I. Pronunciation ⇱
II. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each question. ⇱
III. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D). ⇱
IV. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 17 to 20 are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for questions 21 and 22. ⇱
Hi, I’m Mason and I’m 14. I live in a small town in Texas in the USA. I’ve got three sisters and two brothers. I love basketball and baseball. I’m into hip hop and comics. I often ride a bike or go swimming. I read a lot of books, but I don’t go to school. I study at home together with my brothers and sisters. Our mum is our teacher and I love it! Why is homeschooling great? We learn the same things as our friends at school but it’s more fun. Our mum knows what we like and what is difficult for us. Just like in every school, we do homework and take tests. We don’t use course books because Mum usually prepares the lessons. She uses information from the internet or books. We sometimes go to the library or meet with other homeschooling families. We go on trips together to museums or to other interesting places. Homeschooling helps me enjoy studying. In the future, I want to go to university and study history. People always ask me ‘Don’t you miss friends?’ But I say, ‘How can you feel lonely when you’ve got three sisters and two brothers?’ We are very close, and we enjoy doing things together.
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. ⇱
English is a language that many students ____23____ every year. These students ____24____ some younger ones. Others are young adults. Most are adults. Some people study on their own while others learn in class. Some people pick up the language ____25____ by hearing it spoken in movies, on television, in the workplace, or among their friends. But few people have the good fortune to accomplish it. The majority of people struggle to learn a new language.
Acquiring new language skills! What ____26____ everyone here to desire to study English? That question is tough to respond ___27_____. Because it is one of their topics, English is a subject that both boys and girls study at school. They study math, English, and their native language. Adult learners of English frequently do so for professional reasons. Because some of their college or university textbooks are in English, teenagers frequently learn English for their high school courses. ____28____ pick up the language so they can read English-language publications like newspapers and magazines.