SPEAK UP CLUB

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ENTRANCE EXAM
STUDENTS’ NAME: _____________________________ DATE: _________

I. Complete the sentences with the verb TO BE: “AM, IS, ARE”. (6 points)
a. Beatrice ____ a Spanish nurse.

b. John and I ____ and great friends.

c. My car ____ old, but comfortable.

d. My grandparents ____ at home.

e. The dog ____ on the sofa.

f. You ____ in my English class.

II. Fill in the blanks with the PERSONAL PRONOUNS: “I, HE, SHE, IT, WE, YOU, THEY”. (5 points)
a. My mother and I ____

b. Cat ____

c. Tom Ann and Kate ____

d. Books ____

e. Pamela ____

III. Complete with the ARTICLES: “A” or “AN”. (5 points)

a. ____ old comic

b. ____ chair

c. ____ pilot

d. ____ book

e. ____ idea

IV. Write the TIME. (5 points)

a. 9:15 ________________________________________

b. 11:30 ________________________________________

c. 3:55 ________________________________________

d. 1:40 ________________________________________

e. 6:05 ________________________________________

V. Fill in the blanks with the POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES: “MY, HIS, HER, ITS, YOUR, OUR, THEIR”. (5 points)
a. Olivia and Jessica are spending ____ winter holiday at a ski resort in Turkey.

b. Benjamin is taking some history books to ____ best friend, Harley.

c. Mary, Helena and I are in the classroom. We are listening to ____ science teacher.

d. I am Tommy. ____ mother is Helen.

e. Mary thinks __________ apartment is too small.

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VI. Choose the correct PREPOSITIONS OF TIME: “AT, IN, ON”. (5 points)
1. My English classes starts ____ five o’clock. a) on b) at c) in

2. My father reads a book ____ the morning. a) on b) at c) in

3. We wear a helmet ____ winter. a) on b) at c) in

4. We have presents ____ Christmas. a) on b) at c) in

5. I visit my grandparents ____ Saturday. a) on b) at c) in

VII. Write the CARDINAL NUMBERS. (5 points)

a. 58 ________________

b. 261 ________________

c. 13 ________________

d. 439 ________________

e. 74 ________________

VIII. Listen to THE CONVERSATIONS and COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. (5 points)

1. Dan would like to have for breakfast ……………………………

2. Heather never …………………

3. Karen goes to the gym ………………………..

4. Jason’s birthday is on ……………………….

5. Diane usually stays in bed until …………….. on Saturdays.

IX. Read THE PARAGRAPH and COMPLETE THE BLANKS. (9 points)

My favorite (1) ____________ of the week is Saturday because it’s the weekend!

I usually stay in bed until 10:30. Then I (2) _____________ breakfast and read the newspapers. After breakfast, I often

(3) _____________ to my parents’ dacha near St. Petersburg, especially (4) ____________ the summer. Dacha is the

Russian word for house in the country. It’s a place where you relax and forget about everything.

My mother normally (5) ______________ a big lunch. After lunch, we play cards or read. My parents sometimes go

(6) _____________ a walk, but I don’t go with them. I don’t like walking or exercising!

(7) ___________ the evening, we often invite friends for dinner. In the summer, we eat outside, and people usually

start singing and dancing. We never go (8) _________ bed before 1:00. Nobody works on (9) ____________ morning!