REVISION FOR THE 2ND MIDTERM G10

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that
of the others. (0.5 pts)
1. A. picture /ə/ B. bury/e/ C. support/ə/ D.
bonus/ə/
2. A. professional/ə/ B. receptionist /ə/ C. solicitor/ə/ D. worker
/ɜː/
3. A. repaired/d/ B. maintained/d/ C. awarded /id/ D. watered/d/
4. A. played /d/ B. browsed/d/ C. listened/d/ D.
practiced/t/
5. A. engaged/d/ B. used/d/ C. organised/d/ D. isolated/id/
6. A. Fun/ʌ/ B. club/ʌ/ C. burn/ɜː/ D. number/ʌ/
7. A. rucksack/ʌ/ B. include/uː/ C. ultimate/ʌ/ D.
cupboard/ʌ/
8. A. imprison/z/ B. institute/s/ C. entrepreneurs/z/ D.
president/z/
9. A. fished/t/ B. browsed/d/ C. kicked/t/ D. practiced/t/
10. A. Century/tʃ/ B. destination/t/ C. independent/t/ D. tourism/t/
11. A. industrial/ʌ/ B. popular/jə/ C. result/ʌ/ D.
luggage/ʌ/
12. A. Carriage/æ/ B. station/ei/ C. change/ei/ D.
basin/ei/
II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others. (0.5 pts)
1. A. Po’tential B. inter’rupt C. ful’filling D. ro’mantic
2. A. tracksuit (1) B. detail(1/2) C. online(1) D.
tremble(1)
3. A. Repetitive(2) B. interpreter(2) C. entrepreneurs(4) D.
2solicitor
4. A. Unemployed(3) B. opportunity(3) C. independent(3) D.
repetitive(2)
5. A. communication B. enthusiastic C. qualification D. paramedic
6. A. rucksack B. platform C. trolley D. allege
7. A. Ordinary1 B. sandcastle 1 C. national 1 D.
commuter2
8. A. Photographer2 B. intrepreneurs 4 C. qualifications 4 D.
enthusiastic4
9. A. Repetitive2 B. opportunity3 C.dependent 3 D.
paramedic3
10. A. interpreter B. enthusiastic4 C. solicitor 2 D.
essential2
III. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentence. (2.5
pts)
1. ______ help people when they buy a house or have a legal problem.
A. Entrepreneurs B. Paramedics C. Estate agents D. Solicitors
2. A kind of mushroom called a ______ is highly prized in cooking and the best ones can
cost over €10,000 per kilogram.
A. melon B. white truffle C. pomegranate D. pineapple
3. You can buy melons at a ______.
A. greengrocer’s B. deli C. butcher’s D.
launderette
4. We were too late. The plane____________off ten minutes earlier.
A. takes B. took C. had taken D. has taken
5. My younger brother spent money as me.
A. as twice much B. as twice as much C. as much as twice D. twice as
much
6. If my mother _________ about this, we _________ in serious trouble.
A. will know/ are B. knows/will be C. had known/would have been D. knew/
would be
7. Mike is ______of all.
A. the bigger B. the biggest C. the big D. as big as
8. There is little chance that we will succeed in changing the law. __, it’s important that
we try.
A. Nevertheless B. Although C. Furthermore D. Moreover
9.Nowadays, many young people ________ the benefits of university education.
A. multi-estimate B. estimate C. overestimate D. co-
estimate
10.My brother works for Nisa Retail, ________helps her earn $1000 per month.
A. who B. whose C. which D. where
11______ help people who are injured or ill in an emergency.
A. Entrepreneurs B. Paramedics C. Solicitors D. Estate agents
12. You can buy pork, or beef at a ______.
A. greengrocer’s B. deli C. butcher’s D.
launderette
13. Mike is ______of the twins.
A. the bigger B. the biggest C. the big D. as big as
15.My brother works for Nisa Retail, a grocery business _____annual sales are about $1,6
billion.
A. who B. whose C. which D. where
16. The police reported that the car ____ into a fence at 8 p.m. the previous day.
A. crashed B. had crashed C. was crashed D. has been crashed
17. If I ____ rich, I ____ every winter together on a tropical island.
A. was / would spend B. am / would spend C. were / will spendD. None is correct
18. They got married ____ 28th August, 1811, and had two children together during their
short marriage.
A. in B. by C. on D. at
19. Did you see Rose ____ Eddie up all night?
A. split B. fancy C. make D. chat
20. Jasper speaks ____ of all of us.
A. the most clearest B. more clearer C. the most clearly D. least clearly
IV. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. (1.0
pts)
1. At the job interview (A), she met (B) Jack White, who (C)whose father started (D) the
company.
2. She has shown(A)has been shown how to operate(B) a microwave oven and she is used
to using(C) it to warm(D)
3. If you cannot find (A) the right person (B) for the job, we’ll just (C) have to over-
advertise (D)re-advertise.
4. This is a job(A) which usually attracts(B) middle-age (C)middle-agedbusiness people,
not eighteen-year-olds(D).
