English 02 Final Exam Practice

Listening Practice:

Practice One: You now have 60 seconds to read the questions. Choose the BEST
answer, A, B or C. You will hear the listening twice.

1) This conversation is most likely happening __________.

A) on the phone
B) at a club
C) in a supermarket
2) The woma n’s name is Selina __________.
A) Thombso n
B) Thomf son
C) Thompso n
3) The woma n __________ at the moment .
A) doesn’t have a j ob
B) has one j ob
C) has two j obs
4) The woman’s age is most likely __________.
A) 60
B) 50
C) 49
5) The woma n has been a member for about __________.
A) 2- 3 years
B) 7- 8 years
C) 5 years
6) The woma n joined the club because __________.
A) someone recommended it to her
B) she saw an advertisement on TV
C) a doctor works there
7) The woma n uses the club about __________ per month.
A) 2 times
B) 4 times
C) 8 times
8) The woma n doesn’t use the tennis courts because she __________.
A) needs extra equipment
B) is bad at tennis
C) thinks that it costs too much
9) The woma n does NOT say she wants more __________.
A) social events
B) air conditioning
C) games and classes
10) The problem with the restaurant is that it __________.
A) closes too early on Saturday a nd Sunday
B) is only open on Satu rday and Sund ay
C) is closed on Saturday and Sunday
Practice Two:
[Track 114] You will hear five people talking about how they get the news. For questions 1–11, choose
the best answer (A, B or C).
Speaker 1
1 The speaker reads a newspaper
A every day.
B at weekends.
C occasionally.
2 The speaker likes real newspapers because
A you don’t usually have to pay to read them.
B they have better news coverage than online news sites.
C he enjoys finding new and interesting articles.
Speaker 2
3 The speaker accepts that newspapers are
A too expensive.
B not eco-friendly.
C still popular now.
4 Newspapers won’t last much longer
A because of the growing necessity to conserve paper resources.
B for many of the same reasons that books will die out.
C because things we throw away don’t need to be printed any longer.
Speaker 3
5 The speaker says he prefers reading website articles because
A they usually contain fewer inaccuracies than newspaper articles.
B they will have been written or rewritten more recently than newspaper articles.
C they are often more well-written than newspaper articles.
6 The speaker says that it is important for readers to
A write their own articles.
B comment on articles they read.
C read articles from a reliable source.
Speaker 4
7 The speaker says that she
A reads more than one newspaper every day.
B buys newspapers every lunch break.
C takes newspapers home to read.
8 The speaker is most interested in
A in-depth sports coverage.
B any kind of celebrity news.
C news connected to her studies.
Speaker 5
9 The speaker says that news websites
A are his preferred way of getting the news.
B are a way of getting the news he never uses.
C are just one way he uses of getting the news.
10 The speaker says the news on TV is
A more reliable than other sources.
B easier to access than other sources.
C not as trustworthy as it could be.
11 The speaker says that the problem with online news is that
A none of the stories are true.
B it isn’t edited enough.
C each article takes too long to read.

