Name : ___________________________________________ Date: ______________

ENGLISH TEST

Section I : Listening

Situation 1 ; David is talking with Tomomi when Monica comes into the room.

1. ____________ are meeting for the first time.

a) David and Monica
b) David and Tomomi
c) Tomomi and Monica.
d) David, Monica and Tomomi.

Situation 2: Ken and Nancy are at a restaurant.

2. Ken ______________ .
a) is having steak tonight.
b) stopped eating steak.
c) Eats steak a lot.
d) Prefers chicken to steak.

Situation 3: Karen calls Jason’s home. Jason’s father answers the telephone.

3. Karen is going to _____________ .

a) speak with Jason at work.
b) Call back in an hour.
c) Wait for Jason to call
d) Send a written message.

Situation 4: A reporter is giving today’s weather forecast.

4. It will be clear in _____________ .

a) The northeast.
b) Seattle
c) Boston
d) Miami

5. In Seattle , the weather is _____________.

a) hot
b) snowy
c) cool
d) rainy

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 SECTION II – READING.

Passage 1 : What are you doing today?

BETTY CHAN: I usually stay home on Sundays and take it easy – read, clan the house ,
do stuff like that. But today I’m at the mall. I’m buying some things for my kids.

Betty is ________________ today.

a) shopping
b) reading
c) cleaning
d) resting

Passage 2 : What do you do?

TONY PEREZ: I’m a flight attendant with a major airline. Flying isn’t dangerous, but it
can be dangerous, but it can be stressful. When I’m up in the air working, I always have
something to do. I like it because I meet a lot of interesting people.

Tony’s job is ______________

a) busy
b) easy
c) relaxing
d) boring

Passage 3 ; A vacation postcard.

Dear Sal,
Greetings from France – it’s good to be back here again! We left the kids with
their grandparents in Chicago, and we’re biking across the French countryside by
ourselves. We brought a tent and sleeping bags, so we can camp out if we want to, but
we’re enjoying the small hotels we find along the way.
Love,
Michael and Paula

Michael and Paula _______________.

a) have been to France before.
b) Took their children with them
c) Are visiting their grandparents
d) Prefer to sleep outside.

Passage 4:
Read the passage and fill in the gaps with the verbs below. Use the past tense.

Act arrive become buy follow

Have learn love produce work

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One of the most successful entertainers today is Madonna. She is one of the world’s top
pop singers and has sold millions of records. But who is Madonna?
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone was born into a large family in Michigan,
USA, in 1958. Even as a child she (1) _____________________ many talents. At the age
of eight, she (2) _______________________ in a friend’s homemade film. She also
appeared in school plays and gradually (3) ______________________ interested in
dancing. After graduation, she went to the University of Michigan for a while.
Shortly after that, she left for New York and (4) ____________________ with
only $35 in her pocket. She (5) ___________________ with dance groups for some time
and then began to get interested in pop music. She (6) _________________ to play the
guitar and write songs. She began to develop her own musical style, mixing the sounds
and rhythms of rock n’roll, pop, and dance music. Then, in 1983, she (7)
____________________ a record of her own. It was called Madonna.
The first album attracted the attention of disc jockeys and dance clubs. By 1984, it
was known across the UA. She quickly became recognized as one of the top talents in
popular music. More successful records (8) _______________ , as well as national and
world tours. Young people around the world (9) _____________________ her songs,
like Vogue and Like a Virgin, and they (10) _______________________ millions of
copies. Since then, Madonna has continued to record successful hit songs and videos, and
she has also starred in several films. But for many people, she is still the Queen of Pop.

SECTION III: LANGUAGE USE

1. ____________ several good restaurants in our neighborhood.

a) There
b) They’re
c) There are
d) Their

2. After finishing college, I hope ______________ married.

a) get
b) that get
c) getting
d) to get

3. Before ______________ breakfast, I usually take a shower.

a) Eat c) to eat
b) Eating d) that eat

4. For me, mathematics is ______________ difficult than biology.

a) More c) most
b) the more d) the most

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 5 - Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense.

1.   (Thomas work) ________________? No, he is on holiday.
2.   'Where (your parents live) ________________?' 'In a village near London.
They have always lived there.'
3.   She speaks English but  she (not speak) _________________ Italian .
4.   'Where's Jill?' 'She (have) _________________ breakfast at the moment.'
5.   Where (be) ____________________ you yesterday?
6.   My favorite country is Thailand. I (be) ______________ there four times.
7.   I (not go) _____________ to the cinema last night. I was too tired.

6- Complete with the correct preposition (in/on/at):

a. Let's meet ______6:30.
b. The play is ________Saturday ______noon.
c. I was born ________November 3, 1970.
d. Beverly went to Los Angeles _______January.
e. Bill arrived in New York ______February 7.
f. I love to see the flowers _______the spring.
g. The movie starts ______7:30 _____the evening.
h. We go to bed _______11:00 ______night.
i. Her birthday is ______October _____the fall.
j. I saw a witch _____midnight _____Saturday ____October 31 _____1998.

7 -Put the correct verb:

a) Every day in the morning ________________ read the newspaper.
b) What time did she _______________home yesterday? - At 8 o’clock
c) Susan never _________________TV at night, she is always so tired.
d) Next week is Claude birthday, I’m going to ____________ her a gift.
e) I don’t have money here. I ____________ to the bank right now.
f) They invited some friends for dinner, but Marsha ____________________ (neg)