MIDTERM TEST – B1 1 Test 1 Time 60 minutes Test writer Head of Dept READING PART (50 marks) Part 1 Select the best answer to complete the sentence Then mark the letter A, B or C on your ANSWER SHEET ([.]
MIDTERM TEST – B1.1 Test Time: 60 minutes Test writer Head of Dept READING PART (50 marks) Part 1: Select the best answer to complete the sentence Then mark the letter A, B or C on your ANSWER SHEET (20 marks) I an interesting book at the moment, I’ll lend it to you when I’ve finished it A am reading B read C reads D reading In France, you drive on the right A must B have to C has to D can’t He worked _of the three workers A harder B more harder C the hardest D hardest Mozart died while he the Requiem A was composing B composed C composing D were composing It's Julia's birthday next week, so we her some flowers A are going buy B buy C will buy D going buy You can put tin cans in the bin for the _ recycling A plastic B paper C glass D metal Tom never helps with the housework He’s so _ A lazy B hard-working C excited D Jealous The roads were crowded and I was stuck in a _ for hours A city centres B speed limit C traffic jam D rush hour They play volleyball for the national _ A goals B match c winner D team 10 I ate some expired cakes hours ago Now my stomach hurts a lot I think I have _ A earache B toothache c stomach ache D headache Part 2: Read the passage and questions below For each question, mark the correct letter A, B or C on your ANSWER SHEET (20 marks) Reading passage O'Connell Street is the main thoroughfare and is one of the busiest shopping streets in Dublin Even though it is not a very long street, the locals will proudly tell the visitor that it is the widest street in Europe. This claim often meets with protests, especially from French people, claiming the Champs Elysees of Paris as Europe's widest street. But the witty Irishman won't easily relinquish bragging rights and will trump the French visitor with a fine distinction: The Champs Elysees is an avenue; O'Connell is a street Divided by a few famous monuments running the length of its centre, the street is named after Daniel O'Connell, an Irish patriot. His monument stands at the lower end of the road, facing O'Connell Bridge. O'Connell stands high above the business people, unhurried crowds of shoppers and students on a large column, surrounded by four angels representing Patriotism, Courage, Eloquence, and Fidelity Farther up the street on the other side is the famous General Post Office or the GPO, as Dubliners call it During the Easter Rising of 1916, the GPO was taken over by the Irish Volunteers on Easter Monday and occupied by the revolutionary forces, sparking weeks of armed combat in the heart of Dublin To this day, three of the angels bear bullet holes - two with a wound in the chest and one in its left arm 11 What is the writer's main purpose in writing the text? A to explain what it's like to be B to describe historical sights on Irish Dublin's O'Connell Street C to introduce readers to the D to show how difficult being a biography of Daniel O'Connell Dubliner can be 12 Dubliners claim that O'Connell Street A is the widest street in the world B is the widest street in Europe C is the longest street in all of D wider than it is long Europe 13 What does the author say about the Irish people? A They are talkative and playful B They are rebellious and not like foreigners C They never agree with French D They are clever and funny people 14 The Daniel O'Connell statue stands A opposite O'Connell Bridge C at the upper end of the street B behind the General Post Office D far away from the city centre 15 Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A The Irish Take Pride in Their B The Widest Street in Europe Capital City C Sights and History on Dublin's D Dublin's Famous Landmark O'Connell Street WRITING PART (50 marks) Part 1: Select the best answer to make complete sentences with the words suggested Then mark the letter A, B or C on your ANSWER SHEET (20 marks) 1) She/ think/ read books/ interesting/ useful A She think reading books is interesting and useful B She think read books is interesting and useful C She thinks reading books is interesting and useful D She think reads books is interesting and useful 2) Both/ them/ spend/ all/ pocket money/ buy/ books A Both of them spends all pocket money to buy books B Both of them spends all pocket money buying books C Both of them spend all pocket money to buy books D Both of them spend all pocket money buying books 3) She/ enjoy/ read/ books A She enjoys to read books B She enjoy reading books C She enjoys reading books D She enjoy to read books 4) She/ sometimes/ library/ borrow/ books A She sometimes go to library to borrow books B She sometimes goes to library to borrow books C She is sometimes go to library to borrow books D She goes to sometimes library to borrow books 5) She/ hope/ have/ her/ own/ book/ future A She hopes she will has her own book in the future B She hopes she will have her own book in the future C She hope she will have her own book in the future D She hopes she will has her own book in a future Part 2: In about 100 words, write a paragraph about your favorite sport Write your paragraph on the ANSWER SHEET (30 marks) THE END ... SHEET (20 marks) 1) She/ think/ read books/ interesting/ useful A She think reading books is interesting and useful B She think read books is interesting and useful C She thinks reading books is... Post Office D far away from the city centre 15 Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A The Irish Take Pride in Their B The Widest Street in Europe Capital City C Sights... occupied by the revolutionary forces, sparking weeks of armed combat in the heart of Dublin To this day, three of the angels bear bullet holes - two with a wound in the chest and one in its left