TEST
Данный тест является примером объективного теста, используемого для распределения учащихся по учебным группам в зависимости от их уровня владения английским языком.
Тест содержит задания на чтение и лексико-грамматический материал. Ключи с правильными ответами приводятся после теста. В зависимости от количества набранных баллов, каждый учащийся может определить свой уровень и, если, к примеру, учащийся захочет продолжить обучение в МИСИС, то сможет понять с каким учебным пособием (книгой Touchstone) он/она будет изучать английский язык дальше. Таблица с результатами баллов приводится после теста, где уровни значат примерно следующее:
- Уровень 1 – elementary Уровень 2 – pre-intermediate Уровень 3 – pre-intermediate/intermediate Уровень 4 - intermediate
Тест может использоваться и в школе, и в любом образовательном учреждении для определения уровня владения языком. Рекомендуется проводить его через определённые промежутки времени: в начале для определения уровня, и, по окончании курса или определённого количества учебных занятий, чтобы посмотреть есть ли улучшения в развитии языковых знаний и речевых навыков. На тест отводится 35 минут (20 минут на чтение и 15 минут на лексико-грамматическую часть)
Для более точного определения уровня также рекомендуется включать тестовые задания на аудирование, и по возможности, проводить устное тестирование как второй этап для определения уровня развития навыков говорения. А при необходимости быстрого и примерного определения уровня учащихся достаточно провести этот предлагаемый 35 минутный тест.
Предлагаемый тест является частью «теста размещения» (placement test), учебного курса Touchstone, CUP, 2009, разработанного авторами Michael McCarthy, Jeanne McCarten, Helen Sandiford.
Section I: Reading
In this section of the Objective Placement Test, you will read some short passages and answer questions about them. Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. You will have 20 minutes to complete this section.
Passage 1: What’s your routine at work?
Jeff: I usually go to work early and have breakfast at my desk. I’m always on the Internet – I check my e-mail a lot. Sometimes I have meetings. I go home late every night!
1. Jeff spends a lot of time ________.
a. in the cafeteria
b. on his computer
c. on the phone
d. with his boss
Passage 2: An e-mail, Subject: Back at work!
Dear Carl,
I’m back, but I didn’t want to come home! Italy was wonderful! I met nice people, and I learned some Italian. I ate a lot of zabaglione – it’s a kind of dessert. I went to museums, and I went shopping. It was expensive! I want to go back to Europe – France next time!
Abby!
2. Abby ________.
a. can’t speak any Italian
b. wanted to say in Italy
c. doesn’t want to go to overseas again
d. didn’t like the people
Passage 3: Hobbies are good for you!
We all know vacations are good for your health. But if you can’t take a vacation, do a hobby instead. Research shows that people with hobbies generally aren’t stressed. Hobbies help people relax. They give you quiet time and help you sleep better. One psychologist explains, “When we’re doing something we love, it’s a passion.” And passion is important for a healthy life.
3. The article suggests that ________.
a. people get stressed when they do a hobby
b. hobbies don’t help with sleep problems
c. a hobby can’t be a passion
d. it’s good to have a passion in life
Passage 4: Back pain
Miki Akeba was lifting weights at the gym when she hurt her back. She went home and went to bed for several days, but didn’t call her doctor. When she got up, she sat up straight on a kitchen chair. Was this right?
With any back injury, always talk to a doctor first to check if it is serious. Keep moving – for example, go swimming or walking. And it’s usually fine to lean back in a comfortable chair.
4. The main idea of this reading is to ________.
a. tell an anecdote about Miki
b. discuss exercise
c. describe back pain
d. give advice about back injuries
5. If you have back pain, the reading says to you ________.
a. don’t need to see a doctor
b. usually can’t sit up straight
c. shouldn’t avoid exercise
d. should stay in bed for a few days
Passage 5: Live life to the fullest: Play golf with a pro!
Have you ever played golf with a professional? Probably not, unless you’re a friend of Tiger Woods. I’ve hardly ever played golf, so I’m certainly not a good golfer, but last month I took lessons from the professionals at one of the most famous and oldest golf clubs in the country. The instructors were incredibly good and very talented, and I learned some great tips. I recommend it! If you’re already a good golfer, you’ll definitely improve your technique. You might want to play a full round of golf on the challenging course after the lessons. Me? I went for dinner in the clubhouse!
