UNIVERSIDAD DISTRITAL FRANCISCO JOSÉ DE CALDAS

MID-TERM EXAM I
ENGLISH 2
NAME: ANDRÉS FELIPE QUIROGA ESCAMILLA DATE: 30th June 2020
GROUP: 3 SCORE: _________

I. GRAMMAR IN USE
1 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple.

1 A: Sorry Mum, but I DROPPED (drop) the glass on the floor.

B: Never mind. Just be careful next time.
2 A: YOU WATCHED (you/watch) the horror film last night?
B: Yes, but I 3 NOT ENJOYED (not/enjoy) it.
4 A: YOUR NEIGHBOURS MOVED(your neighbours/move) house yesterday?
B: Yes, we 5) HELPED (help) them move their boxes.
6 A: A train CRASHED (crash) last night.
B: I know. Luckily, all the passengers 7) SURVIVED(survive).
8 A: Susan NOT PLAYED (not/play) tennis yesterday.
B: I know. She´s playing today instead.
9 A: YOU SAW (you/see) Kate yesterday?
B: Yes. We 10) HAD (have) lunch together.

2 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect simple.

Dear Margaret,
Thank you very much for your letter which I 11) RECEIVED (receive) last week. I 12) HAVE
BEEN (be) really happy to hear from you after all this time.
I´ve got a lot of news to tell you about myself. I 13)GOT (get) a new job nine months ago. I 14)
HAVE HAD (have) many interesting experiences so far. When I first 15) STARTED (start) work, the
manager 16) HAVE ASKED (ask) me to interview our old school headmaster. He 17)WAS (be) so
surprised to see me with a microphone in my hand!
Last month, a fire 18) BREAKED OUT (break out) in a big factory in the area. I 19) HAVE BEEN
(be) the only reporter who 20) MANAGED (manage) to talk to the owner! That 21) MADE (make) me
feel very proud.
As you can see, I enjoy my job very much. I 22) MET (meet) a lot of important people and I 23)
HAVE HAD (have) the opportunity to see lots of new places. I 24) BOUGHT(buy) a new car because
my old one 25) HAVE BREAKED DOWN (break down) a couple of weeks ago.
I have to go now because they (26) HAVE BEEN INFORMED (just/inform) me that I have to fly by
helicopter to Middleford. I have to talk to people whose homes were damaged by the storm which 27)
HIT (hit) the area last night. You see, I don´t have a moment´s rest!
Keep in touch. Love,
Rosie

3 Read about Nadia below, then think of 5 advices for her. Affirmative and negative.

From: [email protected]
To: Student Advice Service
I´m a student in London. This is a very expensive city and I don´t get a lot of money –
my parent pay my university fees but the can´t affor to give me any extra money. I have
a part-time job in a restaurtant, but it doesn´t pay very much. I´m using my credit card a
lot and now i´m in debt. What should I do?
Nadia
28 Nadia should save all the money from her work.

29 Nadia should get a job where she earns more money.

30 Nadia should not borrow money.

31 Nadia should postpone a semester

32 Nadia should move to a less expensive city

4 Complete the sentences using the words listed in the box below. Negative and past forms are
also used in this lesson. Some gaps may have more than one correct answer.

MUST     MUSTN´T HAVE TO DON´T HAVE TO HAD TO

33 I HAVE TO be at the meeting by 10:00. I will probably MUST take a taxi if I want to be
on time.

34 You HAD TO submit the application if it has not been completely filled out. Check that
the name, address, and background information are correct. If the form is not accurate and
complete, you will be rejected and you will MUST reapply at a later date.

35 Tina: Look at these flowers - they're beautiful! But, there's no card. Who could have
sent them?
Stephanie: It HAD TO have been David. He's the only one who would send you flowers.

36 You HAVE TO forget to pay the rent tomorrow. The landlord is very strict about paying
on time.

37 You MUSTN’T be so rude! Why don't you try saying "please" once in a while.

38 If you are over 18 in California, you DON’T HAVE TO take a driver training course to
get a driver's license. You can have a friend or a family member teach you instead. But
remember, you MUST still get your permit before you start practicing.

39 You DON’T HAVE TO be rich to be a success. Some of the most successful people I
know haven't got a penny to their name.

40 Ed: My car broke down in Death Valley last week. I HAD TO have it towed more than a
hundred miles to the nearest mechanic.
Lilly: That HAD TO have cost a fortune!

41 While hiking in Alaska, you MUST keep an eye out for bears. If you see one, you MUST
approach it. They are beautiful animals; however, they are wild and unpredictable in
nature. You MUST be afraid of them, but educating yourself about the dangers can help
keep you safe.

42. Ingrid received a scholarship to Yale University which will cover 100% of the tuition.
She DON’T HAVE TO worry at all about the increasing cost of education.

43. When I was a child my grandmother was continually correcting our manners. She
always used to say, "One MUSTN’T eat with one's mouth open." Or, she would correct us
by saying, "One DON´T HAVE TO rest one's elbows on the table." And every time I
wanted to leave the table, she would say, "One HAVE TO  ask to be excused."

VOCABULARY
 1 Choose a word from the box to complete the
compound nouns in these sentences. There is ONE
extra word.

tennis / area / theme / guards / police / café / office /

swimming / centre /

1 The POLICE station is very near the university.

2 Did you have a good time at the TENNIS park last weekend?

3 I haven’t got wifi at home so I need to go to an internet CAFE to send

these emails.

4 We have to book a CENTRAL court if you want to play tomorrow.

5 The security GUARDS at the library check everyone’s bags before

t hey can go in.

6 Is there a SWIMMING pool near here?

7 The meeting is at the business OFFICE in town.

8 Is there a good play AREA for the children near here?

2 Complete sentences 1-9 with these pairs of words.

a know / number
b pay /credit
c lend / dollars
d afford / insurance
e write / cheque
f / charge / interest
g earn / money
h get / cash
1 get / loan
1 I need to GET some CASH from the cashpoint.
2 They EARN more MONEY than me, but I do the same job.
3 Can I PAY by CREDIT card?
4 Can we AFFORD a INSURANCE from the bank for a new car?
5 Can you LEND me ten DOLLARS? I left my wallet at home.
6 The banks CHARGE about 20 percent INTEREST on overdrafts.
7 I can´t GET house LOAN. It´s too expensive.
8 Do you KNOW your account NUMBER?
9 You WRITE a CHEQUE for £200 and send it to us.

3 Complete the sentences. Make nouns from the verbs in the

box.

drive / travel / sleep / play / visit / write / spend / live / lose / ride
1 PLAY football is a great way to relax.
2 TRAVEL by bus from Bolivia to Argentina was an amazing experience.
3 WRITE a blog while you travel is a great idea.
4 SPEND time with people of different cultures is interesting.
5 DRIVE a fast sports car was exciting.
6 SLEEP in a tent at night in Africa was sometimes scary.
7 LIVE with a local family for a month is interesting and good for your
English.
8 LOSE my passport was the worst part of my trip.
9 RIDE a camel wasn’t an easy thing to do.
My bike is easier!
10 VISIT the Botanic Gardens was the best part of my holiday.

4 Complete the adjectives

1 The food in that hotel was really DISGUSTING. We had to go to the café d own
the road every day.
2 I was in a car accident yesterday. It was a very UNPLEASANT
experience.
3 I thought the hotel we stayed in was S_ _ _ _ B. It’s the best we’ve ever
stayed in.
4 The journey was AWFUL. Everything went wrong.
The flight was late and the food was cold.
5 I found the film quite BORING. In fact, I fell asleep