English Term Test: Vocabulary and Grammar
English Term Test 1 Level 1
Vocabulary
Section 1
1. d 3. h 5. a 7. e
2. g 4. f 6. b 8. c
Section 2
1. Steep 5. Effective
2. Lucky 6. Missing
3. Unpredictable 7. Foreign
4. Isolated
Section 3
1. On my own 6. Eventually
2. Give up 7. Complicated
3. Stay calm 8. Accommodation
4. User-friendly 9. Fought to
5. Go abroad 10. Make progress
Grammar
Section 1
Possible Answers:
1. Now / Soon / In a minute
2. Never
3. For years / For a long time / Yet
4. Before / By the time
5. While
6. By next week / By tomorrow
Section 2
1. a 2.
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