first test second term

VOCABULARY

1.      Complete the sentences with the words below.

remarkable • fever • desert • gadget • mammals pretend • disgusting • ocean • hack • secret agent

   1.       Katherine invented a very clever       .......................... for baking cakes.

  2.       Brian likes to .......................... into computer programs.

  3.       Paul is a .......................... person. He always helps his friends.

  4.       My little brother and his friend often   .......................... that they are spies in an enemy country.

  5.       The food didn’t taste good. In fact, it was .......................... .

  6.       I was swimming in the .......................... when I saw a huge fish.

  7.       Dogs, cats and bears are all .......................... .

  8.       You feel very hot. Have you got a     .......................... ?

  9.       I think that man is a ......................... for the government.

  10.     It is always hot in the .......................... .

2.      Complete the text with the words below.

features • eyebrows • lips • waist • forehead

         

Sharon is beautiful. All her 1. .......................... are flawless. Her 2. .......................... are full and red, and she’s got a high 3. .......................... . Her dark hair and 4. .......................... are a lovely contrast to her blue eyes. She’s also got a thin 5. .......................... . Isn’t she lucky?

3.      Complete the sentences.

  1.       Mary isn’t eating chocolate because she doesn’t want to __ __ __ __         __ __ __ __ __ __ .

  2.       Peter has been losing his hair lately. He is almost __ __ __ __ .

  3.       Kate is 75 years old, but she hasn’t got a lot of __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ .

  4.       Paul is very ugly, but his sister is          __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ .

  5.       The loud noise gave me a terrible      __ __ __ __ __ __

4.      TRANSLATE INTO SPANISH.

1.    Bald

2.    Bloody

3.    Bushy

4.    Eyebrows

5.    Flawless

6.    Fright

7.    Get away from

8.    Haunted

9.    Unappealing

10. Wrinkles

 5.      TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH.

 1.       Exhibir

2.       Tirar a la basura

3.       Animar

4.       Ofrecer

5.       Tapacubo

6.       Boceto

7.       Envoltorio

8.       Obviamente

9.       Tela

10.   Coser

GRAMMAR 

1.      FILL THE GAPS WITH THE VERB IN THE APPROPRIATE TENSE.

Alice was 1 ……………….. (begin) to get very tired of 2 ……………….. (sit) by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she 3 ……………….. (look) at the book her sister 4 ……………….. (read), but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?'
     So she was 5……………….. (consider ) in her own mind if the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes 6……………….. (run) close by her.
     There was nothing so very remarkable in that; but Alice 6……………….. (hear) the Rabbit say to itself, 'Oh dear!  Oh dear!  I 7……………….. (be) late!'; but when the Rabbit actually 8 ……………….. (take) a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, and 9 ……………….. (look)at it, and then 10 ……………….. (hurry) on, Alice thought that she 11……………….. (never see before) a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she 12 ……………….. (run) across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.

2.      FILL THE GAPS WITH THE APPROPRIATE PREFIX.

1.    My alarm clock didn’t go off, and so I ………slept this morning.

2.    Peter packed some shirts and socks, some ………wear, and his jeans.

3.    I have to go to the library today and ………new my ticket.

4.    I didn’t read all of the book because I found it ………interesting.

5.    My brothers always ………appear when it’s time to do the washing-up.

3.      JOIN THESE SENTENCES USING RELATIVE PRONOUNS. MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES. OMIT THE PRONOUN WHEN POSSIBLE. 

1.         The boy is my brother. He is speaking to Andrew.

2.         I like the boy. You introduced me to him.

3.         The girl is very friendly. You are working with her.

4.         I can’t remember the year. We moved to our new house that year.

5.         The pupils usually get the best grades. They work the hardest.

6.         I know the man. You are talking to him.

7.         The girl lives near me. You play tennis with her.

8.         We visited a cathedral. Many important people were buried there.

9.         Sarah wrote the poem. The poem won first prize.

10.     The dog was very small. It ran away.

4.      FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE APPROPRIATE RELATIVE PRONOUN.

1.     That man is the writer …………………..wrote a best-selling novel.

2.     Here is the CD …………………..you thought you had lost.

3.     What’s the name of the woman …………………..lives next door?

4.    The lady …………………..son plays football with me is the head teacher of my school.

5.     The house … ….. I was born is now for sale.

  

5.      Put the verbs in brackets in the right form.  Use the Past Simple or the Past Perfect

1.         I …………. (ask) the teacher because I ………….( not hear) the question.

2.         We…………. (be) there for an hour before you ………………..(arrive).

3.         I waited for an hour, but then I …………. ( decide) to go.

4.         Her husband ……….( not recognize) her after she ………(spend) six months in prison.

5.         When you …………….(phone) me, I ……………already (send) the email.

6.         After Jack …………… (finish) his exams, he ……………..(wait) for the results.

7.         Last week I …………….. (visit) the museum that I…………(read) about in the newspaper.

8.         After the police ………………..(question) the suspect, they let him go home.

9.         When the manager ………… (come ) back, Martha …………..(finish) the work.

10.     By the time the firemen ……….(arrive), we …………….(put out) the fire.

6.      complete the sentences. Use the Past Simple or Past Perfect form of the verbs below.

