GTU, Department of Foreign Languages

A LEVEL MIDTERM, 2020 FALL

LISTENING – 20 POINTS
Listen to Diane talking to a friend about a trip to London. Choose the correct answer for each question.
(5x2= 10 pts)

1. Diane went to London by _____ .

A. car
B. bus
C. underground

2. Diane and her friends ate _____.

A. Mexican food
B. Chinese food
C. Spanish food

3. Diane says the restaurant was _____.

A. full
B. expensive
C. quiet

4. After the meal, Diane and her friends _____.

A. sat and talked
B. saw a film
C. walked by the river

5. During Diane’s trip to London, _____.

A. it rained
B. it snowed
C. it was windy

Listen to five people talking about their jobs. Match the people with what they say about their jobs.
(5x2= 10 pts)

6. Person 1 _____ A. This person enjoys his/her job.

7. Person 2 _____ B. This person needs someone for a job.
8. Person 3 _____ C. This person describes his/her work.
9. Person 4 _____ D. This person has just started a new job.
10. Person 5 _____ E. This person doesn’t like his/her current job.

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USE OF ENGLISH – 60 POINTS
Write the correct tense forms of the verbs in the brackets. (10 x 1= 10 pts)

Dear Bert,
I’m writing to tell you what a great time we 11. _____ (HAVE) at the Sour Grapes concert last weekend.
It’s a pity that you didn’t come. The concert 12. _____ (TAKE) place in the football stadium near the university.
There were about 80,000 people there. While we 13. _____ (WAIT) to get in, we 14. _____ (SEE) the members
of the group arrive in a black limo! They had bodyguards with them. Anyway, we 15. _____ (FIND) our seats
in the crowd. The concert 16. _____ (LAST) for two and a half hours. Now, I 17. _____ (SEND) you some
photos that Alex 18. _____ (TAKE) when we were there. By the way, The Sour Grapes 19. _____
(RECENTLY/RECORD) an album which is very successful. Also, they 20. _____ (GIVE) a big concert in London
next month! Perhaps you can see them there.
Best wishes,
Roger

Write only ONE word in each blank that makes sense. (articles, possessive adjectives, possessive pronouns,
quantifiers, object pronouns, to be verbs, etc.) (12x1= 12 pts)

Ginny and Harry live in London, the U.K. She’s 21._____ professional Quidditch player enjoying a sports
career. Harry is 22._____ expert at the Ministry of Magic. They have three children. 23._____ sons’ names
are James Sirius and Albus Severus. They also have 24._____ daughter. Lily Luna is two years younger
25._____ Albus. They don’t have 26._____ time for adventures, but they go on a lot 27._____ holidays
together. Ginny is organizing a birthday party for Harry next week. 28._____ party is going to be a surprise
for 29._____. She went to get Harry 30._____ nice present yesterday. There 31._____ quite different options
for it, but 32._____ will be really special.

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A LEVEL MIDTERM, 2020 FALL
Read the short paragraph below. Correct 10 mistakes. Check the example. (10x1= 10 pts)
Example: Every the summer, we go to holiday together.
Answer: Line number 1: THE > NO ARTICLE
Line number 1: TO > ON

(Line 1)
My brother and I am very different, but we get on goodly together.
(Line 2)
He prefers to stay at home on the evenings, and watches TV with

(Line 3)
our parents. I like going out with my friends. We sometimes go to

(Line 4)
a café and have the lunch together. I have exams soon, so I’m

(Line 5)
going for the library now. My bus is leaving at 13.00, I’m late!

(Line 6)
My brother is older then me, he works in a bank. He’d like saving

(Line 7)
money because he is getting married this year.

(Line 8)
He is thinking that it is a good idea.

