Revision Midterm 1: English 112 I. Miscellaneous Select the best answer to each question below. 1. If a driver is not careful, he __________________ cause a serious accident. A. had to C. would rather B. had better D. could 2. When I was little , I wanted to drive, but I ________ . A. wouldn't C. mustn't B. couldn't D. shouldn't 3. I am taking a driving course so that I ________ drive my own car. A. don't have to C. must B. couldn't D. can 4. An animal was making a lot of noise outside my door last night. I am not sure what kind of animal it ______________ be. A. has to C. supposed to B. had better D. might 5. Excuse me, I ________________ like to make an appointment to see Doctor Sabhan. A. might C. would B. had better D. should 6. If a driver is not careful, he or she ________ cause an accident. A. had to C. isn't supposed to B. had better D. might 7. The man is in a shop and is cutting meat. He ________ a butcher. A. will be C. is supposed to B. must be D. has got to 8. A: Good evening. May I speak to Mr. Snelson? B: Sorry. He is not in right now. ________________ you like to leave a message? A. will C. would B. must D. should 9. If you want to get maximum benefit from the course, you ________________ miss any class unless you have to. A. must C. mustn't B. don't have to D. might
10. Salah called in sick this morning. __________________ drop by his house later this afternoon. We can also buy him some flowers. A. Let's C. Why don't we B. Should we D. Do we have to 11. Mary has just discovered that someone has stolen her purse with her money and valuables inside. I think she ________ call the police. A. had to C. was supposed to B. had better D. have got to 12. If you find anything in the classrooms, you ________ to take it to the Students' affairs office. A. had better C. must B. ought D. might 13. A pregnant woman ________ never smoke or sit near smokers. This will affect her baby's mental health. A. had to C. isn't supposed to B. must D. might 14. The employees at many companies ________ work on weekends. A. doesn't have to C. isn't supposed to B. don't have to D. don't has to 15. Mona usually takes a nap after lunch, but today she has a meeting at 12. She ________ be tired. A. had to C. must B. doesn't have D. can II. Reflexive Pronouns 1. Once there was a young man who called ......... Icarus. a. Myself c. Herself b. Himself d. Themselves 2. His father always wanted his children to look after ......... and do what they wanted. a. Themselves c. Herself b. Ourselves d. Theirselves 3. The trouble was that Icarus always wanted to put ......... into danger. a. Herself c. Itself b. Himself d. Hisself
4. His father said again and again if we don't take care, we'd hurt .......... a. Themselves c. Ourselves b. Yourselves d. Yourself 5. Icarus shocked his father with an idea that he was going to try out on .......... a. Himself c. Theirselves b. Herself d. Itself 6. He had watched birds fly by throwing ......... into the air. a. Themselves c. Myself b. Theirselves d. Ourselves 7. His sister said she would like to push ......... into the air and fly but she was too frightened. a. Myself c. Herself b. Itself d. Itself 8. Icarus said he would try and he promised his father: I will not injure .......... a. Yourself c. Myself b. Herself d. Itself 9. The last words his father said before Icarus left were: Look after .......... a. My uncle c. Herself b. Myself d. Yourself 10. Unfortunately Icarus went too near the sun and the wax on his wings melted and the feathers worked ......... free and he fell on the ground and died. a. Myself c. Yourselves b. Himself d. Themselves III Units of Measure Complete each sentence with a unit of measure, using the plural form if necessary. A. Bottle B. glass C. box D. bar E. gallon F. piece G. loaf H. bowl I. cup J. jar K. bag 1-‐ Tim wants a big __________ of chocolate birthday cake. 2-‐ My friend gave me a _____________of chocolate candy for my birthday. 3-‐ Mary drinks three ____________ of coffee every day. 4-‐ Ben drank several ___________ of water after his baseball game. 5-‐ May I borrow a _____________ of paper? 6-‐ Sara bought a couple of _____________ of bread at the bakery yesterday. 7-‐ Will you please get several ______________of hand soup at the store?
8-‐ Do you want a ____________of ice cream for dessert? 9-‐ I put fifteen ___________ of gas in my car last night. 10-‐ We need a _____________ of peanut butter. IV Count vs. Non-‐Count 1-‐ We donated ____________(some, a) clothing to the fire victims. 2-‐ I made _____________ (several, a) sandwich and cut up __________ (an, much) orange for your lunch. 3-‐ ___________(A Few, A Little) students are planning to go out to lunch after school. 4-‐ There is ________ (a little, many) smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe of your car. 5-‐ John needs ___________( much, several) help with his science homework tonight. 6-‐ _____________( How much, How many) cheese do you buy a week? 7-‐ I´ve got _________ ( a lot of, a few) orange juice. 8-‐ Sara uses ___________ (many, a little) pepper in her kitchen. 9-‐ He listens to ___________ (several, much) poems a day. 10-‐ An expert is a person who has ________ (many, a lot of) knowledge about something. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the given words. 1-‐ dust There is a lot of _______________on the bookshelves. 2-‐ luggage I usually don’t carry much ________ when I travel. 3-‐ paper George has written a lot of ___________ on social changes in his country. 4-‐ time I have tasted Japanese sushi a few ___________. 5-‐ light Our kitchen gets a lot of ___________ from the sun during the day. 6-‐ garbage We throw a lot of ___________ every day. 7-‐ hair Paul has many white cat _________on his black jacket. 8-‐ iron Plants and animals need a lot of __________ to stay healthy. 9-‐ patience Babysitting requires a lot of ________________. 10-‐ chicken Eating too much ____________ every day is unhealthy.
V. Error analysis: One error in each sentence. 1-‐ Paul always gives me too much advices concerning my work. 2-‐ Khalifa shows a lot of vocabularies in class. 3-‐ There are many mountain in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. 4-‐ Do you enjoy reading literatures? 5-‐ I receive a letters every week from my son. 6-‐ There are a little wonderful beaches in Hawaii. 7-‐ Nadia eats a apple every morning. 8-‐ Everyone has a few problem in life. 9-‐ I can give you several answer for that question. 10-‐ Sawsan showed many courage throughout her illness.