6. The writer ________.
a. didn’t learn anything useful
b. played golf like a professional
c. was very good at golf before the lessons
d. was a beginner at golf
7. After the lessons, the writer ________.
a. had a meal
b. played a full round of golf
c. gave the instructors a good tip
d. decided to go to a club
Passage 6: Someone you can look up to: Alfred Ciffo III
Alfred Ciffo has happy memories of talking with his grandmother while he was growing up. They chatted by phone every week and shared their lives. Alfred was 13 when his grandmother passed away, and he missed her badly. He realized that regular contact between the generations was important and decided to do something about it. One year later, his Teen Connect organization was founded. The project links teenagers and seniors who call each other and keep in touch by phone. From the very beginning, Alfred’s senior in the program was enthusiastic because she never knew her own grandmothers when she was young, which she regretted. Alfred started Teen Connect in Florida, and four years later the program had more than 200 groups around the U. S. and an international chapter in Japan. Both teenagers and seniors have been positive about the program. The seniors look forward to keeping in touch each week, and the teenagers enjoy getting advice and hearing about the seniors’ life experiences. Shortly after Alfred started his degree at MIT, he received an award for his community work. He was surprised but satisfied that his program is helping to stop loneliness.
8. Before Alfred’s grandmother died, he ________.
a. visited her every week
b. was in regular contact with her
c. talked with her occasionally
d. grew up in her house
9. Alfred founded Teen Connect so ________.
a. teenagers wouldn’t be lonely
b. older people could contact their grandchildren
c. he wouldn’t regret knowing his grandmother
d. young and old people could talk together
10. Seniors like the program because ________.
a. it’s so popular all over the world
b. they enjoy hearing from the teenagers
c. it gives them some life experience
d. it helps them forget about the past
11. Alfred got an award for his community project ________.
a. before he started college
b. after graduating from college
c. in Japan
d. while he was at college
Passage 7: Modern crimes: telephone fraud
You’re at home and the phone rings. A young woman says you’ve won a fabulous prize – a dream vacation, a new car, or a lot of money. You get excited and start imagining it. But first, you must pay a fee for shipping or taxes. You give the woman your credit card details, or write a check and mail it to an international address, and wait for your prize to come. It will never be sent. You’ve been a victim of telephone fraud.
This type of crime is a growing problem in the U. S. and Canada. People lose billions of dollars every year hoping to get the prize of their dreams. Victims of telephone scams are often called a second time by the same criminals, who then pretend to be government lawyers. The victims are told they can get their money back if they pay a legal fee or government tax.
These criminals usually can’t be caught because they call from outside the country and use telephone numbers that can’t be traced to real people or companies. If you haven’t entered a contest, you probably haven’t won anything. Don’t be fooled by telephone fraud: never send money or give out your credit card information in order to receive a “prize”.
12. Victims of this crime ________.
a. pay too much for a vacation
b. pay money and get nothing back
c. don’t pay enough in taxes
d. enter a lot of contests
13. Sometimes criminals who commit this crime ________.
a. rob the same people twice
b. employ government lawyers
c. pay the money back to their victims
d. pay legal fees
14. The article says that these criminals ________.
a. work for international companies
b. have foreign addresses
c. have real companies
d. live in the U. S. and Canada
15. The writer’s advice about telephone fraud is ________.
a. don’t enter contests
b. don’t cash the check if you win
c. don’t pay money if you haven’t entered a contest
d. only enter international contest
Passage 8: Consumers and the environment
In recent years, concern about the environment has been endlessly discussed in the media, and consumers have regularly been told how to change their lifestyles in order to reduce their impact on the planet. But how much has this influenced their behavior? Recent surveys suggest that even though there is greater awareness of environmental issues, much more needs to be done to change people’s behavior. Concern for the environment alone is not enough to change habits. Over half of the people in the surveys said that they had made changes such as buying recycled products or recycling paper and glass. However, only a fifth said they were taking fewer flights – a major cause of greenhouse gas emissions – and less than 5 percent were using more environment-friendly hybrid cars.
“The problem is human nature,” says a leading environmentalist, “because changing to more eco-friendly habits means not having some of the luxuries we’re used to.”
Changing consumer behavior is complex, but the most effective pressure that can be applied is financial. While gas prices remained affordable, people used their cars without thinking about the environmental cost. But as world oil prices increase, car owners are looking for ways to reduce car use. In countries where public transportation is limited, many people have few alternatives. What is clear is that it will take more than recycling paper and plastic to save the planet.
16. The main idea in the article is that ________.
a. the environment is a serious issue
b. it’s difficult to make people change their lifestyles
c. gas prices are more expensive
d. people should buy more recycled goods
17. Recent surveys on consumer behavior show that people ________.
a. know little about environmental issues
b. don’t care much about the environment
c. have made big changes in their buying habits
d. will have to change their behavior more in the future
18. The view of a leading environmentalist is that consumers ________.
a. are willing to change their habits
b. are being given positive information about the environment
c. don’t want to give up their lifestyles
d. are used to not having luxuries
19. The writer says that the best way to change consumer spending habits is to ________.
a. make things more expensive
b. convince people it’s the right thing to do
c. tell people about the environmental cost
d. let people use their cars
20. The article says that now car owners ________.
a. don’t think about the cost of gas
b. buy environment-friendly gas
c. use public transportation more often
d. drive less often to save money
Section II: Language Use
In this section, you will answer questions about the use of English. Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. You will have 15 minutes to complete this section.
