PUC-Institute of Foreign Languages GESL 4 Communication

September 2021 Midterm Practice Exam English in Common 2B

Name: ___________________________________ Class: ___________________ Time: ____________

SECTION I: LISTENING
Listen and fill in the missing words.
Let’s have a look at the weather map for (1) ____________________. Well, starting in the north, the
weather isn’t very good in Scandinavia – it’s snowing in Sweden. It’s (2) _________________ in the
east of the UK, and at the moment it’s raining quite (3) _________________ in the north of Germany.
It’s quite cold in Poland – it’s about 5 degrees in the east – and it’s very cloudy in France. It’s cloudy
over the (4) ________________ of France. The weather is looking good in the south of Europe, though.
As usual, it’s very (5) ________________ in the south of Spain and it’s (6) _______________ in Greece
– up to about 20 degrees today. Finally, be careful if you are driving in (7) _________________ Italy –
it’s very (8) _________________. The wind is coming down off the (9) ___________________ and it’s
very (10) _________________. That’s it for the weather in Europe, so let’s look at…
SECTION II: VOCABULARY
A. Filling in the blanks
Use the adjectives from the table to fill in the blanks in each sentence.
long dark beautiful shy cute
blue young handsome nice slim
blonde heavy short middle-aged big

0) She’s so angry. She wanted blonde hair but it looks green now.
1) Wow! Her hair is so ___________long__________! I wish mine were like that.
2) Look at this picture of my new girlfriend. Isn’t she __________beautiful__________?
3) Oh, I just love puppies!! They are all so _______________, aren’t they?
4) Hey, you’ve lost some weight. You’re looking trim and _________slim_______.
5) I want to talk to that boy over there, but I’m too __________shy_____. Would you introduce me to
him?
6) Do you remember being really _________young_________, like around 3 years old?
7) The sky is looking really ___________dark______. I think it might rain.
8) With your long blonde hair and your eyes of _______blue__________.
9) Doesn’t my man look _________handsome_____________ in his new suit?
10) Why are you being so ______shy__________ to me? What do you want?
11) Most people put on a little weight when they reach _____middle aged________________.
12) Peter is too ________nice_________ to play basketball.
13) This box is very _______heavy_________. Could you help me lift it, please?
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14) Those shoes are a bit ________big________ for you. You should have chosen a smaller pair.

B. Sentence construction
Choose five words in the box to write five grammatically and meaningfully correct sentences.
blonde famous cartoon excellent romantic
matching light friendly pretty beard
0) She’s so angry. She wanted blonde hair but it looks green now.
1) _________________________________________________________________________________
2) _________________________________________________________________________________
3) _________________________________________________________________________________
4) _________________________________________________________________________________
5) _________________________________________________________________________________
SECTION III: GRAMMAR
A. Possession
Complete the sentences using possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns.
0) We bought that house last year. It is ours . Our house is close to Seal Beach.
1) My girlfriend plays piano. This is __her_____ practice room. That piano is not ____hers__. It belongs
to me.
2) I have a red car. The blue one is not _____my________ car. That red one over there is
_____mine_________.
3) That bag of smelly socks belong to you. They are _____yours_____. ____Your_____ socks stink
really badly.
4) Naomi and Tony’s class starts at 9:00am. These books are ____theirs__. ____They__ class is on the
third floor.
5) My sister’s boyfriend’s football was stolen. ___His____ football was new. He got it on ____his__
birthday.
6) We were late for the movie and ____our____ seats were taken. They were _ours______ but we lost
them.
7) Give that dictionary back to me! It is ____mine_____. That is ____my___ dictionary.
8) A: Are those ugly pink boots your sister’s? B: Yes, they are yours_. They are ___your__ ugly pink
boots.
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9) My neighbors leave __their_____ rubbish bag in the hallway? They never put __theirs____ outside in
the trash.
10) A: Well? Did you find ___your______ cell phone? B: No, but I did find an I-pod. Is it
____mine________?
B. Pronouns: One / Ones
Fill in the blanks with one or ones.
0) I have two houses. The first one is in Siem Reap, and the second __one is in Phnom Penh.
1) I went shopping and bought a blue shirt and two green ______ones________.
2) My television is broken. I must get a new _____one______.
3) A: Another piece of cake? B: Ok, just a small _________one______.
4) I don’t like the black shoes. I prefer the red _____ones________.
5) I sat on my glasses last night. I need some new _____ones_______.
6) She has finished her apple. She wants another _______one_______.
7) What kind of houses do you prefer? I prefer small _________ones_____.
C. Adverbs of frequency
Rewrite the sentences using the cues in the brackets.
0) My mother goes to the park. (never) → My mother never goes to the park.
1) My brother eats ice cream (always)
My brother always eats ice cream.__
2) Her friends watch movies. (hardly ever)
Her friends hardly ever watch movies.
3) My cat sleeps in the sun. (often)
My cat often sleeps in the sun.
4) I play sport. (occasionally)
I occasionally play sport.
5) They sing Karaoke. (sometimes)
They some times sing Karaoke.
6) We eat breakfast at 7:00a.m. (usually)
We usually eat breakfast at 7:00a.m._
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7) My mum goes to night clubs. (never)

