PRACTICE OF ENGLISH FINAL TEST, 1ST SEMESTER, GRADE X ABCDEF, 2011

PRACTICE 1

Britain’s Solo Sailor
Ellen MacArthur started sailing when she was eight, going out on sailing trips with her aunt. She loved it so much that she saved her money for three years to buy her first small sailing boat. When she was 18, she sailed alone around Britain and won the ‘Young Sailor of the Year’ award.

But Ellen really became famous in 2001. Aged only 24, she was one of only two women who entered the Vendre Globe round the world sole race, which lasts 100 days. Despite many problems, she came second I the race out of 24 competitors and she was given a heroine’s welcome when she returned.

Ambition and determination have always been a big part of Ellen’s personality. When she was younger, she lived in a kind of hut for three years while she was trying to get sponsorship to compete in a transatlantic race. Then she took a one-way ticket to France, bought a tiny seven metre Class Mini Yacth, slept under it while she was repairing it, and then she raced it 4,000 kilometres across the Atlantic in 1997 alone for 33 days.

Ellen has had learn many things, because sailing single-handed means that she has to be her own captain, electrician, sailmaker, engineer, doctor, journalist, cameraman and cook. She also has to be very fit, and because of the dangers of sleeping for long periods of time when she’s in the middle of the ocean, she has trained herself to sleep for about 20 minutes at a time.

And she need courage. Once, in the middle of ocean, she had to climb the mast of her boat to repair the sails – at four o’clock in the morning, and with 100 kph winds blowing around her. It took her many hours to make the repairs; Ellen says: ‘ I was exhausted when I came down. It’s hard to describe how it feels to be up there. It’s like trying to hold onto a big pole, which for me is just too big to get my arms around, with someone kicking you all the time and trying to shake you off.

But in her diary, Ellen also describes moments which make it all worthwhile: A beautiful sunrise started the day, with black clouds slowly lit by the bright yellow sun. I have a very strong feeling of pleasure, being out here on the ocean and having the chance to live this. I just feel lucky to be here.

1. Where did Ellen live for three years?
A. She lived in a small boat.
B. She lived in a hut.
C. She lived in a mini yacht
D. She lived in a small house near to harbor.
E. She lived in her a new big boat.

2. Why does she have to be her own electrician, sailmaker, etc.?
A. Because she is sailing her automatic boat.
B. Because she made her own sailing boat.
C. Because there was no one to help her.
D. Because her sailing boat is automatically operated for one person.
E. Because her sailing boat is broken.

3. Why does she only sleep for about twenty minutes at a time?
A. Because she doesn’t feel exhausted.
B. Because wind blows very hard at the sea.
C. Because she feels lonely at the sea.
D. Because she spend the time to observe many things at the sea.
E. Because it’s dangerous to sleep for a long time while at the sea.

4. And she needs courage. “Courage means _________.
A. motivation from other persons
B. the quality of being brave
C. working hard
D. patience of doing something
E. curiosity to know
Saturday 28 April 2001: Dennis Tito was setting off on his holiday. “So what? you might think. Well, Mr Tito’s journey was certainly unusual! So was the transport he chose, and the price of his trip.
The 60 years-old multi-millionaire from New York was sitting on board a Russian spaceship. He was on a journey to the International Space Station. It might have been a routine trip for the two cosmonauts who were travelling with him, but for him it was certainly no ordinary journey. Dennis Tito was the first tourist ever in space, and he had paid the sum of $20 million to go there. As the spacecraft left the earth’s atmosphere, Tito drank a glass of fruit juice to celebrate and looked down at the earth’s blue-green surface. Two minutes later, he was sick. Luckily it was only a minor problem. He soon recovered, and from then on enjoyed a smooth journey. When he arrived at the space station, there was a big smile on his face. ‘A great trip!’ he commented. ‘I love space.’
For a long time space travel was something for heroes. But if some people are right, all this is going to change. One of them is Charles Miller, Director of a company called ProSpace. They are investing large amounts of money in space travel. Tito’s adventure was just the beginning. We’re going to see exciting new things in the next twenty years!’ Charles Miller says.
Companies like ProSpace want space and space travel to belong to the public, not just governments. There are other plans, like cruises through space from one side of the world to the other. Maybe we will be able to depart from New York at nine hour later – in Tokyo! Such a schedule would allow the business traveler to return to New York on the same day, and still have eight hours for a meeting! How’s that for speed?

