ENGLISH TEST PAPER

I. Circle the correct form:

1. Vicky looked / was looking for a new flat at this time yesterday.
2. She wants / is wanting to decorate the kitchen this week.
3. I’m sorry I am late. How long have you waited / have you been waiting for me?
4. I go / am going to the gym this afternoon.
5. Tim smells / is smelling a flower at the moment.
6. The coffee tastes / is tasting very sweet.
7. They lived / have lived in London for 2 years and then they moved to Bristol.
8. The match started / has started at 5 o’clock.
9. They are tired. They have worked / have been working all day.
10. Peter stayed / was staying with us last week.
(2,6 p x 10 = 26 p)

II. Fill in the blanks with the right adjectives derived from the words in the
brackets. Use the suffixes: “-able”, “-less”, “-ish”, “-ant”, “-etic” “-ive”, “-ous”
1. I’m not good at drawing at all. When it comes to it I’m completely……………
(hope).
2. It was such a funny story. I’ve rarely heard anything so……………(humour).
3. Thank you for your “get-well soon” postcard. It was very…………(thought) of
you.
4. I don’t like that dress! It’s so loose and …………………..(shape).
5. After the storm the sea had an interesting……………….(green) colour.
6. He says he is an interested in your project. He seems to find it very………….
(attract).
7. In spite of what they say, I’ve always considered him a ………………… (rely)
person.
8. I don’t know where you find all that energy. You’re tremendously
………………… (energy).

( 3p x 8 = 24 p)

III. Write a friendly letter to one of your friends. Tell him/her more about your
summer vacation. Do not use more than 150 words. You will receive the following
points:
- Content (0,5p)
- accuracy of language (10 p)
- correct grammar (10 p)
- coherence of ideas (0,5 p)
- vocabulary (10 p)
( writing = 40 p)

10 points will be given to you ex-officio.

Total points = 100 p

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 KEY OF THE TEST

I. I. (2,6p x 10 =26 p) 1. was looking

2. wants
3. have you been waiting
4. am going to
5. is smelling
6. tastes
7. have lived
8. has started
9. have worked
10. stayed
II. (3p x 8 = 24 p) 1. hopeless
2. humorous
3. thoughtful
4. shapeless
5. greenish
6. attractive
7. reliable
8. energetic
III. 40 P
- Content (0,5p)
- accuracy of language (10 p)
- correct grammar (10 p)
- coherence of ideas (0,5 p)
- vocabulary (10 p)

Ex-officio 10 p

Total points = 100