NAME: _______________________________ DATE: _________________

9th Grade CLASS __________ TEACHER: ___________ SCORE: _________________

First Term Exam

(Time: 50 minutes)

VocabularyA Fill in: predictable, elderly, collapsed, grabbed, fainted, sitcom, remote, stable, survivors,

evacuate.

1 Larry ....................................... with exhaustion and dehydration after spending three days lost in the desert.

2 Emergency services tried to save the ....................................... and the young first.3 We built our house on ................................. ground; there are rarely earthquakes in this area.4 Unfortunately, there were no ....................................... of the plane crash.5 Jimmy ....................................... onto a branch as he fell out of a tree and hung there until

someone came to save him.6 The Mayor had to ....................................... the town before the tornado hit.7 I always know what you are going to say; you are so ....................................... 8 There’s a great ....................................... on now. Would you like to watch it?9 She lives in a ....................................... mountain village. She has to drive 40 miles to get to

the nearest supermarket.10 Many buildings ....................................... during the big earthquake.

GrammarB Choose the correct item.

1 He was dehydrated. He ……… any water in three days.A doesn’t drink C wasn’t drinkingB didn’t drink D hadn’t drunk

2 They ……… for over two hours before they decided to take a rest.A hiking C had been hiking B are hiking D were hiking

3 Doug often ……… rock climbing.A goes C has goneB is going D has been going

4 We ……… for Puerto Rico next Thursday.A leave C ’ve been leavingB ’re leaving D were leaving

5 This is the first time I ……… bungee jumping.A try C ’ve been tryingB ’ve tried D had been trying

6 Ben ……… a shower when the earthquake happened.A is takingB has been takingC was taking

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D had been taking7 How long ……… before help arrived?

A are you waiting B were you waitingC have you been waitingD had you been waiting

8 ……… he arrived, she had left.A After C WhileB By the time D Until

9 They were watching a documentary on TV ……… the power went out.A while C whenB after D before

10 What time ……… the plane ………?A does, land C is, landingB does, lands D has, landed

11 I wonder where Rania is. I ……… her since this morning.A ’m not seeing C hadn’t seen

B don’t see D haven’t seen12 How long ……… you ……… here in

L.A.? A have, liveB are, livingC have, been living D do, live

13 Jessie was tired because she ……… all day.A has studiedB has been studyingC had been studyingD had studied

14 This tablet PC ……… to Anna.A is belonging C belongB don’t belong D belongs

15 Lucy felt cold because she ……… her coat with her.A hadn’t taken C didn’t takeB hasn’t taken D wasn’t taking

Everyday EnglishC Choose the correct response.

1 A: There’s a talent show on Channel 2 at 8.

B: a What is it?b I like the sound of that.

2 A: What are you watching this for? B: a It’s really interesting.

b Anyway, it’s nearly finished.

3 A: Did you hear about the plane crash on the news?

B: a Yes, it’s awful, isn’t it?b Isn’t there anything else on?

4 A: What’s on later?B: a We can watch that.

b I don’t know. Why don’t you look in the TV guide?

5 A: I want to see Grey’s Anatomy.B: a Look at this!

b OK. That’s fine with me!

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ReadingD Read the text. Five sentences are missing. Match the sentences (A-F) to the

blanks (1-5). There is one extra sentence.

A Meanwhile, Simpson had fallen about 150 feet down onto soft snow where he also waited until the light of day.

B Yates thought that Simpson had died and continued down the mountain alone.C He was in serious pain and knew that getting down was going to be even tougher.D Yates and Simpson reunited and after another three days they reached a hospital where they

tended to his leg.E That’s when he decided to pull out his knife and cut the rope.F Whatever the case, they survived!

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Struggle for SurvivalSometimes, disaster does not only strike once but twice in the same day. Joe Simpson and Simon Yates had just finished climbing the highest mountain in the Peruvian Andes and were on their way down the slope, when their terrible struggle to survive began.

The two experienced climbers had decided to tie each other to a rope as they made their way down the mountain. At some point, Simpson was sliding down an icy cliff when he slipped and broke his leg.

They decided that they had no option but to continue as before. So, Yates remained above, holding onto the rope as he lowered Simpson down the mountain. This idea seemed to be going well until it got dark and heavy snowfall made it impossible for them to see. At some point, Simpson went over a cliff and was hanging in midair. Yates continued to hold onto the rope until the weight of his friend became too much to endure. At the same time, the rope was becoming icy and his hands were freezing.

Feeling faint from dehydration and weak from the cold, Yates dug himself a cave and waited until morning came. Finally, when daylight came, Simpson managed to crawl and hop his way out of there. Three days later, exhausted and in great pain, he reached their camp.

Luckily, they had both managed to survive and Simpson went on to write a book called “Touching the Void” which later became a movie. Many have criticized Yates’ decision to cut the rope, but also admit that every situation is different and only the people involved know how and what actually happened.

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Writing.

F A magazine has asked its readers to send in stories about a bad experience. Use the plan and the prompts to write your story (80 words).

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Plan

Para 1:

set the scene: who/where (my sister and I/Greece)

when/weather/what happened (last August, hot afternoon, something happened on a bus trip)

Para 2:

events in order they happened (riding along enjoying the view, something crashed into the back of the bus,

people screamed, a man exited the bus to see, I followed)

climax event (jeep had crashed into bus, mother and 2 children in jeep, I called emergency services)

Para 3:

what happened in the end (emergency services came, everyone OK, another bus picked us up)

how character(s) felt (everyone felt relieved)