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FINAL TERM EXAM

LEVEL IV

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple tense and the correct form of
the past perfect tense

1. When I ________ at school, the lesson __________.

A. arrived - had already started

B. had arrived- started
C. arrived - started

2. I _________ to New York last month. I _____________to the USA before.

A. had gone – was

B. went - had never been
C. had gone - was

3. Bob __________ us into his room because he had not ________it for weeks.

A. let – cleaned
B. had let – cleaned
C. did not let – had not cleaned

MATCHING EXERCISE

2. Complete the sentences matching the statement of the left with the correct statement of the
right.

4. I opened my handbag to find that A. the train had already left.

5. We had already eaten B. when John came home.

6. When we arrived at the station, C. I had forgotten my credit card.

WRITING
Write ONE word for each space. Fill in the blanks in simple present and past passive and with:
BUILD, USE, MAKE, CALL, NOT USE. Notice there is ONE negative sentence.

Example: Every year, Nobel prizes ARE GIVEN for extraordinary work in science, medicine,
literature and the promotion of world peace.

Our lives _________were built________ better every day thanks to inventions. But sometimes,
inventions can make our lives worse. This can happen when an invention _________is not
used__________ according to the inventor’s plan. For example, Alfred Nobel, a Swedish
scientist, invented a strong explosive in 1867. ___ I call it ________________ dynamite and it
revolutionized the world of engineering. After its invention, many bridges, tunnels and other
structures _________are made________ with the help of dynamite. However, dynamite
________is also used________ to kill people in wars as well.

READING 1

The lipstick was invented by the end of the XIX century.

Read the following paragraph about the lipstick and answer the questions:

In the 19th century, lipstick was colored with carmine dye. Carmine dye was extracted from
cochineal, scale insects native to Mexico and Central America which live on cactus plants.
Cochineal insects produce carminic acid to deter predation by other insects. Carminic acid, which
forms 17% to 24% of the weight of the dried insects, can be extracted from the insect's body and
eggs. Mixed with aluminum or calcium salts it makes carmine dye (also known as cochineal).

This lipstick did not come in a tube; it was applied with a brush. Carmine dye was expensive and
the look of carmine colored lipstick was considered unnatural and theatrical, so lipstick was
frowned upon for everyday wear. Only actors and actresses could get away with wearing
lipstick. In 1880, few stage actresses wore lipstick in public. The famous actress, Sarah
Bernhardt, began wearing lipstick and rouge in public. Before the late 19th century, women only
applied makeup at home. Bernhardt often applied carmine dye to her lips in public.

a) The Carmine dye was used to color the lipstick T F

b) The insects used in lipstick were brought from Europe T F

c) The Carmine dye is made of calcium salts T F

d) Lipstick was liquid at the beginning T F

e) Lipstick wasn’t used in public T F

READING 2

Read the following article about the amazing similarities between the assassination of John F.
Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln; then do the exercises that follow it.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. Voters elected John F. Kennedy to Congress
in 1946. Lincoln was elected president in 1860. Voters elected Kennedy president in 1960. Both
men were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost their children while living in
the White House. Lincoln was shot on a Friday. Someone shot Kennedy on a Friday. Lincoln was
shot in the head. The gunman shot Kennedy in the head. Lincoln's secretary was called Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was called Lincoln. Lincoln was assassinated by a Southerner. A Southerner
assassinated Kennedy. Lincoln was succeeded by a Southerner named Johnson. A Southerner
named Johnson succeeded Kennedy. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in
1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908. John Wilkes Booth, who
assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was
born in 1939. Both assassins were known by their three names and both names are composed
of fifteen letters. Lincoln was shot at a theatre named “Ford”. The gunman shot Kennedy in a car
called a “Lincoln” that the company Ford made. Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a
warehouse. Oswald ran from a warehouse and the police caught him in a theatre. Booth was
assassinated before his trial. Someone assassinated Oswald before his trial. And finally, a week
before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland. A week before Kennedy was shot, he was
with Marilyn Monroe!

1. On which day of the week were both presidents killed?

. both presidents were assassinated on Friday

2. Who killed Kennedy?

. Lee Harvey Oswald.

3. What was the name of the car ridden by Kennedy the day of his death?

. Lincoln

4. Where was Lincoln a week before his death?

. He was in Monroe, Maryland.

5. Who was born in 1908?

. Lyndon Johnson