VIII. Choose the best answers. 1. English__________ from a Proto-Indo-European language about 5,000 years ago. A. derives B. derived C.is deriving D.has derived 2. Since 2005, India__________ the world’s largest English-speaking population. A. has B. is having C.had D.has had 3. The United Kingdom__________ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. A. consists B. is consisted C.has consisted D.consisted 4. English__________ around the world by children in school as a foreign language. A. has learned B. is learning C. is learned D.learned 5. You’d better go to bed early tonight. The plane__________ at 6 o’clock tomorrow morningso we’ll have to be up by 4.30! A.will leave B. leaves C. leave D.is leaving 6. Over the past five years, Australia’s population__________ by 1.86 million people. A.increases B.is increasing C. has increased D.is increased 7. I’m sorry. I can’t meet up this weekend. We__________ to Wales on Friday. A.go B.are going C. will go D.has gone 8. In the 16th century, French and British settlers__________ in Canada. A. arrive B. have arrived C.was arriving D.arrived 9. __________ that there are no wild snakes in Ireland? A.Do you know B.Are you knowing C.Elave you known D.Did you know 10. The Statue of Liberty, an American Symbol of freedom,__________ in France. A.actually made B. was actually made C.has actually made D.makes actually 11. The Disney World__________in the City of Orlando, which is in the State of Florida. A. locates B.is locating C.is located D. located 12. Nowadays, Canada__________against the influence of the foreign cultures, especially ofthe us one. A. struggled B.is struggling C. was struggling D. has struggled 13. Indian Disney Channel__________Tom and Jerry Kids at 7 pm. A. shows B.is showing C.is shown D. has shown 14. My family__________in Chicago for more than 20 years. A. live B.are living C.were D. have been IX. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. Which countries have the most English__________? (speak) 2. The natural__________ beauty of Thodupuzha has attracted many Malayalam movie makers. (scenery) 3. England is the largest of the four__________ regions making up the United Kingdom. (geography) 4. Flags__________ nations, not languages. (symbol) 5. Ayers Rock is also one of the top tourist__________ in Australia. (attract) 6. The Eiffel Tower is the most__________ Parisian landmark. (icon) 7. English is recognised as an__________ language in a total of 67 different countries. (office) 8. The town is__________ situated between two glacial lakes and is surrounded by natural beauty. (unique) 9. It is claimed that the__________ were the first discoverers of Australia. (Portugal) 10. __________ men don’t wear a skirt but rather a kilt, a product of the Gaelic heritage. (Scotland) X. Complete each sentence with an appropriate preposition. 1. Our summer camp closes__________July 15th. 2. Most foreign students in the camp come__________English speaking countries. 3. I am really looking forward__________our trip to London. 4. Around 13 million people speak English__________their first language. 5. New Zealand is famous__________the scenic beauty of its mountains and forests. 6. Australia is home__________unique animals like the kangaroo and koala. 7. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated__________the fourth Thursday of November. 8. The children are spending a week__________a summer camp. 9. All our teachers are native speakers__________English. 10. Chloe is French, so she speaks English__________a French accent.