TEST 4

SECTION A. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

Part 1 (10 points). Choose the correct answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following
sentences. Write it in ‘Your answers’ part.
1. We saw the boys _______ football as we drove past the field.
A. play B. to play C. playing D. played
2. James often asks himself where_______in the next five years.
A. he will be B. will he be. C. is he D. he is.
3. They bought_________ for their grandparents 2 weeks ago.
A. an interesting old French painting. B. an old interesting French painting.
C. an old interesting French painting. D. a French old interesting painting.
4. Coffee is cheap at this supermarket but it costs even _______ at BigC Supermarket.
A. least B. less C. little D. more little
5. I’m sure She will do all she can________ us.
A. for helping B. help C. helping D. to help
6. Lora: “Let me pay for the meal.” ~ Maria: “______”.
A. It’s my round       B. No problem! C. It’s on me. D. Never mind!
7. Jeff: “Hello? Alice? This is Jeff. How are you?”
Alice: “Jeff? What a coincidence! I _______ about you when the phone rang.”
A. was just thinking B. have just thought C. just thought D. was just thought
8. Don’t _______ heart. I’m sure you’ll succeed if you keep trying.
A. take B. cross C. lose D. sink
9. They’re trying to _______ their child out of the habit of telling lies.
A. finish B. End C. Change D. break
10.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE
in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Laura loves to talk to anyone. Sometimes her chattter really gets on my nerves.
A.disturbs me B. annoys me C. pleases me D. encourages me

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 2 (10 points) Each line in the passage below has ONE mistake. FIND and CORRECT them.
Write the answers in the numbered blanks provided.

1. After an absence for thirty years, I decided visiting my old school

2. again. I had expected to find changes, but no a completely different
3. building. Because I walked up the school ground, I wondered for a
4 moment if I had come at the right address. The grimy, red brick
5. fortress with their tall windows that had looked down grimly on the
6. playground and playing fields had swept away. In its place stood a
7. bright, modern block risen from the ground on great concrete stilts.
8. A huge expanse of glass extending across the face of the building,
9. and in front, there was a well-kept lawn where previous there had
10. been a untidy gravel yard.

Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction

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3 8
4 9
5 10

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 SECTION B. READING COMPREHENSION

Part 1 (10 points). Read the passage below and decide which answer (from A, B, C or D) best fits each
gap. Write your answers in ‘Your answers’ part.

PLANNING A HOLIDAY
Going off on holiday is a time of great excitement for all the family. It often (1)_____after a long period
of discussion several months before, when for about three weeks every (2)______booklet and prospectus
is (3)_______up at the local travel agent’s. There are sometimes so many of these they need to be brought
home in a carrier bag. They are then gone through (4)_______by one every evening for about three
weeks. Places are chosen by the (5)_______of the very attractive photographs and according to location.
Everybody has their say, prices are (6)_________ and lists are made. Finally it all narrows down to a
choice of perhaps three places. It becomes almost impossible to (7) ______two of these and (8)_____what
will certainly provide the family’s next holiday. But the miracle eventually (13)_______place, and late
one evening after much argument agreement is (14)________. It is with a sigh of considerable relief that
next day the holiday is booked.

1. A. presents B. Comes C. Passes D.

appears
2. A. approximate B. Absolute C. Available D. additional
3. A. picked B. Selected C. Chosen D. lifted
4. A. each B. Every C. One D. single
5. A. sight B. Look C. Air D. face
6. A. compared B. Composed C. Rivalled D. resembled
7. A. depart B. Eliminate C. Dispose D. rid
8. A. rest B. Remain C. Reside D. leave
9. A. forms B. Fits C. Takes D. makes
10. A. arrived B. Received C. Ended D. reached

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 2 (10 points). Fill ONE suitable word into each numbered blank. Write your answers in ‘Your
answers’ part.

A scientist speaking on television recently revealed How he had carried out a test to discover just how
many people read books on science from cover to (1)_______.What he did was to pencil a note on a
certain page promising to pay a sum of money to anyone who had read that (2)_______ in the book. For
some reason (3)_______known to himself he had worked out that page 80 was the (4)_______suitable
page for the note. He had given a phone number as well which readers were to use to make
(5)________with him. He chose a particular bookshop to take part in the test and (6)________marking a
hundred copies he sat back and waited for his phone to ring - or a (7)________to be left on his
(8)_________machine. (9)________his surprise and disappointment as time went by his phone remained
(10)__________. Sadly he concluded that people do not read beyond the first four chapters of scientific
books.

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3 (20 points). The people below are all planning a holiday. On the following page there are
descriptions of eight holidays. Decide which holiday would be the most suitable for the following
people. For questions 1- 5, mark the correct letter (A-H) on your answer sheet.

