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ENGLISH TEST C1
III°C
NAME: ______________________________MY SCORE:_____ MARK:________
DATE: November 19th TOTAL SCORE: 72 POINTS

I.- CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE. ( 3 POINTS )

1. We had a thrilling ride on a rollercoaster at the amusement park.

a. Correct
b. Wrong

2. I am interesting in old books and stamps.

a. Correct
b. Wrong

3. It's really annoying when people push in front of you in a queue, isn't it?
a. Correct
b. Wrong

4. Success at work is a satisfied experience.

a. Correct
b. Wrong

5. I feel very frustrated when I can't think of the correct word in English.
a. Correct
b. Wrong

6. I felt very embarrassing. Everybody was looking at me and I went bright red.
a. Correct
b. Wrong

II.- CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE. ( 3 POINTS )

1. The play was really_______ in fact, I was so _______ that I fell asleep.
a. bored / bored
b. bored / boring
c. boring / boring
d. boring / bored

2. My friend lost her job, she hasn't got any money and she had to move out of her
flat. She's really unhappy and ________, and her situation makes me feel _____
too.
a. depressed / depressed
b. depressed / depressing
c. depressing / depressing
d. depressing / depressed

3. Foreign travel is really____ I'm going to Mexico next month, and I'm really____
about it!
a. excited / excited
b. excited / exciting
c. exciting / exciting
d. exciting / excited

4. I think that an academic subject is only________ if the teacher or lecturer talks

about it in an ________way.
a. interested / interested
b. interested / interesting
c. interesting / interesting
d. interesting / interested
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5. My job is extremely_______ At the end of each day I'm absolutely _______

a. tiring / exhausting
b. tired / exhausted
c. tiring / exhausted
d. tired / exhausting

6. He told me a most_______story about his days as a footballer. He's a

very________ person.
a. entertaining / amusing
b. entertaining / amused
c. entertained / amusing
d. entertained / amused

IIII. A gang of criminals have a plan to steal millions of pounds from a

London bank and leave the country. They’re talking about what they will be
doing a week from now, after the robbery. Complete the idea using future
progressive ( 7 POINTS

1. We / live / in luxury ____________________________________________

2. We / relax / at our villa _________________________________________

3. I / sit / by the pool ____________________________________________

4. The sun / shine ______________________________________________

5. We / enjoy / ourselves _________________________________________

6. The police / look for us _________________________________________

7. But / we / laugh / at them _______________________________________

IV. Rewrite this sentences using future progressive (6 POINTS)

1. Jim is going to study from 7 o’clock until 10 o’clock this evening.

So at 8.30 this evening he ____________________________________________

2. Don’t phone me between 7 and 8____________________________________

(we / finish) dinner then.

3. If you need to contact me,__________________________________________

(I / stay) at the Hilton Hotel until Friday.

4. We’re working very hard. (at this time next month)

__________________________________________________________________

5. He’s still mending his car. (at dinner time)

__________________________________________________________________

6. I’m having an interview now. (at 2 o’clock this afternoon)

__________________________________________________________________

V. Complete the sentences using question tags. (12 pts)

1. There is enough food here, _______________________________________ ?

2. I am very forgetful, ______________________________________________ ?
3. Your brother has been away for a long time, __________________________ ?
4. The scientists left for Rome yesterday, ______________________________ ?
5. She’s left for Saint Paul, _________________________________________ ?
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6. Charles can’t speak Russian, _____________________________________ ?

7. Ingrid’s gone to the movies, ______________________________________ ?
8. We couldn’t go there, ___________________________________________ ?
9. Bob arrived late, _______________________________________________ ?
10. Betty loves coffee, ____________________________________________ ?
11. There isn’t anything wrong, _____________________________________ ?
12. You will be happy to get that job, _________________________________ ?
VI.- WRITE THE ARTICLES A, AN, THE OR X IN THE SENTENCES: ( 6
POINTS
1.- Greeks like ________ coffee.
2.- ________ exercise he is writing is very easy.
3.- He lives in ________ Japan.
4.- ________ Mr. Brown is ________ teacher.
5.- They took him to ________ hospital in ________ ambulance.
7.- ________ good student works very hard.
8.- He is having ________ lunch.
9.- ________ dictator Napoleon was born in Corsica.
10.- ________ best coffee comes from ________ Mocha, ________ town in
________ Arabia.
11.- ________ Alps are ________ longest mountain in Europe.
12.- ________ Aegean Sea is usually rough.
13.- This is made in ________ United Kingdom.
14.- We must help ________ poor.
15.- ________ American like whisky but ________ Germans prefer beer.
16.- ________ silver is one the heaviest metals.
17.- ______________ happiness is in the simplest things.
VII.- WRITE WHO, WHICH, WHOSE ( 5 POINTS )
1.- This is the bank__________________ was robbed yesterday.

