End of semester test

XI grade (May 2005)

1. Choose the correct noun to complete the following sentences:

strengthening improvement progress growth cut dilapidation
Labour costs were too high so the management made a 6% ....... in staff salaries and caused a strike.
The old covered market was in such a state of ..... that it had to be pulled down.
The .... of the ties between countries in the European Union has enabled students to do part of their degree
course abroad.
There has been a general .... in science teaching which has lead to a raising of standards.
Use the two extra words in sentences of your own.
2. Choose the correct verb from the box to fill in each space.
make up keep up give up wipe up show up take up clear up
She decided to .... playing the cello as it was so heavy to carry everywhere on the bus and instead .... the
flute.
After the party, Jamie had to ... all the spilt beer in the kitchen and also .... the crisp packets and empty tins
before his parents got back.
Use the other verbs in sentences of your own.
3. Match column A with column B:
A: a. chiselled b. pitch c. paperback d. true e. customised f. eleven-foot g. hairy h. closed i. first j. anecdotal
B: 1. black 2. jewellery 3 python 4 features 5. edition 6. story 7. spaces 8 legs 9 evidence 10. impressions
4. Write about the importance of music in every day life.

End of semester test

XI grade (May 2005)
1. Choose the correct noun to complete the following sentences:
deterioration abandonment drop closure expansion extension
Supermarkets have bought about the .... of many small shops.
The political unrest coupled with a poor harvest caused a significant ... in living standards.
The President could do nothing to halt the .... of his power and was forced to resign.
A new ... was built at the National Gallery to house the mediaeval collections.
Use the two extra words in sentences of your own.
2. Choose the correct verb from the box to fill in each space.
keep up make up give up turn up show up put up
Beatrice knew she would have to ... a pretty convincing story to tell her boyfriend to explain why she had
failed to .... at the cinema and made him miss the last showing of Gladiator.
The restaurant owners announced that if they wanted to ... their standards they would have to ... their prices.
Use the other verbs in sentences of your own.
3. Match column A with column B:
A: a. human b. modern c. critical d. storage e. living f. relative g. breeding h. market i. spoken j. light.
B: 1. English 2. equivalent 3. switch 4. population 5. appreciation 6. tank 7. place 8. programme 9.
conditions 10. pronouns
4. Write about the changes in eating habits in the future.