MASTER IN ENGLISH 2

MASTER IN ENGLISH 2 MIDTERM

SCORE TEST
MIDTERM TEST TYPE B
TYPE B Reading and
Use of English ________
Listening ________
Name: _________________________________________________________________
Writing ________
Teacher’s name: _________________ Group: ____________ Date: _____________ TOTAL ________

READING AND USE OF ENGLISH

1. Read this article about teens and bullying. For questions 1 to 6, decide which answer best fits each
gap.
(Total: 3 points, 0,5 point each correct answer)

REPORT: 10% OF BULLIED TEENAGERS

HAVE TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE
April 15, 2014
One in 10 teenagers bullied at school have attempted to commit suicide, according to research published
today. In addition, a further 30% go on to self-harm. The study, by the anti-bullying group called Ditch the
Label shows that 45% of 13 to 18-year-olds have 1.__________ bullying by the age of 18, with the majority
saying the primary reason was their physical appearance. Researchers canvassed 3,600 young people.

The research showed that we still have got a great deal to do to make sure that our young people are safe in
our schools and able to learn in a 2.__________ educational environment. The survey went on to show that
71% of the teens who had suffered bullying had also been physically attacked, and most of them said what
they had gone through 3.__________ had an impact on their self-esteem.

Incidents of bullying were highest amongst those with a 4.__________, of whom 63% reported being bullied
and socially 5.__________. In addition, one in three said it was because of prejudice, homophobia, racism, or
religious discrimination.

Liam Hackett, chief executive officer of Ditch the Label, said the survey showed “the profound effect bullying is
having on children’s self-esteem and 6.__________ on the future prospects of millions of young people across
the UK”. The survey concluded by saying 56% of bullied students felt that bullying was having a negative
impact on their studies.

Adapted from independent.co.uk

1. A received B denied C practiced D experienced

2. A biased B shocking C supportive D threatening
3. A have B having C has D will have
4. A ability B liability C disability D likability
5. A erased B ejected C expelled D excluded
6. A however B therefore C as well D despite

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2. For questions 7 to 14, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence. You must use the word given.
(Total: 4 points, 0,5 point each correct answer)

We failed. However, the The mistakes we made will be a learning

7. mistakes we made will be a EVEN experience ____________________________
learning experience. ______________________________________ .

People will be living on Mars a _______________________________________

8. hundred years from now.
TIME
___________, people will be living on Mars.

3D printing ____________________________
Our lifestyle will be
9. revolutionized by 3D printing.
ABOUT ___________________________ a revolution
in the way we live.

Sheila has to pass this test. This It is ___________________________________

10. is really important.
VITAL
_______________________________ this test.

I was being biased. I finally see I’ve ___________________________________

11. that.
REALIZE
I was being biased.
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Some people don’t know who I find __________________________________

12. Martin Luther King was. I can’t HARD _______________________ that some people
believe this. don’t know who Martin Luther King was.

We faced so many problems

We would be on schedule if we __________
13. that now we’re behind INTO
_____________________ so many problems.
schedule.

I think I’m getting sick. It might I think I’m _____________________________

14. be the flu.
DOWN
________________________________ the flu.

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MIDTERM TEST
TYPE B

3. Read this article about a scientific research. Six sentences have been removed from it. For
questions 15 to 20, choose from the sentences (A – G) the one which best fits each gap. There is
one extra sentence you do not need to use.
(Total: 3 points, 0,5 point each correct answer)

IF MARS IS COLONIZED, WE MAY

NOT NEED TO SHIP IN THE BRICKS
We often wonder if somewhere hidden on Mars are the building blocks for life: microscopic bacteria and
small organisms. But what about the actual building blocks to build a civilization? A new study suggests that
the material we will need to build houses, buildings, and even entire colonies on Mars may already be there.
15. ______

Dr. Qiao, a materials scientist and engineer at the University of California, and his colleagues experimented
with a substance that is chemically and physically similar to what you might find on the surface of Mars, but is
made from particles on our planet. 16. ______ The team members found that they could turn this substance
into bricks. If it works with real Martian soil, the technique could make it possible to develop building material
on Mars at a low energy cost, making it much simpler to erect structures on the surface of the red planet.
17. ______

His team had previously worked with a lunar soil simulation, which needs a binding agent (a type of glue) to be
compressed into a brick. 18. ______ After that work, his team set their eyes on Mars. They realized they could
produce the same kind of bricks for the red planet with smaller and smaller amounts of their space glue, until
they found they could make Martian bricks just by using pressure. 19. ______ Team members think that it acts
like a glue to hold the particles together after they apply enough pressure to it.

“The paper is an interesting step in the right direction”, said Jon Rask, a research scientist at NASA who was not
involved in the study. The next challenge, according to Rask, would be to see if the results could actually hold
up in Mars. 20. ______

Adapted from nytimes.com

A. The explanation could be the iron oxide in the Martian soil.

B. They call it Martian soil simulant.
C. Though the bricks they created were small, they were stronger than steel-reinforced concrete, Dr. Qiao
said.
D. “I would like to see if these results are repeated under extremely cold and dry conditions”, he says.
E. As we learn more about the options available for future explorers and colonists, we have better chances
of succeeding in our first extraterrestrial colony.
F. The idea was that astronauts would take the binding agent with them to the moon, mix it with the soil and
then compact it into blocks that they could use to make structures.
G. The research is still early, but if further study and testing confirms its findings, it could be a key to settling
on and, later, colonizing the red planet.

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LISTENING

Listen to a woman called Linda Lee giving a talk about girl’s rights to education. For questions
1 – 5, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
(Total: 5 points, 1 point each correct answer)

Women tend to live longer whenever there is ______________________________ to food and

1. health care.

In many parts of the world, there are ______________________________________ in the

2. population due to discrimination.

Starvation, violence, slavery, and teenage ________________________________ are some of the

3. main causes for the death of young girls.

An educated girl is much less vulnerable because she can find ______________________________
4. and consequently be able to support her family and children.

Lots of girls could have made a ________________________________________ in the world if they

5. had had a chance.
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MIDTERM TEST
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WRITING

You read this ad on your school paper.

(Total: 5 points)

ARTICLES WANTED
Making a difference. Write about someone who you believe is making or
has made a positive contribution to society.

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