5. What is the main subject of the text?
A. The first tourist in space was sick when he drank a glass of fruit juice.
B. Dennis Tito is a hero because he flew into space when he was 60.
C. For the first time in history, a tourist made a trip into space.
D. The first trip to the outer space.
E. Tito was the richest man in the world

6. ‘He soon recovered and from then on enjoyed a smooth journey. Recovered means ______.
A. started journey
B. got better
C. felt nervous
D. felt asleep
E. got inspired

7. Tito’s journey was no ordinary because _____.
A. he was an astronaut
B. he had a flight company
C. he was the first tourist to the space.
D. he drank fruit juice to go to space.
E. he worked with ProSpace company

8. We _________ late but luckily the film ______.
A. arrive, didn’t start
B. arrived, hadn’t started
C. arrived, not been started
D. had arrived, hadn’t started
E. arrived, didn’t started

9. In 2099, it ________to tell the difference between people and robots.
A. will be impossible
B. will impossible
C. is going impossible
D. is going to be impossible
E. is impossible

10. Q : Where are you going for holidays next year?
A : We _____to South Africa. We haven’t really decided yet, though.
A. might not go
B. might going
C. might go
D. will go
E. will going

11. Q : I am going to Bali next week.
A : Oh, you ________it. I went there last week and it was beautiful.
A. will not love
B. would not love
C. will love
D. might love
E. will loving

12. The sky is getting darker – I think _________.
A. It’s raining
B. it’s going to rain
C. it might rain
D. it will have rained
E. it rains

13. People say that in 2020, computer _______ really more sophisticated than nowadays.
A. might be
B. might to be
C. will be
D. is going to be
E. is to be

14. I got into trouble at home yesterday. Perhaps it wasn’t good idea to _______the parents.
A. arguing with
B. arguing to
C. argue with
D. argue to
E. argue for

15. There’s a test tomorrow and I need to _______ it.
A. revised of
B. revise of
C. revise for
D. revising for
E. revise on

PRACTICE 2
After graduating in tourism from the University of Texas, Pat Crown was unemployed for almost a year. During that period, she visited many countries around the world and took notes of special attractions, traditions, cultures, and environments of those counties.
When an advertisement was published by a leading local newspaper looking for a journalist, she applied for the post and was employed by the company. With her travelling experience, she was assigned to the Tour and Travel Department.
Needless to say, her new job required that she travel extensively from one country to another. Her degree I Tourism and her recent trips to various countries helped her get along well with the job. She has written many remarkable articles and short stories about tour and travel ever since she started working there.
Within two years, Pat was promoted from journalist to deputy editor. At this new post, she no longer traveled as much as another journalist took over her position. Pat focused more on planning as well as consolidating activities and writing at the request of the heads of state.
Under her leadership, the Tour and Travel Department has expanded tremendously, from a one-room office to a half floor and from three staff to thirty.

1. What did Pat do after graduation?
A. She continued her studies for a master’s degree.
B. She took a job as a sales supervisor in a large company.
C. She took a job as a part time teacher in her neighborhood.
D. She went on many trips to gain experience on tourism.
E. She joined her father’s firm.

2. Where did she get the information about the job?
A. She read about the vacancy on her campus.
B. She obtained the information from a flyer.
C. She was told about the vacancy by her brother.
D. She saw it advertised for the job on TV.
E. She read about the vacancy in a newspaper.

3. Why was she selected to join the Tour and Travel Department?
A. Because she had a degree in tourism.
B. Because of her friend’s strong recommendation.
C. Because she was the only candidate.
D. Because her father owned the company.
E. Because she was very experienced in traveling.

4. What was the scope of her job at the beginning?
A. She had to cover crime scenes.
B. She had to travel extensively to write about tourism.
C. She had to cover entertainment matters.
D. She had to cover war zones.
E. She had to write about politics.

