EXTRA PRACTICE FOR F.C. AND F.C. REVISION STS    MID TERM TESTS

Paper 3: Use of English           

                                                                                   BC          

Fill each of the blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space.

When I was at university my ambition was to be a pop star. I had a close friend________ (1) Mike, with

the same ambition. On leaving I forgot about fame and fortune, trained________ (2) a teacher, and after

some time completely _______ (3) touch with Mike.

Some years later I opened  a magazine and __________ (4) a picture of a famous pop band_________ (5)

records I liked very much. To _________ (6) surprise, I recognised one of them as Mike! The article said that

they were _________ (7) to play in London the following week,_________ (8) I decided to go to the

concert, thinking I _______ (9) try and find Mike afterwards to have a drink and _______ (10) about

old times.

After the concert, I went out of the _________ (11) to look _______ (12) Mike. I was amazed to find about

 three hundred excited fans already there.

Suddenly, a huge black car appeared. Inside, I could just make ________ (13) the faces of the band, including

Mike’s.

The fans all __________ (14) screaming and trying to stop the car,____________ (15) left at high speed.

Obviously, there was ____________ (16) chance of talking to him___________ (17) night.

Some months later Mike phoned me, saying that he__________ (18) got my number from an old friend.” I’ve

________ (19) trying to contact you for ages”, he said, “The band needs a new publicity agent. How does the

job__________ (20) you? Why don’t you give up teaching and give it a try?”

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

a)       Miss Bryant asked Peter to buy her some stamps when he went to the post office.

“Peter, could ________________________________________________________________________

b)       I have to have my car serviced every 12,000 miles.

My car______________________________________________________________________________

c)       I was silly to sell my car so cheaply.

I shouldn’t___________________________________________________________________________

d)       The police wanted to find out who was to blame for the accident in the high Street.

The police wanted to find out whose_______________________________________________________

e)       Anna didn’t send Richard a birthday card because she forgot it was his birthday

If Anna had___________________________________________________________________________

f)        The TV company is making a new film on the life of Robbin Hood.

A new film ___________________________________________________________________________

g)       Eating too many sweets is unhealthy

It’s__________________________________________________________________________________

h)       Its only a five-minute drive to the beach

It only take___________________________________________________________________________

i)        Ann prefers playing table tennis to any other game

Ann would___________________________________________________________________________

j)        That video is fantastic!

What________________________________________________________________________________

Paper 3: Use of English                                                                                              BC 

The word in Capitals at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the space. Fill each blank in this way

a)        There’s an axe ___________ from the toolshed.        MISS

b)       Major ___________ discoveries of previous years are now taken for granted    SCIENCE

c)       We were given a warm____________by the hotel stuff          RECIEVE

d)       I called the manager and expressed my _________ with the dreadful meal.          SATISFY

e)       I work in an office on the ___________ floor.      TWENTY

f)        The theft of her favourite necklace caused her great _________. HAPPY

g)       Her skirt was too long so she had to ___________ it                SHORT

h)       The company has one hundred ____________.          EMPLOY

i)        He’s so __________ that you can never trust him to turn up on time.        RELY

j)        Grandfather fell over the _____________ floor.    SLIP

 CEI C-65 , 2012

TO ALL OUR DEDICATED  FIRST CERTIFICATE AND FIRST CERTIFICATE REVISION  STS
OF ANNUAL PLANS FOR ADMISSION EXAMS   CUPEI

We are sending you some Reading Comprehension Practice for the MID TERM TEST
DUE ON  JULY 11TH AND 13TH

University of Cambridge                                  BC Models F.C. REVISION                                    

Local Examination Syndicate

Paper 1: Reading Comprehension

Answer all questions. Indicate your choice of answer in every case on the separate sheet already given out, which should show your name and examination index number. Follow carefully the instructions about how to record your answers. Give one answer only each question.

Marks will not be deducted for wrong answers your total score on this test will be the number of correct answers you give.

Section A

In this section you must choose or phrase or word which best completes each sentence. On your answer sheet indicate the letter: A,B,C or D against the number of each item 1 to 25 for the word or phrase you choose.

