UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR

WORK SHEET MODEL SECONDARY SCHOOL

ENGLISH FOR GRADE 11
1
GENERAL DIRECTIONS

THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS 100 ITEMS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE WORK SHEET FOR
GRADE 11 STUDETNS AT THE MODEL SCHOOL.THE WORK SHEET IS DIVIDED INTO
SEVEN SECTIONS. EACH SECTION CONTAINS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH
FOUR POSSIBLE ANSWERS. CAREFULLY SELECT THE BEST ANSWER AND GIVE
ONLY THE LETTER OF YOUR CHOICE ON THE SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET
PROVIDED.

YOU ARE ALLOWED TO WORK ON THIS WORK SHHET FOR A WEEK LONG
(ESTIMATED TO TAKE 10 HOURS). YOU ARE INTENDED TO WORK ON IT AS PART
OF YOUR GENERAL EXAM TACKINLING SKILL AND PREREQUISTIT PREPARATION
FOR THE FINAL EXAM. SUBMIT ONLY THE ANSWRS OF 20 CONSECUTIVE ITEMS
YOU LIKE THE MOST. THE DEADLINE IS ON JANUARY 112, 2025. WOOK IN THRICE
AND SUBMIT YOUR WORK IN A SIMILAR FRAME LIKE THIS:

University of Gondar
English for Grade 11
Work Sheet
Answers on 20 Consecutive Items
No Ans. No Ans. No Ans. No Ans.

1. Name: ___________________________ Section: ____

2. Name: ___________________________ Section: ____
3. Name: ___________________________ Section: ____

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PART I: READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW (1 TO 10).

Understanding Learning

It is unfortunate that some academics teach students without having much formal
knowledge of how students learn. Many lecturers know how they learnt/learn best,
but do not necessarily consider how their students learn and if the way they teach is
predicated on enabling learning to happen. Nor do they necessarily have the concepts
to understand, explain and articulate the process they sense is happening in their
students. Learning is about how we perceive and understand the world, about making
meaning. But ‘learning’ is not a single thing; it may involve mastering abstract
principles, understanding proofs, remembering factual information, acquiring
methods, techniques and approaches, recognition, reasoning, debating ideas, or
developing behavior appropriate to specific situations; it is about change.

Despite many years of research into learning, it is not easy to translate this
knowledge into practical implications for teaching. There are no simple answers to
the questions ‘how do we learn?’ and ‘how as teachers can we bring about learning?’
This is partly because education deals with specific purposes and contexts that differ
from each other and with students as people, who are diverse in all respects, and ever
changing. Not everyone learns in the same way, or equally readily about all types of
material. The discipline and level of material to be learnt have an influence. Students
bring different backgrounds and expectations to learning. Our knowledge about the
relationship between teaching and learning is incomplete and the attitudes and
actions of both parties affect the outcome, but we do know enough to make some
firm statements about types of action that will usually be helpful in enabling learning
to happen.

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In psychology there are several schools of thought about how learning takes place,
and various categorizations of these. Rationalism is one such pole, of learning theory
still with some vague. It is based on the idea of a biological plan being in existence
that unfolds in very determined directions. Chomsky was a foremost member of this
pole. Associationism, a second pole, centers on the idea of forming associations
between stimuli and responses. Pavlov and Skinner belong to this pole.

In the twenty-first century cognitive and social theories are those used most widely,
with constructivism being the best known. Many ideas about learning in the early
twentieth century tended to consider the development of the individual in isolation,
but by the 1920s and 1930s ideas looking at the influence of the wider context in
which learning occurs and at emotional and social influences and effects became
more common. These ideas continue to gain ground. Most contemporary
psychologists use constructivist theories of varying types to explain how human
beings learn. This rests on the notion of continuous building and amending of
structures in the mind that ‘hold’ knowledge. These structures are known as
schemata. As new understandings, experiences, actions and information are
assimilated and accommodated the schemata change. Unless schemata are changed,
learning will not occur. Learning is said to involve a process of individual
transformation. Thus people actively construct their knowledge. Constructivism tells
us that we learn by fitting new understanding and knowledge into and with,
extending and supplanting, old understanding and knowledge. As teachers, we need
to be aware that we are rarely if ever ‘writing on a blank slate’, even if prior
understanding is rudimentary. Without changes or additions to preexisting
knowledge and understanding, little learning will occur.

