SAMPLE MIDTERM TEST_1

PART 1. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

Question 1
Mary retired last year and enjoys life as a …………….
A. pensioner B. middle aged C. teenager D. young adult
Question 2
He’s very tall, but at eight he is still a ……………
A. child B. infant C. teenager D. young adult
Question 3
Students at university are ……………..
A. young adult B. teenager C. child D. infant
Question 4
I had to get a …………….. as I needed to drive for my job.
A. driving license B. career C. career break D. certificate
Question 5
I started my ………….. young – I got my first job at 18.
A. career B. family C. driving lesson D. school
Question 6
I …………. home when I was 18 and moved to London.
A. left B. got C. came D. arrived
Question 7
At what age does a teenager ……… a young adult? At eighteen.
A. become B. get C. start D. take
Question 8
My sister has a new baby girl so she should have a ………………for that.
A. celebration B. rite C. festival D. occasion
Question 9
Hurry up and get …………. It’s nearly time to leave.
A. ready B. back C. up D. engaged
Question 10
We plan to get ………….when we both finish university but it won’t be a big wedding.
A. married B. up C. ready D. back
Question 11
I’ve received twenty emails…………….ten o’clock.
A. since B. for C. so far D. ago
Question 12
I always keep my mobile phone …………. a drawer when I am working.
A. in B. next C. into D. at
Question 13
Mary ……………..unemployed for months and wants me to help her with her CV.
A. has been B. have been C. was D. is
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Question 14
John ………….. his boss for about two months.
A. has known B. knew C. knows D. have known
Question 15
My sister…………….. for lots of different businesses so far.
A. has worked B. have worked C. worked D. works
Question 16
The two men got……….. a taxi a few minutes ago.
A. into B. on C. onto D. up
Question 17
This is the fifth floor. You’ll have to go………….two floors to get to the photocopying machine
on the third floor.
A. down B. into C. on D. up
Question 18
The technician………….. the photocopier yet.
A. hasn’t repaired B. has repaired C. did repaired D. hasn’t repair
Question 19
I haven’t heard from Brown Brothers ………..weeks.
A. for B. since C. ago D. now
Question 20
Our new agents haven’t thought of any good ideas……. .
A. yet B. for C. since D. ago

PART 2: READING COMPREHENSION

1. Complete the five conversations. For conversation 91-95, choose the correct letter A, B or
C.
Question 1
Where is your office?
A. Not far from here
B. I’ll take it.
C. There you are.
Question 2
Do you have any weaknesses?
A. I get annoyed if other people aren’t working hard.
B. I don’t like it.
C. I’m careful and I like to get thing right.
Question 3
Have a good interview.
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A. Thanks
B. I don’t like it.
C. That’s a good idea.
Question 4
What are you main strengths?
A. I’m careful and I like to get thing right.
B. Yes, just one
D. That’s a lot.
Question 5
Would you say you’re ambitious?
A. Yes, fairly.
B. Thank you so much.
C. You’re welcome.

2. Read the text and choose the correct option

Dear Mum and Dad,

I'm writing this email because I've got some important news to tell you. I'm getting married! Isn't
that great?
It all happened last night. We were having dinner in a very nice Italian restaurant when Jake
suddenly became all quiet and said he had something to tell me. He looked so serious that I was
afraid he was going to break up with me or tell me he had a terrible illness, but then he took a
little black box out of his pocket and put it in front of me. I opened it and inside was an
engagement ring and he just said, 'Will you marry me?' I was so excited that I didn't even stop to
think about it and replied, 'Yes, of course I will, silly!' And I put the ring on my finger. So there
we were, engaged!
Then we spent the rest of the evening making plans. Can we have the wedding at your house?
You've got such a big, beautiful garden that it'll be perfect. We are going to wait until after my
final exams in June and I thought a good day would be 10th July. That gives us eight months to
plan everything. It should be enough time, especially as we don't want a big traditional white
wedding, just a big party with our best friends and family. We're not going to start a family
straight away because I need to get my career going, and I might even decide to stay on at
university and do a master's, but before we do that, we're going to travel round the world for a
year. Jake can take a career break for that time; his office has already said it's OK. It's so exciting!
Anyway, I have to get to class now. I'll phone you tomorrow.
Your loving daughter,
Lucy

Choose the best answer

6. Lucy ____.
A. goes to school B. is a university student C. works in an office
7. Jake told Lucy he ____.
A. was worried about something serious
B. was seriously ill
C. wanted them to get engaged
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8. When Jake asked Lucy, she ____.
A. replied immediately B. didn't say anything C. didn't know what to say
9. Jake and Lucy are going to have ____.
A. a big white wedding B. a traditional wedding C. a fun celebration
10. After the wedding Lucy is going to ____.
A. go back to university B. go abroad C. have a baby

PART 2. LISTENING (unit 7, tape 2.6)

You will hear an interview with Ruby who applied for the job as a sales assistant. For each
question, choose the best answer A, B or C. You will hear the conversation twice.
Question 1
The interviewer has received Ruby’s………….. .
A. letter of application and CV
B. books
C. job description
Question 2
What is Ruby’s current job?
A. a sales assistant
B. a bookshop owner
C. a shop manager
Question 3
Ruby has worked at Raystone’s bookshop for about…….
A. eighteen months
B. eight months
C. eighty months
Question 4
How did Ruby feel about her job at Raystone’s?
A. enjoyable
B. nice
C. special
Question 5
She wants to leave Raystone’s Book shop because…..
A. It’s quite a small bookshop.
B. She doesn’t like the job.
C. She isn’t interested in books.
Question 6
How many branches does E.I. Books Company have?
A. More than fifty
B. over fifteen
C. about five
Question 7

