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- If you love chocolate, maybe you have eaten a bar of Cadbury’s Bournville chocolate.
- But Bournville isn’t just the name of an English chocolate bar. It’s the name of a village which
- was built especially for workers at the Cadbury’s chocolate factory. George and Richard Cadbury
- took over the cocoa and chocolate business from their father in 1861. A few years later, they
- decided to move the factory out of the centre of Birmingham, a city in the middle of England, to
- a new location where they could expand. They chose an area close to the railways and canals so
- that they could receive milk deliveries easily and send the finished products to stores across the
- country.
- Here, the air was much cleaner than in the city center, and the Cadbury brothers thought it
- would be a much healthier place for their employees to work. They named the site Bournville
- after a local river called ‘The Bourn’. ‘Ville’, the French word for town, was used because at that
- time, people thought French chocolate was the highest quality. The new factory opened in 1879.
- Close to it, they built a village where the factory workers could live. By 1900, there were 313
- houses on the site, and many more were built later.
- The Cadbury family were religious and believed that it was right to help other people. They
- thought their workers deserved to live and work in good conditions. In the factory, workers were
- given a fair wage and a pension. The village was also designed to provide the best possible
- conditions for workers. The houses, although traditional in style, had modern interiors, indoor
- bathrooms and large gardens. The village provided everything that workers needed including a
- shop, a school and a community centre where evening classes were held to train young members
- of the workforce.
- Since the Cadbury family believed that their workers and their families should be fit and
- healthy, they added a park with hockey and football pitches, a running track, bowling green,
- fishing lake, and an outdoor swimming pool. A large clubhouse was built in the park so that
- players could change their clothes and relax after a game. Dances and dinners were also held here
- for the factory workers, who were never charged to use any of the sports facilities. However,
- because the Cadbury’s believed that alcohol was bad for health and society, no pubs were ever
- built in Bourneville!
- The Cadbury brothers were among the first business owners to ensure that their workers had
- good standards of living. Soon, other British factory owners were copying their ideas by providing
- homes and communities for their workers designed with convenience and health in mind. Today,
- over 25,000 people live in Bournville village. There are several facilities there to help people with
- special needs, such as care homes for the elderly, a hostel for people with learning difficulties and
- affordable homes for first-time homeowners and single people. Over a hundred years since the
- first house in Bournville Village was built, the aims of its founders are still carried out.
1. According to the text Cadbury is the name of
a) a chocolate factory
b) a village
c) a river
d) the founder of Birmingham
2.The new site for the chocolate factory was chosen because.
a) it was close to several transportation routes.
b) it had clean, countryside air.
c) a lot of people lived nearby.
d) it was in the center of the city.
3.According to the text Bourneville takes its name from
a) a French town.
b) a local river.
c) a local town.
d) a kind of French chocolate.
4.The original houses in Bourneville were
a) built by the factory workers.
b) traditional in appearance.
c) large.
d) free for workers.
5.According to the paragraph 4 the workers at the Cadbury received
a) dancing lessons.
b) free health care.
c) free access to sports facilities.
d) food and drink.
6.The text shows that the Cadbury family were
a) sporty.
b) careless.
c) mean.
d) kind.
7.The word deserve in line 16 may best be replaced by
a) have the right
b) are worthy of
c) have failed to
d) are good enough for
8.Which word can best replace the word affordable as used in line 34?
a) inexpensive
b) costly
c) cheaply
d) reasonably
9.Which word best describes the meaning of the word facilities in line 26?
a) advantages
b) equipment
c) potential
d) solutions
10.According to the text the Cadburry brothers
a) like other British factory owners didn’t like the idea of providing homes and
communities for their workers designed with convenience in mind.
b) were the first and only businessmen who wanted their employee to have good
standards of living.
c) didn’t worry about their workers’ living conditions.
d) were among the first business owners to ensure their workers had good standards of
living.
||.Choose the right option.
He (11)________ of the same pot of money the two succeeding nights and was
therefore sure that he (12)________ the treasure in the place where he had seen it in
his dreams. So, he (13)________ early the third morning, went to the mill alone with
a spade in his hand and began to dig under the corner of the wall. He (14)________
for three hours when at last his spade struck a broad, flat stone, so large that he
(15)________ remove it. He decided that he would go home, would tell his wife
everything and would ask her to help him. So he (16)________ home and told his wife
of his dream and of the treasure that (17)________ them under the stone.
