A2 ENGLISH COURSE

UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 TEST

LISTENING SECTION
Listen to “Cinema and theater in London” and choose the correct answer. (5 points)
1. Where is this park?
a. Near Leicester square. b. In Leicester square c. In an entertainment centre
2. Where can you buy tickets?
a. There are lot of kiosks that sell tickets.
b. You can buy tickets in the theatres.
c. There is only one kiosk that sells tickets.
3. In Leicester square there are _______.
a. seven cinemas b. three cinemas c. two ·d cinemas
4. Actors often come here _______.
a. to see their films b. to sign authographs c. for TV interviews
5. What’s the 39 steps?
a. A comedy b. A Hitchcock film c. A theater

READING SECTION

Read the text and for questions 6 to 10 choose T (true) or F (false). (5 points)
Why aren’t babies born on certain days?
December 25th is the least common birthday in the USA, Australia and New Zealand.
Between 30% and 40% fewer babies are born on this day than on the peak days. In
England, Wales and Ireland, Christmas Day is the second rarest day for a birthday. There,
the fewest birthdays are on December 26th, the national holiday called Boxing Day.
Other festival dates are also uncommon. In the USA, the four least common birthdays
are Christmas, New Year, Thanksgiving and Independence Day.

So why does this happen? Actually, there is a very logical reason. A third of babies in the
USA are born by caesarean. Obviously, doctors can plan the date for these operations.
They don’t schedule them for the national holidays because they want to be celebrating,
not working. Also, if babies don’t arrive on time, doctors give the mothers drugs to make
them give birth. However, they probably won’t do this during holidays.
Interestingly, though, there are relatively few birthdays on April 1st in England, Wales
and New Zealand. It’s not a national holiday, so doctors carry out operations as usual.
But in those countries, this day is called April Fool’s Day. Traditionally people play jokes
and trick other people on this day. Maybe mothers avoid giving birth then because they
are worried that people will bully or play jokes on their child.

Some times of year are more common for birthdays than others. In the USA and New
Zealand, the most popular month is September. In the UK, it’s September or early
October. The reason for this is because many babies are conceived in the cold, winter
months when days are short. Australia, where it is warm in February and March, doesn’t
show this pattern. In countries further north than the UK, like Norway and Russia, the
peak months are earlier: in July or August.

6. In Australia, there are 30% - 40% fewer births on Christmas Day than on the most
common day of the year.

a. True. b. False.

7. In Ireland, there are more births on Boxing Day than Christmas Day.

a. True. b. False.

8. Doctors avoid doing birth operations on national holidays.

a. True. b. False.

9. Doctors don’t do birth operations on April Fool’s Day in the UK.

a. True. b. False.

10. The most common month for a birthday is later in the USA than Russia.

a. True. b. False.

GRAMMAR SECTION
Complete the sentence. (5 points)
11. Derek always goes skateboarding ___ Saturdays.
a. Every b. on c. each

12. That girl __________ very slowly.

a. walks b. looks c. seems
13. My mum doesn't like __________. She thinks they are noisy.
a. dog b. dogs c. the dogs
14. I’d like __________ to the movies.
a. go b. going c. to go
15. Are you interested __________ special offers from our company?
a. to receive b. in receiving c. receiving

Which sentence is correct? (5 points)

16. a. Soon we're leaving, so can you get your bags ready?
b. We're soon leaving, so can you get your bags ready?
c. We're leaving soon, so can you get your bags ready?
17. a. I can’t to see you today.
b. My parents can come to the party.
c. We can visiting you at the weekend.
18. a. My mum don’t work anymore. She’s retired.
b. My father aren’t coming today.

c. My sister doesn’t live here.

19. a. What time does he have lunch?

b. Where do your brother live?

c. When the boys are leaving?

20. a We are taking the bus to school every day.

b. James is always arriving at noon tomorrow.
c. Tim is working at the moment.

Match the correct answer

21. I’m really tired. They can’t either. __24__

22. She didn’t go on vacation. I do too. __21__

23. We can’t leave now I didn’t either. __22__

24. I don’t like to skate She is too. __25__

25. Mary lives in Latacunga. We don’t either. __23__

VOCABULARY SECTION (5 points)

26. I’m very hot! I have a high __________.
a. cough b. sneeze c. fever
27. Sometimes cheese is the cause of some ______.
a. allergies b. fever c. flu
28. Something was wrong with the food, I have a _______.
a. cough b. stomachache c. fever
29. I got a terrible flu, I’m _______ all the time.
a. sneezing b. toothache c. sore throat
30. I couldn’t sleep and I have an intense _______.
a. cough b. headache c. toothache