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Name Surname:Xudoyqulov Davlat Approved by the head of the Department
Group:arab-english Raxmonberdieva K.S.
Midterm Test I (III year students)
Test C
Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Be careful! There are three extra words and phrases.
a drag add up get the bug for butt in nuts
take up clear up easy-going have a look in-thing
1. Paintballing is definitely the new in-thing to do.
2. I think you should take up a new hobby. It’ll do you good.
3. You’ll get on really well with him as he’s very easy-going.
4. I really don’t enjoy all the practice. I know it’s necessary, but I find it all a bit of a drag.
5. Can you clear something up for me? What exactly did you mean when you said it was too difficult for me?
6. I wish you wouldn’t butt in. Do you realize it’s rude to interupt?
7. I’m sorry, but what you’re saying just doesn’t add up.
Choose the correct word or words to complete the sentences.
8. ____ all the time is silly. Looks aren’t everything.
a) Dieting b) Dieted
9. I have a friend ______ works as a model.
a) which b) who
10. The newspapers keep ______ stories that aren’t true.
a) publish b) publishing
11. I became ill because I wasn’t _____ eating so much.
a) get used to b) used to
12. Look at her! She ______ to make a good impression.
a) is obviously trying b) tries
13. As a child I _____ want to work with animals.
a) would b) used to
Form adverbs from the following adjectives and use them in the sentences below.
Full complete reasonable particular poor heavy thorough close cyclic double partial immediate
14. They investigated the causes of the failure very cyclically
15. I fully accept responsibility for this decision.
16. Many changes in the economy happen thoroughly
17. Be double careful when driving in Italy.
18. I can´t accept your arguments; they are only partially true.
19. Dr White´s lectures are completily popular with the students, because he always gives many examples of practical applications.
20. His paper was rejected because it was very poorly written.
21. Our equipment is still in particularly good condition.
22. The damage was not immediately apparent.
23. Some of the EU countries are heavily indebted.
24. He is closely involved in the work of the quality assurance committee.
25. I reasonably forgot where we were to meet.
Read the article below and match the person, A, B or C to the sentences 26–30.
A Ms Baker B MrMacFaerne C MrPodolski
(A) Foxes are a nuisance.
(C) Areas originally occupied by foxes had been taken over for housing.
(B) Foxes are excellent at pest control.
(C) Foxes have the habit of tipping rubbish bins over.
(C) It’s the action of people that caused the crocodiles to appear in gardens in Florida.
I’m writing in response to the recent radio programme you had about urban foxes. I listened to the arguments of the two guests – Jean Baker and Tom MacFaerne – you had on your programme and, to be perfectly honest, it just made me angry. Frankly, Mr MacFaerne didn’t help the cause of foxes with his behaviour and he also failed to make some of the most important points. Ms Baker kept on going on about how the foxes were a nuisance and she seemed to be saying that the foxes were moving into the cities because they liked it there. I may be wrong, but I think that over the past thirty years it is far more likely that we have built houses in the areas where the foxes used to live rather than the foxes deciding to move to the cities!
Would Ms Baker build her house near an area where crocodiles lived? Of course, that’s exactly what’s happened in Florida and the consequences are that people now have crocodiles in their gardens, but whose fault is that? As far as I’m concerned, what’s happening here with foxes is exactly the same, except that foxes are much less aggressive. As for the foxes tipping rubbish bins over, what does she expect? Firstly, foxes are very inquisitive animals and, secondly, because we’re destroying their natural habitat we are also killing the animals they usually eat.
People like myself who put out food in our gardens for the foxes not only get the pleasure of seeing these lovely animals but also find that they don’t go poking their noses into our rubbish. Personally, I would much prefer a fox in my garden rather than other urban animals like rats. As Mr MacFaerne pointed out, foxes are very good at keeping the number of rats and other pests under control. There is also no point trying to control the number of foxes as they control their own numbers naturally.
Finally, if you ask me what we should be controlling isn’t the fox population but rather the human population. We should stop building in the countryside and then complaining when the animals that already live there come into our gardens and our houses.
Yours truly,
Frederick Podolski
Overall score: ____/30
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