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QUIZ :

Choose the right answer :

1) If you want to attract someone’s attention, what do you say?

a) I apologize

b) Sorry about that
c) Excuse me!
d) How are you?

2) When you meet a good friend you
haven’t seen for some time, you say:

a) Good to see you again!

b) How do you do?
c) I’ve been looking forward to seeing you.
d) May I have your attention?

3) If someone you don’t really know asks
you how you are, what do you answer?

a) I’m full of the joys of spring.

b) Can’t complain.
c) Very well, thank you.
d) Fair to middling.

4) What does the sentence: “She had dinner
when her husband came home.” mean?

a) She had already had dinner.

b) She was having dinner.
c) She ate after him.
d) She wanted to have dinner with him.

5) “I have been studying English for 8 years”,
means:

a) I started 8 years ago, and still learns English.

b) I started when I was 8 years old.
c) I have stopped studying now.
d) I studied English 8 years ago.

6) What is the missing word in the following
sentence: “I’ve been living here ……..I was born”?

a) from

b) for
c) since
d) when

7) When you tell someone: “Please give my
best wishes to Mrs Smith”, it means:

a) You are speaking to Mrs Smith.

b) You don’t know Mrs Smith.
c) You know Mrs Smith.
d) You want to wish her a happy birthday.

On what occasion do you wish someone:
“Many happy returns!”

a) On someone’s wedding.

b) On someone’s funeral.
c) On someone’s birthday
d) On someone’s birth.
9) When someone says: “I used to have long
hair” : it means

a) I don’t have short hair any more.

b) I have shorter hair now.

c) I usually have long hair.
d) I always wear my hair long.

10) When France refused the import of US beef,

the Americans immediately:
a) rose up in arms

b) disparaged the French as beef-eating monkeys.
c) increased the price of French mustard.
d) raised their duty on Roquefort.

11) Why did the French ban the import of
US beef?

a) because the beef contained pesticides

b) because the beef contained growth hormones.
c) because of the Irak war.
d) because the French market is dominated by
McDonald’s.

12) To invite someone for a cup of tea,
what do you say?

a) What about a quick pint?

b) Do you want any tea?
c) Would you like to join me for a cup of tea?
d) Have a pot of tea with me.

13) The French now drink ……. wine than
they used to.

a) much

b) little
c) more
d) less

14) I won’t spend ………..money.

a) much
b) many
c) few.
d) fewer

15) Have you any rice left?

a) Yes, how many would you like?
b) Yes, how much would you like?
c) No, how many bottles would you like?
d) Yes, how many slices would you like?

16) A holiday in Majorca doesn’t cost
……………. a holiday in Mauritius.

a) so much than

b) so as
c) as expensive as
d) as much as

QUIZ :

Ce test s’adresse surtout aux personnes qui ont suivi les cours du cercle d’amitié en anglais de septembre 2008 à juin 2009, mais chacun peut essayer de trouver la bonne réponse pour chacune de ces questions qui passent en revue des points de vocabulaire, d’anglais fonctionnel, et d’expression écrite et orale. Ce premier test couvre les 5 premières leçons. D’autres suivront et la correction se fera au cours de la prochaine réunion du cercle, avant d’être publiée sur le blog.
Il n’y a qu’une seule réponse par question. Ce peut être la seule correcte, ou la plus logique, ou la plus appropriée compte tenu de la situation.
Good luck !

Choose the right answer :

1) Do you like potato chips ?

a) No, it isn’t
b) Yes, I like
c) No, I don’t
d) Yes, I am

2) He’s getting married at last!

a) I know what you mean
b) does he? Tell me more.
c) He does indeed.
d) Is he really?

3) When is the next meeting?

a) How shall I put it?
b) Let me see, are you invited?
c) What is it called?
d) Just a moment, next Friday I think.

4) How do you spell accommodation?

a) with a little help.
b) double c, double m.
c) It means staying overnight.
d) You stress the syllable before last.

5) Who was called “A normal bloke from another planet”?

a) Michael Phelps
b) George W. Bush
c) Barack Obama
d) Woody Allen

6) Are there any seats left on this flight?

a) That’s not right
b) Left or right, no problem
c) Sorry, we’re fully booked up
d) Yes, the plane is full.

7) Did you say “Wimpleton”?

a) No, what I said was “Wimbledon”
b) You said Wimbledon.
c) How irritating!
d) I’m sorry I said that.

“She flew into a passion.” means:

a) Basically, she’s in love.
b) What I’m trying to say is she loves flying
c) To put it in another way: she’s fallen in
love again!
d) In other words, she was very angry.
9) What is the past participle of the verb “to lie”?

a) laid

b) layed

c) lain
d) led

10) Catania is one of ….

a) Spain’s richest cities
b) Sicily’s best known regions
c) Romania’s most important cities
d) Italy’s poorest cities

11) The winners of a lottery jackpot…

a) feel a moral obligation to do something
for the local community
b) may experience joy but could also feel pain.
c) generally handle their winnings foolishly.
d) place an advert in the local paper offering to
share their money.

12) You think you recognize someone you know. What do you say?

a) Excuse me, aren’t you Jane Smith?
b) I’m sorry, you’re not the person I want.
c) Who are you?
d) What do you do for a living?

13) You are being introduced to a stranger. What do you say?

a) How are you, old chap?
b) How do you do?
c) I don’t know you.
d) What’s your name, mate?

14) You want to introduce a friend of yours to your boss. What do you say?

a) May I introduce myself?
b) Hello, my name is Bond, James Bond.
c) Let me introduce my good friend Bob to you.
d) Have you met my boss?

15) You are impatient to meet someone from Britain. When you actually meet that person, What can you say?

a) You again! I’m overjoyed.
b) By the way, do you know each other?
c) Have you met my boss?
d) I’ve been looking forward to meeting you.