EXAM 3
Name: Total: / 30
1 Replace the phrases or words in bold with an appropriate idiom. / 6 points
1. I finally finished my homework! It was easy.
2. Marco’s new at his job. He’s just figuring out how to do things.
3. The plan to go on vacation next December is not yet certain.
4. The new laptop I want is very expensive. I can’t afford it.
5. Can you help me? I need to lift these boxes.
6. I wasn't expecting to receive an invitation. It just arrived unexpectedly.
2 Fill in blanks with the simple past or past perfect of the verbs. / 6 points
I 1
(not visit)
Mexico City before, so my trip was very
interesting. I 2
(learn) a bit of Spanish before I went, so
I didn’t really have much trouble while
I was there. There is so much to do in
the city, and I 3
(see) a lot of remarkable things.
I had always wanted to go to Azteca
Stadium to watch a soccer game, so
to do that was a dream come true. I
also 4
(go) to lots
of museums. The National Museum of
Anthropology was especially good.
I learned so much about Mexico.
The cuisine was amazing, too.
I 5
(eat) and drank
things that I 6
(not
try)y before. I had tacos al pastor, for
example, which were really tasty. I can’t
wait to go back and see more.
6
3 Read and circle the best answer. / 6 points
The oldest known library that no longer exists is the Ancient Library of Alexandria in
Egypt. No one is exactly sure when it was founded, but scholars agree that it was
around 200 BCE.
One of the oldest libraries in the world that still exists today is found at St. Catherine’s
Monastery in Egypt. It was built in the middle of the sixth century CE and contains
the second largest collection of religious materials in the world (after the
Vatican). The library contains ancient religious works in Greek, Hebrew and Arabic.
Unfortunately, the library is only open to the monks who live in the monastery.
The oldest library that anyone can visit is the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
It dates back to 1368 and has moved several times since then. It was even at the
Louvre once. There are over 5,000 ancient Greek manuscripts in the library. At one
point, it was also the biggest library in the world, although that distinction now
belongs to the British Library.
1. When was the Ancient Library of Alexandria founded?
a) in 300 BCE. b) in the middle of the sixth century CE. c) nobody is exactly sure.
2. Where is the oldest library in the world that still exists today?
a) France b) Egypt c) the U.S.
3. Who can use the world’s oldest library?
a) the general public b) Egyptian scholars c) monks from St. Catherine’s
4. Where is the world’s oldest public library?
a) the U.S. b) Egypt c) France
5. How many ancient Greek manuscripts are there in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France?
a) more than 500 b) more than 5,000 c) more than 50,000
6. What is the biggest public library in the world today?
a) the Louvre b) the Bibliothèque Nationale de France c) the British Library
4 Circle the correct option. / 6 points
1. This is the shower curtain who / that Elisabeth Buecher invented to help save water.
2. September 28 is the day when / where the charity was founded.
3. This is the desk who / where you will be working.
4. Sylvia is the person who / where talked to Gary about the thrift store.
5. Mitchell and Douglas Joachim are the people who / when designed the River Gym.
6. That’s the box that / where we keep all the clothes for the thrift store.
5 Find and circle five words about environmental science in the snake. / 5 points
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6 Unscramble the remaining letters in the snake and write the mystery word. / 1 point
Mystery word:
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