Name / Grade /Nr 2

Term test

I. Put the verb in its correct form (going to, will future, present continuous or
future perfect).
1. I’ve been feeling better and better so (to leave) the hospital.
2. We (to live) here for five years in December.
3. This conversation is useless: I (to take) the3 o’clock train tomorrow.
4. My brother (to take up) English next year.
5. I think she (to end up) in hospital soon.
6. Perhaps she (to find out) about it by then.
7. My father(to visit) the dentist at 9.00 AM on Wednesday.
8. Hey, that man is crossing the road at the red light. He (have) an accident.
9. By 5.00 PM, I (to finish) the project.
10. Kate (not finish) the essay by the weekend. 3 p / 0.3 p each

II. Read the text and answer the questions:

The first pop superstar was Elvis Presley. In the 1950s, the American singer was “the King”,
but in the 1960s, a British grouped called the Beatles were number one in the pop world.
Rock and disco music were popular in the 1970s, but punk rockers were the new
sensation. Their hair and clothes were very strange, and punk music wasn´t a hit with parents!
Every decade has its superstars and in the 1980s one of the big names was Michael Jackson.
Nearly 50 million people have got his album, Thriller.
A lot of pop groups in the 1990s weren´t very original, but in the discos the music was non-
stop and at top volume. It was the decade of dance music.

1. Who was the first pop star?

2. Who were the Beatles?
3. What kind of music was popular in the 70s?
4. Who was the new sensation in that decade?
5. Who was the star in the 80s?
6. How many people bought his record?
7. What was the most important kind of music in the 90s? 3 p / 0.43 p each

III. Write about your favorite band or singer. Mention: the names of the
components, where they are from, your favorite album(s) and song(s), if they go
on tour, appear on TV, if you go to their concerts and so on.
80 – 100 words 3p