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End-of-term Test 1
8 Complete the sentences with the past
Prof. Green: (3) ________ you’re very sick and
continuous or past simple of the verbs.
(10 marks) need to go to hospital, you’ll use your smartphone
to monitor your health.
eat see start take text travel
visit wait walk work Interviewer: What will happen in the world of
transport?
1 Isabella __________ her friend when she
__________ into a tree. Prof. Green: Driver-less buses operated by
2 While we __________ our lunch, the dog computer will (4) ________ up passengers from
jumped up and __________ a cake from the their homes. Trips to space will become common
table. and there will even be hotels on the moon.
3 Joanne and Steve __________ in the garden
Interviewer: Incredible. Finally, what are your
when it __________ to rain.
predictions for the environment?
4 I __________ at the bus stop when I
__________ the accident. Prof. Green: I believe that scientists will find a way
5 When Maria __________ around Europe she to (5) ________ the amount of greenhouse gases in
__________ her aunt in Granada. the atmosphere. Also, we won’t use plastic. Instead
scientists will discover a new material that isn’t
9 Complete the first conditional sentences. Use if harmful to the environment.
or unless and the verbs in brackets. (10 marks)
Interviewer: Thank you, Professor Green. That was
1 Global warming ____________ we do
very interesting.
something about it. (continue)
2 ________ we recycle paper we ________
waste. (reduce)
3 ________ you don’t study hard you ________
your exams. (pass)
4 Jon ________ the race ________ he doesn’t run
faster. (lose)
5 Air pollution from cars ____________ we can
design more eco-friendly cars. (get worse)
Consolidation
10 Complete the interview. (10 marks)
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End-of-term Test 1
Reading During the carnival there are lots of parties and
activities going on. The action starts with a
11 Read the text. Match sentences A–F with spaces zombie walk. Hundreds of zombies walk through
1–4 in the text. There are two sentences you do
the city! This is a recent American addition to
not need. (4 marks)
the carnival and great fun for fans of TV
A It became very famous all over Europe because
programmes like ‘The Walking Dead’. (4) ____
of the colourful costumes that people wore.
This is where everyone goes and this is where
B People come from all over the world to see
you will see all the fantastic costumes. There is
them.
food, music and dance. It can get very busy, so if
C It was an experience I will never forget.
that’s a little too much you can always go into one
D But the place to be during the carnival is St
of the side streets and still see all the fun.
Mark’s Square.
There is also the Arsenal, an enormous building
E There are competitions for the best costume.
where various theatre performances, concerts
F It’s a Venetian tradition.
and other events take place during this
An unforgettable trip to Venice extraordinary and unforgettable festival.
In February 2014 I went to Venice on holiday. I 12 Read the text again. Complete the sentences
was there for the carnival. (1) ____ Here is what with one or more words. (6 marks)
I found out about this spectacular event: 1 The writer feels __________ about their
The Venice Carnival began in 1162 when the experience of the Venice Carnival.
people of Venice started to dance in St Mark’s 2 When the King of Austria governed Venice,
Square. (2) ____ The carnival gave the people of ______________________________________.
Venice a chance to forget their worries, relax 3 According to the writer, there are many shops in
and celebrate. However, while the King of Venice where ___________________________.
Austria was ruling Venice, the carnival stopped 4 During the Carnival everyone goes to
and it was against the law to wear masks in the __________.
street. The carnival finally returned to Venice in
1979. It is celebrated at the same time every
year, over 10 days in late winter.
The costumes at the carnival are very beautiful
and unusual. People wear dresses, long black
coats, strange hats with three corners and
masks. The masks are what make the carnival so
original. Many have got very detailed artwork and
complicated designs. Some are quite terrifying!
(3) ____ If you go to the carnival, you will see
lots of people walking the streets and squares
wanting be photographed and maybe win
competitions! If you want to join in with the
atmosphere, you will need to buy a mask! There
are many shops around the city where you can do
this.
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End-of-term Test 1
Writing
13 Write a story about something funny or unusual
that happened to you. Use the questions and
prompts to help you. Remember to use
grammatical structures that you have learnt
from Units 1–3. Write about 125 words.
(10 marks)
Paragraph 1: Introduce the story. When and where
did it happen? Who was there?
Paragraph 2: Describe in more detail what
happened. What did you or the people in the story
do? How did the people feel? What happened
afterwards?
Paragraph 3: Write a conclusion to the story. What
happened in the end? How did you feel? Do you
think this will happen again?
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