REMEDIAL ENGLISH IV

FIRST PARTIAL EXAM

Name:________________________________________________ ID:______________________

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de Monterrey and that my performance on this test is governed by academic honesty. In
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I. USE PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS

PENNY Good morning, LincoIn. This is Penny Stanton with the morning interview programme.

Today I have (have) a visitor from Italy Her name is Cecilia and she is sitting (sit) here in the studio with me. Good
morning, Cecilia.

___________________________________(you/sit) comfortably?

CECILIA: Yes, thank you. Im fine.

PENNY: I ______________________(know) you are Italian, but where ___________________________(you/live) in

Italy?

CECILIA: I _____________________(live) in Pisa.

PENNY: Ah, in England everybody ______________________(remember) that Pisa ___________________(have) a

famous leaning tower.

CECILIA: Yes, here in LincoIn everybody _______________________________(want) to ask me about it.

PENNY: And when people _________________________ (ask) you about the tower, what
________________________(you/say)?

CECILIA: I _______________________ (tell) them that I _____________________(see) it every day when I am on my

way to school.

PENNY: and now you ______________________ (stay) in LincoIn, my home town. ___________________(you/like)
LincoIn?

CECILIA: _______________________(you/want) my honest opinion?

PENNY: Of course.

CECILIA: Well, I ___________________________ (stay) with a wonderful family and everybody is very kind to me, so I
__________________ (Iove) the people. But I _________________________(not/like) the weather. It (always / rain).

PENNY: Well, just now the sun ____________________________(shine).

CECILIA: Yes, but it ________________________(not/shine) very often. I __________________(not/want) to talk about

the weather.
PENNY: All right. Why are you in Lincoln? What _____________________________ (you/do) here?

CECILIA: Im here with my brother, Giovanni. We _____________________(study) English.

PENNY: But your English is very good! You ________________________(speak) English very well, and you
_____________________ (understand) everything. ___________________(your brother/speak) very good English?

CECILIA: No, he ________________________(not/speak) English very well.

PENNY: And where is Giovanni now? What ________________________________(he/do)?

_____________________(you/know)?

CECILIA: Yes, he _______________________________ (sit) with the family. They _______________________(listen) to

this interview, of course.

II. Read the article and use the verbs on the right to complete the
article(use the appropriate tense)

III. Read the article and write the questions for the given answers.
 a) 30 thousand each day.
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b) The interviews
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c) No,he isnt worried.

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d) Young listeners.
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e) Because has a great personality.

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IV. This is the information of Rachel Elnaugh, she started a

company called Red Latter Days. The company provides
special once in a lifetime experiences, such as flying a plane
,which you can give to people as presents.
Write her company profile.
V. Listening