Initial test

A.Reading Comprehension .
I.Read the text attentively:
Agatha Christie is possibly the worlds most famous detective story writer.She wrote 79 novels and several
plays.Her sales outnumber those of W.Shakespeare.However,behind her 4,680,000 words was {1}a painfully shy
woman whose life was often lonely and unhappy.
She was born in 1890 in Devon,the third child of Clarissa and Frederic Miller,and grew into a beautiful and
sensitive girl with waist-length golden hair.She didnt go to school but was educated at home{2} by her mther.Her
father died when she was 11 and both she and her mother were grief-stricken.During World War 1,while she was
working in{3} a hospital dispensary ,she learned about chemicals and poisons,which proved to be very useful to
her in her later career.She wrote her first detective novel{4} in 1920.In it she introduced Hercule Poirot,the
Belgian detective who appeared in many subsequent novels.Her other main detective was an elderly spinster{5}
called Miss Marple.

1.a.Mark T{true} or F{false} the following sentences: (10* 2=20)

1.A.Christies books contain more than 4 mln words. -----------

2.Her writing is sold better than W.Shakespeares. -----------
3.A.Christie was unhappy because she was often in pain. ------
4.She didnt have any brothers or sisters. ------
5.She had long fair hair. -----
6.A.Christie was uneducated because she didnt go to school. -----
7.Her father died in 1911. -----
8.She learned about poisons when she was ill in hospital. ----
9.She wrote her first novel when she was 3. ----
10.H.Poirot and M.Marple were the only heroes in her books. ----

1.b.Build up questions to which the underlined words in the above text are the answers. {5 * 3=15}
Ex. Agatha Christie is possibly the worlds most famous detective story writer.
Who is A.Christie?
1.?
2.?
3?
4.?
5..?

B.GRAMMAR.
1.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form. (5 *2=10)

1.The police...(not find) the burglar yet.

2.Many towns (destroy) by the earthquake in Japan last year.
3-4.Hurry! The bus.(come). I(not want) to miss it.
5.I.(play) computers games at 5 oclock. Yesterday.

2.Insert the correct preposition. (5 *2=10)

1.Some teenagers are interested politics.
2.This is a secret just .you and me.
3.If .rains Ill watch TV.
4.What are you looking.-Gloves,I cant find them
5.I was .a business trip in a foreign country.

3.Choose only one correct answer.(10 * 2=20)

1.I wonder..umbrella it is?
a.who b.that c.whose d.whose.
2.Having no one to play,he would often sit on the front steps talking to
 a.herself b.themselves c.ourselves d.himself.
3.Darts ..not difficult to play.
a.are b.is c.am d.has
4.Helen was wearing her..dress.
a.red silk evening c.evening red silk
b.silk red evening d.silk evening red
5.You.hard at your French if you want to pass the exam.
a.can b.may c.must d.should
6.We couldnt find the cat..
a.any b.nowhere c.anywhere d.everywhere.
7.Mike is a careless driver,he drivesthan you.
a.good. b.better c.bad d.worse
8.Pupils are not allowed..the room without permission.
a.entering b.to enter c.entered d.enter
9.Sandra wasnt happy about the idea,?
a.didnt she b.did she c.was she d.wasnt she
10.Where ..the kitchen scales?I want to weigh some sugar.
a.are b.has been c.is d.was

C.Writing
1.Write a short paragraph about 50-6- words on one of the following topics:-30p
1.My hopes and ambitious
2.the best\the worst holiday I ever had.

Total:100 points