Assessment Test - Intermediate

A. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in the bracket.

1. Arturo ___________________ (accident) broke the glass window while playing in the veranda.
2. The company claims it is not responsible for the _____________ (pollute) in the river.
3. The president's wisdom won the ___________________ (admire) of his citizens.
4. The policeman advises the driver to drive ___________________ (care) on the road.
5. This is the most _____________________ (comfort) bed that I have slept in.
6. The beauty of the countryside is beyond our ___________________ (imagine).
7. Nobody wants to employ him because of his past ___________________ (crime) record.
8. It is everyone's ___________________ (responsible) to save the environment.
9. Our art teacher is encouraging us to be more ___________________ (create).
10. His sense of ___________________ (humor) was so funny that the guests didn’t want the show to end.
11. The boss gave me the ___________________ (permit) to go home early.
12. Most businessmen think that fluency and ___________________ (communicate) are more important than grammar.
13. The Olympic torch ___________________ (symbol) peace and friendship among the nations of the world.
14. Jeju Island is known for its ___________________ (beauty) scenery of mountains and beaches.
15. The musical I watched last week was ___________________ (wonder).

B. Write the antonym for each underlined word in the sentence.

1. Lisa was very polite to the saleswoman.

2. Hoshi’s attitude towards animals is very humane.
3. Kevin was very careless with his toys.
4. They admit the accusations in order to reduce the penalty.
5. Mike was dishonest to his teacher.

C. Write a synonym for each of the listed words.

1. furious
2. respect
3. victory
4. clever
5. enormous

D. Write the correct form of the verb in each sentence.

1. John ____________ (play) soccer.

2. How ____________ (do) you spell your name?
3. We ____________ (take) the subway to the office every day.
4. On Sunday, he ____________ (not do) read the newspaper.
5. My friends and I ____________ (go) to the mall on weekends.

E. Fill in the correct form. Answers can be in Simple Past and Past Perfect Tense.

1. Uncle David ____________________ (go) to the doctor after he ____________________ (be) ill for a month.
2. Before the police ____________________ (catch) the thief, he ____________________ (steal) two more watches.
3. They ____________________ (not find) the treasure he ____________________ (hide).
4. I ____________________ (not tell) my teacher that my mom ____________________ (help) me with my homework.
5. I was very angry when I ____________________ (see) that my brother ____________________ (eat) my apple.
F. Read the short passage then answer the questions.

The President’s Speech

Have you ever seen the President give a speech on television? Believe it or not, presidents usually do not write their own speeches.
The ideas in the speech belong to the President, but the exact words are composed by a speech writer.

Nearly all recent presidents have hired speech writers. Most presidents are very good speakers. But they may not be good writers.
They also do not have much free time, so they hire people who are very good writers to write their speeches for them. The President
and his or her advisors sit down with the speech writer before the speech. They discuss the important topics and plan the tone, or
feeling, of the speech.

Being a speech writer can be difficult. Speech writers are called to write a very important speech in a short amount of time. If there
is a national threat or the country is going to war, presidential speech writers have to be extremely careful about what they write and
how they write it. They have to make sure they write exactly what the President means to say. There is no room for mistakes.

1. According to the author, presidents hire speech writers because presidents _____________.

I. may not be good speakers

II. may not be good writers
III. do not have much free time

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III

2. Based on the passage, it can be understood that being a speech writer is a difficult job because speech writers _____________.

A. do not get paid very well

B. have to work under pressure
C. have to work long hours
D. are not recognized for their work

3. Based on the information in the passage, it can be understood that which of the following events would require a speech writer to be
the most careful?

A. an election
B. a report of an enemy attack
C. a natural disaster
D. a memorial for past victims

4-5. Do you think presidents should use speech writers, or should they return to writing their own speeches? Explain.

G. Answer the following questions.

1. Tell something about your education.

2. Tell something about your family.
3. Tell something about your hobbies and interests.
4. Why do people learn English?
5. How do you get along with people with different perspectives from you?