English language exam
Question 1:
Fill in the blank space with a, an or the in the following text.
During our journey we came to '........... bridge. As we were crossing'..............bridge,
we met..............old man and spoke to him. ..............man refused to answer us at first.
He could tell at a glance that we had escaped from ..............prisoner-of-war camp
and he was afraid of getting into trouble. We weren't ..............first prisoners of war
to have escaped from'......:.......camp. As soon as Jim produced ..............revolver,
.............man proved very willing to answer our questions. He told us exactly where
we were and directed us to ' O .............. farm where we might find food.
Question 2:
Fill in the blank space with at, on or in.
I'll meet you ........ 10.30 .............. Monday, June 14.
We're taking our holiday ................... July.
I always finish work early ................... Fridays.
Who knows what the world will be like ................... the year 2030?
You don't want anything to go wrong ................... your wedding day.
................... the 19th century many children died before they were a year old..
We got up ................... dawn and reached the summit ................... noon.
................... the age of 14 1 realized I would never become a brain surgeon.
The birds don't find much to eat in our garden ................... winter.
What will you be doing ................... the holidays?
What will you be doing ................... New Year's Day?
The year was 1986. ................... that time I was working as a waiter.
We try to get away ................... Christmas time.
I'll see you ................... ten days' time.
They prepared a surprise for me at the office ................... my birthday.
Question 3
Give the correct form of the simple present of each verb.
1 Water ............. ............ at 100•‹C.(boil)
2 Hot air ................................................ (rise)
3 My uncle ......................... in a factory. (work)
4 John and Sue ...................... glasses. (wear)
5 The children ................. a lot of sweets. (eat)
6 He only ........................ at weekends. (work)
7 1 always ....................out on Saturdays. (go)
8 She .............to London once a week. (drive)
9 She never ...........................up very early. (get)
10 I occasionally ..................................meat. (eat)
11 The coach ................. at 6 this evening. (leave)
12 The concert .................. at 7 next Friday. (start)
13 I ............................ Barcelona won again. (see)
14 It's not right, you ........(know)-I ......... (agree)
15 Can he manage?- I ........................ so. (hope)
16 It ......................... in the paper it'll be hot. (say)
Question 4:
Write a formal letter to your vice principal to complain about your missing report
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