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2, 3 de Lamaes Test of English 7th Form (level 3) Name: ____________________________________________________________________ Nr: ____Class:____Date:________Mark:____________Teachers signature: _________ Read the following text carefully. Geniuses Thomas Edison was born in Ohio in the USA in 1847. When he was seven he entered public school but his teachers thought he was a confused and dreamy person and so he left school. From then on his mother taught him herself. At twelve he became a newsboy and candyseller for a railway company and in his free time he printed a newspaper which he sold to railway employees. In 1878 he invented the phonograph for recording sound.Can you imagine life without recorded sound? Next, in 1879, Thomas invented the electric light bulb. Ten years later he designed and made the first movie camera and the film industry was born.So, when you watch a film on television or in the cinema, its thanks to Thomas Edison! He died in 1931. During his life, he patented nearly one thousand inventions-not bad for someone confused!!! William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, in England.He married Anne Hathaway in 1582. In about 1590 Shakespeare moved to London. He worked as an actor and writer. Romeo and Juliet appeared in 1594 and Hamlet in 1600. His plays were very successful. By 1610 he was rich and he retired to Stratford-upon-Avon. He died on 23rd April, 1616. Nearly four hundred years later he is still very famous; millions of people all over the world read his works and see his plays in theatres, in cinemas and on television. There are recent film versions of Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet (starring Leonardo di Caprio), A Midsummer Nights Dream and the Merchant of Venice, for example.

I _ Say whether the following sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones. / 1 _ Edison was very successful at school. 2 _ At ten Edison became a newsboy and candyseller. 3 _ Edison invented the electric lamp. 4 Shakespeare married at eighteen. 5 _ Shakespeare wrote The Beauty and the Beast 6 _ Shakespeare isnt famous anymore.

I. A _ Match the words/expressions with their meaning. 1. dreamy 2. employees 3. deaf 4.successful 5. recent

a) person who cant hear

b) triumphant c) absent-minded

d) workers

I.B - Answer these questions about the text. Use your words. 1 _ When and where was Edison born? 2 _Why did he leave school? 3 _ Why was he so important for us? 4 _ Who did Shakespeare marry? 5 _ What was his job in London? 6 _ Where can you see his plays? I.C _ Read the sentences. Then write advices using should/shouldnt. 1. This job is badly paid. (Accept it) 2. She likes acting. (Join the theatre club) II.Ask and answer about possessions.Use the three forms in the answers. 1 _ Invention / Edison 2 _ This play / Shakespeare 3 _ Medicine bag/ Madame Curie 4 _ Books / John and Adams II. A _ Fill in the gaps with the appropriate possessive adjective or pronoun. 1 _ Shakespeare wrote many plays.______plays became very famous. 2 _ Edison invented many things. The invention of the phonograph is ____. 3 _ My sister brought ______ toys to school. 4 _ The Simpsons are very happy. That new car is _______. 5 _ This book Paula lent me is very good. Its _____ favourite book. III _ Fill in the table with the appropriate form of the adjectives. Normal well large important cheapest more interesting funny most shorter comfortable III. A _Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the adjective in brackets. 1. Floribella is ________________than Lost. (popular) 2. Edison is ___________________ inventor in the World. (intelligent) 3. Doing sports is ___________ than playing computer games. (good) 4. Romeo and Juliet is _____________ than A Midsumer Nights Dream. ( famous) 5. I think Big Brother is __________ TV programme Ive ever seen. (bad) Comparative bigger Superlative

6. People think the news is the ______________ programme on TV. (important) III.B _ Write your opinions using comparisons. 1 Angelina Jolie/ beautiful/ Shakira 2 Brad Pitt / tall / Tom Cruise. 3 - Football/ popular/ golf 4_ Police dramas / bad / Soaps IV. A_ Rewrite these sentences in the past. 1 _ I meet my friends at the cinema. 2 _ We are glad to be here. 3 _ He studies for the test. 4 _ Sara goes to the theatre. IV.B _ Complete the table with the right form of the verb. Infinitive To have To come left To go found To do To be Past went

V _ Choose one of the following themes to write about. Write at least 50 Words. A _ The importance of leisure in our life. B _ My favourite TV programme. Good Work. Your teacher, Maria Manuela da Silva Peixoto