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MID-TERM TEST
Time allowed: 60 + 20 minutes
25. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the passage?
A. The wife felt sorry for her husband
B. The wife is a mean woman
C. The husband won the lottery one day
Task 2. Read the following passage and decide whether the statements is true (T) or false (F). (5 points)
Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he
was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught
him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a
young age.
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light was
the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera,
and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new. He worked 16 out of every 24
hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died in 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved
the quality of life all over the world.
26. In 1854 Edison’s family decided to settle in Milan, Ohio.
27. Edison didn’t go to school at all.
28. He invented the motion picture camera.
29. He made numerous inventions.
30. Edison died at the age of 84.
Task 3. Choose the best word or phrase A, B or C to fit each space in the conversation(s). (10 points)
Bad service Riding a bus
A: Have you seen our waiter? A: (36) _________is the fare for this bus?
B: (31) _________ he comes now. B: It costs $1.25 to ride the bus.
A: We've been sitting here for almost 10 minutes. A: So, how long have you been driving buses?
B: Oops, (32) _________I was wrong. That isn't B: I've been driving this bus for only a few months.
our waiter. A: Do you enjoy being a bus driver?
A: We can give him five more minutes, and then B: (37) _________.
leave. A: I would never dream of driving a bus.
B: I'll go up front and talk to the manager. B: I didn't either, but a paycheck's a paycheck.
A: (33) _________. A: (38) _________.
B: Maybe they'll give us free drinks for waiting so B: Nice talking to you (39) _________.
long. A: Have (40) _________.
A: (34) _________ he'll send us our waiter B: That'll be hard to do while driving the bus.
immediately.
B: Every time we eat out, it's an adventure.
A: Last time, we got seats next to the kitchen.
B: (35) _________there again.