University of Economics and Technology AF LEVEL – WEEK 5

Foreign Languages Department Midterm 1 Grammar Revision

AF LEVEL MIDTERM 1 GRAMMAR REVISION

EXERCISE A.
Choose the best option that completes the sentence.

Bugs as Food
Right now, I am sitting in an expensive New York restaurant and I am reading the menu. I (1) ____
believe my eyes! Chocolate-covered crickets! Yuck! I can also order Ant Egg Soup or Silkworm Fried
Rice. And it (2) ____ expensive – 25$ for five crickets!
I (3) ____ the idea of eating insects but in (4) ____ countries insects are really popular. They are a part
of an everyday diet. In Thailand, Singapore and China, open-air markets (5) ____ silkworms and
grasshoppers. Movie theaters in South America sell (6) ____ roasted ants as snacks instead of
popcorn.
People eat insects more than we think. “An average human (7) ____ half a kilogram of insects each
year,” says Lisa Monachelli, director of youth and family programs at New Canaan Nature Center in
Connecticut. “For example, tomato sauce can contain 30 fly eggs per 100 grams!” Yuck! Actually, I
(8) ____ to try those interesting food types, but I (9) ____ sure about the taste!
Years ago, I went to the Far East, and there I had the chance to try such dishes, but I (10) ____ eat
any of those because I (11) ____ on a special diet. It was a high-fiber diet. It means (12) ____ fruit and
beans.

1) A) can B) could C) can’t D) couldn’t

2) A) was B) is C) does D) can
3) A) like B) liking C) am not liking D) don’t like
4) A) a lot of B) much C) any D) a
5) A) sell B) aren’t selling C) didn’t sell D) are selling
6) A) a B) -- C) any D) much
7) A) is eating B) eats C) eat D) are eating
8) A) want B) wanting C) am wanting D) wants
9) A) am B) do C) am not D) do not
10) A) am not B) wasn’t C) didn’t D) don’t
11) A) am B) was C) were D) did
12) A) a lot of B) many C) any D) much
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EXERCISE B.
Read the paragraph below and complete the blanks with one word.
What is Happiness?
Are you happy? It is ________ simple question. You can answer it easily. However, for some reason,
the question “What is happiness?” is more difficult ________ the first question. Another question
about happiness ________ this: How do you achieve it? Defining happiness is not easy. Just think.
What makes you happy? ________ you have a clear answer to this question? There ________ a lot of
ideas about happiness. Some people say that shopping makes ________ happy. Other people believe
that good family relations satisfy them. As you see, it ________ very personal. I ________ a writer. I
write stories. For me, sharing my ideas with other people is a source of happiness. I am sitting
________ my favorite room of the house now and I ________ writing to you. What else can I expect?
Now, think about yourself. When ________ you feel happy?

EXERCISE C.
Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.

1. How often does Kate’s children go swimming in Antalya?

(A) (B) (C) (D)
2. Jake doesn’t wants to see his old school friends because he doesn’t like them.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3. Which conference did you attended yesterday evening?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4. It sounds interesting, but I still thinking mountain biking can be dangerous.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5. Much words in Turkish come from other languages. Do you know any?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6. I don’t often take my children to restaurants. I like preparing a food at home.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7. My sister didn’t went to bed on her own when she was 5 years old.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8. My brother is taller than my father but my uncle is the taller of all.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9. My sister lived in the UK for five years and I sended her letters every month.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
10. My team usually have its regular practices four or five times in a month.
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(A) (B) (C) (D)

EXERCISE D. Choose the best answer.

1. Water _____ at a temperature of 0 °C.

(A) are freezing
(B) freezes
(C) is freezing
(D) freeze

2. In _____ countries, there is serious water shortage and people need to walk for miles to
collect water.
(A) much
(B) some
(C) a
(D) any

3. Parts of Australia _____ for long periods.

(A) doesn’t have the rain
(B) don’t have any rain
(C) don’t have some rain
(D) doesn’t have any rain

4. In the Arctic and Antarctic _____ snow.

(A) there is a lot of
(B) it is a lot of
(C) there is much
(D) has a lot of

5. The name Ronaldo means _____ footballer in the world for many people.
(A) the more famous
(B) famous
(C) the most famous
(D) more famous

6. ____ attending the technology conference at TOBB ETU?

(A)Which are students
(B)When do the students
(C)How many students are
(D)Where are the students

7. I ____ because my parents live there.

(A) don’t never visit my hometown
(B) visit usually my hometown
(C) am visiting my hometown every month
(D) visit my hometown once a month

8.____ the boss have a meeting with the staff once a week?
(A)How often
(B)Does
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(C)Is
(D)What time
9.____ watching this TV program? Or would you like me to change the channel?

(A)Would you like

(B)Do you like
(C)Are you liking
(D)Can you like

10.I need ___ dozen of eggs for the pasta dough. Do we have ___?

(A)some / any
(B)many / some
(C)a / any
(D)- / many

Exercise E. Mixed Tense

Complete the blanks with the correct form of the verb.

1. I ______ (go) to the gym every Monday.

 a) go b) went c) am going d) will go

2. They ______ (study) for their exams last night.

 a) study b) studied c) are studying d) will study

3. Right now, she ______ (work) on a new project.

 a) works b) worked c) is working d) will work

4. We ______ (see) that movie next weekend.

 a) see b) are seeing c) saw d) are going to see

5. John ______ (not / like) coffee.

 a) doesn’t like b) didn’t like c) isn’t liking d) likes not

6. Yesterday, they ______ (play) soccer in the park.

 a) play b) played c) are playing d) will play

7. Look! It ______ (rain) outside.

 a) rains b) is raining c) rained d) will rain

8. I ______ (visit) my grandmother tomorrow.

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 a) visit b) visited c) am going to visit d) will visited

9. She ______ (watch) TV every evening.

 a) watch b) watched c) is watching d) watches

10. We ______ (travel) to Spain last summer.

 a) travel b) travelled c) are travelling d) travel

Exercise F. Fill-in-the-Blanks

Last summer, I went on the 1. _best____(good) trip of my life. I visited three countries:
France, Italy, and Spain. I think Italy is 2.__________________ (beautiful) than France, but
Spain had 3.__________________( good) food among them. I ate so 4. ___________________
different types of food during my trip! In Italy, I spent 5. _____________time visiting
historical sites. I asked the tour guide, " 6. _____________________ is the best time to visit the
Colosseum?" She said early morning is the best. I also visited the Vatican, and there were
7. _______________________ tourists there!

When I arrived in France, I realized I didn’t bring 8. ______________________ clothes for the
cool weather. So, I bought some sweaters and jackets. 9. ______________________ did I buy
them? At a little shop near the Eiffel Tower. In Spain, I visited many museums. One of
them was 10. _________________________(big) than the others because it had 11.
______________________ famous paintings. 12. ___________________ did I go on this trip? I had
been saving money for years to make it happen. Now, I 13.___________________ plan my next
vacation. I hope it will be even 14._________________________ exciting than this one!