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What did Ruby find out about E.I. Books Company?
A. It has a website.
B. It can order books.
C. It’s the biggest company.
Question 8
What are Ruby’s main strengths?
A. She’s hardworking and sociable.
B. She can do everything on her own.
C. She enjoys solving problems.
Question 9
What does Ruby ask the interview about the job?
A. the job promotion
B. the job application
C. the job at branches
Question 10
By the end of the interview, they discuss about……….
A. the working time B. the staff C. the ambition

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 SAMPLE TEST_2

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences
Question 1
Robots can’t ……………. bored with their jobs.
A. get B. make C. talk D. do
Question 2
If you search the web, you should be able to ………………solutions to your problem.
A. find B. solve C. set up D. keep
Question 3
You need a ……… when you are camping to see at night.
A. torch B. telephone C. sun cream D. gas cooker
Question 4
It’s a good idea to take a …………. to record what you see.
A. camera B. computer C. programme D. radio
Question 5
You can copy the photos and ………… them to your friends.
A. send B. bring C. take D. upload
Question 6
I’m afraid that their culture will soon……………….
A. die out B. give up C. set up D. get together
Question 7
I’m ………………. for a place at university but I don’t know if they’ll accept me.
A. applying B. enrolling C. studying D. learning
Question 8
The ……………………. at this school is very strict, but the students do well.
A. discipline B. rule C. skill D. schedule
Question 9
My brother can always ……………… a new language easily.
A. pick up B. take away C. write down D. fill in
Question 10
The ………………shows that we have 20 lessons each week.
A. timetable B. schedule C. lesson D. subject

PART 2. LISTENING (Unit 8, tape 2.9 AND 2.10)

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Listen to a science programme about a new type of glasses. For each question, choose the
correct answer A, B or C. You will hear the talk twice.
Question 1
Why don’t many people in the world have glasses?
A. Because there aren’t many opticians.
B. Because they don’t need them.
C. Because there is only one optician.
Question 2
How many opticians are there in parts of Africa?
A. one optician per million people
B. one optician per billion people
C. ten opticians per million people
Question 3
Joshua Silver has invented glasses ……….
A. which don’t need an optician
B. that opticians like
C. that opticians don’t need
Question 4
Which part of the glasses helps control the pump?
A. the wheel
B. the lens
C. the pipe
Question 5
What happens when the silicone oil moves into the lenses?
A. The lens changes its shape.
B. The pump changes its shape.
C. The wheel turns
Question 6
What did Joshua Silver do to get the right glasses?
A. He did many experiments.
B. He bought many pair of glasses.
C. He bought some ideas.
Question 7
Who was the first person to use the new glasses?
A. a man in Ghana
B. Joshua Silver
C. an optician
Question 8
Why did the first man using Joshua glasses find difficult to work?
A. Because he had bad eyesight.
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B. Because he made clothes.
C. Because he couldn’t start working.
Question 9
Where has “Centre for Vision in the Developing World” worked so far?
A. In Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe
B. In Africa only
C. In Eastern Europe only.
Question 10
How many people wear the new type of glasses now?
A. More than thirty thousand people.
B. Over thirteen thousand people
C. About one billion people.

READING COMPREHENSION
Complete the conversations. Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
Question 1.
How long does the battery last?
A. About 16 hours.
B. Don’t worry about it!
C. It is the last battery.
Question 2.
I don’t like this programme.
A. Let’s turn it off then.
B. I’ll turn it on.
C. You didn’t take it off.
Question 3.
Did you understand how to use this head torch?
A. Not really.
B. I’m sure she wasn’t.
C. It’s not enough.
Question 4.
What was your lesson like?
A. Interesting and fun.
B. It ends at two thirty.
C. Yes, let’s do that!
Question 5.
Have you seen the website?
A. Yes, but I didn’t know if I had to fill in the form.
B. Really? I don’t like that website.
C. Thank you for your help.

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Read the text and choose the correct answer

When we moved to our new house near the sea, I was eight years old. Even before that I had
spent every summer messing about on boats. My dad had taught me to sail before I learnt to ride a
bike so I knew how I wanted to spend my time at the new house- I was going to get my own boat
and sail it every day. The house was only a few metres from the water’s edge, and in rough
weather the waves would come crashing into the front garden. I used to sit with my nose pressed
to the glass, fascinated by the power of the ocean. I grew up watching the skies to see if it was
going to rain; would I be going sailing that afternoon or not?
Of course I sometimes wished I could live in the town like my friends. I used to get irritated with
my parents, who had taken early retirement because they seemed incapable of getting anywhere
on time. Dad drove me the eight miles to school every day, but I was often late because he had
been walking on the cliffs earlier in the morning and had lost track of time. When I was taking my
university entrance exams, I used to stay over at a friend’s in town, just in case. All in all, I was
lucky to grow up by the sea and I still love to sail.

1. At the age of eight, the writer’s house was ___.

A. in the town B. by the sea C. on boat D. under the mountain
2. The word “rough” is closest in meaning to ____.
A. careful B. forceful C. easy D. mild
3. The writer’s father retired early because .
A. he walked on the cliffs every morning.
B. he lost track of time
C. he had to drive his kid to school everyday
D. he was unable to get anywhere on time
4. Growing up by the sea, the writer felt______.
A. unlucky B. irritated C. excited D. lucky
5. The writer learnt to sail ____ .
A. before learning to ride a bike.
B. when his family moved to a new house.
C. before going to school.
D. When he/ she was eight.
6. When taking the university entrance exams,_______.
A. the writer’s family moved to a new house by the sea.
B. the writer had to live in a friend’s house.
C. the weather was terrible.
D. the writer’s father drove him/ her to university.