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LANGUAGE AND SKILLS TEST 1 B UNITS 1–2

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences with the correct adjective of personality from the /4
box.

shy / arrogant / optimistic / lively / cheerful / boring / talkative / ambitious / bossy

0 When she speaks, we start falling asleep. She’s really boring .

1 He’s terribly _________ He hates meeting new people.

2 I’m very _____________ – I always think things will end up OK.

3 Jane’s always telling us what to do – she’s very _________

4 He’s very ___________ He wants to get a good job and earn lots of money.

5 My mum’s always _________. Even when things go wrong she smiles!

6 Carole’s really _________. Our teacher often tells her to be quiet but she can’t stop.

7 These children are really ___________ They never stop running around.

8 I know you are good at English but you shouldn’t be so _____________ about it.

2 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. You can see the first /6
letter of each word.

0 That tent is very small. Can two people sleep in there?

1 We’re going to stay in a g _________ h _________ this year. It’s small – I think it’s got three
bedrooms.

2 I like travelling from England to Poland by c _________. It takes twenty-four hours but they
stop a few times and you can watch videos on it.

3 I never go to the travel agent’s. I always b _________ my holidays on the internet.

4 I’ve got a new bike so I’m going c _________ this weekend.

5 I don’t want to go c _________ I know we’ve got a rope but I always think I’m going to fall.

6 When you drive to England do you like going through the tunnel or on the f _________?

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3 Complete the text with one word in each gap. /8

I’m on holiday here 0 in Bulgaria with my friends. It’s great. We’re staying in a five-star 1
_________ Tomorrow we’re 2 _________ to Turkey by train. It’s difficult to understand the signs
here because of the alphabet but I think our train leaves 3 _________ platform 4. We are going to
get to the station 4 _________ ten o’clock because we don’t want to miss the train. I’ve got a book
for the journey – it’s a science-5 _________ book, Star of Death. 6 _________ you know it? We
haven’t got much time so we’re 7 _________ our bags now. I 8 _________ not want to be late for
the train.

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. /6

0 When I leave school I (study) ’m going to study History.

1 At the moment, my father (read) _________ a detective story.

2 We often (go) _________ on Sundays.

3 Don’t ask him. He (not know) _________ anything. cycling

4 Sorry, I can’t come out tonight. We (have) _________ a party.

5 I love camping. I (buy) _________ a tent this year.

6 Carole (think) _________ I’m lazy.

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5 Underline the correct answers: a, b or c. /4
I 0 _________ reading about different religions and cultures. I 1 _________ it’s really interesting.
Next year I 2 _________ a history course at college. This afternoon I 3 _________ some books to
read in the holidays. I 4 _________ a great book at the moment about the history of India. I 5
_________ everything but I’m learning more and more. It’s by Professor Charles Street. 6

_________ it?

0 a am loving

b love

c am going to love

1 a think

b am thinking

c am going to think

2 a starting

b start

c am going to start

3 a am going to buy

b am buying

c buy

4 a read

b am reading

c am going to read

5 a don’t understand

b am not understand

c am not understanding

6 a Are you know

b Do you know

c Are you knowing:28 pm

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LISTENING SKILLS
Track 2

1 Listen to Brian and Sandra discussing three employees. Tick true and cross /7
false.

1 Sandra doesn’t often work with the three people. 

2 Charles is very hard-working. 

3 Charles is very good with computers. 

4 Carole is a very confident person. 

5 Carole doesn’t have any work at the moment. 

6 David can’t do anything. 

7 Brian is happy with Sandra’s decision. 

READING SKILLS
1 Read the three adverts. Match the texts (A-C) to the questions (1-7). /7

Which advert

1 says you sleep on a boat? 

2 doesn’t talk about an island? 

3 talks about a holiday in more than one country? 

4 tells you exactly when the holiday starts? 

5 doesn’t say how long the holiday is? 

6 thinks you might be worried about something dangerous? 

7 says you should bring special clothes? 

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A Magical Egypt
We fly from London to Cairo. For the first three nights, we stay in Cairo. You’re going to love the old
city streets, the markets and the local foods. You can visit the Pyramids and ride a camel if you want!
On the second night, there’s going to be a surprise party so bring some smart clothes. We then travel
from Cairo to Luxor by train. We take the night train and arrive in Luxor early in the morning. After
breakfast, there is a tour of local temples. From Luxor, we travel by boat for three days to Aswan. We
have three more nights in Aswan, visiting temples, and we go on a coach trip to the amazing Abu
Simbel. From Aswan, we fly back to Cairo and from there to London.

B African adventure
This is our newest tour so it’s going to be exciting for all of us. We fly to Johannesburg in South
Africa and then we are going to drive through Africa for two months and fly home from Nairobi in
Kenya. We’re going to camp so you need to bring a sleeping bag. On the journey, we hope to see the
Victoria Falls, the Kalahari Desert, Mount Kilimanjaro and, of course, the national parks where we
can see wonderful, wild animals. Don’t worry, we’re not going to camp anywhere dangerous! We are
also going to have three nights on the exciting island of Zanzibar.

C Coast to coast
Our most popular tour is our coach tour to the USA. We fly to New York on October 6th and you
have a week there for sightseeing. There are tours to the Statue of Liberty and you can see Central
Park, shop on Fifth Avenue or look at the views from the top of the Empire State Building. We also
go for the famous ‘circle line’ boat ride around Manhattan Island – a great chance to take
photographs. After New York, we get on our special coach and travel all over the country, from
Miami to San Francisco. Don’t worry, you’re not going to sleep on the coach! We stop at motels and
have lots of time for sightseeing.

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.COMMUNICATION
1 Change the questions from direct to indirect. /6
A Welcome to the Mirimar Hotel. If you have any questions, please ask the guide. He’ll be
happy to help.

B Thank you. I have got a few questions. Excuse me.

C Yes, madam. How can I help?

B Could you tell me 0 what time breakfast is?

C Breakfast is from eight until ten.

B I can’t see a restaurant. Could you tell me 1 _________?

C Just over there. Next to the shop.

B Oh yes. That’s a good idea, a shop in the hotel. Could you tell me 2
______________________________ ?

C They sell postcards and souvenirs.

B Oh good. I can buy some postcards later. Now, I want to swim today. Could you tell me 3
__________________?

C The beach isn’t far. About 500 metres. But there’s a lovely swimming pool here at the hotel.

B Oh lovely! Could you tell me 4 __________________?

C I think it opens at ten in the morning and closes at nine in the evening.

B That sounds nice. I can go for a swim after breakfast.

C Are you coming on our trip to the town this afternoon, madam?

B Oh, I don’t know. Could you tell me 5 __________________ ?

C It starts at two o’clock. Just after lunch. We still have some places on the bus.

B Well, it could be interesting but I haven’t got much money. Could you tell me 6
__________________?

C Don’t worry, madam. It’s a free tour.

A Oh, lovely. Thank you. Yes, I’d love to go.

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