TERM TEST 1 level A1 total: 128m/

Vocabulary
A Choose the correct item. 5x1/

1 An obelisk is a …… that looks like a tall narrow pyramid.

A cellar B passageway C monument
2 The job of a(n) …… is to protect a building and keep it safe.
A priest B guard C assistant
3 …… Nick is my father’s brother.
A Aunt B Nephew C Uncle
4 You can …… an animal by giving the charity £10 every month.
A care B adopt C handle
5 The soldiers used explosives to …… up the bridge.
A light B heat C blow

B Choose the correct item. 5x1/

11 Fish and chips is a traditional dish / plate / beverage / saucer from Britain.
12 I can’t record / type up / keep / write my notes because the keyboard on my PC isn’t
working.
13 The park is beautiful – it’s a place not to cross / pass / go / miss.
14 Goats have got pointed tails / horns / scales / wings on the top of their head.
15 Cola is my favourite junk / homemade / fizzy / healthy drink.

C Complete the sentences with the correct form/ noun/ of the words in brackets. 4x1/

1 Did you make a _______suggestion___________ (suggest)?

2 I have to write a _________description_________ (describe) of the jungle.
3 When was the last time you gave a ________donation__________ (donate) to charity?
4 I’d like some ________information__________ (inform) about opening times, please.

Grammar
D Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. Use
the word in bold. 5x2/

21 Jack has got three bedrooms in his
house. (THERE)
In Jack’s house there are tree ..............
.............................................. bedrooms.
22 My cat isn’t as heavy as my dog.
(THAN)
My dog is heavier than.............. my cat.
23 Kevin plans to buy some flowers for his
mum. (GOING)
Kevin is going to buy..............................
..................... some flowers for his mum.
24 He hasn’t got any sugar in his cupboard.
(ANY)
There isn’t any........................................
...................................... in his cupboard.
25 It’s forbidden to eat in the classroom.
(EAT)
You mustn’t eat ....................................
.................................... in the classroom.
E Choose the correct item. 5x1/

26 I don’t want …… dinner, thank you.

A some B any C a
27 Jimmy loves …… football with his brothers.
A playing B play C plays
28 That’s the …… rugby ball; they need it for their game.
A boys’s B boys C boys’

29 Kerry …… for her exams at the moment.

A study B studies C is studying
30 She …… a beautiful bike when she was young.
A had B could C was

F Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 6x2/
1 You _____just gave__________________ (just / give) me the wrong password.
2 She _________does______________ (do) athletics at weekends.
3 I don’t think it ________is_______________ (be) safe to travel on your own.
4 We ___________couldn’t ____________ (not / can) connect to the internet yesterday.
5 Nick _________already tidied______________ (already / tidy) the living room.
6 They __________will eat_____________ (eat) at that new restaurant tonight. They ’ve
booked a table.

G Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Do not use
more than four words to complete each sentence. 5x2/

36 Is your room tidy, Bob?

Have tidied.................,your room, Bob?

37 Kerry isn’t at the office now.

Kerry hasn’t been to the............... office.

38 Ken is 1.90 m tall and his brother is 1.75 m tall.

Ken taller ......................than his brother.

39 Jason is always on time for football training.

Jason is never...late for football training.

40 Do you have plans for this evening?

What are you doing.......... this evening?
H Rewrite the sentences using could, can, should, must, must not, shall, have to, don’t
have to . 7x2/

1 I advise you to exercise more.

You should exercise more....................
2 The children are not allowed to eat sweets at night.
The children mustn’t eat sweets at night...........................................................................
3 George has the ability to make great desserts.
George can make great desserts.........
4 Do you want me to make you some tea?
Shall I make you some tea?.................
5 It’s not necessary for us to book a table at the restaurant.
We don’t have to book a table at the restaurant ...............................................................
6 My doctor says it’s my obligation to take better care of my health.
I have to take better care of my health.
7 It’s possible that Kim will bake a cake……………………Kim could bake a
cake…………………………………

I Prepositions: Choose the correct item. 5x1/

1 In China, New Year celebrations last …… 15 days.

A for B at C over

2 Oranges and mandarins are symbols …… luck and wealth.

A about B for C of

3 Tina served the chicken …… potatoes.

A in B with C on

4 Most types of cheese are rich …… calcium.

A with B of C in

5 Today’s dessert consists …… fresh strawberries, cream and walnuts.

A of B in C with
J Reading : Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B or C. 5x2/

Canada's Tallest Tree

A man named Randy liked to hunt trees. He looked for big trees and old trees. He
made maps to show where these trees were. He did not want to cut them down.
He wanted people to take care of them.

