Name: 10 POINTS GRANTED

Grade:
Test Paper

I. Complete the letter with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
20 points
Dear Mary,

How are you? I (1) _____________(receive) your letter last week. Thank you for the recipe for the
cake I (2) ________________(ask) for. I (3)________________(make) it last week and it
(4) ______________(be) very nice.
I (5) ______________(buy) a new stereo for my bedroom. It is gold and black and it looks very nice.
My brother (6) _____________________(come) to stay with me for a few days. He
(7) ___________________(arrive) on Saturday and I (8) _______________(collect) him from the station.
After I collected him, we (9)________________(go) to that Mexican restaurant near the park.
John told me that you (10) _________________ (pass) your Spanish exam last month.
Congratulations. Was it difficult?
Please write to me soon with all your news, Mary.
All the best,
Sara
II. Insert so or because into the gaps.
10 points

a) It was cold ________________ I shut the window.

b) The door was open ___________________ I closed it.

c) He doesn’t like her ________________ she isn’t honest.

d) It was raining ________________ I took a taxi.

e) I want a new T.V. _____________________the old one is broken.

III. Give advice for the following situations using should, shouldn’t and had/’d better.
20 points

a) Someone is late for work.

b) Someone was in a car accident.
c) Someone has got a toothache.
d) Someone lost his/her wallet.
e) Someone lied to their parents.
f) Someone missed the bus.

IV. Put in the correct tag question

10 points

a) She’s from a small town in China,____________________________?

b) We’re late again, ________________________________________?
c) She doesn’t work in a hotel, _______________________________?
d) You don’t like spicy food, _________________________________?
e) You have done the washing, ______________________________?

V. Write a story beginning like this: “It was nearly midnight when the doorbell rang…” Do not use
more then 100 words.
30 points
 GOOD LUCK!!!

Barem

10 points granted

I. 1. received;
2. asked;
3. made;
4. was;
5. bought;
6. came;
7. arrived;
8. collected;
9. went;
10. passed;
(2px10=20p)

II. a) so; b) so; c) because; d) so; e) because;

(2px5=10p)

III. Possible answers:

You should take a taxi.

You’d better go to the dentist.
(3.3px5=20p)

IV.

a) She's from a small town in China, isn’t she?

b) We're late again, aren’t we?
c) She doesn't work in a hotel, does she?
d) You don't like spicy food, do you?
e) You have done the washing up, haven’t you?
(2px5=10p)

V. (relevance 4p + vocabulary 10p +grammar 10p + creativity 6p = 30 points)