Very frequently learning is thought of in terms only of adding more knowledge,

whereas teachers should be considering also how to bring about change or

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transformation to the pre-existing knowledge of their learners. Additions to
knowledge, in the sense of accumulated ‘facts’, may sometimes be possible without
substantial transformation, but any learning of a higher order, involving
understanding or creativity, for example, can usually only happen when the
underlying schemata are themselves changed to incorporate new, more refined
understanding and linkages (Marshall, 2003).

1. According to paragraph 1, learning is best conceptualized as

A. articulating processes so that learning is happening
B. developing behavioral changes to specific situations
C. perceiving and understanding the world around people
D. mastering abstract principles and factual information

2. …to translate this knowledge…(Paragraph 2) ‘translate’ means

A. give meaning C. apply in action
B. change practices D. assess activity

3. In paragraph 3, the word pole seems to mean

A. belief C. edge
B. complain D. angle

4. The intention of the write is to inform readers that

A. teaching and learning are two sides of a coin
B. learning is a means to innovative changes
C. learning has not truly been implemented in reality
D. lecturers have not addressed teaching in actuality

5. Rationalism, school of thought, is different from that of Constructivism in

that learning is of
A. innate, biological nature C. socially interacted nature
B. communicative feature D. stimuli-responsive nature

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 6. The word tended (Paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to
A. played C. ruled
B. inclined D. fostered

7. The contextual meaning of transformation (Paragraph 5) seems to mean

A. completion C. technology
B. change D. development

8. In paragraph 4, ‘This’ refers to learning

A. in amending structures in the mind
B. through explaining how human learn
C. by using constructivist theories
D. through understanding experiences

9. The whole message of the passage is that teachers

A. have never taught learners effectively yet
B. have never been successful in teaching at all
C. have not understood meaningful learning yet
D. have not considered best teaching approaches

10. Which concept best goes with the school of Constructivism?

A. Learning through listening to teacher talks
B. Learning by connecting eclectic wires
C. Learning by taking adequate notes from lectures
D. Learning by remembering concepts

PART II: CHOOSE THE BEST LANGUAGE USE TO STATEMENTS (11 TO 35).

11. As we grow up, in our community, Gondar, we _____________ the

appropriate ways of expressing appreciation. We learn to say thank you, clap
our hands, give gifts and shout out loud.
A. have taught C. were taught
B. have been taught D. are taught

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12. You might have a goal that you believe can be achieved only if you ______
a certain amount of money.
A. you would have C. had
B. have D. you will have

13. If you want to change your experiences, you __________ your beliefs. Your
life experiences are great teachers.
A. would change C. must change
B. will change D. would have changed

14. It is important to focus your attention effectively. _________, don't waste

your creative energy. Without deliberate focus, don’t study randomly for
achieving no real benefit for yourself.
A. Nevertheless C. For example
B. In other words D. As a result of this

15. English language has a complex status in today’s world. _____________, it

is acquired as a first language. For some, it may be learned at school, and be
essential for academic and professional success. For others, it may represent
a subject that they are required to study in school, but for which they have no
immediate need.
A. For all people C. For some people
B. For others D. Still for some people

16. A few days after our discussion, Abel, one of my best students, came into my
office to tell me that he ___________ his new insight with his application
letter to Canada.
A. had shared C. shared
B. was to share D. has shared

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17. Your father told us that you were a bit careless student at secondary school.
Sally, you _______ school regularly. Rather you inclined to an unexpected
business when your father was still unable to afford your expense to
schooling.
A. had to attend C. could attend
B. must have attended D. might be attending

18. Alan is an innocent person all the time. He _______ accused of hurting
other’s feelings.
A. hadn’t been C. had ever been
B. has ever been D. has never been

19. Several years ago, I ________ with a client, David, who was conducting a
nationwide job search.
A. have worked C. was working
B. had been working D. work

20. One influential approach to motivation ________ by the psychologist

Abraham Maslow years ago.
A. was proposed C. had been proposed
B. has proposed D. had proposed

21. In this business world, promotion is an important element in marketing. The

feelings ____________ by advertising can have a direct impact on brand
attitudes.
A. having generated C. to be generated
B. being generated D. generated

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22. Private schools in Ethiopia may use their own school-based teaching
materials, commercial textbooks or a mixture of both. Teachers may be
native speakers or __________________________.
A. trained local teachers C. trained native teachers
B. local unskilled teachers D. skilled novice teachers

23. ___________ the emphasis on learning English in many parts of the world,
it is worth remembering that many people can survive perfectly well in their
own countries without ever having to use English.
A. Nevertheless C. Although
B. Despite the fact that D. Despite

