ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITÉCNICA DE CHIMBORAZO

LANGUAGE CENTER
ENGLISH TEST
FOURTH LEVEL

TEACHER'S NAME: Dr. Esthela Colcha STUDENT'S NAME _____________________________

DATE: _________________
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

1) Kathy is training very hard. She doesn't mind ____________________ hard because 1)
1. (work)
she plans ____________________ for the basketball team. Kathy is used
2. (try out)
____________________ , and she loves it. Last year she played tennis, but she's
3. (compete)
decided ____________________ to basketball because she likes the idea of
4. (change)
____________________ a member of a team. Another reason she chose basketball is
5. (be)
that she wants ____________________ for a sports scholarship and she thinks she'll
6. (apply)
have a better chance of ____________________ one if she proves that she can play
7. (receive)
basketball really well. Kathy has always been interested in ____________________
8. (study)
sports medicine because she would like ____________________ athletes stay
9. (help)
healthy. Unfortunately, she won't be able to afford ____________________ to college
10. (go)
at all if she can't persuade someone ____________________ her a scholarship.
11. (give)

Circle the correct form to complete the sentences.

2) I think I'd better call the vet. The dog has stopped to eat / eating. 2)

3) Please remember to pick up / picking up some milk on your way home. 3)

Complete the sentences with the correct form gerund or infinitive of the verbs in parentheses.

4) ____________________ coins is a popular hobby. 4)

(Collect)

5) Maybe _______________ around the block a few times a week is enough. 5)

(walk)

6) ____________________ his father's advice was a big mistake. 6)

(Not follow)

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 7) He warned Ken ____________________ . 7)
(not wait)

8) My friend Moira stopped _______________ whole milk, for example. She uses only skim 8)
(buy)
milk now.

9) I remember _______________ my parents a few months ago. 9)

(visit)

10) Some people don't believe in _______________ strenuous aerobics anymore. 10)
(do)

Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked A, B, C, and D. Circle the letter
of the ONE underlined part that is NOT CORRECT.

11) They're afraid of not understanding the culture, and they don't want making mistakes. 11)
A B C D

12) The doctor told me to don't worry, but I've been having trouble sleeping since he 12)
A B C
told me he plans to operate on my knee next month.
D

13) No one escapes from feeling some culture shock, and it's important realizing this fact. 13)
A B C D

14) When Professor Sato's students seem to be discouraged, he urges them not to give up 14)
A B
and stopping worrying so much about their grades.
C D

Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts are marked A, B, C, and D. Circle the letter of the ONE
part that is NOT CORRECT.

15) I had begun working, so I could afford buying fast food. 15)
A B C D

16) Jogging and ride my bike didn't help me lose weight, so I asked to see my doctor. 16)
A B C D

17) I was amazed to find out how much fat fast food contains, and I couldn't stand eat it 17)
anymore.
A B C D

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 18) The principal has asked us all to try not to speak so loudly in the hallways and 18)
A B
to help our friends remembering to keep their voices down too.
C D

19) On Justin's eighteenth birthday, he decided it was time to stop to bite his fingernails, 19)
A B
so he promised to quit and he succeeded in keeping his promise.
C D

20) They stopped to try to make me eat healthy foods. 20)

A B C D

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Circle the letter of the correct answer to complete each sentence.

21) Last year, she succeeded in __________ a loan from the bank. 21)
A) her getting B) to get C) got D) getting

22) When she first opened, she avoided __________ people to help her. 22)
A) their asking B) asking C) asked D) to ask

23) Now she's finally thinking __________ hiring someone to help. 23)
A) to B) for C) about D) on

24) Ira has stopped __________ coffee because it was making him jumpy. 24)
A) drinks B) to drink C) drunk D) drinking

25) Thank you for your letter. I look forward __________ with you next week. 25)
A) to meeting B) to meet C) we'll meet D) meeting

26) Sorry I'm late. I stopped __________ my shirts at the cleaners. 26)
A) pick up B) to pick up C) picked up D) picking up

27) At first, she was terrible at __________ the place. 27)

A) to manage B) managing C) managed D) she managed