain, appear)
8. You ____________ a cold if you _______________ too much ice-cream in December. (get, eat)
9. If you _________________ too much coffee, your arterial tension __________ bigger. (drink, get)
10. If you __________ warm water in a freezer, it _____________ faster than cold water. (put, freeze)

I. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form (4 points)

Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle

be ________________ __________________
_______________ _________________ become
begin _________________ __________________
__________________ bit __________________
blow _________________ blown
__________________ _________________ broken
__________________ brought __________________
__________________ _________________ built
burn _________________ __________________
buy _________________ __________________
catch _________________ __________________
__________________ cost __________________
__________________ _________________ cut
__________________ _________________ dealt
__________________ dug _________________
do _________________ _________________
__________________ drew _________________
dream _________________ _________________
__________________ _________________ drunk
Have __________________ ___________________

J. Complete using will or wont and the verb. (5 points)

1. Good idea! The beach is not far, so it _________ long. (take)

 2. Great! We _________ time to do some shopping before leaving . ( have)
3. The train _________ at 12 pm. (leave)
4. Dont worry, I think we _________ the train. (lose)
5. Lie down and sleep for a while: you _________ fine after some rest. (be)
6. Its getting late. I think we _________ time to visit all the monuments.(have)
7. Oh, Im sorry. I completely forgot. I _________ it next Saturday. (do)
8. _____________ me? (marry, you)
9. I am sorry, but I ________________ you at the theatre. I have to go to the hospital and visit my
uncle. (join)
10. It ___________________; youd better take your raincoat and your rainboots. (rain)

K. Write down the synonyms and the antonyms for the following words (6 points)

Bad (A)
Autumn (S)
Love (A)
Tragedy (A)
Mad (S)
Pacifier (S)
Ground floor (S)
Down (A)
Under (A)
Dark (A)
Happy (S)
Positive (S)
Easy (A)
Admire (S)
Dead (A)

L. Write a or an in front of every word, depending on the starting letter (6 points)

____ cooler
____ telephone
____engagement ring
____wedding
____dress
____star
____ movie
____apple
____oyster
____ sandwich
____song
____poetry

M. Decide whether the following nouns are countable or uncountable. (5 points)

1. equipment _____________
2. money ________________
3. note _________________
4. behavior ______________
5. homework _____________
6. job ___________________
7. sugar _________________
8. information ____________
 9. letter _________________
10. sea __________________
N. Write a letter to God, speaking about yourself, about your dreams, about your wishes. (Describe

yourself physically and morally, your family, your friends, your jobs and, finally, your dreams.) Good

luck! (20 points)

20 points bonus.

Good luck!