24. Ephrata has been one of my best students at secondary school. I find it
___________ entertaining and motivating to give her a prize at the close of
the school.
A. more C. more than
B. most D. the most

25. New teachers are often confused ___________ interrogated by their students
about pronunciations. There are often extraordinary students in EFL classes.
A. where C. when
B. which D. while

26. In our country, there are many problems about teaching and learning
processes. In this regard, ___________ research has been done on academic
issues though no innovative responses have been reported.
A. a few C. much
B. many D. little

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27. As the United States emerged as a global economic power after World War
II, international trade and commerce __________ increasingly dependent on
the use of English.
A. has been becoming C. has become
B. had become D. became

28. ______not dramatic, gender issue is a serious as nuclear war and HIV/ADIS.
A. However C. Still
B. Though D. Despite

29. Hanna was ___________ attractive woman that she could capture the
attention of everybody in the concert.
A. so C. such an
B. because D. a very

30. These days, several leaders wear political masks to their community. I would
rather die than __________ my people in fake politics.
A. betraying C. betray
B. being betrayed D. to betray

31. Begashaw: I don’t want ______ help from anyone. I am confident myself.
Alem: If I were you I would want ________ help from the director, at least.
A. some/some C. some/any
B. any/any D. any/some

32. I am sorry for unlucky occasion. There is ____ soup left, if you are hungry.
A. little C. few
B. a lot of D. any

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 33. Once a student has finished writing an application letter, ask him or her to
count the number of words and __________ this at the bottom of the letter.
A. write C. written
B. to write D. writing

34. It’s my birthday tomorrow. I ______________some decorations, but we

decided it would be too expensive.
A. will have bought C. must have bought
B. was to buy D. had bought

35. English is the language ___________ in newspapers intended for an

international readership.
A. using C. used
B. to be used D. being used

PART III: CHOOSE THE BEST COMPLETION TO EACH DIALOGUE (36 TO 55).

36. Yirga: I think that our teacher will punish you because you shouted in class.
Yalew: __________he will not do that. He is not a crazy man.
A. I am not sure that C. I am convinced that
B. Believe me D. There is no doubt

37. Judy: The Chinese government has designed a manual for students.
Gelila: What is the intention for doing this?
Judy: This has been done _____ help students read more on literature.
A. so as to C. for
B. so that D. such that

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38. Mihret: You are not normal this day. What is wrong with you, Eden?
Eden: I have got a serious headache for days.
Mihret: _____________________________
Eden: I have already seen two doctors, but there is no change yet.
A. What medicine have you taken so far?
B. Why don’t you go to a hospital?
C. Why don’t you stay home for hours?
D. Have you seen doctor Aleziz at the clinic?

39. Getachew: Ermias is the most handsome of all boys in the school.
Aklilu: _________; he might be one of them.
A. I am not sure C. I am not convicted
B. I suggest that, of course D. There is no doubt that

40. Tejitu: Hello? Can I speak to Hanna, please?

Aklile: ________________. She is not around. Can I take a message?
A. I am Genet C. I don’t think so
B. I am speaking D. I am sorry

41. Lee: I wish my parents were Africans, but they are Asians.
Jane: Why is this wish to you, Lee?
Lee: ________________, they would have had engaging jobs in mining.
A. If they were in Africa C. Had they been in Africa
B. If you lived in Africa D. If they had had in Africa

42. Betty: Have you heard of the national exam results of Ethiopian students?
Daniel: Of course, not. What is new about it?
Betty: _________only 3.3% of them have passed the entrance exams.
A. It is uninteresting that C. It is embarrassing that
B. It is unpleasant so that D. It is so terrible that

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43. Deborah: The more you study, _____________________________.
Azarias: That is a good suggestion. I will do so beginning from this day.
A. as effective as you will be in exams C. the best grades you will score
B. the most successful you will be D. the better you score on exams

44. Koul: ____________________________________?

Bum: It is disseminated on radio that college must take exit exam.
A. What is up about education in general
B. What is the advertisement aimed at
C. Who reported the advertisement
D. What visuals does the advertisement use

45. Dava: ______________________________________________?

Obang: That is a very personal question. What do you mean by this?
A. Could you have come to the concert if you had been here
B. Where have you been for the last five months
C. Have you, perhaps, a boyfriend in the school
D. What if I had lent you a book and you couldn’t have turned it back

46. Lee: Do you mind lending me some money

David: ____________________, I’m broke.
A. I am happy C. I am running out of money
B. I’ love to D. You will turn it back soon

47. Hanna: ____________. No problem.

Chaltu: I’ve only just got here myself.
A. Excuse me for disturbing you C. I am sorry for being late
B. Let me help you, sir. D. Don’t mention it.

