Language Test 1A* 3 ‘He doesn’t play football any

more.’ ‘                 (he / play) for

Grammar
1 Choose the correct options.
1 At six o’clock yesterday evening,
I watched / was watching TV in
the living room.
2 She didn’t hear / wasn’t hearing
anything last night.
3 They had / were having dinner
when the phone rang.
4 He woke up / was waking up and
had / having a shower. Then he
got / was getting dressed.
5 It was a beautiful day. The birds
sang / were singing and the sun
shone / was shining.
the school team?’
4 Where                  (they / go) for
their holidays every year?
5 I                  (hate) Maths, but this
year it’s my favourite subject.
6 Dad                  (not work) at
weekends, but now he does.
7 ‘Mary                  (have) her
own shop.’ ‘Really? What
                            (she / sell)?’
8 The children                  (love)
eating sweets, but now they
prefer fruit.

6 Mum burned / was burning her

hand while she was cooking.

7 While we slept / were sleeping,

there was an earthquake.
9 She                  (not drive)
because she didn’t have a car.

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2 Complete the sentences with the

correct form of used to and the
verbs in brackets.
Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with
1 My family and I                 
compound nouns.
(live) in a village. It was boring.
1 The fishermen in their boats
2 Anna                  (not have)
could see the old
short hair, but she cut it last
l_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on the rocks.
month.
2 The c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ keeps the
place very clean.
3 It was winter, so they went to 5 At the weekend the kids usually
town on their s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s. hang      

4 The s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s of New 6 She tried to solve the puzzle,

York are the most beautiful but she gave      
buildings in the world.
7 I looked on the internet to
5 They want to go out tonight, but find      
they can’t find a
b_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for the 8 The little boy ran      

children. 9 My sister and I got      

6 The s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ left the 10 I’m looking      

Earth’s atmosphere and travelled
towards the Moon.

7 Jack is my c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. He a after us when we were children.

sits behind me at school.
b out with their friends at the park.
8 The s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s come near
c away from home because he was
to the beach, and it’s dangerous
unhappy.
to swim here.
d away on holiday this summer.
9 Most b_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
have an office, but they don’t all e back home at 11 o’clock.
make a lot of money!
f for my glasses, but I can’t find
10 Our teachers give us a lot of them.
h_ _ _ _ _ _ _.
g in this form.

h out some information about the

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i up a new business last year.

4 Match the sentence beginnings j up because it was so difficult.

(1–10) to the sentences endings
(a–j).

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2 Mum and Dad want to go      

3 She set       Speaking

4 Have you got a pen? I want 5 Complete the dialogues with the
to fill       words in the box.
Dialogue 1 Dialogue 2

as really so if It’s so
so tidy so such
Jane I love your new house, Judy I love that song! It’s
6
Amy. And your bedroom            great!
is 1            cool!
Jim Great? I don’t think
7
Amy Thanks, Jane. Yes, it’s           ! It’s my sister’s
nicer than my old room. favourite song and she
That was 2            small. plays it all the time.
8
           so annoying!
Jane And it’s so 3           ! What
about your brother’s Judy Doesn’t she use
room? Is it neat, too? headphones?
4
Amy if! He’s 5           
           Jim As 9           ! She’s 10           
messy! There are clothes a selfish person!
and DVDs all over the
place!
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