8 Mid Course Test

Name: Total: _____ /150

1 Questions 20 points
Look at the answers and complete the questions.

1 Where ________ ? I live in Paris.

2 What ________ ? I’m a teacher.
3 When ________ teaching? I started teaching in 1998.
4 Where ________ ? I work in a language school, near the city centre.
5 ________ your job? Yes, I enjoy my job very much.
6 ________ any hobbies? Yes, reading and travelling when I can.
7 What kind of books ________ ? I like reading historical novels mainly.
8 ________ a book at the moment? Yes, I’m reading Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
by Louis de
Bernières.
9 How often ________ abroad? I usually go abroad three or four times a year.
10 When ________ last ________ away? I last went away two months ago – to
Thailand.
11 ________ a good time? Yes, I had a great time.
12 When ________ next ________ away? I’m next going away in a month’s time
– to Morocco for a
few weeks.
13 ________ alone? No, I’m going with a friend.
14 ________ there before? I haven’t, but my friend went there a few years ago.

The following questions have mistakes in them. Correct them.

15 Who did discover America?

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16 When did humans first landed on the moon?
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17 In which city the White House is?
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18 What do celebrate Americans on the 4th July?
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19 What means the word ‘garbage’?
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20 How many states there are in the USA?
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2 General tenses and verb forms 30 points

Put the verbs into the most appropriate form.

Tom: (1) ________ you ever ________ (be) to the USA?

Angie: Yes, I (2) ________ (go) there last year actually.
Anna: Oh no! I (3) ________ (think) I (4) ________ (lose) my keys!
(5) ________ you ________ (see) them anywhere?
Benny: Well, they (6) ________ (be) by the phone earlier this morning,
(7) ________ you ________ (look) there?
Petra: (8) ________ you ________ (know) where Antonio is?
Gerta: Yes, he (9) ________ (be) in his bedroom. He (10) ________ (do) his
homework.
Jon: (11) ________ you ________ (do) anything this evening?
Linda: Yes, I (12) ________ (go) for a drink with Sue. (13) ________ you
________ (forget)? I
(14) ________ (tell) you about it this morning.
Amit: I (15) ________ (go) for a walk. (16) ________ you ________ (want) to
come?
Ajay: No, thanks. I (17) ________ (stay) here. I (18) ________ (expect) a
phone call.
Pittara: (19) ________ you ________ (see) Sasa recently?
Peach: Yes, this morning actually while I (20) ________ (drive) to work. But, I
(21) ________
(not/speak) to her for weeks.
Pascale: (22) ________ you ________ (see) him at the party last night?
 François: Yes, but he (23) ________ (leave) when we (24) ________ (arrive).
Julio: What (25) ________ you ________ (do) to your arm?
Ying: Oh, I (26) ________ (fall) off the ladder while I (27) ________ (do) some
decorating the other
day.
Henri: How long (28) ________ (live) here?
Marta: Just over ten years now. I (29) ________ (just come back) from travelling
in South America and
I (30) ________ (fall) in love with the place straight
away.
3 Since and for 4 points
Add since or for to the sentences.

1 I’ve known them ________ I was at school.

2 We’ve lived here ________ almost ten years.
3 They’ve been here ________ ten o’clock.
4 He’s worked for the BBC ________ 1998.

4 Adverbs of frequency 8 points

Put the adverbs into an appropriate place in the sentences.

1 I’ve been to Russia. (never)

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2 He is on time. (generally)
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3 I play golf. (from time to time)
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4 We eat in restaurants. (hardly ever)
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5 The rooms are cleaned. (usually, twice a week)
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6 We visit our grandparents. (normally, every other week)
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5 Defining relative clauses 20 points

 The words in bold are wrong. Cross them out and write the correct words.

1 A vegetarian is someone which doesn’t eat meat.

2 Holi is a Hindu festival where celebrates the beginning of spring.
3 Traditionally, Christmas is a time whose families get together.
4 A widower is a man who wife has died.
5 A boarding school is a school when children live as well as study.

In some of the following sentences both underlined words are possible. Cross out any
words which are not possible.

6 The man that/who phoned earlier is here.

7 That’s the dog that/which bit me.
8 This is the man that/whose camera you found.
9 The church where/that we got married is near here.
10 There’s the girl whose/that party we went to.
11 Have you seen the magazine that/which I bought this morning?
12 The film is about a boy who/that lives on the streets of India.
Add an appropriate word only if it is necessary.
13 There’s the man ________ took your bag.
14 Here’s the book ________ I was telling you about.
15 Can you see the birthday card ________ Alex gave me?
16 This is the school ________ I went to.
17 The bar ________ we first met is near here I think.
18 The hotel ________ we stayed in was wonderful.
19 Carmen was the only person ________ helped me.
20 Where is the picture ________ was on the wall just here?