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48. Father: Your cake is really delicious!
Daughter: ______________________.
A. I’m glad you like it! C. I am thankful to it!
B. That was what I realized! D. Sure you are!

49. Jane: Could you hold my place in the queue? ____________.

Alan: Sure.
A. I am Jane from England. C. I should be back right now.
B. I am sorry very much D. I am so absent minded

50. Jemeber: What time ______ the pool open each day?
Selamu: At 6.30 am, Sir.
A. was C. has been
B. does D. will be

51. Security: Can I see your passport and tickets, please?

Passenger: _________________________________.
A. Thank you very much C. I am glad to see you
B. Here you are. D. You are welcome

52. Selam: I hope we meet again soon.

Alem: Yes, __________________.
A. let’s go together C. you are welcome
B. let’s keep in touch D. that is really fantastic

53. Araya: You are seriously sick, but you come to class. ___________?
Fikireseb: Yes, you are right. I will see a nurse or a doctor tonight.
A. Why don’t you take some medicine, please
B. What is your problem with friends
C. Are you a somewhat crazy person
D. Are you still coughing on common cold

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 54. Teacher: We were to meet on Friday but something has come up. _______
Bikilla: Sure. Would Monday be ok?
A. Can we meet at the hall this evening?
B. Can we fix another time?
C. What about Melish and Merhawit, girls?
D. Do you mind if we be here this day?

55. Tamir: I’d like to book a flight to Beijing, please. ____________________

Jamino: The 19th of March.
A. What date will you be travelling?
B. What time are going to fly?
C. When will you be flying to?
D. Why are you travelling to Beijing?

PART IV: GUESS THE MEANING OF THE BOLD WORD OR PHRASE (56 TO 65).

56. In the 1880s, Europeans competed fiercely for African colonies. This
feverish competition was called 'the scramble for Africa'.
A. brutal C. strong
B. ancient D. fast

57. Our community complains that there is no electric most of the time. We need
to have a meeting this week in order to iron out the distribution problems.
A. eliminate C. cut
B. explode D. kill

58. Adolescents are bombarded with multiple complains about their behavior.
That is because the decisions they make about the consumption of alcohol
and the use of illegal drugs affect them for the rest of their lives.
A. killed C. attacked
B. accused of D. avoided

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59. Feel free to jump in at any moment while we are talking. You are here to
take part in the discussion.
A. talk in turns C. fall down
B. speak softly D. enter a conversation

60. When people are asked to speak at an event, the speech takes over every
waking thought. But many of the opportunities and potential pitfalls come
from the venue itself.
A. difficulties C. motives
B. encouragements D. practices

61. Great things happen not out of magic but out of systematic preparation.
People who do not prepare well and try to manage things haphazardly
always meet with embarrassment and failure.
A. shame C. effect
B. change D. advancement

62. In communities, there are specific cultural values and disciplines that shape
children positively. One such element is looking up to elders, family
members and neighbors
A. helping C. accepting
B. socializing D. respecting

63. This nation, Ethiopia, stands on the base of law. Let us be confident that
foundation is firm and secure.
A. real C. true
B. strong D. sure

64. Nowadays, it is worth drawing students’ attention to lessons by having

occasional practices instead of leaving them to copying from the board.
A. coloring C. enjoying
B. interesting D. capturing

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 65. Chinua Achebe was born in 1930 in Nigerian. He was a famous novelist and
poet, widely recognized as the father of the African novel.
A. mostly C. knowingly
B. admirably D. completely

PART IV: READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER QUESTIONS (66 TO 77).

Understanding speech communication is vital to everyone. Effective

communication is no less important to people whose lives and works require little or
no formal speaking than it is to others who must frequently speak to the public.
Speech is essential to everyone in the conduct of day-to –day, routine activity. It is
the medium by which people speak to influence others – to inform, to convince, to
persuade, to inspire and to entertain.

Speech communication requires a speaker or source, a message, a channel and a

listener or receiver. The principal characteristics that distinguish speech from other
forms of communication are that it is purposive and involves interaction. It is also
transitory and occurs in specific settings.

The speech communication process begins with the formation of an idea or message
by the would-be communicator, the speaker, who then encodes ideas into language
transmitted by audible and visible symbols to the receiver. As these sound and light
waves reach the receiver, he decodes them and may then either physically or
verbally respond to the speaker, who, if perceptive, will modify the message to
accommodate the hearer’s reactions.

