Preparatory School Menzeh 6 Teacher: Mrs.

Nour Hamza
Academic year: 2010 / 2011 8th form
MID-TERM ENGLISH EXAM N°1
First name: Last name: Class:

LISTENING COMPREHENSION : (8 marks)

1/ a/ Tick  the correct answer: (1 mark)

 going on a trip to London
- In this letter, Diana is talking about  going on a trip to Stratford
 going on a trip to Oxford
 Hathaway’s cottage
- Diana and Susan will have dinner at  Shakespeare’s restaurant
 the hotel
b/ Complete the table with the appropriate time or event: (2 marks)
Time Event
6:45 am ……………………………………………..
…………………. The coach will pick us up
1:00 pm ……………………….……………………
8:30 pm ……………………………………………..
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c/ Listen and complete: (1.5 marks)
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“We’re going to stop at Oxford for two hours to give you a chance to ……………….the
colleges. ………………be there from 9:00 till 11:00.”
“One more thing, please don’t leave ……………….or other personal belongings of any value
in the coach.”
d/ Find words having the same meaning: (1 mark)
bus:…………………… journey:…………………..
2/ Write the words corresponding to the following phonetics: (1,5 mark)

Phonetics / hΛngri / / stei / / dri:mz /

Word ………………… ………………… …………………
3/ Write “S” or “D”: (1 mark)
box - postman …… famous - back ……

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LANGUAGE : (12 marks)

1/Put the words between ( ) in the correct tense or form: (5 marks)

James Kell is thirteen years old. He is a (Britain)………………….pupil. Every morning, he (go)……………..
to the County Middle School by bus. At the moment, he (prepare)…………………….…for his exams. James
is working hard because he wants (have)……………………..good marks. His parents promised to take
(he)……………………to Disneyland if he (succeed)………………………in his exams.
James enjoys (travel)……………………..a lot and he likes London very much. He always says that London is
the most (beauty)…………………………city in the world. Last year, he (visit)…………………….it and liked
it a lot. He even (buy)………………………many souvenirs and photos of the city!
2/ Complete the text with sentences from the box. Be careful, there is 1 extra sentence: (3 marks)

Montenegro is a small town in northern Europe. It is bordered by Albania, Croatia and Serbia. It has a diversity
of natural landscapes: ………………………………………………………………
The history of Montenegro is ………………………………………………………and visitors from all over
the world are attracted to this town not only for its beauty but also …………………………………………….
Besides, there are ……………………………………………………..to discover like churches, museums,

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cathedrals and touristic places.
Montenegro is so fascinating ……………………………………………..,that you need to plan for a visit as

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soon as you can. It’s a piece of paradise that you …………………………………………………………….
- very rich and interesting - especially in the summer months
- will never forget - tourists love it
- mountains, rivers, lakes and wide - many impressive monuments
coastlines - for its famous events
3/ Choose the appropriate answer: (4 marks)
Walter: Hello Dave, happy birthday! How are you?
Dave: Hello Walter! I’m fine, thank you but I’m so ( b o r i n g – b o r e d – b o r e ) .
Walter: Really? What about a ( d r i v e – t r i p – r i d e ) to Brighton this evening?
Dave: Oh no, I ( m u s t n ’ t – w o n ’ t - c a n ’ t ) . I have so much work to do.
Walter: Well, I called to ( t e l l – t o l d – t e l l i n g ) you that I’m leaving soon.
Dave: Leaving? ( W h a t – H o w – W h e n ) do you mean?
Walter: I’m going ( f o r – o n – i n ) a long trip. First, I’m flying to Egypt then I’m going to Greece, Italy
and France. After that, I’m driving back to London on June 7th.
Dave: Well, enjoy your trip! And don’t ( f o r g e t – r e m e m b e r – t h i n k ) to send postcards.
Walter: Of course not! I ( a m s e n d i n g – s e n d – w i l l s e n d ) pictures too.