5. What will happen(A) if everyone learns(B) online instead (C)instead of in (D) a
classroom?
6. How would (A) you feel (B) if Sam don’t (C)didn’t invite (D) you to his party?
7. Alan, who(A) left(B) university in July, invited(C)was invited to an interview with (D) a
major retailer.
8. There should be more businesses (A) in the region and more employ (B)employment
opportunities (C) will be created (D).
9. I wouldn’t (A)won’ttake the job if it isn’t (B) challenging(C) enough(D).
10. Look at those clouds (A), it will (B)is going to snow. We should not go for (C) a
picnic (D) right now.
11. He will do (A) an hour’s revision in the morning (B) if he wakes (C) up enough early
(D)early enough.
12. Gardeners are (A) not well-paid (B), but in spite (C)in spite of this, many of (D) them
love their jobs.
13. This essay, (A) which Tom wrote, (B) got top marks (C) in (D) his class.
VI. Give the correct verb form or tense:
1. I’d rather you (not keep) didn’t keep interrupting.
2. If she hadn’t become a singer, she (be) would have been sad.
3. I (cook)would have cooked more food if I’d known you were so hungry.
4. I’d like to know how Jackie is. I wish she (phone)would phone me.
5. When I (stand)was standing at the bus stop, I saw her.
6. We (be not)have not been in touch recently.
7. The holiday habits of the British (continue) continue to change day by day.
8. The journey was okay, but it (take) took ages to find a hotel here.
VII. Use the correct form of the word given. (1.0 pts)
1. Computers are now being brought into this profession to perform repetitive tasks.
(repeat)
2. He wasn’t very communicative and kept things to himself. (communicate)
3. He played the guitar passionately and he was extremely skilful. (passion)
4. They argued passionately against the proposal. (passion)
5. Please help our campaign by sending a donation to Friends of the Earth. (donate)
6. Israel is a world leader in medical and paramedical research, and bioengineering
capabilities. (paramedic)
7. We had to work within the parameter that had already been established.
(paramedic)
8. Kate is a non-professional actress, she is doing this as a hobby rather than as a
paid job (profession)
 9. Essentially, we are talking about the cold war period. (essential)
10. The repetition of the work really got me down after a while (repeat)
11. Travel sickness is caused by the effect of repetitive movements. (repeat)
12. At first, you just learn the movements of the dance repetitively
(repetitiveness)
13. He's only been playing football as a professional for two years.
(professionally)
14. You've done a very unprofessional job stripping that floor! (professionally)
15. People who are semiprofessional are paid for an activity that they take
part in but do not do all the time. (professional).
16. This model provides the academically prepared teacher an immediate
advantage over the inexperienced, nonprofessional teacher. (professionally)
17. The product has been marketed very professionally (Professional)
18. Better communication is a huge step toward peace (communicate)
19. They characterizes themselves by their activeness (a continuous reminder of his
physical state) and identity as art enthusiasts and writers. (Enthusiasm)
20. She was welcomed enthusiastically by the crowd. (Enthusing)
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences as directed. (2 pts)
1. We want to visit a museum. It opens at 12.00. (that)
The museum that we want to visit opens at 12.00.
2. Mr. Phelps is a swimmer. He started swimming when he was five years old. (Present
perfect)
Mr. Phelps has swum since he was five years old.
3. A boy’s bike was taken. He visited the police station. (whose)
The boy whose bike was taken visited the police station.
4. It took Mr. John 3 months to write his science article. (SPENT)
 Mr. John spent 3 months writing his science article.
5. You won’t get lost if you take a map.
Unless you take a map, you will get lost.
6. Radio was invented in the early 20th century. Marconi was a famous inventor.
(WHEN)
 Marconi became famous in the early 20th century when he invented the radio.
7. Should my daughter work in groups more often, she can get on well with her
classmates.
 If my daughter works in groups more often, she can get on well with her
classmates.
8. If we don’t feed the cat now, it will get very hungry.
 The cat will get very hungry unless we feed it now.
9. If he has free time, he’ll play tennis. (SHOULD)
 Should he have free time, he’ll play tennis.
10.You should join the Ocean Life Club.
If I were you, I would join the Ocean Life Club.
11. My girlfriend arrived late, I had waited for her at the airport for 4 hours. (FOR
WHOM)
 My girlfriend, for whom I had waited at the airport for 4 hours, arrived late.
12.He isn’t a member of our club, so he can’t join the trip today.
If he was a member of our club, he could join the trip today.
12. It has been 5 years since we last flew to Singapore. (Present Perfect)
 We have not flown to Singapore for 5 years.
13.Because he doesn’t drive carefully, he has many accidents.
If he drove carefully, he would not have many accidents.
14. My former neighbours often spent 2 hours per day on going jogging. (TOOK)
 It often took my former neighbours 2 hours per day to go jogging.
15.My uncle doesn’t know how to drive, so he doesn’t buy a car.
If my uncle knew how to drive, he would buy a car.