Exercise 1

NEW LEADER LANGUAGE SCHOOL

ENTRY TEST

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Exercise 1

Multiple Choice Close

Read the text and then select the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

What Comes from Plants?

It's simple. We cannot(1 ) without green plants. In fact, no( 2) can live without green plants. Why? There are(3 ) reasons. First, green plants(4 ) us food. They give us food because they can(5 ) their own food. No other living(6 ) can do this. Green plants do it by using

(7 ) , air, and sunlight.The food (8 ) plants make is kept in their leaves and fruits. We

(9 ) this food, other animals eat it, (10 ) .1. A. die

B.live

C. smile

D.run

2. A. building B.water

C. fire

D.animal

3. A. two

B. one

C. a

D.small

4. A. give

B. take

C. buy

D.know

5. A. shop

B. steal

C. make

D.cry

6. A. house

B. thing

C. stone

D.crocodile

7. A. petrol

B. water C. whiskey

D.drinks

8. A. who

B. where C. which

D.why

9. A. play

B. swim

C. jump

D.eat

10. A.too

B. again C. so

D.others

Exercise 2

'Key' Word Transformation

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given and any other words you need. Do not change the word given.

Example:

I do not know how to play the piano.Cant

I cant play the piano.

11. He hates swimming.

like

Heswimming.

12. I tried to find this word in a dictionary.

look

I tried to this word in a dictionary.

13.When his parents died, his aunt took care of him.

after

When his parents died, his aunthim.

14. My plan is to study medicine.

am

I to study medicine.

15. It is not necessary for you to get up early today.have

You to get up early today.

Exercise 3

Fill in the following possessive determiners into the gaps.

Example:I have got a sister. ___ name is Susan.

Answer:I have got a sister. Her name is Susan.

Hello Daniel, (16)______name is John. Jason is a friend. He's 21. (17)_______ sister is nineteen. We go to the same college. There are 450 boys and girls in (18)_________ college. Ms Peterson the tutor is nice. Shes got a pet. (19)________pet is a tortoise. I have a question for you. Whats (20)________ pet?

Yours, John

Exercise 4

Complete the gaps with a word.

There's a man sitting at a bar just looking (21 ) .. his drink. He stays like that for half an hour. Then, a big truck driver steps next to him, takes the drink from the guy, and just drinks it all down.The poor man starts crying. The truck driver says, "Come on man, I was just joking. Here, I'll buy you another drink. I just can't stand seeing a man crying.""No, it's not that. This day was the worst of my life. First, I got up late, and I was late to my office. My boss fired me. When I left the building, I found out that my car

(22 ) .. stolen. The police said they can do nothing. I got ( 23) .. taxi to return home and when I left it, I remembered (24 ) .. I had left my wallet and credit cards there. The taxi driver just drove away. I went home and when I got there, I found(25 ) .. wife sleeping with the gardener. I left home and came to this bar. And when I was thinking about putting an end to my life, you show up and drink my poison.EXERCISE 5

Read the text and then select the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

Passport Privacy Protection?The new microchip- (26 )____passports, scheduled to be issued by the end of next year, could be read (27)_____ from as far away as 30 feet, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. Although the passports wouldn't include transmitters of their own, they would have antennas to allow a reader to capture the(28 ) _____.

The ability to read remotely (29 )_____ data raises the possibility that passport (30)_____ would be vulnerable to identity (31)____. It also would allow government agents to find out who was(32 ) _____a political meeting or make it easier for terrorists to target Americans travelling abroad.

The United States and other countries have been working for at least two years to set new passport (33 )_____ with the International Civil Aviation Organization, a group affiliated with the United Nations.

All new U.S. passports issued by the end of the following year are expected to have a chip (34)_____ the owner's name, birth date, issuing office and a "biometric" identifier - a (35)____ of the owner's face.

