ENGLISH COMPETENCY COURSE– FINAL EXAM

I. USE OF ENGLISH (30 pts)

1. Answer the following questions (5pts)

1. What are you planning to do tomorrow?

I AM GOING TO THE MALL TOMORROW

2. How long have you been taking this class?

I’VE BEEN TAKING THIS CLASS FOR FOUR WEEKS

3. If you could visit any place in the world, what country would you go to?

I WOULD GO TO THAILAND IF I COULD

4. What did you do last weekend?

I VISITED MY PARENTS LAST WEEKEND.

5. What is a prohibition in in the classroom?

YOU MUSTN’T EAT IN CLASS / IT IS PROHIBITED SMOKE IN CLASS

2. Put the verbs in parenthesis into the correct form. Use simple past & past perfect (5pts)

1. When they finished shopping. They WENT home. (go)

2. By the time I arrived, the movie HAD already STARTED (start)

3. In the meeting, they told us that they HAD BEEN on vacation the previous month. (Be)

4. It was late, so they DECIDED to go back home. (decide)

5. After reading about the accident, she CALLED to check everybody was fine. (call)

3. Put the verbs in parenthesis into the correct form. Use present perfect and continuous. If both are possible,
write one of them (5pts)

1. They HAVE BEEN STUDYING English for 2 years. (Study)

2. We HAVE WATCHED that movie twice. (watch)

3. I’m free now. HAVE YOU already DONE all my homework? (do)

4. I HAVE BEEN TAKING driving lessons since last month. (take)

5. He HAS WORKED in the same company for 10 years. (Work)

4. Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronoun. (2.5 pts) WHO, WHICH, THAT, WHERE, WHEN

1. Christmas is a time WHEN people celebrate with their families.

2. Tim, WHO is an adventurous man, decided to travel to Europe.

3. This is the new student WHO/ THAT joined the class last week.

4. The Eiffel tower is a place WHERE many tourists go when they visit France.

5. The woman WHO / THAT helped me yesterday was very friendly.

5. Circle the best option. Adjectives ending in –ed/-ing (2.5 pts)

1. I didn’t know anybody, so for me the party was boring / bored.

2. I was very interested/ interesting in the documentary show.

3. I was disappointed / disappointing with the ending of the movie.

4. The noise was extremely annoyed / annoying.

5. Complete the second sentence with no more than three words so that it means the same as the first sentence.
Passive tense (5pts)

1. I have studied English for 2 years.

They HAVE STUDIED English for 2 years.

2. Steve Job created Apple.

Apple WAS CREATED by Steve Jobs.

3. It is prohibited to smoke in this restaurant.

People CAN’T SMOKE in this restaurant.

4. I was excited about the party.

The party was EXCITING for me.

5. He is the person who called me yesterday.

He is the person THAT called me yesterday.

7. Fill in the gaps with these phrasal verbs and the correct form of the verbs. (5pts)

Figure out Come up with Wake up Take off Wake back

Turn off Keep away Run out Give up Work out

1. I always WAKE UP at 5:30.

2. Anne and Tim go to the supermarket when they RUN OUT of food.
3. He had an accident, so he had to GIVE UP his soccer classes.
4. They dated for a year before they decided to FIGURE OUT.
5. During the class, the teacher asked us to COME UP WITH a new idea for a project.
6. They didn’t WAKE BACK when Jim wave at them.
7. I WORK OUT at the gym twice a week.
8. It is very hot so I´m going to TAKE OFF my jacket.
9. If we TURN OFF the lights when we leave a room, we save energy.
10. That area is dangerous! KEEP AWAY from there.

8. There is a mistake in each sentence. Correct the mistakes. (3pts)

1. The meeting was very bored BORING and I almost feel asleep.

2. She always does MAKES her bed in the morning

3. On Independence Day, we watch a THE president of Peru give a speech.

4. It was my turn to make DO the housework.

5. Mike was interesting INTERESTED in the business event.

6. My old cell phone broke so I had to buy an A new one.

II. READING (20pts)
A. Look at the sentences below about Comedy Kids. Read the text and decide if each sentence is correct or
incorrect. If it is correct, Write A, if it is not correct, write B (10pts)

1 Comedy Kids operates a number of internationally-based clubs for young people. A

2 Comedy Kids comedians have had as much experience working with children as with adults. A
3 According to John Winterton, he is the first ever young people’s stand-up comedian. A
4 John looks like most people’s idea of a typical entertainer for young people. B
5 Comedy Kids will hold special parties at their clubs for young people if requested. B
6 A lot of Comedy Kids comedians have the right qualities for performing at young people’s parties. B
7 Guests at Comedy Kids parties are invited to perform if they wish. A
8 Comedy Kids have discovered lots of good young comedians who have not been trained. B
9 In a year’s time there’ll be more classes available for young people wanting to be comedians. A
10 Comedy Kids prefer it if the young people who join them are already quite confident. B

Comedy Kids

Do you enjoy watching comedy? Do all your friends at school think you tell great jokes? Then why not come and see
what’s happening at Comedy Kids?