The speech communication process involves two additional factors that may affect
the outcome of the speech act. These are interference and differences in the fields of
experience of the participants either of which can be the cause of a misunderstanding
between the speaker and the listener.

Finally, an effective speech communicator is an effective listener. Skilled listeners

are better communicators because they understand what others think, why they
believe as they do, and how to motivate them. The ability to listen can be learned
and improved by following a plan (Adapted from: Robert 2008).

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66. All of the following are requirements for speech communication to take place
except
A. the receiver C. the channel
B. the speaker D. the interference

67. The pronoun which (paragraph 1) refers to

A. activity C. speech
B. medium D influence

68. The pronoun them (Paragraph 3) refers to

A. symbols C. waves
B. reactions D. responses

69. Speech is typically different from other forms of communication in that it is

A. a purposeful interaction in contexts C. addressed orally to the receivers
B. used in light and sound waves D. a formal kind of communication

70. Which skills are vitally important in the process of communications?

A. reading and speaking C. speaking and listening
B. listening and writing D. writing and reading

71. According to the passage, what two factors do cause misunderstandings

between speakers and receivers?
A. differences in experiences and interfering noises
B. distractions of media
C. linguistic abilities of speakers and listeners
D. physical factors like visual impairers

72. The pronoun they (last paragraph) refers to

A. effective listeners C. effective communicators
B. skilled listeners D. skilled communicators

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 73. …speech communication is vital to… (Paragraph 1), vital seems to mean
A. unique C. very important
B. single D. difficult

74. Settings (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to

A. speakers C. formalities
B. situations D. places

75. As a speaker encodes listener _________ ideas.

A. receives C. reacts
B. responds D. decodes

76. According to the passage, which pair of terms is wrongly matched?

A. audible symbol/sound wave C. visible symbol/light wave
B. source of information/speaker D. listener/source of information

77. The message of the passage is that communication is_________.

A. complex C. important for all of us
B. physical and verbal D. transmitted through language

PART V: ANSWER QUESTIONS (78 TO 81) BASED ON PUNCTUATIONS.

78. Which one of the sentences contains wrong block case letter (s)?
A. Uncle Alan lives in Washington DC.
B. Worku and I are good friends at school.
C. Lemlem asked me where I was going.
D. Genet was born in Addis ababa in 1990.

79. In one of the sentences, the apostrophe is wrongly used.

A. The children’s father, Solomon, is coming to the stadium.
B. Wev’e gone home with the respected guests from Bahir Dar.
C. Tewodros II’s history is a memorable and focused event in Ethiopia.
D. Moges’s father is shorter than Nahom’s.

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 80. Which sentence correctly punctuated?
A. Hawa who came late to the meeting last Friday, is my neighbor.
B. Ethiopia, which is in Africa, is a developing country.
C. The man is very old, however, he can walk long every day.
D. The girl who missed classes several times a week, is my aunt.

81. The question mark (?) is wrongly used in one of the following sentences.
A. “Where did you buy this bag?” Alem asked Kassa.
B. Belay asked Maru and Daniel where they were going?
C. Why don’t we try many possibilities in life?
D. Would you mind, please, lending me your pencil?

PART VI: ANSWER QUESTIONS (82 TO 90) BASED ON PARAGRAPH WRITING.

82. “After a while, the tourists moved to a park in Tanzania.” This extract is
likely to be taken from
A. a narrative paragraph C. a descriptive paragraph
B. an argumentative paragraph D. an expository paragraph

83. Nothing great can come unless we work for it. Dreams can never become a
reality without hard work. No acts are done by mere desires; they are done
only by diligence. The deer doesn’t enter the mouth of a sleeping lion.
Therefore, one should persist in self-effort by all means.
What kind of paragraph is this above text?
A. Expository C. Persuasive
B. Definitive D. Narrative

84. Which one can be a topic sentence in developing an effective paragraph?

A. My first visit was to Netherlands and Denmark.
B. Last year, I went to these countries with a friend from France.
C. I had the chance to visit many countries in Europe last year.
D. I had arrived in the capital, Moscow, before I met the guides.

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85. “Like dogs, cats are not as easy as to play roles with human.” This extract
is most probably taken from a paragraph developed through
A. classification C. narration
B. comparison D. definition

86. Which extract is taken from a middle phase of an essay?

A. Many textbooks emphasize the ‘skills’ of reading as a major job.
B. Interpreting a book is rather like taking part in a conversation.
C. In conclusion, reading should play the role of changing skills.
D. It is important that reading can be viewed in many different ways.

