FOR QUESTIONS 1 TO 3, MATCH THE WORDS IN EACH LINE WITH THE OPTION THAT CAN BE USED WITH ALL OF THEM.
furniture, cake, advice, news A. unit
B. article C. piece D. item
Example
1. problem, match, game, talk A. nervous
B. serious C. bright D. heavy
2. order, arrange, buy, provide A. a party
B. a meal C. an address D. a deal
3. detect, get rid of, give off, leave A. a problem
B. an information C. a challenge D. a smell
FOR QUESTIONS 4 TO 18, CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION TO FILL THE BLANKS.
4. To ‘learn the ropes’ means to _________.
A. understand how to tie a knot B. find out how to do something
C. create a pattern D. try a new method safeguards for women’s rights and succeeded __________ doing it.
A. in, on
9. Rebels tried to _________ the government.
A. overgo
A. an emergency B. a daring C. a true D. a courage
11. The teacher announced that all students of class ‘Six C’ ______________ to assemble in the auditorium after class.
A. are B. go C. should D. must WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE
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12. My tennis lessons are important, but school work __________ always.
A. come to a head B. comes first
C. come ahead D. come and go
13. I’ve written __________ to the sports club for information on future tournaments.
A. out B. off C. for D. up
14. He lives in a house with no electricity, no gas and no __________ water.
A. running B. rain C. sparkling D. clear
15. __________ all going to see the match.
A. Their B. They will
C. There will D. They’re
16. Please could you __________ your headset.
We don’t want to listen to your music.
A. pick up B. put on C. put in D. turn up
17. Trinay had __________ taller since her last visit. ________ during the day.
A. you learned PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
Sculpture warriors
In 1974, farmers digging a well in Xian, China, found some pottery which led archaeologists to an underground palace for Emperor Shi Huang. It took about 7,20,000 workers at least 39 years to build the entire structure and many treasures were buried with the emperor. Thousands of terracotta soldiers have been standing guard for the past two thousand years to protect the burial site and these sculpture warriors are an amazing sight. These life-size pottery
Each soldier weighs about 250 pounds and the warriors do not all look alike; they have different ears, noses, hairstyles, beards and moustaches. There are soldiers in different positions: standing, sitting and kneeling and soldiers who look proud, angry, kind and even timid.
The designs and the colours of the clothing are different as well. Some warriors were sculpted wearing armour while others carry different weapons, such as metal spears, swords, or wooden weapons.
The emperor wanted his grave to be guarded for all eternity by a replica of his own army.
Over time, most of the colour has faded
Other things found at the site included life-size chariots and horses made of bronze. The horses have large nostrils and big eyes and look like they are waiting to go into battle!
In reality, however, liquid mercury was used to keep away intruders.
Many people think that Emperor Shi Huang’s tomb is the eighth wonder of the world.
19. How was the tomb of Emperor Shi Huang discovered?
A. Statues of horses were found near a well.
B. Farmers were digging a well.
C. Archaeologists found a map of its location.
D. A chariot was found on a farm
20. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
A. The terracotta soldiers weigh about 250 pounds. C. About 1974 years old D. About 2000 years old
22. What do archaeologists think were actually used to guard the burial site of Shi Huang?
A. Molten mercury
B. Soldiers with metal weapons C. Horses and chariots
D. Sculptures of warriors
23. The soldiers are made of _________ . A. bronze
B. pottery C. steel D. cloth
FOR QUESTIONS 24 TO 28, READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty that greets people at New York harbour was a gift of friendship from France to the United States of America and the official name for it is ‘Liberty Enlightening the World’. The statue stands 305 feet from the ground to the top of the torch and Lady Liberty, as the statue is often called, is made of copper.
The idea to build it began in 1865 when Fredric Bartholdi, a French sculptor was asked to design a statue to celebrate the birth centenary of the United States in 1876. Bartholdi used a live model to create a small version of the statue which was then used as the design for the real statue.
The pedestal for the statue was made by American workers.
The statue cost both France and the United States a lot of money and there were many problems with funding and construction.
