. BLACK SEA TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN
LANGUAGES
DEPARTMENT OF MODERN
LANGUAGES
2006-2007 ACADEMIC YEAR
FALL TERM
ENGLISH COURSE (YDI
211)
1ST MIDTERM
EXAM
FOR
SOPHOMORES
OF
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Name:
Date: 14.11.06
Number:
Time allowed: 60 min.
A) VOCABULARY (5 pt. per answer) ¨
8Word
Formation (Questions 01-05)
Fill in the
gaps with the suitable forms of the necessary words
from the list. If needed, make any necessary changes. |
distance
stir reflect prove
mass
powerful design short
over
sale
1. The
first real car race took place ___________ after the introduction of
the internal combustion engine in 1895.
2. In
the year of 1803, Trevithick caused a ________ by driving his second
steam-driven carriage around the street of London.
3. The
new idea was ____________ in Daimler’s new car of 1889, which had an
internal combustion engine.
4. If
there was to be any real improvement, another way had to be found to
___________ vehicles.
5. Many
types of cars have been invented, but all modern cars are based on a
___________ first built over 100 years ago.
B) GRAMMAR (5 pt. per answer) @
8Error
Identification (Questions 06-10)
Identify in each sentence if a capitalization, punctuation,
spelling or grammar error has occurred and correct where
necessary. If no error is found, select answer choice E. |
6. The
muffler soften the noise as the waste gases come out of the exhaust
pipe.
A) Capitalization B) Punctuation C) Spelling
D) Grammar E) No error
7. Andy
green became the first person to travel faster than the speed of
sound in a car in 1997.
A) Capitalization B) Punctuation C) Spelling
D) Grammar E) No error
8. Diesel engines force in diesel oil which is thicker and burns hotter
than petroleum fuel.
A) Capitalization B) Punctuation C) Spelling
D) Grammar E) No error
9. The
petrol and air that are burned in most cars used to be mixed in the
carburottor before being burned in the engine.
A) Capitalization B) Punctuation C) Spelling
D) Grammar E) No error
10. The
sound the exhaust gases make as they leave the engine is very loud,
and so most cars have a muffler fitted into the exhaust pipe.
A) Capitalization B) Punctuation C) Spelling
D) Grammar E) No error
C) READING (5 pt. per answer) &
8Comprehension
(Questions 11-15)
(I) Cars, like people, find it much easier to travel along a flat road than
to climb up a hill. (II) To get around this problem,
engineers fitted a system of gears into the transmission. (III) The gears, which are similar to the gears on a bicycle, could be
switched depending on the road conditions. (IV) First gear is
used when driving up a really steep hill. (V) Although the engine
might be turning very quickly, the drive wheels do not move very fast at
all. (VI) In fact, some of the earliest cars had great difficulty
getting up anything steeper than a gentle slope. (VII) Instead,
all the engine’s energy is focused on getting started or getting up the
hill. (VIII) The second gear can also be used to get up steep
hills but only if the car is already moving. (IX) Third and
fourth gears are used to gain speed once the car moving fast enough to
allow the driver to change up from second gear.
11. Which sentence must be replaced for the passage to be
coherent and meaningful?
12. What kind of a question would the passage best respond to?
13. Who would be the best audience for this passage?
14. In line 3, what does “this” refer to?
15. We learn from the passage that _________________________________________________________________________________.
D) WRITING (5 pt. per answer) !
8Sentence
Formation (Questions 16-17)
Make sentences with
the words provided.
16. / gearstick / changing / be /
and / the / between / done / clutch / gears / using / by / can / driver
/ (.)
17. / side-to-side / the / converts / movement / the / of / gear / wheel /
rotary / the / into / steering / mechanism / motion /
(.)
8Sequence
(Questions 18-19)
18. Compose the phrases
below into a complete and meaningful sentence and determine which phrase
comes fourth from the beginning.
(I) one pair
(II) most modern
(III) at least
(IV) equipped with
(V) cars are
(VI) of disk brakes
19. Compose the phrases
below into a complete and meaningful sentence and determine which phrase
comes last from the beginning.
(I) several illness,
(II) of heavy
(III) lead is
(IV) metal and
(V) including brain damage
(VI) can cause
(VII) a type
8Sentence
Completion (Question 20)
Complete the sentence
below.
20. Catalytic converter is ______________________
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English Instructor: İbrahim
ÖNER
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