87. There is little likelihood of reconciliation between Tony Blair’s and Samuel
Huntington’s views on how to handle global terrorism for three main reasons.
In the first place they have quite contradictory notions of the nature of
‘civilization’. Blair sees civilization as a moral and universal absolute which
must be aspired to in the future, whereas Huntington views it as a product of
the very different histories of the world’s major cultural groupings.
Which kind of paragraph does widely employ the above text?
A. Contrasting paragraph C. Descriptive paragraph
B. Comparison paragraph D. Persuasive paragraph

88. One of the following ideas often goes to open a paragraph?

A. Modern feminist theory revolves around many disputes over ideologies.
B. Of course, his knowledge is extensive, various, and profound.
C. It would appear no agreement on how to tackle these problems.
D. It was relatively short-lived compared to what Weber had introduced.

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 89. Which idea comes next to complete the following text?
Not everybody finds it useful to have a written outline. Some prefer to let the
lines of thought develop as they write. Some others tend to neglect outlining
at all times. Still others constitute a useful summary-in-advance of the ground
they propose to write. _________________________________.
A. Writers have different experiences on applying outlining in writing.
B. Outlining is a guide; however, writers apply it in the same ways.
C. In spite similarities in result, writers use the same outlines while writing.
D. Although outlining is important, writers do not apply it appropriately.

90. Which sentence goes in line with the voice of the paragraph?
Coral reef ecosystems are well known for their beauty and diversity. Found
throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world, they are often
thought to be the marine equivalent of terrestrial rainforests. During the last
several decades, however, coral reefs have been undergone as alarming
changes as a result of environmental stresses. The mechanism of bleaching
is not fully understood. This is because _________________________to the
breakdown of the symbiotic relationship between the coral and an alga.
A. this phenomenon had linked
B. this phenomenon will be linked
C. this phenomenon is linked
D. this phenomenon must have been linked

PART VII: CHOOSE THE IDEA WITH CLOSEST MEANING TO THE ORIGINAL (91 TO 95).

91. The road is closed; there has been an accident.

A. The road is closed because of a car accident.
B. The road is not functional since there is an accident.
C. The traffic is seriously working this day.
D. The drivers are still under traffic because of accidents.

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 92. The whole world was plunged into war when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was
assassinated in Sarajevo.
A. Sarajevo was the cause for the war.
B. The assassination caused the war.
C. Sarajevo caused the assassination.
D. Franz Ferdinand triggered the war.

93. The tourists arrived early. However, they were not taken to the office.
A. However late they arrived, the tourists were taken to the office.
B. Believing they were to be taken to the office, the tourists arrived late.
C. In spite of their early arrival, the tourists were not taken to the office.
D. Not only they arrived late, they were not also taken to the office.

94. Some students dislike history because of their poor language to understand
the subject matter.
A. Since students do not study history, they remain poor in the subject.
B. By nature, history courses require high demand language skills.
C. Poor language ability blocks students from understanding history course.
D. History courses are difficult because of more new words used.

95. Neither Alana nor Haman is a clever student in French.

A. One of the students is able to speak French.
B. Either Alana or Haman is lazy in French.
C. Both Alana and Haman speak French fluently.
D. Both Alana and Haman are poor in French.

PART VIII: CHOOSE THE BEST COMPLETION IN EACH SITUATION (96 TO 100).

96. Compared to what they often experience at home, mothers are more curious
to children than are fathers. The former often tend to _______ kids in many
ways. For instance, they furnish enough to meet physical, mental or spiritual
desires of their children.
A. feed C. worry
B. care D. satisfy

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97. Lee, as an English language teacher, tells us due experiences. He reports that
his students know some English in class, but still they have ________
expressing themselves in social situations.
A. embarrassment C. challenge
B. trouble D. pronunciation

98. The new textbook on speaking covers ________ such as meeting new people,
making small talk and emergency appointments.
A. topics C. titles
B. contents D. skills

99. There are ______ buses to Addis Ababa. One leaves at 10.30 am and the
other one leaves at 5 pm.
A. double C. both
B. two D. pair

100. Instructor: My room is noisy. Could I move to a quieter one, please?

Assistant: Let me check if there are _________ rooms available now.
A. any C. more
B. some D. several

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The end!

(Prepared By: Gelaneh Melak)

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