A public lottery was held in France and in America, Joseph Pulitzer, the owner of a newspaper, urged people to donate generously though people who lived outside of New York thought that only New York should pay for it. Soon, however, money began pouring in.
Bartholdi too had troubles of his own in creating the statue and he hired an engineer named Gustave Eiffel to help him with the statue’s steel skeleton. Later, Eiffel would go on to build the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris.
All these setbacks caused delay and the statue was not completed until 1884.
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It was delivered in 1885 in 350 pieces and took American workers four months to put it together. The statue was dedicated in 1886 by President Grover Cleveland.
Since then, the statue has had many repairs and improvements. In 1986, a layer of gold was added to the torch and visitors today can view Lady Liberty from the pedestal and they can even go into her crown or torch. The Statue of Liberty stands as a symbol of liberty and is a very special gift from Paris.
24. The word ‘pouring in’ in the passage means _________ .
A. coming in slowly B. coming little-by-little
C. coming in generous amounts D. coming steadily
25. Why was 1876 chosen as the year to design the statue?
A. To allow enough time for shipping her to the United States.
B. To celebrate the United States becoming 100 years old.
C. To give France time to raise money.
D. To wait till the Eiffel tower was built.
26. Which of the following was a problem during the statue’s creation?
A. Politics between France and the United States
B. The War for Independence C. A copper shortage
D. Lack of money
27. Who urged wealthy Americans for not giving money?
A. President Cleveland B. Gustave Eiffel C. Joseph Pulitzer D. Fredric Bartholdi
28. In what year was the statue finally SpOKEN AND WRITTEN ExpRESSION FOR QUESTIONS 29 TO 36, CHOOSE B. This place is crowded C. So do I
D. I also
Example
29. John : Look out or you will hit your head!
Nita : ___________
C. Did you hear that?
D. What happened?
30. Seema : Can you help me carry this upstairs?
Nithin : ___________
A. Which floor?
A. Where’s the umbrella?
B. It was at lunchtime.
32. Mehdi : Shaun always throws his weight around and bullies others.
Karina : Don’t pay attention to him. He’s just a ___________ .
A. big fish in a small lake B. big fish in a wide sea C. big fish in a small pond D. big fish in the wider ocean 33. Teacher : You should work harder!
Student : ___________
A. Why? Is there a test tomorrow?
B. I do work.
C. There’s no time to waste.
D. I’ll start today.
34. Bus conductor : Is there anyone for Gandhi Nagar?
Passenger : ___________ . A. My uncle lives here B. The houses are beautiful C. The next stop is Nehru road D. I’m getting off
35. Teacher : Justin, why are you coughing so much?
Justin : ___________ . A. Please ma’am, I’m sick
B. Actually, I found it quite interesting.
C. What’s wrong with you?
D. Do you like films?
FOR QUESTIONS 37 TO 45, CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION TO FILL THE BLANKS.
LOST LUGGAGE
At airports, when passengers get off the plane they (e.g) ____(C)____ their way to the baggage reclaim area to locate their luggage.
After some time if there is no ____(37)____
of their bags they begin to consider the possibility that their luggage has gone ____(38)____. What should they do?
First, they should not panic. The most likely ____(39)____ is that the bags didn’t make it on to the flight, perhaps because they were mislaid at the departure airport, or perhaps because the aircraft had already ____(40)____ its weight allowance. If the luggage ____(41)____ to appear, the loss must be reported immediately.
____(42)____luggage should be no problem, provided the baggage slips are ____(43)____ .
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46. This highly talented artist has an eye for ________ our lunch by then.
A. be finished B. have to finish C. have finished D. have been finishing
48. The decision to introduce music classes after
A. came in B. greeted C. drew D. developed
49. The training is __________ to start next month, but there might be a delay.
A. due B. bound C. willing D. expecting
50. CHOOSE THE BEST REPLY TO COMPLETE EACH CONVERSATION.
Bulbul : What shall we order?
Twinkle : ________________
A. We’ll have a great time!
B. Anything is fine with me.