WRITTEN TEST

Section l: Listening
Questions 1-20:
In this section of the test, you will hear conversations and complete the information
about them. For each conversation, first read the situation and the choices, then listen.

Complete the sentences and circle your answer from A,B,C.

EXAMPLE: Situation 0
0 ANSWER
The Science Museum _____.

A. isn’t near the hospital. C

B. is on the left side of the street.
C. and the hospital are on the same street.
Situation 1: Party at the apartment
1. Camilo _____.
A. brings flowers as gifts.
B. brings food for the party.
C. just met Darya.
Situation 2: Finally, some free time.
2. William just finished his ____.
A. project.
B. final exam.
C. stage performance.
Situation 3: Kate is feeling terrible about a project.
3. Kate needs to make her own _____.
A. portfolio.
B. compilation.
C. vlog.

Situation 4: Simona and Jane meet again.

4. Simona and Jane sat near the _____.
A. window.
B. air-conditioner.
C. cupboard.
5. The beautiful bag is owned by ______.
A. Jane’s roommate.
B. Jane’s grandmother.
C. Jane’s sister.

Situation 5: Maria is giving advice to Bill.

6. Maria suggests going to the _____.
A. coffee shop.
B. library.
C. her apartment.
7. Maria thinks Pip Café is _____.
A. healthy if they go there.
B. has beautiful view.
C. always noisy.
Situation 6: A radio program talking about amazing people in sports. 8. The first
mentioned sports player was _____.
A. Leo Messi .
B. Lebron James.
C. Cristiano Ronaldo.
9. Candace Parker plays professional _____.
A. soccer .
 B. basketball.
C. volleyball.
Situation 7: A gift for father.
10. When Michel called, Thomas was _____.
A. watching a tennis game.
B. lifting weights at the gym.
C. writing an essay for school.
11. They didn’t continue giving sweatshirt due to _____.
A. not knowing the size.
B. the price.
C. out of stock.
12. They will give him a _____.
A. tennis set.
B. hat.
C. gift certificate.

Situation 8: Interview about volunteering.

13. Diego works as a _____.
A. runner.
B. trainer.
C. volunteer.
14. He started volunteering in _____.
A. 2005.
B. 2015.
C. 2010.
15. They are looking for more _____.
A. runners.
B. donors.
C. volunteers.
Situation 9: Street interview about how people prepare what they wear. 16. _______
carefully about what they wear every day.
A. One person thinks
B. Two people think
C. None of the people think
17. Speaker one _____.
A. doesn’t spend any money on clothes because he doesn’t have any
money.
B. only buys clothes for the call center.
C. is saving so he doesn’t buy clothes.
18. Speaker two _____.
A. likes to choose clothes the night before, but always chooses one thing in
the morning.
B. prefers to choose everything in the morning.
C. prefers to choose everything the night before.
19. Speaker three _____.
A. sleeps late.
B. changes the clothes his mom chooses for him.
C. chooses very quickly.
20. At the end, the interviewer says _____.
A. everyone was the same.
B. the three people were all different.
C. he is different from the three people.

