THE FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
MID-TERM TEST
(mock test)
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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 / B1) 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
- He hasn’t told / been telling me his address.
- How long have you learnt / been learning the piano?
- Look! I have bought / been buying a coat.
F. PUT IN THE PRESENT PERFECT OR PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS...... / 6
- I ...... these shoes for a year. (have)
- How long ...... you ...... ? (wait)
- 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
- pass away
- vast
- a storm in a teacup
- suspicious
- 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.