THE FIRST TERM MOCK TEST 03
Grade 11
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: 6 pts (1  24)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He ……(1) ….. up in a rich family. His parents sent him to
a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Alien. When they were in ……(2)….. eighth grade,
they were writing programs for business computers and making more. In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard
University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with _ and become a
lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his
friend Allen. They worked eighteen hours a day in 'a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the
program that would run one of the first personal computers. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft
to sell their product. Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later
and started his own company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a …..(3)….. company. By 1990, at the age of
thirty-four, Gates was …….(4)……. billionaire in the history of the United States. He was the "King of
Software”. He achieved his success with a lot of hard work. For more than ten years, he worked sixteen-hour
days, seven days a week. He had a dream and the will to succeed. By 1997, he was the richest man in the
United States.
1/ A. grows
B. grew
C. is growing
D. was growing
2/ A. an
B. a
C. the
D. Ø
3/ A. giant
B. tiny
C. unknown
D. boring
4/ A. younger
B. as young as
C. the younger
D. the youngest
 Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
5. A stone over the door bears the initials "R.P.", which stand ______ "Ralph Piggot".
A. with
B. in
C. on
D. for
6. There are some very ______ buildings in the town - they become tourist attractions.
A. dilapidated
B. cramped
C. spacious
D. impressive
7. The office is just five minutes from the station, so it's very ______.
A. convenient
B. convenience
C. inconvenient
D. conveniently
8. He's not the sort of man who would go ______ his word.
A. on with
B. through with
C. back on
D. up for
9. Albert Einstein was ______ famous scientist.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. ∅
10. That sort of extreme diet is not ______ over a long period.
A. sustain
B. unsustainable
C. sustainable
D. sustainability
11. They lived in a modest semi-detached house ______ the outskirts.
A. up
B. on
C. of
D. in
12. Where is Mary? - She is ______ aerobics now. Don't bother her.
A. doing
B. playing
C. going
D. making
13. The more I hear about it, ______ I become.
A. as disgusted
B. the most disgusted
C. the more disgusted
D. more disgusted
14. Leo reminded his mother to ______ tablets regularly every day.
A. try
B. take
C. make
D. do
15. If you ______ a choice, which country would you visit?
A. have
B. had
C. have had
D. will have
16. The deep oceans contain some of the ______ of all living creatures.
A. strangest
B. strange
C. as strange as
D. stranger
17. There ______ be a holiday next month – I'm not sure.
A. will
B. won't
C. couldn't
D. might
18. He would rather ____________  the enemy than surrender.
A. facing
B. to face
C. faced
D. face

 Choose the word or phrase to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions:
19. This city is well-known for its beautiful buildings.
A. famous
B. guilty
C. special
D. injured
20. My grandpa passed away ten years ago.
A. brought up
B. died
C. got engaged
D. worried
Choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers the question or completes the unfinished statement
about the passage:
One of the most urgent environment problems in the world today is the shortage of clean water. Having
clean drinking water is a basic human right. But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage have made many
sources of water undrinkable. Lakes and even entire seas have become large pools of poison. Lake Baikal in
Russia is one of largest lake in the world. It contains a rich variety of animals and plants, including 1,300 rare
species that do not exist anywhere else in the world. But they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of
industrial pollutants which pour into the lake everyday. Even where law existed, the government did not have
the power to enforce them. Most industries simply ignore the regulations. The Mediterranean Sea occupies 1%
of the world's water surface. But it is the dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost sixteen
countries regularly throw industrial wastes a few miles off shore. Water is free to everyone. A few years ago
people thought that the supply of clean water in the world was limitless. Today, many water supplies have
been ruined by pollution and sewage. Clean water is now scarce, and we are at last beginning to respect this
precious source. We should do something now.
21. What is one of the most urgent environment problems in the world today?
A. population explosion
B. industrial pollution
C. the shortage of clean water
D. acid rain
22. How many countries regularly throw industrial wastes a few miles offshore?
A. Almost 16
B. 15
C. Less than 15
D. Exactly 16
23. ______ have made many sources of water undrinkable.
A. Acid rain
B. Industrial pollution
C. Garbage
D. Acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage
24. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Lake Baikal contains 1,300 rare species that do not exist anywhere else in the world.
B. The Mediterranean Sea occupies 11% of the world's water surface.
C. Clean water is now scarce, and we are at last beginning to respect this precious source.
D. Water is free to everyone.
II. Put the verb in parentheses into the correct tense: (2 pts)
1. I (offer) to give you a lift if I had my car here.
2. After they (eat) all the food, they (pick) up their bags and left.
3. She (not write) a word since the exam (start).
4. He lost his bag while he (walk) towards the building.
5. Tom (play) in the school yard at the moment?
6. By the end of this year, I (teach) English for 10 years.
III. Rewrite these sentences (2pts):
1. They probably won't be at home tonight. (think)
 I ...........................................................................................................................................................
2. He finds it easy to hide his disappointment.
 He is used ............................................................................................................................................

