MIDTERM TEST (E1) Name Time Allocated 90 minutes PART 1 LISTENING (10 points) Listen TWICE to a story and answer questions 1 5 that follow 1 What is the relationship between Barry and Marcello? A scho[.]
MIDTERM TEST (E1) Name: _ Time Allocated: 90 minutes PART 1: LISTENING (10 points) Listen TWICE to a story and answer questions 1-5 that follow What is the relationship between Barry and Marcello? A school-mates B co-workers C flat-mates What was Barry doing at one o’clock last night? A Sleeping in his bed B Driving to see Alison C Doing his assignment What happened to Alison? A Her car stopped working in the middle of the road B She got stuck with her assignment C She was worried about being pushed to the side of the road What did Barry take with him when he left his house last night? A some replacement parts for car brakes B some replacement parts for car brakes, some oil and gas C two quarts of oil and a gallon of gas Why does Barry want to call Alison? A To ask if she is fine now B To ask whether she has finished her assignment yet C To ask for her help with the assignment PART 2: GRAMMAR (10 points) Choose the correct answer A, B or C to complete questions 1-6 I’d only the washing-up for a few minutes when Clare came home, so she offered to finish it A done B been doing C been done Had you already James his birthday present when we gave him ours? A given B been giving C be giving Gail hadn’t _ me that she would help me, so I wasn’t angry when she didn’t A told B been telling C been told Mum had her cup of tea for several minutes before she realized it had salt in it! A drunk B been drinking C drinking We’d _ ready all day when they called to say the party had been cancelled A got B been getting C getting It was a fantastic experience because I’d never in a plane before A flown B been flying C flying Choose ONE word in the box to complete each gap in the following sentences whether would why hadn’t when if was had Helen asked me I _ going to school or not David asked his mother _ she be coming home Peter asked us _ we _ ever been to Hungary 10 Costas asked me I gone to the company party the previous evening PART 3: VOCABULARY (10 points) Choose ONE word/phrase from the box to complete each gap in the following story Write the corresponding letter (A – J) into your answer sheet A gossiping C attend E handyman G having I getting B impress D showing F had H home repairs J furnace Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Cinderella who lived with her step-mother and two step-sisters Although the three girls lived under the same roof, Cinderella and her two halfblooded sisters (1) almost nothing in common Cinderella was a beautiful, kind-hearted and hard-working girl while the other two were not only ugly but also lazy and misbehaved One day, the young prince of the country where the three girls were living decided to hold a party Everybody was (2) about his intention to choose a nice beautiful girl to become his future wife Cinderella and her two step-sisters all wanted to (3) the party and (4) the prince However, due to jealousies, the two ugly girls and their mother tried their best to prevent Cinderella from (5) up at the party When the day came near, the two sisters intentionally damaged the (6) and pretended not to be able to get a (7) to fix it Since Cinderella was very hard-working and knowledgeable about (8) _, the step-mother asked Cinderella to spend time repairing that device So while the two ugly girls were busy (9) dressed and (10) their hair done for the party event, beautiful Cinderella was still finding the replacement part to finish the repair work Poor Cinderella! PART 3: CLOSE TEST (10 points) PART 4: WRITING (10 points) …………The end………………