Vocabulary Practice:
1. My grandfather decided to _________ early so he could relax and enjoy his time.
a. associate b. connect c. retire d. cut down on
2. Hamad is very_________. He gives all his extra money to the poor.
a. boring b. generous c. repetitive d. enthusiastic
3. I am very _________ for everything that my mother has done for me.
a. grateful b. remember c. easily d. treat
4. Fatimah decided to change her _________ because it was too stressful.
a. entrepreneur b. pressure c. profession d. production
5. Over a _________ ago, people mainly used horses to travel.
a. technique b. century c. cut out d. activity
6. Students must first study the _________ and then answer the question.
a. symptom b. habit c. mysterious d. diagram
7. After you have a surgery at the hospital you sometimes can’t eat _________ food.
a. improvise b. active c. natural d. solid
8. Spain is a very popular holiday_________.
a. destination b. recognize c. baggage d. sightseeing
9. Sarah used to have a more _____ lifestyle but now she just sits on the computer and works all day.
a. challenges b. sightseeing c. active d. famous
10. Her project _________ the stages of cell growth.
a. development b. tracks c. theory d. sample
11. The famous painting sold for 1 million dollars at _________.
a. contract b. consumer c. bargain d. auction
12. You should never _________ your teacher’s advice.
a. fall over b. injure c. reaction d. ignore
13. Why don't you speak to him _________?
a. mainly b. unlikely c. unless d. directly
14. The benefits of this _________ far outweigh the risks.
a. treatment b. worth c. isolated d. forecast
15. My sister is not a _________ tennis player. She just does it for fun.
a. curious b. painful c. professional d. lively
16. Seeing the children _________ really makes me sad.
a. hilarious b. suffer c. boring d. allergic
17. She's already had to endure three painful _________ on her leg.
a. operations b. failure c. upset d. monitor
18. His job is _________ the most important job in the organization.
a. massive b. adequate c. actual d. perhaps
19. The BBC carried the front-page _________ ‘Prime Minister to resign’.
a. headline b. apology c.via d. threat
20. I haven't decided _________ to call him or not to tell him.
a. contact b. communication c. whether d. controversial
21. This is his second _________ at the exam.
a. invite b. promise c. attempt d. unfair
22. I'm still in close _________ with my school friends.
a. tribe b. instant c. contact d. connected
23. The patient is carefully _________ throughout the procedure.
a. connected b. mood c. monitored d. perform
24. I didn't have _________ time to prepare for my driving test.
a. advanced b. adequate c. various d. marvellous
25. They apologized for the delay and _________ it on computer problems.
a. blamed b. appeal c. analysed d. associated
26. Employers have a _________ to protect their staff from physical harm.
a. values b. brave c. calmly d. duty
27. Students at KFUPM are among an _________ group of students in Saudi Arabia.
a. elite b. impatient c. upset d. unlikely

Grammar Practice: (On the exam there will only be 27 questions)

