2016 / 2017

Mid-semester English

Name : ............
Class : 9B5

Test N1

II-Listening : (8 marks)

1) Listen and tick the right option : (1mk)

3 members
This family is composed of
4 members
5 members
2) Circle the correct word to complete the sentences : (2 mks)
A- Adrienne has got a ( nuclear- large- extended ) family.
B- Adriennes sister is ( naughty- quick-tempered - funny )
3) Listen and correct the following statements : (2 mks)
a- Adriennes mother is very tall.
...
b- Her sister is similar to her mum

4) Function : Listen and write a sentence expressing the comparative : (1 mk)

5)

Spelling : Listen and complete : (1 mk)

My dad is probably the .. man youll ever meet. Hes

very.., very generous, very warm-hearted
6) Pronunciation : circle the words having the sound /ai/
mk)
personality

- describe

kind

- quality

(1

Language ( ---/ 12 marks )

Put the bracketed verbs/words in the right tense/form .

( ---- / 3 )

Our family is an extended family. My grandparents live with us. I have an excellent
relationship with them. They are (open/mind) I think they
are sometimes (comprehensive).. than my parents. I think I am
their (lovable) grandson. Yet, my relationship with my parents
is a bit tense mainly with mum. She is (serious) than my
father .She always (assign). to me many responsibilities. She
always sends me shopping .this is (hateful) thing to my heart.
Circle the right options to complete the paragraph .

( --- /

3.5 )

I hate doing house hold jobs.I dont mind(1).. the car

or taking the dog for a walk but I dont like emptying the
rubbish.It always (2) horrible.And I hate (3) my
room.Thats (4) part of Saturday which is the busiest
day.I like my room.There is a lot of stuff (5) the floor an
but I know where everything is.My sister ,Tinia, has to
help quite a lot in the house .She is (6) than me.She
has to empty the dishwasher everyday and she sometimes
has to go shopping at the supermarket.(7)she gets mad
if mum asks her to do more than that.

Complete
( / 3.5)

the

dialogue

with7

words

1* wash /washed/washing
2* smell/smells/smelling
3 * tidy/tidying/is tidying

4* boring/more boring/the most bor

5* in/on/of
6* old/older/the oldest
7* However/Because/So

from

the

list

exhausted/than/whereas/rock/sharing/ironing/upbringing/widow /after
My name is John Smith .My wife Sandra has a full-time job......................... I have
a part time job.When we had our twin daughters life became more
difficult....................... before.Sandra was always ............................ after a long day
at work.But I wasnt.So I started looking........................my children.When they
were babies, I used to ............................. them in my arms and once they had
fallen asleep I put them in their beds.I had to get up many times during the night to
give them their milk bottles.Helping with the............................... of my kids was
really tiring but enjoyable ................................responsibilities makes our life easier

Match each sentence part in A with its completion in B to get a coherent

paragraph. There is an extra part in B
(/2.5)

1-When you have pets in your home a- teach them never to pull an animals ear,
teach your children
2-Never

leave

kids

tail or feet when playing with them.

alone

with

pets

because accidents
3-explain to them that if animals are in
pain or afraid
4-you must supervise the interaction
between pets and children
5-finally to ensure animal safety for
children

b-more dangerous than dogs.

1+....

c- can happen when children tease them.

2+...

d-to treat them gently and with respect.

3+...

e-they are more likely to bite or scratch to 4+...

protect themselves.
5+...
f- even if you believe your children are old
enough to care for a pet.

The listening script

http://www.elllo.org/english/0651/T696-AJ-Traits.htm

odd: Adrienne, we are talking about your family. Can describe the people in your family?
Like, what's your mother like, and your father like and your sister?

Adrienne: OK, well, let me start with my mother. I'm hoping she doesn't listen to this,
though, maybe. My mother is a very interesting. She has a great sense of humor and she's a
very kind woman, very generous woman. She's also not afraid to say what she is thinking,
which is a quality I admire about her very much.
Todd: What about your father? How would you describe your dad?
Adrienne: My dad is probably the nicest man you'll ever meet. He's very kind, very generous,
very warm-heart and he's really a good guy and I love him very much.
Todd: And actually I met your father and he's a very big guy.
Adrienne: He is. Which means he has a very big heart.
Todd: Right.
Adrienne: He is. My dad's very tall and takes up a lot of space. It's true.
Todd: Gentle-Giant, right?
Adrienne: Something like that. Yeah. Yeah.
Todd: OK, now you have a sister. Is she younger or older?
Adrienne: Younger sister.
Todd: Oh, younger sister. How would you describe her personality?
Adrienne: My sister is actually quite similar to my dad in that she has a very good heart and
she's very generous and very open, very friendly and giving personality and she is probably
the only person on the planet who can make me laugh at any moment.
Todd: That's nice.
Adrienne: She cracks me up. So, She's got a great sense of humor, but part of that probably
comes from being sisters too.
Todd: Now you said that your sister is very similar to your father, so you are very similar to
your mother?
Adrienne: Coincidentally, yes, actually. My mother and I have a lot in common in terms of
our personality, which means that we get along very well and then sometimes we don't. Cause
we remind each other of each other perhaps.
Todd: So, like what traits do you have in common?

Adrienne: I would say that we both very often say what we're thinking, which not everybody
likes all of the time.
Todd: I think being outspoken is good.
Adrienne: It can be. It can be which is why I think it's a good quality but it sometimes can
lead to more conflict than you're prepared for.
Todd: Right. Well, it sounds like you have a nice balance.
Adrienne: Mm, we do.