UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEAR CASA DE CULTURA BRITNICA

PLACEMENT TEST / 2007.1 SEMESTER III PART I READING COMPREHENSION

READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTIONS FOR QUESTIONS 1 TO 10.

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THE WITCH OF WALL STREET Hetty Robinson learnt all about money when she was very young. As a child she read the financial newspaper to her wealthy father. Her father died when Hetty was 30 years old and she inherited $1 million. When she herself died in 1916, she left a fortune of almost $100 million to her two children.
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Hetty made her money on the New York stock exchange. She was a financial genius. She made money so easily that people called her the Witch of Wall Street. But although she was one of the richest women in the world, she was very mean. She counted every cent and she spent as little as possible. She didnt own a house, because she didnt want to pay property taxes. So, she and her children lived in cheap hotels. She spent almost nothing on clothes, and wore the same long black dress every day. She washed it herself, but to save soap she only washed the bottom of the dress, where it touched the ground. Other people had their own offices, but Hatty used a desk in the bank and ate her sandwiches, while she bought and sold stocks and shares. If the bank complained, she just moved all her money to another bank. Hettys family paid the price for her meanness. When she was 33 she married a millionaire, Edward Green, and they had two children. Green, however, lost all his money, so Hetty left him. When her son, Ned, injured his knee, Hetty didnt want to pay for a doctor, so she took him to a free hospital for poor people. Unfortunately, the doctor knew that Hetty was rich and he asked for money. Hetty refused and took the boy away. His leg didnt get better and two years later doctors removed it. But eventually Ned got his revenge. At the age of 81 Hetty had an argument with a shop assistant about the price of a bottle of milk. She became so angry that she had a stroke and died. So, Hettys meanness finally killed her. Ned inherited half his mothers fortune, and he spent it all on parties, holidays and expensive jewellery. He even bought a chamber pot covered with diamonds!
Extracted from HUTCHINSON, Tom. Life Lines. Oxford University Press, 1997

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I UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT 1. The text is about: a) A rich woman that lived in Wall Street. b) A witch who received $1 million from her father. c) A woman who made money easily, but didnt like to spend it. d) A witch who died because she was rich. 2. According to the text, it is INCORRECT to say that: a) Hetty didnt buy a lot of clothes. b) Ned didnt spend his mothers fortune. c) Ned suffered a terrible consequence because of his mothers meanness. d) Hetty saved a lot of money throughout her life. 3. People called her the Witch of Wall Street because a) she wore a long black dress. b) she made money easily. 4. About Hetty Robinson, it is CORRECT to say that: a) She had a big house. b) She killed herself. II REFERENCE 5. The pronoun it (line 08) refers to: a) dress b) soap 6. The possessive adjective his (line 15) refers to: a) Edward Green b) doctor c) she was very mean. d) she was a strange woman. c) She knew a lot about finance when she was a child. d) She had her own office and also a desk.

c) day c) Hetty Robinson

d) nothing d) Ned

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III VOCABULARY 7. In the text, the word referring to a person who doesnt like to spend money is: a) witch a) rich b) meanness b) intelligent c) mean c) old c) after c) lost d) genius d) gentle d) and for that reason d) spent 8. The adjective wealthy (line 02) means: 9. The word so (line 14) has a similar idea to: a) because b) but a) received b) gave

10. In the sentence Ned inherited half his mothers fortune. (line 18) the underlined word is similar in meaning to: PART II USE OF ENGLISH For questions 11 to 15, choose the sentence that is grammatically INCORRECT: 11. a) They have got a car. b) Sophie cant to help her. 12. a) There are a TV and a radio in my house. b) You dont need my key, you have yours. 13. a) Paris is the capital of the France. b) I often listen to the radio. 14. a) There arent any theatres in this town. b) She goes to school every day. 15. a) They didnt have breakfast this morning. b) I read a wonderful book yesterday. For questions 16 to 21, mark the CORRECT item: 16. An object people use to see their own image: a) imager screen 17. A person from Poland is: a) Poladian b) mirror b) Polidish c) miror c) Polishian c) the cupboard c) eigthy-nine c) nephew c) watch d) imager screener d) Polish d) shelf d) eight-ninety d) daughter-in-law d) timer c) Help me, please! d) I have breakfast at 10.00 a.m. c) There was a serious problem with my car. d) They are hardly ever happy. c) d) c) d) What time is dinner? These two pictures are the same. I was sick yesterday and stayed on bed all day. I finish work at 6.00 p.m.

c) I arrived from London last night. d) I ran five miles the last night.

