FORM 11 Use of English
Task 1.
For questions 1-13, read the text below and and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
The birth of YouTube
In 2005, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, two software designers from Silicon Valley in California, (1) ……… invited to a dinner party. Several people had brought their video cameras to the party and these people were complaining about (2) ……… difficult it was to share home videos online. That was when Chad and Steve came up (3) ……… the idea for YouTube, the site which makes (4) ……... easy to upload home videos onto the Internet. They formed a company, borrowed some money and (5) ……… themselves up in business.
It turned (6) ……… that millions of people already had short home video clips that they thought it (7) ……… be fun to share with other enthusiasts around the world. Launched in December 2005, YouTubesoon contained more (8) ……… a million short video clips. People were uploading 8000 clips a day, and watching three million a day. They had mostly heard about the site through word (9) ………. mouth, emailand hyperlink, and eighty percent of the clips had (10) ………. made by amateurs.
So why was YouTube such an immediate success? Researchers found out that, (11) ……… average,people were spending fifteen minutes on the site during each visit, (12) ………. was enough time to view several short funny clips. In (13) ………. words, they were using YouTube to give them a little break from their work or study.
Task 2.
For questions 14-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits the gap in the same line.
Putting the fun back into driving
Because of the 14….. number of cars on the roads, few INCREASE
people get the chanceto go out driving for 15 ….. these days. PLEASE
In Britain, traffic 16 ….. has increased by over seventy percent in DENSE
the last couple of decades, but there has been relatively little 17 … GROW
in the country’s road network. The result of more traffic on the roads
has been a greater emphasis on road 18…. and this has meant SAFE
the 19 …. of tougher speed regulations. As a result, those INTRODUCE
20 ….. who enjoy going fast are always in danger of being fined. MOTOR
One answer is something called a ‘track day’. This is an event where
people can drive their own cars around a racing line, and explore
the limits of its 21 ….. without the need to worry about other PERFORM
road users. Track days are not competitive events, and people go
for the pure 22 …. of driving. Track days are currently seeing ENJOY
an enormous boom in 23 …., with over six hundred a year POPULAR
held in Britain alone. A great 24 …… of vehicles can be found VARY
on the track at the same time and drivers have to follow a few basic rules.
Task 3.
Choose the most suitable word to complete each sentence. Write only the word on your answer sheet.
25. Last year this tree was struck by lightning / thunder/ a storm.
26. I like spring best, when the apple trees are in blooming / blossom/ flowers.
27. Something must be done to protect wild / wilderness/ wildlife.
28. When I want to relax, I go for a walk in the countryside / the nature/ the outside.
29. As there is little hope of being rescued, I have abandoned / decided/ resigned myself to the worst.
30. Tom didn’t believe us, and it took a long time to convince / establish/ confirm him.
Task 4.
Choose the right variant from a), b), c) or d).
1. Have you ever visited other countries? - Yes, I... to Italy and
France.
a) was c) had been,
b) have been d) would be
2. When the bus stopped in the small square, Helen … her magazine and didn't
realize at first that she had arrived at her destination...
a) read c) was reading
b) reads d) had read
3. My sister's son ... in tomorrow's race, because he is too young. They do not
allow
riders under sixteen.
a) won't ride c) wouldn't ride
b) shan't ride d) doesn't ride
4. Every time when I missed the bus, I .... to return home late.
a) must c) can
b) had d) may
5. This exhibition is .... interesting than the previous one.
a) little c) least
b) less d) the least
6. When they arrived ... the station, they rushed to the platform not to miss
the train.
a) to c)in
b) at d) for
7. .... is at home and no one knows where they are.
a) Anybody c) Everybody
b) Somebody d) Nobody
8. Martin said that he .... the tickets the next day.
a) bought c) will buy
b) had bought d) would buy
9. Whose house is it? - It's ..... .
a) my c) her
b) mine d) our
10. Everybody in our team played ... except the captain.
a) bad c) worst
b) badly d) the worst
11. The comic told silly jokes, but nobody laughed ... him.
a) on c) at
b) under d)about
12. Tom has had to give ... playing football since he broke his leg.
a) in c) at
b) on d) up
13. What happened … that vase that I’d given you years ago?
a) to/ with b) - c) for
14. She never attends exhibition simply … curiosity.
a) for b) because c) out for
15. The party is … 9 o’clock. Will you come?
a) at b) by
16. ….. the time we reached home, the rain had stopped.
a) at b) by
17. If you start today ... dawn, you’ll have arrived there … Monday.
a) at, by b) by, at
18. What is the official religion in the United Kingdom?
a) Catholicism b) Orthodoxy c) Protestantism
FORM 11
Track days are not competitive events, and people go for the pure 22 …
Every time when I missed the bus,
What happened … that vase that
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