MID-OF-TERM TEST N° 1

9th form teacher: Mrs

Name:……………………..
Class ………….

1/LISTENING COMPREHENSION (08 marks)

A- Complete with the right information from the script: (1mark)

Name Age
Alice ……………………………………………..

B-Listen and correct the following false statements: (2marks)

-Alice is not satisfied with her pocket money --------------------------------------
-She cannot get along easily with her friends --------------------------------------

C-Listen and complete the missing words: (2 marks)

No, I don’t think that getting pocket money is a .............................but it’s .....................
. Children want to have their ......................... to ................................ on things they like
but they shouldn’t ask for more money than their parents can give them.

E- Listen and write ((similar (S)) or ((different (D)) :( 1mark)

think – neither – than ( ) / adult – much – usually ( )

F- Answer the following questions: (2 marks)

a- Why does Alice think that money is not important in our
life ? ....................................................................................................................
b-Why does Alice hate
publicity ? .........................................................................................................................
...

2/ LANGUAGE (12 marks)

1/Choose the correct alternative ( 3 marks )

Alex : Hello, Mary ! How old are you ?
Mary : Hi ! I ‘m 13
Alex : How do you get ( with / in / on ) with your parents ?
Mary : I love and respect them because they have worked hard to ( grow / bring /
provide ) us up properly .
Alex :Do you think that your parents are lenient ?
Mary : Da dis so ( understanding / strict / cheerful) . He tries his best to solve our
problems without punishing us . ( In addition / However / So ) mu mis vere strict .
She always shouts at us .
Alex : What about your brother ?
Mary : we never see ( eye to eye / eye in eye / eye with eye ) , so we are always
arguing . We have never been very ( close / closing / closed )

2/ Fill in the blanks with words from the box below ( 3.5 marks )

pleasantly / quite / sharing / bored /understanding / older /over/ siblings / fights

Many families have more than one child close in age . to stop ……………………..
from fighting , parents should keep in mind the age of their children . If your children
are between the ages of four and eight , they are going to fight …………………..
often . Most of the ……………………… will be over tv or the pc . So parents must
teach them lessons about ………………………. , tolerance and respect . As your kids
get …………………….. , they will become better equipped to work their fights out by
themselves . You should be ……………….. and present in their lives . If you go ahead
and prepare yourself to help them work things out , you will be ………………………
surprised when they work some things out all by themselves .

3 / Put the bracketed words in the right tense or form ( 3,5 marks )
Dear Amanda ,
Hi ! How are you ? I’m very happy that you confided all your (worry) ……………..
to me . As you know , you are indeed my ( good ) ……………….. friend . Actually ,
you seem very ( jealousy ) ………………… of your little sister ,Amy , and you think
it’s unfair to be treated that way by your parents . By the way maybe you’ve already
decided to run away from your house . Well , I think it isn’t a ( wisdom )
……………..decision . In fact , lots of teenagers fantasize about running away from
home because they are not treated well by their parents , or sot hey think . Most of
them return home within 24 hours , but some never return and get lost . So, it’s very
(danger) ……………………. and I advise you not even to indulge the idea.
Well , to avoid all that I think you should ( improve ) ………………….. your
relationships with your family . Try to be more ( understand ) ………………… . I
am sure your parents love you so much .
Yours Cathy.

4/ Match sentences parts in “A” with their correspondings in “B” . There is 1 extra
part in B.( 2 marks)
A B Answers:
C
1- My husband and I had a-go out with her friends at the weekend. 1→…….
2- So we are strict b- until midnight without our permission 2→…….
3- We usually let Amy c-but fair with our children . 3→…….
4-But last Saturday , she stayed d-to visit her aunt 4→…….
e- strict parents.