Ethio Freshman:
English quiz
Taken from AASTU last year exam
Part 1
Instruction IV:
Read the following texts and fill in the blanks with the right tense and form of the verbs in brackets.
Last week, a meeting 1. (be) held in our 'kebele' to discuss the building of a new clinic as a means of improving the health of the community. Before the meeting took place, the health committee 2. (already propose) that each family in the 'kebele' should make a contribution towards the cost of the new building. I was always interested in this idea, and I 3. (sit) in my seat ten minutes before the meeting 4. (begin). Many people 5. (argue) in favor of the proposal, but some people 6. (say) that they were not able to make a contribution as they were too poor. At the end of the meeting, a vote was taken. I was pleased that the majority of the people 7. (vote) in favor of the proposal. Immediately after the vote, I directly 8. (go) to the bank and 9. (deposit) the money. Now, I 10. (feel) happy with the decision.
Answer
1. was
2. had already proposed
3. was sitting
4. began
5. argued
6. said
7. voted
8. went
9. deposited
10. feel
English quiz
Taken from AASTU last year exam
Part 1
Instruction IV:
Read the following texts and fill in the blanks with the right tense and form of the verbs in brackets.
Last week, a meeting 1. (be) held in our 'kebele' to discuss the building of a new clinic as a means of improving the health of the community. Before the meeting took place, the health committee 2. (already propose) that each family in the 'kebele' should make a contribution towards the cost of the new building. I was always interested in this idea, and I 3. (sit) in my seat ten minutes before the meeting 4. (begin). Many people 5. (argue) in favor of the proposal, but some people 6. (say) that they were not able to make a contribution as they were too poor. At the end of the meeting, a vote was taken. I was pleased that the majority of the people 7. (vote) in favor of the proposal. Immediately after the vote, I directly 8. (go) to the bank and 9. (deposit) the money. Now, I 10. (feel) happy with the decision.
Answer
1. was
2. had already proposed
3. was sitting
4. began
5. argued
6. said
7. voted
8. went
9. deposited
10. feel