Intermediate End of Course Test A

Listening Vocabulary and Grammar

1 Track 13 Listen to a teacher talking about a 4 Match 1–6 with a)–f).
school trip and complete the notes. 1 organic d a) learning
Visit to the Science Museum 2 traffic b) out
3 search c) taker
Date: 127th May 4 print d) food
Coach leaves at: 2
a.m. 5 high e) pass
Museum opens: 3 a.m. to 6p.m. 6 period f) engine
1st guided tour at: 4 7 distance g) lights
Name of exhibition: Antenna 8 risk h) on
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9 driving i) achiever
break at: 11a.m. 10 try k) drama
Number of themed galleries: 20 11 boarding l) licence
Recommended: 6 the
Modern World and The Secret Life of the 5
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5 Complete the sentences with the prepositions in
Lunch: in picnic area at 8 the box. Use some words more than once.
p.m. with at in to on by down up
IMAX film at: 1.15p.m.
1 I haven’t made friends with many people at
Name of film: 9 Station
work yet.
2nd guided tour at: 2.45p.m. 2 We try to save energy by not leaving electrical
Name of exhibition: Fast 10 appliances standby.
3 The letter didn’t arrive because it was delivered to
Free time: 11 to 5.30p.m. the wrong house mistake.
Home by: 8.00p.m. 4 Do you believe magic?
5 You’ll get better playing the piano if you
5 practise every day.
6 Unfortunately, speaking a foreign language
2 Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) doesn’t come naturally me.
or false (F)? 7 If you got up earlier, you might arrive time
1 The teacher advises his students to be for a change.
in the car park by 7.30a.m. F 8 You shouldn’t forget to shut your computer
2 They’ve all been to the museum before. at night.
3 The Wellcome Wing had been closed 9 Did you know that Ben’s split up Jo?
until last week. 10 When I get home from work, I like to relax and
4 The teacher recommends two exhibitions put my feet .
about gadgets in the home. 11 He succeeded passing the exam after a lot
5 They’ll watch a film about what it’s of hard work.
like to live and work in space. 5
6 The afternoon guided tour is about the
development of Formula One cars. 6 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form
5 of the word in capitals.
1 She’s been unemployment for six months. She
Pronunciation can’t find a job. EMPLOY
2 The job market for university graduates is much
3 Track 14 Listen and write the number of words
more these days. COMPETE
in each sentence. Contracted forms count as
3 My son wants to specialise in
one word.
engineering. GENE
4 I heard a talk about the meaning of
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dreams. FASCINATE
2
5 They were sent home from school for
3
the teacher. OBEY
4
6 I didn’t get an interview because I didn’t have the
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right QUALIFY
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7 Correct one mistake in each question. 9 Complete the second sentence so that it means
1 What for did you do that? the same as the first.
What did you do that for? 1 We last saw each other six months ago.
2 Who did gave you those lovely flowers? We haven’t seen each other for six months.
2 There aren’t many nice places to eat here.
3 If you saw him, what would you said? There are only .
3 If sales don’t improve, I’ll lose my job.
4 Where were made these shoes? Unless .
4 They’re building a new factory near the river.
5 Who’s the man that he stole your bag? A new factory .
5 He told them they shouldn’t smoke so much.
6 Have you speak to her last night? He warned .
6 I wasn’t able to get in touch with her.
I didn’t .
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8 Underline the correct answer: a), b), c) or d).
1 We don’t c eat out on Tuesdays. 10 Complete the text about popular words with
a) easily b) early c) usually d) never one word in each gap.
Do you tweet on Twitter?
2 I couldn’t leave at six because I finished
the report. It 1 will probably come as no surprise that
a) had b) hadn’t c) wasn’t d) wouldn’t not only was Twitter the fastest growing website
2
2009, but ‘Twitter’ was also the most
3 We talked for hours about we used to live. widely used word in the media. ‘Obama’ was in
3
a) where b) which c) that d) which place and ‘H1N1’, the name of the
swine flu virus that spread all over 4
4 She to get promoted before me. world, was in third. More surprisingly, the success
a) should b) might not c) won’t d) isn’t likely of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series of
5
and films pushed the word ‘vampire’
5 Your order sent by first class post and will into fifth place.
arrive tomorrow. The popularity of the 6 ‘Twitter’
a) is being b) has being c) will d) is summed up the rise of social networking on the
Internet. It was also a ‘fun’ word, 7 led
6 He asked me what time arrive. to the creation of a whole new set of vocabulary. For
a) we’ll b) we’d c) would we d) we have example, ‘tweet’, ‘tweetaholic’ and even ‘tweet up’,
which means to arrange to 8 up with
7 If I’d seen you, I hello. your friends.
a) ’d say b) ’ll say c) would’ve said d) had said
If further proof of social networking as 9
8 We them since we were children. huge cultural force was needed, the New Oxford
a) know b) knew c) ’ve been knowing American Dictionary chose ‘unfriend’ as its 2009
d) ’ve known Word of the 10 . To ‘unfriend’ means to
remove someone as a friend on a social networking
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9 While we to check in, they announced that like Facebook. Have you unfriended
our plane was delayed. anyone recently?
a) waited b) are waiting c) were waiting
d) had waited
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10 He’s been working there since .

