A. Complete the words with proper letters and then write them. (4)

Psycholog-sts have been se-rching the chemical basis of memory in the brain.

Four of the famil- -s who were asked not to watch TV for a month left the

exper-ment.Forgetting is rapid at first, then slows do-n.You can improv- it.

Education is a me-ns to an end. We should not be ash-med of our work.

 

1.                          2.                          3.                          4.

5.                          6.                          7.                          8.

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B. Fill in the blanks with the following words. (One is extra.)  (4)

(choice-illnesses-details-responsible-interested in-effect-average-information-

1 “Have you heard about Mr. Ahmadi’s accident?” Yes, but I don’t know all the … .”

2. “Did the new medicine have any ……….?” “Yes, I felt better.”

3. “Will you get the job?” “I don’t have enough ………….about it.”

4. “Does Hadi like the film about the sun and stars?” “Yes, he is ……….scientific subjects.”

5. “How does loss of memory occur?” “It happens in some mental and physical………"

 6. “Has she finished guidance school?” “Yes, and her ………..is nineteen.”

7. “Why didn’t you clean the room?” “I think you yourself are ………..for it.”

8. “Which house are you going to buy?”  “ I’m not sure. It’s hard for me to make a ……. “

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C. Complete the following sentences with your own knowledge. (2)

1. A person whose job is to fill, clean or take out bad teeth is called a(n) ………… .

2. Someone who is travelling by train, bus, taxi, ship or plane is called a(n) ………… .

3. It’s an activity you like to do when you are not working. It’s your ………….. .

4. The brain’s ……….to keep a record of past events is called  memory.

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D. Write the correct form of the  words given in brackets. (2)

1. I don’t know the reason for the ………….of birds. (migrate)

2. Mrs. Kabiri didn’t accept Mina’s ………..for being absent. (explain)

3. His brother enjoys ………in cold water. (swim)

4. I saw a ………..film last night. (wonder)

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E. Choose the best choice. (4)

5. Do you think it is important for the students ……the secret stories of words?

   a. knowing                   b. knew                 c. to know             d. know

6. Your grandfather is old and sick. He needs you  to look………….him.

   a. for                           b. at                      c. up                     d. after

7. Ali’s friend disliked …………..on the fifth floor of a building.

   a. lives                b. living                 c. to live                d. lived

8. I’m sorry I can’t come to your party but thank you very much for …………me.

  a. inviting             b. to invite             c. invite                 d. invited

9. The sky is cloudy. It ………….to rain tonight.

   a. is going           b. will go               c. goes                            d. would go

 

10. “Will you tell him to give back the money?” “Yes, I will tell him to give …….. .”

   a. back it            b. it back               c. back them                   d. them back

11. “Did he eat a sandwich for lunch?” “I don’t remember what ………… .’

   a. did he eat                 b. had he eaten                c. he had eaten                d. he ate

12. It was necessary for her ………..on a long dress when she had guests.

   a. to put             b. put                    c. putting               d. puts

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F. Complete the following sentences. (2)

1. “Where does your friend work?”

“I don’t know where…………………… .”

2. Studying in that dark room is impossible for us.

It ……………………………………………. .

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G. Put the following words in the correct order. (2)

1. talking-the new-they-teachers-are-about.

………………………………………………………………………

2. in-safe-street-playing-at all-this-isn’t…………………………………………………

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H. Answer the questions with the words in brackets. (2)

1. What  is the woman going to do?(wash the clothes)............................................................

 

2. What is forbidden in this bus?(to smoke)…………………………………………….

 

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

I.  In the following words, which word is different based on stress .

1. a. myself            b. father                c. ago                             d. above

2. a. after               b. added                c. little                             d. result

3. a. enough           b. never                 c. tomorrow                   d. already

in question number 4 which word has a different final "s" sound? (2)

4. a. foes               b. uses                  c. places                         d. dishes

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J.Language Functions: Match the following questions with their answers.(One is extra.)(3)

1. What is your flight number?                               a. She reads story books.

2. What do Iranians do at weekends?                     b. That leaves at 7:30.

3. What does your sister do in her free time?           c. It’s 275.

4. How often do you brush your teeth?                   d. Once a week.

5. I like to go to the dentist every six months.          e. That’s probably a good idea.                                                                                                          

6. What time is my flight?                             f. There’s a show at 7.

                                                                             g. They do many different things.

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K. Read the following sentences and choose the best choice.( 3)

1. In some countries, people can choose between as many as forty different channels, so in these countries people ………….. .

   a. have a wide choice                                b. can’t watch different programs

   c. should watch all TV programs               d. can watch just a few TV channels

 

 

 2. The man spoke English so well that we never realized he was German.

  This sentence means that ………….. .

a. the man didn’t know German well

b. although the man was German, he could speak English well

c. the man was not able to speak English at all

d. although the man was English, he could speak German well

3. Every time my older brother is asked a question, he gives an honest answer. For this reason ……………..

   a. nobody believes he is a good boy          b. everybody refuses to be his friend

   c. nobody loves him                                           d. everybody admires him

 

L. Read the following passage and choose the best choice. (4)

One evening my friend who lives far from me came to my house with his uncle. My friend went to a meeting and …1…his uncle with me. This man who has never …2…me before, began talking about a book. The book was very uninteresting, but he kept …3…talking about it. I tried to change the topic of the …4…, but he didn’t …5….me. When I offered him some coffee, he ….6….but I insisted. I was very ….7….when my friend returned. They both left very early. I was very happy when they …8…. .

 

1. a. left                          b. placed                         c. kept                   d. held

2. a. called                      b. looked                        c. met                    d. phoned

3. a. in                            b. at                                c. of                      d. on

4. a. observation              b. conversation               c. celebration         d. information

5. a. follow                      b. kept                            c. let                      d. expected

6. a. reviewed                  b. refused                       c. realized              d. replaced

7. a. glad                         b. worried                       c. angry                 d. upset

8. a. continued                b. went                           c. observed  d. examined

 

M. Read the following passage and then answer the questions. (6)

Jack was a clever boy. He had to work in his free time and during holidays to pay for his education. However, he managed to get the university. As it was very expensive to study there, he found it necessary to get jobs in order to earn enough money to pay for his studies.

   He got a job in a butcher’s shop during the day and another in a hospital at night. In the butcher’s shop he learnt to cut meat up quite nicely. In the hospital, on the other hand, he was allowed to do only the simplest jobs such as taking sick people from one part of the hospital to another. But at the butcher’s shop and at the hospital, Jack had to wear white clothes.

 

1. What kind of clothes did he have to put on?

 

2. What did he do in the hospital?

 

3. Why did Jack have to work day and night?

 

4. In the first paragraph find a word that means ‘because’.

5. What does the word ‘manage’ mean?

6. Jack was not a stupid student.                    a. True                 b. False

7. Jack found a way to solve his problem.      a. True                           b. False