Self study 11 Task1 Grammar : Fill in the blanks with an appropriate answer

Self study 11
Task1 Grammar : Fill in the blanks with an appropriate answer
1. “_____ her surname Smith?”
“No, it _____ .”
A) What / isn’t B) Is / is C) Is / isn’t D) Are / isn’t
2. “Are you a student?”
“Yes, I _____ .”
A) am B) have C) is D) ‘m not
3. “_____ you from Barcelona?”
“No, I’m not.”
A) Is B) Are C) Do D) Where
4. “_____ you married?”
“No, I _____ .”
A) Aren’t / am B) Are / am
C) Is / am not D) Are / ’m not
5. “_____ is Brenda?”
“She’s Patrick’s wife.”
A) What B) Who C) Which D) Where
6. I often think _____ the day we met.
A) off B) on C) about D) for
7. Tuncay Atakan is an English teacher. He _____ English.
A) teaching B) like C) teaches D) study
8. ‘Was there anyone at the office yesterday?’
‘ No, ______.’
A) they weren’t B) there isn’t
C) there wasn’t D) they didn’t
9. ‘Did she go to the cinema last night?’
‘No, she ______.’
A) did B) wasn’t C) can’t D) didn’t
10. ‘_____ they come by train?’
‘No, they came by plane.’
A) Do B) Does C) Were D) Did
Task 2 Vocabulary : For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
The mystery of the Marie Celeste
We spotted the Marie Celeste drifting in mid-Atlantic on December 5, 1872. Since the ship looked damaged, the captain said the three ofus __(1)__ board her at once __(2)__ investigate and __(3)__ him back any information we could get hold of. We __(4)__ climb on boardwithout too much difficulty but we couldn’t see any sign of life anywhere. The crew of the Marie Celeste __(5)__ have abandoned
ship __(6)__ the ship’s small lifeboat was missing. Some navigational
equipment which a ship of that kind __(7)__ had on board was also missing. The crew __(8)__ had much time to abandon ship because they had not __(9)__ with them many of their personal possessions.
Luckily, we __(10)__ to find the ship’s log which helped us a great deal in our __(11)__. The last time the captain of the Maria Celeste had __(12)__ an entry in the ship’s log was November 21. Something extraordinary must have taken __(13)__ between this date and December 5. The captain of the ship, Benjamin Briggs, had extensive __(14)__ of the high seas so what had made him __(15)__ the decision to abandon ship in the middle of nowhere?
1. A) have B) had to C) could D) ought
2. A) in order that B) so that C) in order to D) for to
3. A) take B) get C) carry D) bring
4. A) couldn’t B) managed C) unable D) were able to
5. A) can’t B) must C) hadn’t D) could
6. A) since B) on account of
C) as a result of D) owing to
7. A) shouldn’t B) should have
C) shouldn’t have D) should be
8. A) ought not have B) must not
C) couldn’t have D) would have
9. A) taken B) fetched C) brought D) had
10. A) could B) able C) knew D) managed
11. A) information B) solution C) suggestion D) investigation
12. A) took B) passed C) wrote D) made
13. A) part B) care C) place D) control
14. A) qualificationB) education C) experience D) travel
15. A) bring B) choose C) have D) take