11.a) dreams
b) has been dreaming
c) was dreamed
d) had dreamt
12.a) found
b) had found
c) would find
d) will have found
13.a) would get up
b) got up
c) has got up
d) have got up
14.a) is digging
b) had dug
c) had been digging
d) has dug
15.a) needs
b) wasn’t able
c) ought
d) couldn’t
16.a) would run
b) ran
c) was running
d) has run
17.a) waits for
b) has waited for
c) has been waiting for
d) was waiting for
He remembered what (18)________ the day-before, he fell into the stream on purpose
and (19)________ there until the salt melted . After he (20)________ the
same thing the third time, his master decided to cure the lazy animal of his tricks. He filled the bag
with sponges and (21)________ it on the donkey’s back. When the donkey came to the
stream, he plunged into the water at once, expecting that the bag (22)________ still
lighter. He was, however, greatly disappointed when a few minutes later he found that the bag was
ten times heavier than it (23)________ before.
18.a) had happened
b) happened
c) was happening
d) happens
19.a) has stayed
b) was staying
c) stayed
d) would stay
20.a) had been done
b) was done
c) had done
d) does
21.a) was tied
b) tied
c) had been tied
d) has tied
22.a) became
b) had become
c) would become
d) will become
23.a) had been
b) is being
c) was being
d) were
III. Choose the appropriate option.
24.When population is not checked by artificial means, _ increases, putting more
strain on limited natural resources.
a) it
b) they
c) them
d) its
25.“Who do you think is going to win the game tomorrow?”
I think our team has _______players, so we’ll win.”
a) well
b) better
c) a good
d) a better
26.“What do you intend to buy?” “I am saving all my pocket money ___ to buy a new PlayStation.”
a) away
b) out
c) down
d) up
27.“Let’s write her a letter.”
“ writing to her, she never answers letters.”
a) There isn’t any good
b) It’s no good
c) There is no good in
d) It isn’t good
28.“It took Edward a long time to _ living alone. He had always lived with his
parents.”
a) be used
b) got used to
c) get used to
d) used to
29.“I think in the future there will be too many people in the world and not for
everyone.”
a) food enough
b) enough food
c) so many foods
d) only much food
30.“I’ve been accused of stealing money at work.”
“You _ get a lawyer to help you with that.”
a) had better to
b) would rather to
c) would better
d) had better
31.“It’s a pity to stay at home in _.”
“Oh, yes the weather is fine.”
a) a such weather
b) such a weather
c) so weather
d) such weather
32.“This article is in ____, and I don’t speak French. Can you help me?”
“Sure. I’ll translate it for you.”
a) a French language
b) the French
c) French
d) French language
33.“My brother doesn’t like our Math class.”
“_.”
a) Nor I do
b) So do I
c) Neither do I
d) So I do
34.“Who is your_________writer?”
“Well, I like Agatha Christie’s detective stories.”
a) the most favorite
b) most favorite of
c) favorite
d) more favorite
35.“I am fond of eating snack foods like crisps and sweets.”
“It’s better to eat only of these, because they contain a lot of fat and
sugar which are harmful.”
a) a least
b) little
c) a little
d) less
36.“These are lovely flowers!”
“And they smell , too!” a) so nicely b) nice c) nicely d) in a nice way
37.“Look. __ car is in front of his house. He must be at home.”
“Let’s stop and visit him.”
a) the Jacks
b) Jack
c) Jack’s
d) Jacks
IV. Fill in the blanks with the word form that best fits each space.
Gabriela worked for a multinational company as a (38)________ project manager
in Brazil and was transferred to manage a team in Sweden. She was excited about her new
role but soon (39)________ that managing her new team would be a
(40)________. Despite their friendliness, Gabriela didn’t feel
(41)________ as a leader. Her new staff would question her proposals openly in
meetings, and when she gave them instructions on how to carry out a task, they would often go
about it in their own way without checking with her. When she announced her decisions on the
project, they would continue giving their opinions as if it was still up for discussion.
After weeks of frustration, Gabriela emailed her Swedish manager about the issues she was facing
with her team. Her manager (42)________ asked her if she felt her team was still
performing, and what she thought would help her better collaborate with her team members.
Gabriela found her manager vague and didn’t feel as if he was managing the situation satisfactorily.
38.a) succeeded
b) success
c) successful
d) unsuccessful
39.a) realized
b) realization
c) realizing
d) realize
40.a) challenges
b) challenger
c) challenging
d) challenge
41.a) respected
b) respectful
c) respectless
d) respective
42.a) simplify
b) simply
c) simple
d) simpler
V. Choose the right option.
43.What annoys me most is ____.
a) why does the boss speak with the employees
b) the way the boss speaks with the employees
c) however the boss speaks with the employees
d) in fact the boss speaks with the employees
44.We worked all night on the decorations for the party, _ we couldn’t finish the
job properly.
a) even if
b) as matter
c) however
d) as though
45.Examinations give you a chance to show _______ from the course.
a) if it’s knowledge you have gained
b) whose knowledge have you gained
c) much knowledge you have gained
d) what knowledge you have gained
46.Western Scotland is wild and mountainous, eastern Scotland is lush farmland.
a) whereas
b) in spite of
c) as though
d) despite
47.“This restaurant is very expensive!”