2.- A boy __________________ sister is in my class was in the bank at that time.

3.- The man _____________________ robbed the bank had two pistols.

4.- He wore a mask _________________ made him look like Mickey Mouse.

5.- He came with a friend ___________________ waited outside in the car.

6.- The woman __________________ gave him the money was young.

7.- The bag__________________ contained the money was yellow.

8.- The people_________________ were in the bank were very frightened.

9.- A man __________________ mobile was ringing did not know what to do.

10.- A woman___________________ daughter was crying tried to calm her.

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VIII.- WRITE WHO or WHOM ( 4 POINTS )

1.- To____________________ have you offered the flowers?

2.- _________________wrote that beautiful love poem?

3.- I just want to know___________________ made this delicious dish.

4.- Do you know the man__________________ is standing there?

5.- My parents will accept________________ I choose as my husband.

6.- For__________________ are you buying this present?

7.- Tell me, ___________________told you this wonderful news?

8.- The electrician _____________ I asked for assistance was helpful.

IX.- WRITE WHO, WHOM, WHICH, WHOSE. ( 4 POINTS )

1.- He bought all the tools_________________ are required to fix his old car.

2.- This is the doctor_____________ helped Sara recover from her illness.

3.- This is the girl_________________ he fell in love with in Madrid

4.- She managed to pass the exam in spite of all the difficulties, ___________
didn't surprise people who knew her.

5.- These are the kids_________________ parents were were arrested..

6.- Give me the plate ___________________ is on the table.

7.- I don't know_____________________ did it.

8.- The police identified the murderer_________________ fingerprints were on

the knife.

X.- RE-WRITE THE SENTENCES USING “IT TAKES” DEPENDING ON EACH

TENSE ( 9 POINTS )
1. I do the dishes in a few minutes.
__________________________________________________________________
2. They completed their task in four hours.
__________________________________________________________________
3. The workers will paint our mansion in one month.
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4. My sister studies for the English and French tests in three hours.
__________________________________________________________________
5. Frederick will finish his project in one week more.
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XI.- CHOOSE THE CORRECT INDEFINITE PRONOUN.( 5 POINTS )

1 ___ can speak all the languages in the world.

A) Everybody B)Something C)Nobody

2 I believe there's ___ at the door.

A) Something B) somebody C) anybody

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3 "Where are my keys?" "I've seen them ____ but I can´t remember where."

A) Anywhere B) somewhere C) nowhere

4 Would you like ___ to eat?

A) Nothing B) somewhere C) something

5 Does ____ know where I put my iPod?

A) Anybody B) nobody C) somebody

6 You can find mobile phones ____ in the world.

A) Anywhere B) somewhere C) nowhere

7 I need ____ to drink. Have you got some water?

A) Something B) anything C) nothing

8 ____ needs love.

A) Nobody B) Everybody C) Somebody

9 My husband and I always tell each other ____.

A) Something B) anywhere C) anything

10 "Come and have dinner with us." "I don't want to go ____."

A) Nothing B) anywhere C) somewhere

XII.- TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH. ( 7 POINTS )

1.- Él conoce Londres mejor que cualquiera.

_______________________________________________________________

2.- Todos estaban sorprendidos de su decision.

_______________________________________________________________

3.- Tienes que limpiar tu pieza. No puedes encontrar nada ahí.

_______________________________________________________________

4.- Me tomó una hora hacer esta prueba.

_______________________________________________________________

5.- Fue vergonzoso para mí caerme en frente de todos.

_______________________________________________________________

6.- Puedes responder el teléfono por favor? Alguien está llamando.

_______________________________________________________________

7.- Nos tomará todo el día terminar el Proyecto.

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