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BASIC 3 MIDTERM LIFE BEGINNER UNITS 9-10

SECTION I. USE OF LANGUAGE / VOCABULARY

A. Choose A, B, C OR D.

1. _____ a big wardrobe in my bedroom.

a) There are b) There is c) Are there d) Is there

2. There are apples in the _____.

a) armchair b) sofa c) wardrobe d) fridge

3. We have an exam tomorrow. _______ your book and workbook to study.

a) You bring b) Don’t bring c) Bring d) Brought

4. Visit Cancun _____ it is a beautiful place.

a) for b) why c) so d) because

5. Where ________ you yesterday?

a) was b) is c) were d) are

6. Jose Luis Cuevas _______ born in 1934.

a) was b) is c) were d) are

B. Complete the conversation with THERE IS, THERE ARE, THERE ISN’T, THERE AREN’T, IS
THERE? ARE THERE?
The bellboy is showing Mr Brigs his hotel room.

Bellboy Well Mr Brigs this is your room.1._______ a telephone next to the bed.
Mr Brigs 2._______ a remote control for the TV?
Bellboy Yes, it is next to the phone. 3._______ some snacks and sodas in the fridge.
4. _____ two towels in the bathroom but 5. ________ (negative) a Jacuzzi
Mr Brigs 6.________ a key for the fridge?
Bellboy It isn’t necessary because it is open.
Mr Brigs 7.____________ any restaurants in the hotel?
Bellboy Yes, 8._________ one next to the lobby and 9._________ two near the
swimming pool.

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C. Complete the text with WAS, WERE, WEREN’T OR WASN’T

Gal Gadot 1. ________ born in Petah Tikva, Israel in 1985. Her maternal grandparents 2. ________

Holocaust survivors. She 3. ________ Miss Israel in 2004 but she 4. ________ (negative) really famous

at that time. When she 5. ________ 20 she became a soldier. Three years later she moved to the USA

because there 6________ (negative) many good job opportunities in Israel. Now she is a famous actress

and model.

D. Complete the sentences with your own ideas.

1. I study English because _______________________________________________________.

2. I was late yesterday because___________________________________________________.

3. I wasn’t at school yesterday because _____________________________________________.

4. I can go to John’s party because _________________________________________________.

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SECTION II. READING

A. Read the following text and answer the questions

This magnificent house has everything!

There are more than forty rooms, including five bathrooms and garages for five cars. It has two
lifts and two staircases. A dream house? Yes, but there’s one small problem. This is Queen
Mary’s Doll’s house, so there aren’t any people in it!
Everything in the house is small, but the amazing thing is that it all works. For example, there is
hot and cold water in the bathroomsand the books have real stories in them. The house has elec-
tricity and the lifts can go up and down!
Queen Mary’s Soll’s House is eighty years old. You can see it in Windor Castle, near London.
Many people visit the Castle just to see the Doll’s House! It is one of the most beautiful houses in
Britain.

1. How many rooms are there in the house?

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2. How many garages are there in the house?

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3. What is there in the bathrooms?

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4. Where can you see this house?

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5. Who lives in this house? Why?

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SECTION III LISTENING
A. Listen and complete the sentences using the correct form of verb TO BE.

1. Where ________ you yesterday?

2. He ________ at home last night.
3. ________ the children happy with their gifts?
4. There ________ any problems.
5. Do you know where they ________?
6. You ________ in school last week.
7. It _________ cold this morning.
8. My students ________ interested in the lesson.
9. Who ________ at the door?
10. Those pineapples ________ rotten.

B. Listen to the extracts from some videos and complete the information.

1. Spider man __________ a hero.

2. A hundred years ago __________ ___________ 1.5 billion people on earth.

3. Oh right, it __________ my sister.

4. Yesterday, love __________ such an easy game to play.

5. Ah, I __________ __________ asleep.

6. I can’t believe it. – Oh Mike! – I __________ on TV.

7. My baby __________ __________ today.

8. What __________ his __________?

9. Your father ________ fighter and a patriot.

10. She __________ mine, and we __________ sweethearts.

11. Thanks guys, thanks for the party. It __________ __________, really!.

12. Where __________ __________ last night? - I told you, I __________ sick.

13. __________ ___________ a time I __________ everything and nothing all in one.

14. __________ ___________ you went home alone. ___________ __________ tears in your eyes.

15. Edward Perryman Cole died __________ ____________. It __________ a Sunday afternoon, and

__________ __________ a cloud in the sky.

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SECTION 4. WRITING

TASK 1. SAEED IS FROM PAKISTAN AND WANTS TO COME TO MEXICO. GIVE HIM SOME TIPS

(REMEMBER TO USE IMPERATIVES)

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TASK 2. WRITE A BLOG CALLED WHEN I WAS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL.

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ANSWER KEY

SECTION I. USE OF LANGUAGE / VOCABULARY

I. II. III. IV.

1. b 1. there is 1.was SUGGESTED ANSWERS.
2. d 2. is there 2.were 1. I study English because I want to get a better job..
3. c 3. there are 3.was 2.The reason why I was late yesterday is because I missed
4. d 4. There are 4.wasn´t the bus.
5. c 5. There isn’t 5.was 3. I didn't go to school yesterday because of the bad
6. a 6. Is there 6.weren‘t weather.
7. Are there 4. I had to study all day because I have a very diffi-
8. there is cult exam tomorrow.
9. there are

SECTION II. READING

I.
1. There are more than forty rooms in the house.
2. There are five garages for five cars.
3. There is cold and hot water in the bathrooms.
4. You can see it in Windsor Casttle.
5. Nobody lives in this house because it is a doll’s house.

SECTION III LISTENING

I. II.
1. were 1. was
2. wasn’t 2. there / were
3. Were 3. was
4. weren’t 4. was
5. were 5. was / not
6. weren’t 6. was
7. was 7. was / born
8. weren’t 8. was / name
9. was 9. was
10. were 10. was / were
11. was / great
12. were / you / was
13. There / was / was
14. On / Sunday / There / were
15. In / May / was / there / wasn’t

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