UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGGICA Y TECNOLGICA DE COLOMBIA

CURSO DE EXTENSIN
ENGLISH LEVEL A1+
GRAMMAR AND READING TESTS
NAME: _______________________________________ GR. SCORE______ READ. SCORE: _______

C- Complete with the correct form, mark the correct option according to the reading.
PRAGUE
Prague is one of the (11) _______________ popular tourist
destinations in Europe. After all the political changes of the early
1990's, the capital of the Czech Republic began to take advantage
of its beautiful cultural and architectural heritage to attract
(12)______________ tourists than other places.
Prague is (13) _____________ city. It is (14) _________ to move
on foot around than in other cities. Public transport is (15)
__________________ in Prague than in other European cities but it
is often (16) _______________ to walk, enabling you to appreciate marvelous buildings you might have
missed if you had been sitting on a bus or a tram. Nowadays, Prague in one of (17)_________ visited
places in the world!
(18) __________ people leave the city of Prague without commenting on the superb food and drink
available here. Eating out here is (19) _______________ than it used to be but you can still have a three
course meal for around $15 without any problems.
(20) ________________________. Prague waits for you!
1. a. more
2. a. bigger
3. a. smaller
4. a. easy
5. a. cheap
6. a. better
7. a. the most
8. a. most
9. a. cheaper
10. you are coming

b. most
b. more
b. small
b. easier
b. more cheap
b. more good
b. more than
b. more
b. cheapest
b. are you coming

c. very
c. many
c. smallest
c. easyer
c. cheaper
c. most good
c. more
c. the more
c. cheap
c. you come

D - Underline the correct alternative

1. We Have to / has to get up early to catch the train.
2. Children can / cant stay with their parents if they are very quiet.
3. Im afraid I cant / must leave work early. Its not allowed.
4. They have to / dont have to put a notice on the door so yow know which room to go to.
5. You can / dont have to park your car here. Its free on Saturdays.
6. You mustnt / have to smoke in the office, Its against the law.
7. You cant /have to leave your coat on the floor. Hang it up!
8. We must / dont have to worry about transport. A taxi will take us to the airport.
E - Complete with can, cant, have to, dont have to, must or musnt
1. You ___________leave the room when you have finished the exam. (It is allowed)
2. We ___________book a table. That restaurant in never busy on Mondays. (It is not necessary)
3. You __________log in using your PIN number. (It is necessary)
4. You __________ eat as much as you like. (It is allowed)
5. Sadie ___________ bring extra clothes. I have got lots here. (It is not necessary)
6. You ____________ wear jeans in the night club. (Its not allowed)
7. Harry ___________ work on his pronunciation. (Its necessary)
8. You ___________ do that. Its illegal! (Its not allowed)
F Match the word to the definition
1. Thin
2. Wide
3. Heavy
4. Handsome
5. Expensive
6. Wet
7. Empty
8. Shiny
9. Ugly

___ of great weight; hard to lift or carry

___ costing a lot of money
___ covered with liquid
___ without contents
___ bright in appearance
___ very unattractive or displeasing in appearance
___ not fat
___ of great size or extent from side to side
___ having an attractive appearance

READING TEST
A - Read the following text and answer the questions. Choose the best option in your answer sheet.
LEVIS
Do you enjoy wearing Levi's blue jeans? Blue jeans have
become popular all over the world, but do you know how they
got started? Read on to find out...
Levi Strauss was born in Germany in the mid 1800's and
emigrated to the United States as a young man. He lived in
New York City and learned the dry-goods business for
several years. In 1853 he took his knowledge and his dreams
to San Francisco (California., USA.) His dream to succeed
came true over the next 20 years as he became a very
successful businessman.
Many of Levi Strauss' customers were cowboys and miners. They needed clothing that was strong and
durable. Strauss found a special fabric from France that was comfortable and lasted a long time. It was
called "serge de Nimes," which was later shortened to the word denim.
Another man named Jacob Davis bought large amounts of the denim fabric from Levi Strauss. He was a
tailor who made pants for hard-working men. One of his customers was continually tearing the pockets off
his pants. So Jacob Davis decided to put rivets on certain parts of the pants to make them stronger. The
customer loved the new pants so much that he told all his friends, and soon Jacob Davis was busy making
lots of pants with rivets.
Jacob Davis soon realized that using rivets was a great business idea, and he didn't want anybody to steal
that idea. He decided that he would need to get a patent. But being a poor tailor, he didn't have enough
money to pay for the patent. After thinking it over, he went to the businessman Levi Strauss and told him his
idea. He said, "If you agree to pay for the patent, we will share the profits from the riveted pants." Levi
Strauss did agree, and the new riveted pant business was called Levi Strauss and Company. Today Levi's
jeans are more popular than ever, and Levi's name continues to live on.
1. Levi Strauss was born in 1853.
a.
True
b.
False

2. Levi Strauss wanted to become a great

businessman.
a.
True

b.
False
3. Levi Strauss sewed pants in his business.
a.
True
b.
False
4. Jacob Davis sewed pants in his business.
a.
True
b.
False
5. Jacob David used denim to make pants.
a.
True
b.
False
6. Jacob Davis put rivets in pants because they
looked good.
a.
True
b.
False
b.
False

7. Levi Strauss didn't want to pay for Jacob Davis'

patent.
a.
True
b.
False
8. Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis became
business partners.
a.
True
b.
False
9. Levis is not recognized anymore
a.
True
b.
False
10. Jacob Davis bought a lot of denim fabric from
France.
a.
True

B Read the passages and choose the correct options according to the readings.
One of my favorite vacation places is Mexico. I really like the weather there because it never gets cold. The
people are very nice too. They never laugh at my bad Spanish. The food is really good. Mexico City is a very
interesting place to visit. It has some great museums and lots of fascinating old buildings. The hotels are too
expensive to stay but there are more affordable options. For example, you can stay at one of the beach
resorts like Acapulco. If you are planning to visit Mexico, you should definitely see the Mayan temples near
Merida.
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Sam likes warm weather

Sam doesn't like warm weather at all
Sam hates warm water
Sam likes cold weather

a.
b.
c.
d.

His Spanish is very good

He speaks Spanish very well
He is Spanish
He doesn't speak Spanish very well

2.

a. There's a lot to see and do in Mexico

b. There aren't a lof of beautiful places in
Mexico
c. Mexico is a dirty place
d. Tourists never come to Mexico
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Hotels are very cheap in Mexico

The hotels aren't comfortable there
Hotels are all poor in Mexico
The hotels in Mexico are pretty expensive

3.

Last summer, we decided to spend our vacation at the beach because the weather was very hot in the
mountains. The travel agent said that traveling by bus was the cheapest way, but we went by plane because
it was faster. We wanted to have more time to spend at the beach. The weather was beautiful and we had a
great time.
5. We decided to go to the beach because ----.
a. it was cheaper than going to the
mountains
b. the travel agent said that it was the
cheapest
c. of the hot weather in the mountains
d. we wanted to spend time at the beach
6. The bus was the ---- way to travel.
a. best
b. easiest
c. cheapest
d. slowest
7. Traveling by plane was ---- than by bus.

a.
b.
c.
d.

more fun
cheaper
expensive
faster

8. We ---- our vacation.

a. hated
b. didn't like
c. enjoyed
d. regretted
9. We had very ---- weather during our vacation.
a. good
b. hot
c. warm
d. cold