1. My father _________ a large car to drive in the desert.

a. is owning b. will owns c. owns d. is owns
2. Do you know if _________ ?
a. we can book in advance b. can we book in advance
c. do we can book in advance d. can book we in advance
3. Many KFUPM students _________ their families this month because they are so busy.
a. haven’t seen b. didn’t see
c. is see d. saw
4. What _________ when you saw the car accident?
a. did you doing b. you were doing c. you did do d. were you doing
5. Amna’s train _________ at 4:45 am. That’s so early!
a. is leave b. leaves c. will leave d. is going leave
6. You _________ buy a new computer when there is a sale.
a. must b. have to c. should d. can’t
7. The coffee shop has a large table _________ families to sit together.
a. for b. to c. so that d. so
8. My mother _________ in an office.
a. would work b. didn’t works c. not used to work d. used to work
9. Mrs. Alhashimi _________ to the same coffee shop every day since August.
a. has been coming b. has come c. has be coming d. has coming
10. 95% of music__________ illegally.
a. is downloaded b. is downloading c. downloads d. was downloading
11. All our products __________ at discount prices.
a. be sold b. are being sold c. are sell d. had be sold
12. John Grishem __________ over 20 books when he decided to change his career and become a
painter.
a. had written b. was written c. was write d. had been written
13. John was chosen as Salesman of the Year __________ the manager of his company.
a. from b. by c. as d. is
14. Has my book __________ yet?
a. being delivered b. delivered c. been delivered d. delivers
15. A survey showed that, in 2013, 42% of gifts to women from their husbands __________ to the
shop after Eid.
a. were returned b. returned c. are returned d. were returning
16. The machine __________ the file so be careful with it.
a. will be damaged b. damages c. can be damaged d. can damage
17. Sending __________ money online through PayPal is both very quick and secure.
a. a b.an c. the d. no article
18. All you do is log on to the site and create __________ account.
a. a b.an c. the d. no article
19. There’s __________ time left before the shops close. Shall we just go into the book shop?
a. several b. a bit of c. much d. few
20. I decided to buy __________ new furniture for my new house.
a. lots of b. one or two c. several d. many
21. Only __________ people offered to help organize the festival.
a. a lot of b. a bit of c. many d. a few
22. If the doctor __________ the injury was serious, he would tell you to have an X-ray.
a. thinks b. should think c. thought d. had think
23. __________anyone __________ in that race if they knew the risks?
a. Would/ run b. Would/ran c. Had/run d. Did/run
24. If fewer people __________, we __________ cleaner lungs.
a. would smoke/should have b. smokes/ would have
c. should smoke/ can have d.smoked/ would have
25. I would wash that cut if I __________ you.
a. was b. were c. had been d. was being
26. She is a doctor __________ papers are in a lot of medical journals.
a. who b. that c. whose d. which
27. The hospital __________ I was examined is in the centre of town.
a. that b. where c. which d. who
28. The operation __________ she had was very long and complicated.
a. no pronoun b. who c. whose d. where
29. Do you remember the summer __________ we used to go rock climbing every weekend?
a. where b. which c. when d. who
30. Some of the medical students __________ have given up medicine.
a. whose I trained with b. that trained
c. where trained d. I trained with
31. Ava asked him__________ Twitter.
a. why do you use b.do you use c. if he used d. if does he use
32. Dylan __________ he was too tired to come over that night.
a. said me b.said that c. told that d. told to me
33. Isabella said that __________ several messages for me the previous day.
a. leaves b. she left c. had left d. has left
34. I wondered why __________ so popular.
a. the video was b. was the video c. that was the video d. if the video was
35.Maria said __________ to the party the next day.
a. she couldn’t come b. they can’t come c. he came d. she will come
36. My mom __________ to clean my room.
a. reminded me b. invited me c. offer me d. realize me
37. My sister __________ me to work.
a. promised to drove b. invited to drive c. asked drive d. offered to drive
38. I __________ to get a better mark on my next exam.
a. what should I do b. what I should do c. if I should do d. knew should I do
39. Celine __________ rude.
a. realized that she was b. asked she had been
c. realized that she had been d. wondered if had she been
40. She __________ her a pepsi from the machine.
a. offered me to get b. told to get c. invited me to get d. asked me to get
41. My grandmother __________ at her house on Friday.
a. invited the family to eat b. invited to eat
b. offered the family to eat d. told to eat
42. __________ interested in the job if it had been abroad?
a. Would you have been b. Had you been c. Would you be d. Were you
43. If Kaitlyn __________ you to chair the meeting, would you have done it?
a. would ask b. would have asked c. had asked d. asked
44. What__________ if they had known you never intended to join them?
a. had they said b. they’d have said c. would they have said d. did they say
45. If you __________ those blood tests earlier, you would have known about the problem sooner.
a. had done b. would do c. would have done d. should do
46. I’m sure she __________ your apology if you had only said you were sorry.
a. would accept b. had accepted c. would accepted d. would have accepted
47. You __________ become such an excellent cook if you hadn’t put in so much effort.
a. had b. would have c. wouldn’t have d. could
48. They __________ on a trip like that without the proper equipment.
a. shouldn’t have left b. should have left c. could have left d. couldn’t left
49. __________ Mia and Tim as well? They always invite us to their parties.
a. Wouldn’t we have invited b. Would have invited
c. Should have we invited d. Shouldn’t we have invited
50. Why didn’t you check the timetable first? It __________ you the trouble of driving to the station
for no reason.
a. shouldn’t have saved b. could have saved c. should have saved d. couldn’t have saved
51. You __________ so much food. There are only three of us tonight.
a. couldn’t have cooked b. should have cooked
c. shouldn’t have cooked d. could have cooked
52. We __________ our compass. How silly of us to forget!
a. should have brought b. couldn’t have brought
c. shouldn’t have brought d. could brought