JETSET LEVEL FIVE

WRITING TEST SAMPLE PAPER

TIME ALLOWED 90 MINUTES

You need

This question paper

A Pencil

You may NOT use a dictionary

Do NOT open this paper until you are told to do so.
Try to answer ALL the questions.

INSTRUCTIONS

Read each question carefully

Write your answers in the spaces provided

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Part One
Here is a conversation between two friends about looking for work. Write each
verb in brackets in the correct tense.

had
had
The last job I ____________
(have) was in a bakery.

Ive applied for three jobs but I ____________________ (1 not had)

an interview yet.

Dont worry, something will turn up. What kind of work

____________________ (2 you apply) for so far?

Like you, I ____________________ (3 hope) to get something in

catering.

Well, I ____________________ (4 interview) last week by the manager

of the Clifton Hotel. He ____________________ (5 look) for restaurant
staff.

Do you think you will get the job?

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Part One (continued)

I doubt it! I tripped and ____________________ (6 fall) flat
on my face! If only I ____________________ (7 tie) my shoelaces!

How embarrassing. If I were you I ____________________

(8 wear) different shoes next time.

I couldnt agree more. They are advertising for bar staff at the
Grand Hotel. ____________________ (9 we go) there together?

Yes, I ____________________ (10 like) that. We can give each

other moral support, cant we?

Yes, and you can check my shoelaces for me!

(10 x 1/2 marks)

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Part Two
Rick is telling his girlfriend about his conversation with Dino. Fill the gaps
using the underlined phrases from the conversation in Part One. The first one
has been done for you.

he had applied for

Still no job Im afraid. I met Dino yesterday and he said that ___________________
three jobs
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but hadnt been given an interview yet. I told him
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______________________________ and all about my disastrous interview at the

Clifton Hotel last week. He asked 12 ______________________________ but I said

that 13 ______________________________ I told him that
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______________________________ for bar staff at the Grand Hotel and

suggested we went there together. He agreed and said that

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______________________________ each other moral support. So were going

there tomorrow. Wish me luck!

(5 marks)

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Part Three
Here are some extracts of a conversation between Steve and his friend, Bob.
Write a suitable response in each numbered space.
Hi Bob. I like your jacket!

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I thought I hadnt seen you wearing it before. Would you

believe it! My doctors recommended I take up golf!

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No, seriously. He thinks it would do me good because

Ive not been feeling very well recently.

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What you need is a holiday. A few days relaxing by

a pool somewhere hot and sunny.

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A guy at work has a villa in Majorca that he says I can

use. Shall I give him a ring?

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Part Three (continued)

Ill ring him now. Can I borrow your phone?

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Oh no! Ive dropped it! What an idiot!

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Thank goodness! Oh no, I dont have his number with me.

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You can call him later, 23

Yes, Ill do that. Meanwhile, Ill get us a drink from the

bar. What do you fancy?

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Me too. so thats two cokes and Im paying.

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Youre welcome.

(10 Marks)

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Part Four
Rewrite these sentences so that the meaning is similar. Begin with the word(s)
given.
Example:

I went on the Internet at six oclock and Im still on it.

I have

been on the Internet since six oclock.

26. Da Vinci painted that picture when he was thirty years old.
That picture
27. That sad film made me cry.
That film
28. Tom had lit the fire before we arrived.
When we
29. These trousers are black. I wish they were blue.
I wish
30. If you dont go with him, Joe will have to go by himself.
Unless
31. The warm air is making me feel faint.
The air
32. Lucy has eaten more today than she did yesterday.
Yesterday Lucy
33. This factory is being built by the best builders.
The best
34. Unless you listen carefully you wont understand the instructions.
If
35. Someone feeds the monkeys three times a day.
The monkeys
(10 marks)

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Part Five
Write a short review of a film or TV programme you have enjoyed recently,
giving reasons for your choice.

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(10 marks)

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Part Six
Fill the gaps in this text with a suitable word or words. The first one has been
done for you.

JOB INTERVIEWS
themselves
Some people make ________________________
ill worrying about interviews, but if
you prepare 36 ________________________. .there is no reason why the interview
shouldnt go 37 ________________________ . Research the organisation you want
to work for

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________________________ and learn all you can about it. Make

sure you have a good nights sleep the night before I always make
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_______________________ a good breakfast so my stomach doesnt rumble!

Wear your 40 ________________________ clothes and your

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_______________________ smile. When you introduce

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________________________, speak 43 ________________________ and

remember, the 44 ________________________ your handshake, the

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________________________ the impression you will make on the interviewer.

(10 X marks)

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Part Seven
Complete the following sentences in the same way as the example using the
word must or mustnt, should or shouldnt, could or couldnt, would or
wouldnt, or will or wont
Example: You cant go abroad without your passport.

You must remember

mustnt you
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your passport, __________________________
?
(you/remember)
46. Hes very rude.
___________________________ to her like that, __________________________ ?

(he/not speak)
47. You must look your best for the interview.
_____________________________ your hair, _____________________________ ?

(you/wash)
48. Im on a strict diet.
__________________________ me an ice-cream, _________________________ ?

(you/not buy)
49. You forgot my birthday last year.
____________________________ my next birthday,________________________ ?

(you /remember)
50. Its raining very hard
___________________________ your raincoat, ___________________________ ?

(you/wear)
(10 X marks)

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Part Eight
Choose ONE of the following and write your answer in the space provided.
You may continue writing on the next page.
Health or Wealth. Which is more important?
Or
Write a letter to a restaurant manager complaining about a terrible experience you
had in his/her restaurant.

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(10 marks)

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