SAMPLE MIDTERM TEST

PART 1. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

Question 1
Mary retired last year and enjoys life as a …………….
A. pensioner B. middle aged C. teenager D. young adult
Question 2
He’s very tall, but at eight he is still a ……………
A. child B. infant C. teenager D. young adult
Question 3
Students at university are ……………..
A. young adult B. teenager C. child D. infant
Question 4
I had to get a …………….. as I needed to drive for my job.
A. driving license B. career C. career break D. certificate
Question 5
I started my ………….. young – I got my first job at 18.
A. career B. family C. driving lesson D. school
Question 6
I …………. home when I was 18 and moved to London.
A. left B. got C. came D. arrived
Question 7
At what age does a teenager ……… a young adult? At eighteen.
A. become B. get C. start D. take
Question 8
My sister has a new baby girl so she should have a ………………for that.
A. celebration B. rite C. festival D. occasion
Question 9
Hurry up and get …………. It’s nearly time to leave.
A. ready B. back C. up D. engaged
Question 10
We plan to get ………….when we both finish university but it won’t be a big wedding.
A. married B. up C. ready D. back
Question 11
I’ve received twenty emails…………….ten o’clock.
A. since B. for C. so far D. ago
Question 12
I always keep my mobile phone …………. a drawer when I am working.
A. in B. next C. into D. at
Question 13
Mary ……………..unemployed for months and wants me to help her with her CV.
A. has been B. have been C. was D. is
Question 14
John ………….. his boss for about two months. 
A. has known B. knew C. knows D. have known
Question 15
My sister…………….. for lots of different businesses so far. 
A. has worked B. have worked C. worked D. works
Question 16
The two men got……….. a taxi a few minutes ago.
A. into B. on C. onto D. up
Question 17
This is the fifth floor. You’ll have to go………….two floors to get to the photocopying
machine on the third floor.
A. down B. into C. on D. up
Question 18
The technician………….. the photocopier yet.
A. hasn’t repaired B. has repaired C. did repaired D. hasn’t repair
Question 19
I haven’t heard from Brown Brothers ………..weeks.
A. for B. since C. ago D. now
Question 20
Our new agents haven’t thought of any good ideas……. . 
A. yet B. for C. since D. ago

PART 2: READING COMPREHENSION

1. Complete the five conversations. For conversation 91-95, choose the correct letter
A, B or C.
Question 1
Where is your office?
A. Not far from here
B. I’ll take it.
C. There you are.
Question 2
Do you have any weaknesses?
A. I get annoyed if other people aren’t working hard.
B. I don’t like it.
C. I’m careful and I like to get thing right.
Question 3
Have a good interview.
A. Thanks
B. I don’t like it.
C. That’s a good idea.
Question 4
What are you main strengths?
A. I’m careful and I like to get thing right.
B. Yes, just one
D. That’s a lot.
Question 5
Would you say you’re ambitious?
A. Yes, fairly.
B. Thank you so much.
C. You’re welcome.

2. Read the text and choose the correct option

Dear Mum and Dad,

I'm writing this email because I've got some important news to tell you. I'm getting
married! Isn't that great?
It all happened last night. We were having dinner in a very nice Italian restaurant when
Jake suddenly became all quiet and said he had something to tell me. He looked so
serious that I was afraid he was going to break up with me or tell me he had a terrible
illness, but then he took a little black box out of his pocket and put it in front of me. I
opened it and inside was an engagement ring and he just said, 'Will you marry me?' I was
so excited that I didn't even stop to think about it and replied, 'Yes, of course I will, silly!'
And I put the ring on my finger. So there we were, engaged!
Then we spent the rest of the evening making plans. Can we have the wedding at your
house? You've got such a big, beautiful garden that it'll be perfect. We are going to wait
until after my final exams in June and I thought a good day would be 10 th July. That gives
us eight months to plan everything. It should be enough time, especially as we don't want
a big traditional white wedding, just a big party with our best friends and family. We're
not going to start a family straight away because I need to get my career going, and I
might even decide to stay on at university and do a master's, but before we do that, we're
going to travel round the world for a year. Jake can take a career break for that time; his
office has already said it's OK. It's so exciting!
Anyway, I have to get to class now. I'll phone you tomorrow.
Your loving daughter,
Lucy
Choose the best answer
6. Lucy ____.
A. goes to school B. is a university student C.works in an office
7. Jake told Lucy he ____.
A. was worried about something serious
B. was seriously ill
C. wanted them to get engaged
8. When Jake asked Lucy, she ____.
A. replied immediately B. didn't say anything C. didn't know what to say
9. Jake and Lucy are going to have ____.
A. a big white wedding B. a traditional wedding C. a fun celebration
10. After the wedding Lucy is going to ____.
A. go back to university B. go abroad C. have a baby

PART 2. LISTENING (unit 7, tape 2.6)

You will hear an interview with Ruby who applied for the job as a sales assistant.
For each question, choose the best answer A, B or C. You will hear the conversation
twice.
Question 1
The interviewer has received Ruby’s………….. .
A. letter of application and CV
B. books
C. job description
Question 2
What is Ruby’s current job?
A. a sales assistant
B. a bookshop owner
C. a shop manager
Question 3
Ruby has worked at Raystone’s bookshop for about…….
A. eighteen months
B. eight months
C. eighty months
Question 4
How did Ruby feel about her job at Raystone’s?
A. enjoyable
B. nice
C. special
Question 5
She wants to leave Raystone’s Book shop because…..
A. It’s quite a small bookshop.
B. She doesn’t like the job.
C. She isn’t interested in books.
Question 6
How many branches does E.I. Books company have?
A. More than fifty
B. over fifteen
C. about five
Question 7
What did Ruby find out about E.I. Books company?
A. It has a website.
B. It can order books.
C. It’s the biggest company.
Question 8
What are Ruby’s main strengths?
A. She’s hardworking and sociable.
B. She can do everything on her own.
C. She enjoys solving problems.
Question 9
What does Ruby ask the interview about the job?
A. the job promotion
B. the job application
C. the job at branches
Question 10
By the end of the interview, they discuss about……….
A. the working time B. the staff C. the ambition