FIFTH LEVEL

LANGUAGE INSTITUTE
Units 3-4 test IDI-5-sB
DO NOT WRITE ON THIS EXAM
SECTION A. LISTENING
Instruction: Listen to the conversations. Mark the correct answer on the answer sheet. (5 points)
CONVERSATION ONE
1. Rhonda fears John may ___ her camera.
a. damage b. lend c. not return
CONVERSATION TWO
2. Tony ___ what time he’s supposed to pick Edward up.
a. decided b. doesn’t know c. knows
CONVERSATION THREE
3. The robber was ___ by the police.
a. captured b. picked up c. not captured
CONVERSATION FOUR
4. What was the little problem that Katie had?
a. She arrived an hour later. b. She forgot to lock the car. c. Someone stole the car.

5. Where did Katie leave her wallet?

a. On the lake’s shore. b. At the backseat. c. In the glove compartment.

SECTION B: GRAMMAR
Instruction: Mark the correct option on your answer sheet, to complete the following requests. (5 points)
6. Would you mind __________ me that bottle over there?
a. pass b. passing c. to pass
7. I was wondering __________ phone again in twenty minutes.
a. if you could b. you could c. if you would
8. Would it be Ok _______ on Friday night?
a. if I picked it up b. if picked it up c. if I picks it up
9. Could you ________ me your cell phone for a moment?
a. lending b. lent c. lend
10. Would you mind ___________ my bag for a few minutes?
a. watching b. watch c. watches
Instruction: Choose the correct option according to each definition. Mark the answer on your answer sheet.
(5 points)
11. Unexpected events that seem to be connected.
a. disaster b. lucky break c. coincidence
12. An unexpected event that brings good fortune
a. dilemma b. mystery c. lucky break
13. Something puzzling or unexplained.
a. mystery b. triumph c. misfortune
14. A great success or achievement.
a. disaster b. triumph c. emergency
15. An unlucky event, or bad luck.
a. misfortune b. dilemma c. lucky break

Instruction: Choose the correct phrase to complete each request. Mark the answer on your answer sheet.
(5 points)
16. Could you ask Mary ___
a. If she will come to the party on Saturday? b. If she came to the party on Saturday?
17. Do you know whether or not ___
a. Tony lends me $50? b. Tony could lend me $50?
18. ____________buy me a snack from the vending machine?
a. Would you mind …..? b. Can you ……..?
19. She was wondering ___
a. If she could borrow her assignments b. If she borrow her assignments.
20. Would you mind ___.?
a. Lend me some money for a soda? b. Lending me some money for a soda?

Instruction: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. Mark the answer on your answer sheet.
(7 points)
21. I wonder what time ________.
a. it is b. is it c. time is
22. We asked her _________ she was moving.
a. How long b. how much c. when
23. While I ______ home last night, I saw a bad accident.
a. went b. was going c. go
24. The wind was blowing hard when I ____________ to work this morning.
a. was coming b. come c. came
25. Until Alan got married, he ________TV during dinner.
a. had always watched b. has always watched c. had always watch
26. By the time class was over this morning, the rain _______, so I didn´t need my umbrella anymore.
a. stopped b. had stopped c. had stop
27. At seven o´clock, when you telephoned, I _________ the newspaper.
a. was reading b. read c. reads

SECTION C: READING
Instruction: Read the descriptions and write the corresponding headline to each of them. Do it on your
answer sheet. (3 points)

a. Long-Distance Mystery! b. Emergency! c. A Change of Luck for the Better!

28. Tom was having trouble in his life. In 2010, he lost his job as an engineer, his wife left him, and he got
into a car accident. Then his luck changed. He bought a lottery ticket – and won $35 million dollars.
29. One rainy morning, Todd was driving his pregnant wife, Lisa, to the grocery store. On the way, Lisa
started having strong pains. Todd pulled over, and within minutes, the baby was born. Todd used his cell
phone to call 911, and 15 minutes later, an ambulance came to take Todd, Lisa, and the new baby to
the hospital.
30. One day, a man found a cat on a New York City street and brought it to an animal shelter. The animal
shelter workers found a microchip under the cat’s skin with contact information for a couple in Colorado.
The cat, named Mystery, had been missing for several years from the couple’s Colorado home! How did
Mystery travel over 1,500 miles from Colorado to New York City? We may never find out!