2nd ENGLISH TEST 1st Term 1st Bach

Name: ……………………………………………………………….
Grammar / 20 marks

1 Decide which option, A, B or C, is NOT possible. (6 marks)

1 You ____________ improve your Spanish if you intend to study at Madrid University.
A need to B may C must
2 ‘Do you know where Tom is?’
‘He ____________ be in the library.’
A might B must C will have to
3 You ____________ be good at Maths to study IT.
A don’t have to B mustn’t C don’t need to
4 I think you ____________ apply for a place at college next year.
A should B ought to C are able to

5 When I was younger, I ____________ go to boarding school.

A must B had to C couldn’t
6 You ____________ spend all your money on clothes.
A couldn’t B shouldn’t C might not

2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write
between three and five words, including the bold word. (4 marks)
1 He should do a vocational course because he’s very skilled with his hands. (ought)
He _______________________ a vocational course because he’s very skilled with his hands.
2 We needn’t hand in our projects until next week. (have)
We _______________________ hand in our projects until next week.
3 Taking mobile phones into the exam room is prohibited. (aren’t)
You _______________________ your mobile phone into the exam room.

4 Is it necessary to bring a calculator to the exam? (need)

_______________________ a calculator to the exam?

3 Answer the questions using appropriate form of the bold verbs. (4 marks)
1 What was Sandra doing yesterday morning? (train)
_______________________ at the gym.
2 Why was your sister crying? (hurt)
She was crying because she _______________________ her finger.
3 What did you do when got home last night? (watch / have)
I _______________________ TV and then I _______________________ dinner.

4 Why did Peter lose the tennis match? (lose / not play)
He _______________________ the match because he _______________________ for months.
4 Complete the sentences with the bold words in the correct tense. (6 marks)
1 When I arrived home, my parents ___________already_________________(go) out.
2 We _______________________________ (not used) go cycling together on Saturdays.
3 My friend caught the bus into town. Then I arrived at his house. (already)
When I came to school, the teacher _______________________(start) then to give the lesson.

4 I ____________________(send) Mary many text messages until now. Then I phoned her.
5 The head teacher came into our class while I ____________________________ (do) a maths test.
6 They __________________________(wait) for a bus all the morning.

Reading / 20 marks

The price of a degree

A Students in England already pay more for a university degree than in any other European country.
Now, a decision to raise students’ fees again could make England the most expensive place in the world to
study. After paying fees as high as £9,000 a year, the average student could leave university with over
£40,000 of debt.

B Those in favour of higher fees say that people who don’t go to university shouldn’t have to pay for
graduates who have better careers and earn more. What’s more, higher fees could improve the quality of
teaching because universities will have to compete to attract the best students. This will put pressure on
universities to offer better courses with excellent job opportunities.

C Under the new system, students will be able to borrow money, and they won’t have to pay it back
until they earn more than £21,000 a year. However, the high fees could discourage people from poorer
backgrounds from going to university.

D Seventeen-year-old Tim Adams dreamt of becoming the first graduate in his family, but now he isn’t
sure. ‘The idea of getting into debt before I start work is scary,’ he says. Sarah Andrews did her degree in
Holland, where fees are much lower. ‘I could never have afforded it here, so I went abroad,’ she explains.
Others may follow her example and, with many courses taught in English, Holland is an attractive alternative.

E Finally, many universities may stop offering traditional subjects like history and languages in favour
of job-oriented courses. Instead of being places of learning and personal development, universities could
simply become employment machines. For a nation with an academic tradition, this is a worrying prospect.

1 Read the text and choose the correct answers. (6 marks)

1 The world’s most expensive place for further education is:
A England.
B Europe.
C not mentioned.
2 Under the new system in England, … to pay for university degrees.
A everyone will have
B people who don’t study will have
C only students will have
 3 What types of course does the writer think will become more common?
A Traditional subjects like languages and history.
B Courses which improve job opportunities.
C Courses with a focus on personal development.

2 Answer TRUE or FALSE according to the text and copy the evidence: (6 marks)
1 English students pay less fees than most European students.
______________________________________________________________________________
2 Paying more fees will improve the quality of teaching in USA.
______________________________________________________________________________
3 Nowadays a lot of universities are trying to offer courses oriented to the job market instead of
traditional subjects.
______________________________________________________________________________

3 Answer the questions. Use your own words and complete sentences. (8 marks)
1 Why do some people believe that the current system of university funding is unfair?
_______________________________________________________________________________

2 Why is Tim Adams reconsidering his options?

______________________________________________________________________________

3 Why is Holland a good option for English students?

______________________________________________________________________________
4 What impact may high fees have on the type of courses that universities offer?

Vocabulary / 20 marks

1 Find words and phrases in the text which match the definitions. (6 marks)
1 increase (paragraph A) _______________
2 money paid for lessons (paragraph A)
_______________
3 money someone owes (paragraph A)
_______________
4 make something better (paragraph B)
_______________

5 put someone off doing something (paragraph C)

_______________

6 outlook or expectation for the future (paragraph E)

_______________

2 Complete the sentences with a word formed from the bold word. (6 marks)
1 That machine is very _______________________ . It does a lot of things. (use)
 2 I don’t find playing board games _______________________ at all. (relax)
3 Cycling in town is extremely ______________________. (stress)
4 There are so many _______________________ problems that are very worrying. (environment)
5 My wife is very _______________________. She always cries when she sees a sad film. (sense)
6 It’s _______________________ to be scared of flying as it is a safe form of transport. (rational)

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of get or do and the words in the box. (8 marks)
behind my homework something research better a degree nothing a job
1 I usually __________________________ as soon as I get home so I can relax for the rest of the
evening.
2 My brother __________________________ in biology at an American university last year.
3 People who __________________________ have to study for a long time.
4 My sister __________________________ in her school work last term because she spent a
month in hospital.
5 My English __________________________ because I’m having extra lessons after school.
6 Sam won’t pass his history exam because he __________________________ at all at school.
7 I’ll have to __________________________ if I can’t go to university.
8 I want to __________________________ interesting like work for NASA.

Writing / 20
marks
You read the following comment in an article on your school’s website:

‘Exams are the most effective way to test a student’s knowledge and ability.’

Do you agree? Write a 100 word essay giving your opinion.