Term Test 1: Units 1-4 (time: 1 hour) 100 marks

 

Reading

 

Read the text. Then do Exercises A and B.

There is a lot of historical evidence to show that people have been enjoying iced treats for thousands of years. 0) f  The physician Hippocrates recognised that iced treats were a ‘comfort food’. 1) ____  Even Alexander the Great is said to have enjoyed eating snow mixed with honey and fruit juice.

 

In ancient Rome, the Emperor Nero had ice brought to him from the mountains and mixed with fruit toppings. The Persians invented a special type of treat made with cold rose-flavoured water and mixed with thin vermicelli noodles to thicken it. The Mughal emperors of India mixed ice with sugar and fruit juice. But the first people known to have used technology to make iced treats were the Chinese. 2) ____

 

So how did ancient people who lived in warm places keep their snow and ice from melting? In ancient Mesopotamia, near the Euphrates River, archaeologists have found an early icehouse for keeping food cold. It is believed to be about 4000 years old. The Persians too are known to have developed a technique for storing ice. 3) ____  Special tall chimney-like structures with openings all around the top for air to go in were used to bring cold air into the fridges to keep them cold, at least for part of the year. High in the mountains of ancient Anatolia, people put snow in natural holes in rocks and covered them with tree branches to keep the snow from melting.

 

In 17^th century Europe, Italy was the first country known to have made an ice cream with a milk mixture. The first known serving of this rare dessert was at a banquet in England in 1672, when it was served to King Charles II and his guests. The other people at the banquet became envious and also wanted to have ice cream. 4) ____  In the late 19^th  century, immigrants from Italy brought their knowledge of making ice cream to other European countries and the United States. Ice cream became more popular, and improved techniques for making and storing iced desserts were developed, making it available to everyone.

 

At first, sellers only offered a taste of ice cream, called a penny lick, to customers.

5) ____  Once the glass had been emptied, it was simply wiped clean and then filled for the next customer. For health reasons, this system was banned in 1926. Fortunately, ice cream cones became popular and solved the problem of how to serve it.

 

A Match sentences a-f with the gaps in the text. [5 points]

a In the winter they would bring in ice from the mountains and store it inside huge underground ‘fridges’.

b The product was put into a small glass and people had to use their tongues to eat the ice cream.

c They invented a device and technique for freezing sweetened fruit syrup and turning it into a dessert called a sorbet.

d He encouraged people to eat ice since it was so pleasant that it made them feel better.

e Because of this, ice cream became a fashionable item available only to the rich.

f In Athens, for example, snow mixed with honey and fruit was sold in the market.

 

 

B Circle the correct answer. [5 points]

0 Hippocrates / King Charles II said that people should eat iced treats.

1 The Chinese were the first to use sugar / technology to make iced treats.

2 The Mesopotamians / Persians used cold air to keep ice from melting.

3 The Italians / British were the first to use milk in iced desserts.

4 During the period 1850-1899, ice cream was available only to the wealthy / to everyone.

5 Penny licks were dangerous because the ice cream / the way the ice cream was served wasn’t healthy.

 

 

Vocabulary

 

C Complete with the correct form of the word in brackets. [10 points]

0 It was extremely difficult to find tickets for the game. (extreme)

1 I can’t wear this sweater. It’s too _________ . (itch)

2 There were many _________ in the parade. (participate)

3 My doctor thinks I need an _________ . (operate)

4 Don’t steal that! _________ is a crime. (thief)

5 I don’t understand this – it’s completely _________ . (logic)

6 The robber’s _________ was six years in prison. (punish)

7 This is so _________ – I can’t find my glasses. (annoy)

8 All _________ belong in prison. (crime)

9 Your room is really _________ ! (mess)

10 Sasha’s got a nice _________ . (person)

 

D Circle the correct answer. [10 points]

0 It’s not my mistake / fault the house was burgled – I locked the door.

1 The robbers were careless / careful and left their fingerprints at the bank.

2 We’re wearing traditional customs / costumes in the parade.

3 I love sour / spicy chicken curry!

4 I often have butter and bread / bread and butter after school.

5 The police checked the scene / place of the crime for fingerprints.

6 The coach gets angry if the players don’t listen when he’s saying / speaking.

7 This food is tasteless / tasty – I can’t eat it!

8 On national holidays we have a big tradition / celebration in the centre of town.

9 Be sure to wear low-heeled / high-heeled shoes when you go walking.

10 This wool / cotton sweater is warm, but it’s very itchy.

 

E Choose the correct answer. [10 points]

Nadia Swiffer, the beautiful former top fashion model, has recently 0) ____ her own line of casual clothes. Nadia 1) ____ gossip that she had given up modelling because she was too old to work. ‘I’ve been wanting to 2) ____ my designing talents for years,’ she 3) ____ . Her company has a brilliant 4) ____ plan which uses clever 5) ____ to attract people’s attention and produces reasonably priced clothing rather than 6) ____ clothing which only the rich can afford to buy. As a result, her designs have really 7) ____ – in fact they usually 8) ____ the same day they are put on sale. Just yesterday, I saw two women in a shop fighting over who was going to 9) ____ a dress first! One of them had got so upset that she actually 10) ____ !

