Final Test/ 1st semester

1.Choose the answer which best completes the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

She often gets bad headaches when the weather changes.

She often ___ bad headaches when the weather changes.

2. It was Sunday yesterday, so it wasn’t necessary for me to get up early and I stayed in bed till 11 am.

It was Sunday yesterday, so I ___ get up early and I stayed in bed till 11 am.

3. ‘Which dress should I buy: the red one or the black one?’ ‘It doesn’t matter which one you choose. They are both very nice.’

     ‘You can choose ___. They are both very nice.’

4. While I was cleaning the basement last week, I found some of my old toys.

While I was cleaning the basement last week, I ___ some of my old toys.

5 He feels unfit because he doesn’t do any sports.  If ___ more sports, he wouldn’t feel so unfit.

6. Choose the correct answer: A, B, C or D.

Hi Robert,

Just a quick note to let you know how the job interview went. First of all, thanks for your advice. You told me that they ___ me what I knew about their company

7.That was useful! If I hadn’t checked some info on their website, some of the questions ___ a complete surprise to me. 

8. Anyway, I’d also practised the interview with my brother before I went,  ___ made me a bit more confident. 

9. . Fill in the gaps with the correct answer to obtain a logical and grammatically correct text.

Sport is supposed to be a fair competition between the participants, so not surprisingly, spectators might feel ___ off by the examples of athletes who are so determined to win that they resort to cheating

10.The history of sport has seen quite a few moments when sportspeople went home in disgrace after their dishonesty had been discovered. This is what happened during the Boston Marathon in 1980, when Rosie Ruiz succeeded ___ the marathon in record-breaking time. 

11. Amazingly, she managed to break her own record that she’d ___ several months earlier by 25 minutes! She must have been running very quickly as the other marathon runners could not recall her going past them. 

12.Her result was so incredible that the marathon organisers decided to look into the case. During the post-race investigation, it turned out that Rosie  ___ from the crowd of spectators and simply entered the race about half a mile before the finish line. Interestingly, Rosie might have got some inspiration from Frederick Lorz, who ‘won’ the 1904 Olympic marathon by travelling 11 miles in a friend’s car.

13. Read the following text, from which four sentences have been removed. Choose from the sentences (A-E) the one which fits each gap (1-4) to obtain a logical and coherent text. There is one extra sentence that you

do not need to use. Choose the best option for the 1st gap

CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN – A MODERN EPIDEMIC

Do you have to sit in the classroom for hours on end? Do you spend a lot of time in the same position surfing the Internet, revising for exams or just chatting to friends online? If so, beware! (1)___ Studies conducted by the British Chiropractic Association have shown that the trend is on the rise as more and more young people are suffering from regular back pains. Most of us are leading dangerously comfortable lives which do not involve physical effort. ___ This is because the exercise cannot completely counter the negative effect of being motionless for a long time in class or at home. experts from the charity BackCare have found that nearly half of those who reported regular low back pains are avid gym members. Apart from our sedentary lifestyle, scientists also point to another important cause of the chronic low back problems among the young population.___ The crazy schedules of our daily lives lead to stress building up in our body and mind. This makes it difficult for our muscles to relax and boosts the production of cortisol, a hormone which increases the risk of muscle inflammation.

‘I can’t do much to change my lifestyle’, you might say. Maybe, but you can certainly try to be more active as well as watch out for any early symptoms of the problem. ___ It will be the first warning that you are in danger of developing a chronic back problem.

 14.Choose the best option for the 2nd gap

CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN – A MODERN EPIDEMIC

Do you have to sit in the classroom for hours on end? Do you spend a lot of time in the same position surfing the Internet, revising for exams or just chatting to friends online? If so, beware! ___ Studies conducted by the British Chiropractic Association have shown that the trend is on the rise as more and more young people are suffering from regular back pains.

Most of us are leading dangerously comfortable lives which do not involve physical effort. (2)___ This is because the exercise cannot completely counter the negative effect of being motionless for a long time in class or at home. experts from the charity BackCare have found that nearly half of those who reported regular low back pains are avid gym members. Apart from our sedentary lifestyle, scientists also point to another important cause of the chronic low back problems among the young population. ___ The crazy schedules of our daily lives lead to stress building up in our body and mind. This makes it difficult for our muscles to relax and boosts the production of cortisol, a hormone which increases the risk of muscle inflammation.

