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MIDTERM ONLINE EXAM

READ THE QUESTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE ANSWERING. YOU'LL HAVE 60 MIN.

TO SOLVE THE MIDTERM ONLINE EXAM "GOOD LUCK"

Total score: 20.00

Score of approval: 14.00
Incorrect answers lower your score: No

Achievement

Date: 05/16/2019 9:45:36 PM 19.33

Achievement time: 00:57:30
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Number of times done: 1
Quantity of right answers: 29 / 30

I. LISTENING SECTION
You will listen to 2 people talking about alternative therapies and treatments . For
questions 1-5, choose the correct option.

Audio_ONLINE_EXAM.mp3

What do the journalist and the doctor agree on?

 most conventional drugs haven't been fully tested.

all conventional drugs are carefully tested.

not all conventional drugs help with pain.

Judith Holmes thinks that…………………... should be used by patients.

only drugs that have been fully tested

all therapies that help people to feel better

all conventional therapies

Judith Holmes says that...

Chinese acupuncture is now a conventional therapy that is used globally.

Acupuncture is much better than other forms of medicine because it is

5000 years old.

Alternative therapies are seen as conventional therapies in some

societies.

Dr Meredith says that...

All people who provide alternative therapies are honest and ethical.

All people who provide alternative therapies are honest and ethical.

It is impossible to make money from alternative therapies.

The presenter says that alternative medicine is……………. in France and

Germany.

Forbidden by the state

Used by conventional medical doctors

 Not regulated by the state

II. VOCABULARY SECTION

For question 6 - 12 read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D)
best fits each gap. Circle the correct option as in the example. Workbook page 27.

INFORMAL WRITING 

Hey everyone, 

How’s it going? You (0) ….….  believe What I’m (6) ………………  to tell you. You know
that I came home to Singapore last year after we were all studying in London? Well,
I’ve been looking for work for ages, but I have finally found a job. I’m going to work
for the police, as an interpreter!

It’s (7) ………….  of weird – doing police work is a big change from reading literature
and writing essays! My dad saw the job (8)………..  in the paper and he told me to
get in (9) …………… with them. At first I wasn’t sure, but I did the interview….and they
gave me the job there and then! It does help that I speak English, German, Chinese,
Malay and ‘Singlish’ (our version of English – remember?). And using my languages
is what I enjoy most. So I think the work (10) …………. be interesting.

Anyway, the interview was crazy. I really dressed up – I took out all my piercings,
washed the red dye out of my (11) ……………  and put on this very uncool jacket. It
was like my school uniform or something! My sister was so shocked by my
‘transformation’ that she took a photo of me.

Anyway, they must have liked it because I start the job on Monday. I reckon I will
only do it        (12) ……………   a year or so, and then find something different. But a
job’s a job, isn’t it?

Anyway, miss you

Love,
Jay

Example:

 How’s it going? You (0) ….….  believe

(0) WON'T

Vocabulary_Section_OLME.pdf

Choose the best answer

What I (6) …… 'm going …………  to tell you. You know that I came home to
Singapore last year after we were all studying in London? Well, I’ve been
looking for work for ages, but I have finally found a job. I’m going to work for
the police, as an interpreter!

Choose the best answer

It’s (7) …… kind …….  of weird – doing police work is a big change from
reading literature and writing essays!

Choose the best answer

My dad saw the job (8)… advert ……..  in the paper

Choose the best answer

and he told me to get in (9) … touch ………… with them. At first I wasn’t sure,
but I did the interview….and they gave me the job there and then! It does help
that I speak English, German, Chinese, Malay and ‘Singlish’ (our version of
English – remember?)

Choose the best answer

And using my languages is what I enjoy most. So I think the work (10) … will
………. be interesting.

Choose the best answer

Anyway, the interview was crazy. I really dressed up – I took out all my
piercings, washed the red dye out of my (11) …… hair ………  and put on this
very uncool jacket .It was like my school uniform or something! My sister was
so shocked by my ‘transformation’ that she took a photo of me.

Choose the best answer

Anyway, they must have liked it because I start the job on Monday. I reckon I
will only do it        (12) …… for ………   a year or so, and then find something
different. But a job’s a job, isn’t it?

Anyway, miss you

Love,

Jay
III. GRAMMAR SECTION
For questions 13 – 20, read the text below and think of the word that best fits each
gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

LUCKY FOR SOME

   I had (0)…...........working in Afghanistan for a couple of months when, one day  I

found my next-door neighbor painting his car number plate. He was (13)..............
 removing 39 from the end of it by (14)...................them form black to white. When
I asked him whether it was illegal, he just told me it was alright ´because the police
understand’. It seems that the number 39 is very unlucky in his country, and people
feel ashamed to be associated with it.

In those circumstances, maybe it’s not (15)…………… to change your car number
plate. This short of things happens all over the world. In the States, many
apartment blocks don’t have a thirteenth floor .There is no reason to have one!.

Funnily enough, In Italy, (16)……………… the number 17 that you need to be careful
about! So there isn’t a seat row with that number on Alitalia planes, for example.
Just like lucky rituals , it’s hard to say where these superstitions come from – there
so many theories, it would be impossible for me to explain to them all here!

In Asia, these superstitions are often (17)……………..to language .In Japan, you are
very (18)……………..to find a hotel room with the number 49 because those numbers
together sound like the word for death. People don’t imagine (19) …………….…about
such negative subjects while they are on holiday.

