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English in Common 4
Final Test

GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences.
1. A: Do you go swimming every day? B: No, I ___________________. I go about

once a week.

2. My wife was shopping while I was ___________________ (fix) the car.

3. You’ve met Jim Baxter, ___________________ you?

4. I’m from Paris, but I live in ___________________ south of France now.

5. I ___________________ ride a bicycle when I was young but not now.

6. I usually wake ___________________ early on Sunday mornings.

PRONUNCIATION
Underline the three stressed words in each sentence.
7. Amy is taller than Mark.
8. You can’t open the door.
9. What does he look like?
10. I wish I hadn’t broken my glasses.
11. He stopped to drink some coffee.
12. The movie was set in Venezuela.

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VOCABULARY
Circle the correct word to complete each sentence.
13. They have the same sense of funny/comedy/humor.

14. I want my kids to grow/bring/look up in a small town.

15. He won’t lend/borrow/spend you any money. He’s really cheap.

16. Let’s go to the bank. We don’t want to work/run /drop out of money during our trip.

17. The ad was a great succeed/failure/success; sales increased by 50 percent.

18. I don’t like watching all this bad news on the news. It’s so exciting/depressed/depressing.

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READING
Read the letter. Then mark each sentence true (T) or false (F).
Ms. Deanna Schuppel
Regional Manager
Vacation Suites Hotels
1000 Park Ave.,
New York, New York 10021

Dear Ms. Schuppel,

I am writing to complain about a bad experience during my stay at one of your hotels. I stayed
at the Vacation Suites in Buffalo, New York, on July 23-24. I travel often for business and the
Vacation Suites is the worst hotel I have ever stayed in.

When I checked in, the front desk clerk could not find my reservation. I had reserved a room on
the first floor with two queen-sized beds, but I was told that they had only one room available: a
room with two twin-sized beds on the third floor. When I tried to use the elevator, I was told
that it was out of order. I had to walk up three flights of stairs to get to my room.

When I made a reservation on your website, the rooms in the photos were spacious, sunny, and
modern. However, the room I was given was cramped, dark, and old-fashioned. The carpeted
floors were old and stained. Finally, your website says that the hotel has a pool. However, the
hotel didn’t have a pool. In fact, it didn’t have any amenities at all: no business center, no
exercise room, and no restaurant.

I am very disappointed with the quality of your hotel. You can be sure I will never stay at a
Vacation Suites hotel again.

Sincerely,

Marla Thomas

19. This is a letter of complaint. ____

20. Deanna Schuppel is a customer of the hotel. ____
21. The customer thought the hotel room was too small. ____
22. The room was not as nice as the rooms shown on the website. ____
23. The hotel pool was small and dirty. ____.

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LISTENING
TRACK 42
LISTEN TO THE SPEAKER. MARK EACH STATEMENT TRUE (T) OR FALSE
(F).
____ 24. THE SPEAKER’S SCHOOL WAS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.
____ 25. SHE HAD NEVER SEEN A HORSE BEFORE.
____ 26. THE HORSE STARTED MOVING VERY FAST.
____ 27. THE SPEAKER FELL OFF THE HORSE.
____ 28. AFTER HER BAD EXPERIENCE, SHE TOOK A HORSEBACK RIDING
CLASS.

WRITING
Write a short description of a book you read or TV show that you watched recently.
Discuss the following information:
 What is the plot?
 Where is it set in?
 What are the main characters like?
 Who stars in it?
 Would you recommend it to a friend?

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