5. Within two years, Pat was promoted ___________ in the company.
A. from clerk to manager
B. from typist to supervisor
C. from manager to director
D. from journalist to deputy editor
E. from reporter to chief editor

6. How do you know that Pat has succeeded?
A. She showed off her car to signify her success.
B. She showed off her new house to prove her success.
C. She was provided with her own office and secretary by her employer to demonstrate her success.
D. Moving from a one-room office to half a floor and from three staff to thirty.
E. She finally took over the company.

A Helping Hand
Lita, Jessie and I were on our way to school. As we were crossing the road, we saw an old woman carrying a big basket of fruits. The old woman looked like she was in pain. She dropped her basket of fruits and squatted down.
We ran towards her and asked, “Are you all right? The old woman could not reply. She just shook her head. “I’ll call an ambulance, “said Jessie. Then, she ran to a public telephone at nearby coffee shop and called for an ambulance.
A few minutes later, the ambulance arrived and took the old woman to the nearest hospital. That day, we visited the old woman in the hospital after school.
The Old woman was very happy to see us and she thanked us for helping her.

7. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. Lita met Jessie in school
B. The writer and Jessie were on their way to hospital.
C. Jessie called for an ambulance in the coffee shop.
D. The writer and Jessie were on their way to Library.
E. The old woman was carrying a basket of fruits.

8. Why did the two girls run towards the old woman?
A. Because the old woman fell down while crossing the road.
B. Because the old woman wanted the two girls to go to her.
C. Because the old woman was knocked down by a car.
D. Because the old woman looked as if in pain, and she almost fainted.
E. Because the old woman was rushing across the road.

Cultural Influences
Britain has a long history of influence from foreign cultures. The Romans started the trend 2000 years ago, when they invaded the country. More recently, immigrants have come from war torn countries such as Iraq, Afganistan and Bosnia. Some people in Britain are worried that immigrant levels are too high, but for each of the last forty years more people have left the country than have immigrated there. Most immigrant these days come from Europe, North America and Australasia, not the poorer countries of Africa and Asia. Theblack and Asian population of Britain is only 6% of the total population, and over half of these were born in Britain – they are not immigrants.
Many immigrants in the UK live in London, where over 300 different languages are spoken in schools. You might be surprised to learn that there are more people living in London who were born in Germany, Italy, France or Spain than people who were born in Bangladesh or Pakistan.
Bend it Like Beckham is the story of an Asian girl living in suburban Britain who wants to play football, not cook traditional Indian food. She joins in with the boys, until she bonds with a girl who plays football for a girls’ team. But for young British people, this film is not only about fitting in to a different culture, but also about what it’s like to be young, to have parents who don’t understand your dreams. East Is East is another British film comedy about British Pakistani family in the North of England. People loved it for its accurate representation of life in Britain in the 1970s.
Benyamin Zephaniah is one of Britain’s most popular contemporary poets. His parents were from Jamaica but he was born in Birmingham, England in 1958. At his first school, he felt left out because he was the only black boy. He settled in better at his next school, where she started performing his rhyme, rap and poetry in public. Nowadays, he is not afraid to talk about serious issues such as race and animal rights – he calls his poetry ‘street politics-but his poems are often very funny. They are very rhythmical, influenced by Jamaican music and dialect.
The immigrant population has had a big influence on the British music scene. West Indian and music inspired a number of British reggae bands such as UB40 in the 1980s, and in the 1990s Asian artists began to stand out. Cornershop’s Brimful of Asha was a huge hit, and Talvin Singh became the first Asian to win the Mercury Music Prize. More recently artists such as Rishi Rich and Panjabi MC have successfully mixed traditional Asian Bhangra music with modern dance beats.

