Semester Paper

1. For each space, choose ONE word which you think best completes the sentence. Look
carefully at the words both before and after each space.

1. The people I really look ............ to are those that have built something successful by
themselves.
2. I went to bed very late and slept terribly, ............ a result I feel awful today.
3. The tennis champion, ............ victory came after four hours of hard work, was presented
with the trophy.
4. ............ refusing to apologise to the victim, you've shown how little you care about what
you did.
5. Go down to the building site quickly. There appears to ............ been a bad accident.
6. This is a great book, ………… only for those that are geology experts, but also for
amateurs like myself.
7. Most birds can fly. Some, on the ………… hand, live their entire lives on the ground.
8. It's something of a mystery how ancient bridge builders succeeded ............ spanning this
wide river.
9. In ………… to a company car and large annual bonuses, we are also offering help in
finding a new house.
10. "Tess Of The D'Urbervilles" is probably the novel for ………… Thomas Hardy is best
known.

2. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to
form a word that fits the gap in the same line.

TOO MUCH ADVERTISING?

Nowadays advertisers are prepared to do everything it takes to get their message across.
There are more and more magazines with a large amount of ads, where clearly a fortune
has been spent on the (1) ................. (PRODUCE) of the ad. This may be because the
advertisers have paid to use famous clebrity or because of using an exotic (2) .................
(LOCATE) as background or because the ad uses expensive photography and (3)
.................. (GRAPH). We are becoming (4)................... (INCREASE) sophisticated so it
is also becoming more (5) ................... (CHALLENGE) to catch our attention. At the
same time, as more and more people are hooked into an ever-expanding range of TV
channels, advertising on television is becoming expensive. Because of this, some people
say the TV companies may be losing their market as the Internet competes for our
attention. It is becoming (6).................. (ECONOMY) now for companies to use TV as
they donot get the returns they demand on their (7) ....................... (INVEST). But
advertising on the Internet has opened up a whole new ball game of(8) ...................
(POSSIBLE).

3. Fill in the gaps in the letter using one of the modal verbs below. You may need to use
some more than one.
can may might can’t should must

Dear Alison,

I have just opened your letter. You said you sent one before but it (1) .............. have got
lost in the post! The garage also delivered your little present. You (2) .............. not have

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 spent so much money on me. It’s absolutely ridiculous. In fact, you needn’thave bothered
as I already have a Porsche! I (3) ................ possibly accept it and have asked them to
return it to you. You (4) .................. try to be reasonable, Alison. You (5) ...............
possibly be as much in love with me as you claim to be. You don’t know me at all and
(6) ................. possibly have any idea what I’m like. If you got to know me, you
(7) .................... even find you didn’t like me at all. I (8) .................... be quite irritating
sometimes, I promise you.I’m afraid I (9) .................... ask you not to write to me again.
This (10) ............... seem harsh but that’s the way it should be.

Regards
Rodney

4.Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given.

1. I can’t access the programme because I don’t know the password. COULD
If I ………….
2. It’s a shame that I didn’t ask her for her mobile number. WISH
I…
3. I don’t think parents should argue in front of their children. AVOID
I think parents …………
4. My grandfather doesn’t buy sports magazines anymore. STOPPED
My grandfather …………
5. We arrived too late to hear the mayor’s speech. COULD
If we …………

5. Writing
A. You have been living in a rental apartment for the past year. Recently a new neighbour
moved in and has been making a lot of noise, which disturbs you. You have not yet
met the neighbor.
Write a letter to the new neighbour. In your letter:
 explain the situation
 describe why it bothers you
 suggest a solution

B. You have recently ordered an item through the Internet, but are not happy with the
purchase. Write a letter to the company. In your letter:
 describe what you purchased
 explain why you are not happy with the purchase
 tell them what you would like them to do about the situation