a) five months b) March c) two years
d) a long time.

11 we arrived, the concert had started.

a) While b) Until c) As soon as d) By the time
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Reading a) The cold and the lack of oxygen has killed many
11 Match gaps 1–6 in the text with sentences climbers in the past.
a)–g) opposite. There is one extra sentence you b) It’s my dream we are following.
do not need. c) Their knowledge and experience of the mountain
will help keep us all safe.
Teenage boy climbs Everest
d) He conquered the first one, Mount Kilimanjaro
In May 2010, American teenager Jordan Romero (5,895m), in Africa when he was ten.
made history by becoming the youngest person to e) Jordan was 13 years old.
climb the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest f) Age has nothing to do with anything.
(8,848m). 1 e . The first thing he did when he g) Jordan says he was first inspired to climb at the
reached the summit was to make a phone call, age of nine.
saying, ‘Mom, I'm calling you from the top of the 10
world!’
12 Read the text again and choose the correct
Jordan made the climb with his father Paul, his step- answer: a), b) or c).
mother Karen Lundgren and three Sherpa guides, all 1 When Jordan got to the top of Everest, he called
experienced mountaineers. However, despite his c .
Jordan’s age, he was by no means an inexperienced a) father
climber. In fact, this was his sixth major b) friends
achievement in his dream to climb the Seven c) mother
Summits, the highest peaks on all seven continents.
2 2 He’d already climbed of the highest
. Between 2007 and 2009, he climbed five
mountains in the world.
others in North and South America, Australia and
a) five
Europe. Having climbed the Asian one, this left only
b) six
the Vinson Massif (4,892m) in Antarctica to achieve
c) seven
his dream of being the youngest person to climb all
seven.
3 Jordan climbed Kilimanjaro when he was .
3
. There was a painting on a corridor wall in a) seven
his California school which showed the highest b) nine
point on every continent, and it fascinated him. He c) ten
did some research and then one day he said to his
father, ‘Dad, I want to climb the Seven Summits.’ 4 Some people thought Jordan shouldn’t climb
His father immediately started training him and the Everest because .
following year they climbed Kilimanjaro. a) he would get frostbite
b) the mountain was too high
Despite Jordan’s achievements, the Everest climb
c) he wasn’t old enough
also attracted criticism from people who said he was
too young to take such risks. It is true that climbing
5 Before the climb, .
at such high altitudes can be dangerous. 4
a) Jordan trained very hard
Furthermore, a previous record holder for the
b) he spent several months on Everest
youngest person to climb Mount Everest, 16-year-
c) his father was very worried
old Temba Tsheri from Nepal, lost five fingers from
frostbite during his climb due to the extreme cold.
6 Jordan would like .
But Jordan’s father rejected the criticisms, saying, a) everybody to climb mountains
‘We were so prepared, everything went absolutely b) to inspire other teenagers
perfectly. 5 ’. He said they’d spent several c) to find more challenges
weeks getting used to the high altitude. He thought 5
Jordan had trained hard and had been ready for the
challenge.
Jordan himself said, ‘I’m the one who started this
project. 6 . I know it’s a big goal and luckily
for me, my family is supporting me every step of the
way. In fact my family is my team.’
He hopes his adventure will inspire young people
around the world to set themselves challenges – to
get fit and aim high.