1. Hannah is a computer programmer who works long hours. She is quite unfit at the moment, but would
like to go on an activities holiday that allows her to try different sports.
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2. Alberto needs a rest after his exams, but he doesn't want to go to the beach. He'd like to find a holiday
that combines opportunities to relax with the chance to visit more than one country.
3. Charlotte is keen on sea life. She'd like to go on a holiday that allows her to explore underwater with
other experienced divers.
4. Sue would prefer to go somewhere near the sea and stay in one place. She likes to do a variety of things
when she's on holiday, including exploring the local area.
5. Simone and Pedro like to travel around on interesting forms of transport and they enjoy sightseeing and
the countryside.This year they'd like to explore one country.

HOLIDAY CHOICES

Desert Island Dream Breaks in France

Visit the tiny island of Tobago for beautiful With up to three days away, our short holidays give
beaches. Watch the giant turtles, visit the rainforest, you plenty' of time to try the restaurants of
walk through the food markets, take a cruise. You'll Normandy and do all your shopping!
never get bored in Tobago.
Sun and Surf! Voyages of Discovery
The wind in your hair, the sun on your face! Learn Chase the sun around the Mediterranean on our
to windsurf, try diving, have a swim or soak up the seven-night cruise. Cross time zones overnight and
sun on the deck of a yacht and watch the dolphins wake up in different countries. Go sightseeing or
as you cruise from bay to bay. stay on board. Life slows down at sea, you have
time to think, read and best of all do absolutely
nothing.
Explore the countryside Deep Down Under the Sea
We offer fantastic canal holidays and canal boat Leam to deep-sea dive in the Caribbean. Price
hire on comfortable traditional boats. Float past includes flight, hotel, teaching and equipment hire.
woods, fields, pretty villages and historic towns and No experience is necessary but please bring a
the finest English scenery. A great and original way medical certificate to show that you are fit and
to experience England. healthy!
Real Adventure The sea - and nothing else
Have an adventure watching whales and Choose from Greece, Turkey, or the Caribbean for
dolphins. Beware! This trip is not for beginners or a five day non-stop cruise on board one of our
for those who simply want a ride on a boat! Along luxury liners. Enjoy the on-board
with our skilled crew you’ll be expected to join in entertainment and eat in top restaurants. You won't
with plenty of hard work both on board and under want to get off!
the sea!

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 4 (10 points). Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question.
ARE YOU SHOPPING TOO MUCH?
Shopping used to be my favourite activity. It started when I was a teenager and I worked in a clothes
shop. I had a staff discount in the shop and I used to spend all my wages on clothes. When 1 got a job in
an office I carried on spending all my spare money on clothes - even after I had got married, bought a
house and had children!
I used to go shopping every weekend and I probably spent about £500 a month on clothes. It wasn’t
something I only did when I wasn’t very happy, I always went shopping however I felt. Sometimes I’d
look for ages to find what I wanted. Other times, I’d just buy the first thing I saw.
Most of the things I didn’t need. One day I bought three pairs of boots, even though I already had
another ten pairs at home. I never even took the most expensive pair out of the box!
I realised I had a problem when one day my five-year-old daughter looked into my wardrobe and
asked me why I had so many handbags. I counted them. I had seventy- five handbags and they must have
cost me thousands of pounds. I couldn’t believe what I’d done!

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 First of all, I threw away my credit card.Then I gave away all the clothes that I’d never worn. After
that I made arrangements every Saturday to visit friends or go on a day trip, so I wouldn’t be able to go
shopping.

1. What is the writer's main aim in writing the text?

A. to advise people how to shop sensibly B. to talk about her expensive way of living
C. to describe her addiction to shopping D. to talk about different fashions
2. What does the writer say about herself after she got married?
A. She tried to stop spending so much. B. She managed to spend less than before.
C. She continued spending unwisely. D. She became depressed about her spending.
3. What does the writer say about her past shopping habits?
A. She only bought expensive clothes.
B. She always thought carefully about what she bought.
C. She liked to buy something different every day.
D. She sometimes bought things she already had.
4. How did the writer feel when she realised she had a problem?
A. shocked B. embarrassed C. angry with herself D. miserable
5. Which of the following is the best description of the writer?
A. The woman who grew up loving clothes and B. The woman who loved collecting clothes and
looked fantastic in everything she wore. succeeded in fighting her habit.
C. The woman who recognised her problem but D. The woman who shopped and shopped until she
failed to change herself. had no money left to spend.

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 5 Match the headings given in the box below with their appropriate numbers (1 - 5) that lead the five
paragraphs and write the letters AH in the corresponding numbered boxes. (The headings outnumber the
paragraphs, so you will not use all of them).(20 points).

A. A disadvantage of fast communication

B. High speed of communication and its benefits
C. Our shrinking world
D. Communication devices
E. A brief history of communication development
F. Modem communication and a change in thinking pattern
G. The changing world resulting from fast communication
H. Modem communication and expected responsibility

1.

