NAME:…………………………….

( ) CLASS TEST 4 CLASS:…………………

A Read the text below. Use the word given in (CAPITALS) to form a word that fits in the gap next to it.

There has been much debate in recent times about when young people should take up a second language. This has

been especially fuelled in recent times by the increasing ……………………(IMPORTANT) placed on the English

language. It is now commonplace to see parents providing a substantial amount of ………………….(FUNDING) on

additional tuition on language lessons to give their children every ………………..(COMPETITION) edge. In the

past decade, language institutes have sprung up in numerous centres, all claiming to provide rapid …………………

(ADVANCED) in English. There has been a push by many parents to expose their children to English in their

formative years. This, many claim, will make the language more ………………….(INSTINCT) and ensure that all

pronunciation errors can be avoided. There is some evidence which points to youngsters who have been raised in

bilingual families, where the language spoken at home is different to the one that they

………………. (CONVERSATION) with in their external environment. While these children can switch between

two languages with greater  ………………. (EASY) it remains to be seen whether this is  ) , (ADVANTAGE) when

learning additional languages.

B. Identify the error in each of the following sentences, and then correct the error.

ERROR CORRECTION
1. The villagers carried out a through search for the missing child.
2. Your method of teaching seems as odd to us as ours do to you.
3. Juvenile delinquents are too poor that they have no choice but become

school dropouts.
4. This will instant become the motivating factor for mastering English.
5. Mrs. Salmah bought a lot of furnitures at the sale for her new house.
6. You had better listened to my advice if you want to succeed.
7. This pre-war houses will soon be demolished for development.
8. The fake watch looks exactly like the genuine one, isn’t it?
9. The lady whom son gives me tuition is an old friend of my mother.
10. The woman bit her child so hard with the cane that it left bruises all over
his body

C For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

People have been debating the principles of beauty for thousands of years, but it still seems impossible to measure it
objectively. German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1) …………….. whether something can possess an objective
property that makes it beautiful. He concluded that although everyone accepts that beauty exists, no one has ever (2)
…………….. on the precise criteria by which beauty may be (3) …………….. . Symmetry may have some

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significance. It has been proved to be attractive to the human eye , in general, so perhaps a face may seem beautiful
because of the similarity between its two sides. Studies have shown that babies spend more time looking at
symmetrical faces than asymmetrical ones and symmetry has also been (4) …………….. as more attractive by adults
looking at a series of photos. So although there seems to be no universal consensus on what (5) …………….. beauty,
there is at least an understanding that facial symmetry is an important factor.

1 A argued B decided C disputed D questioned

2 A concurred B agreed C debated D written
3 A judged B appreciated C awarded D viewed
4 A voted B rated C selected D valued
5 A constitutes B contains C involves D comprises

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

D For questions 9–16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap

We left-handed people tend to lack pride which means that we rarely complain about having to live in a ‘right-handed’
world. I used to say whenever someone watched me sign my name and remarked that they were also left-handed:
‘You and me and Leonardo da Vinci!’ That was a weak joke, yet it was symptomatic (6) ......................... my often
unconscious desire to belong to Left Pride, a social movement that so far doesn’t exist but I hope may one day come.
Now, years later, (7) ......................... the amount of research that has been carried out, researchers in the field still find
it hard to decide precisely what we mean by left-handed. Apparently a third of those (8) ......................... write with
their left hand throw a ball with their right, whereas those using their right hand for writing rarely throw with their left.
Without doubt, the skill of writing is one that becomes crucial at a most impressionable age, and defines
(9) ......................... you will call yourself. I have never used scissors, baseball bat, hockey stick or computer mouse
with anything but my right; (10) ......................... so, I still regard myself as left-handed, as does everyone else

6. A. of B. behind C. with D. for

7. A. although B. however C. nevertheless D. despite
8. A. can B. people C. types D. who
9. A. what B. how C. this D. which
10. A. more B. yet C. even D. and
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.