CAMBRIDGE INSTITUTE – 2ND YEAR - 2023

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FIRST MID TERM EXAM (UNITS 0, 1 & 2)

READING SECTION

a) Read the text and do the exercises. /6pts

Jessica’s blog
My name’s Jessica and this is my blog!
Yesterday was so cool! The vlogger, Harry Langdon, was in my favorite store – Modern Look. Do you
know him?
I watch Harry’s vlog every day. He gives teenagers lots of tips about fashion and hair. He’s great. His green
eyes are beautiful and he has short, black hair. It’s really cool. He has some fantastic tips. For example, I’m
very short and I wear glasses. I had curly hair for ages, but now it’s long and straight. It looks great! It was
Harry’s idea for short people with my look.
I love it! My friend Scott likes Harry’s tips about clothes. Harry is Scott’s fashion hero. Scott watches Harry’s
vlog every week and buys similar clothes to Harry.
I was in Modern Look yesterday with Scott. We were in the line and there was a young man with beautiful green
eyes and black hair next to us. He had a new T-shirt in his hand – it was black and it had a picture of a bike on
it. We weren’t sure it was Harry at the time. Harry’s always really fashionable in his videos, but this man’s jeans
and jacket were very old. It was windy and cold outside, so his hair wasn’t tidy! Harry usually looks really cool,
but this man wasn’t cool! Also, famous people don’t go to Modern Look; they buy expensive clothes from
expensive stores!
But now we know it was him! How do we know? Last night, we were on the Internet and there was a new video
from Harry. This vlog was about cool T-shirts and he had a new black T-shirt from Modern Look … with a bike
on it! It’s very cheap – it only costs $5! I’m going shopping again with Scott tomorrow afternoon … He wants the
T-shirt, too.
Bye!
Jessica

1) How tall is Jessica? ________________________________________________________

2) What does Scott like about Harry’s vlog? ________________________________________
3) Which store were Jessica and Scott in? _________________________________________
4) Who was in the line with Jessica and Scott? ______________________________________
5) What was in Harry’s hand in the store? __________________________________________
6) When are Jessica and Scott going shopping again? __________________________________

GRAMMAR SECTION

b) VERB TO BE: Read the sentences and find the mistake. Then, rewrite them.
1) London aren’t a country.
2) An elephant am not a small animal.
3) Mercedes aren’t a bike.
4) Is I a student?
5) Mrs. Stuart aren’t a poor woman.
6) Cigarettes isn’t good for people.
7) The North Pole am not hot.
8) Simon are from United Kingdom.
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London isn’t a country
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c) THIS/THAT/THESE/THOSE: Choose the correct demonstrative to complete each
sentence. /8pts
1) This/These is my dog. Its name is Tony.
2) I love flowers! That/Those are beautiful roses!
3) I have three siblings. This/These is my sister, Sam, and that/those are my brothers, Johnny
and Nick.
4) A: I can’t find my pencil case! It was here!
B: Is this/these your pencil case?
A: Yes, thank you!
5) Look at this/these map. That/Those country is Argentina, but that/those are Venezuela and
Colombia.

d) THERE IS/THERE ARE: Complete the questions and short answers using the correct form
of there is or there are. /12pts
1) ____________________a tree in this park? No, ________________
2) ____________________an internet café in your city? Yes, _______________
3) ____________________any hospitals near here? No, ________________
4) ____________________a shop in this street? No, ________________
5) ____________________a cinema in your town? Yes, _______________
6) ____________________any students in the school? No, ________________

e) PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS: Complete the sentences with the simple present or
the present progressive form of the verbs in parentheses. /12pts
1) She often watches (watch) TV at night.
2) ___________________ (you / go) to soccer practice on Wednesdays?
3) It’s sunny here today. ___________________ (it / rain) in São Paulo?
4) Jonny ___________________ (not play) basketball on Mondays.
5) Leah ___________________ (eat) lunch now.
6) ___________________ (your uncle / live) in Los Angeles in the moment?
7) Dad always ___________________ (make) pizza on the weekend.

f) Choose the correct alternatives. /7pts

1) What do we do / are we doing tomorrow?
2) Jack is riding / rides his bike to school every day.
3) I practice / I’m practicing my guitar right now.
4) Ali and Lydia are usually going / usually go to the movies on Sundays.
5) I watch / I’m watching a basketball game next Wednesday.
6) My sister is playing / plays soccer twice a week.
7) Dad doesn’t work / isn’t working tomorrow.
8) We eat / We’re eating dinner right now.

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g) PRESENT CONTINUOUS FOR FUTURE: Look at the family diary and write sentences
about the people’s plans. /6pts
1) Ellie ________________ Sam on
Monday afternoon. Monday Ellie, 2 p.m. – meet Sam
2) Mom and Dad ________________ to a Tuesday Mom and Dad, 7 p.m. – go to concert
concert on Tuesday night.
Wednesday Leo, 10:30 a.m. – do a Music test
3) Leo _____________________ a Music
test next Wednesday.

h) ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY: Make sentences, use the adverbs of frequency. __/6 pts
1) I / Have English lessons on Mondays (never) I never have English lessons on Mondays
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2) My friend and I / do our homework (always) ___________________________________
3) My brother / listens to music (often) ___________________________________
4) I / get up late at weekend (usually) ___________________________________
5) My dad / works on Saturdays (never) ___________________________________
6) My friend / walks to school (always) ___________________________________

i) WAS/WERE: Choose the correct alternatives. /7pts

1) The movie wasn’t / weren’t very good last night.
2) We was / were late for school again.
3) Was/Were Penelope at the Natural History Museum?
4) Ben’s sneakers wasn’t / weren’t very expensive.
5) I was / were very happy on my birthday.
6) Was/Were they at the library last night?
7) Anna wasn’t / weren’t at orchestra practice on Saturday.

j) Complete the sentences with LAST, YESTERDAY, AGO, or IN.

1) We were at a great party _____________ night
2) Two weeks _____________, my baby sister was born.
3) _____________ afternoon, my aunt was here for lunch.
4) The boys were in their bedroom an hour _____________.
5) _____________ 2013, my parents were in Italy.

k) Complete the questions with WAS or WERE. Then, complete the short answers. /8pts
1) ________ she at soccer club last night?
No, ________________.
2) ________ your classes interesting yesterday?
Yes, ________________.
3) ________ he born in January?
Yes, ________________.
4) ________ Juanjo, the cat, at home yesterday morning?
No, ________________.

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VOCABULARY SECTION

l) Complete the weather words.

f___y r_ _ _ ing w___y c____y s___y s _ _ _ ing

m) Complete the description with the words in the box. /5pts

average blue braces curly freckles

Julia is tall and of 1_____________ weight. She has long, blond, 2_____________ hair and
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_____________. She has 4_____________ eyes and she wears 5_____________.

LISTENING SECTION

n) T01 Listen to the conversation between Sally and Dylan about the singer Max McCann.
Check FOUR THINGS they talk about. /4pts
1) Max’s clothes [ ]
2) Dylan’s freckles [ ]
3) Max’s glasses [ ]
4) a picture [ ]
5) Sally’s clothes [ ]
6) Max’s age [ ]

T01 Listen again and choose the correct alternatives. /6pts

1) The concert finishes in five / twenty minutes.

2) Sally wants a selfie / normal picture.
3) Max has blue / green eyes.
4) It ’s / isn’t raining now.
5) Max wears glasses / braces.
6) Max is about 25 / 45 years old.