Final Test

Name Teodora Topuzova

Language section
Vocabulary
A Choose the correct word, a, b or c to complete 1–7.

(1) Could you tell me where I can ____catch_____ the number 43 bus?
a) arrive b) catch c) set off

(2) Can you ____drop me off______ near the university, please?

a) drop me off b) see me off c) run into me

(3) I live in a semi-_____apartment block_____ house in Manchester.

a) apartment block b) rented c) detached

(4) I often find it difficult to ____wake______ up in the morning.

a) go b) make c) wake

(5) I____see_____ Joe tonight.

a) am seeing b) watch c) see

(6) Do you want me to ____tell______ him anything?

a) telling b) tell c) speak

(7) What are you _____thinking_____?

a) do b) think c) thinking

B Choose the correct word to complete these sentences.

(8) Can you get me a bottle bottle / jar of milk, please?

(9) People who love shopping and shop all the time are called shopaholics. shoplifters / shopaholics
(10) You really should take advice advantage /advice of our special offers.
(11) Sorry, I bought it by by / in mistake.
(12) It’s really difficult to live on on / off less than £100 per week.

Grammar
C Choose the correct word(s) to complete the sentences.

(13) I’ve been working here for for / since ages.

(14) Don’t do it! You had had / would regret it!
(15) I eat a a / the very healthy diet.
(16) I’ve liked liked / been liking shopping for as long as I can remember.
(17) She gave me lots of lots of/ much good advice

D Complete the text with the correct words or phrases.

I really love travelling and (18 I went / I’ve been to lots of different countries. Last month (19) I visited
/ I’ve visited South Africa and really enjoyed myself. I find (20) find / am finding it a fascinating
country and would like to go back again. One thing I found really strange there was driving because
you (21) have to / don’t have to don’t have to drive on the left. When I was there, we (22) drove / have
driven have driven all the time because it’s the best way to see the country. At the moment (23) I plan
/ I’m planning I’m planning my next trip to South Africa. I’m hoping to go next month, but I must
(24) must / mustn’t save up for the flight. That’s why (25)I work / I’m working so much. So far (26) I
saved up / I’ve saved up about £600. I think I’ll have enough money by the end of next week.

E Complete the sentences in direct speech so that they mean the same as those
above in reported speech.

(27) He told me to be quick.

“__________________________________________, ” he told me.

(28) She asked me what I had been doing.

“__________________________________________?” she asked.

(29) Angela insisted that I called her at nine.

“__________________________________________,” insisted Angela.

(30) John warned me to be careful.

“__________________________________________!” warned John.

(31) He said he would do it the following day.

“__________________________________________,” he said.

F For 32–37, choose the sentence, a, b or c which as the same meaning as the
sentence above.

(32) I’m certain it’s a trick.

a) It can’t be a trick. b) It might be a trick. c) It must be a trick.

(33) I think it’s probably a fake.

a) It can’t be a fake. b) It might be a fake. c) It must be a fake.
(34) I’m sure he isn’t a magician.
a) He can’t be a magician. b) He might be a magician. c) He must be a magician.

(35) She’s got different colour hair.

a) She can’t be the same woman.
b) She might be the same woman.
c) She must be the same woman.

(36) I don’t think he was there, but I’m not sure.

a) It couldn’t have been him. b) It might have been him. c) It must have been him.

(37) I didn’t sleep last night.

a) You could be tired. b) You might be tired. c) You must be tired.

G Decide if these sentences are active or passive.

(38) The record was broken for the second time this week. active / passive
(39) The 2012 Olympic Games will be held in London. active / passive
(40) They’ll finish building the stadium soon. active / passive
(41) The rules were changed in 1988. active / passive
(42) All the swimming events will be held in the outdoor pool. active / passive
(43) They must decide when the competition will start. active / passive
(44) The game will be shown on TV. active / passive

H Choose the correct phrase, a or b, to complete 45–50.

(45) If you hadn’t met me, __________?

a) what would you do b) what would you have done

(46) If you weren’t a photographer, __________?

a) what would you want to be b) what would you have wanted to be

(47) What would you say, __________?

a) if you met the president of your country b) if you had met the president of your country

(48) If they had planned the robbery properly, __________.

a) I think they would escape b) I think they would have escaped
(49) If you could change one thing in your life, __________?
a) what would it be b) what would it have been

(50) I wouldn’t have done anything differently, __________.

a) even if I knew b) even if I had known

I Complete the text with the correct words or phrases.

The most successful adverts are not always the (51) better / best. Sometimes what makes an advert
special is simply that it is (52) similar / different from other adverts. That’s what makes people
remember it. One problem that advertising agencies have is that the (53) most / more expensive a
product the (54) harder / hardest it is to advertise. After all, why should somebody spend that much
when a (55) cheaper / cheapest product might be as (56) good as / same as the one you are trying to
sell?

Functional language
J Read 57–61. Is the speaker giving advice, making an offer, or complaining?

