ENGLISH IV

Name: ____________________________________ Enrollment number:____________

English Group: ____________ Date: __________SCORE: ____/ 50

LISTENING

I. Listen to Jessica and Alan discussing a survey and write T (true) or F (false).

(one point each) ____/10.

1. _____ Jessica gossips a lot with her family members.

2. _____ Jessica and Alan think that women gossip more than men.
3. _____ According to the results of the survey, Jessica and Alan are right.
4. _____ The survey was done by a newspaper.
5. _____ Nobody was surprised by the results of the survey.
6. _____ Over 50 percent of the men in the survey said they gossiped at work.
7. _____ Less than 50 percent of women said they gossiped.
8. _____ The men in the survey talked about topics related to work.
9. _____ The women talked about their male colleagues.
10. _____ Alan likes to gossip at work.

GRAMMAR
II. INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the sentences using reported speech. (one point each)
____/5.

11. “I have found a new job,” said Bill.

Bill told me that ______________________________________________.

12. “We may come to the barbecue,” the boys said.

The boys said that ____________________________________________.

13. “I’m leaving for Mexico tomorrow,” said Jack.

Jack told me that _____________________________________________ the next day.

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14. “I will go to Korea next week,” said Alice.
Alice said that _____________________________________________the following week.

15. “You must be home by eight o’clock tonight,” Mrs Stevens said to Peter.
Mrs. Stevens told Peter that __________________________________by eight o’clock
that night.

III. INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the correct answer and write the correct option in the
parentesis. (one point each) ____/ 15

16. ( ) Millions of pizzas __________ in the world every year.

a) are eaten b) is eaten c) are eat d) be eaten
17. ( ) _____ most emails _____ from home computers?
a) Is / sended b) Are / send c) Are / sent d) Is / sent
18. ( ) Chocolate __________ in almost every country in the world.
a) is sell b) is sold c) be sell d) sold is
19. ( ) Rice __________ in England.
a) aren’t grow b) isn’t grown c) isn’t grew d) aren’t grown
20. ( ) Ferrari cars __________ in Italy.
a) are made b) be made c) are maked d) is make
21. ( ) Yesterday I ____________ if I liked cake.
a) Were asked b) was asked c) be asked d) was asking
22. ( ) Last week my mom ___________ for a meeting with the principal.
a) was called b) be called c) was calling d) were called
23. ( ) Her dog ran away last night, but he ____________ this morning near the river.
a) were find b) was find c) be found d) was found
24. ( ) My friends ___________ off by the teacher after their misbehaving this morning.
a) were told b) was told c) was tell d) were tell
25. ( ) A UFO _____________ near the forest last month.
a) be see b) be seen c) was see d) was seen
26. ( ) We ____________ watching TV since we had dinner.
a) has been b) has being c) have been d) have being
27. ( ) It ____________ snowing a lot this week.
a) has been b) has being c) have being d) have been
28. ( )________ your sister and brother _______ having fun here?
a) Are/ been b) Have/ been c) Has/ been d) Have/ being
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 29. ( ) Did you know she’s ________________German for fifteen years?
a) being teaching b) has been teaching c) have been teaching
d) been teaching
30. ( ) He’s ____________ too hard today.
a) working b) being working c) be working d) been working

IV. INSTRUCTIONS: Relate the columns to 31 - 40 to A-J to complete the conditional

statements... (conditionals 1 and 2) one point each ___/10

3131. ( ) If you call out a technician to repair the a) I would invite him to the party.
washing machine

3232. ( ) If you get into the bath with a big book b) I wouldn´t come for dinner
and a glass of wine,

33. ( ) If I met Richard, c) it will not be the one you want.

34. ( ) If the steak wasn't so hot d) You will open an email with a virus

35. ( ) If you are late for your flight, e) if it rained in your graduation?

36. ( ) if you use your friend's new computer. f) if he could do that

37. ( ) What would you do, g) it will work perfectly

38. ( ) He would help me h) We would eat it

39. ( ) If Andrew did not prepare the meal i) the telephone and the doorbell will
ring together.

40. ( ) If you are looking for your new blue j) your gate will be the furthest away.
sweater,

READING

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V. INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following article and choose the best option between
a), b), c) and write your answer in the parentheses. (one point each) ___/5

DIRECT COMMUNICATION IS DYING OUT

In the past, friends used to call or meet up to catch up on each other’s news. Nowadays,
with the rise of technological communication, personal contact is becoming less
frequent and more distant communication methods, like email, texts or instant
messaging are taking its place.
Many people fear that the younger generation is losing the social skills they need to
communicate. When communicating face-to-face, young people feel uncomfortable and
keeping eye contact is difficult for them. Phone calls are avoided and they prefer to send
someone a text, even when they are in the next room.
Is this a problem? Or is this just the way that humans are evolving? A recent study has
shown that two-thirds of teenagers are now more likely to text their friends than call
them. Young people often prefer to text because they can hide aspects of their
personality. For example, if they’re shy, they can seem cooler. Also, texting is a way to
stay in touch with more people as it’s impossible to see lots of people face-to-face. So,
many teenagers believe this distant way of communicating is actually improving
communication.
There is no doubt that face-to-face communication is more than just words. When
speaking to someone face-to-face, your tone of voice and body language play an
important role, too. Today, many people are going against the trend of distant
communication. “No email” days are becoming popular in the USA and people are
encouraged by the companies to pick up the phone and talk to another human being,
or even meet face-to-face.

Humans are social beings. Some years ago, Albert Mehrabian, a psychology
professor at UCLA, came up with the following statistics for spoken
communication:
7% of meaning is in the spoken words
38% of meaning is paralinguistic (the way we say words)
55% of meaning is in facial expression and body language

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 41. ( ) According to the text, why is face-to-face communication becoming less frequent?

a) Because people are busier than they used to be.

b) Because modern communication methods are faster.
c) Because technological communication is becoming more popular.
42. ( ) How do you know when a young person is losing his/her social skills?

a) When they avoid looking at you when talking.

b) When they stop sending you texts and email.
c) When they start making lots of phone calls.
43. ( ) According to the text, why do many young people prefer more distant
communication methods?

a) Because they think distant communication is cool.

b) Because it’s easier to communicate when you don’t show who you really
are.
c) Because they don´t want others to know their identity.

44. ( ) What is true about “no email” days?

a) More direct communication is used.

b) They are against face-to-face communication.
c) Companies feel that they are a waste of time.

45. ( ) According to A. Mehrabian, what is the most important part of spoken

communication?

a) The words said by people.

b) The way you say the words.
c) The way people behave when they speak.

VI. INSTRUCTIONS: look at the highlighted words/phrases in the text and match
them with their meanings. Write your answer in the parentheses

(one point each) _____/5

46. ( ) catch up on a) happening often

47. ( ) frequent b) all the people of about the same age

48. ( ) generation c) to suggest that someone does something that would

be good
49. ( ) evolve d) to find out about what has happened

50. ( ) encourage e) to develop slowly