Learn and Talk Achievement Test 1

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• In this lesson, you will be given a test on what you have been learning in the previous 10 lessons.

• You will have to answer 20 questions in total.

• You have to get a minimum of 15 questions right in order to continue on this level.

• If you make more than 5 mistakes, your tutor will have to repeat the specific areas where you have difficulties.

• Your tutor will read to you the questions once.

• If you are not sure about the question, you can ask your tutor for clarifications.

• Always answer in complete sentences and be aware of your grammar.

• By the end of the lesson, you will be told by your tutor whether you have passed or failed this assessment.

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1. Add “do” into the sentence “We sell stamps, but we don’t have any at the moment.” to give extra force

to the main verb.

2. Which of the following sentences contains the phrase “get on” with a different meaning from the rest?

A. When he came back to see me I asked how he had got on.

B. Lily is getting on very well in Korean, she learns very quickly.

C. She seems to get on with everybody.

D. We get parents who are on the phone the whole time, asking how their child is getting on, which is quite

unnecessary.

Question 1&2

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3. Which of the following options has the same meaning as “at the beginning”?

A. take up B. cope with C. to start with D. a couple

4. Don’t try to eat the whole thing .

A. in one go B. at one go C. on one go D. both A and B

Question 3&4

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5. These methods can help to students’ motivation and interest.

A. lose B. maintain C. lack D. have

6. Which of the following sentences contains the word “contact” with a different meaning from the

rest?

A. It is not clear why people with more social contacts are likely to live longer.

B. I'm still in contact with her.

C. There isn't enough contact between teachers and parents.

D. I'd hate to lose contact with my college friends.

Question 5&6

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7. A driver has to have due regard for the safety of other road users. What does the word “due” mean

in the sentence?

A. owed as a debt or as a right

B. expected to happen, arrive, etc. at a particular time

C. because of

D. appropriate or proper

8. He can stay here he works. Fill in the blank with the correct form of “provide”.

Question 7&8

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9. “The closing date for application forms is the end of November.” Can you replace the underlined

words with a different word or phrase?

10. Allow about eight hours for the drive from Calais. , you can fly to Brive.

A. Alternately B. Alternatively C. Alternative D. Alternate

Question 9&10

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11. Machines have in recent years.

A. gone a long way B. moved a long way

C. come a long way D. improved a long way

12. Boys are very much at the dance class.

A. in the minority B. at the minority

C. on the minority D. in minority

Question 11&12

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13. “We’re going to be meeting there regularly.” Can you re-write the sentence using the word

“basis”?

14. “A new (environment) friendly center is opening in Portland Street.” Fill in the blank

with the correct form of the word given.

Question 13&14

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15. We agreed to pay for the car installments. (Multiple choice)

A. in B. by C. on D. with

16. Our journey to the U.S. was a very experience.

A. reward B. rewarded C. rewarding D. rewards

Question 15&16

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17. “He will be remembered above all as a loving husband and family man.” What does “above

all” mean in the sentence?

A. to give honor to someone or something for doing something

B. as the most important thing; especially

C. used to describe which particular area of a subject you are discussing

D. in a more important or advanced position than someone else

18. He was credited saving their lives.

A. by B. to C. with D. at

Question 17&18

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19. I asked my boss if I could some time off to go to the dentist. (Multiple choice)

A. have B. leave C. take D. ask

20. Make a sentence using the phrase “in terms of”.

Question 19&20

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Keys

1. We do sell stamps, but we don’t have any at the moment.

2. C 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. A

7. D 8. provided / providing 9. deadline (possible answer)

10. B 11. C 12. A

13. We’re going to be meeting there on a regular basis.

14. environmentally 15. AB 16. C 17. B 18. C

19. AC 20. In terms of quantity, production grew faster than ever

before. (sample answer)

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