Test 7

Part 1: Single choice questions

1. Everyone got the happy ending because the officers declared ____ ____

the plan.

A. them , against B. themselves , for C. whom , willing D. whom , against

2. He ____ to his ____ to reply to the speech of welcome in the ceremony. A. stood , shoes B. rose , feet C. sat , feet D. rose , head

3. We are so familiar ,so please do not ____ ceremony. A. make pact B. break off C. stand on D. welcome to

4. She ____ when she heard her daughter was in danger. A. went to pieces B. went down C. went off D. went back

5. She firstly ____ for a while and then _____ walked away when I told her I

finally decided to refuse her request. A. waited B. nodded C. shook D. paused

6. Pictures are used to help motivate children to read ,but some books are

with the contents of violence that is _____ for them. A. pitiful B. pathetic C. detrimental D. dramatic

7. In ____, I’d like to say how much I’ve enjoyed staying here. A. promise B. generally C. return D. conclusion

8. ____ still young, he is going very grey. A. Because B. Being C. If D. Though

9. You have helped great amount of people and remained anonymous .We all

thought it a _____ deed.

A. real B. regretful C. praiseworthy D. unfortunate

10. The books are neatly placed. They ____ ____ ____ on the floor .

A. lay piled up B. stay right well C. are badly organized D. are put away

11. We settled that problem together because every director in the company

quite ____ of the plan.

A. agreed B. thought C. approved D. emphasized

12. To put emphasis on method at the expense of content is to put the ___. A. cart before the horse B. piano before the cow C. mirror before the monkey D. food before the lion

Part 2: Riddles

1. You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat

the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat?

2. I am weightless, but you can see me. Put me in a bucket, and I'll make it lighter. What am I? 3. I never was, am always to be,

No one ever saw me, nor ever will, And yet I am the confidence of all

To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball. What am I?

4. I am the black child of a white father, a wingless bird, flying even

to the clouds of heaven. I give birth to tears in pupils that meet me, even though there is no cause for grief, and at once on my birth I am dissolved into air. What am I?

Part 3 : Translations

1. The boys are so quiet and I wonder what they are up to.

2. I am afraid we are in for a bumpy flight.

3. If I scold that boy he always answers back.

4. Darkness closes in on us .

5. I will get a professional decorator to do up the rooms.

6. I just want to be special, one of a kind.

7. As fresh milk wasn’t available, we had to fall back on dried milk.

8. Jack fell for basketball when he was 7 years old.

9. I dropped him off at the café. 10. He is a clever man but fails in perseverance.