Examiner 1: ___________________ Examiner 2: ___________________

MIDTERM TEST
LISTENING & READING TEST
Time allowed: 55 minutes
Full Name: _________________________ Student’s ID: __________________

Class: _________________________ Date: __________________

LISTENING (10 minutes)

PART 1

Questions 1-5: Listen to an interview with members of a club and answer the questions. You
will listen to the interview TWICE.
1. What’s the club’s name?
A. World Climbers B. Colorado Climbers C. Climb Colorado

2. What is true about Sam William?

A. He has a brother. B. He is from Canada. C. He is a new club’s
member.
3. Where are these people from?
A. Canada B. the USA C. different countries

4. What is Peter’s job?

A. a bus driver B. a nurse C. a teacher

5. What is true about all the club’s members?

A. They are students. B. They are good climbers. C. They are learning to climb.

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PART 2

Questions 6-10: You will hear Kim asking for information about a talk at a library. Listen
and fill each blank with ONE WORD or A NUMBER. You will listen TWICE.

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READING (45 minutes)

PART 3 – GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

Questions 1-25: Choose the best answer (A), (B), (C) or (D) to complete each sentence.
1. - What should we do tonight?
- We _______ watch a film on TV or go to the café together.
A. can B. must C. has to D. needs
2. I _______ a yellow sofa, but they sent me the wrong color sofa, twice.
A. got B. ordered C. booked D. delivered
3. Such a good _______! It’s always crowded.
A. order B. manager C. customer D. business
4. - Why _______ you late yesterday morning?
- I didn’t know the traffic was so terrible.
A. was B. did C. were D. are
5. I went on a _______ and lost a lot of weight.
A. dish B. diet C. meal D. plate
6. To their fans, success can only mean _______ the championship.
A. winning B. competing C. racing D. playing
7. There is _______ jam in the jar.
A. one B. a few C. many D. some
8. - Excuse me, is there a bus stop near here?
- Turn right _______ the supermarket, and you’ll see it.
A. of B. at C. on D. in
9. My son often _______ to the cinema on Fridays.
A. will go B. went C. go D. goes
10. - Do you _______ skiing in spring?
- Never. We prefer skating.
A. went usually B. usually go C. usually went D. go usually
11. Why _______ Anna at school today? She must be sick.
A. does B. are C. isn’t D. aren’t
12. - What _______ in your free time?
- I often listen to jazz music or watch movies.
A. do you do B. did you do C. are you doing D. does you do
13. _______ from twenty countries compete in this year’s Tour de France.
A. Race B. Fans C. Soccer D. Athletes
14. The team is still _______ it was 5 years ago.

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 A. the best B. as good as C. less good than D. better
15. If you don’t want to add white sugar to your tea, try _______.
A. low-fat B. salt-free C. sweetener D. sweet
16. Always remember that money _______ everything. Many other things are more
important.
A. isn’t B. aren’t C. is D. are
17. - Is it safe to walk _______ at night around the campus?
- No, even though we have many security guards.
A. solo B. alone C. lonely D. only
18. The test was very _______, and we all got full marks.
A. long B. difficult C. easy D. strong
19. What time _______ home yesterday?
A. will you return B. do you return C. did you return D. were you return
20. _______ you afraid of the dark when you _______ young?
A. Did/was B. Was/ was C. Are/ are D. Were/ were
21. In the past, I _______ really tired after walking for 20 minutes non-stop, but now I feel
much stronger.
A. got B. get C. gets D. will get
22. This is _______ beach I’ve ever been to.
A. crowded B. the most crowded C. more crowded D. as crowded
23. Our high school class holds a _______ every year at the end of June. We would have
meals in a nice restaurant, then visit our former teachers.
A. fight B. conference C. picnic D. reunion
24. This chocolate cake is delicious. _______ I have another piece, please?
A. Must B. Should C. Can D. Shall
25. Would you like _______ orange juice, Madam?
A. one B. a few C. many D. some

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PART 4 – READING COMPREHENSION
Questions 26-30: Read the job advertisement and the note. Fill in the information in Joan’s
notes. You should write no more than ONE word, or a number.

waitress

saturday,sunday

six hours work on saturday

3 hours on sunday

354120

4 per hours on saturday

3.5 per hours on sunday

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Questions 31-33: Read the following passage and choose the best answer.

A helping hand

Anna Bishop is not like other university students. She starts her day early in the morning. She
gets up at 7:30, but she doesn’t go to the university. She goes to Mrs Griffin’s house and they
have breakfast together. Mrs Griffin is 78 years old and needs help around the house, but most
of all she needs company. Anna does volunteer work and helps out elderly people.

“I cook, do a bit of housework, but Mrs Griffin and I also chat or go to the park. We go there
every day and I help her walk,” she says.

During the week, Anna doesn’t see her friends. When she finishes work, she goes to the
university. She goes home at about 8pm and then she studies. She has a busy day but she
doesn’t mind. “Mrs Griffin is like a grandmother to me. I can see my friends at the weekend.”

31. What kinds of volunteer work does 32. What does she do to help Mrs Griffin?
Anna do? A. Cooking
A. Helping elderly people in their B. Doing housework
home C. Walking with her
B. Cleaning local parks D. All of the above
C. Working in an elderly care centre
D. Teaching children

33. When does she go to the university?

A. Early in the morning
B. At the weekend
C. After she finishes work
D. She doesn’t go to university.

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Questions 34-40: Read the following passage and decide whether the statements are True
(T), False (F) or have No Information (NI).

Chloe Hanslip
Chloe was born in England. Her father works with computers and her mother teaches dance.
Chloe began playing the violin when she was two. Her parents bought her a special violin
which was small enough for her to use, and, even at this age, she could play without help. Her
sister Virginia, who was nineteen at the time, played the piano and, after Chloe heard her play
something, she tried to play it on her violin. From the age of four, she played at a number of
concerts in Britain and America and in 1999 she was a child violinist in the Hollywood film
Onegin.
Many teachers offered to give Chloe lessons, but when she was seven, she met Professor
Zakhar Bron. She was certain from the beginning that he was the right teacher for her. His
work takes him around the world and each year Chloe flies thousands of kilometres to get to
his classes.
Chloe was only fourteen when she made her first CD, but she says she is just like any other
teenager. ‘I have lots of friends and I love pop music. Getting better on the violin is important,
but I also make sure I have time for other things.’

Example: Chloe’s mother gives dance classes.  T

34. Chloe’s first violin was the same size as other violins.
35. To start with, Chloe practised the same music as her sister.
36. Chloe prefers playing concerts in America to playing in Britain.
37. When Chloe first met Zakhar Bron, she knew she wanted to study with him.
38. Chloe travels to other countries for her lessons with Zakhar Bron.
39. Chloe thinks she has a different life from other people her age.
40. Chloe plays pop music on the violin for her friends.

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Examiner 1: ___________________ Examiner 2: ___________________

MIDTERM TEST
WRITING TEST
Time allowed: 30 minutes

Full Name: ___________________________ Student’s ID: ________________

Class: ___________________________ Date: _________________

Write about a happy family event from your childhood that you remember well.
 What was the event?
 When and where did it happen?
 Who participated in this event?
 What did you see or do?
 Why do you remember this event so well?
You should write at least 100 words.
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