Pensaris Corporate Training – Midterm Test – Intermediate A

Total exam length: 2 hours

Student: Teacher: Date: Final score: /100

1. GRAMMAR. Write the past participle form of these verbs. ( / 5 points).

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1. go

2. take

3. light

4. find

5. fight

2. GRAMMAR. Complete the text with present perfect or past simple of the verb in brackets. (2 points each)

( /20 points)

Hugh Grant, (1)………………………………..(go) to the door of the fancy London Business School building and(2)
…………………………(attempt) to enter but he was stopped at the reception. He (3)…………………(speak) to the
doorman who at that moment (4)……………………..(face) a dilemma. What was a football celebrity doing there?
(5)........................... (shall) he let him in or call his boss?

“I´m sorry sir. I(6)……………………………..(have) many problems since I started here so If you don´t mind I´ll call the
boss.” A couple of minutes later he …………………..(come) back. “So sorry sir. I (7)……………………(can´t) find him.
(8)…………….you ever ………………..(be) inside the building before?

“No, not really; I (9)…………..never……………(set) foot inside the building. My secretary (10)……………………………
(make) the appointment but don´t worry; I´ll tell her to set up another appointment. Your boss has great
security for a dentist.”

3. GRAMMAR. Choose the best option to complete the sentences. (2 points each)( / 10 points)

a) “If I ……………………(spoke/speak) Greek I …………………(would/can) read all of Plato´s works.”

b) “They´re in English too you know. If they………………….(aren´t /weren´t) so expensive, I ……………………..

(would/would to) buy them for you.”

c) People…………………..(would/should) live longer if they…………………..(lived/had lived)in smaller cities.

d) If I………………….(meet/am meeting)my objectives……………………..I(will get/will have got) a big bonus.

e) If he……………………(saves/is saving) his money he………………….(would/will) be able to buy Plato´s

works.

4. GRAMMAR. Complete using will/going to. ( / 5 points)

a) When I graduate ……………………….. travel to Europe to visit Capri. Ahhh, Italy!

b) Take your umbrella with you. Look at those black clouds. It………………………………rain any moment.
 c) “What would you like to be when you grow up?” “ ………………………………..be a fireman. For sure,
daddy!”

d) “Look out Superman! I .................help you with those bags from the supermarket”.

e) “Hold on a minute, son. I……………………………get my wallet. I left it at the counter”

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5. WRITING. E-MAIL Writing (70/100 words, /16 points)

You haven’t heard from your Australian friend Steve for over a year. All of a sudden, he sends you an
email to check on you and your family. He says he will be coming down for a visit at end of July.

Your task:

 Please tell him what you have been doing since you last heard from him.
 Please tell him some important facts that have happened in Argentina since 2009.
 Please ask him how long he is staying and what he would like to do while he is in your country.

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6. LISTENING. Listen to Julie Reynolds, of Design Magazine, talk about two famous British designers –
Jonathan Ive and Trevor Bayliss – and answer the following questions. ( /13 Pts)

1. After graduating, Jonathan Ive went to work at

a. the Design Museum.

b. Tangerine.
c. Apple Computer.

2. His first design for Apple Computer was a

a. desktop computer.
b. portable music player.
c. laptop computer.

3. Ive’s revolutionary designs have

a. increased Apple’s sales.

 b. transformed the image of computers.
c. created new markets for Apple.

4. After leaving the army Bayliss

a. designed swimming pools.

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b. became a professional sportsman.
c. worked as a salesman.

5. Bayliss’s main achievement has been to

a. make modern technology available everywhere.

b. improve economic conditions in poor countries.
c. make products affordable to everyone.

7. READING (2 points each)( / 16 points)

Read the text bellow and mark the right answer.

Scottish Independence

Many people know Scotland mostly through William Wallace, probably one of the first guerilla fighters of all time, played by Mel Gibson
in his excellent epic. Why were such a feisty people not independent earlier is a mystery. What do the Scots themselves think? The
majority of people in Scotland are in favour of breaking away from the rest of the UK and becoming independent, according to a poll
taken just before the 300th anniversary of the Act of Union, which united Scotland and England.

A pair of Acts of Parliament, passed in 1706 and 1707 that came into effect on May 1, 1707, created Great Britain. Each country had
separate Parliaments. The parliaments of both countries were dissolved, and replaced by a new Parliament of Great Britain in
Westminster, London. As a result, the Scottish lost their Independence and it could be said, William Wallace was probably cursing in his
grave. But back to statistics.

The poll that showed support for independence for Scotland is running at 51%. This is the first time since 1998 that support for
separation has passed 50%, and the first time since devolution gave power to the country in 1999. Six months before elections for the
Scottish Parliament, these poll results come as good news to the Scottish Nationalist Party, who are hoping to make progress against
Labour and further the cause of an independent Scotland.

Many people are disillusioned with devolution, and believe that the Scottish Parliament has failed to deliver what they had hoped it
would; only a tenth has no opinion. In fact, only 39% of those polled want to keep things as they are. William Wallace, what do you
think?

Questions

Q1 – Everyone knows Scotland thanks to patriotic Mel Gibson. T-F

Q2 - The writer believes the Scots should be totally independent. T-F

Q3- Great Britain was formed by an Act of Parliament in 1707. T-F

Q4-The Scottish Parliament started to operate in 1999. T-F

Q5-Scotland is now independent thanks to the devolution of 1999. T-F

Q6-The Labour department is in charge of the poll. T-F

Q7-The Scottish Parliament is in danger of being overthrown. T-F

Q8- Only ten percent of the people are against devolution. T-F

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8. SPEAKING. Now that you have handed in, talk about the article in the reading exercise. Give your opinion.
( / 15 points)

Grammar: /40 Writing: /16 List. /13 Reading: /16 Speak. / 15 Total: /100
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