ENGLISH III - READING EXAM

AEF 2
Student’s name: Date:
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READING (20 points)

I. READ THE TEXTS AND MATCH THEM WITH THE SENTENCES. (7pts)

A. I´m 17 and I´m a student. My parents think

playing sports is important. So, after school, I
have soccer practice every day. I also take
tennis lessons for an hour on the weekend.
1. This person is the youngest
in a class . _____
2. This person practices soccer _____
B. I´m studying and taking a class to prepare for 3. He/she has a tutor. _____
the university entrance exam. The class meets 4. He /she will pass the exam. _____
for three hours a day. It´s a lot of work, buy I 5. He/she has good grade. _____
need help to pass the test. 6. He/she has three hours to study. _____
Besides, I practice tennis at the weekend 7. He/she is a student. _____

C. “I´m very young. Two months, I was failing

math – getting D´s and F´s. Now a tutor comes
to my house and helps me with my homework,
and I´m finally getting a good grade in the
class!”

II. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TEXT BY PUTTING THE CORRECT

LETTER. (6pts)

Today I started my new part-time job as a trendspotter. (1)…….. and didn´t know what
to expect. Well, guess what? It was a lot of fun! (2)……., “You should think about
becoming a trendspotter, too!”
This morning, (3)…….. to recording studio by 10 am. Mandy the coordinator explained
the schedule. Then she gave us a tour of the studio. (4)……
Next we sat around a big table in a room. (5)……. Mandy gave each person three cards.
Finally, (6)…….

a. There were about ten of us e. we had to report

b. That was really cool. f. we listened to about 10 different songs
c. her name is Cristina. g. I´m telling all my friends
d. I was nervous
III. READ THE TEXT AND CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER. (7pts)

From: jpetrarca@us*mail.com
To: tgonzales@peru*mail.com
Sent: Saturday, March 4
Subject: Hi from Italy!

Hi Mariana,
I´m studying in Italy! I met a good friend who called Monika. She is my classmate. We
are different in many ways. I am an only child but she has two brothers and a sister. I
live with my family buy she lives in her own apartment. We both go to Western
University, but I study English Literature. Monika studies business. I don´t have a job,
but Monika works part-time at a cafe. I love dance music, but Monika doesn´t like it.
She listens to rap. Monika and I watch TV together on the weekends.

Bye!
Caroline

1. Caroline sent an e-mail:

a. Monday b. Saturday c. Thursday d. August 4
2. Caroline is in :
a. at home b. on the beach c. Italy d. University
3. Is a friend who met in Italy:
a. Monika b. Mariana c. brother d. sister
4. She has a part-time job in a:
a. university b. apartment c. TV d. cafe
5. What is Monika studying?
a. Literature b. university c. business d. English
6. She has a large family.
a. Caroline b. Mariana c. Monika d. Parents
7. Why is Caroline in Italy?
a. To meet b. To visit c. To work d. To study
 ENGLISH III – READING EXAM KEY

I. 1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. A

II.
1. d
2. g
3. e
4. b
5. a
6. f

III. 1. B
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. C
7. D
 Answer

III. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TEXT BY PUTTING THE CORRECT

LETTER. (6pts)

Today I started my new part-time job as a trendspotter. (1)……..I was nervous and
didn´t know what to expect. Well, guess what? It was a lot of fun! (2)……. I´m telling
all my friends, “You should think about becoming a trendspotter, too!”
This morning, (3)……..we had to report to recording studio by 10 am. Mandy the
coordinator explained the schedule. Then she gave us a tour of the studio. (4)That was
really cool.
Next we sat around a big table in a room. (5)……There were about ten of us. Mandy
gave each person three cards. Finally, (6)…….we listened to about 10 different songs.

a. There were about ten of us

b. That was really cool.
c. her name is Cristina.
d. I was nervous
e. we had to report
f. we listened to about 10 different songs
g. I´m telling all my friends