MASTER IN ENGLISH 2

MASTER IN ENGLISH 2 SCORE TEST

MIDTERM
MIDTERM TEST Reading and
Use of English ________
Listening ________
Name: _________________________________________________________________
Writing ________
Teacher’s name: _________________ Group: ____________ Date: _____________ TOTAL ________

READING AND USE OF ENGLISH

1. Read this article about teens and bullying. For questions 1 to 6, decide which answer best fits each
gap.
(Total: 3 points, 0,5 point each correct answer)

REPORT: 10% OF BULLIED TEENAGERS

HAVE TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE
April 15, 2014
One in 10 teenagers bullied at school have attempted to commit suicide, according to research published
today. In addition, a further 30% go on to self-harm. The study, by the anti-bullying group called Ditch the
Label shows that 45% of 13 to 18-year-olds have 1.__________
experiencedbullying by the age of 18, with the majority
saying the primary reason was their physical appearance. Researchers canvassed 3,600 young people.

The research showed that we still have got a great deal to do to make sure that our young people are safe in
our schools and able to learn in a 2.__________
supportive educational environment. The survey went on to show that
71% of the teens who had suffered bullying had also been physically attacked, and most of them said what
they had gone through 3.__________
has had an impact on their self-esteem.

Incidents of bullying were highest amongst those with a 4.__________,

disabilty of whom 63% reported being bullied
and socially 5.__________.
excluded In addition, one in three said it was because of prejudice, homophobia, racism, or
religious discrimination.

Liam Hackett, chief executive officer of Ditch the Label, said the survey showed “the profound effect bullying is
having on children’s self-esteem and 6.__________
therefore on the future prospects of millions of young people across
the UK”. The survey concluded by saying 56% of bullied students felt that bullying was having a negative
impact on their studies.

Adapted from independent.co.uk

1. A practiced B experienced C denied D received

2. A shocking B biased C threatening D supportive
3. A has B have C having D will have
4. A disability B liability C likability D ability
5. A expelled B excluded C ejected D erased
6. A as well B despite C therefore D however

1
 2. For questions 7 to 14, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence. You must use the word given.
(Total: 4 points, 0,5 point each correct answer)

Some people don’t know who I find __it________________________________

hard to believe
7. Martin Luther King was. I can’t HARD _______________________ that some people
believe this. don’t know who Martin Luther King was.

We faced so many problems

We would be on schedule if we __________
8. that now we’re behind RUN had not run into
_____________________ so many problems.
schedule.

I was being biased. I finally see I’ve ___________________________________

come to realize
9. that.
REALIZE
I was being biased.

Sheila has to pass this test. This It is ___________________________________

10. is really important.
VITAL
vital that sheila pass
_______________________________ this test.

We failed. However, the The mistakes we made will be a learning

11. mistakes we made will be a EVEN experience ____________________________
even though we failed
learning experience. ______________________________________ .

I think I’m getting sick. It might I think I’m _____________________________

coming down with
DOWN
MASTER IN ENGLISH 2| New CNA Platinum 2 - Midterm Test

be the flu. ________________________________ the flu.

People will be living on Mars a _______________________________________

13. hundred years from now.
TIME In a hundred years’ time
___________, people will be living on Mars.

3D printing ____________________________
will bring about
Our lifestyle will be
14. revolutionized by 3D printing.
ABOUT ___________________________ a revolution
in the way we live.

2
 MASTER IN ENGLISH 2
MIDTERM TEST

3. Read this article about a scientific research. Six sentences have been removed from it. For
questions 15 to 20, choose from the sentences (A – G) the one which best fits each gap. There is
one extra sentence you do not need to use.
(Total: 3 points, 0,5 point each correct answer)

IF MARS IS COLONIZED, WE MAY

NOT NEED TO SHIP IN THE BRICKS
We often wonder if somewhere hidden on Mars are the building blocks for life: microscopic bacteria and
small organisms. But what about the actual building blocks to build a civilization? A new study suggests that
the material we will need to build houses, buildings, and even entire colonies on Mars may already be there.
15. ______
the research will still early

Dr. Qiao, a materials scientist and engineer at the University of California, and his colleagues experimented
with a substance that is chemically and physically similar to what you might find on the surface of Mars, but is
made from particles on our planet. 16.They ______
call itThe team members found that they could turn this substance
into bricks. If it works with real Martian soil, the technique could make it possible to develop building material
on Mars at a low energy cost, making it much simpler to erect structures on the surface of the red planet.
17. ______
though the bricks they created

His team had previously worked with a lunar soil simulation, which needs a binding agent (a type of glue) to be
compressed into a brick. 18. the
______
ideiaAfter that work, his team set their eyes on Mars. They realized they could
produce the same kind of bricks for the red planet with smaller and smaller amounts of their space glue, until
they found they could make Martian bricks just by using pressure. 19. the ______
explanation
Team members think that it acts
like a glue to hold the particles together after they apply enough pressure to it.

“The paper is an interesting step in the right direction”, said Jon Rask, a research scientist at NASA who was not
involved in the study. The next challenge, according to Rask, would be to see if the results could actually hold
up in Mars. 20. i______
would like to see

Adapted from nytimes.com

A. Though the bricks they created were small, they were stronger than steel-reinforced concrete, Dr. Qiao
said.
B. The explanation could be the iron oxide in the Martian soil.
C. As we learn more about the options available for future explorers and colonists, we have better chances
of succeeding in our first extraterrestrial colony.
D. The research is still early, but if further study and testing confirms its findings, it could be a key to settling
on and, later, colonizing the red planet.
E. “I would like to see if these results are repeated under extremely cold and dry conditions”, he says.
F. They call it Martian soil simulant.
G. The idea was that astronauts would take the binding agent with them to the moon, mix it with the soil and
then compact it into blocks that they could use to make structures.

3
 LISTENING

Listen to a woman called Linda Lee giving a talk about girl’s rights to education. For questions
1 – 5, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
(Total: 5 points, 1 point each correct answer)

Women tend to live longer whenever there is ______________________________ to food and

1. health care.
equal acess

In many parts of the world, there are ______________________________________ in the

2. population due to discrimination.
fewer women

Starvation, violence, slavery, and teenage ________________________________ are some of the

3. main causes for the death of young girls.
pregnancy

An educated girl is much less vulnerable because she can find ______________________________
4. and consequently be able to support her family and children.
education

Lots of girls could have made a ________________________________________

job/work in the world if they
5.
had had a chance.
MASTER IN ENGLISH 2| New CNA Platinum 2 - Midterm Test

4
 MASTER IN ENGLISH 2
MIDTERM TEST

WRITING

You read this add on your school paper.

(Total: 5 points)

ARTICLES WANTED
We are looking for articles about gender discrimination.
Tell us about an experience you have had or witnessed.

Remember to mention:
• what happened.
• who was involved.
• why there was discrimination.
• how the situation was solved.

5
6
MASTER IN ENGLISH 2| New CNA Platinum 2 - Midterm Test