9. Which of the following places have people emigrated from because of war?
A. Iran, Afghanistan and Serbia
B. Iraq, Afghanistan and Bosnia
C. Iraq, Palestine and Bosnia
D. Iran, Bosnia, Iraq
E. Pakistan, Iraq, Bosnia

10. How many languages are spoken in London schools?
A. 300 languages
B. less than 300 languages
C. more than 300 languages
D. 298 languages
E. 200 languages

11. Benjamin Zephaniah is _______.
A. a street politician
B. a popular singer
C. a famous poet
D. a famous actor
E. a popular athlete

12. What is the topic discussed in the third paragraph?
A. Bend it Like Beckham
B. East is East
C. Box office Films in Britain
D. Films about different cultures in Britain
E. The most popular films in Britain

She remembered the day they’d met. I had been late on a Friday afternoon. She’d only been working there for a few weeks and she was still feeling unsure of herself. She was entering numbers on the computer for a sales program. But the results looked wrong. She took a deep breath and went up to Mr. Honma’s desk to tell him. Mr Honma hadn’t been very helpful, but he’d arranged for one of the programmers to have a look.
Half an hour later Ikuko had looked up to see a tall man, young and with rather untidy hair, coming across the room towards her. He stopped and introduced himself.
I’m Hiroshi Masuda. I hear your have some problems with the sales program, ‘he said.
Ikuko explained and Hiroshi listened carefully, the sat down and did some work on the computer. Suddenly he stopped and looked up at her, brushing his hair out of his eyes. He was excited. ‘You’re absolutely right. There’s a mistake in the program. I knew there was something we wrong with the numbers we were getting. Now we can change it. Thanks! ‘He stood up. ‘Anyway, it’s probably time you got off home. Do you live far away?’
In Ome. It’s an hour away on the train, ‘said Ikuko.
‘Oh yes, I know. In fact I go through Ome on my way home. SO we’ve been travelling on the same train. I’m surprised we haven’t seen one another before.
‘Well, the trains are so crowded, ‘Ikuko said. ‘ Yes, ‘he said, but I’d notice you, even in a crowd.’
And that was how it had begun. Sitting in the train, two years later, Ikuko remembered the early day of their friendship: meals in small restaurants, walks in the park – slowly getting to know each other. They discovered that they’d both gone to the same Junior High school, although Hiroshi had been four years ahead of Ikuko. After leaving university, he’d gone to do a computing course in America. He’d done very well,but hadn’t enjoyed life in America and decided instead to return to Tokyo.
In those first days of new love, Ikuko and Hiroshi had spent almost all their free time together. Ikuko liked his gentleness and understanding. It was the perfect relationship. No arguments or bad surprises. Wasn’t that what she wanted?
‘Ome… Ome.’Ikuko heard the name of her station and woke suddenly from her thoughts. She got off and walked out of the crowded station. On her way home, she stopped at a deparment store – she still had to by a suitcase for her trip.

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A few days later Ikuko was sitting in Narita International Airport with Hiroshi. The blue suitcase had already been checked in on the London flight, and they were having one last coffee together.
The two of them had hardly spoken on the way to the airport. Ikuko wondered if she was making a terrible mistake. It’s only for six months, ‘she said to Hiroshi, trying to persuade herself as much as him.
A lot can happen in six months, ‘he said, ‘I don’t want to lose you. Remember you promised to come back.”

13. Ikuko first realized that Hiroshi was attracted to her_________.
A. after he tried to fix her computer
B. when he saw her on his train
C. after their first meal together
D. when he met the first time at the airport
E. after he got back from America

14. We discover that Ikuko and Hiroshi went to the same _____.
A. computing course
B. high school
C. university
D. work
E. school organization

15. Ikuko liked Hiroshi because he _______.
A. was kind and considerate
B. was funny
C. gave her lots surprise
D. was good looking
E. was sociable

16. A the airport, they probably felt _______.
A. happy about Ikuko’s trip
B. angry with each other
C. worried and unsure
D. nervous about Ikuko’s trip
E. surprised for the meeting

