2^ème Bac | Jan. 2009

Language Quiz

Give the correct form of the words between brackets. (3 points)
1. His brand new car has got a [power] engine.
2. Salma is such a [gift] little painter!
3. Like the cat, the ferret is an [entertainment] pet.
4. The boys seem [enthusiasm] about the game.
5. He got [boredom] because the film was [boredom]

Match the words that go together to make collocations (2 point)

1. cooperative	a. parties
2. civil	b. investment
3. money	c. learning
4. political	d. society

. Fill in the blanks with the words given: (2 points)
had to - could - should have - needn't
1. I travel alone because there was nobody to accompany me.
2. You tell us the story if you don't want to.
3. Look at your scores! You revised your grammar lessons.
4. I already read by the time I was three.
Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense. (8 points)
1. Ali went to bed as soon as the film [end] .
2. The dog [cross] the road when the bus ran over it.
3. She said that she [have] a terrible headache the day before.
4. She is tired of [make] couscous everyday.
5. You don't need [sign] that form. It's optional.
6. When he got to the station, the train [already/leave] .
7. As she got tired, she stopped [work] .
8. She wanted me [help] her children with maths.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the list (2 points)
funny - nosy - compulsory - bossy
1. Parents are often . They like to give orders.
2. They are also because they want to know everything you do.
3. Sometimes they do things just to please you.
4. It is to obey them because they are your parents after all.

What do these sentences express? Much the numbers with the letters (3 points)

1. I believe that women are as intelligent as men.	a. indifference
2. I am not sure I got your point.	b. request
3. I don't really care.	c. opinion
4. Will you put this box on the upper shelf, please?	d. agreeing
5. She sold her car so that she could pay her debts.	e. purpose
6. I share the same view.	f. lack of understanding

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