6 Used to and would 4 points

Complete the sentences using used to or would. In some sentences both are
possible.

1 I ________ smoke, but I gave up five years ago.

2 As a child I ________ often miss school, especially when we had maths.
3 I think she ________ live in Australia.
4 He ________ always be the first to arrive at parties.
7 Passive 8 points
Put the verbs into an appropriate form of the passive. In some sentences there is
more than one possibility.

1 I ________ (born) in 1987.

2 The new factory ________ (open) by the Queen last Friday.
3 Our house ________ (burgle) twice already this month.
4 He ________ (dismiss) after he admitted stealing the money.
5 My car ________ (repair) at the moment.
6 Clothes ________ (make) in this factory.
7 Real Madrid ________ (beat) twice this year by Manchester United.
8 She’s a little upset because she ________ (not/invite) to the party.

8 Talking about the future 8 points

Choose the most appropriate form.

Freda: (1) Will you do/Are you doing anything tonight?

Francine: Yes, I (2) ’ll go/’m going to the cinema with Alain.
Mohammed: There’s no milk. Oh well, I suppose I (3) ’m going to go/’ll go and
get some.
Saqulain: (4) Are you getting/Will you get some bread as well?
Cloë: What time (5) shall we meet/will we meet?
Boris: What about seven thirty. I (6) ’m working/’m going to work until
seven.
Emily: I think it’s time you had a haircut.
Sue: Yes, I know. I (7) ’m making/’m going to make an appointment
this afternoon
actually.
Sung: Have you told him yet?
Pittara: No, I (8) ’m telling/’m going to tell him this evening.

9 Adjectives 8 points
Each sentence contains one mistake. Find it and correct it.

1 Don’t bother going to see the film – it’s really bored.

 2 I was very terrified when I saw it!
3 The museum is absolutely fascinated.
4 He lives in the most biggest house I’ve ever seen.
5 Are you interesting in Greek mythology?
6 The photos were so embarrassed!
7 I’m going home – this party is completely bad.
8 This one is much more easy than that one.

10 Phrasal verbs 10 points

Add an appropriate preposition.

1 Did everyone dress ________ in costumes for the party?

2 What time did you wake ________ this morning?
3 Everyone’s having fun. Let’s join ________ .
4 Sorry I’m late. I went to the airport to see Andy ________ .
5 The explosion lit ________ the whole sky.
6 The bomb went ________ and killed 20 people.
7 It was awful. The flames were huge and the house burnt ________ in minutes.
8 He takes ________ his mother much more than his father, don’t you think?
9 I wonder what’s going ________ next door. They’re making a lot of noise.
10 We got ________ with each other from the moment we met.

11 General vocabulary 20 points

Choose the correct word.

1 We were friends for years, but we drifted away/apart when we left school.
2 We go there once in a blue/red moon.
3 I generally find it easy to switch off/out from work when I’m at home.
4 I once had a crash/crush on Leonardo DiCaprio.
5 Do you believe in love at first sight/seeing?
6 Don’t trust him – he’s two/double-faced.
7 She’s so absent-headed/minded. She’s always losing things.
8 Why do want to buy that? It’s a bit old-fashionable/fashioned!
9 He’s always been large/big-headed!
10 The views really took my breath/words away.
 11 This one is by far/long the best.
12 He never stops working – he’s a real swot/swat.
13 Have you seen Gabrielle? Someone’s given her a blue/black eye.
14 I’m having dinner with/at John tonight.
15 That’s terrible. I’m really sorry to hear/know that.
16 Don’t sit on your own. Come and join on/in!
17 The bomb blew/went off at exactly half past nine.
18 That film was really bored/boring. What a waste of money!
19 Are you going to Victor and Lenka’s housewarming/housewelcoming party
next week?
20 It’s your birthday? Oh, many pleasant/happy returns.

12 Pronunciation 10 points
Underline the strongest stress in each sentence of the dialogue. The first one has
been done as an example.

A: What’s the matter?

B: I can’t find my hat.
A: Which hat?
B: The one I got from Claudia.
A: The blue one?
B: That was from Cindy. The red one.
A: It’s in the bedroom.
B: My bedroom?
A: No, your brother’s bedroom. On the table.