MID-TERM TEST – A1

Time: 60 minutes

Name: ____________________ Score: ___________

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCATION (50pts)

I. GRAMMAR (20pts)

1. Complete the sentences: (7.5pts)

Example: Are they from Switzerland?

1. We ________ British. We’re American 7. ‘Where __________ you from?’ ‘I’m

2. ‘What’s that?’ ‘It’s ________ identity from Poland.’
card.’ 8. ‘I __________ Russian. I’m from
3. ________ Holly have any children? Moscow.’
4. We ______ from Vietnam. 9. This ________ Vietnamese food. It ___
5. ‘Is he in Class 4?’ ‘No, he __________.’ Chinese food.
6. ‘Is Marta Spanish?’ ‘Yes, __________ is.’

2. Underline the correct form of the verb. (5pts)

1. American women don’t work/doesn’t work. Men work/works.
2. French fries is/are popular in America.
3. Many Vietnamese students don’t eat/doesn’t eat fast food.
4. Obama reads/read a newspaper every morning.
5. Hilary Clinton usually drink/drinks coffee.
6. Peter, Tom, Liz, Jack and Kyte learns/learn English with Ms. Duyen.
7. My teacher don’t like/doesn’t like lazy students.
3. Supply the verbs in brackets in simple present. (7.5pts)
1. My friend often ________ (go) to school by bus.
2. They _______ (not like) apple juice, they _______(love) coffee.
3. Peter: Where _____you_____(live) now, Nancy? – Nancy: I live in Texas.
4. Lisa never _______(play) the piano in the afternoon.
5. This ______(be not) an ID card. It _____(be) a photo.
6. English _____(be) an international language. People _______(use) it in many countries.
 II. VOCABULARY: (20pts)
1. Choose the correct answer: (10pts)
1. My father’s a ________. He flies all over the world.
A. pilot B. builder ■ C. nurse
2. My brother’s daughter is my ________.
A. granddaughter ■ B. sister ■ C. niece
3. My mother’s brother is my ________.
A. grandfather ■ B. nephew ■ C. uncle
4. I work with sick animals. I’m a ________.
A. lawyer B. politician ■ C. vet
5. Mario is from Italy. He is __________.
A. Italyan B. Italian C. Itaien
6. I play soccer professionally. I am a ________
A. Soccer player B. player soccer C. footballer
7. Son Tung is a pop _______. He sings pop song beautifully.
A. singer B. doctor C. teacher
8. Can I _____ your computer, please? Yes, of course.
A. use B. watch C. look
9. This drink is sour. Add more _______.
A. sugar B. ice C. milk
10. This room is dark. Can you please turn on the ______?
A. light B. TV C. cell phone
2. Answer these questions by short answer: (5pts)
Example: The thing we use to unlock the door.  a key

1. The day is before Tuesday.  _________

2. A kind of fast food. It is round and begins with letter ‘P’.  _________
3. A person who designs, cuts or colours your hair.  _________
4. A person who teaches you at schools.  _________
5. Pizza comes from this country. What country is it?  ______________
3.Underlines the correct word to complete these sentences: (5pts)

1. Justin Bieber is very (popular/famous) American singer.

2. My sister has got married. Her husband is Peter. He is my (brother/brother-in-law)
3. My mother (makes/does) food for my family.
4. My uncle’s wife (works/does) as a receptionist in Golf hotel.
5. We can’t (drink/use) alcohol until we are 18 years old.
 III. PRONUNCIATION: (10pts)
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of others.
(5pts)
1. A. bee B. knee C. three D. fish
2. A. book B. photo C. look D. bull
3. A. touristB. Euro C. poor D. purse
4. A. up B. study C. umbrella D. sunglasses
5. A. books B. takes C. washes D. lakes
2. Underline the stressed syllable of these words.
Eg: coffee
Game designer, popular, famous, magazine, vacations
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LISTENING (20pts)
You will hear each conversation twice.

A. Listen to Mario talking to the 5. His mobile number is

receptionist. Tick (✓) A, B, or C. A. 348 226 7341.
(10pts) B. 348 266 7341.
1. His e-mail address is C. 348 226 7314.

B. Listen to a conversation between a

A. mariobenedetti@hotmail.com ■
man and an air hostess. Write ONE
B. benedetti.mario@hotmail.com ■ words to fill in the blank. (10pts)
C. mario.benedetti@hotmail.com ■ - Would you like a (1)________, sir?

2. His address is - Yes, a Diet coke, please?

- (2)______ and lemon ?
A. Via Foro 22. ■
- Just lemon.
B. Via Foro 20. ■
- (3)_________ you are.
C. Via Foro 25. ■
- Coffee? (4)__________?
3. Mario is - Coffee, please.
A. 22. - (5)__________?
B. 20.
- Yes, please.
C. 25. ■
4 His postcode is - (6)__________?
- No, thanks.
A. Rome 01032.
B. Rome 00132. ■ - Here you are.
- Thanks.
C. Rome 00123.
 READING AND WRITING (30pts)
READING (20pts)
ALFRED’S DAILY ROUTINE
Alfred is an American boy. He lives in Los Angeles, California. He lives
with his family in a modern house. He is eleven years old and he has got an older
brother, David and a younger sister, Emma.
He starts his day at about half past seven. He gets up and then brushes
his teeth and gets dressed. Then he has breakfast, he leaves home at a quarter to
eight and catches the bus to school.
Classes begin at half past eight. He usually has lunch at the school
canteen at half past twelve. After school, he goes home. He does his homework
and when he finishes it, he helps his mom prepare dinner. At half past seven, his
family has dinner together.
Alfred is a very helpful boy, he always helps his mother clean up after
dinner. At ten o’clock, he brushes his teeth again, puts on his Spider Man
pyjamas and goes to bed. His parents always kiss him and say ‘Good night,
sweetie’. What a happy family!
1. Decide whether these statements are TRUE or FALSE, then write TRUE or
FASLE. (10pts)
1. Alfred is from the United States.
2. Emma is Alfred’s younger sister.
3. His day starts at half past six in the morning.
4. He usually doesn’t have breakfast before going to school.
5. He goes to school by car.
2. Answer these questions. (10pts)
1. When do classes begin? ___________________________________________________
2. Where does he usually have lunch?
___________________________________________________
3. What does he do to help his mother after dinner?
___________________________________________________
4. Does Alfred play video games before going to bed?
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5. Do his parents love him? ___________________________________________________

WRITING (10pts)

Write about you and your family. Write at least 6 sentences

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