Abou Zamaa Prep School Teacher :Mrs.Baatour

Date :November 13th 2019

Mid of Term Test N :1 9th form

Name :………………….

Surname :……………..

Class :…………………..

Grade………… /20

1- Fill in the blanks with words from the box :(3.5 marks) There are 2 extra nu!cwleoarrd*sw! hereas* quietly * members * extended* with *solve * a  * sneak out

Dear Mandy,

I’m going to tell you about my family in this letter.Well it’s an (1)————- family.

It’s composed of seven (2)—————- my parents, my grandparents ,my two

sisters and me.The house is always noisy and my mum is all the time busy. My parents are generally nice and supportive.When they disagree (3)—————– me

about anything , they never get angry or shout at me.They just ask me to sit down and talk (4)—————- .Most of the time, we manage to (5) ——————-

the problem together.Luckily ,I have (6)—————– good relationship with

them.Besides,my parents are understanding and supportive.(7)————— they

are sometimes strict and severe when it seems necessary.Despite all that I love them very much.

2- Circle the correct option :(2.5 marks)

My husband is angry with me.He ( 1*complain / complaint / complains) that we don’t spend any time together .He says that my job (2* who / which /where) he thinks I put first , is the real cause of all our problems.

It ‘s true that I enjoy my job, but we can’t possibly pay the price of our house if I give it up. Moreover,I earn as (3 *many / much / more) money as my husband ,but he thinks that he is the only breadwinner of the family.(4*While / and / Besides) I have no time for practising my hobbies,my husband seems to have enough time for sports at least twice a week. Worse still,he says we ‘re going to divorce if I don’t stop working.My husband is really (5* more selfish / selfish / the most selfish) person I have ever known.What a pity !

3- Put the bracketed words in the appropriate tense/form :(3.5 marks)

I know my daughter thinks that I’m a severe and a narrow(1*mind) ——————

father.In fact,she is wrong.It’s true that I’m (2*severe)—————— than my wife

.But I’am as worried as her about our daughter’s (3*behave)————– these

days.

She (4*spend)————- too much money outside the house with her friends and

(5*not study) ————— hard.I don’t want her (6*fail)—————- in the exams

this year.I simply want to support her and provide for her the (7* good)————–

education I can.I’m really lost .What shall I do ?.

4- Match each sentence part in column A with its corresponding part in column B to get a coherent paragraph :(2.5 marks) .Write your answer in the box provided.

There are 2 extra !

1- Listen to the whole passage and tick the correct option:(1mark)

*The passage is mainly about Darren’s : a*family          b* job          * town

2- Listen to part 1 and answer the following questions :(2marks)

a*Who does Darren live with ?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

b*When do they go surfing ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3- Listen to part 2 and fill in the table with information from the passage : (2marks)

• Spelling : listen to part 3 and write the missing words correctly :(1mark)

‘ On Saturday night , we often go to Chinatown.The food is…………………… and

really cheap.Or we stay in Bondi because there are a lot of really good little Thai and Italian………………….. here. ’

5- Function :Circle the correct function :(1 mark)

‘’It’s very hot in summer ,but it’s beautiful ‘’ expresses : a*opinion                  b*contrast          c * advice

6- Pronunciation : Are the underlined sounds similar ( = )or different ( ≠):Write( S) or (D) :(1 mark)

a* night / live (………..)                       b- house / usually (………. )