PRE-TEST

NAME:

Mark:

Vocabulary and Grammar

Choose the correct answer. (20 x 2 = 40 points)
1. Driving in the storm was a ...... experience.
a. frightened
b. frightening
c. frighten

11. We ...... without a car for years.

a. manage
b. have managed
c. are managing

2. You ...... us before you came over for a visit.

a. should have called
b. should call
c. must have called

12. I called last night, but you ...... .

a. slept
b. were sleeping
c. had slept

3. By the end of the day, we ...... our project.

a. will be finishing
b. will have finished
c. are finishing

13. In five minutes from now, we ...... the house.

a. will be leaving
b. will have left
c. will leave

4. He looked like he ...... a ghost.

a. sees
b. saw
c. had seen

14. We suggested ...... another route.

a. taking
b. to take
c. should take

5. Quiet! You ...... the bird away.

a. will frighten
b. are frightening
c. are going to frighten

15. I dont believe we have ...... met.

a. just
b. ever
c. yet

6. I ...... anything if I knew it would upset you.

a. wont say
b. wouldnt say
c. wouldnt have said

16. They shouted ...... us because we didnt notice the car coming.
a. on
b. at
c. with

7. The restaurant ...... we first met, closed.

a. where
b. which
c. that

17. I was amazed that he ...... the whole house by the time
we returned home.
a. cleaned
b. has cleaned
c. had cleaned

8. She wanted to know where ...... .

a. we were going
b. were we going
c. are we going
9. The rubbish ...... earlier this morning.
a. collected
b. was collected
c. is collected
10. Nobody ...... when we walked into the room.
a. is talking
b. has talked
c. was talking

18. As soon as she ...... , we can watch a film on TV.

a. will leave
b. is leaving
c. leaves
19. I wanted to know if they ...... the film.
a. enjoyed
b. had enjoyed
c. enjoy
20. Dont forget to meet me at the same place ...... weve
met for years.
a. which
b. where
c. whose
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Reading
Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

Storytelling with The Moth

I

Everyone enjoys a good story. Whether its a novel, a film, or simply a personal experience that someone is
sharing with us, stories have the power to move and influence us.

II

The Moth is a group dedicated to the skill of storytelling. At Moth storytelling events, people stand up and share
their stories before a live audience. While some of the storytellers are prominent literary and cultural personalities,
many are simply everyday people with a story to tell.

III

The Moth was founded in New York in 1997 by novelist George Dawes Green. Having recently moved to the big
city, Dawes Green was struck by how little time New Yorkers spent sharing their experiences with others and
actually listening to one another. His inspiration for The Moth came from his home state of Georgia, where he and
a group of his friends would get together on hot summer evenings and share stories with one another. The group
started calling themselves the moths because of the moths that were constantly flying under the light on the
porches where George and his friends told their stories.

IV

The Moth Mainstage, The Moths main show, features carefully selected storytellers and stories. Prior to the
performance, storytellers work closely with directors who help them organise and choose the details of their story.
This ensures that the stories at these events are both entertaining and well presented. The Moth StorySLAM,
however, is very different. At StorySLAM events members of the audience sign up by simply dropping their
names in a hat. The ten names that are randomly selected for the evening are invited to come onstage and tell their
story in less than five minutes. The storytellers are then judged by audience members.

The Moth has come a long way from its humble beginnings on a porch in Georgia. Today, it offers a weekly
podcast of stories from Moth events, which has over 70,000 subscribers and has recently published a bestselling
collection of Moth stories.

VI

Yet, essentially, the rules of the game have remained the same. Moth storytellers are prohibited from using notes,
and all the stories must be true. This ensures that they sound authentic and enables the listeners to connect to the
story and to the storyteller. And connection is what storytelling and Moth events are all about!

Decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). Find evidence in the text to justify your answers.
(3 x 4 = 12 points)
...... 1. Some Moth storytellers are celebrities.
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...... 2. Its only possible to hear a Moth story by attending a Moth event.
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...... 3. Moth storytellers are not allowed to read their stories.
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2

Complete the sentences. (3 x 4 = 12 points)

1. According to Dawes Green, New Yorkers dont ......................................
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2. Unlike the Moth Mainstage, storytellers at the StorySLAM events .........
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3. An audience will not identify with a story if .............................................
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Choose the correct answer. (2 points)

The name The Moth ...... .
a. was inspired by a film
b. was chosen by Dawes Green
c. was thought of in New York
d. originated in Dawes hometown

Find words or expressions in the text that mean the same as: (7 x 2 = 14 points)
1. affect someone emotionally (paragraph I)

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2. famous individuals (paragraph II)

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3. ordinary (paragraph II)

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4. amazed (paragraph III)

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5. meet socially (paragraph III)

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6. changed for the better (paragraph V)

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7. simple (paragraph V)

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Writing
Write an essay (80-120 words) on the following topic: Describe an unusual story that someone told you.
Explain why you liked / didnt like it and how it made you feel. (20 points)