UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMON MIDTERM TEST

NAME: Test Sheet

DATE: Unit 7-8(54-65) PRE-INTER 3

I LISTENING COMPREHENSION 10 Points

A LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW AND CHECK IF THE INFORMATIO IS IN THE CONTENT AND AN X IF
IT IS NOT.-
NOT
1. How much time they’ve been married. _____
2. How many children they have. _____
3. Where they have worked. _____
4. How they met the first time. _____
5. Where they have lived their married life. _____

B LISTEN TO THE SECOND INTERVIEW AND FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE MISSING WORDS.

6. “Bruce died ___________years ago. So I’ve been on my own for two years.”
7. “We met at school when we were ___________.”
8. “You keep __________. Don’t give in. Every marriage has its ups and downs.”
9. “Did you and Bruce ___________ arguments …?”
10. “I’ve ___________flat in a small town.”

II GRAMMAR USAGE & WRITING 15 Points

II
A FIND AND CORRECT THE MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE.

1. I am applied for the position of junior accountant in my department.

_
______________________

2. Anne must arrives on time to the meeting. They are waiting for her.
_______________________

3. Charlotte has too much trouble in her chemistry class, hasn’t she?
______________________

4. Naomi was really happy. She hadn’t to go to work yesterday. It was a holiday.
______________________

5. Your father was working when I called him, didn’t he?

______________________

B CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT BEST COMPLETES THE MEANING OF THE SENTENCE.

6. She ______ always _____ I should apply as a contestant.

a) has / say b) has / saying c) has / said d) is / says

7. Have you been interested in game shows since you _____ a librarian?
a) became b) has become c) become d) have been becoming

8. Alberto has a terrible backache. He _____ a doctor. He needs to recover.

a) shoulds see b) should sees c) should see d) should be seeing

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 9. There has been a lot of money to pay for the new clothes, _________?
a) hasn’t it b) hasn’t there c) isn’t there d) isn’t it

10. Should I bring flowers for my host tonight, or ______ I _____her something more expensive?
a) can / gives b) must / gave c) do / had d) should / give
.

C ANSWER THE QUESTIONS USING COMPLETE SENTENCES.

11. What do you think people should do to avoid contaminating the city?

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12. Where have you lived for the past five years?
_____________________________________________

13. What do you have to do to help around your house?

______________________________________________

14. How long have you known your best friend?

_______________________________________________

15. What is a MUST in your life?

_______________________________________________

III WRITING 10 POINTS

A WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH ABOUT YOUR FATHER OR YOUR MOTHER’S LIFE. USE SIMPLE
AND
PAST AND PRESENT PERFECT.

IV READING COMPREHENSION & VOCABULARY 10 Points

A READ THE SELECTION AND DECIDE IF THE SENTENCES ARE TRUE, FALSE OR IT DOESN’T
SAY
SAY.

COMMUTER MARRIAGES

Many modern marriages are finding interesting solutions to difficult problems. Take Joe and Maria Tresante,
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for example; Joe and Maria married in June 2015, They lived in Detroit for three years. Then in 2017 Joe, a
college professor, got a great job offer in Los Angeles. At the same time Maria’s company moved to Boston. They
are still married, but they have lived apart ever since. They have decided to travel back and forth between Boston
and los Angeles until one of them finds a different job. Sociologists call this kind of marriages a “commuter
marriage.” “It hasn’t been easy.” Says Maria. “Last month I saw Joe three times, but this month I’ve only seen him
once.”

It also hasn’t been inexpensive. In addition to the cost of frequent air flights, their phone bills have been sky
high. December’s bill was almost $400. This month, they‘ve started to communicate by Skype with the hope of
lowering their expenses. Is all this trouble and expense worth it? “Yes” says the couple. “It was a difficult decision,
but so far it has worked out for us. It’s better for both of us to have jobs that we like.” The Tresantes have had to
work hard to make their marriage succeed, but the effort has paid off. Joe notes, “We’ve been geographically
separated, but we’ve grown a lot closer emotionally.”

1. Modern marriages aren’t finding solutions to their problems. T F X

2. Joe got a job offer in Boston. T F X
3. This kind of situation has been expensive for them. T F X
4. They are using technology to communicate. T F X
5. They are planning to get together next year. T F X

B FIND A SYNONIM OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS IN THE READING.

6. separated ________________

7. cheap ---------------------------_______________

8. really expensive ________________

9. reducing ________________

10. problem ________________

C USE THESE WORDS TO WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES.

11. behaviour _______________________________________

12. critical _______________________________________
13. employment ________________________________________
14. javelin throw ________________________________________
15. keep fit ________________________________________

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