3rd Year August English Test Lab AM Name: ……..........................

Row 1 NG

A) Listening Comprehension: Solutions Pre-Intermediate, Test bank CD, track 2

[2.02] Listen to the radio interview. Match the speakers with the sporting careers.
champion reporter football player trainer TV presenter

Speaker A is a _________________. Speaker D is a __________

Speaker B is a _________________. Speaker E is a __________

Speaker C is a _________________.

Answer:

A How many miles did he run?................................................................................................

B Why does he/she do it? …………………………………………………………………………………………………

C How do their students behave? …………………………………………………………………………………….

D What does he/she do? ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

E Does he/she interview politicians on Mondays? ……………………………………………………

B) Reading comprehension:
An interesting race
There have been a lot of famous cheats in sporting history, even in the most famous sporting event of
them all, the Olympic Games. In 1904 the Olympic Games were in St. Louis and in the marathon race
there were some very interesting competitors!
It was a very hot August day and more than half of the runners didn’t start because it was so hot.
The winner of the race was Fred Lorz. Everyone cheered when he finished and he accepted the prize.
But he said later that he didn’t run all the way! He ran the first nine miles but then he got tired and
got into a car for the next eleven miles. Then he got out and finished the race! So, he couldn’t be the
winner. The person in second place was Thomas Hicks but then they discovered that he used drugs to
help him continue the race when he got too tired! Another runner in the race was Felix Carvajar. His
story was very strange too. While he was running he became hungry and he stopped to eat some apples
from the trees in a garden. The fruit was bad and he was sick! But he had a rest and then continued
the race. He came fourth.

Are the sentences true or false?

1 People have never cheated in the Olympic Games. ___
2 Some people didn’t compete because of the weather. ___
3 Fred Lorz only ran 11 miles. ___
4 Thomas Hicks was ill during the race. ___
5 Felix Carvajar bought some fruit during the race. ___
C) Ask questions related to the text Name:………………………………….. Row 1
1- …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………? in St. Louis

2- ………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………..….? Nine miles

3- …………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………..? When he finished.

4- ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………? He travelled by car.

5- ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..? Felix stopped to eat.

6- ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..? They were in a garden.

D) Read the text and put the events in the correct order:

Computer expert has fourteenth birthday

Gary Bradshaw celebrated his birthday last week –at a local paper company. The director organized a party
to say thank you computers. Gary is an expert in computers and he’s only 14.
In an interview with Bradshaw family Gary said, “I couldn’t use a computer when I was very young. We
didn’t have a computer at home, so I didn’t play games or use CD-ROMs for learning.” Mrs. Bradshaw
continued, “Then my sister bought a computer for their children and Gary loved it. He started to learn all
about computers and we bought his first machine when he was nine.
Gary started to write computer programs and help people with their technical problems. He said: “Writing
programs isn’t difficult for me. I can write quickly and people say my programs are easy to use. My mum’s
friend works at the local paper company. She said they were having problems with their new system and I
gave them some advice.
What about Gary’s future? “I want to have a computer company”, he said, “but I must finish school first.”

a) He started to learn all about computers. ______

b) Gary Bradshaw celebrated his birthday last week in a local paper company. ______
c) He didn’t use the computer when he had to study. ______
d) He started to write simple computer programmes and helped a lot. ______
e) The Director of a local paper company organised a party. ______
f) He didn’t have a computer at home. ______
g) He helped his mum’s friend when she had some problems at work. ______
h) He wants to have his own computer company. ______
i) His parents bought the first computer when Gary was nine. ______
j) His sister bought a computer for her children. ______

E) Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
1- Last summer Jan …………………..(compete) in the tennis championships and she won!

2- A player kicked Sam and he ………………………………………………..(have to) go off.

3- When I …………………. (arrive) at the café, Ben …………………………. (wait) for us outside.

4- We …………………………. (not play) football this morning because it ……………………. (rain).