(57) I’m sorry, but I think there’s something wrong with this. advice / offer / complaint
(58) Shall I look at it for you? advice / offer / complaint
(59) What you need to do is take it back and complain. advice / offer / complaint
(60) Shall I phone the shop for you? advice / offer / complaint
(61) Have you thought about asking for your money back? advice / offer / complaint

K Complete the conversation with the expressions in the box. There are three
extra expressions.

What seems to There’s no harm That ’s really kind of you

No, I’ll manage, thanks If you like If I were you I ’d
I don’t think there’s Have you tried If you like Do you want me to

A: Not again! I can’t believe it, that’s the second time it ’s stopped working
B: (62) What seems to be the problem?
A: I don’t know. Every time I try to start it I get this horrible sound.
B: (63) Do you want me to try and start it?
A: Would you? (64) There’s no harm
B: Mmmm.
A: What is it?
B: (65) I don’t think there’s a problem with the engine.
A: Then why won’t it work?
B: Ah! (66) Have you tried checking the petrol?
A: What do you mean?
B: Well, when was the last time you put any petrol in the tank?
A: Er, I’m not sure.
B: (67) I don’t think If you like check that. I think you’ll find that you’ve run out.
A: Oh! How embarrassing.
Reading
Part 1

Read the text and match the events in the box to the five people. Be careful! There are
three extra events.

Leaving school Leaving home Graduating Starting a new job

Getting married Having children Moving to a new town Retiring

(1) Maria - Getting married

(2) Bob Retiring
(3) Jay Graduating
(4) Sanita Having children
(5) Phil Starting a new job

Life can be full of surprises, but most of us know that there are some moments when we are faced with decisions
that can change everything. This is what five people said about the times where their lives took completely new
directions.

It shouldn’t have come as a surprise. After all, we’d known each other for five years, but once we finally made
things permanent everything changed. Now I wake up every morning knowing I’ll be with him for the rest of my
life and it just makes me so happy. (Maria, 28)

I thought I’d love having lots of free time, but I guess after 45 years of knowing what I was going to do each day
suddenly having so much time just came as a shock. Unfortunately I’m bored a lot nowadays! (Bob, 67)

I was really looking forward to it, but in the end I missed my parents so much. I never realised just how much my
mum did for me! (Jay, 18)

Everyone told me it would change my life forever, but I never really thought it would. I guess having twins made it
even harder, but I never thought I’d be this tired. Some days I just want to go to sleep as soon as I get up in the
morning! (Sanita, 25)

It’s great. I really hated my old one and I’d been looking for more than a year, but I never thought I’d get this one.
When I went for the interview I got so nervous so I was really surprised when they phoned me up and asked me
when I could start. (Phil, 35)
Part 2

Read the story about Martin Roberts, a journalist. Are these sentences true (T), false
(F) or not given (NG)?

(6) Martin graduated as a sports journalist. T F NG

(7) Oxfam and other charities have the ability to help everyone. T F NG
(8) Martin trained as a journalist in London. T F NG
(9) Thomas and Martin worked for the same newspaper. T F NG
(10) Martin was asked to work for the BBC covering stories in East Africa. T F NG

I’ve worked as a journalist for over ten years and I wouldn’t do anything else. I love my job. It’s a bit dangerous at
times, but it’s really interesting and I just feel so lucky to be able to do something that I enjoy so much.
When people ask me why I became a journalist, they are often surprised by the answer. When I was at school, I
was never really interested in the news and certainly didn’t plan on making a career reporting it. In fact, I wanted
to be a sports teacher and I even went to university to study for it. Then, in my summer holidays at the end of my
first year I went on holiday to Kenya.
While I was there, I met a man called Thomas who worked for a local newspaper. A few days before I left,
Thomas asked me to come with him to a small town in the east of the country. He was going there to cover a
story about war and famine in a neighbouring country. Well, I went along and immediately got hooked. It was just
so exciting and it felt as though we were doing something important as well. Sure there were aid workers from
charity organisations like Oxfam and Médecins Sans Frontières, but they could only help the people they saw.
Thomas was telling the whole world so he could help everyone.
When I got back to England, I changed courses at university. Every holiday I’d go back to Kenya and work with
Thomas – it was great experience. Anyway, when I graduated I was offered a job in Nairobi working for the same
newspaper as Thomas. At first I only covered small stories in and around the city, but after a few years I was
given the chance to work on stories that would interest people around the world. Finally, four years ago the BBC
asked me to work for them as their East Africa correspondent. So now I travel all around the region reporting on
events like wars, famine and anything else that I feel is important.
Writing
You bought an expensive digital camera from a shop to take on holiday with you.
Unfortunately the camera didn’t work. You could switch it on, but it wouldn’t save any
pictures. The zoom lens didn’t work and neither did the flash. Write a letter of
complaint to the manager of the shop. Remember to include what you expect to
happen. Write about 100–150 words.

Hi Mr manager,
I am writting to tell you about the problem with my digital camera which i buy for your shop. When i buy a
camera i understood it didn’t work. I was so disappointed, because my expectation for this camera was really big.
Unfortunately the camera was a few problem . It could switch it on, but it wouldn’t save any pictures. Also the
zoom lends didn’t work and neither did the flash.
I will really happy if you give me a new camera or back the money for that.

Teodora Topuzova