GE1 MID-TERM TEST

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY of CIVIL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT of ENGLISH
CODE: 2812A
Time allotted: 45 minutes

NAME ….……………………………………………………………… GROUP ......................……

ID NUMBER ……………………….

SECTION 1. LISTENING.

PART 1. Questions 1 – 5
You will hear five short conversations.
You will hear each conversation twice.
There is one question for each conversation.
For questions 1 to 5, choose the best answer and write it on the answer sheet.
Here is an example.

The answer is C. So write C on the answer sheet.

Now we are ready to start. Look at question 1.

1. What time does the film begin on television?

A B C
2. What’s the weather like on the island?

A B C
3. When is the barbecue?

A B C

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 4. How much is a large cup of hot chocolate?

A B C
5. What’s the boy’s favourite sport?

A B C

PART II: Questions 6 - 15.

Listen to the recording and fill in ONE MISSING WORD or NUMBER in each numbered space.
You have 45 seconds to look at questions 6 – 15.

Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear the audio twice.

Woman What’s your favourite hobby at the moment, Matthew?

:
Boy: I don’t know, but Christina, she’s in my class, is in the mountains this week. She loves
(6) ……… .
Woman That’s an exciting hobby! What about Jason, does he still enjoy (7) ……… cartoons?
:
Boy: It’s funny. He prefers being in the kitchen now! He loves making strange biscuits and
things! Some of them taste (8) ………! Do you remember Tania?
Woman The girl who played (9) ……… at your party?
:
Boy: That’s right. She spends (10) ……… practicing that. She wants to be a real musician one
day.
Woman Mmm. What about Steven? Isn’t he good at volleyball?
:
Boy: No! he just loves sending (11) ……… to everyone on the computer.
Woman Well I’m the same!
:
Boy: Molly’s always out on one of her (12) ……… somewhere. She’ll help repair them too. If
you’ve got a problem, she’ll know what to do.
Woman That’s (13) ……….
:
Boy: And Ivan enjoys entering competitions. He loves difficult science questions most! He

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 reads different science (14) ……… online.
Woman He must be very (15) ……….
:
Boy: Yes, he is.

This is the end of the Listening section.

Now You continue with Section 2: Reading and Section 3: Writing.

GE1 MID-TERM TEST

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY of CIVIL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT of ENGLISH
CODE: 2812A
Time allotted: 45 minutes

NAME ….……………………………………………………………… GROUP ......................……

ID NUMBER ……………………….

SECTION 2. READING

PART I: MULTIPLE CHOICES: Questions 1-20.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Choose A, B, C or D.

1. ‘……… don’t you like green vegetables?’ ‘They’re horrible!’

A. How B. What C. Why D. Who

2. A/An ……… looks after people’ teeth.

A. lawyer B. paramedic C. zoologist D. dentist

3. I need ……… help in the garden this morning.

A. a B. an C. any D. some

4. Oh, dear! These shoes are ………, but they’re very expensive.
A. wonderful B. awful C. fabulous D. amazing

5. My aunt’s children are my ……… .

A. uncles B. cousins C. nephews D. brothers

6. Gerta goes to college with Katerina and Melissa. ……… sees ……… every day.
A. She/them B. They/her C. She/they D. They/she

7. Brian and Colin ……… a flat near their office.

A. share B. shares C. sharing D. to share

8. What time ……… the film start?

A. is B. are C. do D. does

9. I like the months from November to March – it’s warm, but it isn’t very ……… .
A. freezing B. cold C. hot D. cool

10. Each capsule in this hotel is only 1m x 1m x 2m, ……… they are really small.
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 A. and B. but C. because D. so

11. ‘Where is Alexandra?’ ‘She’s ……… the bathroom.’

A. in B. on C. next D. out

12. The leaves fall off the tree in ……… .

A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

13. ‘……… does Sue earn?’ ‘The same as Tom.’

A. How much B. How many C. How often D. How old

14. There ……… too many people at the music festivals.

A. often is B. often are C. are often D. is often

15. Mary and Jo go to the beach a lot in the summer. They ……… swim well.
A. all B. both C. two D. are

16. Bye, Jeff. Have a good weekend. A. Goodbye! Nice to meet you.
B. Thanks. Same to you.
C. No, thanks.
D. Very well, thank you.

