Unit9 Cities of the world

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Class: ......................................................
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST
Time: 45 minutes

I. LISTENING
1. Listen to Mai talking about her summer holiday. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle T or F. You will listen TWICE.
 
1. Mai went to Australia with her uncle.
T
F

2. Mai sat next to a man on the plane.
T
F

3. Mai went to a concert when she was in Sydney.
T
F

4. The weather was cool in Sydney.
T
F

5. Mai liked Sydney better than Melbourne.
T
F

2. Listen to the conversation between a customer and a receptionist at the gym. Answer the questions with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER. You will listen TWICE.
 
1. What sports are they talking about?     ________________________________ 2. What class level is the customer interested in?     ________________________________ 3. What class time did the customer choose?     ________________________________ 4. What should the customer wear?     ________________________________ 5. What does the gym provide?     ________________________________
II. READING
1. Read the following passage about Michael Jordan. Circle A, B or C to answer each question.
 
Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963. He is considered one of the best basketball players ever. He led the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball Association championships, and won the NBA`s Most Valuable Player Award five times. Jordan started studying at the University of North Carolina (UNC) in 1981. He soon became an important member of the school`s basketball team. In 1982, with Jordan scoring the final basket, the team defeated Georgetown University and became the champion. He was the College Player of the Year in 1983 and in 1984. In 1984, Jordan became a member of the U.S. Olympic basketball team. The team won the gold medal that year.
1. What team did Michael Jordan play for?

    A. Chicago Bulls

    B. National Basketball Association

    C. Georgetown University

2. How many times did Michael Jordan win the title “College Player of the Year”?


    A. Six times
B. Five times
C. Two times


3. When did Michael Jordan start playing for the University of North Carolina?


    A. 1963
B. 1981
C. 1984


4. What does “the team” in paragraph 2 refer to?


    A. University of North Carolina

    B. Georgetown University

    C. College Player


5. What is the best title of this passage?


    A. Michael Jordan: life and career

    B. Michael Jordan: the best basketball player

    C. Michael Jordan: a professional basketball player

2. Read the following passage about crazy sports. Fill each of the gaps with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
 
CRAZY SPORTS  Royal Soccer Two soccer matches are held every year in a small village in England. The teams include everyone in the village. There is no specific rule. Just be careful not to kill anyone! We don’t know when the game started. Chess Boxing This game is popular in Finland. You need to be both smart and strong, because players play chess and then box against each other. There are 11 rounds. Winning comes from either a checkmate or a knockout. This game was first seen in a 1991 movie. Cheese Chase This game is held in a small corner of the British Isles. It involves 20 competitors chasing a block of cheese down the hill. Whoever gets the cheese wins. The game is at least 200 years old.
Sports
Where?
How to play?
Origin?

Royal Soccer
England
no (2) ___________
unknown

Chess Boxing
(1) ___________
combination of chess and
(3) ___________
since 1991

Cheese Chase
British Isles
chase a (4) ___________ down the hill
since (5) ___________ years ago

III. WRITING
1. Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can use other words in addition to the cues.
 
Here is an example. 0. Ngoc/usually/play/badminton/Sunday. Answer: 0. Ngoc usually plays badminton on Sundays.
1. How/many/hour/day/you/watch TV?     ______________________________________ 2. What/you/watch/TV/last night?     ______________________________________ 3. Sometimes/he/watch/TV/and/sometimes/he/read/book.     ______________________________________ 4. My mother/love/Korean/film/but/I/not.