PILOT MID – TERM TEST

Time Allowed: 45 minutes

Name: ________________________
Mark: _______

Part 1: Listening:
For questions 1-10, listen to a recording about the Komodo dragon and fill in the missing
information using words taken from the recording. Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS.
You will listen to the recording TWICE. Dien Bien 10 DH22 Task 4
- Komodo dragons, the animal species considered to be most similar to mythical dragons, are (1)
__________ worldwide.
- Komodo dragons can easily move as fast as 30 kilometers per hour, despite their (2) __________
body.
- Osteoderms, bony scales that cover the Komodo dragons’ body, serve as (3) __________.
- A __________ (4) at the top of a Komodo dragon’s mouth will help it locate its prey from as far
away as 4km by detecting (5) __________.
- The fact that two female Komodo dragons gave birth without mating for an extended period of
time showed that they can have (6) __________.
- In one single meal, Komodo dragons can consume up to 80% of their body weight and they can
eat living, dead, or (7) __________ meat.
- While a (8) ___________ generally does not consume roughly one thirds of their captured prey,
this figure is only about 12 percent for Komodo dragons.
- A prey might experience decreased blood pressure due to venom in addition to the (9)
__________ inflicted by a Komodo dragon’s teeth.
- Habitat loss and (10) __________ contributed to dwindling Komodo dragon populations.
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Part 2: Lexico – Grammar:

