FINAL TEST

Level: Pre-Intermediate
I. Vocabulary and Grammar
Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following questions.
1. Rooney _______ goodbye to all his friends and left.
A. tell B. spoked C. talk D. said
2. He is having a lot of difficulties, _______?
A. doesn’t it B. isn’t it C. isn’t he D. doesn’t he
3. His teacher regrets _______ him that his application for the job has been turned down.
A. tell B. to tell C. telling D. tells
4. _______ in Shanghai than in any other city in China.
A. More people live B. More people living
C. It has more people D. More living people
5. The flight had to be delayed _______ the bad weather.
A. because B. because of C. despite D. when
6. He was _______ he never washed his clothes by himself.
A. too lazy B. so lazy that C. very lazy that D. such lazy that
7. They would be disappointed if we _______.
A. hadn’t come B. wouldn’t come C. don’t come D. didn’t come.
8. The workers stopped _______ a rest because they felt tired.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. took
9. Earl was one of the first American artists _______ landscapes.
A. painting B. painted C. for painting D. to paint
10. This is the factory _______ at work.
A. they are B. where they are C. where are D. in where they are
11. The reason _______ I phoned him was to invite him to a party.
A. what B. whose C. why D. which
12. According to the timetable, if the train _______ on time, we _______ arrive at 5.30.
A. leaves/ would B. left/ will
C. leaves/ will D. was leaving/ would
13. When we _______ back to the bookstore, the bookseller had sold the book we wanted.
A. went B. go C. were wenting D. has sold
14. How _______since we _______ school?
A. are you/ left B. have you been/ have left
C. were you/ left D. have you been/ left
15. Susan _______ her family after she had taken the university entrance examination.
A. phoned B. had phoned C. phones D. is phoning
16. I think John _______ tomorrow.
A. would come B. come C. will come D. comes
17. After he _______ his driving test he bought a car.
A. had passed B. pass C. passed D. passing
18. I’m sorry. I don’t understand what _______.
A. you say B. you’re saying C. you will say D. you would say
19. _______ study hard when you were at school?
A. Must you B. Had you C. Did you have to D. Were you
20. _______ to the radio when you get up everyday?
A. Do you listen B. Are you listening
C. Was you listening D. Do you listened
Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part
that needs correction in each of the following questions.
1. What is the higher mountain in the world?
A B C D
2. I wish my mother gives me presents more often.
A B C D
3. The teacher was pleasing with the result of your examination.
A B C D
4. The little boy didn’t know how lacing his shoes.
A B C D
5. I would rather live on a farm than to live in a city.
A B C D
6. The American frontiersman, politician, and soldier Davy Crockett is one of
A
the most popular of American hero.
B C D
7. The students suggested buying flowers for the teachers in the Teachers’ Day.
A B C D
8. If you write the essay careful, you will get good mark.
A B C D
9. She is the girl about that I talked to you yesterday.
A B C D
10. The lesson that we are learning now is very interested on.
A B C D
Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following questions.
1. _______ he is tired, he can’t work longer.
A. Because B. Even though C. Although D. Besides
2. Pam was always afraid _______ cooking.
A. of B. to C. for D. at
3. _______, we’ll arrive before dark.
A. Hope B. Hopeful C. Hopefully D. Hopefulness
4. Would you like something _______?
A. drink B. drinking C. to drink D. drinks
5. I like most sports but tennis is my first _______.
A. love B. lover C. lovely D. loveless
6. On his third try, he succeeded _______ passing his driving test.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
7. We're reading a _______ book this week.
A. differ B. difference C. different D. differently
8. Ask me again tomorrow. I'll have to give it some _______.
A. think B. thought C. thoughtful D. thoughtless
9. Diet plays an important role in the _______ of heart disease.
A. manage B. manager C. management D. manages
10. _______ it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
A. If B. Since C. Although D. Because
11. I am sorry that I can't _______ your invitation.
A. take B. accept C. agree D. have
12. The _______ of the bay is approximately 200 miles.
A. long B. length C. lengs D. lengthen
13. She's an extremely competent and _______ worker.
A. industries B. industrially C. industrious D. industrialized
14. Our prices are _______ with those in other shops.
 A. compete B. compare C. comparable D. comparably
15. What’s your _______ of happiness?
A. definition B. definite C. indefinite D. definitive
16. I found the talk both informative and _______.
A. entertains B. entertainer C. entertaining D. entertain
17. She told me her address_______. I wrote on a piece of paper.
A. why B. which C. when D. where
18. What’s your _______ of happiness?
A. definition B. definite C. indefinite D. definitive
19. The tourist company was _______ down the street than I had thought.
A. farther B. fur C. farer D. father
20. Although the sun was shining, _______.
A. it wasn’t very hot B. and was very hot
C. yet it was very hot D. but it was very hot
II. Reading

