ENGLISH PRE-TEST 2

Circle the correct answer. 1. The Lim family lives in _____________ bungalow at _____________ end of Green Road. A. the, the C. a, the B. a, a D. the, a 2. That old man has ___________ of money. A. Several C. a great deal B. a number D. many 3. This housing estate has a _________ houses. A. much C. plenty of B. lot of D. several 4. Which is bigger: _______ apple or _______ starfruit? A. an, the C. the, a B. the, the D. an, a 5. I saw only _________ boys playing on the field. A. a few C. plenty of B. a little D. a lot of 6. __________ Genting Highlands has _____________ big casino. A. A, the C. A, a B. The, the D. - , a 7. Sarawak consists of many _________ of natives. A. clans C. groups B. gangs D. tribes 8. The ______ of islands are under British rule. A. team C. archipelago B. cluster D. galaxy 9. We can see a __________ of aeroplanes in the sky. A. line C. flight B. collection D. group 10. There is not _______ water inside the tank. A. a little C. many B. much D. several 11. Whenever my mother ________ the naughty boys, she __________ angry. A. is seeing, is getting C. sees, gets B. sees, is getting D. sees, get 12. The little boy _________ every word we _________.
A. B. C. D. understand, says is understanding, say understands, say is understanding, are saying

13. Every girl and boy _________ in the hostel. A. live C. living B. lives D. are living 14. Either you or Sharifah __________ to do the work. A. are C. have B. has D. are being 15. My sister _______ some sandwiches. Would you ________ any?
A. prepares, like B. prepares, likes C. is preparing, is liking D. is preparing, like

16. When we last _________ Natalie, __________ into a bus. A. saw, got B. were seeing, were getting C. were seeing, getting D. saw, was getting

she

17. The boys ________ under the tree when lightning __________.
A. B. C. D. stood, struck were standing, was striking were standing, struck D. stood, was striking

18. It ________ heavily, so we _______ at home. A. rained, stayed B. was raining, stayed C. raining, stayed D. rained, were staying

19. The plane _________ shortly. A. is leaving C. will leave B. will have left D. leaves 20. The prefects ___________ down the names of latecomers. A. takes C. is taking B. will take D. has taken 21. Wendy _________ me the book when she _______ me. A. will give, sees C. will give, is seeing B. will give, will see D. gave, saw 22. The girls _______ the bus. It _________ half an hour ago. A. miss, left C. have missed, left B. have miss, has left D. missed, has been leaving 23. Kenny _______ my camera a week ago and _______ it. A. has borrowed, had B. borrowed, did not return C. borrowed, has not returned D. has borrowed, returned 24. What _______ before you __________ the house? A. had you done, left B. have you done, have left C. were you doing, left D. have you been doing, have left 25. When we ________ , we __________ the table. A. ate, cleared B. have eaten, have cleared C. had eaten, clear D. had eaten, cleared

26. The new students __________ to wait here. A. were informed C. was informed B. were informing D. were inform 27. My parents _________ by a loud noise. A. were awoke C. were awakened B. were awake D. woke up 28. The furniture made in this factory __________ overseas. A. exports C. is exported B. are exported D. exports 29. A message _________ to the girls later. A. is sent C. is sending B. will send D. will be sent 30. All my shoes _______ of leather. A. are made C. is made B. are making D. made 31. We have something __________ you. A. show C. to show B. showing D. shows 32. Charlie suggested ________ for a walk on the beach. A. go C. to go B. going D. goes 33. The man asked us _______ those boxes to the storeroom. A. carry C. to carry B. carrying D. carried 34. His hobby is ___________ kites. A. making C. made B. make D. makes

Passage 1 Questions 35 42 are base on the following text.

Many people are taking calcium supplements these days. This is because in todays society, calcium deficiency is _____________ (35) major issue. Not surprisingly, more people _____________ (36) from joint and bone problems. Taking enough calcium helps to decrease bone ____________ (37), muscle cramp, irritability, joint pains, tooth decay and premature aging. Calcium is ______________ (38) in just about every chemical reaction in both soft and hard tissues. However, taking calcium alone _____________ (39) not enough. Proper ______________ (40) of calcium requires synergistic nutrients to be available. This means taking ___________ (41) right amount of vitamin D. Research shows that taking vitamin D _____________ (42) the absorption of calcium supplements better. More calcium is absorbed when vitamin D is taken at the same time.

35. A B C D 36. A B C D 37. A B C D 38. A B C D

a an the suffers suffered are suffering will suffer lose loss lost losing involve involving to involve involved

39. A B C D 40. A B C D 41. A B C D 42. A B C D

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Passage 2 Questions 43 50 are base on the following text.

All of us need to learn to deal with anger. _____________ (43) it is neither burying it nor giving into it. The _____________ (44) that it is healthy to let of steam no longer holds up. Studies show that discharged anger ____________ (45) health risks, from heart disease to possibly cancer. ______________ (46) people with hostile personalities seem to be susceptible to this. People who are chronically angry are more than twice as likely to have _____________ (47) heart attack than those who are more laid-back. In another study, characteristically angry women _____________ (48) found to be four times as likely to have high cholesterol and be overweight than calmer ones. People who have this personality type have more illnesses of all sorts. They tend ______________ (49) more, smoke more, drink more and argue more. There is no doubt that anger prompts the outpouring of stress hormones, _______________ (50) heart rate and blood pressure to rise. In extreme cases, it can even trigger heart failure.

43. A B C D 44. A B C D 45. A B C D 46. A B C D 47. A B C D

a an the suffers suffered are suffering will suffer lose loss lost losing involve involving to involve involved is are were has been

48. A B C D 49. A B C D 50. A B C D

absorb absorbing absorption to absorb the a an some make makes making made