1)       I can pronounce that word but I can’t _________it.

a) mean                 b)spell                        c)describe             d) suggest

2)       My parents were so ______not  to miss  the train that they got to the station an hour too early.

a) anxious             b)excited                    c)worried               d) thoughtful

3)       It was very kind of you to bring me flowers, but you _______have done it.

a) don’t need        b) needn’t                    c) hadn’t                d) oughtn’t

4)       The agency agreed to do the job________that the fee was high enough.

a) only                  b)provided                   c) so long               d) such

5)       The police officer ________me to take the first turning on the rigtht.

 a) suggest            b) said                          c) advised               d) pointed

6)       You are both making a fuss about nothing. Don’t be so_________!

a) children            b) childhood                  c) childlike            d)  childish

7)       I’ll come over for lunch when I________typing this report.

a) have finished    b) will have finished     c) had finished      d) having finished

8)       Three million unemployed! Is that__________true?

a) exactly              b) really                         c) probably          d) fully

9)       Guests are requested_________in the hotel lounge.

a) not smoking     b) don’t smoke              c) not to smoke      d) from smoking

10)    They were such a happy couple; they had _______in love at first sight.

a) felt                    b) been                          c) become              d) fallen

11)    I wouldn’t want to work for him_______nice he may seen when you first meet him.

a) nevertheless      b) however                   c) yet                      d) if

12)    The model took not the _________notice of the crown.

a) slightest             b) lightest                    c) last                      d) lowest

13)    We________better go before it starts to rain.

a) are                     b)should                       c) had                     d) would

14)    He decided to climb up the mountain _________the bad weather.

a) in spite              b) despite                      c) on account        d) although

15)    When he looked in his briefcase he found he had been__________.

a) opened              b) thieved                      c) stolen               d) robbed

16)    It was hot yesterday but today’s___________hotter.

a) more                 b) less                             c) even                 d) also

17)    I returned home to ____________some papers I had forgotten.

a) take                  b) bring                           c) gather              d) fetch

18)    She had been _________for so long that the exercises made her legs stiff.

a) unable             b)inactive                        c)overcome          d) disused

19)    When he first arrived in Canada he couldn’t __________himself understood.

a) find                 b) have                             c) do                   d) make

20)    Did you remember__________the letters?

a) post                    b) having posted             c) to post         d) to have posted

21)    They’re__________arriving at 6 o’clock but we don’t know whether they’re coming by coach or train.

a) absolutely          b) surely                           c) to post        d) to have posted

22)    Susan looked________to see who had come into the office.

a) for                      b) after                             c) up                d) out of

23)    How________of you to bring presents for everyone!

a) grateful              b) hopeful                        c) successful      d) thoughtful

24)    The director spoke in a rather proud and unpleasant________and made people angry.

a) sense                  b) behaviour                    c) manner         d) attitude

25)    I’d rather you_________your dog outside.

a) leave                  b) left                               c) leaving         d) to leave

THE TELL TALE HEART PROJECT

PROJECT WORK

Project Work is a very interesting way of working with the language. Each student  deals with a different aspect of  a topic of interest and everybody must do research on it. When they have looked for the info, they all share it and arrive at conclusions  together.
Our next Project Work will be  THE TELL TALE HEART   a horrific short story by the master of suspense EDGAR ALLAN POE . Here is the link for you to read 

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/TelTal.shtml

Discuss with your teachers which task  each of you will  be in charge of.
GOOD LUCK

A STORY OF FEELINGS

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.

When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?”

Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. “Vanity, please help me!”

“I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat,” Vanity answered.

Sadness was close by so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.”

“Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”

Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?”

“It was Time,” Knowledge answered.

“Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?”

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is.”

Posted by Joanne

Hope you liked it!

VOCABULARY ON FEELINGS/EMOTIONS

CPE class: here I bring you a chart with lots of words related to feelings and emotions. Enjoy!

http://www.sba.pdx.edu/faculty/mblake/448/FeelingsList.pdf

Joanne.

Silent movies. Modern Times by Charles Chaplin

President Obama Affirms His Support for Same Sex Marriage

http://perezhilton.com/2012-05-09-obama-confirms-support-for-same-sex-gay-marriage#.T6rQkOuP-_U

Sofia Arfuch