1ST YEAR ENGLISH EXAM

SEPTEMBRE 2012
NAME

READING PAPER

1 Read the text and tick () A or B or C

Looking for love
Looking for Love is an agency that finds partners for single people of any age.
Read about Lisa. Is she your ideal partner?
My names Lisa. Im 25 years old and Im from Manchester. I got divorced a year
ago and Im looking for love.
First let me tell you about my job. Im a journalist on a local newspaper which
means I write stories about local issues and sometimes I interview politicians.
Although I like my job, Id like to work on a national newspaper one day. Thats
because I want to have the opportunity to work abroad. I love travelling and
finding out about different cultures.
When Im not working, I socialize with my friends. Ive got a small group of old
friends from school. Im not really extrovert but I like going out and having fun.
We usually go to parties, discos, and restaurants. I also like cooking and my
family and friends tell me I make great pasta! My ideal night in is a good meal, a
bottle of wine, and a DVD. I like thrillers much more than I like romantic
comedies!
Im not very sporty, but I like to keep fit. I go jogging twice a week and I
sometimes go to the gym at weekends. I was a smoker but I managed to stop last
year. I think I eat quite healthily too. I eat lots of fruit and vegetables and I try to
avoid red meat and too much coffee. If Im feeling stressed at work, I drink water
or tea!
I prefer men who are interested in serious issues because I like talking about
politics and whats going on around the world. However, I also like men who
make me laugh and who enjoy going out and having fun. These characteristics are
more important to me than physical appearance, although I like dark men best!
Please contact Looking for Love if you sound like the kind of person Im looking
for!

1 Lisas job includes _____.

A travelling to other countries
B writing about politics
C interviewing politicians abroad
2 Lisa goes out _____.
A every night
B to quiet places
C dancing
3 Lisa doesnt like _____.
A alcohol
B love stories
C Italian food
4 Lisa takes exercise _____.
A regularly
B occasionally
C rarely
5 Lisa doesnt often have _____.
A vegetables
B red meat
C tea
6 Lisa prefers _____ men.
A good looking
B hard-working
C funny
Read the article again. Are the sentences True (T) or False (F)?
7 Lisa plans to leave her job. __
8 She enjoys watching films. __
9 She drinks a lot of coffee. __
10 She likes talking about serious things. __

2 Choose the correct option A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

11 I work for a newspaper. Im a ________.
A journalist B politician C lawyer
12 My sister works in an office. Shes a ________.
A builder B musician C receptionist
13 My mothers brother is my ________.
A grandfather B nephew C uncle
14 Can I use my credit ________, please?
A wallet B card C money
15 The opposite of expensive is ________.
A safe B cheap C empty
16 The opposite of safe is ________.
A dangerous B difficult C different
17 You can buy food at a ________.
A pharmacy B market C post office
18 We eat in the ________.
A bathroom B bedroom C dining room
19 I need some ________ for this letter.
A keys B stamps C coins
20 My fathers a ________. He flies all over the world.
A pilot B builder C nurse
3 Complete the words in the sentences.
21 Do you have a lighter or some m________?
22 She often t________by plane.
23 The opposite of tall is s________.
24 Whats your m________ phone number?
25 This is my i________ card.
26 Your sons daughter is your g________.
27 A c________ is a place where you can buy medicine.
28 After work she g________ to the gym.
29 He s________ for eight hours a night.
30 She w________ to work every day.
31 If you break your leg you have to go to h________.
32 I d________ a Volkswagen.
33 I usually c________ dinner at 8.00.
34 I always w________ up early.
35 I must buy a new w________. Im always late for work!
36 I want to write something can I borrow your p________, please?
37 I gave my brother a w________ for his birthday last year. He often loses his money.
38 I sometimes have an e________ for breakfast.
39 I usually have s________ for lunch. I love bread.
40 Shes listening to the news on the r________.

4 What is the next word?

41 eight hundred, nine hundred, ________
42 Tuesday, Wednesday, ________
43 three, four, ________
44 August, September, ________
45 winter, spring, ________
46 fifth, sixth, ________

5 Complete the table

Infinitive Past -ing form
47 Lose . .
48 . Broke .
49 Drive .
50 Put .. .
WRITING PAPER

1 Complete the sentences with one word.

1 ________ your teacher live in Cambridge?
2 I usually get up late ________ Saturdays.
3 Its the ________ interesting film Ive ever seen.
4 I ________ sing, but I cant play the piano.
5 Is ________ any cheese in the fridge?
6 Im taller ________ my father.
7 ________ you from China?
8 Would you like to fly a plane? No, I ________.
9 I spoke to him on the phone 20 minutes ________.
10 I hardly ________ watch TV in the evening.
11 ________ were a lot of people at the theatre last night.
12 We ________ Spanish, were Brazilian.
13 How much tea do you drink? Quite a ________.
14 Whats the time? Its half ________ five.
15 Whats that? Its ________ identity card.
16 They ________ like the film they left after 20 minutes.

2 Underline the correct form.

17 Theyre beautiful shoes / shoes beautiful.
18 Shes my childrens / childrens English teacher.
19 Can we meet on / in Friday morning?
20 I dont like get up / getting up late.
21 My father works / work in an office.
22 I have always / I always have lunch at a caf.
23 I dont have some / any money.
24 Is that her car? No, its our / ours.
25 Please drive carefully / careful. The weathers bad.
26 I have a lot / a lot of uncles and aunts.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
28 Steven ________ (not be) at work on Tuesday.
29 I ________ (buy) a new book last weekend.
30 Who ________ (be) the three greatest artists of the twentieth century?
31 Emma ________ (write) him an email four days ago.
32 Where ________ (be) he on Wednesday afternoon?
33 We ________ (not have) a holiday next month.
34 Elizabeth and Ben ________ (have) three dogs.
35 He has an exam on Thursday so he ________ (study) now.
36 My brother ________ (listen) to music at the moment.
37________ James ________ (have) a party next week?
38 She ________ (not like) writing letters.
39 How often ________ you ________ (use) your car?
40 They ________ (like) to drive to Edinburgh, but the road isnt good, so, they are going to
take the plane

4 Read the information about a hotel.

Hotel Derby
Small hotel in the city centre.
Ten double rooms, all with private bathrooms.
Five singles, three with private bathrooms.

Write an email to the hotel. You want:

a single room with a bathroom
to arrive on 22 September and leave on 24 September
information about tourist attractions that are near the hotel
confirmation of your reservation