Exercise 1: Read the reading below carefully, and then complete it with the best option A, B,
C or D given below:

Voluntary work helps foster independence and imparts the ability to deal with different
situations, often simultaneously, thus teaching people how to (1 ) ____ their way through
different systems. It therefore brings people into touch with the real world; and, hence, equips
them for the future. Initially, young adults in their late teens might not seem to have the
expertise or knowledge to impart to others that say a teacher or an agriculturalist or a nurse
would have, (2) ____ they do have many skills that can help others. And in the absence of any
particular talent, their energy and enthusiasm can be harnessed for the benefit (3) ____ their
fellow human beings, and ultimately themselves. From all this, the gain to any community no
matter how many volunteers are involved is (4) _____ Employers will generally look favorably
on people (5) _____ have shown an ability to work as part of a team. It demonstrates a
willingness to learn and an independent spirit, which would be desirable qualities in any
employee.

1. A. take B. work C. see D. give

2. A. but B. so C. or D. for

3. A. under B. of C. on D. out

4. A. impassable B. unattainable C. undetectable D. immeasurable

5. A. which B. what C. whose D. who

Exercise 2: Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?
I’m Brian. I belong to a middle class family. There are six members in my family. They are our
parents, grandparents, I and my younger sister. Our grandfather is the head of the family. He
enjoys a commanding position. His decision is final in family matters. Nobody can dare to go
against him. Everybody respects him. He is the guardian of the family. He is a cool and
considerate man. He is just and fair. His decision is never influenced by any other. He is a retired
teacher. He helps us in our study. Our grandmother tells good stories.
My father is a police officer. He is a great disciplinarian. He is sincere and hardworking. He
always goes to office in time. My mother is a simple housewife. She is a postgraduate in English.
She is soft-natured and caring. She takes great care of us. She does not care for her comfort for
us. She looks after our grandparents. She helps the poor and the needy. She is religious and God-
fearing.
Our family has been known for discipline and values. We give great importance to values and
morals in life. Since our early childhood, we are taught to respect the elders and love the
children. We learnt the lesson of punctuality and honesty from our grandfather. It is due to the
good education of our grandparents that we could excel both in sports and education. Since our
childhood we have been put into the habit of rising early in the morning. This has a natural effect
on our health and physical fitness.
Our family is like a heaven. There is peace, prosperity, love and care. The younger’s have regard
and respect for the elders while the elders shower them with their love and affection. The
instructions of the elders are followed with great respect. If a member has some problem the
whole family is beside him. I am proud of my family.
7. His father’s decision is the most important in his family.
A. True B. False C. Not given
8. His grandfather’s decisions can be affected by grandmother’s opinions.
A. True B. False C. Not given
9. His mother is beautiful.
A. True B. False C. Not given
10. His mother is gentle and considerate.
A. True B. False C. Not given
11. His grandfather taught him how to be on time and honest.
A. True B. False C. Not given
12. Every member make and solve their own problems.
A. True B. False C. Not given

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helped to preserve it, and
that the easiest way to do this was to expose the food to sun and wind. In this way the North
American Indians produced pemmican (dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes),
the Scandinavians made stockfish and the Arabs dried dates and apricots.

All foods contain water - cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% water,
potatoes and other root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60%
depending on how fatty it is. If this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause
food to go bad is checked.

Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also
in California, South Africa and Australia. The methods used vary, but in general the fruit is
spread out on trays in drying yards in the hot sun. In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches
and apricots are exposed to the fumes of burning sulphur before drying. Plums for making
prunes, and certain varieties of grapes for making raisins and currants, are dipped in an alkaline
solution in order to crack the skins of the fruit slightly and remove their wax coating, so
increasing the rate of drying.