On the other hand, they love the number eight, The idea that they mean ‘prosperity’.
Across the sea in China, people think of this number as the key to wealth and
success. It’s so popular that organizers decided (20)………………. Beijing Olympics at
8 a.m. in August, 2008. Perhaps the number really is lucky, because they were one
of the best Olympics in history   

Example:

LUCKY FOR SOME

   I had (0)…...........working in Afghanistan for a couple of months when, one day  I

found my next-door neighbor painting his car number plate.

GS_MOE.pdf
Choose the best answer

He was (13).... calmly ..........  removing 39 from the end of it

Choose the best answer

removing 39 from the end of it by (14)...... changing .............them form black

to white.

Choose the best answer

When I asked him whether it was illegal, he just told me it was alright ´because
the police understand’. It seems that the number 39 is very unlucky in his
country, and people feel ashamed to be associated with it.

In those circumstances, maybe it’s not (15)…… unreasonable ……… to change

your car number plate. This short of things happens all over the world. In the
States, many apartment blocks don’t have a thirteenth floor .There is no
reason to have one!.

Choose the best answer

Funnily enough, In Italy, (16)……… it's ……… the number 17 that you need to be
careful about! So there isn’t a seat row with that number on Alitalia planes, for
 example. Just like lucky rituals , it’s hard to say where these superstitions
come from – there so many theories, it would be impossible for me to explain
to them all here!

Choose the best answer

In Asia, these superstitions are often (17)…… related ………..to language

Choose the best answer

In Japan, you are very (18)…… unlikely ………..to find a hotel room with the
number 49 because those numbers together sound like the word for death.

Choose the best answer

. People don’t imagine (19) ……… thinking …….…about such negative subjects
while they are on holiday.

Choose the best answer

It’s so popular that organizers decided (20)……… to open ………. Beijing

Olympics at 8 a.m. in August, 2008. Perhaps the number really is lucky,
because they were one of the best Olympics in history   

IV PARAPHRASING
For questions 21 – 25, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.
You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an
example (0)
I live in the Valley now. But I lived in Quito in my childhood.

USED

I …………… used to live ………………. Quito, but I live in the valley now

I don’t wash my car. I usually take it to a car wash station

HAVE

I usually……………… have my car washed …………………… at a car wash station.

Don’t forget to get home and call me immediately

SOON

Don’t forget to ……………… call me as soon as …………………….…you arrive home?

Many elderly people live alone their last years

THEMSELVES

Many elderly people ……………… live by themselves …………………  their last years.

It takes me 5 minutes to reply a customer by mail. It’s 3pm now.

WILL

By 3:30pm I  ……………… will have replied ………………6 customer mails.

V. READING SECTION
You are going to read an extract from an article which is about a mission to the
red planet.

For questions 26 – 30, circle the best answer (A, B, C, or D) which you think fits
best according to the text.

Moonshine

The band Moonshine released their third CD last week. ‘Here again’ is a follow-up
to ‘The Waves’. There have been a few changes since the last CD, with Tom Wilcott
on bass guitar replacing Simon Mc Vee, who left the band last year, and the arrival
of Tom Simpson on drums.

It is clear from the first song on the CD, which is a dance tune that the band is no
longer going to concentrate on slow songs. The second tune is also a dance tune
and is even louder and heavier. Most later tracks are in the band’s more usual slow
style. These two tracks will certainly come as a surprise to many fans. Either of
them could easily become a hit single though, because they are excellent.

Singer Rob Letchford gets a chance to really show how good he is, reaching each
note perfectly. Fans should be grateful he recorded the songs for the album before
he had trouble with his throat. This has resulted in the band having to cancel their
next tour. (Anyone who has bought tickets need not to worry as all the concerts will
be arranged as soon as Rob has recovered.)

 On this CD, Moonshine show that can produce perfect music in a variety of styles,
from the slow ones we are familiar with the ones that will keep your feet tapping. I
did feel, though, that they put their best songs at the beginning and the last few
tracks were not of quite the same quality. Despite this. `Here again’ is certain to be
a big hit and bring more success to this band.

Reading_section_online.docx.pdf
What is the writer want to do with this article?

Make suggestions about how a band could improve

Offer his opinion of a band’s new CD

Give information about the members of a band

Explain why a CD has been so successful

What does the writer say about the two songs at the beginning of the CD?

They are unlike the songs the band normally performs.

They are similar to other songs on the CD.

They may not be enjoyed as much as other songs of the CD

They are too loud and heavy

What does the writer tell us about Rob Latchford?

 He was not at his best when he recorded the CD.

He is unable to do any more performances.

He has become unwell since making the CD.

He will not appear at some performances with the band

What conclusion does the writer come to about the CD?

He enjoyed the slow songs in particular.

He prefers some of their earlier CDs.

He thinks some of the songs may become annoying.

He feels the songs at the end are less good.

Which of the following did a fan say about the CD?

I’m so pleased the band have made a CD with all their best hits. I love
their music, so I know all these songs and can sing Along to them.

This CD is better than the last one because it’s got some dance tunes on
it as well as some lovely slow tunes.

I saw the band perform this CD recently at a concert so I went and bought
it immediately.

The members of this band haven’t changed since they started and this CD
shows how they have learnt to produce an amazing sound together.

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