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THE FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

MID-TERM TEST

(mock test)

Name / Index no.
Department

A. Write the words which have been left out in these informal sentences and questions, and indicate with V where the word should go in the sentence. There are two words for each line...... / 3

1 V Heard the amazing news? Have you

2 Calling it a night already? ......

3Been travelling a lot this year?......

4I am on my way out. Need something from the store?......

B. Replace the words in italics with a more informal expression from the box...... / 3

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1I’m going backpacking with my friend buddy around India this summer.

2Sorry! I won’t be able to come ...... tonight.

3I am on my way to the airport. If you need a ride get in the car ......

4I was in the area ...... so thought I’d pay you a visit.

C. Complete the sentences with words from the box. There are two extra words...... / 3

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1Check out my new ...... I’ve added some new photos.

2When he returned from his travels, his family celebrated his ...... with a big party.

3I do not pretend ...... is fun, because on the whole it isn’t.

D. Match a line in A with a line in B. Write a) or b) in the boxes...... / 3

A / B
1) She works
2) She is working / a) as a waitress.
b) as a waitress this summer till the school starts.
1) They have written
2) They have been writing / a) letters to her all this week.
b) 30 letters this week.
1) I’ve lost
2) I’ve been losing / a) my keys.
b) my mind lately.

E. CIRCLE THE CORRECT FORM...... / 3

  1. He hasn’t told / been telling me his address.
  2. How long have you learnt / been learning the piano?
  3. Look! I have bought / been buying a coat.

F. PUT IN THE PRESENT PERFECT OR PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS...... / 6

  1. I ...... these shoes for a year. (have)
  2. How long ...... you ...... ? (wait)
  3. It ...... all day. (snow)

G. WRITE ONE WORD TO MAKE THREE COMPOUND NOUNS...... / 3

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...... conditioning address ...... credit......

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H. CORRECT THE MISTAKES IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:...... / 6

1. Someone has eaten my cake – there is only one piece left!

......

2. My friend is very houseproud – she cries almost every day.

......

3. We have been swamped by rubbish from the Garbage Patching.

......

I. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH CORRECT WORDS ...... / 5

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1. The bomb...... has concrete walls that are three metres thick.

2. A gentle...... carried them slowly offshore.

3. Let's not...... the job for the sake of a few pounds.

4. During the...... , the archeological team found some relics from the Stone Age.
5. A small but significant number of 11-year-olds are......

J. MATCH THE WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS...... / 5

  1. pass away
  2. vast
  3. a storm in a teacup
  4. suspicious
  5. rubbish

a)making you feel that sth illegal is happening or that sth iswrong

b) die

c) extremely large

d) make a big deal of something unimportant

e) waste material; refuse or litter

1. / 2. / 3. / 4. / 5.