Mock Exam: Mid-Term I

Read the following description and do the activities below.

Welcome to the University of Oxford. We are delighted that via this website
you are joining our long tradition. Oxford ……………………. (be) the first
University in the English-speaking world founded at the beginning of the XI
century.
Oxford’s remarkable global appeal continues to grow. More than a hundred
and thirty nationalities are represented among a student population of over
eighteen thousand. Almost a quarter ……………………. (come) from outside the
United Kingdom. Every year more than 13,000 people ………………………..
(take) part in courses offered by the Department for Continuing Education,
including more than 6,000 on award-bearing or credit-bearing courses
and a further 7,600 participating in short courses and summer schools. This
makes Oxford University one of …………………. (large) providers of continuing
education in the UK.
This term, 53 per cent of undergraduates ……………………….. (study) for
degrees in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and 45 per cent in medical,
mathematical, physical and life sciences. The rest ……………………….. (study)
for undergraduate level diplomas and certificates offered by the Department
for Continuing Education.
But it is not just longevity and global reach that mark Oxford out and give
the university its special character. Our tutorial system offers close
academic supervision and careful personal support for our outstanding
students. Our colleges and halls, of which there are more than forty, also
help to foster the intense interdisciplinary approach that inspires much of
the outstanding research achievement of the University and makes Oxford a
leader in so many fields.

The Rt Hon Lord Patten of Barnes, CH

From http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/introducing_oxford/index.html

(a) Complete the blanks with the verb or adjective in brackets in

the right form. Don’t forget to add some extra words if necessary.
(4 c/u) (24)

(b) Read the following definitions and complete them with the
framed words in the text above. There is an extra one. (2 c/u) (8)

1. ………………………………: a qualification obtained by students who

successfully complete a university or college course.
2. ………………………………: a way in which a university is organized.
 3. ………………………………: college or university students who has not yet
received a bachelor’s or similar degree.
4. ………………………………: the classes students receive to help them in a
subject.

(c) These sentences are all wrong. Provide the correct version
from the text or in your own words. (4 c/u) (16)

1. The university doesn’t admit foreign students.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. This university is one of the newest in the UK.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Oxford University doesn’t have colleges or halls.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. The students don’t receive any kind of help.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

(d) Imagine you want to study abroad. This dialogue is part of the
interview before you enroll. Can you complete it? (9 c/u) (54)

Interviewer: Welcome! We know that you are a foreign

student……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..?
You: Because I got a job in this country.
I: Why do you want to enroll in our university?
Y: ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………
I: What programme are you planning to attend?
Y: …..…………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………
I: I see. You can attend this programme in the City Campus.
Y: ………….……………………………………………………….………………………………………………..?
I: Yes, there are new facilities. Year after year, we have new facilities.
Y:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
I: Yes. We offer our students a tutorial system to help them with their
studies. And we are also interested in our students’ learning styles. How do
you prefer learning?
Y:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
I: I think you’ll be accepted! Congratulations!

Marking Scheme

10 96-102
9 86-95
8 76-85
7 66-75
6 56-65
5 46-55
4 36-45
2 1-35

KEY
(a)

1. was
2. comes
3. take
4. the largest
5. are studying
6. is studying

(b)

1. degrees
2. department
3. undergraduates
4. tutorials

(c)

1. False, because more than a hundred and thirty nationalities are

represented among a student population of over eighteen thousand.

2. False, because Oxford university was the first University in the English-
speaking world founded at the beginning of the XI century.

3. False, because it has more than 40 colleges or halls.

4. False, Oxford university has a tutorial system that offers close academic
supervision and careful personal support for our outstanding students.

(d) (Algunas respuestas posibles)

1. Why did you move to our country?

2. Because this is one of the best universities in the UK.
3. I’m planning to attend (the law programme / law).
4. Are there new facilities in your university?
5. Do you offer any kind of help to the students?
6. I’m a visual learner so I prefer using colours when I study.