End of term 1 test A

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Grammar Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of 1 Choose the correct options. (4 marks)
the verbs in bold. (4 marks)
1 Enrico knows English so well, it’s hard to believe
1 Where ……………………………… to play football it’s his second tongue / language.
on Saturdays? (go) 2 Nicole told her friend not to spread / post rumours
2 Josh’s parents think he ……………………………… about people.
a professional footballer when he grows up. (be) 3 The fighter was getting tired, but his trainer urged
3 I ……………………………… a shower when him to carry / cheer on.
someone rang the doorbell. (have) 4 The whole town was excited that their team won
4 He ……………………………… in the last three the league prize / title.
FIFA World Cup tournaments. (compete)
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
2 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Pay (4 marks)
attention to time expressions. (4 marks) account internet network status
1 ‘I set up my new profile on Facebook today,’ said 1 Michelle posts several ……………… updates every
Jason. day.
.............................................................................. 2 Twitter is the only social ……………… that I use.
.............................................................................. 3 Do you have any idea of how to delete this
2 ‘Why don’t you look it up on the internet?’ Michael ……………… ?
suggested. 4 If you spend ten hours a day online, you probably
.............................................................................. have a(n) ……………… addiction.
..............................................................................
3 Complete the nouns in the sentences. (4 marks)
3 ‘You used my phone without asking me first,’ Helen
said to Ricardo. 1 Do you get on well with your t……………… at the
.............................................................................. football club?
.............................................................................. 2 One of the r……………… fell off his bike in the
4 ‘You can use my computer if you want,’ Carl said middle of the race.
to Monica. 3 There must have been over 20,000 s………………
.............................................................................. in the stadium.
.............................................................................. 4 If you want to bulk up you could take
s……………… , but it isn’t a good idea.
3 Choose the correct options. (4 marks)
4 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. (8 marks)
1 That’s the boy who / whose father is an astronaut.
2 This is the car in which / which I took my driving 1 I didn’t get to finish my sentence before she cut me
test. up. ………………
3 It was raining on the day of the carnival, that / 2 You should switch out your phone so it doesn’t ring
which was very upsetting. during the film. ………………
4 Complete dedication is what / that you need to be 3 Let’s get through and play some football at the
successful at sport. weekend! We can meet at 10 a.m. ………………
4 This space is too small and I simply can’t crawl
4 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. Two
around it. ………………
sentences are correct. (8 marks)
1 Pedro didn’t call his parents because he hadn’t got
his exam results. ………………
2 I promised Paul I will take him to see a sports
match. ………………
3 Sarah apologized for stepped on Ray’s foot.
………………
4 My coach, who is really strict about training, has
never lost a match. ………………

