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A2 MOCK EXAMINATION

SECTION I ChOOSE ThE COrrECT AlTErNATIvES TO COMplETE ThE SENTENCES.

1. ThE SpEAKEr wIll ANSwEr yOur quESTIONS whEN ThE prESENTATION ____. a)finishes b)willfinish c)finished

2. whErE _____ AfTEr yOu fINISh ThIS lESSON? a)didyougo b)willyoutogo c)areyougoing

3. whIlE ThEy _____ fOr ThE dOOr TO OpEN, ThEy SAw A MAN by ThE wINdOw. a)wait b)werewaiting c)werewaited

4. TEd: whAT dO yOu ThINK Of ThE fuN fAIr AfTEr All ThESE yEArS? JOhN: wEll, IT rEAlly _____, ThESE rIdES dIdNT EXIST whEN I wAS A bOy! a)haschanged b)changes c)changing

5. MANy SCIENTISTS SAy ThAT TEMpErATurES_____ durINg ThE NEXT 50 yEArS. a)increase b)increased c)willincrease

SECTION II ChOOSE ThE COrrECT AlTErNATIvES TO COMplETE ThE SENTENCES.

1. hE wANTS TO ChANgE hIS JOb buT ThErE ArE ____ gOOd rEASONS fOr hIM TO STAy whErE hE IS.a)alittleb)alotc)afew

2. ThE pEOplE IN ThE bACK COuldNT hEAr ThE prESENTEr SO ThEy TOld hIM TO ____.a)speakupb)turnupc)goback

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3. ThATS ThE MAN ____ wAS TAlKINg bEhINd ME durINg ThE fIlM!a)whob)whichc)thathe

4. TrEvOr: dId gEOff rEAlly drINK ChAMpAgNE frOM ThE bOTTlE AT ThE pArTy? AlEXIA: yES, hIS MANNErS wErE ____.a)disgustedb)shockedc)disgusting

5. whEN _____?a)didthetelephoneinventb)wasthetelephoneinventedc)isinventedthetelephone

SECTION III puT ThE SENTENCES INTO ThE COrrECT OrdEr.

1 dolphins/is/new/Jane/about/a/book/writingJane_______________________________________________

2 because/does/boring/thinks/play/he/its/golf/Jack/notJack____________________________________________

3 got/aunts/UK/any/in/Mary/uncles/has/or/not/theMary__________________________________________________

4 you/How/dog/do/a/often/for/take/?/walk/yourHow__________________________________________

5. from/Why/to/decide/?/holiday/did/their/they/returnWhy______________________________________________

SECTION IvChOOSE ThE COrrECT rESpONSE.

1. gOOd EvENINg, SIr. MAy I TAKE yOur OrdEr? a)No,Ihavenoordersforyou.b)Illhavethelambwithabakedpotatoandasparagusplease.c)Iwouldlikemydinnerinacertainorder.

2. dId yOu uSE ThE phOTOCOpIEr? I TOld yOu NOT TO! a)Yes,Ineedaphotocopier.b)Thephotocopierisinyouroffice.c)Imsorry,Ijustmadeonecopy.

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3. hOw wOuld yOu lIKE TO pAy fOr ThAT, SIr?a)Yes,Idliketopayforit.b)Iwillpayasmuchasyoulike.c)Wouldacreditcardbeallright?

4. COuld yOu TEll ME If ThIS buS STOpS IN brISTOl? a)ManypeoplefromBristoltakethisbus.b)ItpassesthroughbutImafraiditdoesntstop.c)Bristolisabigtown.

5. EXCuSE ME, MISS OrTON, COuld yOu COME INTO My OffICE?a)Imverybusy;coulditwaitonemoment?b)Ihavenoexcuseformyoffice.c)Yes,Icametoyourofficeyesterday.

6. ITS rEAlly A grEAT pArTy JEd, buT why dIdNT MIKE COME TONIghT?a)MikeandJednevergotoparties.b)Yes,whenMikedoesntcome,itsgreat.c)Imafraidhewasntfeelingverywell.

7. hOw wAS yOur SuMMEr SChOOl COurSE IN lONdON?a)SummersinLondonarecold.b)Yes,ofcourseitwasinLondon.c)Abitdisappointing,Imsorrytosay.

8. IS ThErE ANyThINg ON AT ThE CINEMA TONIghT? a)Ihaventchecked.b)Thecinemaisonthecorner.c)Wecandoanything.

SECTION v ChOOSE ThE COrrECT AlTErNATIvES TO COMplETE ThE quESTIONS.

1. MAN: ________ durINg ThE wEEK? wOMAN: gENErAlly AbOuT 7:30 buT SOMETIMES A bIT EArlIEr.a)Wheredoyougob)Whattimedoyougetupc)Whendoyougo

2. MAN: ______ TO gET hErE? wOMAN: hOurS! ThErE wAS A lOT Of TrAffIC.a)Howlongdidittakeyoub)Howtimeittookyouc)Howmuchtimeitwanted

3. TEAChEr: ________ whEN I CAME INTO ThE ClASSrOOM? STudENT: I wAS JuST ASKINg gAry A quESTION AbOuT ThE TEST. a)Whatdoyoudob)Whodidyouaskc)Whatwereyoudoing

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.it4. MAN: ________ gO? I ENJOy TAlKINg TO yOu. wOMAN: IM SOrry, buT I hAvE AN AppOINTMENT. a)Shallyoub)Canyouc)Doyouhaveto

5. wOMAN: ______ AT ThE STAdIuM lAST SATurdAy? MAN: ThOuSANdS!a)Aretherepeopleb)Weretheremanypeoplec)Howmuchpeoplewasthere

6. wOMAN: ________ yOur MEAl SIr? MAN: NO, COuld I hAvE A MENu, plEASE?a)Willyoueatb)Haveyoualreadyorderedc)Doyouorder

7. wOMAN: ______ NEXT wEEKENd? MAN: I dONT KNOw yET. IT dEpENdS ON ThE wEAThEr.a)Whatareyougoingtodob)Wheredoyoudoc)Whatwouldyoulikedo

SECTION vI COMplETE ThE CONvErSATION wITh ThE wOrdS bElOw.