Randy was told of a very tall tree on Vancouver Island. The tree was said to be
314 feet tall. That would make it the tallest tree in Canada. Randy set out to find
the tree.

But someone else found it first. It was found by a logger. Loggers wanted to cut
down Canada’s tallest tree and all the trees around it.

Randy made a path in the forest so people could see the tall tree. The tree was so
big and beautiful it would fill them with awe. More and more people wanted to save that forest.
Thanks to these people, that forest is now a park. Canada’s tallest tree is still there.

There may still be a bigger tree out there. Maybe you will find it. But there are only a few old
forests left in Canada. Many are still at risk of being cut down.

1. Why did Randy make maps?

A.   ?    The maps help the loggers.

B.   ?    Randy makes maps to help campers.

C.   ?    He makes maps to show where Canada's biggest trees are located.

D.   ?    He makes maps because he works for the government.

2. What did the loggers want to do to Canada's tallest tree?

A.   ?    They wanted to cut it down.

B.   ?    Save the tree.

C.   ?    Take pictures of the tree.

D.   ?    Measure the tree to find out how tall it was.

3. Why did Randy make a path to the tallest tree in Canada?

A.   ?    He needed the path to get home.

B.   ?    He wanted more people to see it.

 C.   ?    He made a path so he could visit the tree more easily.

D.   ?    He made a path to help the loggers get to the tree.

4. What does it mean to be "filled with awe".

A.   ?    to be not interested

B.   ?    to be curious

C.   ?    to be amazed

D.   ?    to want money

5. What happened to the forest where Randy found Canada's tallest tree?
A.   ?    The loggers might cut it down in the future.

B.   ?    No one knows. It is a mystery.

C.   ?    The loggers cut it down.

D.   ?    It became a park.

K Read the text and choose T/F are the statements. 5x2/

I'm Tomas and I live in Vienna with my parents and my sisters. I'm the youngest in my
family. I turned 13 last month. My sisters are Martina, 16, and Betta, 19. Betta's very serious
and she always tells me what to do, I guess because she's the oldest.

I go to a nice school not too far from our home and I really enjoy it. I have a lot of friends
there and I enjoy studying. My best subject is Geography, probably because it's the easiest too!
My most difficult subject is Maths– it`s terrible and I don't like my teacher.

I love playing sports, especially basketball. I'm the tallest player on the school team and I
usually play really well. It's the happiest part of my day. My coach says that one day I could play
professional basketball!

On the weekend I spend a lot of time with my friends Ralf and Kurt. We do everything
together and they are the most important people in my life, apart from my family of course!

1. Tomas is older than Martina.

     True

 False
2. Betta is the oldest.

     True

     False

3. Geography is the easiest subject.

     True

     False

4. Geography is more difficult than Maths.

     True

     False

5. Tomas is the tallest on the team.

     True

     False

L 1.LISTENING:  12 Listen to five recordings. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
5x2/
1 Martin has made another copy of his work. _F__
2 Katy looked at a house 7 km away. _T__
3 Alexander is a professional mountain climber. _F
4 The speaker’s great-grandfather was born in 1921. _T__
5 The speaker wants to reuse the food the next day. __T_

M 2.Listening 1 Listen to four people talking about events in the past. Match the
speakers (1–4) with the statements (A–E). There is one extra statement. 4x2/
A Speaker _4__ was embarrassed about taking a break.
B Speaker ___ was anxious about talking to someone.
C Speaker _2__ was relieved to find out the truth.
D Speaker __1_ was ashamed about telling a lie.
E Speaker _3__ was proud of winning an award.
N Writing task: Directions: A teen magazine wants its readers to send in stories entitled :
A day to remember. Use the plan below to help you write the story (80-100 words).

20m/

Para 1: when & where the story happened – who the main characters were

Para 2-3: what exactly happened & the climax event (the most important event)

Para 4: what happened in the end – the characters’ feelings

Hello, I’m Daniel and I’m 14 years old. Today I’m going to tell you a story about when my
sister was born. It happened nine years ago. I was in the kindergarten and then my aunt
came to pick me up. After my aunt picked me up, we went to the hospital and we waited
for my mum, then I saw my sister for the first time, and my dad drove us home.
I felt really relived, because mum was fine.