18. Room in a house where people study: a) the study b) officer 19. The spelling of number 89 is: a) eighty-ninth b) eighty-nine 20. Your sisters daughter is your... a) niece b) sister-in-law a) alarm clock b) clock

21. An object people usually put on their left arm to see the time: For questions 22 and 23, mark the sentence in which the use of verb phrases with go, have and get is CORRECT: 22. a) I always get to home late. b) I have dinner at home every day. 23. a) I get to school before 9 a.m. b) I go to a walk in the park. 24. I. dangerous II. black a) good, white, short, inexpensive b) safe, white, low, cheap c) Babies cant get dress alone. d) I go to home by car. c) I never have shopping alone. d) I always get a good time when I go there. III. high IV. expensive c) safety, white, low, cheap d) safe, white, short, unexpensive

For questions 24 and 25, choose the alternative with the opposite of the adjectives below, respectively:

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25. I. fair

II. rich

III. wet

IV. fat

a) imfair, poor, dry, thin b) umfair, miserable, sunny, thin

c) unfair, poor, dry, thin d) unfair, miserable, sunny, thin

For questions 26 to 30, mark (C) for CORRECT sentences or ( I ) for INCORRECT sentences. Then, mark the correct alternative: 26. The person that works with music is a musicist. The person that writes books is a writer. The woman that performs in films is an actrice. The person that works with politics is a political. a) C, C, C, C b) I, C, I, C 27. I have three children. This is my car and that is the yours. This house is big. That houses are small. I have English lessons twice a week. a) C, C, I, C b) I, I, I, C 28. I am looking for my keys. I assisted a film yesterday. I swim at the swimming pool in the weekend. I walked for my home after school. a) C, I, I, I b) C, I, I, C 29. I like to taking photos. Turn off the lights, please! It is dark in here. There are some people waiting for the bus. I need to tell you a secret! a) C, I, C, I b) I, I, C, I 30. I speaked for half an hour about that. She hated him. I bougth a house for my mother. I found my documents in that drawer. a) I, C, C, C b) I, C, I, I ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

c) I, C, I, I

d) I, C, C, I

c) C, I, I, C

d) I, C, C, I

c) I, I, C, I

d) C, C, I, C

c) I, I, C, C

d) I, I, I, C

c) I, C, I, C

d) C, C, C, C

Choose the CORRECT alternative to complete dialogues 31 to 38: 31. A: ________________________ did you get home? B: I ____________ home ________________. a) What is the time that / got / at noon b) What time / got / at noon 32. A: ___________ did you book the tickets? B: I booked the tickets ________________. a) Where / yesterday b) Where / on the airport c) When / until 3.00 d) When / last night 33. A: _____________________ do you exercise? B: ___________________________________. a) When / I hard ever exercise b) How often / I exercise every day 34. A: ____________________________________? B: Seven. a) How many books have in your house b) How many books there are in your house c) How many are there books in your house d) How many books do you have in your house

c) What hour / got to / in noon d) What time / got to / at noon

c) When / I hard never exercise d) How often / I always am exercising

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35. A: ___________ Emily worried? B: Yes, thats why she didnt sleep well last week. a) Was b) Did c) Yesterday d) Didnt 36. A: ___________ money do you have? B: I have ___________. a) How much / any money c) How many / any money b) How many / some money d) How much / some money 37. A: Can you _______ me the way to the petrol station? B: Go straight _______, _______ the school and _______ right _______ the traffic lights. Its _______ the art gallery. a) say, on, by, take the, at, in front of c) tell, ahead, past, turn, at, next to b) tell, ahead, passed, turn, on, next from d) say, on, in front of, take the, at, next to 38. A: Where is your house? B: Its ______ the corner ______ East Street and West Street. a) in, of b) on, of c) in, straight d) from, between Mark the CORRECT answer for questions 39 to 43: 39. What are you doing? a) I am studing French. b) I am helping hers. c) I am listening to music. d) I am driving a bike. 40. What did you wear last night? a) I weared a beautiful dress. b) I wore a pair of pants. 41. Who were they? a) They were alone. b) They were here. 42. Is there a car that we can use? a) Yes, there can. b) Yes, it does. 43. When do you see your boss? a) Once the month. b) Next summer. c) I didnt wore sunglasses. d) I am wearing a blouse. c) They were Kelly and Marcos. d) They where my friends. c) Yes, theres. c) In the morning. d) Yes, there is. d) No often.

For question 44, mark the item in which the simple past forms of the verbs are CORRECT, respectively: 44. I. buy II. think III. drink IV. go a) bougth, thought, drank, went c) bougth, thinked, drank, gone b) bought, thought, drunk, went d) bought, thought, drank, went For questions 45 and 46, mark the items in which all verbs are REGULAR: 45. a) dance, die, say, study b) live, stand, think, work c) say, work, live, die d) dance, die, study, smoke

46. a) check, arrive, land, look c) land, walk, hear, look b) arrive, look, take, cook d) fly, walk, land, check Mark the CORRECT alternative to fill in the blanks of questions 47 to 49: 47. My bedroom is very big and beautiful. There ________ some paintings _______ the wall and many books _____ the __________. The TV is ______ the right corner. a) are / on / on / shelves / in c) arent / on / on / shelfs / in b) are / on / on / shelfs / in d) arent / in / on / shelves / on 48. She ________________ studying Spanish. _________ she _______________ to study English too. a) is liking / But / is wanting c) like / But / is wanting b) likes / But / wants d) is liking / And / is wanting 49. I showed _______ my photos. _______ she didnt see all of _______ _______ she needed to go to work earlier. a) she / But / the photos / why c) her / But / they / because b) her / But / them / because d) she / So / the photos / why 50. Mark the alternative in which the use of the preposition is CORRECT: a) in the summer b) in the right c) near of school d) opposite of the church

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C C A C C B D B D A D C B C B C D C D D A A B B A

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