ENGLISH MID TERM EXAM 7TH.

SEMESTER

NAME ______________________________________ CLASS __________ DATE ___________

GRAMMAR

1. Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

1 do / living / a / they / do / what / for / ?

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2 Leo / you / address / have / an / do / for / ?

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3 who / friend / to / Vanda’s / talking / is / ?

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4 something / Tom / for / is / looking / ?

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5 with / share / did / an / who / you / apartment / ?

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6 to / am / do / going / I / what / ?
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7 city / in / live / part / the / of / do / they / what / ?

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8 me / for / you / here / will / wait / ?

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9 what / favorite / his / team / is / soccer / ?

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10 that / hair / woman / blonde / is / with / who / ?

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2. Complete the sentences with use to, used to, or usually.

1 What do you ________________________ do on the weekend?

2 When I was younger, I never ________________________ be scared of the dark.
3 Did you ________________________ play outside as a child?
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4 My family ________________________ has takeout on Saturday nights.

5 When we were growing up, we ________________________ have a lot of freedom.
6 Where did your family ________________________ go on vacation?
7 He is never ________________________ annoyed about anything.
8 Which knife does he ________________________ use to cut the meat?
9 When we lived in that old house, I ________________________ have nightmares all the time.
10 You never ________________________ have a beard before. Why did you grow one now?

3. Are these sentences correct? Write “correct” if the sentence is correct. Rewrite the
incorrect sentences. Make sure you pay attention to punctuation.

1 This is the friend that I was telling you about.

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2 He lost his wallet, who had $200 in it.

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3 I felt so sorry for her parents, which house was destroyed in the flood.
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4 I don’t get along with people who only interest is money.

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5 Two streets over is the house which my father was born.

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6 That’s Charlie’s sister Jo who is Rob’s partner.

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7 We’re taking you to a restaurant has won awards for its food.
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8 She ran all the way home, where she immediately started crying.
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9 Is that the person that won the lottery?

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10 They told the story to Jon who then told everyone else.
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VOCABULARY

4. Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1 I love sunbathing and relaxing on the beach so I ________________ my vacation every year.
a look forward to b set off c go out
2 If you don’t ________________ , we’ll be late.
a go up b run out c hurry up
3 You should ________________ for art classes this September. It will help you improve your painting.
a end up b set off c sign up
4 I can’t believe it! Giulia is ________________ with a professional soccer player!
a running out b going out c falling over
5 My sister didn’t work for years because she had to ________________ her two children.
a bring up b break up c catch up
6 George likes to ________________ clothes before he buys them. That’s why he doesn’t shop online.
a end up b try on c look forward to
7 The twins are late. They ________________ at 6 o’clock and they should be here by now.
a went back b hurried up c set off
8 Did Tom ________________ the money he borrowed?
a pay back b sign up c end up
9 This weekend I’m going to ________________ with some old school friends. We haven’t seen each other for
years.
a try on b catch up c break up
10 It’s terrible how much food ________________ in the trash can. We shouldn’t waste so much.
a signs up b goes out c ends up
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READING

Letters you’ll love reading

1 Shaun Usher really loves letters. In 2009, he started the blog
Letters of Note, a kind of online museum of letters from the
past. Usher aims to write a new post every weekday. Each of
the posts includes the text of a letter and, whenever possible,
a picture of it, too. It might sound like an unusual topic, but
the blog is very popular. In fact, more than 1.5 million people
visit the website every week and Usher has thousands of
followers on Twitter.

2 Usher has also published a book containing 125 of the most interesting letters from his
collection. Some of the letters are incredibly old (the oldest one is actually from the 14th century
BC) and many tell us about important moments in history. In others, the writers talk about their
feelings and experiences – there are beautiful love letters and letters from fans to famous
musicians and movie stars. There are some very funny letters, too. I really enjoyed reading a
letter from the Campbell’s Soup Company to the artist Andy Warhol. The company actually sent
the artist several cans of soup along with the note!

3 The book includes a lot of great photos, showing both the people the letters are about and some
of the letters themselves. I think this is one of the best parts of the book, as it means you can
see the handwriting of many of the writers. For example, you can see Leonardo da Vinci’s
handwriting in a job application letter from the 1400s. The first letter in the book is a note from
Queen Elizabeth II to Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th U.S. President.

4 Usher’s book has become just as popular as his blog and now Usher also organizes events
called Letters Live. Recent Letters Live events have taken place in cities like Edinburgh,
London, and Los Angeles, as well as at book and music festivals around the UK. They include
performances from different musicians and the audience can hear famous actors such as
Benedict Cumberbatch, Gillian Anderson, and Thandie Newton read letters from Usher’s
collection out loud.

5 So what does Usher think about the methods of communication we use today? Does he hate e-
mails and text messages? No, he doesn’t. Actually, he uses these new kinds of communication
a lot, but he also tries to write letters whenever he can. He argues that, when we read an e-mail,
we’re often thinking about something else at the same time. But when we read a letter, we really
concentrate. He also believes letters are more honest than e-mails. Usher knows he can’t stop
people from using technology, but he hopes his projects will encourage people to write more
letters. After reading Usher’s excellent book, I hope so, too.
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5. Read the text. Are the sentences true (T), false (F), or is there not enough information in the
text to decide (N)?

1 Shaun Usher shares a post on his blog every day. _______

2 Eight thousand people follow Usher on Twitter. _______
3 Usher’s book includes more than 100 letters. _______
4 There is a letter from Andy Warhol in the book. _______
5 The writer of the text thinks the photos of the letters are interesting. _______
6 Usher’s book is a lot more popular than his blog. _______
7 Usher organized Letters Live events in several different cities. _______
8 At Letters Live, people read aloud letters written by famous actors. _______
9 Usher never sends e-mails or text messages. _______
10 Usher thinks it’s harder to write a letter than an e-mail. _______

TOTAL _____ / 50 points