New Horizons 2 – Starter unit test

Name: _______________________

1 Complete the sentences. Use contractions where possible.

Example: We ’re from Italy.

1 __________ he a student?
2 We __________ English. We’re Scottish.
3 ‘Is he in Class 4?’ ‘No, he __________.’
4 ‘Is Marta Spanish?’ ‘Yes, __________ is.’
5 This __________ Chinese food. It’s Japanese.
6 ‘Where __________ you from?’ ‘I’m from Poland.’
7 ‘Are they teachers?’ ‘No, they __________.’
8 ‘I __________ Russian. I’m from Moscow.’

2 Complete the sentences with the correct word.

Example: I’m American. My family is from New York.

My You’re their

1 They’re students. __________ names are James and Marta.

His Her Their

2 Carlo is Italian, but __________ mother is British.

His her she

3 It’s a school. __________ name is The English School.

His Her Its

4 We are students. __________ teacher is American.

Their Our Your

5 This is our director. __________ name is Mark.

His Her He

6 Sally, please open __________ book.

you your you’re

3 Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in brackets.

Example: She lives (live) in a house.

1 They _______________ (not have) children.

2 I _______________ (work) in a school.
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3 The pub _______________ (close) at 11.00 p.m.

4 She _______________ (not like) coffee.
5 We _______________ (speak) English and Italian.
6 You _______________ (study) at the university.
7 My mother _______________ (drive) a nice car.
8 Juan _______________ (not play) computer games

4 Underline the correct word or phrase.

Example: He’s my teachers’ / teacher’s wife.

1 It’s the Ben’s / Ben’s brother.

2 These are my childrens’ / children’s sweets.
3 That’s my parent’s / parents’ dog.
4 I don’t like James’s / Jame’s sister.
5 This is my brothers’ / brother’s house.
6 I like the end of the book / book’s end.

4 Complete the sentences about the family tree.

Example: Helen is Jack’s wife.

1 David is Sam’s _______________.

2 Helen is John’s _______________.
3 Tom is Paul’s _______________.
4 Mary is Tina’s _______________.
5 Mike is Sally’s _______________.
6 Sally is Jack’s _______________.
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5 Write the times.

6 Complete Susan’s e-mail with the verbs in the box. Use the ing form.

be cook do eat go see study

Hi Charles
My name’s Susan and I’m a student. I like being a student, but I
don’t like 1 __________. I do four hours work every evening. I live
in a house with my friend, Laura. We like 2 __________ good
food, but Laura hates 3 __________. She only makes pasta. We
often go to fast food restaurants. It’s really unhealthy. Ilove 4
__________ home and eating my mum’s food. At the weekends,
we like 5 __________ friends. We love and music and singing.
What do you like 6 __________?
Write soon
Susan
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7 Underline the correct words.

Example: We was / were in Paris yesterday.

1 Where was / were Jack this morning?

2 Yesterday was / were Friday.
3 I wasn’t / weren’t at work today.
4 Did / Were James and Sue at school yesterday?
5 Where were you / did you go last night?
6 The shops wasn’t / weren’t open today.

8 Complete the sentences.

Example: Is there a TV in my hotel room?

1 There __________ any wine, but there’s some water.

2 There __________ a good film on TV last night.
3 Are there __________ guests at the hotel?
4 There __________ any famous people at the party last week!
5 ‘Were there any ghosts in your room?’ ‘No, there __________.’
6 ‘__________ there a good restaurant?’ ‘Yes, there was.’

9 Complete the e-mail with the verbs in the present simple or the present continuous.

Hi David
How are you? At the moment, I’m listening (listen) to music.
I usually 1 __________ (listen) to music in the mornings. On
Saturdays, I sometimes 2 __________ (go) to the cinema
with Mary, but she 3 __________ (study) now. She
4 __________ (have) a lot of work. My cousin 5 __________
(stay) with us at the moment and he 6 __________ (wait)
for me downstairs. 7 I __________ (think) he wants to go to
the park.
See you soon
John
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10 Complete the sentences with a, an, some, or any.

Example: We can’t have an omelette. There aren’t any eggs.

1 ‘Can I have a sandwich, please?’ ‘Sorry. There isn’t__________ bread.’

2 ‘I’m hungry.’ ‘Do you want __________ apple?’
3 ‘I can make __________ pasta this evening.’
4 ‘Are there __________ bananas?’ ‘No. I had the lastone.’
5 ‘I’m a vegetarian. I don’t want __________ meat.’
6 ‘There’s __________ pineapple in the fridge.’

11 Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence.

Example: How much / many coffee do you drink?

1 We don’t eat much / many bananas in our house.
2 I didn’t eat no / any cake. I wasn’t hungry.
3 She eats much / a lot of biscuits. She loves them.
4 Mark buys many / a lot of fruit. He’s very healthy.
5 I don’t have much / many free time. I work very hard.
6 ‘How much chocolate do you eat?’ ‘A lot of / A lot.’

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