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TEST FOR PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (Time: 90’)

Candidate’s name:……… Date of birth:……… Candidate’s index number:……… Date and Place of testing:………

Section A: Circle the best answer to complete each sentence of the following section (40 marks)

1 John is a good worker He works very ………

A hardly B hard

C good D many

2 I am……… Holland tomorrow

A go B going to go

C went D going to

3 He ……….play chess when he was five

A could B can

C can’t D no

4 I am……… because I worked very hard today

A tiring B tired

C worried D tired

5 I always go shopping……… Monday morning

A on B by

C.next D at

6 I am living on the……….floor

A Twelve B twenty

C Twentieth D forth

7 They……… In Warsaw for about ten years

A live B lived

C lives D has lived

8 I am listening to ……… music

A some B any

C a D much

9 I will phone as soon as I ………to London

A make B get

C reach D got

10 Paul ………with us for about nine days by now A has lived B have lived

11 She used to……….when she was five

A crying B cry

C cried D have cried

12 Please write to me soon I am looking forward to………… from you

A hear B heard

C be heard D hearing

13 If I was you, I……… that secret A would have told B would tell

C will tell D wouldn’t have told

14 I am glad so many people have passed the test In fact, there were……… who haven’t

A little B a little

C few D a few

15 I think that you had better……….earlier so that you can get to class on time

A to start to get up B started getting up C start getting up D to get up

16 It is……….interesting story!

A so an B such a

C such an D too

17 Mark prefers cycling ……….driving

A than B for

C to D at

18 I am looking……….my hat I can’t find it any where

A for B at

C around D to

19.Some people were hurt, but only one……….to hospital

A has taken B taking

C was took D was taken

20 He is too foolish……….my questions A understand B to understand C understanding D understood Section B

In this section you will find the passage five questions, each with four suggested answers You must choose one which you think fits best Circle your choice (10 marks)

was so cold that she could see her breath Other teams were lined up, too, and the dogs were excited Julie kept her eyes on the clock At exactly ten o’clock, she and the other racers yelled, "Mush!" The dogs knew that meant "Go!" They leapt

forward and the race began!

Julie had trained months for this race, and she hoped she and her dogs would win Hour after hour, day after day, Julie’s dogs pulled the sled in order to get in shape for the race Now, they ran over snowy hills and down into frozen valleys They stopped only to rest and eat They wanted to stay ahead of the other teams The racers had to go a thousand miles across Alaska Alaska is one of the coldest places on Earth The dogs’ thick fur coats helped keep them warm in the cold wind and weather In many places along the route, the snow was deep Pieces of ice were as sharp as a knife The ice could cut the dogs’ feet To keep that from happening, Julie had put special

booties on their feet

At first, the dogs seemed to pull the sled very slowly They were still getting used to the race But on the third day out, they began to pull more quickly They worked as a team and passed many of the other racers Once, one of the sled’s runners slid into a hole and broke Julie could have given up then, but she didn't She fixed it and they kept going When they finally reached the finish line, they found out that they had come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and her dogs

21 Where does the dogsled race take place A in Antarctica B on a track C in Alaska D in a field 22 What happened BEFORE the dogs began running?

A the dos pulled the sled slowly

B Julia and the dogs lined up at the starting gate C the runner’s on Julie’s sled broke

23 What does the word “team” in line mean?

A friends and family B to join together

C many dogs D a group working together 24 Why don’t the dogs freeze in the cold weather?

A Julie puts special booties on their feet B they sleep by the fire at night

C their thick fur coats keep them warm D it doesn’t get very cold in Alaska 25 What does the word “thick” mean?

A thin B hard

C fat D skinny

Section C

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage by a word chosen from the list USE ONLY ONE word in each space (20 marks)

I am terribly………(26) that the book………(27) I borrowed on Tuesday from you has……….(28) torn pages I hope that you will………(29) me for this After reading the book I ……… (30) it on a low table Then my younger sister got hold of it When I …… (31) into the room several pages was torn………(32), I got angry with her I am very sorry about all that I am sure you will ………(33) sympathetic, however, I………(34)bought another book and if it’s possible I will send it to you………(35)

that left Actually sorry came tomorrow be some forgive have

Section D

Rewrite these sentences Keep the same meaning and tense (10 marks) 36 John’s car is going to be repaired He’s going to take it to the garage John’s car………. 37 Some flowers were planted in Mrs Peck’s garden She did it herself Mrs Peck……… 38 Unless you phone me immediately you won’t get any information

If ……… 39 They made her hand over her passport

She was………. 40 It such good weather that we went swimming

Section E

Reorder these sentences meaningfully.(10 marks) 41 you/ the/ week/ conference/ last/ at/ were/?

……… 42 tonight/ dinner/ are/ making/ for/ you/ what/?

……… 43 heavily/ for/ rained/ hours/ it/ two/ has

……… 44 team/ an/ many/ there/ how/ ice/ are/ players/ hockey/ in/?

……… 45 tennis/ three/ start/ when/ she/ playing/ she/ did/ was/?