26. A equipment B equipped C produced D developed

27. A electronics B electricity C electric D electronically

28. A data

B date

C American D hostage

29. A person

B personal C personally D personalization

30. A robbers

B burglars C holders D residents

31. A theft

B robbery C pickpocket D thief

32. A meeting

B attention C attracting D attending

33. A prohibition B sample C starlet D standard

34. A deleting

B concealing C containing D concentrating

35. A photo

B sculpture C caricature D memory

Exercise 6

Which pronoun can substitute the underlined phrase in the sentence?

Example: My grandmother watches LOST every day.Answer: My grandmother watches it every day.36. The teacher always gives the pupils homework.

37. I read the book to my little sister.

38. Can you help my sister and me?Exercise 7

Key Word Transformation

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.

Example:

I bought a car 5 years ago.Have

I have had this car for 5 years.

39. First I did my homework . Afterwards I went out.

doneHaving ____________________I went out.

40.First I will graduate and then I will find a well paid job.

haveBy the time I find a well-paid job I ____________________.

41.They were extremely surprised that I won the race.

moreThey were ____________________ that I won the race.

42.I am completely certain that he wasnt at home his car wasnt there.

been He ____________________ at home his car wasnt there.

43. Maybe she forgot to turn off the heater.

might

She _________________________ to turn off the heater.

Exercise8Word Formation

Read the text and then write the correct form of the word to complete the gaps.

Country Politics

A busload of politicians were driving down

a country road, when (0) suddenly the bus

SUDDEN

ran off the road and crashed into an old

farmer's barn. The old farmer got off his

tractor and went to (44) ______. Soon

INVESTIGATION

he dug a hole and buried the politicians.

A few days later, the (45) ______sheriff

LOCATE

came out, saw the crashed bus and asked

the old farmer where all the (46) _____

POLITICS

had gone. The old farmer told him he had

buried them. The sheriff asked the old farmer,

"Oh God, were they ALL (47) _____?"

DEATH

The old farmer said, "Well, some of them

said they weren't, but you know how

these (48) _____politicians lie."

HONESTY

Exercise 9QUESTIONS 49- 65Choose the expression which best completes each sentence. Mark your answer A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

49.At present, he ..for heart problems.

A) is being treated B) has treated C) has been treating D) was treated

50.Bill .before having this photo taken.

A) cut his hairB) got cut his hair C) got hair cut D) got his hair cut

51.The judge asked the witness her more information.

A) him that he give B) if he could give C) that he could give D) him whether to give

52.She couldnt tell us what .the money on.

A) she did spend B) did she spend C) she had spent D) had she spent

53.If the strikes still on, well have to .our trip till another time.

A) put offB) call offC) carry onD) go through

54.She till the early hours listening to pop music.

A) held me upB) caught me upC) kept me upD) took me up

55.As children, we were .to respect the elders.

A) grown upB) brought upC) kept upD) held up

56.They should .corporal punishment at school, if you ask me.

A) get backB) carry onC) keep upD) bring back

57.We dont need to look for a hotel. My friend will ..for the night.

A) put us down B) put us upC) put us through D) put us in

58.She really .her mother she has the same sense of humour.

A) looks afterB) takes afterC) shows afterD) puts after

59.How long did it take the firefighters to .the fire?

A) put outB) put inC) put downD) put up

60.This bad weather is really .. .

A) getting me down B) putting me down C) getting me over D) getting me through

61.If you .to my explanations yesterday, you might have understood.

A) would listen B) had listened C) listenedD) would have listened

62.If you hadnt spent all your money yesterday, you ..some today.

A) would have had B) would be having C) could have had D) would have

63.If I .you, I wouldnt have married you.

A) could have loved B) didnt love C) love D) will love

64.We the train, if we hadnt hurried up.

A) missed B) will have missed C) might have missed D) might miss

65.I a taxi if I had known you had come in your car.

A) wouldnt have called B) couldnt have called C) wouldnt callD) would have called