33. LINE NUMBER 1: > 34. LINE NUMBER 5: >

35. LINE NUMBER 1: > 36. LINE NUMBER 5: >

37. LINE NUMBER 2: > 38. LINE NUMBER 6: >

39. LINE NUMBER 2: > 40. LINE NUMBER 6: >

41. LINE NUMBER 4: > 42. LINE NUMBER 8: >

Finish the sentence. In your sentence, include (4 pts in total):

§ future tense (2 pts) and
§ comparative form (2 pts)

43. After saving enough money, _____.

Finish the sentence. In your sentence, include (4 pts in total):

§ simple past tense (2 pts)
§ a quantifier (some, any, etc.) (2 pts)

44. Last night I saw a horror movie on TV, and _____.

Finish the sentence. In your sentence, include (4 pts in total):

§ present perfect tense (2 pts)
§ a preposition of place (2 pt)

45. To fight corona virus, _____.

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A LEVEL MIDTERM, 2020 FALL
Write questions for the underlined words in the sentences. (4 x 1= 4 pts)

46. James loves camping with friends in summer.

47. Rebecca drinks two cups of coffee in the mornings.
48. Bella had noodles and orange juice for dinner yesterday.
49. Ron didn’t go out last night because he had a terrible headache.

Rewrite the sentences with the given forms/structures in parentheses. Make sure it has the same
meaning as the given one. (6x2= 12 pts)

50. Nobody is more intelligent than Sally. (SUPERLATIVE)

51. We were standing outside the cinema. And then, someone stole my purse. (WHILE)

52. I saw the trailer of this movie on Youtube. (PRESENT PERFECT + ALREADY)

53. A pair of glasses, two books and three pens are on my table. (THERE IS/THERE ARE)

54. I’m planning to go abroad to continue my university education. (FUTURE TENSE)

55. It is enjoyable for me to go for a walk on rainy days. (ENJOY AS A VERB)

VOCABULARY – 60 POINTS
Finish the sentences in a way that shows you understand the underlined words. Make sure they are
meaningful. (5x4=20 pts)

Example: Due to air pollution in Kocaeli, numerous people suffer from health problems such as cancer.

56. When I saw a stranger in my house, _____.

57. Sergio Marquina and his secret team’s burglary plan _____.
58. Her extrovert personality _____.
59. He is anxious because _____.
60. I looked for my home keys for hours, but ______.

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Fill in the blanks with a proper word from the box. (12x2=24 pts)

A. luggage B. central heating C. available

D. looking forward to E. journalist F. weak
G. insurance H. apologize for İ. arrived
J. qualifications K. cheating L. confident

61. You shouldn’t _____ for something you have done right. So, there is no need to say “sorry” at all.

62. I remember the first time I gave a speech in front of a big crowd. I didn’t feel _____ at all, I didn’t have
any trust in myself to do it smoothly. I wasn’t certain of it. Luckily, it all turned out well.

63. He didn’t have any medical _____ and years of experience for this job position, so the company decided
to hire another applicant.

64. A security guard at the airport looks at your boarding pass and check your hand _____ before you go to
the departure lounge and wait till your flight.

65. Her health _____ does not cover the 6-month stay in the hospital, so she will pay a great amount of
money for her treatment.

66. When planning your summer holiday, it is the best to search and call some hotels to check _____ rooms
in advance because being too spontaneous can be stressful.

67. The _____ system in the apartment isn’t working properly, so we’re walking around in the house with
cardigans and blankets around us until they fix the problem.

68. Sarah was _____ seeing her family again after all the years she spent in a foreign country. She just
couldn’t wait to be with them because she was really excited!

69. Luna _____ at the library a few minutes before 12 o'clock. Jane had her coat on and was waiting for her
friend on the steps of the library. So they left together, crossed the street and went to their favorite
restaurant.

70. The teacher suspected that one of the students was _____ on the test, so she got detention as a
punishment.

71. Rob tried to get out of bed, but he was so _____ from his illness that he fell on the floor.

72. As a(n) _____, I’m very curious, I interview interesting people every day and write their stories in
newspapers and magazines. It’s very tiring, but I love my job.

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Use the following words in two sentences joined by a linking word (but, because, and, or etc.) that make
sense. (3x4= 12 pts)

salary afford luxurious in

73. _____.

forget plane at bus station

74. _____.

warm fireplace in front of relax

75. _____.

Fill in the blanks with proper adverbs. (2x2= 4 pts)

76. After the terrible earthquake in İzmir, search and rescue team worked really _____ to reach the people
under the wrecks. They did their job really _____, and saved many lives.

77. The other night, my neighbors next door were watching a horror movie _____, so I woke up from my
sleep all of a sudden and was angry. I went right to their door and asked them to turn down the volume
_____.