Money Isn’t Everything
Does money make people happier? Studies show that it does – when people at the poverty level are suddenly paid more. Other studies also show that people who lose the money very unhappy. But the most important thing seems to be that people are happiest when they make more than other people. Perhaps one secret of happiness is just to think about people who don’t have as much money as you. Sadly, however, the opposite is also true. When you compare yourself to friends and neighbors who have greater incomes, you may become unhappy.
People in poverty need enough food to be healthy but what happens when people suddenly become prosperous? This is the case in China right now where people have become wealthy, but can only have one child. The result is an army of “ little emperors”: far, spoiled children. A child measures happiness in love, not food, and there’s nothing good about over-feeding a child.
Richard Layard, director of the London School of Economics, says, “The six key factors now scientifically established to affect happiness most are: mental health, satisfying, and secure work, a secure and loving private life, a safe community, freedom, and moral values. “ It is quite interesting that only one of these has to do with making money. People who realize this think that it is better to be paid in something other than money, for example, time.
Many people are now starting to take time off in different ways. Rather than saving up their vacation for a rushed trip once a year, people are taking a day or so here and there to have smaller, quieter vacations. In some cases, people are going in other direction and taking vacations of several months or even a year, On these vacations, they don’t generally just lie on a beach. Instead, they might volunteer in another country or learn a new skill like a foreign language.

17. The passage is based on ________.
A. newspaper reports
B. studies by experts
C. neighbors and friends]
D. unhappy people
E. Journalists’ reports in China

18. Richard Layard _______.
A. probably makes a lot of money
B. studies people and money
C. lives in London
D. compares himself to friends and neighbors
E. is probably a volunteer

19. Sudden wealth can ______.
A. create social problems
B. make people only have one child
C. lead to smaller emperors
D. spoil grandparents
E. make people become selfish

20. The passage suggests ________.
A. wealth isn’t the most important thing in life
B. no one should try to become rich
C. being wealthy is only good for rich people
D. poverty brings much happiness
E. taking vacation rather than working harder

21. I _________ in a music shop at the moment
A. work
B. working
C. ‘m working
D. has worked
E. had worked

22. How long __________she ___________that piercing? It looks new.
A. is, having
B. has, has
C. had, had
D. had, has
E. has, had

23. Not Titanic again! I_________it for times.
A. saw
B. had seen
C. seen
D. was seen
E. have seen

24. __________ you ___________to the cinema last night?
A. Did, went
B. Have, gone
C. Had, gone
D. Did, go
E. Had, went

25. Wait! I ___________ eating my dessert _________!
A. hadn’t finished, yet
B. haven’t finish, yet
C. hadn’t finish, yet
D. had been finished, yet
E. haven’t finished, yet

26. _________he _________swimming every morning?
A. Is, going
B. Does, going
C. Is, go
D. Has, gone
E. Does, go

27. Somebody _______out of the window, when the police _________.
A. was climbed, arrived
B. is climbing, arrived
C. was climbing, arrived
D. was climbing, arrive
E. climbs, arriving

28. Everyone ________to bed when I _______ home.
A. have gone, got
B. had gone, had got
C. gone, got
D. was gone, got
E. had gone, got

29. Why ___________everyone__________about me when I ________to school?
A. is, talking, got
B. was, talked, got
C. had, talk, got
D. has been, talked, got
E. was, talking, got

30. We _________ late but luckily the film ______.
A. arrive, didn’t start
B. arrived, hadn’t started
C. arrived, not been started
D. had arrived, hadn’t started
E. arrived, didn’t started

Listening

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PRACTICE 3

Medical research has shown that mothers are right when they tell children to eat their vegetables. Fruits and vegetables have been shown to contain beneficial compounds that may encourage the body to stay healthy. Experts think that some of these compound may even help fight off diseases such as cancer. They recommend that people consume a minimum of five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. Of course, for maximum benefit this should be combined with an overall reduction of dietary fat (including meats and cheeses) and a regular program of physical activity.
1. How many servings of fruits and vegetables should people eat?
A. Two per day
B. Five per day
C. Five per week
D. Ten per week
E. Two per week

2. What else should people do to stay healthy?
A. Cut down of fat
B. See the doctor
C. Eat meat
D. Drink water
E. Do an extra job
Survival is an international organization which helps endangered tribes. It was founded in 1969, and today has supporters in 82 countries. Here is one of the success stories.

