WESTGATE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

MONTHLY TEST_JANUARY
ESP 1
Name:_______________
Date:_____________
I. VOCABULARY
a. Matching

Vocabulary Definition Answer

1. Harsh A. refusing to buy 1. =
2. Fatal B. causing death 2. =
3. Reduction C. face a financial penalty 3. =
D. a thing that is made smaller or less in size or 4. =
4. Adaptation
amount. 5. =
5. Conservation E. change or adjustment 6. =
6. Pay a fine F. prevention of wasteful use of a resource. 7. =
7. Choose not to buy G. cooperate by taking these steps 8. =
8. Illegal H. severe 9. =
9. Pay for I. against the law 10. =
10. Work together J. provide funding for

b. Fill the gap with the correct definition word.

1. a small animal covered in fur with a long tail. It can climb trees and feed on nuts and
seeds.______________
2. the state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of an accident, ordeal,
or difficult circumstances. ______________
3. a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc.
______________
4. catch ______________
5. land covered with trees. ______________

II. GRAMMAR
B. Complete the following sentences with the correct form (comparative or superlative) of the adverb
provided.

1. I drive ____________________________________ (carefully) than my husband.

2. Angela works ___________ (hard) than I do, but our secretary works_____________ (hard) of all of us.
3. Anita sings _______________________________ (beautifully) of all the people in the choir.
4. Our teacher explains the lessons ____________________________ (clearly) than your teacher.
5. Robert arrived at the meeting ______________________________ (early) than Francis.
6. Ken arrived _________________________________ (early) of them all.
7. Teenagers usually drive ______________________________ (fast) than their parents.
8. My daughter cooks ___________(well) than I do, but my husband cooks__________ (well) of all of us.
9. Rene speaks ______________________________ (fluently) of all the ESL students in the class.
10. The teacher arrived ____________________________(late) than the students.

C. Complete the text with and, but, or.

I get up at half past eight in the morning. I ́m hungry ..1.... there isn ́t any food in the kitchen. I
want milk, cereals ..2.... orange juice. Then, I go to the shop .3..... when I get there it ́s still
closed. I go back home and into the kitchen. There ́s some grapefruit juice and brown
bread. ..4.... I don ́t like grapefruit juice ..5.... brown bread! This is not a good morning, so I go
back to bed until the shop opens.

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D. Complete with and, but, or, so, because.

1. We aren ́t going to the park ...... it ́s raining.
2. I don ́t have any money, ...... I ́ll go to the bank.
3. She doesn ́t like vegetables ...... fish.
4. I need milk, butter ...... bread.
5. There ́s snow on the street ...... it ́s not too cold.
6. She studies a lot ...... she never passes the exams.
7. You ́ve got an exam tomorrow, ...... you must study tonight.
8. I don ́t go to the cinema ...... I haven ́t got any money.

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E. Correct the underlined word using and, but, or, so, because.
1. We don ́t go to the beach but it ́s cold. ........................
2. They don ́t like meat and fish. ........................
3. It ́s winter because I ́m not cold. ........................
4. It ́s raining, or take your umbrella!. ........................
 III. Reading

I. Reading: Read the passage about the pandas in the National Zoo in Washington,
D.C. Then answer the questions.

Giant Pandas
Tian Tian and Mei Xiang are the National Zoo's second pair of giant
pandas. Both were born in China, and they came to the National Zoo
in 2000. That’s Tian Tian on the left, and Mei Xiang on the right. It is
hard to tell the adult giant pandas apart, but they have a few
differences:
Tian Tian, the male, was born in August, 1997. His name means "more and more." Tian Tian
has black "knee socks." The black band across his shoulders narrows in the middle. His eye
patches have the shape of kidney beans, and he has two black dots across the bridge of his
nose. In spring 2007, he weighed about 275 pounds.

Mei Xiang, the female, was born in July, 1998. Her name means "beautiful fragrance." She has black
hip-high "stockings" extending up her hind legs, and the black band across her
shoulders is wider in the middle than Tian's. Her eye patches are oval, and a pale
black band runs across the bridge of her nose. In spring 2007, she weighed about 230
pounds.

The first offspring of the two pandas was born early in the morning on July 9, 2005. His
name is Tai Shan, and it means “peaceful mountain.” At his first physical examination
by the zoo veterinarians, he weighed 1.82 pounds and had a body length of 12 inches. In late April
2007, he weighed 125 pounds. This photo on the left is of little Tai Shan and his mother.

Circle T if the statement is true. Circle F if the statement is false.

1. T / F Tian Tian and Mei Xiang are pandas.
2. T / F They were born at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
3. T / F Tian Tian is older than Mei Xiang.
4. T / F Tian Tian has a black band across the bridge of his nose.
5. T / F Mei Xiang has black “socks” on her front legs.
IV. Writing
COMPARING AND CONTRATING – WRITING TASK
Read the information on the chart below about education in U.S.A and Britain. Write a short
synthesis comparing and contrasting both.
Write a 70 words paragraph using connectors such as: and, also, besides, because, but,
however, while, etc.
Example for you to start:
America Britain
Length of Time BA: 4 years BA: 3 years
MA: 2 years MA: 1 year
PhD: 5-7 years or PhD: 3 years
longer
Homework Constant reading and General assignments or no
writing assignments assignments throughout the semester
Cost High Moderate
Grades Based on overall Based mostly on the final exam
performance on all
assignments

To begin with, students who are planning to study whether, in America or Britain, they have
to consider that both differ from one another in terms of career length, assignment overload,
costs and grading.
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