Answer Keys & Scripts

Mid-term Test (Semester 2)

A. WRITTEN TEST (45 minutes; 8 point)

I. LISTENING (2 points)

Task 1. Listen to the conversation between Kien and Peter. Tick () T (True)
or F (False) for each sentence. You will listen TWICE.
1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F

Kien: What sports do you do, Peter?

Peter: Well, I play table tennis and I go swimming with my brother at the weekend.
Last week, I won a gold medal for table tennis on my school’s Sports day!
Kien: Wow, congratulations!
Peter: Thank you… I play table tennis every day. And what sports do you do?
Kien: Well, I play chess. My dad and I play chess every Saturday and Sunday.
Peter: Oh, I can’t play chess. How about swimming? Can you swim?
Kien: Yes… but not very well.

Task 2: Listen to a TV guide. Fill in each gap with A WORD AND/OR A NUMBER.
You will listen TWICE.
1. small 2. 8:25/ 8:25 p.m. 3. 9:30/ 9:30 p.m. 4. family
… And here are some interesting cartoons on BB Channel. Courage the Cowardly dog
is at eight p.m. The cartoon is about a small dog trying to protect his owner from
strange things. The Tom and Jerry show follows at eight twenty-five. You will laugh
out loud watching Tom and Jerry chase each other. After that comes Finding Dory.
The film comes quite late, at nine thirty. The film tells the story of Dory the fish who
suffers from memory loss and her journey to find her family again. We hope that you
can choose a programme for yourself. Enjoy and have a great time.

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 II. READING (2 points)

Task 1. Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B or C to each of the questions.
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. C
Task 2. Tick the correct landmark.
1. One Pillar Pagoda 2. Eiffel Tower
3. Tokyo Skytree 4. One Pillar Pagoda

III. WRITING (2 points)

Task 1. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means
the same as the first. Use the word in brackets. You may need to
change the word. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
1. are hers 2. bigger than mine
3. because I enjoy 4. Don’t use

Task 2. Who is your favourite sportsperson? Write a description of him/

her (40-60 words)
Sample writing: My favourite sportsperson is Lionel Messi. He is a footballer.
He plays for FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. When Messi was a
child, he had a serious disease but he tried hard and practised to become a foot-
baller. Now he is one of the best players in the world. Messi is also famous for
helping others in need. I like Messi because he is a great footballer and he has a
warm heart.

IV. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2 points)

Task 1. Choose the word with a different way of pronunciation in the un-
derlined part. Circle A, B or C.
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A
Task 2. Match the words/ phrases with the correct definitions.
1. D 2. E 3. F 4. C 5. B 6. A
Task 3. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. A

B. SPEAKING TEST
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