TEST AProgress TEST – level a2

Time allotted: 90 minutesTesting date: 24.01.2011

This test paper consists of 50 questions printed on 04 pages. The questions are numbered from 01 to 50and writing tasks

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------INSTRUCTION: Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answer. On the answer sheet,

blacken the letter A, B, C, or D of your choice with a pencil.A . GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, AND

CONVERSATION: Question 1 – 50

1. My father is a _________. His job is stressful and dangerous. He usually wears uniform and carries a gun.

A. a doctorB. a police officerC. a pilotD. a student

2. Mary is on diet, so she likes to eat _________ such as lettuce, cauliflowers, tomatoes and potatoes.

A. vegetablesB. meatC. seafoodD. fruits

3. A: Where does her brother _________? B: He lives in New York.

A. liveB. livesC. to liveD. living

4. His secretary _________ a lot of work. She works very hard.

A. do B. doesC. to doD. doing

5. My children _________ fast foods because they are very awful.

A. hateB. hatesC. to hateD. hating

6. The beef in many expensive restaurants _________ very fresh.

A. isB. areC. aren’t D. am

7. People in San Francisco like Sunday brunch at the restaurant. What’s the meaning of “brunch”? It means _________.

A. breakfast and lunchB. breakfast and dinnerC. dinner and lunchD. lunch with beef

8. Her parents often do _________ in the park every morning.

A. tai chiB. basketballC. bicyclingD. baseball

9. A: What do you do to keep fit?B: I work out at the _________.

A. gymB. stadiumC. swimming poolD. gallery

10. Sometimes that man _________ swimming for relax.

A. goesB. wentC. is goingD. to go

11. His mother _________ him a drum on his last birthday.

A. givesB. gaveC. giveD. to give

12. Now his sister is probably _________ in the supermarket.

A. shopB. shoppingC. shoppedD. to shop

13. There _________ some cheese in the fridge yesterday.

A. wasB. wereC. isD. are

14. My brother is going _________ abroad next year.

A. studyB. to study

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C. studyingD. studies

15. Peter is very intelligent. He can _________ four languages: English, Spanish, French and Chinese.

A. speakB. speaksC. spokeD. speaking

16. This room is _________ than that one.A. coolB. coolerC. more coolD. more cooler

17. His family is _________ than hers.A. happyB. happierC. more happyD. happiest

18. Terry looks as _________ as his grandfather.A. tall B. tallerC. more tallD. tallest

19. “Oranges aren’t as expensive as apples” means “_________”.

A. Oranges are more expensive than apples.

B. Apples are cheaper than oranges.C. Apples are more expensive than

oranges.D. Apples are as expensive as oranges.

20. They always go _________ in summer.A. fishB. fishingC. to fishD. to fishing

21. David usually gets to work by bus, but today he comes to his office _________ foot.

A. by B. onC. toD. in

22. People often feel warm _________ spring.A. inB. atC. onD. by

23. These students don’t have English lesson _________ Sundays.

A. onB. of

C. withD. in

24. There are two dogs in the yard. The black _________ belongs to his daughter.

A. oneB. onesC. someD. a

25. When he was a child, he always _________ to be an actor.

A. wantsB. wantedC. wantD. to want

26. I got up at six in the morning, had breakfast with my family and _________ the Youth newspaper.

A. readsB. readC. to readD. reading

27. Her hobbies are watching TV, listening to music and _________ stamps.

A. collectingB. collectC. collectedD. to collect

28. When _________ you finish writing your paragraph?

A. didB. areC. doesD. have

29. Which underlined letters are pronounced differently from others?

A. startedB. intendedC. neededD. hoped

30. Which underlined letters are pronounced differently from others?

A. meetsB. keepsC. worksD. feels

31. Which sentence is right?A. He is always late for class.B. He is late for class always.C. He always is late for class.D. Always he is late for class.

