I. GRAMMAR QUESTION Exercise 1 Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Tyler Perry Perry had a rough childhooD. He was physically and sexually abused growing up, got kicked out of high school, and tried to commit suicide (1) _________once as a preteen and again at 22. At 23 he move to Atlanta and took (2) _________ odd jobs as he started working on his stage career. In 1992 he wrote, produced, and starred in his first theater (3) _________, I Know I’ve Been Changed, somewhat informed by his difficult upbringing. Perry put all his savings into the show and it failed miserably; the run lasted just one weekend and only 30 people came to watch. He kept up with the production, working more odd jobs and often slept in his car to get by. Six years later, Perry finally (4) _________ through when, on its seventh run, the show became a success. He’s since gone on to have an extremely successful career (5) _________ a director, writer, and actor. In fact, Perry was named Forbes’ highest paid man in the fielD. 1. 2. A. twice A. up B. two B. off C. second C. in D. double D. to 3. 4. A. producer A. went B. productivity B. broke C. production C. got D. productive D. put 5. A. same B. as C. like D. as soon as
Exercise 2 Every child in Great Britain between the age of five and fifteen must (1) _______ school. There are three main types of educational institutions: primary (elementary) schools, (2) _______ schools, and universities. State schools are free, and attendance is (3) _______ : Morning school begins at nine o’clock and (4) _______ until half past four. School is open five days a week. On Saturdays and Sundays there are (5) _______ lessons. There are holidays at Christmas, Easter and in summer. In London as in all cities there are two grades of state schools for (6) _______ who will go to work at fifteen: primary schools for boys and girls (7) _______the ages of five and eleven, and secondary schools for children from eleyen to fifteen years. The lessons are: reading, writing, the English language, English literature, English history, geography, science, (8) _______ study, drawing, painting, singing, woodwork and drill (physical training). 1. 2. A. attend A. private B. present B. preparatory C. visit C. secondary D. leave D. nursery 3. A. ends A. free B. finishes B. compulsory C. lasts C. regular D. passes D. important 4. 5. A. some 6. A. this B. none B. these C. not C. that D. no D. those 7. A. in 8. B. between A. Nature C. from B. Natural D. of C. Naturalized D. Natured