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Speaking Writing
13 Cross out the option or response that is not 15 Underline the correct alternatives.
possible. The best meal of my life!
1 So should I dress smartly tonight?
a) I see. b) Of course. c) That’s right. What’s the 1more / most delicious food you’ve ever
2 I’m afraid the party’s been cancelled. eaten? Mine was chicken soup. 2In general / In all
a) Really? b) Well done. c) That’s a shame. likelihood it wasn’t just the soup itself, but where
3 A: Do you recommend taking a sweater? and 3what / when it was eaten. It happened when I
B: Yes, quite cold in the evenings. was working in Morocco 4while / during Ramadan,
a) it’s generally b) on the whole, it’s when Muslims don’t eat 5or / but drink anything
c) it tends to from sunrise to sunset, and never complain.
4 A: That was a fantastic meal, wasn’t it? 6
Although / However I’m not a Muslim, I admired
B: Yes, but I the food was overpriced. the willpower of my friends so much 7than / that one
a) for one thing b) do think c) must say day I decided to share the experience with them. It
5 Did you know that if you listen to Bach, it helps was one of the most memorable days of my life, full
you to learn better? of unexpected feelings and emotions.
a) Oh, really? b) I have no idea.
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c) Does it? That’s interesting. Finally / By the time the sun was setting, I’d joined
6 What should we get Harry and Sara for their the crowds of people in the square, 9which / where
wedding anniversary? the cafés had prepared bowls of steaming chicken
a) Don’t forget to buy them a plant. soup 10as well as / also deliciously sweet desserts.
b) I don’t know. Everyone had a bowl of soup in front of them and
c) If I were you, I’d just send them a card. held their spoons ready to eat. 11After that / As soon
5 as the sun went down, we lifted our spoons. Food
had never tasted so good.
14 Match gaps 1–11 in the conversation with
a)–k) below. 5
A: 1Have a my car keys, Anna?
16 Choose one of the topics below and write an
B: I’m 2 sure I left them on the table.
essay / a story on a separate piece of paper.
A: No, I’ve looked there. Did you put them in your
Use the paragraph notes to help you. Write
handbag?
130–150 words.
B: Maybe. I 3 . Where is my handbag anyway?
A: I haven’t got 4 . You know, I think we
Topic A
should buy a red carpet!
B: 5 ? Why red? If you could choose to be a famous person from
A: I read an article about it. Apparently red helps history, who would you choose?
you remember details better. Para 1: say who the person is and what they are
B: You’ve 6 . famous for
A: Well, 7 thing, we’re getting very forgetful Para 2: give two or three reasons why you would
these days. like to be them
B: Yes, but 8 I see it, that’s because we spend Para 3: say what things you would do differently
too much time using computers. from them, and why
A: Exactly! I think I’ll try using a red screen on
mine. Topic B
B: OK, but whatever 9 , don’t buy a red carpet! Write a story beginning with these words:
A: Don’t worry. Hey, you’ll 10 what! It was the most important day of my life.
B: You found the keys? Para 1: say why the day was important
A: Yes, in my pocket … Para 2: describe what happened on this day
B: 11 joking! Para 3: say what the conclusion was – positive or
negative
a) you seen g) Really 10
b) the way h) a clue
c) you do i) lost me Total: 100
d) fairly j) can’t remember
e) never guess k) for one
f) You’re
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