17. Can I help you? A. Yes, of course. Anything else?

B. No, not very.
C. Some more, please!
D. No, thank you. We’re just looking.

18. Can I have a large Americano, please? A. Is that to have here or take away?
B. Sure. Good idea.
C. It’s very expensive.
D. Thanks. Glad you like it.

19. Excuse me, how much are these pencils? A. They’re very good quality.
B. That’s much too expensive.
C. They’re £ 4.80. How many do you want?
D. I’m afraid there aren’t any pencils left.

20. Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please? A. Ah, I think my watch is wrong. It says 8:52.
B. I don’t know.
C. I’m sorry. I don’t have my watch today.
D. It’s too late.

PART II: FACTUAL TEXT

Read the article about a British Airways manager and then answer the questions.
WORKING FOR AN AIRLINE

Nicola Peet left school at eighteen, went to college and then worked at a local airport. After nine
months, she went to work for Saudi Arabian Airlines and then she joined British Airways as an air
hostess. Four years later, she got her present job as a manager.
This is what she told us about her job:

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‘My office is at Heathrow Airport, but I spend 60% of my time in the air. I teach air hostesses and help
them with any problems. I also go to lots of meetings.
My hours are usually from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. but sometimes I work from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. At work, the
first thing I do is check plane times on my computer and then I speak with some of the air hostesses.
Sometimes I go on long flights to check how the air hostesses are doing. That’s my favourite part of
the job, but I like office work, too. Travelling can be hard work. When I get back from a long journey,
all I can do is eat something and then go to bed! I don’t earn much money, but I’m happy with British
Airways and want to stay there and continue to travel.’

21. When Nicola first started working for British 24. What does Nicola like best?
Airways, she was ………… A. flying B. working in the office
A. a manager B. an air hostess C. helping people D. earning a lot of money
C. a pilot D. a passenger
22. Nicola does most of her work ………… 25.The first thing Nicola does after a long
journey is …………..
A. in the office B. in aeroplanes
A. go to bed B. have a meal
C. in meetings D. at home
C. go to the office D. talk to the hostesses
23. Most days, Nicola starts work at ………….
A. 8 a.m. B. 1 p.m.
C. 4 p.m. D. 9 p.m.

PART III: Questions 26-30.

Read the text about line dancing. Choose the best word (A, B, C or D) for each space.

THE RHINO
There are five different types of rhino in the world today. The Black and White Rhino live in (26)
………… open fields of Africa. The others live in forests in Asia.
All rhinos have big, heavy bodies. Their skin is very hard and they have very little hair. The great
body of the rhino stands on (27) ………… four short legs. Each foot has three toes. They usually
walk very (28) …………, but they can run at 50 kilometres an hour. Rhinos are usually quiet and
calm animals, and they only (29) ………… grass and other plants.
A baby rhino weighs 40 kilos when it is born. It has been inside its mother (30) ………… about
fifteen months. An adults rhino weighs over 200 kilos and may live to be 50 years old.

26. A. these B. the C. a D. an

27. A. on B. in C. at D. for
28. A. slow B. slower C. slowly D. slowest
29. A. eat B. eats C. eating D. ate
30. A. since B. during C. for D. in

SECTION 3. WRITING
PART 1. Write the sentences using the given words below.
1. Alexandra Burke/ live/ village/ city.
Alexandra Burke lives village in the city.
2. Maria/ like/ shop/ London/ but/ it/ very expensive.
Maria likes shopping London, but it is very expensive.
3. free days/ James/ take/ daughter/ school/ and/ enjoy/ play/ son.
In free days, James takes his daughter school and enjoys playing with his son.

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4. Toin/ father/ teach/ he/ use/ bow and arrow.
Toin father’s teachs he use bow and arrow
5. weather/ London/ not/ very nice.
The weather in London doesn’t very nice
6. There/ a/ living room/ 2/ big/ dining room/ downstairs/ the Speaker’s House.
There is a living room, 2 big dining room downstairs the Speaker’s House.
7. It/ great/ have/ big family/ same street.
8. It is great have a big family same street
PART 2.
Write a paragraph about your family and your home. Write about:
• who is in your family.
• what they do.
• where you live.
• what your home is like.
Write your paragraph in 60–100 words.

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