TERM TEST 1

Name ……………………………………

Ex.1 Listen to Tom’s conversation with Annie. Choose the correct options. (16 points)
1. What has Tom’s mother told him to do?
a) get a new phone b) pay for his phone c) give up his phone

2. Why does Annie think phones are important?

a) to stay in touch b) to get news c) to ask for help

3. What is Tom addicted to? a) talking to friends b) playing games c) checking messages

4. How often does Tom usually check his messages?

a) every twenty minutes b) every twelve minutes c) every ten minutes

5. When does Tom’s dad sometimes get upset?

a) when he checks messages during dinner b) when he doesn’t finish his dinner
c) when he gets up during dinner

6. How often is Tom going to check his messages?

a) once every 30 minutes b) once an hour c) once every two hours

7. What is Tom going to do instead of checking his messages?

a) read a book b) keep a diary c) play games

8. What is Tom going to write about?

a) why phones are important b) where to get help on addictions c) how to give up phones

Ex.2 Read the text below and put the sentences (A–E) in the gaps (1–4). There is one extra sentence. (8 points)
A With time, literature started to play an important role in popularizing vampires.
B He based his story on the life of a fifteen-century Valachian ruler, Vlad IV Dracula, who was known for
exceptional cruelty and criminal actions.
C One of the most successful films about Dracula came out in 1992.
D Later, vampires became part of mass culture.
E In the Middle Ages, there were many folk legends about vampires, but places like Transylvania and Serbia
seemed like the end of the world to the people pf Western Europe at the time.

Vampires – fact or fiction?

Everybody has heard stories about vampires. The word vampire is of Slavic origin, as the legend originated
centuries ago in south-eastern Europe, in Transylvania and Serbia.

1 _____ Since the inhabitants of Germany, France and England did not know much about these distant lands,
they listened with fear and amazement to the strange tales told by merchants and travellers.
2 _____ Many romantic authors in the early nineteenth century wrote novels about foggy mountains,
terrifying creatures, distant castles and their mysterious inhabitants. In 1897, Bram Stoker wrote a book about
Dracula, the most famous vampire of all time.
3 _____ Stoker’s tale was set in Transylvania, in Count Dracula’s castle, and in nineteenth-century London.
However, Dracula was not a historical novel. It was a romance, a story about an unhappy vampire who fell in
love with Mina, a beautiful girl who reminded Dracula of the wife he had lost years ago. In the twentieth
century, Stoker’s book was the source of inspiration for film makers who started to make new versions of the
original story.
4 _____ This film, by Francis Ford Coppola, with Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder, became a box office hit –
it shows that every generation wants to discover vampires for themselves.
(adapted from The World of English

Ex.3 Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect. (8 points)
1. She _______________________ (not know) anything about love until she met Henry.
2. I couldn’t answer the phone because I ________________________ (have) a shower.
3. I _______________ (find out) that my sister was in love with a fifty-year-old history professor.
4. Margaret overslept that morning because she ____________ (forget) to set her alarm clock.
5. When I _____________ (see) her for the first time she _________________ (wear) a white dress and black high-
heeled shoes.
6. They ______________ (get) married two months after they announced their engagement.
7. We arrived at the station late. The train _________________ (leave) five minutes before.
Ex.4 Choose the types of stories and films from the box to complete the definitions. There are more expressions
in the box than you need. (5 points)

autobiography, cartoon, horror story, ghost story, thriller, science fiction, spy story, western, travel story

1. A _________________ is a book or film about life in the west of the USA.

2. A _________________ is a film in which characters and scenes are drawn.
3. A _________________ is a book or film about a crime.
4. A _________________ story or film is about events in the future or other worlds.
5.An _____________ is a story of a person’s life, written by that person.
Ex.5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. (5 points)
0 He is a __successful__ (success) writer.
1. He talked about his friend’s accident with great ___________ (sad).
2. Bad grades at school have a __________________ (disaster) effect on her motivation.
3. My sister is a very ____________ (ambition) student. She always wants to be the best.
4. My grandfather got a medal for his ___________ (brave) during World War II.
5. Ana has great ____________ (difficult) in understanding her Italian friend.

Ex.6 Put the verbs in the Past Perfect. (3 points)

1.She was so upset because she ………………………..( write / never) to her.
2. She knew the town well because she …………………… (stay/ often) there with her parents when she was
a child.
3. ……………………(she steal / ever) any money before?

Ex.7 Complete the multi-part verbs. (5 points)

Tony fell ………… Lynda when he saw her in the college production of Romeo and Juliet. She’s a really nice
person as well as being very pretty so it was easy to see what he saw ….. her. She went …… …… him a
few times but then she broke ….. ……. him. She said he had fallen …….. love …….. Juliet, not with her.

