MID-TERM TEST
4TH INTERMEDIATE
NAME: DATE:
A) READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW. (8 points)
David Beckham
David Beckham, one of the world’s most famous footballers, was born in London in 1975 and grew up in the south of England.
Both his parents are football fans and support Manchester United, a very popular team from the north of England. It wasn’t surprising, therefore, that Beckham grew up with a love of football and a dream that one day he would put on the famous red shirt of Manchester United.
As a young footballer he developed the characteristics that would later make him so successful. He played with a lot of energy and skill, and became especially good at kicking the ball very accurately over a long distance.
In 1989, his dream came true when someone from Manchester United saw him playing and asked him to become a junior player at the club. He began playing regularly for United’s first team in 1995, aged 20, and went on to help the club win lots of trophies. When he was 21 he played his first game for the English national team, and at the age of 25 he became captain.
His career has had some low points, however. During the 1998 World Cup, for example, he was sent off for kicking an opponent in a very important game for England against Argentina.
By the late 1990s, Beckham (or ‘Becks’, to use his nickname) had become a celebrity because of his good looks, his stylish clothes, and most of all his marriage in 1999 to the singer Victoria Adams (also known as ‘Posh Spice’) from the British pop group The Spice Girls. For years it seemed ‘Posh and Becks’ were on the covers of almost every gossip magazine.
In early 2003 Beckham had a bad argument with his manager at Manchester United, so later that year he left for Spain to play for Real Madrid. By this time he had become the ichest footballer in the world, not only because of his huge salary but also because he had advertising contracts for lots of different products.
He now lives with Victoria and their three young sons in Los Angeles, where he plays for a team called LA Galaxy. He and Victoria are still frequently photographed, often while socialising with their celebrity friends.
1. What nationality is Beckham?
2. How old is he now?
3. Why has Beckham become so successful?
4. How old was he when he started playing for the red shirt team?
5. When did he play his first game for the Manchester United?
6. Did he finish the game England against Argentina in 1998?
7. How long did he play for Manchester United’s first team?
8. How had he become one of the millionaire men in the world?
B. Complete the sentences with these words. (6 points)
1. A newspaper for your town or area is a............... one.
2. Listen to the weather ................to find out if it’s going to be cold and wet tomorrow.
3. I’d like to read that book. It had a good.................in the paper.
4. News about other countries is.................news.
5. People write about their worries and are given advice on the ...............page.
6. Can I borrow a pen? I want to answer this.................about healthy food.
C. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous. (10 points)
1. A: Why is Carol tired?
B: She…………………………….(clean) the house all morning.
2. “……………………………………(you/see) my watch?
I……………………………………….(look for) it since yesterday.”
3. A: …………………………………………(you/ have)a good time last night?
B: Yes, the party……………………………….(be) great.
4. A:What …………………….(you/do) when the storm…………………….(begin)?
B: I…………………………..(drive) to work.
5. A: Where’s Dad?
B: He is in the garage. He……………………………….(repair) the car all morning.
6. A: ………………………………(you/finish) packing your suitcase yet?
B: Almost. How about you?
D. Read the sentences. Choose the best word (a, b or c) for each gap. ( 8 points)
1. They never get…….early on Sunday mornings.
A. up B. down C. off
2. She’s given…….a lot of money to charity.
A. over B. up C. away
3. Can you help me take…….all the decorations in this room?
A. down B. off C. out
4. Have you seen my dictionary? I’ve been looking…….it all morning.
A. up B. after C. for
5. Now my exams are over, I just want to chill…….for a few days.
A. up B. down C. out
6. A voluntary group has been set…….to improve the children’s playground..
A. up B. away C. to
7. The local council has carried…….several improvements to the town centre.
A. up B. out C. of
8. It was difficult to put…….the tents because it was so windy.
A. in B. on C. up
E. Complete the text in the correct form of the passive (7 points)
I…………………..(usually /give ) money for my birthday. Last week, it was my 18th birthday and I………………..(give) a lot of money by my relatives and friends. About half of it……………………..(will/ put) into my bank account. I………………….(ask) to go and see the bank manager next week. I don’t know why! Maybe I …………………..(will / offer) a job at the bank.
Some expensive sports equipment ………………..(steal) from our club last year. The thieves ……………..(not catch) yet. These days. almost everything………………..(can / buy) online.
F. Read the conversation among three friends. Choose the best word or phrase (A, B or C) for each gap. (10 points)
Mike: Hi, you two. Do you C going into town this evening?
Jill: That 1)……. A good idea.
Dave: Sorry, I can´t 2)……it tonight. 3) tomorrow?
Mike: That’s okay for me. What 4) ……you, Jill?
Jill: Yes, fine. 5)……… we try the new bowling alley? We could ask Paul and Sue to
Come 6)……...too. They’re both 7)…….bowling.
Dave: Great! We 8) have something to eat there, too.
Mike: Brilliant! What time?
Jill: 9)…… we meet at the bus stop at half past six?
Mike: All right.
Dave: 10)……you there.
A. Like B. want C. fancy
1. A. is sounding B. sounds C. sounded
2. A. make B. come C. have
3. A. May it be B. Maybe C. May it
4. A. about B. for C. with
5. A. Let’s B. Why not C. Why don’t
6. A. on B. along C. with
7. A. into B. for C. with
8. A. would B. could C. should
9. A. Will B. Would C. Shall
10. A. See B. Seeing C. I see
G. Complete sentence (b) so that it means the same as (a). Use no more than three words. (5 points)
1. a) Adam is thirty and he´s a journalist.
b) Adam is a ……………………………..journalist.
2. a) He likes to work abroad..
b)He enjoys……………………………..
3. a) He arrived in Beijing four days ago.
b)He has been in Beijing…………………………days now.
4. a) She often takes photos on her mobile phone.
b) She often uses her mobile phone for…………………………..
5. a) She doesn’t take celebrity photos.
b) She avoids………………………………
H. Write an e-mail to a friend from another country about a celebration in your country. Include:
The place and date / the reason for the celebration
The preparations
What happens / your feelings
(between 100 and 120 words) (20 points)