WORLD ENGLISH 2 PREINTERMEDIATE TEST 9

Name: Jazmín Zapata

Date: 20 of May
Total score 100

Grammar
1. Complete each statement or question with the passive voice in the
past. Use the verb in parentheses.

1. When she was a child, all of my mother’s clothes ____were made_______

(make) by hand.

2. None of the cake ___was eaten_______________ (eat) by the children. The

adults got all of it!

3. At one time, the mail ___was delivered_____________ (deliver) by men

on horseback.

4. When I was a child, meals ___were prepared___________ (prepare) by my

mother.

5. Last year, this class ___was taught______________ (teach) by Mrs.

Agnew.

6. His homework ___was done____________ (do) by his brother, so he didn’t

learn the material.

7. A family’s land used to ___give_________________ (give) to the oldest

son when the parents died.

8. Important lessons about food safety __was learned__ (learn) by early

people.

9. Before the 1990s, recyclable materials such as cans and bottles _were
tossed___ (toss) into the trash can with the rest of the garbage.

10. This house _____was built_______________ (build) during the 1800s.

score 10
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2. Decide whether each sentence is correct or incorrect. If the sentence

is incorrect, choose Incorrect Form for an error in the words
themselves or Incorrect Usage for an error in meaning.

____ 1. Did you used to wear your hair shorter?

a. Correct
b. Incorrect Form
c. Incorrect Usage

____ 2. I usually eat a small lunch because I used to eat a large breakfast every
morning.
a. Correct
b. Incorrect Form
c. Incorrect Usage

____ 3. My father used to work for a computer software company. Now he works
for the government.
a. Correct
b. Incorrect Form
c. Incorrect Usage

____ 4. When you were a child, did your mother use to make your favorite foods
on your birthday?
a. Correct
b. Incorrect Form
c. Incorrect Usage

____ 5. There used to be a lot more bison in North America. Now there are only a
few.
a. Correct
b. Incorrect Form
c. Incorrect Usage
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3. Complete the sentences with used to plus the verb in parentheses.

1. James _used to drink__________ (drink) a lot of coffee every

morning. Now he has only one.

2. We __used to drive_________ (drive) to school, but now we take the

bus.

3. Our class is in the evening. But it _used to be___________ (be) in

the afternoon.

4. The baseball team _used to win________ (win ) a lot of games.

5. The baby __used to wake up ___________ (wake up) in the middle

of the night.

score 10

Vocabulary
4. Match the words to the sentences below.

a. ships
b. distant
c. exchange
d. despite
e. search
f. inspired
g. beyond
h. published
i. trade
j. remarkable

__E__1. One of Christopher Columbus’ goals was to _search_____ for a way to

reach India by boat.

__H__2. The author Herbert Kubly _published____ a book in 1956 about his travels
in Italy.

__A__3. Polynesians explored the Pacific Ocean in small canoes, not large
ships_____.
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__F__4. The beautiful scenery in The Lord of the Rings movies _inspired____ my
friend to travel to New Zealand.

__J__5. Only a few people score over 150 on an I.Q. test, so it’s a
__remarkable_____ achievement.

__B__6. From the beach, we could barely see the __distant ___ island. It’s too far
away to be seen clearly.

__C__7. I’m too short to see over the person sitting in front of me. You’re taller, so
would you please _exchange____ seats with me?

__I__ 8. We don’t produce oil or gas in my country, so our _trade____ with

countries in the Middle East is important to us.

__G__9. I can run five kilometers, but no more. I’ve never run _beyond____ that
distance.

__D__10.I will travel again in the future _despite____ the fact that this trip has been
awful.

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5.Complete the missing letters to complete the words.

1. E_x_c_h_a_n_g_e_

2. B_e_y_o_n_d_

3. T_r_a_d_e

4. R_e_m_a_r_k_a_b_l_e_

5. S_e_a_r_c_h_
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How to …
6.Write a question with used to and the information in the sentence.
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1. He / live / Miami
Did he use to live in Miami?

2. Mr. Lin / teach / science

Did Mr. Lin use to teach science?

3. You / play / tennis

Did you use to play Tennis?

4. She / work / at night

Did she use to work at night?
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Reading
7. Read the article. Then choose the correct answer.

Mesopotamia
The word civilization has the same roots as the word citizens—people who
live in cities. Cities, of course, are places where large numbers of people
live together. Cities require a system of government and laws. They are
places where people do specific jobs to earn a living. Art and music
flourish in cities. So when we think of the achievements of people in the
past, we must consider the people who developed the world’s first cities—
the Mesopotamians.

