Name __________________________________________ Class ______________________________

End of Course Test B

LISTENING
1 Listen to Sam and write True (T), False (F) or Doesn’t Say (DS).
0 Sam’s a paperboy. T

1 He’s thirteen. _____ 4 He finishes work at 8 o’clock. _____

2 He gets up at 6 o’clock. _____ 5 He does his homework before dinner. _____

3 He delivers 35 newspapers _____ 6 He earns about £12 a week. _____

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2 Listen to the weather forecast and complete the information.
London windy, (0) cold, 18 ° C

Paris (1) ______, warmer than London, 18° C

Madrid hot, sunny, (2)______° C, storms

Rome a.m.: hot, (3)______° C Warsaw (4)______, cold, -3° C

p.m.: rain, maybe floods Oslo snow, (5)______° C

3 Listen to the conversation. Complete the lists with the words in the box. Where possible, say how
much or how many. There are seven items and two quantities.

apples / cheese / eggs / milk / orange juice / oranges / salt / sugar

LIST 1 we need: LIST 2 we’ve got:

1 litre milk

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Use of English
4 Complete the email with the correct answers.
Dear Penfriend,

My name’s Jack and I’m from the USA. I’m fourteen and I live with (0)c mum in Boston. I
haven’t got (1)_____ brothers and sisters. My dad (2)_____ in Chicago but I (3)_____ him
every summer. I (4)_____ there last month! What about you? (5)_____ you got a big family?

I really like (6)_____ languages and I (7)_____ to visit Europe one day. What languages can
you (8)_____? I like music, too. At the moment I (9)_____ to play the guitar, (10)_____ it’s
difficult! :(

Write soon

Jack

0 a) mine b) me c) my
1 a) any b) some c) a
2 a) live b) lives c) living
3 a) visiting b) visited c) visit
4 a) went b) go c) going
5 a) Are b) Have c) Do
6 a) study b) studied c) studying
7 a) ‘d like b) am like c) like
8 a) to speak b) speaking c) speak
9 a) ‘m learning b) learn c) learned
10 a) and b) but c) so

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5 Complete the conversation with the correct answers.
A: Excuse me. (0)d ask you some questions please?

B: Well, ok, but not too many!

A: Right. Where (1)_____ born?

B: Here in London. I (2)_____ to school here too.

A: And when (3)_____ you become a singer?

B: (4)_____ I was sixteen.

A: (5)_____?

B: I won a competition.

A: When (6)_____ make your first CD?

B: In 2002. (7)_____ really nervous!

A: And now (8)_____ famous! Well, it was great to meet you. (9) _____.

B: (10)_____.

a) No problem
b) What happened
c) were you
d) Can I
e) I was
f) Thanks very much
g) went
h) you’re
i) did you
j) When
k) did

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6 Complete the postcard with one word in each gap.
Hi!

(0)How are you? We (1)__________ fine. The hotel (2)__________ very big but it’s
(3)__________ a great swimming pool. We (4)__________ swimming every morning and
then we usually play games (5)__________ the beach. At the moment my parents
(6)__________ shopping and I’m in a coffee shop – I (7)__________ like shops!

Yesterday I (8)__________ surfing. I wasn’t very good at it (9)__________ it was fun.

Tomorrow I’m (10)__________ to try again.

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READING
7 Read about Alex Parks and complete the text with the missing sentences.
Alex Parks became famous in 2003, when she was nineteen. How did she do it? (0)f

Alex was born on 26th July 1984 in Cornwall, England. (1)_____ She always loved music
when she was a child. Then, when she was fourteen, she won a singing competition. (2)_____
After that, she joined a local band called One Trick Pony. (3)_____ She always wanted to be a
professional entertainer, but she didn’t have any plans. Then one day her dad recorded one of
her songs and sent it to the TV company. (4)_____

Alex is a shy person, but when she performs she’s very confident. She loves cycling, surfing,
skateboarding – and music. Alex doesn’t look like a typical pop star. She likes casual clothes.
(5)_____ She’s a very talented singer and she writes songs too. Alex is a real star!

a) Alex was very surprised when they phoned and invited her to an audition!
b) She was their singer and she also learned to play the guitar.
c) The prize was £50!
d) She usually wears jeans and she doesn’t wear lots of make-up.
e) It’s a beautiful part of the country with lots of fantastic beaches.
f) She took part in a Reality TV show called Fame Academy….and she won!

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8 Look at exercise 7 again and complete the information.
surname Parks

birthday ______________

nationality ______________

personality ______________

sports ______________

appearance ______________

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9 Look at exercise 7 again and write True, False or Doesn’t Say (T, F, DS).
0 Alex became famous when she was 19. T
1 She lives in Cornwall. _____
2 She was interested in music when she was a child. _____
3 One Trick Pony won a competition. _____
4 Alex can play the guitar. _____
5 Her dad contacted the TV company. _____

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WRITING
10 Write a webpage EITHER about you OR about a friend. Write 60 – 80 words.
Early history

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Home Life

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Interests

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

The future

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

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