*do    *live   *not fly    *decide    * meet   *leave   *not smile   *run   *find    *be

1.         We …………………..in America when we were young.

2.         The bomb exploded after we …………………...the building.

3.         The children hadn’t eaten for days so they …………………...hungry.

4.         The politicians …………………..when they met.

5.         Two months after my brother had left school, he …………………..a job.

6.         Women …………………...men’s jobs during the war.

7.         She ………………….. her stepsister before.

8.         James …………………..already……….away from home several times.

9.         I waited for an hour, but then I …………………..  to go.

10.     We were nervous. We …………………..in a helicopter before.

7.      Insert some or any, making the appropriate indefinite compounds if necessary.

1.         Is there………………….. here who speaks Italian?

2.         They can't have …………………..more strawberries; I want………………….. to make jam.

3.         ………………….. I know told me …………………..of the details.

4.         I saw hardly …………………..I knew at the party, and I didn't get…………………..to drink.

5.         Don't let………………….. in. I'm too busy to see ………………….. .

8.      Fill the gaps in the following sentences by using either “what” or “which”. 

1.       He didn't believe…………………..I said …………………..annoyed me very much.

2.       In detective stories the murderer is always caught…………………..doesn't happen in real life.

3.       He wasn't surprised at………………….. he saw because I told him ………………….. to expect.

9.         Make questions for which the following would be reasonable answers. Ask about the words UNDERLINED.

1.      He told me exactly what happened.

2.       The bridge is built of reinforced concrete.

3.       We're all going to watch the cricket match.

4.       He broke his leg in a skiing accident.

5.      Tom lost his job because he kept coming in late for work.

6.       I bought the big one.

7.       The new theatre looks rather like a factory.

8.       The concert began at eight p.m.

9.      She went to the dance with George.

10.   Tom bought a car because the local railway station closed down.

10.    FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH ‘TOO’ OR ‘ENOUGH’

1.      My brother isn’t old………………….. to vote.

2.      The car drove by…………………..quickly for us to see the registration number

3.      The handwriting wasn’t clear…………………..for me to read

4.      Algebra is…………………..complicated for me to understand

5.      Janet isn’t tall………………….. to be a basketball player.

6.      When the game was over, we were hungry…………………..to eat two meals

7.      You didn’t wait long…………………..for your friend

8.      Please be quiet! You are noisy…………………..to wake up the whole neighbourhood.

11.    Rewrite the following sentences using the adjectives in parentheses in the correct order. 

1.      Sarah has (brown, nice, short) hair.

2.      Bob plays on his (brown, wooden, old) piano.

3.      Tina prefers (leather, Italian, black) furniture.

4.      Jim bought a (rocking, big, wooden) chair.

5.      A (black, fierce, large) dog attacked Sam.      

12.    Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives in parentheses.

1.    Paul is a good player, but his friend Jim is (good) ………………………… than him.

2.    Detective stories are the (interesting) ……………………………………… stories.

3.    This movie is (funny) ………………………… than the movie we watched last week.

4.    I think this is the (comfortable) ………………………………………… bed I have ever got.

5.    That house is the (ugly) ……………………………………… house in the neighbourhood.

6.     My new computer is (expensive) …………………………………………… than my older one.

13.    Circle the correct answer.

1.    You can see a more poisonous / the most poisonous / a poisonous snake in the world at the local zoo.

2.    I’m not a great student, but I’m good / the best / as good as Tim.

3.    My brother is less musical than / musical / the least musical me.

4.    This book is as difficult as / too difficult / difficult enough for me to understand

5.    Is this road as safe as / too safe / safe enoughto drive on?

  6.    Your dress is beautiful / as beautiful as / more beautiful than mine. 

READING

1.     READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

The Toy Museum

This museum is in the centre of the town, a few metres from the cathedral, and near the market. It contains dolls, dolls' houses, books, games and pastimes, mechanical and constructional toys. In this collection there are toys made by all sorts of toy manufacturers from the most important to the smallest, including the most ordinary toys and the most precious. There are also records of children's pastimes over the last hundred and fifty years. Most major manufacturing countries of Europe had toy industries in the last century; French and German factories produced millions of toys each year. Many collectors of toys think that the second half of the nineteenth century was the best period for toy production and the museum has many examples of toys from this period which are still in perfect condition. There is now a growing interest in the toys of the 1920s and 1930s and as a result of this the museum has begun to build up a collection from these years. Visitors to the museum will find that someone is always available to answer questions - we hope you will visit us. Hours of opening 10.00-17.30 every day (except December 25 and 26)

1 - This writing is from ...

(A) an advertisement.

(B) a school history book.

(C) a storybook.

2 - What is the writer trying to do?

 (A) To give advice.

 (B) To give opinions.

