THE EIGHTH EXAM_______________________________________________________ 1.-Did Mary get back last Friday? -No, she got back on Thursday. -How long was she away? -She was out of the town for ten days. Mary got back____. a.ten days ago b.on Thursday c.on Friday d.last week 2.-I worked on my report till midnight last night. -Do you expect to finish it by tomorrow? -Well, I certainly can#t before four-thirty. -You'd better get somebody to help you for a few hours today then. He expects to finish the report____. a.today b.early tomorrow c.before 4:30 d.not before 4:30 3.-How many days do you have this year? -I've 35 days. -When are you going? -Sometime in the summer when it's so hot here. -Where are you going? -Some place where it's cool. These people are talking about____. a.a vacation b.the weather c.summertime d.cool countries 4.-My brother hasn't arrived yet. -I thought you met him at the airport last night. -I was there, but he wasn't on the plane. -Hasn't he called or anything? -No, I haven't heard from him at all. The first speaker is worried because____. a.his brother hasn't arrived b.he went to the airport c.his brother arrived late d.his brother isn't coming 5.-Have you ever seen a circus? -No, I haven't, but I've read about them. -So have I. I saw one on TV last night too.It was really exiciting. -What did you like best? -Well, I guess it was the wild animals-lions and the tigers. a.both have seen a circus b.both have read about circuses c.neither has seen a circus d.only one of them has read about circuses 6.-I'd like to buy a ticket to Paris. -First Class or Economy? -Stand by if possible. -I'm sorry, we don't sell those tickets until 8:00 p.m. This conversation took place____. a.at the train station b.at the airport c.at the taxi station d.in Paris 7."Salih hasn't found his keys yet." means____. a.he has lost his keys b.he's looking for the keys c.he doesn't have the keys d.all of these 8."We met the Smiths five years ago." means____. a.we haven't known them b.we have knownthem for five years c.we don't know them d.all of these 9."Ahmet studied English for four years." means____. a.he's studying English now b.he doesn't study English anymore c.he quit studying four years ago d.all of these 10."Salim can't go to the party, and neither can Ahmet." means____. a.both are going b.only Ahmet is going c.neither is going d.only Salim is going 11."Mr.White will be back to his office by five." means____. a.he's at the office now b.he'll come before 5:00 c.he'll leave before 5:00 d.he'll be at the office until five 12."I'll be finished in ten minutes." means____. a.I've already finished b.I haven't finished yet c.I finished ten minutes ago d.I've been working for ten minutes 13."He washed the car although it didn't need it." means____. a.the car needed washing b.he didn't wash the car c.the car didn't need washing d.he washed the car twice 14.-Where's Ali? -He went to the clinic -He was in Math Class this morning, wasn't he? -Yes, he came to take the test although he didn't feel well Ali____this morning. a.came to school b.took the test c.went to the hospital d.all of these 15.-What color would you like? -White or blue, I think -Long or short sleeved? -Short sleeves, please -What size? -My neck is 35 cm The second speaker is buying____. a.shoes b.shirts c.sleeves d.necklaces 16.The team____him captain. a.found b.followed c.selected d.spoke to 17.The critics consider his new book____. a.boring b.bored c.a bore d.both a and c 18.The jury believes his story____. a.true b.the truth c.the true d.both a and b 19.a.That view is called a magnificent b.They believe that view magnificent c.That view calls them a magnificence d.They have called that view a magnificent 20.Has the class made____? a.a help b.spoksman from him c.him spoksman d.him heroic 21.She was happy____. a.before she hears the good news b.before hearing the good news c.before she hears the good news d.before hearing the bad news 22.The teacher will realize we're tired. He'll give us a break soon. a.since realizing we're tired, the teac. will give us a break soon. b.while realizing we're tired, the teac. will give us a break soon. c.the teac., realizing we're tired, will give us a break soon. d.the teac. will give us a break, realizing we're tired soon. 23.She has not asked us for help. She worked on the report until midnight. a.since having not asked us for help, she had to work on the report until midnight. b.having not asked us for help, she worked on the report until midnight. c.not having asked us for help, she worked on the report until midnight. d.upon having asked us for help, she hasn't worked on the report all night. 24.He is a famous singer, and he earns a lot of money. a.he earns a lot of money, because of him who has been a famous singer b.since every body considers him a famous, he earns a lot of money c.having been being a famous singer, he earns a lot of money d.a famous singer, he earns a lot of money 25.The customer objected to____the bill. a.pay b.paying c.have paid d.be paid by 26."They stopped to play cards." means____. a.they're going to play cards b.they were playing cards a few seconds ago, but not anymore c.they worked in the garden for sometime, but now they want to play cards d.both a and c 27.Would you mind____the windows? a.close b.closing c.having closed d.both b and c 28.We wanted____something a little less expensive. a.buy b.to buy c.buying d.to be bought 29.Keep on____. a.study b.studying c.having studied d.both a and b 30.I'm tired____to nothing but complaints all day. a.from listening b.by listening c.to listen d.of listening 31.So far a lot of water has been wasted. There must be a____in the water-pipe. a.concussion b.fracture c.bleeding d.infection 32.That bloody car ran over my foot. a.implies that the car is bleeding b.is used to mean that there's a lot of bloodon the car c.stands for the fondness of the speaker d.expresses the speaker's negative feelings about the car 33.He's a nasty old man. "nasty" in the above sentence means____. a.serious b.warm c.unfriendly d.difficult 34.Measles is an____disease. a.infection b.infectious c.infectable d.curable 35.She has been prescribed a new kind of____for stomach-pains. a.drug b.druggist c.druggist's d.both b and c 36.This speech didn't have much____on them. a.affect b.effect c.affection d.cause 37.Teachers pay attention to a student's ability to speak. A student's verbal ability shows how well he or she is learning. Verbal ability means____. a.being able to learn b.paying attention c.ability to speak d.none Egyptian astronomers mistakenly believed that the sun and the moon were planets and that with Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury, they revolved round the earth. The Egyptians also believed that these heavenly bodies ruled the twenty-four hours of the day. Each day in the Egyptians' seven-day week was named for the heavenly body that ruled its first hour. The first day of their week was named for Saturn. The sun's and the moon's days foolowed. The remaining days were named for Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus. When the Romans adopted a seven-day week, they continued to call the days after these heavenly bodies. The Anglo-Saxon people of Northern Europe, however, named some of the days of the week after their own gods. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday remained the days of Saturn, the sun and the moon. But the other days were named for the Anglo-Saxon gods Tiw, Woden, Thor, and Frigg. 38.Planets, in the above context, are____. a.Egyptian astronomers b.Egyptian gods c.heavenly bodies d.Roman emperors 39.The article says that the days in the Egyptian week named for____. a.kings b.astronomers c.planets d.gods 40.The article implies that the writer of this article____. a.thinks that Egyptian astronomers were right because those days the planets were revolving round the earth b.disagree with the Egyptian astronomers on their belief about the planets c.likes Egyptian astronomers better than Anglo-Saxon people of Europe d.is Anglo-Saxon, because he knows the names of Anglo-Saxon gods