Comedy Kids own comedy clubs in several countries that are run just for young people aged 10-15. They’re real clubs
with real comedians, who are just as familiar with working in adult comedy clubs as they are working with children.
But don’t take our word for it - come and see for yourself!

The Comedy Kids company was set up by John Winterton, who says that no-one had thought of being a stand-up
comedian for young people until he came along. In fact, his act quickly became so popular that he soon found lots of
other comedians who wanted to join his company and perform for families and young people. And if you think, as
many others do, that a young people’s comedian leaps on stage in a brightly-coloured costume and big red nose -
think again. John usually appears dressed in a cool black jacket and trousers - more like a Hollywood movie star than
a circus clown!

If you’re having a party at home Comedy Kids can come and perform for you there at your party- just ask! Of course,
it’s not the same as performing on stage, so we.re always looking for comedians in the clubs who are good at
working with small numbers of young people – and we’ve discovered there aren’t many of them about! But the ones
we have found are brilliant. Your very own comedian will also help you to tell your guests some jokes and silly stories
– and they can join in too, if they want! It’ll be fun – and very different from any party you’ve ever had before!

Here at Comedy Kids, it’s not just about the adults telling the jokes. We also have very short-open spots. where
young people get the chance to perform. But we’ve yet to find someone who can do that without preparation, so
we’ve set up the world’s first ‘Comedy Classes’ to teach young people how to tell jokes on stage. At the moment our
classes are only monthly, but we’re planning to start a number of others over the coming year. So if you want to be a
comedian but don.t want to wait until you grow up, this is where you can do it. And if you’re creative but feel you’re
lacking in the confidence to speak up, we can certainly help. We’ll listen to what you want to do, and try to make it
happen.
So what are you waiting for? Come and join Comedy Kids!

B Read the text and questions below. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D. (10pts)

TO THE MOON

In 1969, three people in a tiny spaceship made history with a trip the world will never forget. The three men were

Michael Collins, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong. The first manned lunar landing mission was called

Apollo 11 and their destination was the moon. Tens of thousands of people worked on the Apollo project to send

those men to the moon. The project, also known as Apollo program, took 10 years of preparation. The first manned

Apollo flight was a disaster because the spacecraft caught fire on the ground. But NASA continued with the Apollo

program. During future space missions, the astronauts practised flying their space crafts. They also performed the

tasks they needed to know so they were able to fly to the moon and land on it. On the Apollo 8 mission, the

astronauts flew around the Moon ten times. They were almost ready for the first moon landing. The rocket that

carried the spacecraft and the astronauts into orbit around the moon was called the Saturn 5. It blasted through

space at a speed of at least 25,000 miles an hour. Even at that speed, it took 3 days, 3 hours and 49 minutes to

reach the moon. The Apollo 11 mission used a special lunar module designed only for landing on the Moon. It was

called the "Eagle". On July 20, 1969, the Eagle landed on the Moon's desolate surface. Only two astronauts

actually stepped on the moon that day. Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. Edwin "Buzz"

Aldrin followed about twenty minutes later. The astronauts set up a TV camera, and the whole world watched the

landing on TV. Michael Collins waited for them in the spacecraft and orbited the moon. It was his job to take care

of the spacecraft that would take them all home. He had to make certain nothing happened to it!

1) What is the writer's main purpose in writing the 2) Which Apollo mission took the first astronauts to
text? land on the Moon?
A) to talk about Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin A) Apollo 11
B) to talk about the first trip to the moon B) Apollo 1
C) to explain that the first Apollo mission was a C) Apollo 8
disaster D) Apollo 6
D) to explain how difficult it is to travel in space
3) How did the "Eagle" arrive at the moon? 4) How many astronauts walked on the moon on July
A) It was sent there by satellite 20, 1969?
B) It flew there on its own A) One
C) Neil Armstrong sent it there B) Two
D) It was carried by the Saturn 5 rocket C) Three
D) Four
5) What can a reader find out from the text?
A) why the Apollo program was so successful
B) how much did the Apollo program cost
C) when did humans first visit the Moon
D) who was the commander of Apollo 11

III. WRITING (7pts)

You have just returned from a week’s holiday staying at the home of your British friend, Sam.
Write a card to your friend, Sam. In your card, you should:
 tell Sam about your journey back to your home
 say what you enjoyed most about your stay
 ask Sam to visit you.
Write 35-45 words on your answer sheet.
HI DEAR SAM,
MY JOURNEY BACK TO PERU WAS EXCITING BECAUSE I WATCHED TWO GREAT ACTION MOVIES. WHEN I STAYED IN
YOUR CITY I ENJOYED THE FOOD AND THE WEATHER. YOU CAN VISIT PERU AT ANY TIME AND IT WOULD BE
FANTASTIC!
SEE YOU SOON
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