 

0 a came out  b brought out   c breaking out

1 a denied  b refused  c admitted

2 a stand out  b show off  c sell out

3 a said  b told  c spoke

4 a selling  b advertising  c shopping

5 a slogans  b statements  c messages

6 a old-fashioned  b expensive  c popular

7 a caught up  b caught on  c gone on

8 a try out  b bring out  c sell out

9 a try on  b try out  c put on

10 a fell out  b passed out  c fell down

 

F Complete with these phrasal verbs in the correct form. [10 points]

come up with, depend on, do without, find out, get away with, grow up, hold up, look up, ring up, sort out, wake up

 

0 ‘Our city is very safe. No one gets away with crime in this town,’ the Police Chief told reporters.

1 I ______________ in a small town, but I moved to the city when I found a job there.

2 I always find it difficult to ______________ a topic for a class project.

3 I enjoy doing school reports now that I can ______________ information on the Internet.

4 I usually ______________ at around 7 am, even at the weekends.

5 I’ll ______________ the restaurant and book a table for 8 o’clock on Saturday.

6 Can you help me ______________ my old clothes, please?

7 Mobile phones have become so popular that people can’t ______________ them.

8 Two thieves ______________ the supermarket yesterday and stole thousands of euros from the cashiers.

9 We can ______________ Mark to book the tickets for the match – he always does what he promises to do.

10 The police ______________ that one of the robbers had worked in the bank last year.

 

 

Grammar

 

G Complete with the present simple, present continuous, present perfect simple or present perfect continuous form of the verb in brackets. If a pronoun and/or time adverb is given, use it/them. [10 points]

0 Where have you been (you be)? I have been trying (try) to call you for an hour!

1 I ______________ (usually not like) spicy food, but this curry ______________ (taste) great!

2 ______________ (you ever be) to a football match? I ______________ (just win) two free tickets.

3 How long ______________ (your dad study) Russian? How much ______________ (he learn)?

4 I ______________ (think) of buying this leather jacket. What ______________ (you think) about it?

5 The police ______________ (just finish) searching the building for the thief and now ______________ (look) in the garden.

 

H Complete with the past simple, past continuous, used to, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous form of the verb in brackets. If a pronoun and/or time adverb is given, use it/them. [5 points]

0 Detective: Where were you (you be) last night?

1 Burglar: I was at home – I ______________ (watch) a match on TV.

Detective: Really?

2 Burglar: Yes, I ______________ (work) hard all day and I ______________ (decide) to stop and watch the game.

3 Detective: ______________ (you not used to like) football.

4 Burglar: That’s true, I didn’t, but I ______________ (not have) a beautiful new plasma-screen TV then.

5 Detective: You still don’t – the real owner fortunately put his name on the back of the TV. You’re under arrest!

 

I Complete the second sentence with a modal verb in the correct form so that it means the same as the first sentence. Use a different modal verb in each sentence. There may be more than one correct answer for some. [5 points]

0 It’s possible that our national football team may win the World Cup.

Our national football team could/might win the World Cup.

1 You are not allowed to smoke in hospitals.

You ______________ in hospitals.

2 It is impossible for that rumour to be true.

That rumour ______________ true.

3 I am certain that man is Bono.

That man ______________ Bono.

4 It wasn’t necessary for you to buy me a present.

You ______________ me a present.

5 It’s a good idea for you to get more exercise.

You ______________ more exercise.

 

J Choose the correct answer. [10 points]

Last month, while my friend George and I 0) ____ in the forest, we had 1) ____ adventure. We 2) ____ the perfect place to camp – it was deep in the forest near a beautiful lake. It 3) ____ quiet and peaceful, and there were lots of 4) ____ animals around. The squirrels were really friendly – especially a small light brown one we named ‘Honey’. She 5) ____ follow us around all day because we always gave her things to eat.

One night, George woke me up. ‘Listen,’ he whispered, ‘what’s that?’ Something was moving around outside our tent! ‘It 6) ____ be a bear,’ I said. At the same time, we saw a bright light inside the forest, not far away. ‘What 7) ____ ?’ we wondered. Then we heard 8) ____ noise again. It was Honey! She was trying to warn us about the forest fire. We ran as fast as we 9) ____ , taking Honey with us. Now that the danger 10) ____ , we have decided to take Honey back to the forest so she can be free again.

 

0 a camped  b were camping  c have camped

1 a an  b the    c −

2 a have  picked  b had been picking  c had picked

3 a had been  b is  c was

4 a an  b the  c −

5 a used to  b had  c was able to

6 a will  b might  c should

7 a is happening  b was happening  c has happened

8 a a b the  c −

9 a can  b used to  c could

10 a passed  b had been passing  c has passed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing

 

K Imagine that you’ve had a strange experience or adventure. Write an e-mail (120-150 words) to your friend telling him/her about it. [20 points]

Give information about:

• when it happened

• where it happened
• who was with you
• what happened
• how you felt then / how you feel now