‘I can’t do much to change my lifestyle’, you might say. Maybe, but you can certainly try to be more active as well as watch out for any early symptoms of the problem.___ It will be the first warning that you are in danger of developing a chronic back problem.

15. Choose the best option for the 3rd gap

CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN – A MODERN EPIDEMIC

Do you have to sit in the classroom for hours on end? Do you spend a lot of time in the same position surfing the Internet, revising for exams or just chatting to friends online? If so, beware! ___ Studies conducted by the British Chiropractic Association have shown that the trend is on the rise as more and more young people are suffering from regular back pains.

Most of us are leading dangerously comfortable lives which do not involve physical effort. ___ This is because the exercise cannot completely counter the negative effect of being motionless for a long time in class or at home. experts from the charity BackCare have found that nearly half of those who reported regular low back pains are avid gym members. Apart from our sedentary lifestyle, scientists also point to another important cause of the chronic low back problems among the young population. (3)___ The crazy schedules of our daily lives lead to stress building up in our body and mind. This makes it difficult for our muscles to relax and boosts the production of cortisol, a hormone which increases the risk of muscle inflammation.

‘I can’t do much to change my lifestyle’, you might say. Maybe, but you can certainly try to be more active as well as watch out for any early symptoms of the problem. ___ It will be the first warning that you are in danger of developing a chronic back problem.

16. Choose the best option for the 4th gap

CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN – A MODERN EPIDEMIC

Do you have to sit in the classroom for hours on end? Do you spend a lot of time in the same position surfing the Internet, revising for exams or just chatting to friends online? If so, beware! ___ Studies conducted by the British Chiropractic Association have shown that the trend is on the rise as more and more young people are suffering from regular back pains.

Most of us are leading dangerously comfortable lives which do not involve physical effort. ___ This is because the exercise cannot completely counter the negative effect of being motionless for a long time in class or at home. experts from the charity BackCare have found that nearly half of those who reported regular low back pains are avid gym members. Apart from our sedentary lifestyle, scientists also point to another important cause of the chronic low back problems among the young population. ___ The crazy schedules of our daily lives lead to stress building up in our body and mind. This makes it difficult for our muscles to relax and boosts the production of cortisol, a hormone which increases the risk of muscle inflammation.

‘I can’t do much to change my lifestyle’, you might say. Maybe, but you can certainly try to be more active as well as watch out for any early symptoms of the problem. (4)___ It will be the first warning that you are in danger of developing a chronic back problem.

17.Susan _____________________ while she was playing volleyball.

18.You _____________________. Are you feeling all right?

19. If you want to lose weight, you have to _____________________ fatty foods.

20. Sue is allergic to cheese – she _____________________ when she eats it.

21.I  _____________________ – I think I’m going to faint

22.You don't have to stay away from me. I don't have a _________ disease!

23.Kenny's brother hit him and now he's got a big 

_____________eye.

24.I'm afraid I've gone _______ with some sort of bug.

25.Read the text below and decide w hich answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.

THE ART OF BEING A PARENT

In order to (1)____________________________ children, many qualities are required. 

26.As well as the (2 ) _________________________

requirements such as love, patience and understanding, a sense of humour is an important feature of any parent's

personality. 

27. Another aspect of child rearing is teaching children limits and rules. This means the child needs to be

____________________________ of what his or her rights are and what other people's are, too. 

28. Setting limits on children must occur on a daily basis. Temporary measures don’t achieve anything but just waste time. A common mistake, however, is being ____________________________ stricter than necessary.

29. Parents must be willing

to allow their children the opportunity to explore and learn ____________________________ experience.

30. What's more, most parents must know the importance of ____________________________ as it gets children used to certain everyday activities. 

31 Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.

I was raised on a farm in a remote village in the 1950s. The winter months were endless and everything was covered in snow. I was always ________________________ for the warmer weather to come.

32. When spring ________________________ , everything came alive - flowers would bloom and the animals would come

out of hibernation. I'd follow the bear tracks and search for them.

33.Once, however, I ________________________ an

angry mother bear who saw me________________________ a threat. 

34.Once, however, I ________________________ an

angry mother bear who saw me ________________________ a threat.

35.________________________ the sight of the

bear I did what my father had told me. I stood still until she stopped growling and walked away. 

36. The trick was effective,

but looking back now, I realise that the situation was________________________ more serious than I thought at the

time.