Mediterranean Village Preparatory School El Mekki Mourad Oct. 2002

– 8^th Form – MID TERM ENGLISH TEST N° 1

Name …………………………………………………………………………. Class ………………… N° ……

I / Listening Comprehension : (7 PTS)

1. Listen and complete the table : (2 pts)

Name	Family member	Age
Tom	…………………..	…………..
Lisa	…………………..	4
…………………..	father	35

2. Listen and say if the following statements are true or false : (1 pt)

• The family is American True / False
• Barbara is an actress True / False

3. Listen and say if the sounds are similar (S) or different (D) : (2 pts)

· Nice - children S / D

· Name - father S / D

· Good - too S / D

· Is - these S / D

4. Listen and complete the sentence with the missing words : (2 pts)

……………… father is a ……………. . He is ………… a good football …………………… .

II / Language : (8 PTS)

1. Put the verbs between parentheses in the present simple or present progressive : (3.5 pts)

Ann is sixteen. She (to be) ………… a pupil in a British school. She (to like) ……..…… studying very much. Ann (to want) …………… to become a university professor. She always (to work) ………… hard and never (to forget) …………… her homework. Now, she (to get) ……………… ready for the maths exam. She (to review) …………………… her maths lessons.

2. Circle the correct alternatives : (2.5 pts)

Yesterday, I went with my friend (to / too) the library. I (read / red) some short stories and my friend sat in the corner to (right / write) a letter to (his / he’s) penfriend. In the afternoon, we (wear / were) tired so we borrowed some books and went back home.

3. Match the sentences in A with their functions in B : (2 pts)

A		B
Tom : (1) Hi Bill. Bill : Hi Tom. How are you ? Tom : (2) Let’s go to the cinema tonight, Bill. Bill : (3) I’m sorry, I can’t go with you. I have an exam tomorrow morning. Tom : OK., good luck, then. Bill : (4) Thank you, Tom.	1. … 2. … 3. … 4. …	A. Apologising. B. Making suggestions. C. Describing. D. Thanking. E. Greeting.

III / Writing : (5 PTS)

Samantha is writing a letter to her penfriend Jack. Use the information in the box to complete this letter.

Name : Samantha Hopkins

Nationality : English

Town : London

Age : 17

Occupation : Pupil

Parents : Doctor + Headmistress

Favourite subjects : maths + French + English

Likes : music + dancing + reading

Dislikes : cooking

Description : Tall + slim + brown hair + blue eyes

Dear Jack,

My name is Samantha Hopkins. ………………………………………………………………………..

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Yours, Samantha

Composition 3 pts

Spelling 1 pt

Punct. & Capit. 1 pt