GRAMMAR TEST

Exercise 1: Choose the word /phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence
( 5 points)
1. It ____________ heavily last August.
A. is rain B. was raining C. rained D. rain
2. What ___________ when I phoned yesterday?
A. were you doing B. do you do C. did you do D. do you did
3. I ______________ the accident when I was waiting for the Grab taxi.
A. was seeing B. saw C. had seen D. has been seen
4. While we ____________________ in the park, Mary fell over.
A. ran B. runs C. is running D. were running
5. _____________________ History at 6 p.m. yesterday??
A. Are you study B. Did you study C. Have you studied D. Were you studying
6. My dad found some money while he ________________ his suitcase.
A. was packing B. packed C. package D. are pack
7. My brother was staying in München when he ________________ his girlfriend.
A. meet B. met C. is meeting D. had met
8. Columbus ______________ America more than 400 years ago.
A. discovered B. had discovered C. discovering D. discovery
9. The train____________ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. was leaving C. left D. had left
10. Helen: “What were you ________ at 10p.m last night?” Susan: “I ______ on my Math project at
that time.”
A. do/ works B. do/ worked C. doing/ was workingD. does/ works
Exercise 2: Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correcting (2.5 points)
1. At this time last year, they build this house.
A. At this time B. last year C. build D. this house
2. I was chatting with my friends while my teacher were teaching the English lesson yesterday.
A. was chatting B. my friends C. were teaching D. yesterday
3. She was painting a picture when her mother was making a cake.
A. was painting B. when C. was making D. cake
4. When John, their son, was 11 years old, he was reading Shakespeare’s sonnets every night.
A. When B. was C. was reading D. every
5. Rammy, the feline, chased mice in the garden while we were talking.
A. feline B. chased C. garden D. were talking
Exercise 3: Write complete sentences using the clues given. (2,5 points)
1. They / play / tennis / 10.30 yesterday morning.
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2. My father / wash / car/ from five to six yesterday.
_______________________________________________________
3. The fire / start / while/ I/ sleep/ bedroom.
_______________________________________________________
4. you / have a good time / party / last night?
_______________________________________________________
5. What / your parents/ do/ while/ you/ go on holiday?.
_______________________________________________________

LISTENING TEST
 2. LISTEN to audio 1.20 and WRITE T (True) or F (False) for the following statements (a-f). (3đ)
a) In Alaska, there are only eagles and bears in the wild. ______
b) Exploring the caves in Mexico need no experience. ______
c) Exploring the caves in Mexico last for five days. ______
d) The highlight of the Philippine tour is Mount Pinatubo. _____
e) Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991 and formed Lake Pinatubo. _____
f) Forest Trekkers offer scenery that most tourists never reach. ______

3. LISTEN to audio 1.23 and FILL IN THE BLANK with NO MORE THAN ONE WORDS. (3đ)
Still underwater, he ___________ (1) close to the boat, then came up silent. Three people
___________ (2) loudly. While he was listening to their ___________ (2), the boat's engines started.
Before it started moving, Harry quickly climbed onto the back of the boat and ___________ (4). The
boat began to move away. As he ___________ (5) what to do, he heard a scream. Someone fell into the
water Harry ___________ (6) who it was and jumped in too.

4. LISTEN to audio 1.24 and CHOOSE A, B, C, or D for the following questions. (2đ)
1/ Who was Sophie?
a. a detective
b. an investigator
c. a police office
d. a robber
2/ What did Harry do to Sophie?
a. brought her back to the shore
b. opened her eyes to check on her
c. both are wrong
d. both are correct
3/ What happened with Sophie before that?
a. She bought the diamonds from the robbers.
b. She told the truth to the robbers.
c. She jumped into the sea by herself.
d. She stole the diamonds from the robbers.
4/ What happened in the end?
 a. Harry and Sophie ran very far away.
b. The robbers wanted the diamonds back.
c. The robbers had some other diamonds.
d. Harry and Sophie hid in somewhere safe.

SPEAKING TEST
Part 1: Look at the photo below. Imagine you went scuba diving with your friends on a holiday
and describe how it went using the Speaking Strategy (p.30).

Speaking Strategy
Start by saying what the photo shown in general (Who? What? Where?) Then mention interesting
details. You can finish with a personal comment or some speculation.

HINT:
1. Give a short overview about your holiday:
- Where did you go?
- Who did you go with?
2. Describe the scuba diving experience:
- What safety precautions are required before diving?
- What equipment did you use to go scuba diving?
- What did you see?
Part 2: Describe you and your friend’ feelings after scuba diving using the vocabulary provided
below other adjectives from lesson 1A on page 10.

anxious panicked worried thrilled frightening spectacular

amazed shocked

HINT:
Speculation about feelings
My friend’s probably feeling … and …
I expect they’re feeling …, but maybe a bit …
Judging by my friend’s expression, I’d say …
To me, they look as if they’re feeling …

READING TEST
Part 1: Complete the text with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in
brackets. (2.5 points)
It was a cold, dark evening. The snow was falling fast and an icy wind was blowing. As Rick
(1)__________________(walk) home along the empty street, he saw a strange flash of light in the
distance. He (2)__________________(stop). “Maybe it was just my imagnation,” he thought. Then,
suddenly, the light (3)__________________(flash) again. As he was watching it, he ran towards he
light when something hit his heads. Rick (4)__________________ (fall) onto the snow. A car door
opened and a man (5)_________________(step) out in front of him…
Part 2: Read and answer the questions. (2.5 points)
BASE jumping is an extreme sport. It is similar to skydiving, but there are important differences.
Firstly, the jumps are much lower – usually no more than six hundred metres. And secondly, there is no
aircraft. Instead, participants jump from some kind of bridge, building or cliff. The first BASE jump
took place in 1912 in New York, when Frederick Law jumped for the Statue of Liberty. In the 1960s
and 70s the sport became more popular, partly thanks to Carl Boenish. He made documentaries about
BASE jumping and also thought of the name. He died in 1984 while he was jumping in Norway. BASE
jumping is a thrilling experience, but it is very risky too.
1. What is the text about?
______________________________________________________________
2. Is BASE jumping the same as skydiving?
______________________________________________________________
 3. Where do participants jump from in this sport?
______________________________________________________________
4. When did first BASE jump take place?
______________________________________________________________
5. Did Carl Boenish make the first BASE jumping?
______________________________________________________________

Part 3: Match the sentence halves. (2.5 points)

1. As I was climbing the mountain, a. she lost her torch

2. The girl was kayaking down the river, b. they dropped their map

3. As the friends were arguing c. when our car broke down

4. While we were sailing to Greece, d. I met another hiker on his way down

5. We were driving through the desert e. my sister fell into the river

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 4: Read the description of a photo and answer True or False. (2.5 points)
The photo shows five people in a dinghy. They’re white-water rafting on a river. In the top left corner
of the photo, there is a man leaning out of the boat. In the foreground, there’s a lot of water. The man at
the back of the dinghy is trying to guide the dinghy with his paddle. The other four people aren’t
helping very much. It looks as if they’re new to it. They’re all wearing the same life jackets and
helmets. They’re doing this as a holiday activity.
1. There are five people in the photo.
2. There is a man leaning to the boat.
3. There is only one person trying a lot.
4. These people know how to sail the dinghy well.
5. They are doing this as a competition.