Student:

3rd Intermediate
December Test Term I 2020
A. Grammar
1. Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs
1) ‘Why _____are you using__________ (you / use) the computer?’ ‘I need to send an email.’
2) We ____don’t go out___________ (not go out) on Friday nights, because we’re usually too tired after work.
3) He ________makes_______ (make) rude comments about my clothes every time I see him!
4) What time _____are you meeting__________ (you / meet) Gary to go to the cinema?
5) ____milk freezes___________ (milk / freeze) at 0°C, or is it different from water?

2. Complete the gaps in the text with a / an, the, or no article (–).

My school
There is 1_a____ school near my house, and I go there. We have 2__a___
nice classroom, with lots of interesting pictures on the walls. The school isn't
very high-tech, but there is 3___an__ old laptop for the teacher at the front of
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__the___ classroom.
My favourite day at school is Friday because we do 5___-__ music in
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__the___ morning. Then we play basketball in 7___the__ gym after 8__-___
lunch. We have 9___a__ really good English teacher too. She went to
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__the___ Oxford University, and she's really nice.

3. Future Forms: ‘Will’ or ‘Going to’?

1) I’m sorry I can’t meet you for lunch tomorrow, I _______going to go_________ (go) to the doctor.
2) ‘Would you like coffee or tea?’
‘Um… I ___will have a____________ (have) coffee, please’
3) Be careful! If you keep on driving so fast you ______will have_________ (have) an accident!
4) ‘Look at those black clouds in the sky!’ It ________going to start___________ (start) raining in no
time.
5) I promise I ______will do_______ (do) my homework for tomorrow.

4. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple, past continuous or past perfect form of the verbs below.
There is one verb that you do not need.
become forget hear return stop take
1) We were excited about seeing the band because we ___have_____ only ___heard_____ them on the
Internet.
2) When I ____returned___________ to my car, I found that someone had damaged it badly.
3) When ___have_____ she ___stopped_____ playing in the band?
4) We could still see the mountains in the distance but it _____became__________ dark quickly.
5) I waited for two hours outside in the cold because I _______forgotten________ the keys to the house.

5. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of used to and the verbs in brackets.
1) They _________hadn’t had___________ (have) a house in the country, but now they do.
2) He _________had___________ (have) long hair, but now it's always short.
3) She _______liked_____________ (like) watching football, but now she’s a big fan.
4) ____Did your mother got________________ (your mother / get) angry with you when you were a child?
5) What games ________are played in the ancient Greeks____________ (the Ancient Greeks / play)?

6. Read the text and choose the correct words.

 When my granddad 1used to grow up / was growing up in Jamaica, he 2was going / used to go to
the beach every day after school. He 3used to have / had had a lot of friends in Jamaica, and he
was really happy there. But when Granddad was six, his parents 4used to move / moved to Britain
because his dad, my great-granddad, 5had found / was finding a good job there. He 6used to /
didn’t use to like it here in Britain because the weather was cold and he 7had left / was leaving all
of his friends behind in Jamaica. But slowly he 8used to / got used to living here, and he made
new friends. He 9used to meet / met my Grandma when they 10were both living / had both lived in
Leeds. At the time, she 11was studying / had studied maths at Leeds University. Grandma and
Granddad went out for a long time, but they 12used to get / didn’t get married until Grandma had
left university in 1971. That was years ago, of course, but I think they’re still in love.

B. Vocabulary
1. Complete the phone conversation with the words below.

calm freedom grateful irritating miserable put up with run out of schoolwork stay out

Josh Hi, Maria. How’s your exchange programme going?

Maria It’s not going well, to be honest, and I feel pretty 1___________miserable_______
about it.
Josh Poor you. Why’s that?
Maria There are lots of rules in my host family’s house. I can’t 2____stay
out______________ late, and I have to do all of my
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______schoolwork____________ before dinner. I’ve got no
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_____freedom__________ at all.
Josh So you don’t like the family?
Maria Well, the mum and dad are nice to me, and they help me a lot. I am
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________grateful__________ to them, but they aren’t easy to live with!
Josh Have they got any children?
Maria Yes – Mandy and Peter. Mandy is great, but Peter is really
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_______irritating___________ sometimes.
Josh Why? What does he do?
Maria Well, it’s difficult to 7______put up with____________ all of his sarcastic jokes. I
think I’m going to 8________run out of__________ patience with him one day and hit
him!
Josh Don’t do that! Try to be 9______calm____________ and relax.
Maria I am trying, but it’s difficult!

2. Write about the different stages in life using the following words:

bitter – put up with – sarcastic - centenarian – concerned - dependence – elderly - pass away -
urgent - go through with – split up - nostalgic – look up to -

Sorry, I can’t put up with all this work I have to do.

Don’t get angry! I was being sarcastic!
My dad passes away last week.
When I remember my childhood, I get nostalgic.
I have to split up my social life to my Laboral life
My grandpa is a centenarian, he is 105 years old.
I’m very concerned about the health of my son.
I have a strongly dependence with my parents
My grandma is on an elderly stage in her life.
I have to go through with the objectives of my life.
My mum has injured and she has to go to the hospital urgent.
I look up to my uncle, because he is a humble person

3. Sports
- What sports are combined with these verbs?
Do:
Play: Football, basketball, tennis, rugby
Go: Dancing, rafting

- Do you have a favourite sport? Which is it? Do you think sports are important in life?
Why/Why not?

C. Writing Activity.
1. Write a story with this title: (120-150 words)

‘That was the best day of my life’

That was the best day of my life

Since I was 6 years old I always wanted to go to USA, it is my favourite country, I love the
landscapes and the beautiful cities that it has. Year after year I begged my parents to go to the united
states but they never wanted, because we didn’t had money.

But one day, all changed. I was sleeping very calm, it was 11 a.m. My mum called me because we
was going to “have the breakfast” I brushed my teeth’s and I dressed up, when I went to the living
room to have breakfast my mum told me that we had to go to the doctor, she was obviously lying, we
got into the car, 30 minutes passed and we arrived the airport. I was very surprised! My parents said
me that we will buy the tickets for flying to the United States! That was the best day of my life.

2. Reader: The Treasure of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. Chapters 1-6.

Answer these questions:
1) Who are the main characters?
Edmond Dantes, Lord Wilmore, Abbe Busoni, Sinbad The Sailor, Mercedes.
2) Where and when does the story take place?
Marseilles, France, February 1815.
3) What is the main conflict of the story?
The main conflict of the story is that Edmond is jailed, unjustly, because of a
crime he didn’t do.
4) What kind of story is it?
Is an adventure story.
5) What character do you like best? Why?
My favourite character is Edmond Dantes because is honest, intelligent and he has a
strong personality.