American Headway, Second Edition

Level 1 Midterm Test: Units 1–6

GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of to be.
1. Where you from? 5. They from the U.S. They’re
from Mexico.
2. This is Stephanie. She from
New York. 6. Sheila married. She has
a boyfriend.
3. Hello. My name’s John. I from
Canada. 7. you eighteen?

4. This my brother. 8. Maria Spanish?

Complete the sentences. Use the correct possessive adjective.

9. A: What’s name? 11. This is my sister. name’s Carmen.
B: My name’s Pedro.
12. name’s Arnaldo. He’s from
10. Hi. name’s Steven. Brazil.

Complete the sentences. Use the possessive ’s.

13. My mother’s name is Ann and my 15. I’m Jose. I’m married, and my
name is Richard. name is Angela.

14. Alan has two children. His son’s a doctor and his 16. I’m married. My name is Curtis.
a teacher.

Complete the sentences. Use the Present Simple.

17. Megan starts school at 9:00 AM. and 22. Where does Martina from?
at 3:00 PM
23. I study after school. She in the
18. What he do in his free time? morning.

19. My son football every weekend. 24. My sister French.

20. She to school at 8:30 every day.

21. Lyn’s a nurse, but she work in a

hospital. She works in a school.

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Complete the sentences. Choose the correct Present Simple verb.
25. We to work by car. 29. They usually dinner together.
A. travel A. watch
B. run B. cook
C. walk C. relax

26. Phil with his soccer team on Wednesdays. 30. I always a book on the bus.
A. drives A. watch
B. plays B. read
C. lives C. give

27. I my grandmother every weekend. 31. When do you tennis?

A. find A. read
B. travel B. make
C. visit C. play

28. Mina to a nightclub every Friday night. 32. Marcia really nice photographs.
A. goes out A. looks at
B. gets up B. takes
C. stays home C. does

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb be.
33. There two armchairs in my living 35. There any flowers in the garden.
room, but no sofa. It’s winter!

34. There a telephone in the living 36. there a washing machine in the
room. It’s in the kitchen. kitchen?

Complete the sentences. Use some, any, a, or an.

37. Do you have plants in your 39. Do you want English books?
living room?
40. Liz brings apple to work
38. There is new Mexican restaurant every day.
across the street.

Complete the sentences. Use can/can’t or could/couldn’t.

41. I dance, but not very well. 44. Paula can play the piano, but she
play the guitar.
42. They use the computer because
they were too little. 45. My mother’s an English teacher. She
speak English well.
43. you ride a bicycle when you
were ten? 46. I finish dinner. There was too
much food!

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Vocabulary
Complete the sentences. Choose the correct country or nationality.
47. Hi, I’m Pablo. I’m from  . 50. Hello, I’m Sabine. I’m from  .
A. Spain A. French
B. Spanish B. France

48. Sue’s  . 51. This is Claudio. He’s  .

A. Australian A. Italian
B. Australia B. Italy

49. This is Tony. He’s  . 52. Julian is from  .

A. English A. Brazilian
B. England B. Brazil

Complete the sentences. Choose the correct family member.

53. Jeff isn’t married, but he has a  . 56. Ray’s married. His is a journalist.
A. wife A. wife
B. girlfriend B. girlfriend

54. My is slow because he’s very old. 57. My mother has two brothers, so I have two  .
A. grandfather A. uncles
B. grandmother B. aunts

55. Marie has three children: one son and two  . 58. I’m 18 and my is 16.
A. brothers A. sister
B. daughters B. mother

Complete the sentences. Choose the correct job.

59. Sarah’s a really good  . She cooks at the Ritz 62. A flies planes.
restaurant. A. journalist
A. chef B. pilot
B. tour guide
63. Francisco makes movies. He’s an  .
60. An designs buildings. A. actor
A. accountant B. architect
B. architect
64. Sandra sick people. She’s a nurse.
61. My sister’s a  . She works in a clothing store. A. looks after
A. sales assistant B. has
B. model

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Complete the sentences. Choose the correct hobby.
65. Victor likes  . He loves the sea. 68. Dawn likes on the beach.
A. sailing A. sailing
B. sunbathing B. visiting
C. skiing C. jogging

66. We usually to music in the evening. 69. We go every Friday night.

A. read A. reading
B. play B. dancing
C. listen C. watching

67. Do you like computer games? 70. Justin likes at home. His favorite show is
A. going for Rescue Report.
B. listening to A. watching TV
C. playing B. listening to music
C. going to the movies

Complete the sentences. Choose the correct room.

71. We usually sit in the and relax in the evening. 74. The sink’s in the  .
A. living room A. bathroom
B. bathroom B. living room

72. I live in a small house. It has two  . 75. We usually eat in the on holidays.
A. kitchens A. kitchen
B. bedrooms B. dining room

73. Mick cooks and eats in his  . 76. I like sitting in front of the in the living room.
A. kitchen A. armchair
B. dining room B. fireplace

Complete the sentences. Choose the correct answer.

77. Naomi Campbell beautiful clothes. 80. This movie is long!
A. wears A. too
B. wheres B. to
C. wares C. two

78. Can you some ice cream? 81. My left is red today. I don’t know why!
A. bye A. I
B. buy B. eye
C. by C. aye

79. Could you when you were four? 82. I like Stephen King and John Grisham. my
A. right favorite writers.
B. rite A. They’re
C. write B. Their
C. There

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Listening
1 Listen. Choose the correct answer.
83. What’s Jerry’s last name? 86. How old is Jerry?
A. It’s Peterson. A. He’s 20 years old.
B. It’s Davidson. B. He’s 24 years old.
C. It’s Paterson. C. He’s 18 years old.

84. Where is Jerry from? 87. What does Jerry want to be?
A. He’s from San Diego. A. He wants to be a software designer.
B. He’s from New York. B. He wants to be an English teacher.
C. He’s from Los Angeles. C. He wants to be a Science teacher.

85. Where does he live now? 88. How often does Jerry see his brother?
A. He lives in California. A. He sees his brother every day.
B. He lives in New York. B. He sees his brother every week.
C. He lives in New Jersey. C. He sees his brother once a month.

2 Listen. Complete the sentences.

89. Perry doesn’t like  . 92. Perry likes listening to  .
A. watching TV A. jazz
B. reading books B. classical music
C. reading the newspaper C. rock

90. Lily likes eating  . 93. Lily likes listening to  .

A. hamburgers A. jazz
B. Chinese food B. rock
C. Mexican food C. classical music

91. drinks a lot of coffee. 94. Perry and Lily are happy because  .
A. Perry A. they like the same music
B. Lily B. they like the same food
C. Their sister C. they are brother and sister

3 Listen. Complete the sentences.

95. Mr. Noble always play the piano well. 98. Mr. Noble look at the people at his first
A. could concert.
B. couldn’t A. could
B. couldn’t
96. Mr. Noble moved to Paris when he was  .
A. 8 99. Mr. Noble the U.S. when he was 12.
B. 18 A. left
B. came to
97. He played his first concert when he was  .
A. 11 100. He could speak when he came to the U.S.
B. 12 A. Polish and French
B. English and French

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