21. My father works ________ night on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
a. every
b. on
c. in
d. at
22. Where ________ your best friend live?
a. is
b. does
c. are
d. do
23. Ronnie didn’t ________ breakfast this morning because she got up late.
a. ate
b. eating
c. eats
d. eat
24. Carols eats ________ rice, but he doesn’t like potatoes.
a. a lot of
b. any
c. many
d. a
25. A: I don’t like soap operas.
B: ________
a. I’m not either
b. I can’t either
c. I don’t either
d. Me too
26. I’m interested ________ a meditation class.
a. to join
b. in joining
c. at joining
d. joining
27. A: Are you and Sarah going trick-or-treating tomorrow night?
B: Yes, we are. And we ________ a great time!
a. have
b. are having
c. had
d. are going to have
28. I went to the mall yesterday ________ some things for my trip.
a. to buy
b. bought
c. buy
d. for buying
29. A: What do you do with your old books?
B: I give them to the library, but my best friends Marie and Susan keep ________ for years.
a. their
b. hers
c. theirs
d. her
30. A: What ________ when you heard the news?
B: I was cooking dinner.
a. do you do
b. were you doing
c. did you do
d. are you doing
31. What are you going to do after ________?
a. you graduate
b. you’re going to graduate
c. you’ll graduate
d. you graduated
32. It’s bad to get junk mail, but it’s ________ to get spam. I hate spam.
a. too bad
b. best
c. worse
d. better
33. A: Have you ever tried whitewater rafting?
B: No, ________.
a. I’m not
b. I haven’t
c. I didn’t
d. I don’t
34. When I was young, my parents always made me ________ in the family business after school.
a. to work
b. worked
c. work
d. working
35. A: What are you doing tomorrow? Do you want to go to the beach?
B: Actually, I’d love to. ________ you up around 10:00. OK?
a. I’ll pick
b. I’m picking
c. I picked
d. I pick
36. I have a paper due tomorrow, so I ________ go out tonight. I have a lot of work to do.
a. don’t have to
b. ought to
c. would rather
d. had better not
37. My best friend is someone ________.
a. which I admire
b. my whole family loves her, too
c. I met when we were kids
d. is interesting and funny
38. If I ________ work so much, I’d go kayaking more often. Then I’d feel less stressed out.
a. wouldn’t have to
b. didn’t have to
c. am not going to have to
d. don’t have to
39. A: Where did you leave the manual that came with the printer?
B: I have no idea where ________ it.
a. I’ll leave
b. I leave
c. did I leave
d. I left
40. Carol ________ tennis since she was a kid, and she really loves it.
a. plays
b. is playing
c. has been playing
d. played
41. There’s a hurricane coming, so Tony had to cancel his vacation plans. He must be very ________.
a. disappointed
b. disappoints
c. disappoint
d. disappointing
42. The storm caused serious flooding, but no injuries ________ .
a. were reporting
b. were reported
c. was reported
d. is reported
43. How did Min-Jee end up ________ as a travel agent?
a. working
b. worked
c. to work
d. works
44. There are many wonderful activities at the community center in our neighborhood.
Traditional music ________ every Saturday night.
a. was performed
b. is performed
c. performs
d. is performing
45. In some countries, you can offend people by not ________.
a. bow
b. to bow
c. bowed
d. bowing
46. Luis ________ to a party last night, but he didn’t feel well, so he stayed home.
a. is supposed to go
b. went
c. was supposed to go
d. is going to go
47. Our next-door neighbors are having their roof ________. It’s going to look so much better.
a. to repair
b. repairing
c. repaired
d. repairs
48. We’re very annoyed with Andrew. He should not ________ so rude.
a. have been
b. was
c. is
d. had been
49. If I had finished my education, I probably ________ many more opportunities to succeed.
a. had
b. would have had
c. am having
d. have had
50. Many plants and animals are continuing to disappear ________ government programs to protect endangered species.
a. because of
b. in spite of
c. due to
d. instead of
END OF TEST
Ключи к тесту
Reading
1)b 2)b 3)d 4)d 5)c 6)d 7)a 8)b 9)d 10)b 11)d 12)b
13)a 14)b 15)c 16)b 17)d 18)c 19)a 20)d
Language in use
21)d 22)b 23)d 24)a 25)c 26)b 27)d 28)a 29)c 30)b 31)a 32)c
33)b 34)c 35)a 36)d 37)c 38)b 39)d 40)c 41)a 42)b 43)a
44)b 45)d 46)c 47)c 48)a 49)b 50)b
Результаты теста
Набранные баллы | Уровень (Книга) |
1-12 | Уровень 1 (Книга 1) |
13-25 | Уровень 2 (Книга 2) |
26-38 | Уровень 3 (Книга 3) |
39-50 | Уровень 4 (Книга 4) |
