114-1 College English I Midterm Exam SAMPLE

Part A Listening

Listen and choose the correct answers to the questions.

The recording will be played TWICE.

1. What happened to the woman when she was very young?

a. She had a very painful illness.

b. She gave up because of the divorce.

c. She got moved around a lot.

d. She helped kids like her.

2. What kind of job do you think she'd like to have?
a. a youth counselor
b. a divorce lawyer
c. a pain specialist
d. a basketball player

Multiple Choice

1. 1. What happened to the woman when she was very young?

• She had a very painful illness.

• She gave up because of the divorce.

• She got moved around a lot.

• She helped kids like her.

Multiple Choice

2. 2. What kind of job do you think she'd like to have?

• a youth counselor

• a divorce lawyer

• a pain specialist

• a basketball player

Part B Vocabulary

Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

Multiple Choice

3. 3. They decided to ____ a 2,000-mile run over the period of one month to raise money for charity.

• overrun

• underrun

• undergo

• undertake

Multiple Choice

4. 4. You promised to help me move, and you ____ though you were busy.

• stuck to your word

• went out of your way

• got hold of

• learned from scratch

Part C Grammar

Choose the correct options to complete the texts.

Multiple Choice

5. 5. For many years now, high school students ____ able to take part in this mission.

• have been

• were

• had been

• will be

Multiple Choice

6. 6. The men looked at the large shadow that ____ over them on the dark blue background of the horizon.

• looms

• had been looming

• would have loomed

• looming

Multiple Choice

Choose the INCORRECT option.

7. 7. The new sports stadium is ____ enormous.

• very

• really

• absolutely

• incredibly