Full name:_________________________ Class: __________ Student ID: _____________

MID-TERM EXAMINATION
Course: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR B2
Time Allotted: 60 minutes Exam Date: _______________

Notes: Materials and dictionaries of all kinds are NOT allowed.

Students write their answers on the answer sheet.

A. VOCABULARY (5 points)

SECTION 1: MULTIPLE-CHOICE COMPLETION (1.5 points)

Questions 1-15: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
Example: Keep away from the __________ of the cliff - you might fall.
A. border B. edge C. line D. area

1. A good diet and lots of exercise are essential for a child’s healthy growth and __________.
A. progress B. improvement C. evolution D. development
2. Wages in the clothing __________ were found to be lower than in any other sector.
A. factory B. industry C. economy D. business
3. Scientists are conducting some __________ to test the effectiveness of the new drug.
A. analysis B. experiments C. campaign D. discovery
4. This programme contains language that some __________ might find offensive.
A. spectators B. audience C. viewers D. observer
5. He usually __________ time playing computer games with friends.
A. takes B. spends C. makes D. finds
6. She was the first person in the family to __________ the fact that Anna had been lying for the
whole time.
A. discover B. invent C. create D. construct
7. He was a/an __________ of Indianapolis and a graduate of Indiana University.
A. native B. home C. inhabitant D. opponent
8. __________ towards the station until you come to a set of traffic lights.
A. Go B. Advance C. Head D. Turn
9. Why do so many people __________ pleasure in injuring insects and small animals?
A. get B. gain C. take D. make
10. The ship was badly damaged during the __________ from Plymouth.
A. journey B. voyage C. trip D. travel
11. He picked up his umbrella and __________ the door.
A. made to B. made for C. made towards D. made out
12. There is also the chance of a __________ for the talented teams who win through to the final.
A. lifetime B. lifelong C. lifeline D. lifestyle

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13. A healthy body will be able to prevent us from illness __________ without the use of
medicine.
A. logically B. biologically C. naturally D. physically
14. Somewhere, __________, he could hear the sound of the sea.
A. directly B. differently C. completely D. distantly
15. The elections were __________ by three months.
A. brought forward B. brought in C. brought about D. brought along

SECTION 2: MATCHING SENTENCE ENDINGS (1 point)

Questions 16-20: Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A - H. Some letters might
not be used.
Example: I’ll pick you
Answer: H

16. Yesterday, her parents saw her

17. The police car signalled to us to pull
18. After months of putting it off, she finally got around
19. Despite some small problems, the process went
20. The committee has carried

A. out a survey of parking problems in residential areas.

B. to replying to Jonathan’s letters.

C. in at the side of the road.

D. off at the airport.

E. at a side slowly.

F. off pretty smoothly.

G. out ways to reduce pollution from aircraft.

H. up at the station. (example)

16. __D__ 17. __C__ 18. __B__ 19. __F__ 20. __A__

SECTION 3: WORD FORMATION (2 points)

Questions 21-25: Complete each sentence using the correct form of the words in brackets.
Example: The software allows you to scan ________ images on your personal computer.
(PHOTOGRAPH)
Answer: PHOTOGRAPHIC

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21. I hadn’t been to the city for 20 years and it was almost
___unrecognisable/unrecognizable_____. (RECOGNIZE)
22. We are looking for people who are ___knowledgeable_____ about English history.
(KNOWLEDGE)
23. It's ____unfortunate_____ that he seems to have inherited his father's poor vision.
(FORTUNATE)
24. We have developed a new _____technique_______ for finding errors in the manufacturing
process. (TECHNOLOGY)
25. Abel is a highly _____cultured_______ lawyer with a love of classical music. (CULTURE)

B. GRAMMAR (5 points)

SECTION 4: MULTIPLE-CHOICE COMPLETION (15 items x 0.1 = 1.5 points)

Questions 26-40: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following
sentences.
Example: Beijing ____________ the capital city of China
A. is B. was C. has been D. had been

26. While Henry _____________ three wars with France, Catherine __________birth to his three
sons and three daughters.
A. fought/gave C. fought/was giving
B. had fought/gave D. fought/had give
27. Anna doesn’t normally work __________ the weekend, but she had to work __________
last Saturday.
A. at/on C. in/∅
B. at/∅ D. in/on
28. A: Did you hear a noise?
B: No, you __________ things.
A. imagine C. ‘ve been imagining
B. ‘re imagining D. ‘ve imagined
29. After Lily ___________ for twenty minutes, she ___________ to feel tired.
A. was jogging/began C. had been jogging/began
B. has been jogging/began D. jogged/had begun
30. A: Oh no, I forgot my wallet at home.
B: Don’t worry. I __________ you some money.
A. will lend C. am going to lend
B. will be lending D. am lending
31. He __________ three books and he is working on another one.
A. wrote C. has written
B. has been writing D. writes
32. Yesterday, as my friends and I __________ gossip, my cell phone ___________.
A. had/was ringing B. were having/rang
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 C. are having/rings D. have/rings
33. If I __________ the exam, I __________ a celebration party.
A. will pass/will have organized C. will pass/organize
B. pass/will be organizing D. pass/will organize
34. My wife, she __________ things out. I like to keep everything.
A. is always throwing C. always throw
B. has always thrown D. has always been throwing
35. She should have informed the police as soon as she __________that her purse was
missing.
A. discovered C. had been discovering
B. had discovered D. has discovering
36. We __________ dinner by the time you get home.
A. will prepare C. will have prepared
B. are going to prepare D. will be preparing
37. Mark __________ with his parents any more. He has his own flat.
A. didn’t live C. hasn’t lived
B. aren’t living D. doesn’t live
38. He __________ a carton of eggs when he __________ the store.
A. dropped/was leaving C. was dropping/left
B. had dropped/left D. dropped/had left
39. Look at these clouds. It __________ again soon.
A. will snow C. will be snowing
B. is going to snow D. is snowing
40. The grass looks wet. __________?
A. Has it rained C. Has it been raining
B. Does it rain D. Is it raining?

SECTION 5: VERB FORMS (2 points)

Questions 41-45: Complete each sentence using the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: She __________ (LIKE) pizza.
Answer: likes

41. I __have been trying__(TRY) to call the internet company all morning but I can't get
through.
42. When Elizabeth finally ____became_____ (BECOME) Queen in 1558, she __had
already lived___(ALREADY/LIVE) through several lifetimes.
43. At 8PM tomorrow , I__’ll/will probably be watching__ (PROBABLY/WATCH) the
football match.
44. Eugene ___was working___ (WORK) hard to earn some extra money while his wife
__was spending__ (SPEND) it all on new clothes.

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45. I__’ll/will help__(HELP) you with your homework as soon as I__finish/have finished___
(FINISH) the dishes.

SECTION 6: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 2 points)

Questions 46-50: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given.
Do not change the word given.
You must use between TWO and FIVE words, including the word given.
Example: What is your height? HOW
→ ____________________ you?
Answer: How tall are

46. I really like cheese, except for blue cheese. DO

→ I _____do like/enjoy cheese ______, but I hate blue cheese.
47. There was no one in the room when the police arrived. LEFT
→ Everyone _____had (already) left______ the room before the police arrived.
48. We’ve arranged to leave by train tomorrow morning. ARE
→ We_____ are going to leave_____ by train tomorrow morning.
49. It started to rain at 5 o’clock this morning and it’s still raining now. BEEN
→ It ____has been raining since_____ 5 o’clock this morning.
50. She started working here at the end of June, nearly two months ago. BEEN
→ By the end of August, she____’ll/will have been working____ here for two months.

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