Telephone, television, radio, and the telegraph all help people communicate with each
other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the
world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in Japan or
Argentina. An international soccer match comes into the home of everyone with a
television set. News of a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from
distant countries. Within hours,
help is on the way.
2.

How has speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of
course, this does not mean that the world is physically smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication
between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to
cross the oceans. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to
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reach the Americas. This time difference influenced people's actions. For example, one battle in the war of
1812 between the English and the United States armies could have been avoided if the warring sides had
known that a peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of
peace took six weeks to reach America. During those six weeks, the large and serious Battle of New
Orleans was fought and many lives were lost.

3.

An important part of the history of the world is the history of communication. In prehistoric times, people
had limited knowledge of the world. They had little information about geography, the study of the Earth.
People knew very little beyond their small groups except what was happening near their homes. Later,
people were organized into villages, and verbal communication between small towns was possible. Still,
the people’s knowledge was limited because they had no outside information. Kingdoms and small
countries then developed, with a king directing the people. Cities developed, too, but still communication
was limited to the small geographical area of the country. Much later in history, after the invention of the
printing press, many more people learned to read, and communication was improved.

4.

In this modem age, communication is so fast that it is almost instant People's lives have been changed
because of the immediate spread of news. Sometimes the speed is so great that rt does not allow people
time to think. For example, leaders of countries have only minutes, or, at most, hours to consider all the
parts of a problem. They are expected to answer immediately. Once they had days and weeks to think
before making decisions.

5.

The speed of communication demands a new responsibility from all people of the world. People in
different countries must try harder to understand each other. An example is that people with different
religions must try to understand each other's beliefs and values, even if they do not accept them.
Sometimes their cultures are quite different What one group considers a normal part of life is strange to
another culture. In some cases, a normal part of one culture might be bad or impolite to people of another
culture. That kind of difference is a possible basis for misunderstanding. People must leam not to judge
others, but to accept them as they are. As the world grows smaller, people must leam to talk to each other
more effectively as well as communicate more rapidly.

SECTION C. WRITING

Part 1 (10 points). Use the word in brackets, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first one. DO NOT change the word given.
1. When did Mrs Smith live in Viet Nam? SINCE
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2. Mr Brown repaired the washing machine for me yesterday. HAD
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3. Peter couldn’t run fast because of his swollen ankle. PREVENTED
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4. My sister is not feeling well these days. WEATHER
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5. We are all getting trouble solving this task. BOAT
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Part 2 (20 points). Imagine you are Sophie. Your English friend, Aex, is coming to your town for the
day, and wants to meet you. Write an email to Alex. In your email, you should:
 Explain where you can meet
 Suggest what you can do together
 Advise Alex what to bring.
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Write your letter (about 100-120 words) .

From: Sophie.truelove@email.com
To: Alex.me@email.com
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Part 3 (30 points). Your English teacher has asked you to write a story (120-150 words) for your schol
story writing competition. Your story must ending with the following sentence:

………..From then, I promise that I will never tell a lie.

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SECTION D. LISTENING

Part 1: You will hear eight short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice. There is one
question for each conversation. (16 points).
1. Where did Gary go on holiday?
A. London B. Pisa C. Paris
2. What is Maria's book about?
A. House B. Snow White C. Train
3. What did Sarah buy for Michael?
A. gloves B. scarf C. sunglasses
4. What's Matthew's mother cooking for dinner?
A. pasta B. chicken C. soup
5. What is broken in the kitchen?
A. washing machine B. refrigerator C. sink
6. What will Sam do?
A. make a phone call B. write a letter C. write a postcard
7. What has the girl broken?
A. a glass B. a bottle C. a picture
8. When is Kim’s birthday party?
A. On June 11 B. On June 16 C. On June 30

Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Part 2: Listen to Sam talking about his holiday. What did he do on each day? (10 points).

Read on the beach

1. Monday Went canoeing
2. Tuesday   Went shopping
3. Wednesday Climbed the mountain
4. Thursday   Went for a long walk
5. Friday  Visited museum
Went swimming
Returned home

Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

PART 3: Listen and answer by circling the correct answer or completing the gaps. (24 points).

HOTELS IN THE NATIONAL PARK

The Marston Hotel
Good for people who like (1) __________________________
A double room costs from ₤ 158 including meals
If you ask, the hotel will make you a (2) __________________________
Phone No: (3) __________________________
The Bristol Hotel
The number of the rooms: (4) __________________________
A double room costs: (5) between ₤ _________________ and ₤ 90
Price includes (6) __________________________

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Phone No: 019655592
The Ferndale Hotel
Good view of (7) __________________________
Phone No: (8) __________________________
Room for two costs: (9) from ₤____________________ to ₤ 220
Firtrees Hotel
The hotel has (10) _________________________ rooms.
Has won prizes for its (11) _________________________
Price of a double room (12) ₤ ________________________ a night.
Phone No: 01786481601

1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
9. 10. 11. 12.

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