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Reading
En garde!
A Fencing, the sport in which two people fight each
other with swords, may seem as if it belongs in the
past, but it's very much alive today. Interestingly, it is
one of only five sports which have been performed at
every single Olympic Games since the modern games
started in 1896, the others being athletics, cycling,
swimming and gymnastics.
B An early version of fencing began in Spain, in the
late fifteenth century, but the fencing we know today
began in the eighteenth century in Italy and France. At
that time it was common for a disagreement between
two men to be settled by a duel – a sword fight.
Fencing was taught in preparation for duelling and
also as a sport. By the early twentieth century,
duelling had died out, but the sporting side of fencing
continued, with tournaments and championships.
C Three weapons are used in fencing: the foil, épée
and sabre. In all styles of fencing, the object is to
touch your opponent with your weapon without being
touched yourself, but the exact rules and methods of
scoring vary depending on the weapon being used. All
the weapons are in fact blunt.
D Fencing is a great way to keep fit because it
requires speed, strength and stamina, and it is also
very suitable for disabled people to take up because it
can be done sitting down. As well as wheelchair
fencing, chair fencing – where able-bodied opponents
sit in chairs and fence from a seated position – is
another form of the sport. Both forms of seated
fencing follow the same rules as standard fencing.
E Fencing is not often taught in schools nowadays,
but fencing clubs for adults and children are common,
and participants can take part in competitions at local,
national and international level. Children who enjoy
stories like The Three Musketeers can enrol in
classes and have fun fighting like their heroes!
1 Read the text and choose the correct answers.
(6 marks)
1 Modern fencing began …
A at the Olympics in 1896.
B in fifteenth-century Spain.
C in eighteenth-century Italy and France.
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2 What is true about the three weapons used in
fencing?
A One is only used for practice; the other two are
used in competitions.
B The weapons are different but the rules and
scoring are the same.
C Each weapon has a slightly different set of rules
and scoring scheme.
3 Seated fencing is …
A done only by disabled athletes.
B done by disabled and able-bodied athletes.
C governed by its own set of rules.
2 Read the text again and write true or false for
sentences 1–4. Correct any sentences which are
false. (8 marks)
1 In eighteenth-century Europe, disagreements were
often decided by a sword fight.
.............................................................................
2 Fencing did not begin to be taught as a sport until
the twentieth century.
.............................................................................
3 Fencers try to avoid being touched by their
opponent’s weapon.
.............................................................................
4 Lots of children learn fencing at school.
.............................................................................
3 Find words and phrases in the text which match
the definitions. (6 marks)
1 done in front of spectators (paragraph A)
………………
2 practice, a way of getting ready (paragraph B)
………………
3 stopped happening (paragraph B) ………………
4 aim, goal (paragraph C) ………………
5 not sharp (paragraph C) ………………
6 ability to keep going for a long time (paragraph D)
………………
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Writing
Choose one of the tasks. Write 100–150 words.
1 ‘The most amazing journey!’ Write a story about a
fantastic journey that you or somebody else (they
can be real or fictional) have made.
2 Write an email to a friend, telling him / her about a
sport you’ve taken up. Write about why you started
it, what you like about it and how it’s good for you.
End of term 1 test A
/ 20 marks 7 How does Paul think Twitter can be bad for
Listening
politicians?
 5.11 You are going to listen to a conversation A People often write negative things about
between Paul and Jenny about Twitter. Read the
politicians.
questions below, then listen to the conversation
and choose the correct answers. B Politicians can get into trouble because of what
they write.
1 Paul says that he likes Twitter because …
C Politicians often can’t express their ideas
A he’s had an account for a long time.
properly.
B it allows people to share their ideas with others.
8 What does Jenny say about Twitter and TV
C it allows him to write embarrassing things.
programmes?
2 Why does Paul enjoy reading tweets from
A She uses Twitter to criticize programmes.
celebrities?
B She tweets about programmes after she’s
A He likes hearing celebrities’ ideas.
watched them.
B The celebrities often embarrass themselves.
C She tweets about programmes while she’s
C Their tweets show celebrities as real people.
watching them.
3 What does Jenny dislike about tweets from
9 Jenny would like …
celebrities?
A to improve her spelling in her tweets.
A People think they’re more important than they
B to be able to type more quickly.
really are.
C people to use better spelling in tweets.
B They show a terrible part of the celebrity world.
10 Who or what does Paul blame for bad spelling and
C Celebrities sometimes write false information.
grammar on Twitter?
4 According to Paul, how does Twitter help victims of
A technology
natural disasters?
B Twitter
A Twitter often sends money to help them.
C the user
B Survivors can inform their families about the
situation on Twitter.
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C Survivors can use Twitter to find family Speaking
members. Describe the photo. What are the different things
5 What does Jenny think about people who post fake that people do to support their favourite teams?
tweets? What do you think is the most interesting sport to
A They should be punished more strictly than they watch and why?
are.
B They should be allowed to continue using
Twitter.
C They should be banned for a short amount of
time.
6 What does Jenny think about the maximum length
of a tweet?
A It’s long enough to write everything you need to
say.
B There shouldn’t be a limit on the number of
letters you can write.
C It should be longer.

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