REVISION- UNIT 1

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1.A. worked B. pumped C. watched D. contented
2.A. plough B. house C. compound D. touch
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
3.A. timetable B. conclusion C. passenger D. bicycle
4.A. biology B. mathematics C. development D. geography
Choose the letter A, B, C or D indicating the underlined part that needs correction in each
of the following questions.
5.According to my professor, Africans (A) need to do intensive farming (B) to produce (C) food
enough to (D) feed the people.
6.Modern agriculture (A) depends heavy on engineering (B) and technology and on (C) the
biological and (D) physical sciences.
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
7.Many vegetables and flowers are grown in greenhouses in late winter and early spring,
then……….outside as the weather warms.
A. transplanted B. harrowed C. ploughed D. prepared
8. Whenever I returned my village, I enjoy walking along the paths where flowers are growing on
the ……of each side.
A. blank B. banks C. blanket D. banking
9. When the passengers realized that the ship was flooded with water, they were very upset and
………in panic.
A. cheered B. laughed C. screamed D. hurt
10. The forest fire last week was the most terrible experience I have ever spent. I stared death in
the……...
A. forehead B. leg C. hand D. face
11. At last the explorers had to stop their journey because of……….rain.
A. continue B. continuous C. continuing D. continuously
12. Lightning rarely …….twice in the same place.
A. strikes B. is striking C. will strike D. was striking
13. Here’s the exact spot where the accident………...
A. happened B. happens C. was happened D. was happening
14. We learn at school that there………no life on the Moon
A. were B. is C. was D. has
Choose the letter A, B, C or D that indicates the most suitable response to complete each
of the following exchanges.
15. That's a very nice dress you're wearing. - ............
A. I'm glad you like it B. That's all right C. That's nice D. You're quite right
16. ............to stay the night? – Oh, that's very kind of you.
A. Do you feel like B. Would you like C. Why don't you D. Do you enjoy
Choose the letter A, B, C or D that has the CLOSEST meaning to the underlined words in
each of the following sentences 17. The fire alarm went off when smoke rose.
A. exploded B. shouted C. rang D. burned
18. After a short break for tea, they went on working.
A. began B. continued C. delayed D. harrowed
Choose the letter A, B, C or D that has the OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined words in
each of the following sentences.
19. We got on the plane at 10:30 and the plane took off on time.
A. flew B. took on C. took in D. landed
20. They were told to stay seated and fasten their seat belts.
A. do up B. close C. unfasten D. join
Choose the sentence (A,B,C or D) which is closest in meaning to the one in bold.
21. The police made the truck stop.
A. The truck was made to stop by the police.
B. The truck was made stop by the police.
C.The truck was made stopping by the police.
D.The truck was made stopped by the police.
Choose the letter a, b, c or d that indicates the best way of making the sentence from the
prompts given.
22. lunch / school canteen / we all / go and take a nap / lounge.
A. As soon as lunch at the school canteen, we all went and took a nap in the lounge.
B. While we had lunch at the school canteen, we all went and took a nap in the lounge.
C.After having lunch at the school canteen, we all went and took a nap in the lounge.
D.After having lunch at the school canteen and then we all went and took a nap in the lounge.
Read the following passage and choose the letter a, b, c or d indicating the correct word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Last Sunday was (23)…………. not a
good day for me. It was all started when I got into my car and it refused to start. I immediately
(24)…………… that I had left the lights on and the battery had gone flat. I telephoned to my
friend George and he came round and helped me (25)…………... the car. I then drove into town
to see a friend (26)……… I had arranged to meet at six thirty, but by the time I got to there, it
was ten past seven and my friend he was not there, I waited for him for an hour despite of the
freezing weather, but he didn’t come. When I had returned to my car, I saw that someone had
been broken into it, probably looking for the radio. Luckily, I never leave the radio in the car!
There was nothing I could do but get (27)………… my car and drive to home. Later I spoke with
my friend and discovered out that he had waited for only the half an hour and left. He didn’t even
apologize himself for not waiting for me longer!
23. a. define b. definitely c. definite d.
definition
24. a. recalled b. reminded c. realized d. required
25. a. starting b. starts c. started d. start
26. a. whom b. which c. of which d. whose
27. a. on b. into c. off d. out
Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
My life is always full of activities, so I never have much time for myself. During the week it’s the
worst. I usually have to get up at 5:30a.m even though I would really prefer to sleep much later. I
don’t usually have time for breakfast because I have to catch a bus to school at 7:00 a.m.The
bus is usually packed with many people. Classes at school start at a quarter to eight except on
Tuesdays when they start at seven. Each lesson is forty-five minutes long with ten minutes break
in between.
After school I go shopping or just walk around the town for a while. Getting home, I listen to the
radio or watch T.V and maybe get a snack. Then I start doing my homework or help my Mom
with some housework. Before I know it, the afternoon is gone and it is evening
In my family, we usually eat dinner at about seven o’clock. At dinner we discuss what happened
during the day and catch up with each other’s lives. Then I have some time to watch T.V news.
Sometimes, it is an interesting film or a video.
On the weekend it is a different story. I sleep late and do whatever I wish with my free time. I can
go for a trip with friends, visit relatives or devote more time to my hobbies. I think everyone will
agree that weekends are much better than weekdays.
28. The writer doesn’t have breakfast because.
A. he doesn’t have time for himself. B. he gets up late.
C. he wants to sleep more D. he has to catch the bus to school.
29. The word “packed” in line 4 means ….
A. crowded B. busy C. dirty D. clean
30. Which of the following activities is not done by the writer in the evening?
A. watch TV B. listen to the radio C. have dinner D. talk to others
31. The word “devote” in paragraph 4 is closest meaning to
A. take B. begin C. get D. spend
32. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A. Weekends are better than weekdays.
B. Weekends are different from weekdays.
C. The writer can sleep late at weekends.
D. The writer rarely sleeps late on weekends
B. WRITING
Rewrite the following sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1.I have studied English for 3 years.
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2.Mary hasn't seen her father since she was a student.
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Rearrange the following words to make a meaningful sentences.
3.big changes/ when/ our/ predicted / in/ in/ lives/ the 1970s/ came/ computers/ experts.
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Use the words and expression below to make a complete and meaningful sentence.
Changes and addition are required, but no omission is allowed.
4.There/ be/ terrible/ traffic jams/ Tokyo/ because/ a lot/ people/ drive/ work.
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