The Jarawa are a tribe of 200-300 people, and they live on the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean. They look very different from their Indian neighbours. Most probably their closest relatives are African. No one outside the tribe really speaks their language, and so not much is known about them.

But we do know how the Jarawa live. They are nomadic people, moving from place to place to find food. They hunt small animals and fish, they find berries, honey and they are self-sufficient – they do everything themselves.

The threats to the Jarawa started in 1970, a road was built through the forest where they live, and the Indian authorities decided to build town and settlers were brought from other places to live in them. They also wanted the Jarawa to live in the towns. This policy is called force settlement, ant it has been a disaster for tribal peoples in places all over the world. It’s clear why: because of force settlement, tribes are no longer self-sufficient and they can easily get new diseases. A tribe’s sense of identity can easily be destroyed.

But in the case of the Jarawa, it seems that the fight against these dangers has been successful thanks to Survival and the campaigns that they’ve organized. For a number of years, Survival asked the Indian government to respect the Jarawa’s rights to live on their land. As a result of the campaign, there was a court case and eventually the authorities closed the road through the Jarawa’s land. They also had the settlers removed. Now Survival is fighting for the Jarawa’s right to own their land and to make their own choices about how they live.

3. Possible results can forced settlement have on tribes, except:
A. They become more likely to catch new diseases.
B. They are exposed to alcohol
C. Their culture is easily destroyed.
D. Their sense of identity is easily destroyed
E. They prefer to use new technologies.

4. What is the suitable topic of the last paragraph?
A. A successful fight
B. The Jarawa’s lifestyle
C. The effects of forced settlement on tribes
D. Who the Jarawa are
E. The rights of Jarawa

Medical scientists are already putting computer chips directly into the brain to help people who have Parkinson’s disease, but in what other ways might computer technology be able to help us? Ray Kurzweil is author of the successful book The Age of Intelligent Machines and is one of the world’s best computer research scientists. He is researching the possibilities.
Kurzweil gets computers to recognise voices. An example of this is Ramona, the virtual hostess of Kurzweil’s homepage, who is programmed to understand what you say. Visitors to the site can have their own conversations with her, and Ramona also dances and sings.
Kurzweil uses this technology to help people with physical disabilities. One of his ideas is a ‘seeing machine’. This will be like a friend that could describe what is going on in the visible world’, he explains. Blind people will use a visual sensor which will probably be built into a pair of sunglasses. This sensor will describe to the person everything it sees.
Another idea, which is likely to help deaf people,is the ‘listening machine’. This invention will recognise millions of words and understand any speaker. The listening machine will also be able to translate into other languages, so even people without hearing problems are likely to be interested in using it.
But it is not just about helping people with disabilities. Looking further into the future, Kurzweil sees a time when we will be able to download our entire consciousness onto a computer. This technology probably won’t be ready for at least 50 years, but when it arrives, it means our minds will be able to live forever.

5. Ray Kurzweil works in the following fields of job, Except:
A. writing books
B. designing games
C. doing research
D. helping people who have disabilities
E. composing music

6. What is the topic discussed in fifth paragraph?
A. A new pair of ears
B. Electronic immortality
C. An author and researcher
D. A new pair of eyes
E. People minds

7. ‘ Listening Machine’ is also useful for normal people because ______.
A. It’s able to recognize millions of words
B. It’s able to translate into other languages
C. It is able for normal people to communicate with deaf people
D. this device is sophisticated

8. Q : I am going to Bali next week.
A : Oh, you ________it. I went there last week and it was beautiful.
A. will love
B. will not love
C. would not love
D. might love
E. will loving

9. People say that in 2020, computer _______ really more sophisticated than nowadays.
A. might be
B. might to be
C. will be
D. is going to be
E. is to be

10. Last year, a number of unknown tribes __________ in various parts of the world.
A. had been discovered
B. had discovered
C. has been discovered
D. were discovered
E. discovered

11. Let’s all _____ to stop people destroying the town.
A. make a big effort
B. do a big effort
C. get a big effort
D. give a big effort
E. have a big effort