Test 1- English A2.

Instruccions per a la realització del TEST 1 - English A2.1 2010-2011, Semester 2

La data límit per lliurar les respostes al Test 1 a l'espai Assessment és la mitjanit
de l'1 de Maig del 2010.

Per lliurar les respostes al test cal seguir les instruccions i fer servir el full de
respostes (Answer sheet) que es troba a la data 18 d'Abril del calendari de l'aula.

És recomanable haver estudiat totes les unitats corresponents al Test 1: unitats 1 a

6, 8, 10.

Aquest Test 1 té 9 apartats. Tots són obligatoris:

• Oral skills 1
• Oral skills 2
• Written skills 1
• Written skills 2
• Grammar 1
• Grammar 2
• Vocabulary 1
• Vocabulary 2
• Writing task

Per realitzar els apartats d’Oral skills cal fer servir auriculars / altaveus.

Oral skills 1

Click on the Audio button and listen. Choose the option that answers the
question. 10 points.

1.
a. I go to see it by train.
b. About once a month.
c. We often speak on the phone.

2.
a. Elegant clothes.
b. He was a captain.
c. He was in the ship.

3.
a. Yes, he's a good cyclist.
b. I know. But he can swim well.
c. No, he usually drives a big car.
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4.
a. A bottle of the house red, please.
b. I often have water.
c. I like different drinks.

5.
a. Calcutta is in India.
b. We go to Calcutta and Bombay.
c. I went three years ago.

Oral skills 2

Click on the Audio button and listen. Then choose the image which
corresponds. 10 points.

1.
a. Image 1
b. Image 2
c. Image 3

2.
a. Image 1
b. Image 2
c. Image 3

3.
a. Image 1
b. Image 2
c. Image 3

4.
a. Image 1
b. Image 2
c. Image 3

5.
a. Image 1
b. Image 2
c. Image 3
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Written skills 1

Complete the two texts by typing an appropriate word in your answer

sheet for each blank. The first letter is given. 10 points.

Text 1

Your visit t______ Colorado won't be complete without a trip to the Cheyenne
Mountain Zoo! This unforgettable adventure combines b______ mountain scenery
with more t______ 750 animals from around the w______. All your favourites are
here from giraffes and elephants to lions and monkeys, hippos and bears. T______
are also more than 30 endangered species like the Amur tiger and the Mexican
wolf.

Text 2

My w______, mother-in-law, and I ate at the Hallway Grill Restaurant l______

Wednesday. The prices were moderate, and the atmosphere was cosy and
q______. The owner and staff were v______ polite and friendly. We had starters
and main courses. The portions were big so we didn't order a______ desserts, but
they looked delicious! We enjoyed our meal a lot and we will definitely return
there.

Written skills 2
Read each text and choose the correct option according to the text. 10
points.

1. In many countries around the world, unusual names for children are becoming
more popular, especially because many celebrities are choosing to give their
children odd names. In Britain, you can call a child almost anything you like.

a) Famous people don't usually choose odd names for their children.
b) Unusual names for children are not as popular as in the past.
c) Britons are allowed to choose unusual names for their children.

2. A team of scientists in California in the US say women who give birth when they
are older than fifty make just as good parents as younger women. The team also
says that older women do not suffer from more stress.

a) Women older than fifty have many problems when they give birth.
b) Women in the US usually give birth when they are fifty years old.
c) According to the study, women over fifty are less stressed than younger women.

3. A research group says that Britons are spending four times the money for 'food
on the move' as the Spanish and nearly twice as much as the Italians. 'Food on the
move' refers to the food they eat while they travel, like take-away sandwiches and
other snacks. The reason for this difference is that it takes longer for the British to
get to work.

a) Spaniards and Italians spend the same amount of money for 'food on the move'.
b) It takes a long time to eat food while you travel.
c) Britons spend more time travelling to work than Spaniards and Italians.

4. Father leaves for work in the morning after breakfast. The two children take the
bus to school, and mother stays at home cooking and cleaning until father and the
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kids return home in the evening. This is the traditional picture of a happy family
living in Britain. But is it true today? The answer is - no!

a) Nowadays, British women stay at home to cook and clean.

b) The definition of a traditional British family has changed.
c) Families in Britain are not happy anymore.

5. It is estimated that there are no more than twenty-five thousand polar bears
living in the wild. This number could decline drastically as the Arctic ice disappears.
Now, the US Fish and Wildlife Services are deciding whether to consider the bear an
endangered species.

a) The disappearance of Arctic ice is threatening polar bears.

b) The US Fish and Wildlife Services are deciding if polar bears are wild animals.
c) More than twenty-five thousand polar bears live in the Arctic.

Grammar 1

Choose the option which correctly completes the sentence. 10 points.

1. They go camping _______ the summer.

a. at
b. in
c. on

2. _______ take the bus to work?

a. Do always you
b. Always do you
c. Do you always

3. Greg _______ really tired after going to the gym yesterday.

a. was feel
b. felt
c. has felt

4. The brown jacket is _______ the green coat.

a. uglier than
b. uglier that
c. more ugly than

5. What is _______ planet from the sun?

a. the farest
b. the most far
c. the furthest

6. He doesn't have _______ time to talk to me right now.

a. some
b. any
c. no

7. Have you _______ ridden in a hot air balloon?

a. ever
b. always
c. some time

8. What's that loud noise?

My son _______ the drums.
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a. has practised
b. is practising
c. practises

9. We live _______ the fifth floor.

a. at
b. on
c. in

10. _______ two bathrooms in my house.

a. There are
b. It has
c. There is

Grammar 2

Match the beginning with the end of the sentence. There is one end that
you don't need to use. 5 points.

1. Hello? Is there a. like George Clooney.

2. I'd like to change b. go down the stairs?

3. A bag of crisps costs c. anybody at home?

4. My husband looks d. less than a sandwich.

5. How do I get e. to the bank?

f. euros for dollars.

Vocabulary 1

Decide which word is different according to each question. 5 points.

1. Which past tense verb is NOT pronounced as a /t/?

walked escaped asked used talked

2. Which word is NOT part of a house?

wall alley roof shutters garage

3. Which word does NOT refer to a man?

husband daughter brother grandson nephew

4. Which word is NOT part of an animal?

trunk wing prey snout tail

5. Which animal does NOT have fur?

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monkey bear eagle cheetah tiger

Vocabulary 2

Decide which word corresponds to the sentence. 10 points.

1. I'm George Benson. How do/ are / can you do?

2. What's the exchange date / rate / index for Swedish crowns?

3. I hate that neighbourhood! It's ugly and beautiful / scenery / dirty.

4. Cheese / seafood / meat is a dairy food.

5. Can I give you a part / little / piece of advice?

6. How much is a jar / tube / tub of toothpaste?

7. They went to India five years ago /once / since.

8. He wants to be a(n) success / exit / successful lawyer.

9. Modelling is a beauty / glamorous / help profession.

10. My sister's daughter is my aunt / niece / nephew.

Writing task. 30 points.

Explain what you did in a past stage in your life. You can also explain about
a relative's or a friend's past.

Write about 80 words.