The Role of Agriculture

Mesopotamia means “land between the rivers.” It was the large area
between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, mostly in what is now Iraq and
Syria. Beginning around 7,000 years ago, the first agricultural systems
were developed in Mesopotamia. Irrigation brought water into farm fields,
and huge containers were built to store grains and legumes—wheat, barley,
lentils, and chickpeas. These storage containers actually played a role in the
development of agriculture since there were openings at the bottom for
removing the food. As the months went on, people would gradually remove
the food from the lower part of the container. This mechanical action
caused the largest legumes and the largest kernels of grain to rise to the top
of the stored food. When it was time to plant, all that was left in the
container were the large kernels. Year after year, these larger seeds were
planted. And year after year, food crops were able to support more people
as their nutritious seeds got larger and larger.
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With the development of farming as a way of life, people did not need to
travel continuously to find food. Instead, complex divisions of labor
occurred in cities. While some people farmed full-time, others concentrated
on building houses, making pottery or clothing, or trading with other cities
or other regions. Over time, armies, religions, and great architectural
monuments arose in the cities of Mesopotamia—cities such as Eridu, Tepe
Gawra, Warka, Babylon, and many others.
Writing, Mathematics, and the Wheel

The Mesopotamians made other contributions as well. Most historians give

them credit for inventing the wheel, which they used to make pottery, grind
grain, and eventually—to move vehicles. The Mesopotamians also had an
accurate calendar and a sophisticated understanding of mathematics.
Perhaps the most significant contribution was a system of writing. Along
with agriculture, trade, and a division of labor came the need to do
bookkeeping. The Mesopotamians used to keep records of things like
crops, daily events, and taxes on clay tablets. Scribes would press objects
into the clay when it was wet. This left images called pictograms in the
clay that looked something like the real objects they described. Later, a
much more abstract system of writing called cuneiform was created. This
script looked more like the writing systems many people use today.

_A___1. The article is mainly about ____.

a. agriculture in Mesopotamia
b. the first cities in the world
c. the development of writing systems

___A_2. The word flourish in the first paragraph could be replaced by ____.
a. do well
b. diminish
c. disappear

__C__3. Farming in Mesopotamia was successful because of ____.

a. plentiful rainfall
b. natural fertilizers
c. irrigation systems

__B__4. Which of the following was NOT a city in Mesopotamia?

a. Warka
b. Batam
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c. Eridu

__C__5. Cuneiform writing ____.

a. was less abstract than pictograms were.
b. was more accurate than pictograms were.
c. was developed after pictograms were. score 20
LISTENING
8. Listen to the interview. Then choose the correct answer.( cd 2 track
18)

__ C _ 1. Why is the woman talking to Mr. Jackson?

a. He’s the oldest man in the world.
b. He’s her grandfather.
c. He’s 100 years old today.

__C__2. When Mr. Jackson was a child, who built his family’s house?
a. his brothers
b. his uncles and cousins
c. his father and a few friends

__A__3. How did Mr. Jackson’s family use to get food?

a. His mother raised vegetables and chickens.
b. His mother used her salary to buy food.
c. His mother got food from the neighbors.

__A__4. What did Mr. Jackson do when he was a child?

a. He worked instead of going to school.
b. He went to school most of the time.
c. He helped to build a school.

__A__5. How were schools different when Mr. Jackson was a child?
a. All the students were taught by one teacher.
b. All the students taught each other.
c. All the students were taught other languages.

score 10
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WRITING
9. What was life in your country like 60 years ago? Describe it in as
much detail as possible.

60 years ago, the life in Colombia was very different.

Most people lived in the countryside until they migrated to the city and
nowadays most people live in the city. Before there used to be only two
liberal and conservative parties, now there is a diversity of political
parties. The priest had a great influence on public opinion, but now
they don’t take them into account because of the scandalous that there
is of the church.
At that time, education used to be taught by the church and they would
promote the education. Previously people used to teach with board,
now they do with tablets, electric bords. Women used to wear very
elegant dresses and hat with feathers. The cities of this time were
smaller and had fewer people compared to now the population has
increased much.
60 years ago, the population of Colombia used to find for information
in encyclopedias or libraries, now we find for this on the Internet.
For example, my grandparents used to clean with broom and rags,
now my mother clean with vacuum cleaners. People would listen to
music on the radio, right now we listen to music on the cell phones.
Young people 60 years ago would think about studying, now
adolescents live at parties, involved in drugs and alcohol.
There weren’t as many constructions or buildings as there are now,
although there were more green areas than already. There are many
conflicts with the guerrillas (FARC and ELN) even though these
groups are still there now, they are not killing or kidnapping as before.

Life in 60 years has changed a lot in all aspects, Colombians have left
their traditions to become a more modern world
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score 12