UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE PERNAMBUCO

CENTRO DE ARTES E COMUNICAO

DEPARTAMENTO DE LETRAS

NCLEO DE LNGUAS E CULTURAS

BASIC 2 2nd Test (2015.2)
Student: ______________________

Date: ________________________

Teacher: ______________________

Grade: ______________________

Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland
on March 3, 1847. When he was only eleven years old,
he invented a machine that could clean wheat. Graham
studied anatomy and physiology at the University of
London, but moved with his family to Quebec, Canada in
1870. Bell soon moved to Boston, Massachusetts. In 1871, he began working
with deaf people and published the system of Visible Hearing that was
developed by his father. Visible Hearing illustrated how the tongue, lips and
throat are used to produce vocal sounds. In 1872, Bell founded a school for the
deaf which soon became part of Boston University.
Alexander Graham Bell is best known for his invention of
the telephone. While trying to discover the secret of transmitting
multiple messages on a single wire, Bell heard the sound of a
plucked string along some of the electrical wire. One of Bell's
assistants, Thomas A. Watson, was trying to reactivate a
telephone transmitter. After hearing the sound, Bell believed he
could send the sound of a human voice over the wire. After receiving a patent
on March 7, 1876, for transmitting sound along a single wire, he successfully
transmitted human speech on March 10th.[...]
Alexander Graham Bell died August 2, 1922. On the day of his burial, in
honor of Bell, all telephone services in the United States were stopped for one
minute.

1) Having read the text, choose the correct alternative for each
question. (4 x 0,5 = 2,0)

1.1) What did Alexander Graham Bell do in 1872?

a) Invent a machine for cleaning wheat.

b) Start a school of deaf people.
c) Invent the telephone.
d) Study at the University of London.
1.2) What happened FIRST?
a) Bell invented the telephone.
b) Bell moved to Canada.
c) Bell published the Visible Hearing system.
d) Bell moved to Massachusetts.

1.3) What is the best definition for "transmit" in this passage?

a) to block by stopping.
b) to send.
c) to make larger.
d) to disturb.

1.4) On the day of his funeral, American telephone services were

disabled for how many minutes?
a) the whole day.
b) for one minute.
c) a few minutes.
d) they did not stop the telephone services.

2) Choose the correct alternative. (10 x 0,2 = 2,0)

a)
b)
time.
c)

How (many / much) glasses of water do you drink?

I work very hard so I do not have (many / much) free
How (many / much) does this jacket cost?

d)
Helena thinks this computer is (more cheap / cheaper) than
the one she bought last year, but if you look closer, it is not.
e)
This is the (hotest / hottest) food of the Festival.
f)
g)

Sylvia already booked her flight. She (has a / is going to)

travel to London.
There is a good movie that I want (to see / see).

h)
That is a very difficult thing to do. You need (to
practice / practicing) a lot.

i)
j)

Emily ate all of (the / - ) biscuits I bought.

I never eat ( - / the) meat because I'm a vegetarian.

3) Write one sentence in the present perfect tense and one sentence
in the past simple. Remember WHEN you should use each tense. (2 x
0,5 = 1,0)

PS
Sentence:
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PP

Sentence:

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4) Match each word with its description. (10 x 0,2 = 2,0)

a)

Coffee

Supermarket

Mushrooms

Square

Hospital

Bridge

Onions

Strawberries

Chocolate

Museum

Something people usually eat for a snack, which is sweet and comes in

small tablets: _______________________________

b)

People

usually

drink

this

liquid

during

breakfast:

___________________________________________
c)

A place, usually with trees, playgrounds or benches, where people meet

up to chat or

use it to relax and enjoy some free time:

____________________________________________
d)

Vegetables, usually made of some sort of fungus:

_______________________
e)

A red fruit, usually eaten or used as a dessert / fruit salad:

____________________________________

f)

Vegetables

that

you

start

to

cry,

when

you

peel

them:

_________________________________________
g)

Special place where you can find all sorts of old

things:
__________________________________
h)

A place where you can cross from one point to

another, usually linking

different

streets

or

different parts of a city: ______________________________

i)

place

where

people

can

buy

almost

anything:

___________________________________
j)

A special place, where sick people go, when they have health problems

(especially diseases with some symptoms): ____________________________

5) Listen to a radio interview. Choose TRUE or FALSE. (4 x 0,4 = 1,6)
1) Mike hasn't been to the USA before.

2) His most recent film is about vampires.

3) He's recently become a father.

4) He's been to university.

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6) Choose one of the topics below and write a bit about it. Try
including the answer to the questions in a coherent text. (At least 5
lines.) (1,4)

1st Option:

Do you often use the Internet? How many hours a day do you

use the Internet? How many hours a week do you use it? Do you think the
Internet may help learn different subjects? Why? What do you usually use the
Internet for? What is the best thing about the Internet?

2nd Option: What is your favorite movie? What is the best movie you have
ever seen? What is the worst movie you have ever seen? What kind of movies
do you prefer? Are there any kind of movies you dislike? How often do you
watch movies? How often do you go to the movies (download movies)?
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