Name:_______________________________ 1st Row

Grade: 10th A
Date: November 8th, 2016
Test paper

1. Read the text and state whether the statements below are T(true) F(false) or
DK(dont know).

The Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was first built between 220206
BC. In fact, it began as independent walls for different states when it was first built, and did not
become the "Great" wall until the Qin Dynasty. Emperor Qin Shihuang succeeded in his effort to have
the walls joined together to serve as fortification to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire
from invasion. Afterwards it was rebuilt and maintained over the years, between the 5th century BC
and the 16th century.

One of the myths associated with the Great Wall of China is that it is the only man-made structure that
can be seen from the moon with the naked eye. The legend originated in Richard Halliburton's 1938
book Second Book of Marvels. However. This myth is simply not true. Richard Halliburton's claim was
contradicted by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Yang Liwei. A more plausible assumption would be to
say that the Great Wall can be visible from a low orbit of the earth which is not unique in this regard as
many other artificial constructions can be seen from that height.

a. The Great Wall of China was first built as a single wall. ___
b. The Great Wall of China was built in a single dynasty. ___
c. The Great Wall was first designed to help trade between different provinces. ___
d. The Wall can be seen from moon with the naked eye. ___
e. The Second Book of Marvels states that people can see the Wall from the moon with the naked
eye. ___

(0.2x5=1 point)
2. Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or present continuous.
a. Would you like to have dinner in town? I am sorry, I cant. I ____________________
(go) to the cinema tonight.
b. I currently ____________________ (write) a grammar book. I hope I will find a good
publisher when I ____________________ (finish) it.
c. I dont recognise you anymore, you ____________________ (be) so rude today.
d. This flower ____________________ (smell) nice.
(0.4x5=2 points)

3. Fill in a, an, the or 0 (-) article where necessary.

a. Can you tell me the way to _________ nearest post office, please?
b. Would you like _________ ice-cream?
c. Dont make dinner. Ill take you to _________ restaurant.
d. We went to _________ theatre yesterday.
e. Shall we go to _________ Paris for the weekend?
(0.2x5=1 point)
4. Complete the sentences with who, which, whom, whose or where. Which sentences
are defining (D) and which are non-defining (ND)?
a. He comes from Sardinia, ______________________ is an island in the Mediterranean.
___
b. He is the one to ______________________ I talked yesterday. ___
c. My grandmother, ______________________ lived nearby, often went to that restaurant.
___
d. The room ______________________ walls are painted blue looks very nice. ___
e. Last year they went back to visit the restaurant ______________________ they first
met.___
(0.2x5=1 point)
5. Complete the sentences with the words.
Name:_______________________________ 1st Row
Grade: 10th A
Date: November 8th, 2016
*predictable *grabbed *fainted *demand *survivors
a. I slipped and ______________________ Johns arm to stop myself form falling.
b. You always know whats going to happenin the soap opera its so
______________________.
c. There were five ______________________ of the plane crash; its amazing.
d. Annie ______________________ with exhaustion after walking all day in the hot sun.
e. His photographs are in great ______________________ all over the world.
(0.2x5=1 point)
6. Write an essay about the pros and cons of working as an astranout. (80-160
words)
You can use *Im for it. *I dont really care *Im against it.
*Im in favor of it. *It doesnt concern me. *Im opposed to it.
*Furthermore *To begin with *for example
*in addition *However
(2 points)
(2 points granted)