Sample Test

In this part of the test, your ability to understand spoken English in a specific context will be evaluated. INSTRUCTIONS: In this part of the test, you will listen to four (4) different situations. You will have two minutes to read the questions before listening to the recording. You will listen to the whole recording twice. Choose the answer that best completes or answers the following statements and/or questions (25 marks-1 mark each). Erden wants to ______ around the world using only human power.

Erden started his journey on ______.

Erden rode ______ in 204 days.

Erden started his journey on [blank_start]______[blank_end].

Erden rode [blank_start]______[blank_end] in 204 days.

In a little room on a boat, Erden ______.

Erden is making this human-powered journey to ______.

SITUATION 2: Both the ______ River and the largest rain forest on earth are in the Amazon.

The Amazon River starts in [blank_start]______[blank_end].

During the wet season, parts of the river ______.

Twenty percent of [blank_start]______[blank_end] in the world comes from the Amazon River.

The world’s largest rain forest has the ______ number of plants and animals on earth.

READING COMPREHENSION SECTION This section will evaluate your ability to understand vocabulary in context, text details, general ideas and purposes of the text and/or the author. INSTRUCTIONS: You will read four different texts, analyze the questions and choose the option that best answers the questions or completes the statements. (25 marks, 1 mark each) Text 1: FERNANDO BOTERO (1)Fernando Botero was born in 1932 in Medellin, Colombia. He paints in the neo-figurative style and calls himself "the most Colombian of Colombian artists". He largely paints large people – figures that are much larger than life in all parts of their body. His critics often call them “fat people”. Botero doesn’t know the reason why he paints such obese forms. (2)Botero grew up looking at paintings in his local Catholic church. These were in the centuries-old Baroque style and influenced his style. He was never rich enough to visit galleries and see other works. He held his first exhibition when he was 20, in the capital Bogota. He used the money he received to go to Europe to study art. (3)Throughout the 1960s he lived in New York. He found a new inspiration in the Italian Renaissance. He began to experiment with creating volume in his figures by expanding them and compressing the space around them. This became his unique and trademark style. In 1997, Colombian terrorists destroyed his sculpture ‘Bird’ in Medellin. Seventeen people died in the attack. (4)Botero’s works now hang in galleries all over the world. He is guaranteed millions of dollars for each painting he does. His works instantly become collector’s items and many people buy them as investments. In 2005, Botero painted a series of 50 paintings that graphically showed the horror of the events in Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison. This is typical of Botero using art for social commentary. Retrieved from http://www.famouspeoplelessons.com/f/fernando_botero.html Who does the underlined word himself, in paragraph 1 refer to?

What is a synonym for the underlined word large in paragraph 1?

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for the underlined word rich in paragraph 2?

According to the text, When Botero was 20 [blank_start]________________[blank_end]

Botero has graphically painted [blank_start]______[blank_end].

LANGUAGE SECTION In this part of the test, your abilities and knowledge about grammar, syntax and pragmatics, will be evaluated. INSTRUCTIONS: Select the letter that best completes the statements or answers the questions below. Use the answer sheet to write your answers. (25 marks, 1 mark each) Where did your parents meet?

Did they study the same? Did they study the same?

Did you take an exam yesterday?

How was the exam?

What was the movie you saw about?

Did you enjoy the movie?

Why didn’t your sister go to class last Monday?

Was your sister at the hospital?

Is your best friend going to buy that car he likes?

Why are you going to sell your laptop?

Are you going to go anywhere interesting in your next vacation?

Is it going to rain? Do I need to take an umbrella?

What was the teacher saying when I came in?