WESTERN TRAINING CENTER GENERAL ENGLISH PROGRAM

Name: ROOM: 104

Time: 5:30 – 7:00 LEVEL: 5A
Score: ____ /100
Midterm Exam

Section I. Vocabulary (25 Marks)

A. Match the words with the correct definitions. (10 Marks)
____ 1. go camping a. is a building where Muslims go to worship
____ 2. politician b. a live or recorded sports broadcast, program, or update
____ 3. museum c. an area of sand or small stones near the sea or another area of water such as a
lake
____ 4. newspaper d. to visit an area, especially the mountain or a forest, and stay in a tent
____ 5. sport programme e. a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and
advertisements
____ 6. classical music f. is a large mammal that lives in the ocean
____ 7. mosque g. someone who works in politics, especially a member of the government
____ 8. beach h. a large animal that lives in deserts and is used for carrying goods and people
____ 9. whale i. refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from
Western folk music or popular music traditions
____ 10. camel j. a building where important cultural, historical, or scientific objects are kept
and shown to the public
B. Write the meaning of each word. (10 Marks)
1. cinema ______________________________________________________________________________
2. Sydney _______________________________________________________________________________
3. Cairo ________________________________________________________________________________
4. Las Vegas _____________________________________________________________________________
5. junk food _____________________________________________________________________________
C. Unscramble the words. (5 Marks)
1. raed rpeorst _____________________________________
2. haev buisnsse lnuchse _____________________________________
3. have meetngis wiht stffa _____________________________________
4. gte raedy fro wrok in teh mronnig _____________________________________
5. gte raedy fro wrok in the eevnnig _____________________________________

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Section II. Grammar (25 Marks)
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box. (5 Marks)
never always hardly ever sometimes usually often

1. How _____________________ do you go to the gym?

2. I have _____________________ been to New York City.
3. She _____________________ drops her kids off for school around 8 a.m.
4. You cannot_____________________ win.
5. _____________________, I decide to have a cup of green tea instead.
B. Identify whether the following verbs are regular or irregular. (10 Marks)
0. see irregular
1. walk __________________ 6. fly __________________
2. become __________________ 7. swim __________________
3. jump __________________ 8. kick __________________
4. speak __________________ 9. write __________________
5. dance __________________ 10. bake __________________
C. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate past tense of the verb given in the brackets. (5 Marks)
1. Yesterday, I _________________ (walk) to the park.
2. She ______________ (read) a novel last night.
3. They _______________ (dance) at the party.
4. I ____________ (run) in a marathon last week.
5. We ______________ (go) to the cinema yesterday.
D. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. (5 Marks)
1. o'clock / always / up / I / at / get / seven
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2. reads / sister / the / my / newspaper / often
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3. weekends / usually / boys / football / the / at / play
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4. hardly / the / watch / they / TV / afternoon / ever / in
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5. sometimes / on / play / we / Sunday / cards
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Section III. Listening (10 Marks)
These people didn’t have a good vacation. WHAT DID THEY DO? Listen and circle the correct answer.

1 a went away

b stayed home

2 a went to Hawaii

b went to Okinawa

3 a went away

b stayed home

4 a invited relatives to stay

b visited relatives

5 a went to the beach

b went to the country

Section IV. Reading Comprehension (10 Marks)

Read about the daily routine of an airline pilot, and for questions 1 to 5, choose the correct answer.

A day in the life of an airline pilot

Carole is an aeroplane pilot. She usually works during the week and has weekends off, but she
sometimes works Saturdays or Sundays. When Carol has to work, her day usually starts very early in the
morning. She wakes up at 4 a.m. and gets ready for work. She has a shower and gets dressed. She wears a
uniform. At 4.30, Carole has cereal with milk and drinks a large coffee. After that, she packs her flight bag for
the day.

At 5 o’clock, she gets in her car and drives to the airport. Before the flight, she meets the rest of her
crew. The first officer helps her fly the plane and the cabin crew look after the passengers during the flight.
They talk about the weather while they get on board the plane all together.

During the flight, the cabin crew give food and drinks to the passengers. Carole talks to the passengers.
She gives them some information about the flight. She tells them how long the flight is, how fast they fly and
how high they are. When they land at their destination, Carole says goodbye to the passengers and meets her
crew to check if everything is OK. After work, Carol drives home.
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 Carol arrives home at 5 pm. At home, she does yoga for 30 minutes to relax. Then, she cooks some food
and has dinner at 7 pm. After dinner, she checks her emails for 45 minutes. Flying a plane is very tiring and
Carol goes to bed very early, at 9 pm. Sometimes, she reads a book for one hour before sleeping.

1. How many days does Carole normally fly every week?

a.two
b.four
c.five

2. What does Carole do at 4.30?

a. She wakes up.
b. She eats breakfast.
c. She packs her bag.

3. What do Carole and her crew talk about?

a. the plane
b. the weather
c. the passengers

4. What does Carole NOT mention to the passengers?

a. The duration of the flight.
b. Information about the destination.
c. The speed.

5. After the flight, Carole _____.

a. says goodbye to the passengers
b. says goodbye to the crew
c. checks if the plane is OK

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Section V. Writing (30 Marks)
Write about “Your Last Holiday”. Answer the following questions:

 where, when and how you travelled

 who you went with
 where and how long you stayed
 what you visited/saw
 what activities you did

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