Southern College Kolej Selatan 南方学院 FINAL EXAMINATION Semester 3 / Year 2010 COURSE COURSE CODE DURATION OF EXAM DEPARTMENT LECTURER : COLLEGE GRAMMAR/ ENGLISH FUNDAMENTALS : ENGL1023/ ENGL1033D : 2 ½ HOURS : ENGLISH : WONG SHIR LING Student s No. : Batch No. : Notes to candidates: 1. This question paper comprises of 4 pages and 10 questions. 2. Read the questions carefully and answer ALL questions within the duration allocated. 3. Write ALL your answers in the answer booklet provide. 4. Return your answer booklet along with the question paper.
Question 1 : Choose the correct forms of tenses to complete the sentences. (20 marks) a. I can t come with you. I need to stay here. I for a phone call. A. wait B. will wait C. am waiting D. have waited b. I my glasses three times so far this year. One time I dropped them on a cement floor. Another time I sat on them. And this time I stepped on them. A. broke B. was breaking C. have broken D. have been breaking c. Kate reached to the floor and picked up her glasses. They were broken. She on them. A. stepped B. had stepped C. was stepping D. has stepped d. Sarah gets angry easily. She a bad temper ever since she was a child. A. has B. will have C. had D. has had e. Nick, please don t interrupt me. I to grandma on the phone at the moment. A. talk B. have talked C. am talking D. have been talking f. We at a hotel in KL when the storm hit Malaysia last month. A. had stayed B. stay C. were staying D. will stay g. Kim, listen carefully. When Aunt Lucy tomorrow, give her a big hug. A. arrives B. will arrive C. arrived D. is going to arrive h. My cousin with me in my apartment for the last two weeks. Maybe I should ask him to leave. A. is staying B. stayed C. was staying D. has been staying i. Mrs. Low discovered a bird in her apartment. It was in the living room. It into her apartment through an open window. A. was flying B. had flown C. has flown D. was flown j. The phone rang so I it up and said hello. A. picked B. pick C. was picking D. had picked k. When John arrived at the cinema, Jane wasn t around. She. A. leaves B. will leave C. had left D. have left l. My mother began to drive cars when she was fourteen. Now she is eighty nine and she still drives. She cars for seventy five years. A. was driving B. drives C. drove D. has been driving m. In every culture, people jewellery since prehistoric times. A. wear B. wore C. have worn D. were wearing n. It when I left the house this morning, so I opened my umbrella. A. rained B. had rained C. is raining D. was raining 1/4
o. Koala bears are interesting animals. They practically their entire lives in trees sleeping. A. are spending B. have been spent C. have spent D. spend p. The teacher is late today, so class hasn t begun yet. After she here, class will begin. A. will get B. is going to get C. gets D. is getting q. It s raining hard. It an hour go and hasn t stopped yet. A. had started B. has started C. started D. was starting r. Alex s bags are almost ready for his trip. He for Sabah later this afternoon. A. left B. will leave C. has left D. is left s. I really like my car. I it for six years. I still drive it to work everyday. A. has B. have had C. had D. have been having t. I was very tired when I got to the top of the mountain. I a long distance. A. was walking B. had walked C. were walked D. walked Question 2 : Fill in the blanks with the correct form of tenses. (10 marks) A: Did you return Pam s phone call? B: No, I forgot. Thanks for reminding me. I (call) her right away. A: I (call) Melody later this evening. Do you want to talk to her too? B: No, I (go) for a cup of coffee with Kim. We have agreed to meet later. We will go to Joe Café. Do you want to join us? A: I m not sure yet. I (think) about it. B: Alright, let met know. I (feed) the rabbit first. Question 3: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of tenses. (15 marks) It s 7.30am and the Wilsons are in their kitchen. Mrs. Wilson (sit) at the breakfast table. She (read) a newspaper. She (read) the newspaper every morning. Mr. Wilson (pour) a cup of coffee. He (drink) two cups of coffee every morning before he (go) to work. The baby (sleep). The baby (sleep) until very late every morning. There is a cartoon program on TV but the children (not, watch) it. They (play) with their toys instead. They usually (watch) cartoons in the morning but this morning they (not, pay) any attention to the TV. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson (not, watch) the TV either. They often (listen) to the news in the evening, but they (not, watch) TV programs. 2/4
Question 4 : Change the sentences from active to passive form. (10 marks) a. Ms. Lim invited me to dinner. b. A doctor has examined the sick child. c. Helicopters fascinate children. d. That company employs many people. e. Mrs. Adams will do the work. f. A thief stole Jasmine s purse. g. This news will surprise you. h. A college student bought my old car. i. Farmers grow corn. j. The mouse ate the cheese. Question 5 : Use proper stative passive form with suitable prepositions. (5 marks) a. The day before a holiday, the food stores are usually (crowd) lastminute shoppers. b. Are you (prepare) the test. c. I ll be (finish) my work in another minute or two. d. My sister is (marry) a law student. e. Are you (qualify) that job? Question 6 : Use the verb in the parentheses with modal or phrasal modal forms. (5 marks) a. The entire valley (see) from their mountain home. b. He is wearing a gold band on his fourth finger. He (marry). c. According to our teacher, all of our compositions (write) in ink. He won t accept papers written in pencil. d. Five of the committee members will be unable to attend the next meeting. In my opinion, the meeting (postpone). e. Your daughter has a good voice. Her interest in singing (encourage). Question 7 : Complete the sentences using gerunds or infinitives. (15 marks) a. It was cold and rainy yesterday, so we postponed (go) the zoo. b. The Porters house is too small. They are considering (buy) a bigger house. c. When Jane finished (mop) the floor, she dusted the furniture. d. I stop (read) comic books when I was twelve years old. e. I enjoy (play) sports. f. I was hoping (go) to an island off the Atlantic coast, but my wife wanted (drive) down the Pacific coast. We ve decided (compromise) by going to neither coast. We ve agreed (find) a place where both of use want (go). 3/4
Question 8 : Complete the sentences with nouns as proper modifiers. Use singular or plural form as appropriate. (5 marks) a. (shoe) They sell at the store. It is a store. b. (bean) This soup is made from black. It is a black soup. c. (child) Dr. Tan is trained as a psychologist for. She is a psychologist. d. (two + hour) The plane was late. We had a wait. We had to wait for. e. (ten + year + old) My brother is. I have a brother. Question 9 : Write the correct form of nouns. (5 marks) a. I met some interesting at the meeting last night. (man) b. I need some to light the fire. (match) c. The baby got two new. (tooth) d. Alex saw some running across the floor. (mouse) e. If a plant is given too much water, its lower turn yellow. (leaf) Question 10 : Complete the sentences with the verbs in the parentheses. (10 marks) a. You should tell your father exactly what happened. If I (be) you, I (tell) him the truth as soon as possible. b. If I (have) my camera with me yesterday, I (take) a picture of Alex standing on his head. c. I m almost ready to plant my garden. I have a lot of seeds. Maybe I have more than I need. If I (have) more seeds than I need, I (give) some to my neighbor. d. George has only two pairs of socks. If he (have) more than two pairs of socks, he (have to, not) wash his socks so often. e. If it (rain), we (stay) home. 000 4/4