3. Jack started playing the drums five hours ago.
 Jack has................................................................................................................................................
4. The car is so expensive, so I can't buy it.
 If ..........................................................................................................................................................
5. Finish your work now or you can't go home.
 If...........................................................................................................................................................
6. I can't type as fast as Mary.
 Mary can..............................................................................................................................................
7. If you work hard, you will earn more money.
 The.......................................................................................................................................................
8. I don't have much of an appetite these days.
 I wish....................................................................................................................................................
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Children cannot be admitted to the museum unless they are accompanied by a(n) _______.
A. toddler
B. teens
C. adult
D. middle-aged
2. A(n) _______ is a very young child who is just learning to walk.
A. toddler
B. child
C. centenarian
D. adult
3. You shouldn't _______ people who haven't gone to university.
A. look up
B. fit in
C. make up
D. look down on
4. Paul _______ not doing his homework. The teacher didn't notice.
A. got away with
B. ran out of
C. looked up
D. went back
5. He was _______ by his grandparents.
A. grow up
B. start school
C. brought up
D. pass away
6. The house was quiet because everyone _______ out.
A. went
B. were going
C. was going
D. had gone
7. I saw you yesterday in the post office. What _______ there?
A. had you done
B. did you do
C. do you do
D. were you doing
8. My sister _______ home late last night.
A. comes
B. come
C. came
D. was come
9. When Tien ______ some photos of the wildlife reserve, it started to rain heavily.
A. has taken
B. was taking
C. would take
D. is taking
10. While he ______ some plants in the garden, his wife was preparing dinner.
A. waters
B. is watering
C. would water
D. was watering
11. After he ______ in the environmental campaign, he stopped using plastic bags.
A. participates
B. has participated
C. had participated
D. will participate
12. My uncle ______ a visit to Germany in 2005.
A. paid
B. has paid
C. pays
D. is paying
13. My father used to _________ much coffee. Now, he doesn't.
A. drink
B. to drink
C. drank
D. drinking
14. Tung isn't used to __________ in those bad conditions.
A. work
B. to work
C. working
D. worked
15. The doctor said he should not lift heavy _______.
A. rooms
B. weights
C. rings
D. courts
16. They tried to climb up the great _______ of the Alps.
A. main road
B. mountain range
C. sea shore
D. tennis player

17. They______ running their own company in 1990.
A. started
B. have started
C. are starting
D. start
18. You______ much recently.
A. weren't studying
B. don't study
C. haven't been studying D. didn't study
19. I think I______ my door key. I can't find it anywhere.
A. lost
B. am losing
C. have lost
D. will lose
20. Tom often watches TV after his parents______ to bed.
A. had gone
B. have gone
C. go
D. went
21. How many of those chocolates______ today?
A. did you eat
B. do you eat
C. had you eaten
D. have you eaten
22. When the old school friends ______, a lot of happy memories were brought back.
A. met
B. have met
C. meet
D. was meeting
23. They
their grandparents every Summer.
A. visits                   B. visited              
C. visit                                   D. had visited
24. Tomorrow I …………my grandparents.
A. will visited
B. visit
C. have visited
D. am going to visit
25. I'd rather Susan ………………. with us.
A. stay
B. stayed
C. staying
D. to stay
26/ It _________about half an hour to get to the airport.
A. takes
B. does
C. has
D. makes
27/ She _________yoga for an hour a day.
A. takes
B. does
C. has
D. makes
28/ He finished the test ____________ than I did.
A. rapid
B. more rapid
C. the most rapidly D. more rapidly
29/ If I had enough money, I _________ with you.
A. go
B. will go
C. would go
D. won't go
30/ ________he drank, ________he became.
A. More / more violent
B. The most / the most violent
C. The more/ the more violent
D. The less/ less violent
31/ San Diego is _____ town in Southern California.
A. nicer and nicer
B. the nicer
C. the nicest
D. more nicer and nicer
32/ I don't know how to dance. If only I _________ how to dance.
A. know
B. knew
C. will know
D. would know
33/ Jim isn't home right now. If he _________at home right now, I _________him.
A. is/will visit
B. weren't/couldn't visit
C. was/can visit
D. were/would visit
34/ Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become _________.
A. more and more good
B. better and better
C. the more and more good
D. good and good
35/ You are always playing loud music at night. I wish you _________ playing loud music at night.
A. stop
B. stopped
C. would stop
D. had stopped
36/ Robert does not have _________Peter does.
A. money more than B. as many money as C. more money as
D. as much money as
37/ John's grades are really bad, but Tim's are ____________.
A. worse
B. worst
C. bad
D. so worse
38/ Hoa would rather …………. the email carefully.
A. checking
B. checked
C. check
D. to check
39. We'd rather Jack …………….. on weekend.
A. works
B. working
C. worked
D. work
40. My father would rather ……………… a rest.
A. took
B. taken
C. taking
D. take