Pre-advanced 1 - Midterm test
SCORE
Name: ____________________________________________
Teacher’s name: _____________________________________
Group: __________________ Date: _____________________
LISTENING
1.
Listen and check the best option.
(Total: 5 points - 0.5 each correct answer)
a. What is Amelia planning to do?
She’s planning to become an exchange
student.
She’s planning to buy a house in London.
She’s going to take a short trip.
She’s planning to move to another
country.
b. What will happen if she chooses to go to the
U.K.?
She’ll be able to see wild animals.
She’ll be able to visit London and also
travel around Europe.
She may lose all her money.
She can spend a few days in Sydney.
c. What will happen if she chooses Australia?
She’ll be able to travel to other countries.
She would go on a safari.
She’ll go surfing.
She may visit London.
d. What will happen if she chooses South Africa?
She can spend some days in Sydney.
She may go on a safari.
She will go surfing.
She will see the Big Ben.
e. Which of the following is NOT true about
Amelia?
She really likes the U.K.
She’ll be happy with any of the three
destinations she picked.
She’s very anxious about choosing one of
the three options.
She doesn’t quite know why she picked
South Africa.
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2. Reading
3. Language Use
4. Writing
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f. Which of these is true according to Amelia?
South Africa is more charming.
The U.K. is number one in natural beauty.
The U.K. is just as charming as Australia.
The U.K. is way more charming than
Australia.
g. Which of the following can be implied about
John?
He was expecting the news about Amelia’s
exchange program.
Amelia’s decision caught him by surprise.
He doesn’t like any of the options Amelia
selected.
He thinks Amelia should travel sooner.
h. John suggested a pro-con list as a way to
decide. What is this?
A list of professional convicts.
A list that helps you concentrate.
A list with everything you like about a
place.
A list of good and bad aspects.
i. Which of the following can be implied about
Amelia?
She doesn’t like John.
She prefers to travel now.
She is planning to find a job abroad.
She thinks John had a great idea.
j. Which of the following can be implied from
the conversation?
Amelia’s in love with John.
John can’t join a student exchange
program right now.
Amelia will travel six months from now.
John has already spent six months abroad.
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READING
2.

Read these testimonials from students who had experiences abroad and check the appropriate slot(s) to
make the sentences true.
(Total: 5 points - 0.5 each correct answer)

Maria – Russia
Before deciding to
Achmed – Saudi Arabia come to Germany for
I went to the United my graduate studies, I
States from Saudi Arabia have to confess I was
to finish high-school. This skeptical about these
was truly a coming of programs. But then
age experience for me. I I read so many good
learned so much about testimonials from
myself and how I interact people who had great
with the world. I loved experiences that I
that I was surrounded by thought: well, it must
people who shared my be true then. And I’m
curiosity and travelling glad I did come. If you’re in doubt about joining
passion. This study abroad experience taught me a program, you should get a lot of information
to appreciate different cultures. I have to confess I and talk to people who have already done this.
expected to face some prejudice, and sometimes I guarantee you’re going to love the experience.
I did, but we sometimes take stereotypes too The opportunities for learning and for cultural
seriously. When you meet and talk to real people, exchange are truly unique.
all biased stereotypes simply disappear. That was
true for myself and for the people I met.

Hanna –
Netherlands
Henry – Belgium Studying abroad in
My experience South Africa was
abroad was a bit of a the best choice I
disappointment. I spent made in my life! The
three months in Brazil, whole experience has
and it didn’t go exactly been completely life
as I planned, but I guess changing for me. I can
it was kind of my fault. honestly say that I
I thought learning came back a changed
Portuguese was going to person. I’ll never forget
be easy, so I didn’t study a safari we went on, and the awesome feeling of being
anything before. By the time my Portuguese was so close to nature. If you have a chance to have this
beginning to come together, I had to come back. kind of experience abroad, you should do it. Going
It was a pity because I missed lots of chances to to another country to study and travel is an amazing
know the country and the people better. So my thing to do therefore I urge students to explore the
advice to you is to learn the language before, or go beautiful world and cultures while studying abroad.
to a country where they speak your language. If Let’s all go study abroad!
you do this, you are going to enjoy the experience
a lot more.

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was more mature at the end of the
experience.
was in the middle of the program while
writing the testimonial.
expected to face prejudice.

thinks is important to learn the language of

the country where you are going to stay.
read testimonials from other students which
helped to make a decision to go on a study
abroad program.
claimed to be transformed somehow by the
whole experience.
encouraged other people to study abroad in
their testimonials.
thinks the time spent in the foreign country
was too short.
didn’t have high expectations about the
program before its beginning.
thinks the experience was a journey of self-
discovery.

LANGUAGE USE
3.

Choose the option that best completes each sentence.

(Total: 5 points - 0.5 each correct answer)

a. Of all the study programs I read about, the one c. Some exchange programs are ________ as a
in Australia ________ interesting. simple car.
is way better than the most expensive
is by far the most by far the most expensive
is not quite as not really more expensive
is almost as almost as expensive
b. If you join a study abroad program, ________ d. Studying abroad for a semester is ________
lots of opportunities to learn about a new than simply going on a two-week vacation.
culture. by far the best
you would get not so good
you can get as good
it gets way better
you got

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e. You ________ in trouble if you don’t know h. ___________, when I finally finished
anything about the language and local customs unpacking, I discovered that I was in the wrong
of the country you’re planning to go to. dorm.
could may get And finally Then
will have must get
At first Although
f. ________ I thought life in campus was i. At Columbus University first-year students
going to be boring, but as soon as I got better ___________ to live off-campus.
adapted things got a lot better.
At first Although does not allow are not allowed
Finally However is allowed allow
g. Due to fire safety regulations, no extension j. Studying abroad has lots of obvious
cords or multiple outlet plugs ___________ advantages. ___________, if students are not
in the halls. careful they can actually get behind in their
academic life after they return.
is allowed will be allowed
Then However
permits won’t be allowed
Finally Although

WRITING Make sure your letter includes the following information:

4.

You’ve decided to join an exchange • some information about you

program. The first step is to write a • why you decided to participate in an exchange program
presentation letter to the heads of • places you’d like to go to and why
the program. • your favorite school subjects and your opinion about them
(Total: 5 points) • what will happen if you are accepted in the program

COMPOSE MAIL

TO: admissions@studyabroad.com
FROM:

SUBJECT: Exchange program

Dear Mr. Anderson,

SEND

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