End of Listening Section

 Section II: Reading Assessment

Questions 21-40:
In this section of the test, you will read some short passages and
complete the information about them. For each item, circle the correct
answer from A, B, and C.
EXAMPLE: Passage 0
Hi, Sara.
I’m visiting my sister in Florida. It’s very warm and nice here. Every morning, I go to the beach
and swim. Sometimes my sister comes home early, and we play tennis in the afternoon. And we
always go for a long walk after that. I’m having a great time!
Love,
Heather
0 Heather _____ every day.
A. swims Answer B. plays tennis A C. comes home early
Passage 1
Dear Anna,
How are you? It’s great here in New York! I love the school.
Let me tell you about my new friends. Vicky and Alice are two sisters from Italy. Alice is a
student at school from Monday to Friday, but on weekends, she works in a big café downtown.
Vicky is a student too. She goes to the beach on weekends. Their apartment is full of beautiful
Italian clothes and shoes!
Best Wishes,
Marco
21. Marco feels _____.
A. tired.
B. great.
C. beautiful.
Passage 2
Comfort food from around the world
Masala dosa, India This is a typical food from India and it is great for breakfast or for a snack.
To make a masala dosa you need to make a crepe from rice and egg. Then you fill the crepe with
a mixture of potato and onion. You eat the crepes with lentils and chilies or with coconut sauce
and chili. They are amazing!
22. The writer _____.
A. is selling food.
B. is introducing a food.
C. is cooking
Passage 3
Living in another country
If you decide to live in another country, first you should think about where you want to go. It’s
a good idea to go somewhere where you have friends or family, so that you have people to get
together with. The weather isn’t something you should think about if you are going to be
staying for a few months.
23. First thing to consider if you want to live in another country is _____.
A. job opportunity
B. weather of the country
C. where to go
Passage 4
Community Gardens
People who live in the center of a town or city often don’t have a garden, or if they do, it might
be very small. For people who can’t grow their own fruit and vegetables, a community garden is
a great place.
 A community garden is a garden which is used by a lot of different people who live near each
other. People work together to grow fruit and vegetables, which are for all the people who use
the garden. Sometimes community gardens are in villages and sometimes they are in cities.
24. The article suggests _____.
A. people in the city have small gardens.
B. people work together to grow fruits and vegetables.
C. people sell what they harvest from the community garden.
25. According to the article, people should _____.
A. make community gardens.
B. grow fruits and vegetables for themselves only.
C. buy more fruits and vegetables.
Passage 5
Vacation Dangers
You might not connect the two, but did you know that going on vacation can be dangerous or
even horrible? If you go on vacation by car, did you know that it can be a dangerous way to
travel? People usually have accidents because they are very tired after driving for hours. This
was what happened to San Diego TV news reporter Michel Grendo. He told us about his
experience. When his late-night TV news show ended at midnight, he took his car and drove to
Miami Beach for a long weekend. Unfortunately, he never arrived. His car had a small accident
and he hit a tree. He called an ambulance because he broke his leg and spent his whole
vacation in the hospital!
Nobody else was hurt.

26. The author of the blog believes that _____.

A. vacation is good for everyone
B. driving to the beach is dangerous
C. vacation can be dangerous.
27.
What is the usual reason of accident according to the writer?
A. exhaustion after long drive
B. driving at night
C. hitting a tree while driving
Passage 6
Jenny’s Trip
Jenny enjoyed studying geography most at school. She liked history too, but because she
didn’t enjoy sports or science, she didn’t like going to school very much. When Jenny was only
17 years old, her parents made a decision. They decided to take her around the world on a boat
for a year. They decided to rent a sail boat with a kitchen and two comfortable beds. Jenny
didn’t take anything she didn’t need. She put all of her clothes into a suitcase and all of her
schoolbooks into her backpack. She didn’t take her smartphone. Her parents knew that this
was going to be the best lesson of her life. In the summer of 2015, Jenny and her family left
home and sailed around the world.
Jenny visited lots of different countries that were in her school geography books. Her mom and
dad took her to historical places like Rome, where she learned about the Romans while sitting
in the Coliseum. And they went to Athens, where she learned all about the Greeks when they
visited the Acropolis. Every evening, her mom told fascinating stories from a history book and
talked about their day. Jenny also wrote an article about the interesting sounds and smells of
each historical location, then emailed it to her classmates. What did she miss? She said she
missed her home and her friends every day, but her school trip was the best experience!
28. What subjects didn’t Jenny like?
A. geography and math
B. music and history
C. sports and science
29. How did the family travel around the world?
A. by plane
B. by boat
C. by car
30. Did Jenny only learn about geography?
A. Yes, she did.
B. No, she also learned about money.
C. No, she learned about geography and history.
 31. What did Jenny do every evening?
A. She sent her classmates a message.
B. She talked about her day with her dad.
C. She talked with her mom and emailed her classmates.

Passage 7
Hi Tom, I’m writing to introduce myself because we’re going to be working together on the
marine biology project. I think it’s so cool that our schools are working together. My teacher
told me that you’re going to be my partner on this project, so I want to tell you something about
myself before we start.
As you know, I’m studying marine biology at the university. I graduated from high school two
years ago, but I didn’t go to college right away because I went to do some biology work in
Thailand for six months. It was great and some of us from school are going there again next
summer for a month.
My family lives in New York and I have an older brother. My family are all artistic, and in fact,
none of them like science. I’m the only crazy scientist in our family! My brother’s an architect,
Mom’s a part-time actress and she does some work on TV, and Dad’s a movie director.
I don’t know many people at college, but I have a great roommate. Kelly and I met on the first
day of college and we’re close friends. Kelly’s studying French, so I don’t see her in class, but we
like spending time together. We both joined a gym and we try to go every day. I lift weights three
times a week, I go swimming on the weekends, and next week we’re going to a cooking class.
Write to me and tell me about yourself. I think we’re going to have a lot of fun doing this project.
All the best,
Liza
32. Why is Liza writing to Tom?
A. Because they work together.
B. Because they worked together last year.
C. Because they are going to work together.
33. What did Liza do last year?
A. She was in high school.
B. She was at college.
C. She spent some time in Thailand.
34. What do we know about Liza’s family?
A. They live in New York, and they aren’t scientists.
B. They live in New York, and they are scientists.
C. Liza and her brother are scientists.
35. How does Liza know Kelly?
A. They are in the same class.
B. They are roommates.
C. They go to the same gym.