32. A: How is his hair?B: He has _________.

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A. short black hairB. black short hairC. hair short blackD. hair black short

33. A _________ is the place where people change their money.

A. bankB. department storeC. palaceD. church

34. His _________ are funny, friendly and smart.A. appearanceB. personalitiesC. clothesD. hobbies

35. A: _________ do you go to school everyday?B: By motorbike

A. How B. How oftenC. WhatD. What time

36. Yesterday Linda _________ a new pair of high heels.

A. buyB. buysC. boughtD. is buying

37. A: _________?B: He is well – dressed.

A. What does your uncle look like?B. What does he like?C. What is his job?D. What did he do on the weekends?

38. A: Where can you buy medicine?B: At a _________.

A. drugstoreB. bookstoreC. music storeD. theater

39. A: _________?B: It’s often mild and sunny.

A. What’s the weather like in Can Tho?B. What’s he look like?C. Who does he look like?D. What is his hair?

40. What kinds of _________ do you usually wear?A. clothesB. musicC. foodD. jobs

41. A: _________?B: They are $ 300.

A. How much is this jacket?B. How are these shoes?C. How much are these shoes?D. How are they?

42. He never uses a cell phone _________ a date.A. on B. inC. for D. from

43. That old lady often goes _________ a walk in the park every evening.

A. forB. inC. onD. from

44. Those students _________ their classroom once a year.

A. decorateB. decoratesC. decoratedD. decorating

45. Look! A dog _________ after a bus.A. is running B. runsC. ranD. running

46. Hue city is famous _________ its historical vestiges.

A. at B. onC. forD. of

47. The streets are crowded _________ vehicles at the rush hour.

A. withB. forC. fromD. off

48. The beach is full _________ tourists in summer.A. ofB. offC. toD. about

49. A: Thank you for your attention.B: _________.

A. You’re welcome.B. You’re right.C. It’s terrible.D. Nott bad.

50. A: where is Mr. Mark?B: _________.

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A. He’s doing his homework in the bedroom.

B. He does his homework in the bedroom.C. He did his homework in the bedroom.D. He doing his homework in the

bedroom.

C . READING: Question 51 - 73

Questions 51 – 53 refers to the following article.

51. How many moives can be seen on each of the days advertised?a. Oneb. Twoc. Threed. Four

52. Which movie is the oldest?a. Out of the Darknessb. Paris Bluesc. Phantom Valleyd. Queen’s Logic

53. Which two movies are the same type?a. Out of the Darkness and Phantom Valleyb. Queen’s Logic and Paris Bluesc. Queen’s Logic and Phantom Valleyd. Out of the Darkness and Paris Blues

Questions 54 – 55 refers to the following article.

54. To whom does this advertisement apply?a. Wholesalers.b. Visitors

c. Food companiesd. Net Customers

55. How can people get responses from the company?a. calling from the company.b. visiting Canada.c. by fax.d. by e-mails.

Questions 56 – 58 refers to the following article.

56. What does Bel Air refer to?a. the name of a plane.b. the name of an airline.

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MOVIES AT THE BIJOUOut of the Darkness (1985). Drama. Martin Sheen, Hector Elizondo. Monday, 6:00 P.M.

Paris Blues (1961). Drama. Paul New Man, Joanne Woodward. Tuesday, 8:00 P.M.

Phantom Valley (1948) Western. Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette. Wednesday, 6:00

P.M.

Queen’s Logic (1990). Comedy. Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis. Monday through

Wednesday, 3:00 P.M.

People travel a lot with Bel Air because they know they will get what they want. They want to go quickly and safely across the land, across the sea or right across the world, and they know Bel Air flies all the newest and fastest planes to more towns and cities of the world than other airline. Do you want to go to Paris, Washington or Tokyo? Bel air will take you there, at all times of day or night, right through the week. But Bel Air not only to the biggest cities, we also fly two or three times a week to towns and cities in the very centre of Asia, Africa and South America.

People fly with Bel Air because they know they will leave on time and arrive on time. They know that they will receive the best food and watch the films.

Bel Air is second to none

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c. an air lab.d. a radio program.

57. Who is this advertisement intended for?a. Pilots.b. Flight attendants.c. Passengers.d. Flying Officers.

58. According to the passages, which of the following is true?a. Bel Air owns the newest and fastest planes.b. People can get what they want from Bel Air.c. Bel Air is the second best company in the

world.d. Bel Air only flies to all the biggest cities.

Questions 59 – 63 refers to the following article.