Total: 50 points
 TERM TEST 1 Group B
Name ……………………………………

Ex.1 Listen to Tom’s conversation with Annie. Choose the correct options.
1. What is Tom addicted to?
a) phones b) computers c) games

2. How often does Annie usually check her messages?

a) once a day b) once an hour c) once every two hours

3. What will happen if she doesn’t check her messages?

a) she’ll feel lonely b) her friends will get upset c) she’ll miss some important news

4. What does Tom’s mother think he should do instead?

a) read books b) play games c) play football

5. How does Tom feel if he doesn’t check his messages?

a) bored b) lonely c) nervous

6. What advice does Annie give?

a) check your messages less often b) check your messages once a day c) leave your phone at home

7. How often is Tom going to check his messages?

a) once every 30 minutes b) once an hour c) once every two hours

8. What is Tom going to do instead of checking his messages?

a) read a book b) keep a diary c) play games

Ex.2 Read the text below and put the sentences (A–E) in the gaps (1–4). There is one extra sentence. ( 4 points)

A In the Middle Ages, there were many folk legends about vampires, but places like Transylvania and Serbia seemed
like the end of the world to the people pf Western Europe at the time.
B He based his story on the life of a fifteen-century Valachian ruler, Vlad IV Dracula, who was known for exceptional
cruelty and criminal actions.
C With time, literature started to play an important role in popularizing vampires.
D One of the most successful films about Dracula came out in 1992.
E Later, vampires became part of mass culture.

Vampires – fact or fiction?

Everybody has heard stories about vampires. The word vampire is of Slavic origin, as the legend originated centuries
ago in south-eastern Europe, in Transylvania and Serbia.
1 _____ Since the inhabitants of Germany, France and England did not know much about these distant lands, they
listened with fear and amazement to the strange tales told by merchants and travellers.
2 _____ Many romantic authors in the early nineteenth century wrote novels about foggy mountains, terrifying
creatures, distant castles and their mysterious inhabitants. In 1897, Bram Stoker wrote a book about Dracula, the most
famous vampire of all time.
3 _____ Stoker’s tale was set in Transylvania, in Count Dracula’s castle, and in nineteenth-century London. However,
Dracula was not a historical novel. It was a romance, a story about an unhappy vampire who fell in love with Mina, a
beautiful girl who reminded Dracula of the wife he had lost years ago. In the twentieth century, Stoker’s book was the
source of inspiration for film makers who started to make new versions of the original story.
4 _____ This film, by Francis Ford Coppola, with Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder, became a box office hit – it shows
that every generation wants to discover vampires for themselves.
(adapted from The World of English

Ex.3 Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect. (8 points)
1. In 1965 my parents __________ (move) into what ______________ (be) a storage space before. This was their first
home.
2. I was very nervous because I ______________ (not give) a speech to a big audience before.
3. I’m sorry I couldn’t talk when you called yesterday. I ______________ (have) a big argument with my sister.
4. For the first time we were not late. The performance ________________ (begin) when we arrived at the opera house.
5. Tom decided to break up with Lucy because she _____________ (let) him down many times.
6. We didn’t have much time to talk. He came in just as I _____________ (leave).
7. I _____________________ (not know) anything about Greek cuisine until I went to Athens last year.
Ex.4 Choose the types of stories and films from the box to complete the definitions. There are more expressions in
the box than you need. (5 points)
autobiography, cartoon, horror story, ghost story, thriller, science fiction, spy story, western, travel story

1. A _____________ is a story or film which makes people laugh and has a happy ending.

2. A _____________ is about a period of fighting between countries or states.

3. A _____________ is a book or film which makes people frightened and in which characters are vampires or
imaginary monsters.
4. A _____________ is a film in which characters and scenes are drawn.
5. An __________________ is a story of a person’s life, written by that person.
Ex.5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. (5 points)
0 He is a __successful__ (success) writer.
1 I was __________ (desperation) to see her for the last time.
2 After the __________ (dead) of their parents they went to live with their uncle.
3 Small children are usually afraid of __________ (dark).
4 After the expedition their biggest problem was __________ (exhausted).
5 Jimmy looked at me __________ (sad) and started to cry.
Ex.6 Write a story beginning, ‘It was a beautiful spring day……’ ( 20 points)
Use the notes: when and where it took place; who else was in it; what was happening at the start; what
happened next; what happened in the end; how you felt in the end.

Total: 50 points
Answer key

Test A
Listening 1 c 2 a 3 c 4 c 5 a 6 a 7 b 8 c
Reading 1 E 2 A 3 B 4 C ; D – extra
Ex.3 1 hadn’t known; 2 was having; 3 found out; 4 had forgotten; 5 saw, was wearing; 6 got; 7 had left

Ex.4 1 western; 2 cartoon; 3 thriller; 4 science fiction 5 autobiography

Ex.5 1 sadness; 2 disastrous; 3 ambitious; 4 bravery; 5 difficulty

Test B Listening
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Reading 1 A 2 C 3 B 4 C ; E – extra
Ex.3 1 moved, had been; 2 had not given; 3 was having; 4 began; 5 had let; 6 was leaving; 7 hadn’t known
Ex.4 1 comedy; 2 war story; 3 horror story; 4 cartoon 5 autobiography

Ex.5 1 desperate; 2 death; 3 darkness; 4 exhaustion; 5 sadly