Passage 8
Dear Jo,
It’s the end of our first week in Las Vegas and we’re having a great time. The weather here today
is very hot – about 95 degrees every day!
The flight to Las Vegas was really easy and we even had time to have something to drink at the
airport before leaving. All the food is delicious and the waiters are all very friendly. We are
staying at the Flamingo Hotel which has a good air-conditioning system, luckily, but we have to
turn it off at night because it gets too cold.
Yesterday was boiling too, so we decided to spend the whole day at the hotel pool. I wore my
fashionable new sunglasses! In the evening, we walked around the city and saw the famous
lights and streets. It’s very romantic here, but the city is very busy.
Tomorrow we are going to take a helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon and in the evening
we’re going to a big show. I’m so excited! Then the next day, we are flying to Los Angeles and
we’re going to stay there for a few days. This vacation is all a dream come true for me! I can’t
wait!
We are going to have a special dinner for my birthday tonight, so I have to go and get ready.
Love Michelle
 36. What did they do at the airport before leaving?
A. have something to drink
B. have something to eat
C. have a rest
37. Why do they turn off the air-conditioning in their room at night?
A. Because they don’t like the noise.
B. Because they don’t need it.
C. Because the room gets too cold.
38. What did Michelle say she wore when she was at the pool?
A. sandals
B. sunglasses
C. glasses
39. What is the weather like?
A. It’s hot every day.
B. It was hot yesterday but not very hot today.
C. It’s too cold.
40. What are they doing this evening?
A. They’re going out for a special dinner.
B. They’re going to a concert.
C. They’re going to see the Grand Canyon.

End of Reading Section

Section III: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Questions 41-60:
This section of the test is about the use of English. For each
item, CIRCLE the correct answer from A, B, C, and D.
Example
0 My daughter sometimes _____ to school with her friends.
A. walk ANSWER B. walks B C. walking
41. I _____ last year so some friends asked me to make a birthday cake for their son. I’m nervous. A.
learned to cook

B. run a marathon
C. wrote a book
42. He’s not my brother. He’s my _____ and we are in love.
A. grandchild
B. boyfriend
C. girlfriend
43. Our coach is not happy because we are _____ the game. Last week we won! A.
playing
B. losing
C. winning
44. Let’s all _____ now and take a rest after all this hard exercise.
A. push
B. stand up
C. sit down
45. Jill bought two tickets for the music _____ next July! I think it will be awesome! A.
festival
B. video
C. games

46. It’s important to _____ so you have a better chance of getting a good job. A.
graduate from college
B. retire
C. meet your wife/husband
47. Right now, Sandra _____ to her teacher.
A. talk
B. talks
C. is talking
 48. My daughter _____ a dance class every Thursday.
A. take
B. takes
C. is taking
49. This weekend I’m taking my grandma to the mall. It makes _____ happy. A.
she
B. her
C. it
50. How often does your dad _____ the housework?
A. do
B. does
C. doing
51. I’m watching a soccer game on TV, but right now my team _____. A.
doesn’t win
B. doesn’t winning
C. isn’t winning
52. I’m going to buy some new shoes. I’m going to buy _____ this afternoon. A.
they
B. it
C. them
53. Last year I _____ my cousins in Australia.
A. visit

B. did visit
C. visited
54. My sister _____ medicine at college. She studied journalism. A.
not study
B. studied
C. didn’t study
55. I need some chili peppers for this dish. Do you have _____ chilies? A.
some
B. many
C. any
56. I don’t like humid weather. Do we _____ go on vacation in July? A.
has to
B. have to
C. don’t have to
57. This summer I want _____ a trip to Peru so see my family.
A. take
B. to take
C. taking
58. The blue whale is _____ animal in the world.
A. the heavy
B. the heavier
C. the heaviest
59. He traveled by bus to Lima, and he needed _____ the bus in Tietê. A.
catch
B. to catch
C. catching
60. I don’t mind wearing formal clothes to work, but I can’t stand _____ a tie. A.
wear
B. to wear
C. wearing