NAME _____________________________________ DATE____________________

Teacher: GONZALO VARGAS Course:_________

ENGLISH TEST

1. Read the answers, then complete the questions in the past.

a. Q: Where ________ you ________ last week? A: We ate at Nino’s pizza.

b. Q: _________ you _______ an ice cream? A: Yes, I did. I had a
banana split
c. Q: How much ___________ your sweater? A: It was $25 dollars
d. Q: What _________ the book like? A: It was very interesting
e. Q: What time ________ you _______ to school? A: We went to school at seven

2. Circle the appropriate pronoun

a. They/Them are grumpy today. I don’t want to see they/them

b. We/Us want you to come with we/us to the park
c. I/me am sad. Nobody called I/me for my birthday
d. She/Her didn’t do her homework. The teacher was sad at she/her
e. I take care of he/him because he/him is my little brother.

3. Write a short composition about your experience as a teacher

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4. Choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence

1. I ________ to have bad grades

a. don’t like 3. Mary ___________ a book about
b. am not liking her experiences in the Amazon.
c. haven’t liked a. currently writes
d. not like b. is currently writing
e. doesn’t like c. has currently written
d. are currently writing
2. We _________ all our homework e. currently is writing
a. already do
b. are already doing 4. Diana and John ________ every
c. have already done evening
d. have done yet a. are staying at home
e. already have done b. stays at home
c. are at home a. is not
d. is at home b. don’t be
e. stay at home c. don’t are
d. doesn’t is
5. My friends _________ interested e. are not
in English class

5. Put the verb in the right form: -ing, or infinitive (with or without to)

1. She doesn’t allow ............................ in the house. (smoke)

2. I’ve never been to Icelandf but I’d like .......................... there. (go)
3. I’m not used to ................................ with strangers. (talk)
4. I’m in a difficult position. What do you advise me ......................................? (do)
5. She said the letter was personal and wouldn’t let me ................................... it.
(read)
6. We were kept at the police station for two hours and then we were
allowed ..................................... (go)
7. Where would you recomend me ..................................... on vacations? (go)
8. They’re looking forward to .......................... their friends in Florida. (visit)
9. She was sleepy, so she couldn’t concentrate in ............................. her lesson.
(learn)
10. I wouldn’t recommend ................................ at that restaurant. The food is awful.
(eat)
11. The film was very sad. It made me .................................. (cry)
12. when I was a child I used ..................................... hide and seek and many other
games (play)
13. Carol’s parents always encourage her ..................................... hard at school.
(study)

6. Complete with the superlative or comparative form (with or without than)

1. Yesterday I got up .......................................... today (early)

2. My parents are ............................................... people in the world (comprehensive)
3. That was ........................................... mountain I’ve ever climbed (high)
4. This shirt doesn’t fit me. Do you have a ................................. size? (small)
5. What is ..........................................., leather or silk? (expensive)
6. I think a newspaper is ........................................................... a book (easy to read)

7. READING COMPREHENSION
Aaliyah was born Aaliyah Dana Haughton on Jan. 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York. She
made her stage debut as an orphan in a production of “Annie” at the age of six. Her uncle
was married to soul singer Gladys Knight, who invited eleven year old Aaliyah to perform
with her during a five-night stint in Las Vegas. Aaliyah was a talented young singer. She
was featured on the talent search television program “Star Search.”
Aaliyah received her first licensing deal as a teen-ager, after her uncle, Barry Hankerson,
formed Blackground Records. Aaliyah’s debut album, “Age Ain't Nothing But A Number”,
went gold in 1994, when she was 15. Aaliyah’s music benefited from her close
collaboration with hip-hop artist R. Kelly. After rumors that the two had married, they
stopped working together. Aaliyah went on to make two more albums in a fruitful
collaboration with producers Timbaland and Missy Elliot. Her third and last CD, “Aaliyah”
was released in July 2001. Aaliyah's song “Try Again” earned her a Grammy nomination
for best female R&B vocalist. She was nominated in the same category in 1999 for “Are
You That Somebody”. In 1996, she released her second album; the single, “If Your Girl
Only Knew”, went double platinum.
In addition to being a talented musician, Aaliyah was building a reputation as an actress.
She made her first feature film appearance in the movie "Romeo Must Die’’ with Jet Li.
She also starred in “The Queen of the Damned”, based on the novel by Anne Rice. She
was also scheduled to act in the sequel to “The Matrix”.
On August 26, 2001, Aaliyah was on her way to shoot a music video for her most recent
album on Abaco Island, about 170 miles east of south Florida. Soon after takeoff for
Florida, the plane she was travelling on crashed, just 200 feet beyond the end of the
runway at Marsh Harbor International Airport on Abaco Island. The plane, a Cessna 402B,
apparently suffered engine failure upon liftoff. Aaliyah was only 22 years old.

1. What is Aaliyah’s complete name?__________________________________________

2. When and where was Aaliyah born? ________________________________________
3. What was the name of Aaliyah’s first album? __________________________________
4. How old was she when she made her stage debut in “Annie”?
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5. Besides R. Kelly, with whom did Aaliyah work on her albums?
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6. Name three songs that Aaliyah recorded.
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7. What was the first movie that Aaliyah played in?
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8. Who else was in the movie with her?
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9. Why was Aaliyah on Abaco Island?
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10. What was the next movie that Aaliyah was to be in?
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11. How old was Aaliyah when she died?
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