SPEED 3

FINAL EXAMINATION
WRITTEN & LISTENING TEST (100 POINTS)
TIME ALLOTED 1:30 hour THIS IS SPEED 3!

WRITTEN SECTION
A. READ THE TEXT AND MARK THE SENTENCES T (TRUE) OR F (FALSE):
“Sharon has been working as an accountant for the last 15 years. She usually works from 10 to 12 hours every day and is starting
to get tired of her dull routine. The doctor has encouraged her to have better eating and sleeping habits. She
eats snacks and sandwiches during her lunch break and sleeps about five hours a day. She has
been having headaches and backaches lately. What’s more, she hasn’t done any physical
activity for the last few years. She used to do yoga on Tuesday evenings but she quit
because she thought she was not any good at it.”

TRUE FALSE

1. Sharon started working as an accountant 12 years ago.

2. In her opinion, her routine is boring.

3. Sharon doesn’t eat healthy food for lunch.

4. She should avoid doing yoga.

5. No physical activity has been done by her lately.

B. FILL IN THE BLANKS USING THE WORDS IN THE BOX:

“Luckily, Sharon feels like_____________ something different. Last night, she switched on her laptop and_____________ some

pages. After a_____________ she came up with a solution: a career break. She is now considering ________________ on vacations

to Ireland for six months. She will not be______________ to work if she’s____________, but she doesn’t__________________.

She’s got______________ money because she has been saving up. After all, she hasn’t been______________ to go _____________

for more than three years!”

GOING - ABLE - BACK - ABROAD - WHILE - ENOUGH - CARE - BROWSED - FIRED - DOING

C. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT FORM:

1. If he gets a job next week, he _______________________ happy. (be)

2. Shakespeare _____________________ Hamlet. (write)

3. She’s still making breakfast. She ____________________ frying the eggs. (finish)

4. I have never______________________ find a similar watch. (be able to)

5. She stopped ______________________ social events. (attend)

6. How come you _____________________ that old book away? (throw)

7. It takes me fifteen minutes ___________________ to the office. (get)

8. I need a break. I ____________________since morning. (work)

9. Now, John____________________ for his test on Monday. (study)

10. If I had time, I ______________________________ to the fitness center. (go)

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FINAL EXAMINATION
WRITTEN & LISTENING TEST (100 POINTS)

D. CHOOSE THE BEST ALTERNATIVE TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES:

1. I missed the bus this morning. ____________, I managed to arrive at work on time.
A. So B. However C. Then
2. You need no help. You can do it__________________.
A. yourself B. itself C. themselves
3. How can you express possibility? “John_____________ be busy”.

A. shouldn’t B. has to C. might

4. I haven’t ridden a horse________________ .
A. ever B. yet C. already
5. How can you express “prohibition”? You _______________ eat in the office.
A. don’t have to B. mustn’t C. wouldn’t
6. Give me a minute to _______________ my things and then we can leave.
A. leave B. lose C. gather
7. She needs to save money. That’s why she _______________ on weekends.
A. works B. work C. working
8. The new employee needs to increase his ______________.
A. produce B. productivity C. productive
9. Studying languages is very____________, in my opinion.

A. interesting B. interest C. interested

10. I’m feeling _____________ and tired today.
A. stress B. stressful C. stressed

E. CHANGE THE SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE VOICE:

1. Our team finished the task in record time.______________________________________________________________

2. They have solved that difficult problem. ________________________________________________________________

3. We completed the project. ___________________________________________________________________________

4. Ms. Taylor is giving a lecture. _________________________________________________________________________

5. He would make a speech. ____________________________________________________________________________

F. USE TE APPROPRIATE WORD TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE:

1. There is a man riding a bike___________ a lot of cars. (between / among)

2. The meeting begins____________ 7 o’clock. (at / on)

3. The appointment is__________ Tuesday. (in / on)

4. We will be back_____________ December. (in / on)

5. Is there anything________ me? I’ve heard a noise. (behind / between)

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WRITTEN & LISTENING TEST (100 POINTS)

G. GIVE COMPLETE ANSWERS:

1. Why is your hair wet?

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2. Is there anything behind the door?

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3. What wouldn’t you lend anyone?

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4. How many books do you read a year?

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5. What kind of handshake do you think your boss has?

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H. CHOOSE ONE OF THE TOPICS. WRITE 90-100 WORDS ABOUT IT:

( ) Table etiquette.

( ) The best advice you have ever received.

( ) If you had the chance to be a famous person, who would you like to be?

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FINAL EXAMINATION
WRITTEN & LISTENING TEST (100 POINTS)
THIS IS SPEED 3!

LISTENING SECTION
A. LISTEN TO THE TEXT AND MARK THE SENTENCES T (TRUE) OR F (FALSE):

TRUE FALSE
1. She didn’t have to present the project alone.
2. She expected the presentation to be worse than it was.
3. She used to be bad at speaking in public.
4. She is good at speaking in public now and she enjoys it.
5. People had better not watch videos online to do it well.

B. LISTEN AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE:

1. A. Always.
B. Hardly ever.
C. Never.

2. A. I have bought some food.

B. I’ll buy something to eat.
C. I bought some sodas.

3. A. With Ms. Susan Wright, the new director.

B. It was a bone-crusher handshake.
C. No, I didn’t.

4. A. Having annoying co-workers.

B. A stress-free environment.
C. Being overloaded with tasks.

5. A. It’s an obligation.
B. It’s a prohibition.
C. It’s not necessary.

6. A. It was a career break.

B. It was a win-win situation.
C. It was a step-by-step approach.

C. LISTEN AND GIVE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS YOU HEAR:

1. ______________________________________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________________________________________

4. ______________________________________________________________________________________

5. ______________________________________________________________________________________

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