Andrew Kelly is a scientist. He’s from Sydney, Australia, but in the summer he lives in Antartica – the coldest place in the world. Andrew lives and works in the Davis Research Station. He studies the animals there, “I study penguins and seals”, says Andrew. “They are really interesting animals. There are millions of them in the ocean and on the ice near the research station.”

In the summer months, there are about 30 scientists at the research station. “We don’t live here all year”, says Andrew. “In the winter, the temperature can go down to -600c. The weather conditions are terrible and sometimes it’s dark 24 hours a day!” In the fall, Andrew goes back to Australia and teaches for six months at the University of Sydney.

Does Andrew like his job” “Yes, I love it,” he says, “I love working with animals. And Antartica is beautiful.59. Andrew works in the Davis Research Station all

the year.a. Trueb. Faslec. No Infomartion

60. Andrew is the only scientist in the Research Station.a. Trueb. Faslec. No Infomartion

61. He is fond of doing his job because he likes the animals.a. Trueb. Faslec. No Infomartion

62. He doesn’t love Antartica because the weather conditions are very terrible.a. Trueb. Faslec. No Infomartion

63. He isn’t interested in any other animals except penguins and seals.a. Trueb. Faslec. No Infomartion

Questions 64 – 68 refers to the following article.

Hi, Michelle!Thanks for your email. Tomorrow is the

last day of my exchange program here at the Waseda University. I really enjoyed living in Tokyo and studying Japanese, and I made lots of new friends. Tomorrow evening all the students in my class are going to go out for dinner with our teacher. We’re going to eat at sushi restaurant. I love sushi!

Nex week, when the program finishes, I’m going to leave Tokyo. I’m going to travel around Japan for three weeks with my friend Cheng – Han. Cheng – Han is from Taiwan. We’re going to climb Mount Fuji, then we’re going to take the train to Osaka. After that, we’re going to visit Kyushu.

Yesterday I bought my plane ticket back to US. I’m going to arrive in Minneapolis on July 31st. I’m going to spend August at home with my parents, then I’m going to go back to college in September.Are you going to be in Minneapolis in August? I hope so!See you soon.ColinP.S I’m attaching a photo of Cheng – Han.64. Why does Colin go to Japan?

a. to live in japan.b. to learn japanese.c. to visit japan.d. to attend his exchange program.

65. When Colin lives in Japan, he ________.a. doesn’t have many friendsb. doesn’t study Japanesec. likes eating Japanese foodd. can’t speak japanese

66. What does he intend to do when he finishes his study?a. He’s going to visit some cities in Japan.

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b. He’s going to travel to Taiwan.c. He’s going to come back to the United

States.d. He’s going to leave Japan.

67. How will he get back to Minneapolis?a. by trainb. by boatc. by airplaned. by subway

68. According to the letter, which statement is true?a. Michelle will meet Colin at the college in

August.b. Colin don’t have intention to return the

United States.c. Colin won’t visit his parents when he go

back to the United States.d. Michelle will see the photo of Cheng – Han

when he receives this email.

Questions 68 – 73 refers to the following article.

Three men chased a mugger into East Putney station, London, after he punched and kicked an elderly woman, but were turned back at the barrier because they had no tickets, it was stated at the Central Criminal Court yesterday.

They were refused use of a telephone to call the police, so they bought platform tickets, went into the station and caught the attacker, a youth of 17. One of the pursuers had to go outside to make a 999 call.

Mr Justice Melford Stevenson said the incident deserved to be brought to the attention of the railway authorities. He sent the mugger to jail for five years.

Terry Tailor earlier had admitted assaulting Mrs Margaret Percy, aged 67, with intent to rob her.

69. Three men were stopped by the police for trying to catch a train without tickets.a. True b. Falsec. No Information

70. Barriers are mostly used to prevent crimes at East Putney station.a. True b. Falsec. No Information

71. An old lady was attacked and injured near a railway station in London.a. True

b. Falsec. No Information

72. The railway staff didn't let the pursuers make an emergency call.a. True b. Falsec. No Information

73. According to the Judge, railway authorities deserve more attention in emergencies.a. True b. Falsec. No Information

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