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ENGLISH BASIC XII - A.E.F. 1
- second edition - Units 11 - 12
NAME: ____________________________________________________ DATE:___________
A. GRAMMAR
1. Complete the sentences with a, an, the, or – (no article).( 6x 0.5 = 3 points)
Example: I read an interesting book last week.
1 I never eat - meat because I’m a vegetarian.
2 Is Mike a good teacher?
3 Emily ate all of the cookies I bought.
4 There was an amazing beach in front of our hotel.
5 Russell was the best dancer in the competition.
6 Dina doesn’t have a job.
2. Complete the sentences with to and a verb from the list. (6 x 0.5 = 3 points)
Drink / get / go / have/ meet / play / visit
Example: Do you want to go to the movies?
1 “Hello, I’m Dan.” “Nice to meet you.”
2 Clare learned to play the piano when she was a child.
3 “I don’t have any money.” “You need to get a job!”
4 Jim decided to have a party and invite all his friends.
5 “What would you like to drink?” “A glass of orange juice, please.”
6 I’d love to visit Australia one day.
3. Underline the correct word or phrase. (8 x 0.5 = 4 points)
Example: Don’t walk home. It isn’t safe / safely here at night.
1 Sandra dances quite good / well.
2 It’s raining. Please drive real / really carefully.
3 I don’t understand you. Please speak slow / slowly.
4 That’s a beautiful / beautifully skirt. Is it new?
5 He worked hard / hardly and passed the exam.
6 She doesn’t have a very healthy / healthily lifestyle.
7 They speak perfectly English / English perfectly.
8 This exercise is incredibly difficult / difficult incredibly.
4. Complete the dialogue by putting the verbs in parentheses into the present perfect or the past simple. (7 x 0.5 = 3.5
points)
 A Have you seen (you / see) this movie before?
B No, I 1) haven’t. What about you?
A I 2) saw (see) it last year at the movie theater.
B I 3) met (meet) the main actor a few years ago.
A Wow! I 4) haven’t met (not / meet) anyone famous.
B It 5) was (be) before he was famous. He 6) went (go) to the same school as my brother, Mark. Mark’s an actor,
too.
A Really? 7) Has he been (he / be) on TV?
B No, he usually works in the theater.
5. Read the answers and make questions. Use the words in bold to help you. (6 x 0.5 = 3 points)
Example: I wash my car once a month.
How often do you wash your car?
1 He bought his hat in a department store in New York.
Where did he buy his hat?
2 My favorite actor is Jean Reno.
Who is your favorite actor?
3 She can speak three languages.
How many languages can she speak?
4 We usually finish work at six thirty.
What time do you usually finish work?
5 They’re studying because they have a test tomorrow.
Why are they studying?
6 I like opera and jazz.
What kind of music do you like?

6. Use the words to write positive (+) and negative (–) sentences and questions (?) with the present perfect. (7 x
0.5 = 3.5 points)
Example: I / read / this book / twice (+)
I’ve read this book twice.
4) your parents / be / to Russia before (?)
Have your parents been to Russia before?
1) Marco / fall / in love again (+) 5) Sally / hear / John sing before (–)
Marco has fallen in love again. Sally hasn’t heard John sing before.
2) we / buy / any CDs recently (–) 6) anyone / find / my cell phone (?)
We haven’t bought any CDs recently. Has anyone found my cell phone?
3) you / ever / eat / Moroccan food (?) 7) I / appear / on TV twice (+)
Have you ever eaten Moroccan food? I’ve appeared on TV twice.

B. VOCABULARY
1. Underline the correct verb. (5 x 0.5 = 2.5 points)
Example: Cooking isn’t difficult. You just need / learn / hope to practice.
1 “Would you hope / like / plan to have dinner with me?”
2 Laura’s liking / being / planning to move to the US. She’s got a job there.
3 There’s a new movie on at the theater that I really want / like / would to see.
4 He’s studying hard because he likes / would / hopes to get accepted to a university.
5 There’s nothing for dinner. We need / go / would to go to the supermarket.
2. Complete the sentences with a word or phrase from the box. (8 x 0.5 = 4 points)
attachment / download / google / log in / online /skype / social networking / upload / wifi
Example: How often do you buy things online?
1 You need to log in with your password to use the computer.
2 My dad doesn’t often download music from the internet.
3 It’s easy to find information on the internet – you just google the words.
4 I don’t really like social networking sites like Facebook.
5 Mark likes to upload his photos so his Friends can see them.
6 This email has an attachment, but I can’t open it.
7 My sister lives in Canada and I skype with her once a week.
8 We connect to the internet with wifi
3. Complete the sentences with the correct word. (7 x 0.5 = 3.5 points)
Example: Read the exam questions carefully. politely / carefully /casually
1 He isn’t interested in fashion. He prefers to dress __________. Casually / perfectly /fashionably
2 “Is she a good dancer?” “No, she dances really __________.” well / perfectly / badly
3 He isn’t a very good driver – sometimes he drives __________. carefully / well / dangerously
4 You sang that song __________. Good job! Beautifully / fashionably / really
5 I can’t understand you when you speak __________. Politely / fast / carefully
6 We can’t sleep because they play their music __________. quietly / dangerously / loudly
7 He eats very __________ – he has fast food every day. Unhealthily / hard / noisily
4. Write the past participle of the verbs.(7 x 0.5 = 3.5 points)
Example: speak spoken
1) think thought 5) pay paid
2) fall fallen 6) sing sung
3) drink drunk 7) meet met
4) know known
5. Complete the sentences using the past participle of the verbs in the list. (7 x 0.5 = 3.5 points)
win / break / drive / spend /make / wear / write / leave
Example: Tim’s spent all his money.
1 I’ve made some sandwiches. Would you like one?
2 He’s written a new book. I read it last week.
3 Have you ever won a competition?
4 The classroom is empty. Everyone has left.
5 She hasn’t worn any of the clothes she bought in Toronto.
6 Oh no! You’ve broken Mom’s favorite cup.
7 I’ve driven in lots of different countries and I’ve never had an accident.

