MIDTERM EXAM FALL SEMESTER 2023

COURSE NAME: GENERAL ENGLISH 1

TIME:
EXAMINATION DATE:

EXAMINATION 70 minutes
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EXAM VERSION: VARIANT A

Please do not open the examination paper until directed to do so.

READ INSTRUCTIONS FIRST:

• Read the additional instructions in the beginning of the sections.

• Use of any electronic device (Phone, iPod, iPad, laptop) is not allowed during the examination.

• Cheating, talking to fellow students, singing, and turning back are not allowed!

• Final answers must be written by only blue or black, non-erasable pens.

• All answers should be transferred to the ANSWER SHEET.

• If there are no answers in the answer sheet, it will be marked as zero.

• You are NOT allowed to leave the exam room until you submit the exam papers.

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STUDENT FULL NAME: _____________________________
Part 1 Grammar and Vocabulary

Complete the conversation with can/can’t/could/couldn’t. 2 points for each correct answer

Aziz What was your city like in the past, Sergei?

Sergei When I was young, children 1__________ play in the park more often. And they 2__________ walk to school
because there was less traffic. But shopping was more difficult. People needed to carry cash because they
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__________ buy things with a credit card.
Aziz And is life different now?
Sergei Oh yes, it’s very different. Now things are much easier. You 4__________ shop online and buy many things
in the supermarket. But you 5__________ travel around the place very quickly because there is so much
traffic.
Complete the conversation with was/wasn’t/were/weren’t. 2 points for each correct answer

Laylo Hi Susie. How are you?

Susie I’m fine, thanks.
Laylo Where 6__________ you last night, Susie?
Susie I 7__________ at the cinema.
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Laylo __________ Rano and Sasha with you?
Susie No, they 9__________. They 10__________ at Jamila’s party.

Choose the best answers to complete the text. 2 points for each correct answer

An old friend
Last week, I received an email from my old friend Yang and I 11__________ very surprised. The last time we saw each
other was twenty years ago because my family 12__________ house when we were children. I remember he
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__________ draw and paint very well, but there 14__________ so many things I don’t know about him now. Maybe
he has 15__________ children. What’s his job? I have so many questions for him!
I emailed him yesterday and said he could visit 16__________. I hope he likes my house. It’s small but 17__________.
It’s in the centre of my town and there are many things to do. I want to take him to my favourite restaurant
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__________ my house. There’s also an interesting 19__________ about the history of the town. Maybe we can go
there. I’m 20__________ excited about his visit – I just can’t wait!

11 a are b were c was

12 a prepared b changed c moved
13 a could b can’t c can
14 a are b is c were
15 a a b an c−
16 a last week b next month c a week ago
17 a modern b noisy c dirty
18 a under b between c opposite
19 a chemist b museum c airport
20 a really b quite c a bit
Complete the sentences with the correct from of verbs. Put the verbs in Present Simple, Present Continuous or
Past Simple. There are some extra verbs. 2 points for each correct answer.

work play post can go receive wear

be rain write snow spend lose cook

21. Novak _____________to work by bus every day.

22. Yesterday it ________a lot so we went outside and made a snowman.
23. At the weekends, I ______________ time playing computer games and going to the gym.
24. Alisa is not feeling well, so she _________________ from home today.
25. I bought my bag from the Riviera Mall. It _________ very expensive.
26. I __________ a phone call from my bank manager two days ago.
27. Ann___________ a letter yesterday.
28. It _______________ today so I will take my umbrella.
29. I _____________ swim when I was three years old.
30. Why ________ you____________a raincoat? It is not raining today!

Part 2 Listening
 Listen to a conversation between Ryan and a shop assistant. Decide if sentences 1–5 are true (T) or false (F).
1 point for each correct answer.
31 The changing rooms are next to the shoe department. __________
32 The jacket costs $26.25. __________
33 Ryan wants to pay by cash. __________
34 Ryan doesn’t want a bag. __________
35 The bank is next to the bus station. __________

 Listen to a conversation between Ryan and Carla. For questions 1–5, circle the correct answer a, b or c.
1 point for each correct answer.

36 Ryan is shopping for __________.

a clothes b food c shoes
37 Carla thinks Ryan’s new journey to work is __________.
a quick b bad c easy
38 Ryan’s office is __________ the car park.
a on the right of b behind c next to
39 Ryan finished his old job __________.
a yesterday b last week c last month
40 Ryan starts his new job __________.
a on Monday
b on Wednesday
c the week after next
Part 3 Reading
Read the text. Circle the correct answer a, b or c. 1,5 points for each correct answer.

41 Married couples often meet because of their __________.

a families b jobs c holidays

42 In their house Pierre and Annika talk to each other in __________.

a Danish b French c German

43 Children in international families can learn more than one language __________.
a from their parents
b at school
c from television

44 Annika and Pierre’s children like to speak __________ the most.

a English b German c French

45 Many people speak international languages like __________.

a German b Danish c Arabic
Read the text again. Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). If there is no information about this, choose
‘not given’ (NG). 1,5 points for each correct answer.

46 About 350 million people study English around the world. __________
47 English is the main language of all sports. __________
48 Children around the world learn English by watching television. __________
49 Children in multicultural families can often practise English at home. __________
50 It’s not possible to tell people what languages to speak. __________

Multicultural families
People travel a lot more these days, so more and more people get married to someone from another country. Often
couples meet through working in different countries. They usually speak different languages, but communicate in a
common language. For example, Annika, from Denmark, is married to Pierre, from France. At home they speak
German as their common language. In these multicultural families, the children often learn two or three languages from
their mother and father. Annika and Pierre’s children speak Danish, French and German, but the family also sometimes
uses English and the children use it at school. In fact the children prefer speaking English because they say it is easy.
Nowadays, millions of people speak international languages such as Arabic and Spanish, but English has the most
speakers in the most countries around the world. It is a very important language for work, study and travel. There are
about 350 million native speakers and about 850 million people speak it as a second language. Multicultural families
use it for a number of reasons. Some families use English because it is easy for the children to learn just one main
language. Also, children around the world hear lots of English in their daily lives. English is the language of films, pop
music and many sports like football. Children are often interested in these things and speaking English makes it
possible for them to understand them more easily. In multicultural families, children are often able to use English
because the parents use it as a second language. Some people say that people use English too much, but it is difficult to
tell people what language they should speak. Multicultural families are an interesting example of this in real life.
Part 4 Writing

Choose ONE of the questions and write an email or a review in an appropriate style. 15 points.

1) Write a review of a product you bought recently. Write 40–50 words.

In your review, you should write about:

• the cost and value for money.
• the look and how user-friendly it is.
• your opinion/recommendation.

OR
2) Write an email to your new boss, Jean Davis. Write 30–40 words.

In your email, you should …

• say you need to have a meeting with her on Friday.
• suggest a place for the meeting.
• include the correct opening and closing for an email to a manager.

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