My mum never goes to night clubs.
D. Present Continuous
Make questions using the present continuous tense and the given hints underlined.
0) She is drinking soda. → What is she drinking?
1) Patty and Drake are planning to cheat on the exam tomorrow.

Who are they planning to cheat on the exam tomorrow?

2) The children are watching television very quietly.

What are the children watching very quietly?

3) Naomi and Tony are throwing a party this weekend. I hope to see you there.

When are Naomi and Tony throwing a party?

4) I am not eating the snails you caught in the garden.

5) Oh, no!! My hair is falling out!! It must be that new shampoo from Vietnam.

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E. Comparatives and Superlatives

Choose the correct adjective to fill each blank: comparative or superlative.
0) A cheetah is faster than (fast) a lion.
0) What is the most expensive (expensive) movie ever made?
1) My teacher is the tallest (tall) most of the students in the school.
2) I just said is the most stupid_ (stupid) thing. Boy, am I embarrassed.
3) Could you put the bar a little _, (low) please? I can’t jump that high.
4) Phew!! Today has to be the hottest_ (hot) day of the year.
5) Today I feel better than (bad) yesterday.
6) Wow!! That has to be the fattest (fat) person I’ve ever seen!
7) A Ferrari is the most expensive (expensive) a BMW.
8) Seyha told the funniest (funny) joke in class today.
9) Sok is better than_ (good) me at math.
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10) Reading books in the library is the best (good) way to learn new things.
SECTION IV: READING COMPREHENSION
Read the text and answer the questions.
I really like movies. I enjoy going to the cinema to see them, and I also like to watch them at
home on DVD. A new way of getting movies is to download them from the internet. On the internet,
you can find a huge amount of movies, from the most recent to very old rare movies from over a
hundred years ago. I enjoy horror movies the most. I love the feeling of unease and fear the movies have
and if they make me jump, then it’s a really scary one. The old horror movies are better than the more
modern ones, if you ask me. Modern horror movies rely on blood and gore, with everything shown on
the screen, to try and make you squirm in your seat from being grossed out, but the older ones use a
different trick. They don’t show you a lot of the imagery on the screen, they show a shadow of the
monster or you hear the ghost but not see it. I like this much better because you have to use your
imagination and everyone ends up with their own images about what is actually happening. For me, this
is a far better way to experience a movie.
1) List the three ways the writer can see movies.
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2) What kind of movies does the writer enjoy most? _________________________________________
3) Does the writer prefer modern movies or older movies? ____________________________________
4) How do the modern style of movies try to scare the viewer?
___________________________________________________________________________________
5) How do the old style movies do this?
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