Name ______________________________ Date _______________
MID COURSE TEST (Units 1-8)
Section 1: Listening (Tapescript 7)
Listen to the seven conversations (1-7). For each conversation, circle the best answer from letters (a-c).
(1) The last track was…
a) the best. b) the worst. c) okay.
(2) The film was…
a) good. b) bad. c) good and bad.
(3) The reader ………………….. the book.
a) has just finished b) will soon finish c) cannot finish
(4) Who enjoyed the film?
a) neither person b) one person c) both people
(5) The book is difficult to read …
a) at the beginning. b) in the middle. c) at the end.
(6) The special effects…
a) were realistic. b) spoiled the film. c) were expensive.
(7) The lyrics were…
a) difficult to hear. b) boring. c) old-fashioned.
Section 2: Grammar and Vocabulary
Put the word in bold at the end of each line in an appropriate place in the same line of the text. Indicate where it should go with a (^). Look at the example (0).
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I read ^ interesting story in the newspaper the other day. |
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Nintendo Offers Dream Job |
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People spend too much time playing new video games have hope for |
who |
(9) |
gainful employment Nintendo of Europe announced plans on Tuesday |
as |
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to pay 50 people about £100 a day play computer games all summer long. |
to |
(11) |
For gamers, the programme `is sure to be best summer job ever,' said Peter |
the |
(12) |
MacDougall, Nintendo's executive vice president. July to August, |
from |
(13) |
members of the `Nintendo Street Team' will earn pay by demonstrating |
their |
(14) |
the Nintendo GameCube and handheld Game Boy systems concerts, malls |
at |
(15) |
and fairs. Candidates must be at least 18 years old and must fill an |
out |
(16) |
application and create a two-minute video explaining they deserve the |
why |
(17) |
job. Applications, must be in between May 13 and June 14, can be found |
which |
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on the company's website. |
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Put each verb into the most appropriate form.
The first time I (18)__________(speak) to my best friend Susan was the day I saw her waiting for a bus outside the university. As it (19)__________(rain), I offered her a lift. We (20)__________(be) good friends since then. We (21)__________(spend) a lot of time with each other and next month, we (22)__________(go) on holiday together. I'm sure we (23)__________(have) a great time. We (24)__________(go) to travel around Europe and visit some of my relatives. Susan (25)__________(never be) abroad before, but I told her not to worry. `It will be fun. Just you wait and see,' I said.
Circle the correct word.
(26) I'm sorry to hear / know / find your bad news.
(27) I have decided to get / do / make something about my hair.
(28) Jack takes after / with / along his mother.
(29) Are you interesting / interested / interests in Ancient History?
(30) He thinks he's great. He's so bad-tempered / two-faced / big-headed.
(31) There is something very recognised / known / familiar about that man over there.
(32) Wendy never loses her temper / mood / character.
(33) Jack and Jill have / get / look a lot in common.
Section 3: Reading
Read the text about Lance Armstrong, the famous cyclist. Circle true (T) or false (F) for questions 34 to 40.
NEVER KNOWS WHEN HE'S BEAT
Lance Armstrong is a bicycle hero who succeeded in achieving what many people believed could never be done.
Only four months before his twenty-fifth birthday, Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with advanced cancer. The athlete underwent chemotherapy and worked hard to recover from his illness. In fact, he regained enough strength to continue training rigorously, and became an even stronger bicyclist than before his diagnosis.
To prove his victory over the disease, Armstrong has won the Tour de France, the most famous bicycle race in the world, in five consecutive years. His success has brought hope and inspiration to countless cancer patients around the world. Through his hard work and unwavering commitment, Lance has demonstrated that with enough determination, no obstacle is too daunting to be overcome.
Lance has faced similar challenges throughout his life. He wanted to be a football player but was told he lacked coordination. He decided to try swimming but his swimming skills were so weak that he was put in a group of younger swimmers. This was very embarrassing but he wanted to be successful and before long, he was put back in his own age group.
Lance finally made the swimming team and that was a lot of hard work. He had to practise swimming before and after school every day. His morning workout was from 5:30 am until 7:00 am and to get to the pool he had to ride twenty miles, which meant getting up before sunrise.
Despite all his hard work, Lance only managed fourth in the state in the 1,500 metre freestyle. So he switched to the triathlon, an event that combines swimming, biking and running. By the age of fifteen, he was entering triathlons to win money and won so many races that he made $20,000 in one year. That's good progress when only five years before he was in a swimming class with younger swimmers!
When Lance was a teenager he almost got killed while training on his new bike. Lance did not stop at a red light and got hit by a truck. He wasn't wearing a helmet and landed on his head. An ambulance took him to the hospital. He had a concussion and had to have stitches in his head.
In 1996, shortly after his 25th birthday, Lance had to face his biggest challenge. He was diagnosed with cancer. In order for him to fight this dreadful disease, Lance had to have some very uncomfortable treatments. The chemotherapy treatments made him weak, caused nausea, and hair loss. After several months of chemotherapy, the doctors told him that he had beaten the disease.
Lance worked very hard to regain his strength and was so successful that he decided to enter the Tour de France. However, teams didn't want to include him because they didn't believe that his cancer was cured. Fortunately, the US Postal team signed him up and he has gone on to win the Tour de France five times.
Even though doctors told Lance that he probably wouldn't be able to have a child because of his disease, four months after he won his first Tour de France, Lance and his wife, Kristin, had a baby boy, who they named Luke.
(34) Armstrong received strong medical treatment for his illness. T / F
(35) He fully recovered from his medical problems. T / F
(36) In his youth, success came to him easily. T / F
(37) Lance lacked the determination to become a professional swimmer. T / F
(38) As a teenager, he was not allowed to compete professionally. T / F
(39) His accident was nobody's fault. T / F
(40) He proved cycling teams and medical experts wrong. T / F