5- Jason ……………………………. (chat) on the phone when his mother ………………….. (appear).
3rd Year August English Test Lab AM Name: ……..........................
Row 2 NG

A) Listening comprehension: Solutions Pre-Intermediate, Test bank CD, track 2

[2.02] Listen to the radio interview. Match the speakers with the sporting careers.
TV presenter champion trainer reporter football player

Speaker A is a _________________. Speaker D is a _____________

Speaker B is a _________________. Speaker E is a _____________

Speaker C is a _________________.

Answer

A How did he/she feel? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

B When does he/she play? ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

C Why do they work hard? ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

D Who has she/he interviewed? ……………………………………………………………………………………………

E Why does she/he talk about sports on Mondays? …………………………………………………..

B) Reading comprehension:
A marathon cheat
There have been a lot of famous cheats in sporting history, even in the most famous sporting event of
them all, the Olympic Games. In 1904 the Olympic Games were in St. Louis and in the marathon race
there were some very interesting competitors!
It was a very hot August day and more than half of the runners didn’t start because it was so hot.
The winner of the race was Fred Lorz. Everyone cheered when he finished and he accepted the prize.
But he said later that he didn’t run all the way! He ran the first nine miles but then he got tired and
got into a car for the next eleven miles. Then he got out and finished the race! So, he couldn’t be the
winner. The person in second place was Thomas Hicks but then they discovered that he used drugs to
help him continue the race when he got too tired! Another runner in the race was Felix Carvajar. His
story was very strange too. While he was running he became hungry and he stopped to eat some apples
from the trees in a garden. The fruit was bad and he was sick! But he had a rest and then continued
the race. He came fourth.

Are the sentences true or false?

1- In the Olympic Games 1904 there were some interesting famous people. ___

2- Fred got in a car so he didn’t accept the prize. ___

3- Thomas used drugs before the race. ___

4- People gave Felix some apples to help him during the race. ___

5- The four winners cheated. ___

C) Ask questions related to the text Name: ……………………… Row 2

1- ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?No, it was very hot.

2- …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..? Because he used drugs

3- ………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………? While he was running.
4- ………………………………………………………………….……………………? To help him win the race when he was tired.
5- …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..? Felix stopped to eat.
6- ……………………………………………………..……………………………? No, they didn’t. The apples were in the garden.

D) Read the text and put the events in the correct order

Computer expert has fourteenth birthday

Gary Bradshaw celebrated his birthday last week –at a local paper company. The director organized a party
to say thank you computers. Gary is an expert in computers and he’s only 14.
In an interview with Bradshaw family Gary said, “I couldn’t use a computer when I was very young. We
didn’t have a computer at home, so I didn’t play games or use CD-ROMs for learning.” Mrs. Bradshaw
continued, “Then my sister bought a computer for their children and Gary loved it. He started to learn all
about computers and we bought his first machine when he was nine.
Gary started to write computer programs and help people with their technical problems. He said: “Writing
programs isn’t difficult for me. I can write quickly and people say my programs are easy to use. My mum’s
friend works at the local paper company. She said they were having problems with their new system and I
gave them some advice.
What about Gary’s future? “I want to have a computer company”, he said, “but I must finish school first.”

a) Gary loved his cousins’ computer. _______

b) He didn’t have a computer at home. _______
c) He started to learn all about computers. _______
d) The Director of the local paper company organized a party. _______
e) He has to finish school and he’ll then have his own computer company. _______
f) He started to write computer programmes. _______
g) When he was very young, he didn’t have access to technology. _______
h) He gave some advice to his mum’s friend. _______
i) He celebrated his birthday at a local paper company. _______
j) His mum’s friend said they were having problems with the new system. _______

E) Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
1- Last summer Mike …………………..(compete) in the tennis championships and he won!

2- Sheila ………………………………….(practise) golf and her friends ………………………….. (play) tennis.

3- When I …………………. (get) home, Stuart and Ken …………………………. (surf) the net.

4- We …………………………. (cannot study)in the morning because there ………………… (be) an accident.

5- Jason ……………………………. (chat) on the phone when his mother ………………….. (appear).