6. Find the odd word out. (6 x 0.5 = 3 points)

Example: assist / nurse / vet / dentist
1 magazine /book /journalist /newspaper 4 daughter/ aunt/ nephew /sister
2 chef/ garage /architect /lawyer 5 hall /study /armchair/ kitchen
3 tired /hungry /bored / tall 6 ceiling/ lamp/ couch /cupboard
C. PRONUNCIATION
1. Underline the stressed syllable. (5 x 0.5 = 2.5 points)
Example: in|ter|net
1 a|ttach|ment 4 on|line
2 u|ni|ver|si|ty 5 down|load
3 net|work
2. Match the words with the same sound. (5 x 0.5 = 2.5 points)
Happy /many / shower / first / say / profession
Example: hour shower
1 earn first 4 home happy
2 wait say 5 station profession
3 friend many
D. READING

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1. Read the interview and check (✓) or underline A, B, or C. (7 x 1 = 7 points)
Interview with Paul Mason
Last week Paul Mason, author of the novels Silence, Who did it? and Go Away, agreed to be interviewed by one of our journalists.
Lifestyle & Experience
I live in New York with my second wife and our three children. I wasn’t always a writer. When I left school, I got a job in a library. In my free time I
read murder novels, but one day I decided to write one. I was lucky because people liked it. I earned a lot of money, so I left my job at the library and
began to write all the time. I get up at 6 a.m., go to the gym for an hour, then go to my office. I buy breakfast on the way and eat it while I check my
emails. After I’ve answered my emails, I start writing. I can easily spend 9 or 10 hours writing.
Tastes
After work I have dinner with my family. Sometimes we go out to parties or to the theater, but most evenings I prefer to relax at home and listen to jazz
or read. My favorite author is Agatha Christie, and at the moment I’m reading a book she wrote about her life. My cat usually sits next to me while I
read, and the rest of the family likes to watch TV.
Places
One of my favorite places is Maine on the east coast. We have a small house near the beach. It isn’t very far from Vermont, where we go skiing in the
winter. In the summer, we usually go to Venice, where my wife’s family lives. It’s probably the most beautiful city I’ve ever seen. I stayed in Venice
when I wrote my third book, and that’s where I learned to speak Italian and to play the guitar. I hope to buy a house there one day. Then I’d like to retire
and learn to paint. Example: Paul Mason is a journalist. A true( ) B false (✓ ) C
doesn’t say ( )

1 Paul has been married once. A True B False C Doesn’t say

2 He wrote his first novel when he worked at the library. A True B False C Doesn’t
say
3 He spends a lot of money. A True B False C Doesn’t say
4 He checks his emails before he starts writing. A True B False C Doesn’t
say
5 He doesn’t have a pet. A True B False C Doesn’t say
6 He hasn’t appeared on TV. A True B False C Doesn’t say
7 He has bought another house in Italy. A True B False C Doesn’t say
2. ■Read the text again and answer the questions. (8 x 1 = 8 points)
1 What books has Paul Mason written?
Silence, Who did it?, Go Away.
2 Who does he live with?
His wife and their (three) children.
3 Where did he work before he became a writer?
In a library.
4 How does he relax in the evenings?
He listens to jazz or reads.
5 What is he reading at the moment?
A book by Agatha Christie about her life.
6 Where does he go in winter?
To Vermont.
7 What foreign languages can he speak?
Italian.
8 What does he want to do when he retires?
Learn to paint.

E. WRITING
1. Describe your life. Choose two or more ideas from the list. (75–100 words) (5 points)
1 Your tastes (music, books, movies, etc.)
2 Your lifestyle (daily activities, ways to relax, etc.)
3 Your home (house, rooms, pets, etc.)
4 Your abilities (languages, musical instruments, etc.)
5 Your favorite places (in your town, for vacations, etc.)
6 Your work experiences (first job, worst job, etc.)
F. LISTENING
[AEF1 T 21 ] 1. Listen to Jamie describing life in Paris. Underline the correct word / phrase. (5 x 1 = 5 points)
 1 Jamie is a businessman / teacher.
2 He prefers to wear casual / expensive clothes.
3 He speaks French perfectly / pretty well now.
4 He was surprised to see a lot of fast food / tourist restaurants in Paris.
5 He thinks that most French people have good / bad driving habits.
[AEF1 T 23 ] 2. Listen to a radio interview. Check (✓) A or B. (5 x 1 = 5 points)

1 Mike hasn’t been to the US before. A) True B) False

2 His most recent movie is about vampires. A) True B) False
3 He’s written a book about his life as an actor. A) True B) False
4 He’s recently become a father. A) True B) False
5 He’s been to college. A) True B) False