“It is, but order_________ want. Our wedding anniversary is a special occasion.”
a) whatever do you
b) what is it you
c) what do you
d) whatever you
48.John seemed to be in a good mood, _ he refused angrily when I asked him to
join us.
a) because of
b) yet
c) so
d) unless
49. leaves from certain trees, such as the maple and sassafras, turn bright colors.
a) While the fall
b) The fall comes
c) When comes fall
d) During the fall
50.“___ had I gone out into the street when I noticed a well-dressed man standing
by the side of the bookstall.”
a) Hard
b) Hardly
c) No sooner
d) As soon as
VI. Choose the correctly transformed sentences.
- Marilyn said that she always ate sandwiches in the morning.
Marilyn said, “I always eat sandwiches in the morning.” - “Don’t switch off the radio!” the mother said to her daughter.
The mother ordered her daughter not to switch off the radio. - “Where is my raincoat?” she said.
She asked where her raincoat had been. - Sarah said, “I can’t play tennis. I’m too busy.”
Sarah said that she couldn’t play tennis as she was too busy. - “What about having a party on Saturday?” said Ann.
Ann suggested having a party on Saturday.
- The headmaster said to Ann: “Is the investigation really necessary?”
The headmaster asked Ann if the investigation was really necessary - “Don’t forget to be on time,” said Teresa.
Teresa reminds me to be on time. - My sister told me that she could recommend me a good bookshop, if I wanted.
My sister said to me, “I can recommend you a good bookshop, if you want.” - “Do you know who invented the mobile phone?” Sue says to me.
Sue asked me if I know who invented the mobile phone. - “Will you join me for coffee this afternoon?” Ted said to Mary.
Ted invites Mary to join him for coffee that afternoon.
- She said to the police, “I heard strange noises during the night.”
She told the police that she had heard strange noises during the night. - Kevin said, “Good luck with your application, Mariah.”
Kevin wished Mariah good luck with her application. - Aunt Barbara asked if I had spoken to my boss the previous week.
Aunt Barbara asked, “Have you spoken to your boss last week?” - “Why didn’t you phone us yesterday?” Christopher asked.
Christopher wanted to know why I hadn’t phoned them the day before. - The fire-fighter said, “Don’t enter the building. It’s dangerous.”
The fire-fighter told me not to enter the building but it was dangerous. - The hairdresser said to me, “Wash your head twice a week.”
The hairdresser told me to wash my head twice a week. - The boy’s father said to the judge, “My son can’t have taken the jewelry, I am
more than sure.”
The boy’s father told the judge that he was more than sure his son couldn’t have
taken the jewelry. - “Could you please stop making a noise?” he says.
He asked us if we could stop making a noise. - “What did you think of the film?” she asked her friend.
She asked her friend what did she think of the film. - Kate said she’d try to be back by dinnertime the next day.
Kate said, “I’ll try to be back by dinnertime tomorrow.”
- Martha asked why I explained everything to my friends the day before.
“Did you explain everything to your friends the day before?” Martha asked. - “Mary, did you go to London last year?” Ted asked.
Ted asked Mary if she had gone to London the previous year. - “You can take an appeal to a higher court,” said the young man.
The young man said me that I could take an appeal to a higher court. - The doctor said: “Mrs. Davis, you will recover soon if you take these pills.”
The doctor assures Mrs. Davis that she would recover soon if she took those pills. - The tourist asked me: “How long does it usually take you to get to the museum by bus?”
The tourist asked me how long it usually took me to get to the museum by bus.
IX. Fill in the gaps with the prepositions/adverbs given below (two of them
are odd).
Columbus’ initial journey _ the New World _ the Spanish
ships Santa María, Niña, and La Pinta took around three months. Columbus and his crew’s arrival
_ the American Continent initiated the colonization of the Americas by Spain, followed
in the subsequent centuries _ other countries from the Old World (i.e., Europe.). The
discovery of the New World resulted in the exchange of goods, animals, culture, people, and
technologies __ the American Continent to Europe and vice versa. This transfer is an
event referred to by some late 20th‐century historians as the Columbian Exchange.
- with 2. in 3. by 4. to 5. off 6. on 7. from
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