Part 2: Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them, (0) has been done as an example. 

(20 pts) 

Part 3. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle. (10 pts)

1. He’s a reserved person. He keeps himself …………… himself. 

2. Have you missed those twins? Curiously enough, they look poles…………… 

3. Her sense of fun has rubbed …………… on her children. 

4. His parents pulled him …………… difficult periods of multiple financial problems. 

5. I'm an old hand …………… horseshoes. I've been playing since I was a kid. 

6. He’s not feeling well at the moment, but he should be up and …………… again in a few days. 

7. Queen Victoria reigned …………… Britain and Ireland for over sixty years. 

8. He was…………… all accounts a very kind and gentle man. 

9. I wish you wouldn’t fly …………… me like that every time I make a mistake. 

10. Just say you need me and I am …………… hand.

Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence. (20 pts)

1. One of the organisation’s aims is to ________ information about the disease so that more people know of is symptoms. 

​A. disentangle ​B. deride ​C. dwindle ​D. disseminate 

2. I was kept awake for most of the night by the ________ of a mosquito in my ear. 

​A. moan​B. groan​C. whine​D. screech

3. Please don’t_______ it a miss if I make a few suggestions for improvements. 

​A. think​B. assume​C. take​​D. judge

4.  His English was roughly ________ with my Greek, so communication was rather difficult!

​A. level​B. on a par​C. equal​D. in tune 

5. This insect is completely _______, I’ve never seen anything like that before. 

​A. out of the way​B. out of sight​C. off the way​D. off the track

6. He had a ________ escape since the bullet came within inches of his head. 

​A. slender ​B. close ​C. near ​D. narrow​

7. After she tried to ________ for divorce and the husband did not show up, the court granted her that wish. 

​A. desire ​B. yearn ​C. deputize ​D. sue

8. Did you see Jonathan this morning? He looked like ________ . It must have been quite a party last night. 

​A. a wet blanket​B. a dead duck ​C. death warmed up   ​      D. a bear with a sore head 

9. She did smile at me several times, but I felt too _______ to ask for a date. 

​A. prevented​B. hindered​C. inhibited​D. deterred

10. As a poet, I think she ________ comparison with the greatest this century. 

​A. makes​B. stands​C. leads​D. matches

11. In his student days, he was as poor as a church ______ 

​A. beggar ​B. miser ​C. mouse ​D. pauper

12. It was very dangerous and I escaped the accident _____________. 

​A. head over heels                                     ​B. at a push 

​C. by the skin of my teeth                              ​D. first hand

13. Those campers are really ______. They have no idea how to set up a tent.  

​A. white ​ B. blue ​C. green ​D. black

14. Because of an unfortunate___________ your order was not dispatched by the date requested. 

​A. hindrance                 B. oversight​C. negligence​D. transgression

15. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly ______ this morning. 

​A. slow-witted​B. far-reaching​C. off-hand​D. top-heavy

16. We have been running ________ of fresh water, so be careful not to use it up completely before we get to another village. 

​A. short ​B. low ​C. scarce ​D. limit 

17. If you are going to town, keep your eyes ________ for that book I was telling you about.

  ​A. clean​B. wide​C. fresh​D. peeled

18. That is the girl whose parents are________ about the expulsion. 

​A. up in arms​B. keeping your hair​C. kicking herself​D. giving her a taste

19. The little children watched the performance in __________ amazement. 

​A. wide-eyed​           B. open-eyed ​            C. eagle-eyed​D. hawk-eyed

20. He was absolutely _______  with anger when he found that I had scratched his car. 

​A. burned​B. carmine​C. fickle​D. livid

Your answers

II. Use suitable prefixes to add before the correct words to make new words and use these new words

    to complete the following sentences.

Patient   legal   true   economical   friendly   possible   polite   rely

1. He promised to come but he’s very ………………..

2. Most modern cities are lonely dangerous and rather ……………….. places.

3. In Britain it’s ……………….. to drive a car without insurance and road tax.

4. No person can live to the age of 300. It’s ………………..

5. Don’t believe a word he tells you. It’s all ………………..

6. Her children are very ……………….. and never say “please” or “thank you”

7. When I have to wait a long time to be served I started to feel ………………..

8. Burning coal is an ……………….. way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper.

31. This room is very dirty, it needs ……………….. ​​​​CLEAN

32. It was extremely ………… of you to leave your library books on the bus. ​CARE

33. In the end the manager gave me ……………….. to leave early. ​​PERMIT

34. Anthony is the hero of one Shakespeare’s play, and Cleopatra is the ……………….. HERO

35. The party is ……………….., so you do not have to dress up for it. ​​FORM

36. Dr. John is a well- known ……………….. ​​​​​HISTORY

37. She is extremely ……………….. about the history of art. ​​​KNOW

38. Recently health food has increased in ……………….. ​​​POPULAR

39. He was born blind but despite his ……………….. ABLE, he still manage to become one of the top pop ……………….. of his generation. SING

40. What is the ……………….. of this string? ​​​​​LONG

41. His wide ……………….. helps him much in his life. ​​​KNOW

42. The American war of ……………………………… was won in 1776. ​DEPEND 

43. English is a ……………….. difficult language for us to learn. ​​COMPARE

44. We can find a lot of ……………….. zones in this area. ​​​INDUSTRY

45. The police are ………………..INTEREST in the sudden ……………….. APPEAR of the ……………….. VALUE painting

II. Use suitable prefixes to add before the correct words to make new words and use these new words

    to complete the following sentences.

Patient   legal   true   economical   friendly   possible   polite   rely

1. He promised to come but he’s very ………………..

2. Most modern cities are lonely dangerous and rather ……………….. places.

3. In Britain it’s ……………….. to drive a car without insurance and road tax.

4. No person can live to the age of 300. It’s ………………..

5. Don’t believe a word he tells you. It’s all ………………..

6. Her children are very ……………….. and never say “please” or “thank you”

7. When I have to wait a long time to be served I started to feel ………………..

8. Burning coal is an ……………….. way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper.

III. Use the word given in capitals

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS

     The Disney film “Snow white and the seven dwarfs” was first shown in 1937. It was great ………………..(EXCITE) and it immediately became enormously popular ……………….. (THROUGH) the world. Good advertising was not the only reason for this ……………….. (WORLD) popularity; the film and its characters captured the ……………….. (IMAGINE) of people all over the world like no film before it.

     In Britain, there were ………………..(DAY) newspaper articles about film and how it was made. Snow write toys and books were on ……………….. (SELL) everywhere. Some people thought that it might be upsetting for children but most people saw it as ……………….. (HARM) entertainment. Since 1937, it has been re-issued every few years, giving ……………….. (ENJOY) to many generations of children. 

II. Use suitable prefixes to add before the correct words to make new words and use these new words

    to complete the following sentences.

Patient   legal   true   economical   friendly   possible   polite   rely

1. He promised to come but he’s very ………………..

2. Most modern cities are lonely dangerous and rather ……………….. places.

3. In Britain it’s ……………….. to drive a car without insurance and road tax.

4. No person can live to the age of 300. It’s ………………..

5. Don’t believe a word he tells you. It’s all ………………..

6. Her children are very ……………….. and never say “please” or “thank you”

7. When I have to wait a long time to be served I started to feel ………………..

8. Burning coal is an ……………….. way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper.