Centre of English studies for YOU

FINAL TEST

LEVEL: PRE-INTERMEDIATE

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NAME: _________________________________________

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LEXICAL-GRAMMAR TEST ___/50 LISTENING __/20

READING ___/10 WRITING __/10

SPEAKING ___/10

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 I. Lexical-grammar Task.

1. Circle the correct adjectives.

1. I don’t understand this homework. I’m extremely confused / proud.

2. My grandfather is very ill at the moment. I’m ashamed / anxious.
3. Our holiday begins tomorrow. We’re all very shocked / excited.
4. I can sometimes get rather cross / relieved and shout at people.
5. It’s late at night and I can hear a loud sound outside. I feel frightened / disappointed.
6. Sarah has bought a new phone that I want. I’m a bit nervous / envious.

2. Match the sentence halves.

7. As I was climbing the mountain, a. when she hit her head on a rock.

8. While we were sailing to Greece, b. I met another hiker on his way down.

9. As the friends were arguing, c. when I saw a bear behind a tree.

10. Jim was swimming in the ocean d. my sister fell into the water.

11. We were driving through the desert e. when he saw a boat in the distance.

12. The girl was kayaking down the river f. they dropped their map into the river.

13. While Anna was exploring the caves, g. when our car broke down.

14. I was cycling through the forest h. she lost her torch.

3. Choose the correct answers.

15. The winter of 1880-1881 was one of the worst / most bad winters in American history.

16. The too famous / most famous description of this winter is in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s book “The longest
Winter”.

17. Several towns were snowbound for months and people didn’t have enough / had too much food to last
the winter.

18. The farmers were too slow / slowest to harvest their crops before the snow fell.

19. The Chicago and North Western railway closed because there were were too many / weren’t enough
men to clear snow from the tracks.

20. The snow was not deep enough / too deep for the cattle to graze and thousands of cows starved to death.

21. The biggest / too big snow drifts were more than 3.5m deep.

22. On the too cold / coldest days, the temperature fell to 30*C

4. Choose the correct answers.

Hannah What 23 ___ this morning?

Annabel I’m not sure. I think 24___ my friends in town and hang out with them.

Hannah 25___ to Lizzy’s party tomorrow?

Annabel No, I can’t. 26___ my grandparents. It’s my grandmother’s birthday.

Hannah What 27___ her?

Annabel I don’t know. 28___ her a scarf when I’m in town this morning. Do you want to come along?

Hannah I don’t think 29___ time. 30____ tennis with my brother this morning.

Annabel When 31___ him?

Hannah At half past ten.

Annabel Um, Hannah … it’s half past ten now!

Hannah Oh no! 32___ late!

23. a) are you going to do b) will you do

24. a) I’m going to meet b) I’ll meet
25. a) Will you go b) Are you going to go
26. a) I’m going to visit b) I’ll visit
27. a) will you give b) are you going to give
28. a) I’m probably going to buy b) I’ll probably buy
29. a) I’ll have b) I’m going to have
30. a) I’ll play b) I’m going to play
31. a) will you meet b) are you going to meet
32. a) I’m going to be b) I’ll be

5. Match the sentence halves.

33. If I eat another piece of cake,
34. You won’t miss the train
35. If they don’t listen,
36. I’ll give him the message
37. If you spend all your money today,
a if I see him this afternoon.
b you won’t have any tomorrow.
c they won’t understand the homework.
d if you run.
e I’ll be sick.

6. Complete the second conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.

38. If I ___________________(buy) a new phone, I _______________________(not have) any money for

the next month.
39. If I _______________________(not have) any money, I _____________________(can’t go) out.
40. If you _______________________(spend) a lot of time on your new phone, you
____________________(not have) time to study.
41. If you _______________________(not pass) your next exam, I _____________________(be) really
cross!
7. Complete the sentences with the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets
42. She bought some new glasses after she _________________________(go) to the optician’s.
43. We _________________________________(already / pay) for clothes before we collected them from
the shop.
44. We were late for college because we ______________________________(miss) our bus.

8. Put these sentences into reported speech.

45. “He’s already spent six years in prison”. She said that ____________________________________in
prison.
46. “We searched a house yesterday”. The police said that _______________________________________.
47. “We will not forget to lock our front door again!”. They said that _______________________________
_____________again.
9. Rewrite the active sentences as passive sentences.

48. Has the invention of the internet changed society?

______________________________________________________by the invention of the internet?
49. We won’t use paper and pens in the future.
In the future, paper and pens________________________________________________________
50. Someone has bought five laptops online using my credit card.
Five laptops _____________________________________online using my credit card.

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II. Reading

What are you watching?

It’s dark outside, but eighteen-year-old Mike Owen doesn’t notice the time passing. Today, he is only
doing one thing: sitting in front of his computer screen, watching all thirteen episodes of season two of a
TV crime drama. For Mike, a TV marathon like this one is an enjoyable way of spending the day. And he
is not alone in his opinion.

Binge-viewing – watching several episodes of a TV series in one sitting – is getting more and more
popular these days. And it isn’t hard to see why. In the past, viewers had to wait nervously between
episodes of their favourite TV series, because they were usually broadcast only once a week. Each
chapter finished with a moment of suspense called a “cliffhanger” and fans were often left for seven
whole days wondering what would happen next. During this time, they often forgot some of the details,
so they needed a flashback at the beginning of the next instalment to remind them of the key events. But
all of this is changed with the technology of streaming. One of the most successful companies to use this
technology is the American internet television network Netflix. For a monthly subscription, members can
choose films or programmes from the company’s enormous library and stream them to their TV or
computer.

This system has a number of advantages. Firstly, users can watch what they want when they want and
they don’t have to follow the schedule of a TV channel. Secondly, they can play, pause and resume
watching as they wish, so they can get a snack or answer the phone without missing the action. Thirdly,
and most importantly for some, their viewing is not constantly interrupted by advertisements. Of course,
this system has also made binge-viewing much easier.

Netflix has its own TV drama series called “House of Cards”, apolitical thriller starring Kevin Spacey
and Robin Wright. Instead of introducing one episode a week, all thirteen chapters were streamed online
at the same time. The series was extremely popular with the public, and also won a number of important
prizes. TV executives should take note of the show’s success because the future of their own channels
may be in danger.

Read the text and choose the correct answers. (2 points each)
1. What is Mike Owen doing today?
a He is playing computer games c He is running a difficult race
b He is watching a TV series from start to finish d He is watching an interesting documentary on TV
2. According to the text, waiting for the next episode of a TV series can make viewers feel
a anxious c delighted
b bored d frightened
3. How much does it cost to use Netflix?
a Nothing – it’s free c The same every month
b It depends on the film d Users pay by the hour
4. Viewers who stream programmes
a can leave the room during the adverts c mustn’t get up in the middle of a film
b needn’t receive phone calls d don’t have to watch at particular times
5. What makes House of Cards different from other TV dramas?
a It only has thirteen episodes c You can only see it via the internet
b Many TV channels show it at the same time d There is just one episode each week
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III. Listening.

Cd.1.20 (workbook) Listen to the recording twice and complete the sentences with 1-3 words.
(2 points each)

1. The teacher is talking to students who are in their______________________________ year at school.

2. Students will make university applications in ____________________________________________.
3. After their exams, some students might take a year off to work ______________________________.
4. There will be additional classes for the students about career and _____________________________.
5. The first talk is about banks and will be given by _________________________________________.
6. The speaker advises some students to get a ______________________________________________.
7. Any students’ parents who would like to help should phone: ________________________________.
8. Students should go to ____________________________________ on Monday to hear the talk about
banks.
9. ________________________________________ will give you advice about where to look for work.
10. All the examinations will be next _____________________________________________________.

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 III. Writing

Choose one of these topics and write an opinion essay (120-150 words)

1. Can money buy happiness?

2. Is online learning as good as face-to-face learning?

3. Should mobile phones be banned at schools?

4. Social-networking sites steal your real life.

5. Which do you prefer country life or city life?

The chosen topic: ___________________________________________________

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 Answer sheet

1. Confused READING
2. Anxious 1 B (watching all thirteen episodes)
3. Excited 2 A (nervously)
4. Cross 3 C (monthly subscription)
5. Frightened 4 D (watch what they want when they want)
6. Envious 5 C (Netflix has its own TV drama series)
7. B
8. D
9. F
10. E Listening
11. G 1 final
12. A 2 March
13. H 3 abroad
14. C 4 university
15. Worst 5 Mr. Williams
16. Most famous 6 part-time job
17. Didn’t have enough 7 (school secretary) 07890655234
18. Too slow 8 the school hall
19. Weren’t enough 9 your teachers
20. Too deep 10 June
21. Biggest
22. Coldest
23. A
24. B
25. B
26. A
27. B
28. B
29. A
30. B
31. B
32. A
33. E
34. D
35. C
36. A
37. B
38. Bought, wouldn’t have
39. Didn’t have, couldn’t go
40. Spent, wouldn’t have
41. Didn’t pass, would be
42. Had been
43. Had already paid
44. Had missed
45. He had already spent six years
46. They had searched a house the day before
47. They would not (wouldn’t ) forget to lock their front door
48. Has society been changed
49. Won’t be used
50. Have been bought