.................... HIGH SCHOOL 2018-2019 EDUCATIONAL YEAR
THE 2ND ENGLISH EXAM OF THE 1ST MID-TERM FOR 11TH GRADE
A) WRITE T (TRUE) OR F (FALSE).
While Andy was walking home from training, he saw an ad about a vacancy. He wanted to apply for it because it was his dream job; being a bodyguard. To make this ambition real, he even dared to work ten hours a day. On the way, he started to dream of being a bodyguard. He took a bus to go to the company because he was really determined to get this job. As his luck helped him, the interviewer was really amazed by his sport background and gave Andy the position. A week later, he got used to this lifestyle. However, after a month he decided to go back to his boxing career because when he couldn’t get the total amount of money from the clients, his boss got very angry. Now, he is looking for another job.
1. Being a bodyguard is Andy’s dream job. ___
2. Andy saw an ad about a job on his way back home from work.___
3. Andy went to the company on foot. ___
4. Andy quit the job four weeks later. ___
5. Andy’s boss was very pleased with Andy. ___
6. Andy isn’t a boxer. ___
7. Andy was fired because he failed his duties. ___
8. Andy is still working as a bodyguard. ___
B) CHOOSE THE BEST OPTIONS.
1- Steven Hawking was gifted ___ physics.
a) at b) by c) in d) into
2- I didn’t ___ play tennis when I was young.
a) use to b) uses to c) used to d) use
3- Susan ___ drink milk when she was five.
a) was b) use to c) has d) didn’t use to
4- Mike used to ___ my best friend, but he lives in Canada now.
a) is b) are c) being d) be
5- What were you doing ___ I called you?
a) When b) as c) for d) while
6- I was reading a magazine ___ she was watching her favourite sitcome programme.
a) When b) while c) how d) did
7- I ___ Pablo Picasso while I was studying at the art school in Madrid.
a) was coming across b) come across b) came across d) were coming across
8- When he ___ home, his wife ___ dinner.
a) arrives / was cooking
b) arrived / cooking
c) arrived / was cooking
d) was arriving / was cooking
9- She ___ shy as a child, but now she ___ sociable.
a) is / was c) was / is b) isn’t / wasn’t d) wasn’t / isn’t
10- I ___ my leg while I was playing football.
a) broke c) break b) was breaking d) were breaking
11- George is ___. He is always trying to make me annoyed and unhappy.
a) a chain reaction
b) a real pain in the neck
c) the odd man out
d) a dark horse
12- We are swimming in money and wealth, but we still ____ to find a solution to famine in Africa.
a) support b) succeed b) overcome d) fail
13- The government has opened a great number of schools to decrease the rate of ___.
a) racism c) illiteracy b) disability d) rivalry
14- We have always had ___ in our lives. We can’t always be happy.
a) a chain reaction c) ups and downs
b) a good command d) a dark horse
15- Deniz is always keen on ___ the people in need.
a) helping c) to help b) help d) to helping
16- After the guests ____, the children ___ the house.
a) went / clean b) had gone / cleaned b) went / had cleaned c) go / cleaned
17- A: ___ did the group fly to Edinburgh?
B: After they visited London.
a) where c) what b) which d) when
18- I’d rather ___ than ___ it up without trying hard enough.
a) die / give c) dying / giving b) to die / give d) to die / giving
19- Don’t laugh at or ___ my hair. I know it looks terrible today.
a) cross your mind c) fight against b) make fun of d) depend on
20- Mary: Jill, our son has got a bad toothache.
Jill: Really, I ___ take him to a dentist’s right now. Let me get dressed.
a) will c) won’t b) am going to d) am not going to
21- Before the students ___ the test, they ___ off their mobile phones.
a) had started / switched
b) started / had switched
c) started / switch
d) start / switched
22- He was completely depressed when he lost his job, house and even his family. He has nothing to live for. I mean, he ___ .
a) pursued his dreams
b) fell on hard times
c) made ends meet
d) hit rock bottom
23- ___ the kids cycled to the stream in Gökbel, they had met at the market to buy some drinks and chips.
a) before c) after b) while d) since
24- When I was a little kid, I ___ drive a wooden car because it was too fast and dangerous to stop.
a) could c) can b) couldn’t d) can’t
25- She is so fond ___ archery that she trains five hours a day.
a) by b) with c) on d) of
26- Martin: Hey, Sally. Are you free on Saturday night. There is a fantastic fancy dress party at Ken’s. Could you be my Catwoman?
Sally: Sorry, Martin… I ___ stay overnight with my best friend, jully. No offense.
Martin: All right… If you need any help, Batman is in your service.
a) am going to c) will b) am not going to d) won’t
27- She ___ my e-mail a couple of minutes after she ___ it.
a) answered / had received
b) had answered / received
c) had answered / had received
d) answered / was receiving
28- She would ___ to go skiing in Uludağ ___ skiing in Ilgazç
a) rather / than c) prefer / to b) prefer / rather than d) rather / to