Life 2 – Pre intermediate B Test

Read the text about Charlie Chaplin's early life and answer the true/false questions below. (12 pts) (2
pts each)

Charlie Chaplin's Early Life

He was believed to have been born on April 16, 1889. There is some doubt whether April 16 is actually
his birthday, and it is possible he was not born in 1889. There is also uncertainty about his birthplace:
London or Fontainebleau, France. There is no doubt, however, as to his parentage: he was born to
Charles Chaplin, Sr. and Hannah Harriette Hill (aka Lily Harley on stage), both Music Hall entertainers. His
parents separated soon after his birth, leaving him in the care of his increasingly unstable mother.
In 1896, Chaplin's mother was unable to find work; Charlie and his older half-brother Sydney Chaplin
had to be left in the workhouse at Lambeth, moving after several weeks to Hanwell School for Orphans
and Destitute Children. His father died an alcoholic when Charlie was 12, and his mother suffered a
mental breakdown, and was eventually admitted temporarily to the Cane Hill Asylum at Coulsdon (near
Croydon). She died in 1928 in the United States, two years after coming to the States to live with
Chaplin, by then a commercial success.
Charlie first took to the stage when, aged five, he performed in Music Hall in 1894, standing in for his
mother. As a child, he was confined to a bed for weeks due to a serious illness, and, at night, his mother
would sit at the window and act out what was going on outside. In 1900, aged 11, his brother helped get
him the role of a comic cat in the pantomime Cinderella at the London Hippodrome. In 1903 he
appeared in 'Jim, A Romance of Cockayne', followed by his first regular job, as the newspaper boy Billy in
Sherlock Holmes, a part he played into 1906. This was followed by Casey's 'Court Circus' variety show,
and, the following year, he became a clown in Fred Karno's 'Fun Factory' slapstick comedy company.
According to immigration records, he arrived in the United States with the Karno troupe on October 2,
1912. In the Karno Company was Arthur Stanley Jefferson, who would later become known as Stan
Laurel. Chaplin and Laurel shared a room in a boarding house. Stan Laurel returned to England but
Chaplin remained in the United States. Chaplin's act was seen by film producer Mack Sennett, who hired
him for his studio, the Keystone Film Company.

1. Chaplin might have been born some years earlier than is currently believed.
True
False
2. Chaplin's mother died before her son was successful.
True
False
3. Chaplin first performed on the stage after he arrived in the United States.
True
False
4. His first serious job was delivering newspapers.
True
False
5. His first partner on the stage was the actor, Stan Laurel.
True
False
6. He was discovered while working for a British organisation in the United States.
True
False

Listen and select the correct option about the first story. (14 pts) (2 pts each)

Where did the story take place?

Brazil
USA
England

When did the story take place?

December 1st 1957
December 27th 1980
January 16th 1958?

What did people see first?

Unusual lights
Discs flying very fast
Slow discs and lights

How big was the object that people saw?

20 feet wide and 30 feet high
47 feet high
50 feet wide

Were there any photograps or other physical evidence?

A noisy aeroplane
A series of six photograps
Broken trees and large holes in the ground

What was the explanation give by people who did not believe the story?
It was an aeroplane flying through the fog
It was the wind and complex scientific causes
It was a radio station

What do people say today?

The objects moved slowly
The photographs are real
Experts cannot explain the high levels of radiation
There are 10 questions in this quiz and each question has only one true answer. (5 pts) (0.5 each)
1. He is _________ doctor.
a
an
some
the
2. He is holding _________ umbrella.
a
an
-
some
3. We walk the dog three times _________ day.
the
in
an
a
4. There are sixty minutes in __________ hour.
-
the
an
a
5. He ate __________ kilo of ice cream yesterday evening.
an
a
two
some
6. There is __________ university in our town.
a
an
two
-
7. Our new house cost us _________ hundred and eighty thousand pounds.
some
the
an
a
8. I want to be __________ English teacher when I grow up.
a
an
the
one
9. She washed an __________ and cut it into two slice.
banana
carrot
apple
pear
10. We only spent a __________ there and then we caught _________ train to Dublin.
day / a
money / the
time / the
hour / a

Choose the correct option. (9 pts) (1 pt each)

A: What ................ ? B: He's an engineer.

a.is your father doing
b.does your father do
c.does your father doing
d.is your father do

Why ................... sunglasses? It's cloudy today.

a.are you wear
b.are you wearing
c.do you wear
d.do you wearing

A: How often .................... to the cinema? B: About once a month.

a.do you go
b.do you going
c.are you go
d.are you going

............... a really good book at the moment.

a.I reading
b.I read
c.I'm reading

Bill ................... really hard at the moment because his company has just received a big order from
China.
a.is working
b.is work
c.works

It ............. a lot in La Spezia in winter.

a.rain
b.rains
c.is raining
Here we are talking about a general situation, every year, so the present simple is used.
A: Where's John? B: He's in the bathroom. He ............... a shower.
a.is having
b.has
c.is doing
d.is making

A: What ........................ ? B: I'm looking for my glasses.

a.are you doing
b.do you do
c.you are doing

A: ..................... the party? B: Yes, very much, thank you.

a.Are you enjoy
b.Do you enjoying
c.Do you enjoy
d.Are you enjoying

Choose the correct option (5 pts) (0.5 each)

'Let's have a drink in this bar.'