Choose one of the words marked A, B, C, or D which best completes each of the following
sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. ______ I can’t make the presentation myself; I’ve asked my assistant to be prepared to do it
for me.
A. On the other hand B. In the event that C. Only if D. For
2. ______ the benefits and the drawbacks of their immigration to Germany, they decided to stay.
A. Taking B. Concerning C. Weighed D. Given
3. He was awarded a medal in ______ of his services to the Queen
A. view B. recognition C. regard D. light
4. The reporters thought that the football manager would be depressed by his dismissal, but he
just ______.
A. ran it down B. called it off C. laughed it off D. turned it down
5. In this assignment, we will ______ your work and then give you detailed feedback on how to
improve your writing.
A. assess B. judge C. measure D. test
6. Charlotte Bronte died of tuberculosis, ______.
A. as did all her sisters B. and all her sisters did
C. and so were all sisters D. either did all her sisters
7. Tom: “Do you think you'll pass the exam?” Jake: “I don’t know. ______”.
A. I am keeping my fingers crossed B. My lips are sealed
C. That will be the day D. A little bird told me
8. If this animal had escaped from its cage, it could ______ have killed or maimed several
people.
A. simply B. surely C. well D. fairly
9. When he went to Egypt, he knew______ no Arabic, but within six months he had become
extremely fluent.
A. entirely B. barely C. virtually D. scarcely
10. - Were you told to clean the house? - No, I did it of my own ______.
A. desire B. accord C. idea D. will
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3: Reading:
Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each question.
One of the primary ways of approaching the Greek theatre is through archeology, the
systematic study of material remains such as architecture, inscriptions, sculpture, vase painting,
and other forms of decorative art. [A] Serious on-site excavations began in Greece around 1870,
but W. Dorpfeld did not begin the first extensive study of the Theatre of Dionysus until 1886. [B]
Since that time, more than 167 other Greek theatres have been identified and many of them have
been excavated. [C] Nevertheless, they still do not permit us to describe the precise appearance
of the skene (illustrations printed in books are conjectural reconstructions), since many pieces are
irrevocably lost because the buildings in later periods became sources of stone for other projects
and what remains is usually broken and scattered. [D] That most of the buildings were remodeled
many times has created great problems for those seeking to date both the parts and the successive
versions. Despite these drawbacks, archeology provides the most concrete evidence we have about
the theatre structures of ancient Greece. But, if they have told us much, archeologists have not
completed their work, and many sites have scarcely been touched.
Perhaps the most controversial use of archeological evidence in theatre history is vase
paintings, thousands of which have survived from ancient Greece. (Most of those used by theatre
scholars are reproduced in Margarete Bieber’s The History of the Greek and Roman Theatre.)
Depicting scenes from mythology and daily life, the vases are the most graphic pictorial evidence
we have. But they are also easy to misinterpret. Some scholars have considered any vase that
depicts a subject treated in a surviving drama or any scene showing masks, flute players, or
ceremonials to be valid evidence of theatrical practice. This is a highly questionable assumption,
since the Greeks made widespread use of masks, dances, and music outside the theatre and since
the myths on which dramatists drew were known to everyone, including vase painters, who might
well depict the same subjects as dramatists without being indebted to them. Those vases showing
scenes unquestionably theatrical are few in number.
Written evidence about ancient Greek theatre is often treated as less reliable than
archeological evidence because most written accounts are separated so far in time from the events
they describe and because they provide no information about their own sources. Of the written
evidence, the surviving plays are usually treated as the most reliable. But the oldest surviving
manuscripts of Greek plays date from around the tenth century, i.e. some 1500 years after they
were first performed. Since printing did not exist during this time span, copies of plays had to be
made by hand, and therefore the possibility of textual errors creeping in was magnified.
Nevertheless, the scripts offer us our readiest access to the cultural and theatrical conditions out
of which they came. But these scripts, like other kinds of evidence, are subject to varying
interpretations. Certainly performances embodied a male perspective, for example, since the plays
were written, selected, staged, and acted by men. Yet the existing plays feature numerous choruses
of women and many feature strong female characters. Because these characters often seem victims
of their own powerlessness and appear to be governed, especially in the comedies, by sexual
desire, some critics have seen these plays as rationalizations by the male-dominated culture for
keeping women segregated and cloistered. Other critics, however, have seen in these same plays
an attempt by male authors to force their male audiences to examine and call into question this
segregation and cloistering of Athenian women.
By far the majority of written references to Greek theatre date from several hundred years
after the events they report. The writers seldom mention their sources of evidence, and thus we
do not know what credence to give them. In the absence of material nearer in time to the events,
however, historians have used the accounts and have been grateful to have them. Overall,
historical treatment of the Greek theatre is something like assembling a jigsaw puzzle from which
many pieces are missing: historians arrange what they have and imagine (with the aid of the
remaining evidence and logic) what has been lost. As a result, though the broad outlines of Greek
theatre history are reasonably clear, many of the details remain open to doubt.
1. According to paragraph 1, why is it impossible to identify the time period for theatres in Greece?
A. It is confusing because stones from early sites were used to build later structures.
B. There are too few sites that have been excavated and very little data collected about them.
C. The archeologists from earlier periods were not careful, and many artifacts were broken.
D. Because it is very difficult to date the concrete that was used in construction during early
periods.
2. What can be inferred from paragraph 1 about the skene in theatre history?
A. Drawings in books are the only accurate visual records.
B. Archaeologists have excavated a large number of them.
C. It was not identified or studied until the early 1800s.
D. Not enough evidence is available to make a precise model.
3. The word “primary” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _________.
 A. important B. reliable C. unusual D. accepted
4. In paragraph 2, the author explains that all vases with paintings of masks or musicians may not
be evidence of theatrical subjects by _________.
A. identifying some of the vases as reproductions that were painted years after the originals
B. casting doubt on the qualifications of the scholars who produced the vases as evidence
C. arguing that the subjects could have been used by artists without reference to a drama
D. pointing out that there are very few vases that have survived from the time of early dramas
5. In paragraph 3, the author states that female characters in Greek theatre _________.
A. had no featured parts in plays B. frequently played the part of victims
C. were mostly ignored by critics D. did not participate in the chorus
6. According to paragraph 3, scripts of plays may not be accurate because _________.
A. copies by hand may contain many errors B. the sources cited are not well known
C. they are written in very old language D. the printing is difficult to read
7. The word “them” in paragraph 4 refers to _________.
A. events B. writers C. sources D. references
8. Why does the author mention a jigsaw puzzle in paragraph 4?
A. To compare the written references for plays to the paintings on vases
B. To justify using accounts and records that historians have located
C. To introduce the topic for the next reading passage in the textbook
D. To demonstrate the difficulty in drawing conclusions from partial evidence
9. Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the author’s opinion about vase
paintings?
A. Evidence from written documents is older than evidence from vase paintings.
B. There is disagreement among scholars regarding vase paintings.
C. The sources for vase paintings are clear because of the images on them.
D. The details in vase paintings are not obvious because of their age.
10. Look at the four squares [_] in paragraph 1 that indicate where the following sentence can be
added to the passage. Where would the sentence best fit?
These excavations have revealed much that was previously unknown, especially about the
dimensions and layout of theatres.
A. [A] B. [B] C. [C] D. [D]
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 4: Writing: Graph Description

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