Dean: WestillhaventdecidedhowweregoingtogettoRome.1________gobytrain?Liz: Youcantbeserious!Dean: OfcourseIam.Whenyou2________bytrainitssoromantic!Justthink,we3________atraininLondon,catchaferryinDoverandthentravelallnightdownthroughEuropebytrainwhilewearesleeping!Itcouldbegoodfun.Liz: Wellmaybe,butIwanttimetoseeRome!Andtheresabigproblemwiththetrain.IlookedontheInternetandIm4________theresatrainstrikeinFrancenextweek.Dean: Ohwell,theresalwayssomething,5________?Wouldyouliketoflythere?Liz: Ofcourse.Going6________planemeanswearriveinjusttwohoursandwecanseeeverything.MarioandLuciacan7________attheairport.Dean: Yes,Isupposeyoureright.What8________!IhavetoadmitIwasreally9________bytheideaofgoingbytrain.Well,atleastflyingwillgiveusmoretimeto10________inRome.Couldyoubooktheflight?Liz: Okay!

1. a)Howabout b)Mustwe c)Whydontwe2. a)doatravel b)travel c)willtravel3. a)have b)geton c)getin4. a)afraid b)sad c)irritated5. a)doesntit b)isthere c)isntthere6. a)in b)by c)with7. a)pickusup b)takeuson c)turnusdown8. a)isup b)amess c)apity9. a)fedup b)excited c)exciting10. a)gosightseeing b)seeingmonuments c)shopping

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SECTION vIIReadandchoosethecorrectanswers.

DogsHelpingPeopleDogsarepopularpets.Mostdogssimplylivewiththeirfamilies,butsomedogshavespecialjobstodo.Somedogshelppolicetofindcriminals.Othersaretrainedtofinddrugsorexplosives.Somedogshelppeoplewhocannotsee,hearormovewithouthelp.Somedogscanevenunderstandwhentheirownerisgoingtobeill.Theysignalthatthepersonneedstoliedownandtobecalm.DogsthathelptheirownersarecalledAssistanceDogs.

SomedogsarecalledTherapyDogs.Thesedogsarefamilypetswithspecialtraining.Sometherapydogsgointohospitalsandnursinghomes.Thepatientsthatthedogsvisitfeelbetterbecausethedogscreateamorecheerfulenvironment.Therapydogscanalsoimprovepeopleshealth.Studiesshowthatwhenpeoplesufferingfromstressarewithanimalstheirbloodpressuregoesdown.Theyarecalmerandfeelhappier.

Othertherapydogsworkinschoolsandlibraries.Theyarefriendstochildren,buttheycanalsodomore.InonetowninCalifornia,therapydogshavebecomeareadingaudienceforchildren.ThedogsarepartofatherapydoggroupcalledPAWSforHealing.Eightofthesespecialdogsaretrainedtobelisteningcompanionsforyoungreadersbecausethelocallibraryistryingtogetchildrentoreadmore.ThechildrenareinvitedtomeetatthelibraryandareputwithaPAWStherapydog.Thentheycanreadtothedog.

Thedogsareagreataudienceforchildren.Theydontjudgeachildwhocannotreadwellbutonlylistencalmly.Thechildrencanreadatanyspeedtheywant.Readinginthiswayisnotasfrighteningforthemasreadinginfrontofadultsorinfrontoftheirclass.Readinginfrontoftheirschoolfriendssometimesmakeschildrennervous.Thedogsarealwaysquietandattentive.Theylistenverywell.Thesetherapydogsaremakingadifferenceinthelifeofthechildren.Thechildrenliketoreadtothedogs,andthedogslovetheattention.Thelibraryandlocalteachersareveryhappywiththepro-grammeandtheythinkitissuccessful.

1. Dogsarepopularpetsineverycountryintheworld. True False Doesntsay

2. DogsthathelppeoplewhocannotseeorhearwellareknownasAssistanceDogs. True False Doesntsay

3. Therapydogsthatvisithospitalsusuallyhavenospecialtraining. True False Doesntsay

4. ThelibraryinthetowninCaliforniaistryingtoencouragechildrentoread. True False Doesntsay

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5. Afterreadingtothedogs,thechildrencanalwaysreadwell. True False Doesntsay

6. WhenAssistanceDogsunderstandtheirownersaregoingtobeill,they____ a)callforhelp b)signalthemtoliedownandtobecalm c)takethemtothenearesthospital

7. Whenstressed-outpeoplearewithanimals____ a)theirbloodpressureisreduced b)thedogsfeeltheyareuseful c)theanimalfeelsbetter

8. Whichstatementistrue? a)Dogsmakesoundstoindicateifthechildisreadingwell. b)Childrensometimesfinditembarrassingtoreadtodogs. c)Childrencanreadatanyspeedtheywantwiththedogs.

9. Fromthetextweunderstandthat____ a)onlyspeciallytraineddogsareusedtolistentochildrenreading b)manydogsdonotwanttohelppeople c)therapydogsarenotgoodpets

10. Whichstatementistrue? a)Localteachersthinkthereadingprogrammeisasuccess. b)Somechildrenbelievethedogscanunderstandthem. c)Manyofthechildrenkeepthedogsaspets.

Nowcheckyouranswersagainsttheanswersheet!

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