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English Test (40pts)
I- Read the following text carefully.
Superstar
A) Roberto Carlos was born in a small village called Garça in São Paulo State in 1973. When he was seven, his family moved to the city of São Paulo. “It was a very small house and I shared a room with my three sisters,” he remembers. “We played together and had lots of fun. I didn’t always behave but I didn’t do anything really naughty!”
B) Today, Carlos’ parents have a big house and two cars. They became rich but they didn’t change their style of living. “My father is a truck driver and he still works every day,” Carlos says. “I asked him many times to stop but he won’t.” Carlos’ father took him to watch Santos, the local football team, as soon as he was able to walk.
C) “I started playing football since then,” Carlos says. “First, I played in the small street outside our house. We used stones to make the goals. When a car came along, we had to stop playing until the car went by. Then, we put the stones and continued playing.”
D)Carlos wanted to be footballer when he was a child. “I am lucky,” he says. “I just did things at the right time. I play now for my country and last year, my club won the European Champions League. However, football is sometimes a dangerous sport. It’s easy to hurt yourself while you’re playing or for someone to injure you.”
E) Carlos is famous for his free kicks and he is able to bend the ball around a wall of players. He practices most days a week and prefers to spend time at home in the evenings. Few of his friends are footballers. “You never know who your best friends are,” he says. “My only real friend is my father.”
II- Comprehension (8 pts)
1- Answer the questions in complete sentences. (5.5 pts)
a) Where was Roberto Carlos born?
(1 pt)
Roberto Carlos was born in a small village called Garça in São Paulo State.
b) Did Carlos’ father stop working? (1pt)
No, Carlos’ father didn’t stop working.
c) How did Roberto start playing football? (1 pt)
He played in the small street outside his house. He and his friends used stones to make the goals. When a car came along, they had to stop playing until the car went by. Then, they put the stones and continued playing.
d) Is football a dangerous sport? Explain. (1.5 pt)
Football is sometimes a dangerous sport because it’s easy to hurt yourself while you’re playing or for someone to injure you.
e) Does Roberto love his father? Explain. (1 pt)
Yes, he does because his only real friend is his father.
2- Match the headings with the paragraphs (A-E). There is one heading that you don’t need
(2.5 pts)
Friends EStarting to play C
Childhood AParents B
The future ______Career D
III- Vocabulary (10 pts)
1) Explain the following words according to their meaning in the text. (4 pts)
a) Behave: to do things in a way that people think is correct or polite.
b) Team: group of people who play a particular game or sport against another group of people.
c) Lucky: having good luck.
d) However:but
2) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words given. (3 pts)
a) Sabrina is very unlucky (luck).Things always seem to go wrong with her.
b) Becareful (care) to look both ways when you cross the road.
c) I was thankful (thank) that the meeting didn’t last long because I had a train to catch.
d) Some people think it is impolite (polite) to ask someone’s age.
e) This man is unkind (kind). He never helps people.
f) It’s bad for your health to be physically inactive (active).
3) Complete the sentences using the correct verb in the correct tense. (3 pts)
a) My best friends usuallygo cycling at the weekends.
b) This is my sister Rita. She plays volleyball in the team of the school.
c) In the basketball match, I passed the ball to my teammate who threw it into the basket and scored a point.
d) He sometimes does karate after school.
e) Tanni Grey-Thompson won sixteen Paralympic medals.
IV- Grammar (22 pts)
1) Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple, present continuous or past simple. (10 pts)
a) I didn’t drink (not to drink)any beer last night.
b) She is riding (to ride) her bike right now.
c) Are you visiting (to visit / you) Jane in hospital today?
d) Yesterday, I went (go) to the mall after school.
e) Tomorrow night, weare watching (to watch) a movie in the cinema. The film begins (to begin) at seven o’clock.
f) Yesterday, my parents didn’t watch (not to watch) T.V because there was (to be) a horrible programme.
g) Listen! She is playing (to play) the piano.
h) Quiet please! I am writing(to write) a letter.
2) Complete the sentences with the infinitive or the –ing form of the verbs in brackets. (6 pts)
a) He refusedto lend (lend) me some money.
b) I don´t really mind doing (do) the housework.
c) He promised to come (come) on time.
d) Jane wants to go (go) to Paris in April.
e) Her boss knew that she was pretending to be (be) ill.
f) I enjoy working (work) with trustful people.
g) I don't feel like cooking (cook) today.
h) He managed to finish (finish) the report before he went home.
i) We agreed to help(help) them.
j) I can’t stand looking (look) at his face.
k) We expected them to put on (put on) smart clothes.
l) My sister loves to go/going (go) shopping.
3) Underline the mistakes and correct them. (6 pts)
a) My brother goes swiming every Monday. swimming
b) Mathematics are my favourite school subject. is
c) Yesterday, Tarek didn’t be sick. wasn’t
d) I’m addicted on computer games. to
e) I find Arabic quiet difficult. quite
f) He can speaks Spanish fluently. speak
Good Luck