MID-TERM READING TEST OF ENGLISH

Time allowed: 25 minutes

PART 1 – 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. - Why _______ you late yesterday morning?
- I didn’t know the traffic was so terrible.
A. was B. did C. were D. are
3. There is _______ jam in the jar.
A. one B. a few C. many D. some
4. - 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
5. My son often _______ to the cinema on Fridays.
A. will go B. went C. go D. goes
6. - Do you _______ skiing in spring?
- Never. We prefer skating.
A. went usually B. usually go C. usually went D. go usually
7. Why _______ Anna at school today? She must be sick.
A. does B. are C. isn’t D. aren’t
8. - 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
9. The team is still _______ it was 5 years ago.
A. the best B. as good as C. less good than D. better
10. Always remember that money _______ everything. Many other things are more
important.
A. isn’t B. aren’t C. is D. are
11. - 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
12. The test was very _______, and we all got full marks.
A. long B. difficult C. easy D. strong
13. What time _______ home yesterday?
A. will you return B. do you return C. did you return D. were you return
14. _______ you afraid of the dark when you _______ young?
A. Did/was B. Was/ was C. Are/ are D. Were/ were

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15. 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
16. This chocolate cake is delicious. _______ I have another piece, please?
A. Must B. Should C. Can D. Shall
17. Would you like _______ orange juice, Madam?
A. one B. a few C. many D. some
18. Kurt Vonnegut …… an American writer during World War II.
A. were B. is C. did D. was
19. She was a ______ of Billie Holiday and Eminem.
A. fan big B. big love C. big fan D. love fan
20. Does the room have a ……………, or only a shower?
A. bath B. living room C. TV D. kitchen
21. We usually have dinner in the ……….., which is next to the kitchen.
A. dining room B. bathroom C. bedroom D. living room
22. I _____ my phone last week.
A. loose B. lose C. lost D. losed
23. About half an hour before midnight, I ______ the lift down to the car park.
A. took B. ran C. walked D. travelled
24. When the lift stopped, I ______ the button and asked for help.
A. looked at B. saw C. pressed D. hit
25. Stella _____ go out last night.
A. didn’t can B. couldn’t C. can’t D. doesn’t

PART 2 – READING COMPREHENSION

Questions 26-28: 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.”

26. What kinds of volunteer work does 27. What does she do to help Mrs
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A. Helping elderly people in their home A. Cooking
B. Cleaning local parks B. Doing housework
C. Working in an elderly care centre C. Walking with her
D. Teaching children D. All of the above

28. 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.

Questions 29-35: Read the following passage and decide whether the statements are
Choose A for True (T), B for False (F) or C for 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.  A

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

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