language TEST 1A
Name: _________________________________________
1 Complete the gaps with the words in the box. There
are two extra words that you do not need. (5 points)
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My name’s Larry. My home town is Leeds but
I live in London now. My nationality is British, but
I’m 1_________ – I speak English and French,
and I often go to France for meetings. I also
2
_________ to a French cooking club.
In my free time, I like reading. I usually read
3
________ novels from the 18th and 19th
centuries but, at the 4________, I’m reading
a book of French 5________ stories from the
1950s. It’s really interesting!
2 Complete the missing verbs in their correct form.
The first letter of each verb is given. (5 points)
Do you ever chat online?
1 I often d_____ puzzles when I’m bored.
2 I try to k_____ fit by going to a gym.
3 My parents p_____ a lot of board games at
Christmas.
4 My brother sits in his room every day and
l_____ to CDs.
5 The internet helps us to g_____ to know each
other.
3 Complete the adjectives of personality. The lines
show you how many letters to use. (8 points)
Why is Dan so c h e e r f u l? Is he in love?
1 You’re so _ _ s _ _ . You’re always telling me
what to do.
2 Jane paid for us all to go to the cinema.
She’s so _ _ n _ _ o _ _.
3 My brother doesn’t do anything.
He’s so _ a _ _.
4 Chris always thinks something terrible is
about to happen. I don’t know why he’s
so _ _ s _ _ m _ _ t _ _
5 The new girl is very _ _ p _ _ a _ with all the
boys. They all want to go out with her.
6 Simon is so _ _ m _ _ t _ _. He bought me
flowers and took me out to dinner on my
birthday.
7 Your parents are very _ _ l _ r _ n _. Mine
would never let me go out in clothes like that.
8 Your little sister’s quite _ _ d _. I said hello and
she just turned round and walked away!
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Score: ____________ / 30 points
4 Complete the sentences and questions with the
correct forms of the verbs in brackets. (6 points)
What are you doing (you/do) at the moment?
I ‘m listening (listen) to reggae.
1 _________________ (your brother/want) to
come to the cinema with us today?
No, he ________________ (not/go) out this
week because he’s got important exams at
school.
2 How often ________________ (your parents/
eat) at restaurants?
Never. They _______________ (not/think) it’s
a good way to spend money.
3 It’s very noisy. ________________ (your
brother/have) a party?
No, he’s always noisy. He _______________
(like) loud music.
5 Choose the correct answers. (6 points)
These are my friends, Arthur and Anna. Arthur
is very clever and serious. He _____ out very
often. He usually 1_____ at home and reads
books. At the moment, he 2_____ about classical
music. He 3_____ listening to classical music.
Anna, his sister, is very outgoing and laid-back.
She’s my best friend. We 4_____ sports together.
This term, Anna 5_____ a lot of basketball
because she 6_____ to get into the school team.
a not go c isn’t going
b doesn’t go d don’t go
1 a is staying c does stay
b stay d stays
2 a is reading c read
b reads d reading
3 a loves c love
b is loving d does love
4 a plays c are playing
b is playing d play
5 a play c is playing
b plays d are playing
6 a wants c is wanting
b want d does want
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