Revision for Term 1: TRIAL TEST

Use the correct word form

1. Do you know how to cook ________________ foods? (tradition)
2. It is illegal if an athlete takes drugs to improve his or her _____________. (perform)
3. Mut, which is _______________ fruit, is very popular. (candy)
4. The literacy rate of population varied ______________ between 1995 and 2000.
(consider)
5. She was very ________________during my father’s illness. (support)
6. If you pay a suitable rate for ______________ internet access, you will be allowed to
surf it as much as you want. (limit)
7. There is a _______________ of food in flooded areas. (short)
8. It won’t take long to finish this work if we know how to do it ___________. (science)
9. The United Nation is an international ______________. (organize)
10. She had a ___________ that Mr. Andy was not completely honest. (suspect)
11. You must have a ______________ reason for not attending classes. (satisfy)
12. I was asked to __________ my speech to ten minutes maximum. (limitation)
13. Many people are not aware of population _____________. (explode)
14. A music ___________ is an event which is held every four years. (compete)
15. The playgroup provides plenty of ____________ for the children. (stimulate)
16. The _____________of football spreads not only in England but also in the world.
(popular)
17. I suddenly had a (n) ___________ urge to laugh. I couldn’t stop it. (control)
18. He was __________ to be asked to play for the M.U. (excitement)
19. The _____________ from three schools took part in the English speaking contest.
(represent)
20. The final competition included the _______________ of three classes. (represent)
21. Competitions have been ______________ to choose the talented people.
(organization)
22. We must put all ______________ in locked cupboards. (chemist)
23. He was pleased that things were going on ___________. (satisfy)
24. The children with _____________ faces are waiting for the fireworks to begin.
(expect)
25. The chairman expressed doubts about the _________of showing the film on children
TV. (suit)
26. Computers are now considered to _____________in the business world. (dispense)
27. All the carpets need _________________. (replacement)
28. He hates queuing; he is such a kind of ________________ person. (patience)
29. There is a _____________ need for qualified teachers at both primary and
secondary levels. (grow)
30. The scheme aims to encourage increasing __________________ in sporting
activities. (participate)
31. It’s highly __________________ that he’ll win the scholarship. (probably)
32. The Nobel prizes are awarded ________________. (annual)
33. The program did much to (popularity) _______________ little–known writers.
34. The survey was based on direct (observe) __________________ of over 500
schools.
35. How many _______________ are there in the competition? (participate)
36. The road was blocked for two hours after the accident, but traffic is now flowing
_______________ again. (smooth)
37. There are 50 __________________ in the talent contest. (compete)
38. Teaching is now a very _________________ job; you have to try your best if you
want to succeed. (compete)

Rewrite the following sentences using the given words or as directed

1. “I heard you got good marks in the exam last week. Congratulations!” my friend said.
 My friend __________________________________________________________
2. She didn’t wear a raincoat, so she got wet.
 If _________________________________________________________________
3. “What would you do if you were the Prime Minister, John?” I said
 I__________________________________________________________________
4. Peter doesn’t go out because he is busy with his homework.
 If _________________________________________________________________
5. City life was not enjoyable because everything was very expensive.
 If _________________________________________________________________
6. “Take these letters to the post tomorrow, will you?” said the boss to his secretary.
 The boss ordered ____________________________________________________
7. “I’m sorry I didn’t catch the ball for your sister yesterday” Tom said to Daisy.
 Tom apologized _____________________________________________________
8. “It was you who stole the cake from the fridge” my mother told my sister. (accused)
___________________________________________________________________________
9. “If you don’t listen to me, you’ll lose the game” he said
 He ________________________________________________________________
10. Without your help, I couldn’t be successful.
 If_________________________________________________________________
11. The man said that he hadn’t broken in to that house.
 The man denied _____________________________________________________
12. 'Would you like to join me doing charity work this Sunday?' she said to me.
 She invited_________________________________________________________
13. He was sacked because he did not try harder.
 Had_______________________________________________________________
14. I can't come because I have to look after my neighbor's children.
 If_________________________________________________________________
15. “I’m sorry. I was rude to you last night.” , he said to me
 He apologized_______________________________________________________
16. Maria said, “The job is quite good. I’ll certainly apply for it.”
 Maria thought of_____________________________________________________
17. You didn’t attend yesterday’s class so you can’t do this exercise now.
 If_________________________________________________________________
18. “If I get more information, I will tell you”, Nam said to me.
 Nam_______________________________________________________________
19. His father said to him, “You can’t go sailing. The sea is rough.”
 His father prevented__________________________________________________
20. We couldn’t manage without our father’s money.
 If it________________________________________________________________