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Full name: ……………………………………………………….. Class: ……………………………………..................................... School: ………………………………………………………….. Mark: MIDTERM TEST (SEMESTER 1) Duration: 60 minutes LISTENING Listen to a talk about Bjarke Ingels and his company’s architectural projects and complete each of the sentences with ONE WORD. You will listen TWICE.  1. Architectural projects designed by Bjarke Ingels Group are believed to shape the __________. 2. In Copenhagen, Bjarke Ingels Group built houses made of ___________. 3. The power plant in Copenhagen is believed to be the cleanest as it doesn’t produce any _______. 4. People can even go skiing on the sloping ________ of the power plant. 5. In New York, Bjarke Ingels’s team is designing a flood protection which is covered in _______ and trees. LANGUAGE - GRAMMAR Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 1. You ______ separate your household waste even though there is no rule or law forcing you to do it. A. should B. will C. may D. could 2. He ______ to a wheelchair since the accident. A. has confined B. confines C. confined D. has been confined 3. Australia ______ ASEAN’s first Dialogue Partner in 1974 and since then the country ______ with the organisation in a wide socio-economic range. A. became, has cooperated B. become, cooperate C. has become, cooperated D. became, cooperated 4. We totally see his point but we can’t say that we ______ with him. A. agreement B. are agreed C. agree D. are agreeing 5. I always remember the time I ______ lost when going on a picnic with my family. A. have got B. got C. get D. was getting
LANGUAGE - PRONUNCIATION I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 1. A. architecture B. achievement C. exchange D. charter 2. A. strength B. separate C. extended D. recipe 3. A. state B. part C. way D. place Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 1. A. character B. volunteer C. gallery D. teenager 2. A. release B. event C. avoid D. global LANGUAGE - VOCABULARY I. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets. 1. In a journal article, European ________ say olive oil could help prevent cancer. (RESEARCH) 2. I'm sure that the whole problem is a ______________. (UNDERSTAND) II. Complete each of the sentences with ONE suitable word. 1. My nuclear family gets __________ fairly well, although we still quarrel occasionally over trivial matters. 2. Johnny eats a lot of vegetables and fruits, and rarely eats junk food. He has a ________ diet. 3. Regular exercise will help you _________ mentally and physically healthy. FUNCTIONAL SPEAKING Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges. 1. A: Would you like me to carry the suitcase for you? B: ______ A. You’re welcome. B. Sure! That would be great! C. It’s very kind to me. D. No, I don’t. 2. Learner: ______ Tutor: Sure, go ahead. A. Do you know how to ask questions? B. Would you mind if I asked you a question? C. Is asking questions the learner’s duty? D. Do you like asking questions? 3. Kayani: Do you think that we can revise the ageing process as there are millions of new cells born inside our body every day?
Vy: ______. I can’t imagine. A. Our body is a living one. B. The truth is always the truth. C. I’m not sure this is true. D. Those who know about themselves know the truth. 4. A: You did a great job on that presentation. Your research was thorough and your delivery was very clear. B: ______ A. Thank you for the compliment. B. Well, I had some help from my colleagues. C. Oh, it was nothing. D. I didn't really think it went that well. 5. Manager: Sorry, but can you put your cigarette out? ______ Customer: Of course, my bad. A. My friends don’t feel comfortable. B. You should think about others’ feelings. C. I can't even breathe! D. Our cafe doesn’t allow smoking. READING I. Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase given in the box to fill in each of the numbered blanks. There are 2 extra words. ask generation to classroom investing parents Homework can cause friction between (1) ______ and children, especially in families where parents are most keen for their children to succeed at school”, say researchers. Kids, who think homework enables them (2) ______ do well at school, dread hearing the word “homework” though. So, should students have homework? This has become a rather controversial topic. People who disapprove of the idea of homework have given some reasons. Firstly, homework is not healthy in every home. Parents should only actually help with homework when their children (3) ______ them to. Instead, some parents try to take too much control of how children are approaching their homework. They tell children when and where to do homework or try to eliminate distractions – instead of helping them adapt it to suit their learning styles. Furthermore, overdone homework can have negative impacts on teenagers’ social development as they don’t have enough playtime. Children are already sitting long hours in the (4) ______, and homework assignments only add to these hours. Homework takes away from time that could be spent (5) ______ in physical activity. (Adapted from https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-homework) 1. ____________
2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________ II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. At the beginning of Covid-19, very few people fully understood the danger of the virus and not so many strong actions were taken. However, one actionable thing we (1) ______ familiar with since we were very small is handwashing. If you ask a kid going to kindergarten, he may tell you that handwashing can (2) ______ the spread of virus and bacteria, avoid getting sick and protect your family. And to effectively fight infections, ideally, one (3) ______ wash his hands with soap or hand sanitizer with alcohol content for at least 20 seconds. It is really challenging to find a benefit of the deadly pandemic. (4) ______, one positive aspect is that the standards of personal and public hygiene have been significantly improved. More and more people are aware of the importance of keeping their hands clean. Such a simple act continues to be a (5) ______ way to stop 15 different dangerous illnesses and diseases such as cold, flu or diarrhoea. A study claims that schools that organise programs promoting hand hygiene have less illness and fewer absent students. 1. A. have been B. know C. are D. were 2. A. support B. encourage C. explain D. prevent 3. A. mustn’t B. should C. shouldn’t D. must 4. A. As a result B. So C. In addition D. However 5. A. power B. powerful C. empowered D. powerless WRITING I. For each question, rewrite the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in brackets and do not change it. 1. This soup smells good. (HAS) _______________________________________________________________________. 2. A lack of housing affordability, started in 2020, made people move from the city. (since) _______________________________________________________________________. 3. I haven’t smoked for two years. (LAST)