 (C) To give information.

3 -The museum has so many toys from the late 19th century because ...

 (A) it is located in the middle of town.

 (B) many consider this period the best for manufactured toys.

 (C) visitors are interested in toys from that time.

4 - What period of toy manufacturing is receiving increased attention?

 (A) Every day except in December.

 (B) The 1920s and 1930s.

 (C) The 20th century.

5 -Which of the following advertisements would you find outside the Toy Museum?

 (A) Toys of Ancient Civilizations.

 (B) BEFORE TV! - a special exhibition of indoor games from 1890 to 1940.

 (C) How Children Dressed 1600 - 1900 "Clothes for all Ages".

 2.     The people on the left all want to buy a book. Descriptions of the books available are given on the right. Decide which film would be the most suitable for each person or people. Write the correct letter A, B, C, D, E, F, G or H next to the numbered paragraphs. The pass mark for this exam is 70% or over.

1 Elizabeth is a professional photographer who has a long train journey tomorrow and she'd like a good detective story, if possible one with a female detective, which will hold her attention for several hours. 

2 Derek is an economics student from California who's visiting Europe this summer with a guided tour. He wants an amusing book that will inform him about a European country and its way of life.

3 Nigel has quit his job in an investment bank and will only start his new job in two months. He doesn't usually read much, but he'd like something to pass the time. He is fond of animals and likes finding out about unusual people.

4 Carol is a nurse from Liverpool who likes to read short stories in her meal breaks. She's not keen on action or crime stories, but prefers something gentler, especially descriptions of people's feelings and relationships.

5 Alice works for a fashion magazine and travels around Italy on business quite often. She wants a book that offers wellorganised information as she sometimes has time for a little sightseeing between meetings.

A - European Adventures - by Mark Bridges

This is the story of the author and his horse as they travelled twenty thousand miles through Europe. They slept over four hundred nights in the open through the four seasons of the year. Over the Alps, the Apennines and the Dolomites they went, eating, sleeping and facing hard times together.

B - A Cadenza for Caruso - by Paul Jones

It is 1910. The New York Metropolitan Opera House is preparing a new Italian opera by Giacomo Puccini. It will star Enrico Caruso, the famous singer and friend of Puccini. But murder disturbs the excited preparations, and Caruso's friend is suspected! Can he save his friend in time? An exciting read for lovers of music and crime.

C - Blue Guide to Italy - by Alta Macadam

This has been described as 'the best guide in English' to Italy. It includes detailed information on history, churches, museums and art galleries as well as some practical information about hotels, restaurants, transport and so on. There are suggested tour routes, backed up with maps, town plans and illustrations.

D - Deadlock - by Rachel Milner

Another book starring detective Vic Warshawski. Vic has a personal interest in her latest case. Boom Boom the ice-hockey champion was Vic's cousin. Now he's dead. Vic thinks he was murdered. Why else should her questions about his death lead to other deaths in the Chicago area? You'll stay up all night to find out.

E - The Blush - by Tom Swift

Her sharp eye watches men and women as they go about their everyday lives and explores the mysteries of the human heart. In these stories, first published in 1958, we see how well Elisabeth Taylor describes hidden depths of feeling and personality with a few perfectly chosen words.

F - Pearls are a Nuisance - by Rolf Wagner

Thee fast-moving stories written by Chandler in the 1940s, including one from the early life of that most famous American detective, Philip Marlowe. The reader is carried at speed through his world of dark streets, doubledealings and death by the writer who has been the model for so many others.

G - The Surprise of Cremona - by Edith Templeton

This unusual travel book, written ten years ago, is filled with descriptions of people and places in Italy. It is both extremely well-written and full of fascinating pieces of information. A good choice for those planning to visit the country for the first time. It is also extremely funny.

H - The Edible Woman - by Margaret Atwood

Margaret is an ordinary girl. She has finished university and started her first job. But really she is just waiting to get married. All goes well at first, but there is something inside her which does not want the safe life and the dull husband she has found. A novel which manages to be funny and thoughtful at the same time.

LISTENING

1.     You will hear a radio interview with a ballet dancer called Elena Karpov, who is talking about her life and career.Choose the best Word.

1 - Elena decided to become a dancer when she was

A) seven

B) nine

C) eleven

2 - At ballet school in New York, Elena

A) was the only student from Bulgaria.

B) found learning the language hard.

C) learned to be independant.

3 - What does Elena say about the ballet called Cinderella?

A) Children will enjoy it.

B) The music was unfamiliar to her.

C) She saw it when she was a child.

4 - In her free time, Elena likes to

 A) go sightseeing.

B) go to clubs.

C) go shopping.

5 - What does Elena often do for her fans?

A) She gives them a flower.

B) She signe one of her photographs.

C) She sends them a free ticket.

6 - What does Elena like best about her job?

A) appearing on television.

B) doing something she loves.

C) travelling to different countries.

 2.  There are 7 questions in this part, for each question there are 3 pictures and a short recording. Choose the correct picture.