READING AND WRITING REVIEW 4

PART 1: READING
Section 1: What is the word or phrase which best completes each sentence? For
questions 16-35, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.
Q16: I …………..here at the coffee shop until you come.
A. wait B. will wait C. have waited D. waited
Q17: Our TV station…………..a special programme for children every night.
A. sends B. gives C. broadcasts D. shows
Q18: The train arrives …………the station on time.
A. in B. at C. on D. by
Q19: The actress will ask the photographer……….her some photos.
A. take B. to take C. took D. taken
Q20: If you can’t drink ………..beer, drink wine.
A. no B. some C. any D. not
Q21: The people …………..used to live in that house have just moved.
A. whose B. which C. who D. whom
Q22: I ……………..that shirt since Mary’s birthday.
A. not wear B. don't wear C. haven't worn D. won't wear
Q23: Annie isn’t old …………….to leave school.
A. too B. for C. so D. enough
Q24: Let’s have your luggage …………….to the car.
A. carry B. to carry C. carrying D. carried
Q25: English people are fond …………….sports, especially football.
A. For B. of C. in D. with
Q26: There was a cold wind……….in our faces when we were in the field.
A. blow B. blowing C. has blown D. blew
Q27: Who is going to …………….the truth now?
A. tell B. say C. talk D. speak
Q28: Mrs. Dickson treats all her children………….. .
A. likely B. same C. alike D. similar
Q29: ……….Uncle Charles looked everywhere for his glasses, he couldn’t find them.
A. Though B. Because C. If D. Despite
Q30: Are you familiar ………….the writing of Shakespeare?
A. about B. in C. of D. with
Q31: This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quite ………. .
A. priceless B. worthless C. valuable D. invaluable
Q32: I ………….a movie when you called last night.
A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. have watched
Q33: Last January the train ………….went up by 7%.
A. taxes B. fares C. fees D. premiums
 pay attention to it. It's not so much that Pet Doctor is a bad film, although I can't really
find many reasons for saying it's a good one. It's more that it makes me angry. Gross is
a good actor. His appearance on the New York stage last winter in Shakespeare's
Romeo and Juliet showed that he really can act. So what's he doing in this nonsense?
Q34: Look! The little girl ………to catch the bus.
It'sA.arun
story about a small B.town doctor who finds he's
is run making more moneyD.by
C. running is looking
running
after the local children's pets than he is by looking after humans. Then he gets into
Q35: The …………wanted to know everything about the accident.
trouble with the police, because he doesn't have the right sort of licence to do this and,
A. report
surprise, B. reporting
surprise, the children and their pets find C. reporter
a way D. reported
to solve his problems. I won't
say how, as it's the only part of the film that's even slightly original or amusing. If you
have to see it, you'd be annoyed with me for telling you. But my advice is, when it
Section 2: Reading
comes to a cinemacomprehension
near you stay in and shampoo the cat.
For questions 36-45, read the passages below. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D
for each question in each passage.

Passage 1

Q36: What is the writer trying to do in this text?

A. compare the theatre and the cinema.
C. give his or her opinion about using
animals in films.
Q37: What would a reader expect to get from this text?
A. Information about a new film
C. News about the lives of film stars
Q38: How did the writer feel about Pet Doctor?
A. It’s funny.
C. It's not worth seeing.
B. compare Herman Gross with another
actor.
D. give his or her opinion about Pet
Doctor.
B. Ideas about how animals should be
cared for
D. Information about the careers of child
actors
B. It ends too suddenly
D. It's ideal family entertainment.

Q39: Why did the writer mention Romeo and Juliet?

A. It's an example of a really good play. B. Gross proved he's a good actor in it.
 C. It was produced in New York. D. The central characters are very young.
Q40: Which one of these TV guides is describing Pet Doctor?
A. A doctor's patients complain about him. B. A doctor prefers animals to humans and
He is reported to the police and has a lot stops looking after his patients. People
of explaining to do. are dying, the animals are cured, then
the police arrive.
C. A doctor finds he can cure local animals, D. A doctor is loved by the children whose
then discovers this isn't allowed. But it pets he cures. But everything goes
all finishes happily. wrong and he is sent to prison.

Passage 2

Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult
decision to make about their children's careers. Should they allow their children to
train to become top sportsmen and women?
For many children it means starting very young and school work, going out with
friends and other interests have to take second place. It's very difficult to explain
to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the
weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.
Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for' training is
available from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If
this help cannot be given it means that it is the parents who have to find the time
and the money to support their child's development - and sports clothes, transport
to competitions, special equipment etc. can all be very expensive.
Many parents are understandably worried that it is dangerous to start serious
training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be
damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers,
however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as a
successful sports person. What is clear is that very few people do reach the top and
both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of
training.

Q41: This writing is from………. .

A. an advertisement B. a newspaper article
C. sports diary D. a letter

Q42: What is the writer's intention?

A. to inform us about training. B. to discuss training methods.
C. to give details about training costs. D. to suggest a training programme.
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Q45: Here are four extracts from schoolchildren's letters to penfriends. Check the box to
show which one is the most likely to take up sport professionally.

A. B.

C. D.

Section 3: For questions 46-55, choose A, B, C or D to fill one word in each blank to
complete the following text.

POOR MILLIONAIRE
 Mr. Alex Fraser lived his entire life in a small town in the North of England. He
never left the house (46) _______he had been born, never married, never went on holiday
and had no friends.
He worked in a local factory for (47) _______ forty years but even the people who
had worked with him for years (48) ______ very little about him.
He wore the same old clothes year in year out, and (49) _______ he shopped
regularly at the local store he bought only the most basic foodstuffs, never changing his
purchases from one week to the next.
So (50) _____ he died last month, neighbours and local people were astonished to
learn that Mr Fraser was not just a rich man, he was in fact (51) ______ millionaire!
He had no bank account, no money invested anywhere but in the various drawers,
cupboards and boxes in his house there were hundreds and thousands of bank (52) _____
and coins.
It took police over two weeks to clear the house and the bank clerks took just as long
to (53) _______ all the money. "We had absolutely no idea that he had been hiding his
money over the years", one of his neighbours (54) _________, " In fact, we used to feel
sorry for him, we thought he was a poor old man unable to (55) _______ anything better for
himself.

Q46: A. which B. where C. who D. that

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Q48: A. reminded B. held C. had D. knew
Q49: A. although B. but C. because D. however
Q50: A. while B. when C. during D. that
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Q52: A. papers B. money C. letters D. notes
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Q55: A. pay B. spend C. afford D. give

PART 2: WRITING (25 points)

Section 1: For questions 56-60, rewrite the sentence in such a way that it has the
same meaning as the given sentence.
Q56. I ride bicycle to school in twenty minutes.

 It …………………..……………………………………………………………………

Q57. He is going to decorate our house tomorrow.

 We ……………………….……………………………………………………….…….

Q58. The furniture was too old to keep.

 It was………….…………………………………………………………………………

Q59. “Can you do me a favour?”, she said to me.

 She ………………………………………………………………………………………

Q60. He hasn’t been back to his hometown for over 20 years.

 It is………………...…………………………………………………………………….

Section 2: Write a letter to your friend telling him or her the changes that have taken
place in your hometown. You should write at least 150 words.