Assess Your English Courses

5 .In some places .................. almost every day

7- Places near the Equator have ................. weather even in the cold season

8- In England ................. time of year is usually from December to February

9- ................. people don’t know what it’s really like in other countries

10-  Very ................. people can travel abroad

 11-  Mohammed Ali .................. his first world title fight in 1960

12- After he .................. an Olympic gold medal he became a professional boxer

13- His religious beliefs .................. change his name when he became champion

14- If he .................. lost his first fight with Sonny Liston, no one would have been surprised

15-  He has travelled a lot ................. as a boxer and as world-famous personality

16- He is very well known .................. the world

17-  Many people ..................  he was the greatest boxer of all time

18 - To be the best ................. the world is not easy

19-  Like any top sportsman Ali .................. train very hard

20-  Such is his fame that people .................. always remember him as a champion

21- The history of ........... is .......... short one

22- For many centuries men are .......... to fly, but with .......... success.

23-  In the 19^th century a few people succeeded to .................. in balloons. But it was not until the beginning of the ............. century that anybody ............... able to fly in a machine ................ was heavier than air, in other words, in ................... we now call a “ plane “.

24- The first people to achieve “powered flight “were the Wright Brothers. ............. was the machine which was the forerunner of the jumbo jets that         are .............. common sight today.

25- They ............. hardly have imagined that in 1969, ................... more than half a century later, a man ................ walking on the moon. Already ...............  is taking the first steps towards the stars.

26-  Space satellites have now existed ..................  more than half a century and we are dependent .................. them for all kinds of ...................... 

27-  Not only ......................... being used for scientific research in space, but also to see what kind of weather ..................

28-  By 2030 there ................. have been satellites in space for sixty years and the “ space superpowers “ will have ................ massive space stations built. When these ....................  completed it will be the first time .................. astronauts will be able to work in space in large numbers. 

29-  ................. all that, in many ways the most remarkable flight ................ all was .................... of the flying bicycle, which the world saw on television,  ................  across the Channel from England to France, with nothing .............  a man to power it.

30-  As the bicycle –flyer said, “It’s the first time .......................... what hard work it is to be a bird “.

31-  Many teachers ................. their students should learn a foreign language.

32 - Learning a second language is not the same .................... learning a first language.

33- It is said that Chinese is perhaps the world’s ................ language to master.

34- English is quite difficult because of all exceptions .......... have to be learnt.

35-  You can learn the basic structures of a language quite quickly, but only if you ............... make an effort.

36-  A lot of people aren’t used ................ grammar in their own language.

37-  Many adult students of English wish they....................... their language studies earlier.

38- In some countries students have to spend a lot of time working ....... their own.

39-  There aren’t.......... easy ways of learning a foreign language in your own country.

40-  Some people try to improve their English by ................. to the BBC World Service.

41- ........... with a foreign family can be a good way to learn a language.

42- It’s no use................. to learn a language just by studying a dictionary.

43-  Many students of English.................................take tests.

44 - Some people think it’s time we all.................... a single international language.

45- Charles Walker is a teacher at a comprehensive school in Norwich................ the staff of the school in 1998 and .................... there ever since.

46-....................... to Norwich, he taught in Italy and in Wales, and before that he ..................... a student at Cambridge University.

47- So far .................. in Norwich for as long as he was in Wales, but he likes the city a lot and .................... like to stay there for at least another two years, or, .............. he puts it, until his two children............... grown up a bit.

48- He met his wife, Kate, in 1992 while he................... living abroad for a while, and they got married 1996.

49- Their two children, Mark and Susan , ................ both born in Norwich.

50 - The walker’s boy, ........... is five, has just started at school, but .............. sister shall ...................... at home for another couple of years, because she is nearly two years ........................... than him.

51 - Charles and Kate Walker are ................. to live in the country, but now that they have children, they ................... into the city.

52-  Charles wanted a house ............... the school................. get to work easily. Unfortunately, .............  one the two of them really wanted was too expensive, so they must – should – had to buy one a bit further away.

53- By the time the children ............to secondary school, ................Charles and Kate hope will be in Norwich, the Walkers ...............  living there for at least fifteen years.They cannot be sure if they , but if they............ their friends won’t be too surprised.

54- John’s coming to see you,...............?

55- It’s been a long time since you’ve seen him,.................?

56- He’s due to arrive tomorrow, ......................?

57- He won’t be getting in till about 10:30,...................?

58- You met him while you were on holiday, ....................?

59- I think I’m expected to pick him up,.................?

60– No doubt you’d rather he stayed in England now, ........................?

61- Nobody else has been told he’s coming,...........................?

62- We’d better not stay up too late tonight,....................?

63- I suppose it’s time we called it a day, ....................?

Listen to the tape and choose the word you hear:

1- I gather you have been having trouble with your .........…..

2- A number of students are expected to join the advanced ................. class.

3- This bread of mine is awfully itchy. I’ll be glad when it ..........

4- I doubt if he’s very comfortable in his .............. bed

5- Have you played ............ very much recently?

6- Martina lives in a great big ........... barn.

7- Do you have any idea how long ago it was ............ ?

8- Your letter must have crossed with  .............

9- One thing I really .............. in the late nineties was the style of the clothes.

10- My sister says ........... a very nice person.