Nowadays most foods are dried mechanically; the conventional method of such dehydration
is to put food in chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 110 oC at
entry to about 45oC at exit. This is the usual method for drying such things as vegetables,
minced meat, and fish.

Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a
heated horizontal steel cylinder or by spraying them into a chamber through which a current of
hot air passes. In the first case, the dried material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is
then broken up into small, though still relatively coarse flakes. In the second process it falls to
the bottom of the chamber as a fine powder. Where recognizable pieces of meat and vegetables
are required, as in soup, the ingredients are dried separately and then mixed.

Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans or frozen, and
they do not need to be stored in special conditions. For these reasons they are invaluable to
climbers, explorers and soldiers in battle, who have little storage space. They are also popular
with housewives because it takes so little time to cook them.

13. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Advantages of dried foods. B. Water: the main component of food.

C. Mechanization of drying foods. D. Different methods of drying foods.

14. The phrase “do this” in the first paragraph mostly means ______.

A. expose foods to sun and wind B. remove moisture from foods

C. produce pemmican D. moisten foods

15. The word “checked” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

A. reduced considerably B. put a tick

C. examined carefully D. motivated to develop

16 In the process of drying certain kinds of fruits, sulphur fumes help ______.

A. remove their wax coating B. kill off bacteria

 C. maintain their color D. crack their skin

17. Nowadays the common method for drying vegetables and minced meat is ______.

A. spreading them out on trays in drying yards

B. dipping them in an alkaline solution

C. putting them in chambers and blowing hot air through

D. pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder

18. What does the word “which” in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A. Vegetables B. Foods C. Things D. Chambers

19. The final product of the process of drying liquids that uses the first method will be ______.

A. small flakes B. fine powder C. dried soup D. recognizable

pieces

20. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Liquids are not dried in the same way as fruits and vegetables.

B. Dried foods have several advantages over canned or frozen foods.

C. Fruit is usually dried by being laid out on trays in the sun.

D. People in India began to use drying methods centuries ago.

III. Listening
Exercise 1: There are seven questions in this part.
For each question, there are three pictures and a short recording.
Choose the correct picture by put a tick in a box below it.
For example: What time is it?

→ The correct answer is A.

1. Where is the station?

2. Where did the man put the calculator?

3. Where is Helen?
4. Which building was hit by lightning?

5. What does the woman want to buy?

6. Which picture does the woman want to send?

7. Which hotel has the man chosen?

Exercise 2: Listen carefully and choose the correct answer.

8. What is the conversation mainly about?
A. A record breaker B. The environment
C. The new factory D. Concerning the environment
9. How long does it take to build and operate the new factory?
A. 9 months B. 10 months C. 11 months D. 12 months
10. What is the downside of industrialization?
A. There will be crowded.
B. it could be hazardous to people’s health.
C. The environment problem will happen.
D. None of the above.
Exercise 3: Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

INCIDENT REPORT
Example
Name: Anna Lumley
Telephone: 1…………….
Date of arrival: 2…………….
Address: 235 3…………… Road, East sea
The total value of insurance: $ 4…………….
Missing items:
– lamps and chairs (not expensive)
– furniture and 5…………….
– a rocking horse, some 6…………. and fruit bowls
Items ordered: – a clock
– a 7……………
Damaged items: – the 8………….. needs to be replaced
– a 9…………… of one of the dining chairs is split
– four 10……….. were broken
IV. Writing
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The graph below shows the average carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions per person
in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write At least 150 words.

V. Speaking

QUESTIONS SUGGESTIONS

1 You should say:

Describe your hometown  Describe the place

 What is special about it?
 Compare it to other cities?

2 You should say:

Describe the person in your family who  what their relationship is to you
 what they have done in their life
you most admire.
 what they do now
 and explain why you admire them so
much.

3 You should say:

Describe the job you would most like to  what this job would be
 where you would work
have.
 which qualifications you would need
and
 explain why you would like to have
this job most.

You should say:

4
Describe your favourite foreign food  What the food is and which country it
comes from
 Where you can get it
 What ingredients it is made form
 And explain why you like it

You should say:

5
Describe a good experience of online
 when it happened
shopping
 what you bought
 why you bought
 And explain why you think it
was a good experience