……… Section F (10 marks)

TEST FOR PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (Time: 90’)

Candidate’s name:……… Date of birth:……… Candidate’s index number:……… Date and Place of testing:………

Section A: Circle the best answer to complete each sentence of the following section.(40 marks)

1 This bread is stale Why don’t you………it away

A B put

C throw D have

2 Bob……… Susan to dinner at least three times this week

A is taking B takes

C.take D has taken

3 My sister doesn’t like going swimming, but she wishes she………

A likes B did

C will like D goes

4 He has wasted……… A many times B much times

C many time D much time

5 Mark prefers cycling ……….driving

A than B for

C to D at

6 I am glad so many people have passed the test In fact, there were……… who haven’t

A little B a little

C few D a few

7 She used to……….when she was five

A crying B cry

C cried D have cried

8 Would you like……….to one of my friends about it?

A talking B to talk

C talked C talks

9 The tenants were……… not to disturb other tenants after 1p.m

A appealed B demanded

C informed D requested

A has taken B taking

C was took D was taken

11 I apologize……… not writing sooner

A of B to

C to D for

12 After the battle, the………soldiers were helped by those who could walk

A damaged B wounded

C broken D killed

13 Please write to me soon I am looking forward to………… from you

A hear B heard

C be heard D hearing

14 His parents made him……… hard

A to work B working

C work D worked

15 As far as I know, she………back yet A hasn’t come B isn’t coming C doesn’t come D didn’t come 16 I will phone as soon as I ………to London

A make B get

C reach D got

17 I can’t help……….her in spite of her faults

A admire B to admire

C admiring C admired

18 You and I went there together,……… ? A didn’t you B didn’t I

C didn’t we D did we

19 The police……….already found the stolen car

A have B has

C had D had been

20 I you can’t………some money, I think I will ask Fred –Don’t bother

He has less than I

A borrow B lend

Section B

In this section you will find the passage five questions, each with four suggested answers You must choose one which you think fits best Circle your choice (10 marks)

How many things can you see in the night sky? A lot! On a clear night you might see the Moon, some planets, and thousands of

sparkling stars

You can see even more with a telescope You might see stars where before you only saw dark space You might see that many stars look larger than others You might see that some stars that look white are really red or blue With bigger and bigger telescopes you can see more and more objects in the sky And you can see those objects in more and more detail But scientists believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see We won't see them with the biggest telescope in the world, on the clearest night of the year That's because they're invisible They're the mysterious dead stars

called black holes

You might find it hard to imagine that stars die After all, our Sun is a star Year after year we see it up in the sky, burning brightly, giving us heat and light The Sun certainly doesn't seem to be getting old or weak But stars burn out and die after billions of years

dwarf If the star was very big, it keeps squashing inward until it's packed together tighter than anything in the universe Imagine if the Earth were crushed until it was the size of a tiny marble That's how tightly this dead star, a black hole, is packed What pulls the star in toward its center with such power? It's the same force that pulls you down when you jump — the force called gravity A black hole is so tightly packed that its gravity sucks in everything — even light The light from a black hole can never come back to your eyes That's why you see nothing but blackness So the next time you stare up at the night sky, remember: there's more in the sky than meets the eye! Scattered in the silent darkness are black holes — the great mystery of space

1 According to the article, what causes a star to die? A as its gases run out, it cools down

B it collides with other star

C it can only for about a million years D as it gets hotter and hotter, and explodes What is a synonym of word “mysterious”?

A ordinary B bright C strange D common

3 Which of the following statement is NOT a fact? A Black holes are dead stars

B Black holes are gravity C black holes are invisible

d There is nothing as mysterious as black holes What happens AFTER a star dies?

A It becomes invisible B it falls to earth

C it burns up all of its gases

D it becomes brighter and easier to see What is an antonym for the word “weak”?

Section C

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage by a word chosen from the list USE ONLY ONE word in each space (20 marks)

I am terribly……… (26) that the book……… (27) I borrowed on Tuesday from you has……… (28) torn pages I hope that you will……… (29) me for this After reading the book I ……… (30) it on a low table Then my younger sister got hold of it When I …… (31) into the room several pages was torn……… (32), I got angry with her I am very sorry about all that I am sure you will ………(33) sympathetic, however, I………(34)bought another book and if it’s possible I will send it to you………(35)

that left Actually sorry came tomorrow be some forgive have

Section D (10 marks)

Rewrite the following sentences keep the same meaning and tense 36 Brenda’s hair has been dyed She did it herself

Brenda………. 37 It started to rain at two o’clock

It has………. 38 She was made to hand over her passport

They made……….

39 It such good weather that we went swimming

The weather………

40 Unless you phone me immediately you won’t get any information

If ……… Section E

Reorder these sentences meaningfully (10 marks) 41 you/ the/ week/ conference/ last/ at/ were/?

……… 42 tonight/ dinner/ are/ making/ for/ you/ what/?

……… 43 heavily/ for/ rained/ hours/ it/ two/ has

……… 45 tennis/ three/ start/ when/ she/ playing/ she/ did/ was/?

……… Section F Write a paragraph about 80 to 100 words to describe your