'There's _____________ to sit. I don't really want to stand.'
? somewhere
? anywhere
? nowhere
The barbecuse site was terrible - there was rubbish ________________ .
? somewhere
? everywhere
? anywhere
We need to find ______________ to organize the Christmas party. Any ideas?
? everybody
? anybody
? somebody
'Do we need to get anything else?''
We're organizing a fun run Saturday. _______________ can take part - just tell Sally if you're interested.
? Anyone
? Everyone
? Someone
'Where shall we go for the summer holidays?'
'I'd like to go ______________ hot, with good beaches.'
? somewhere
? everywhere
? anywhere
________________ know(s) that smoking is bad for you.
 ? Everybody
? Anybody
? Every people
_________________ has/have a mobile phone these days,
? Everyone
? All people
? Anyone
'Look at those houseplants. Shall we buy one? 'We haven't got ______________ to put it.'
? somewhere
? anywhere
? nowhere
'Where shall I put these boxes?'
'_________________ will be fine, but not near the door.'
? Somewhere
? Everywhere
? Anywhere
'What do you want for your birthday?'
"I don't know. ________________ - but not socks!'
? Something
? Everything
? Anything

Choose the correct answer for each question. (10 pts)

What ... like last week?

? has the weather been
? the weather was
? the weather has been
? was the weather

They ... already.

? has arrived
? could arrived
? arrived
? 've arrived

How long ago ... it?

? have you bought
? you bought
? you have bought
? did you buy

How long ... your car? - Since Christmas.

? did you have
 ? you've had
? have you had
? you have

What ... like this week?

? the weather was
? has the weather been
? was the weather
? the weather has been

How long ... ? -For two years only. Then my wife died in a car accident.
? you was married
? have you been married
? you've been married
? were you married

When ... school?

? you finished
? did you finished
? did you finish
? have you finished

She ... yesterday.

? phoned
? have phoned
? has phoned
? didn't phoned

How long ... your best friend?

? did you know
? have you know
? have you known
? do you know

She ... three letters this morning, but she ... them yet although it is already 3:00pm.
? has written, hasn't posted
? wrote, haven't posted
? wrote, hasn't posted
? has written, haven't posted
Choose the correct option (5 pts) (1 pt each)

Rebecca is __________ have a baby next month.

go to
goes to
going
going to

______ you going to cook supper?

Will
Are
Do
What

I am going to _____________ Spanish next summer.

learning
learn
will learn
learnt

Look at that car! _______________________.

It will crash
It is go to crash
is will crash
is going to crash

___________________ because it is too sweet.

I don't drink
I won't drink
I am not going to drink
I will drinking

Decide on the correct form of the adjective to fill the gap in the sentences. (5 pts) (0.5 each)

Q1. This wet weather is so ......

depressed
depressing

Q2. I will be very ..... if she does well in her test.

surprised
surprising

Q3. My new job is extremely ......

tired
 tiring

Q4. I come home extremely ..... at the end of each day.

tired
tiring

Q5. He's such a ..... person. He never wants to go out.

bored
boring

Q6. I'm ...... I have no idea what to do.

confused
confusing

Q7. Did you hear the ..... news about the accident?
shocked
shocking

Q8. I'm not very ..... in sport.

interested
interesting

Q9. I didn't find his joke very ......

amused
amusing

Q10. I am ..... of spiders.

frightened
frightening

Choose the correct answer. (5 pts) (0.5 each)

1.My sister is two years __________ than me.

young so young younger the youngest

2.Do you know what __________ animal in the world is?

slow slow as slower the slowest

3.I think spring is _________ season of the year.

beautiful very beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful

4.Maths is _____________ to me than biology.

important so important more important the most important
5.Helen is __________ ballet dancer in our city.
good good as better the best

6.English is ____________ for me than Chinese.

easy very easy easier the easiest

7.My phone is ___________ than my sister’s phone.

expensive so expensive more expensive the most expensive

8.Last winter was ___________ winter in our country.

cold cold as colder the coldest

9.Pam’s mobile is ____________ than mine.

beautiful very beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful

10.This car is _____________ car produced by this company.

new so new newer the newest

Read the story below. Then finish it with your own writing. (15 pts)

I had a fun day today. I went to the beach with my family. It was my first time I had gone to the beach in
North Carolina.
We woke up early and drove for two hours until we reached the beach. There was a lot of traffic. We
finally found a parking spot and walked to the sand. It was pretty outside and the beach was very
crowded. There were a lot of kids playing……………………………………………………………………………………..
……………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Speaking. (15 pts)

It's easy to get discouraged after a bad grade on a test or a particularly difficult lesson. It is hard to
learn a new language, and more importantly, it takes time, effort, and practice. But even when the
task seems hard, it's never impossible.
Choose one or two quotes. Think about them. Then, give an example and describe your point of view
and feelings about that.

Quote Who

Education costs money, but then so does ignorance. Sir Claus Moser

Education is not preparation for life. Education is life itself. John Dewey

I am always doing that which I cannot do in order that I may learn how Pablo Picasso
to do it.
Quote Who

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. Winston
Churchill

I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are Neil Gaiman
making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things,
learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your
world.

I learned the value of hard work by working hard. Margaret Mead

If you're determined to learn, no one can stop you. Zig Ziglar

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice. Anton Chekhov

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Mahatma
Ghandi

Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter Plato

how slow.

Theory is knowledge that doesn't work. Practice is when everything Herman Hesse
works and you don't know why.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard Colin Powell
work, and learning from failure.

You can be discouraged by failure, or you can learn from it. So go ahead Thomas
and make mistakes, make all you can. Because, remember that's where Watson
you'll find success - on the far side of failure.

You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by Richard
falling over. Branson