TEST 1B (Unit 1)

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(Time 50 minutes)

Listening
A Directions: You will hear a recording twice. Before you listen to it, you will have 2
minutes to read questions 1-5. While listening for the first time, you can look at the
questions, but you are not allowed to take notes. After you hear the whole recording, you
will have 3 minutes to answer the questions, choosing the answer (A, B or C) which you
think fits best. Then you will hear the recording again and you will have 1 minute to
check your answers.

1 Natalie is … 4 Jessica’s favourite subject is …

A new to the school. A Maths. B Physics. C ICT.
B Jessica’s friend.
5 Natalie can’t …
C British.
A run fast.
2 Jessica is from … B swim well.
A the UK. B the USA. C France. C play basketball.

3 Natalie and Jessica are …

A thirteen. B twelve. C eleven.
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B Directions: You will hear a recording twice. Before you listen to it, you will have 2
minutes to read statements 6-10. While listening for the first time, you can look at the
statements, but you are not allowed to take notes. After you hear the whole recording,
you will have 3 minutes to mark the statements as T (True), F (False) or NI (No
Information). Then you will hear the recording again and you will have 1 minute to check
your answers.

6 The Williams sisters are American. ........

7 Ebony and Starr are Venus and Serena’s sisters. ........
8 Venus can’t hit a tennis ball very hard. ........
9 Serena’s nickname is ‘the champion’. ........
10 Serena is a good swimmer. ........

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Reading
C Directions: Read the text below. Then, read the questions that follow it and circle the
correct answer (A, B or C) to each one.

Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov is a Bulgarian tennis player from Haskovo. He is one of the top tennis players in the world with
trophies from competitions in Australia, Romania, Mexico and Sweden. His favourite tournament is Wimbledon in
the UK. Grigor can hit the ball very hard and run very fast around the court. But, he’s a great player because he can
hit the ball in lots of different ways. His hobbies are cars and watches but his favourite hobby is computers. His
father is a tennis coach and his mother is a sports teacher. His nickname is ‘Baby Fed’ because he can play like
Roger Federer, the famous Swiss tennis player.

11 Grigor Dimitrov is from … 14 His favourite hobby is …

A Australia. B Romania. C Bulgaria. A cars. B computers. C watches.

12 His favourite tennis competition is in … 15 His mother is a …

A the UK. B Sweden. C Mexico. A sports teacher.
B tennis coach.
13 Dimitrov is a great tennis player because he can
C famous tennis player.
…
A run very fast around the court.
B hit the ball very hard.
C hit the ball in lots of ways.
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Use of English
D Directions: Read the text and circle the answer (A, B or C) that best suits each gap.

The Hulk

Bruce Banner is a(n) 16) …… scientist. He is very 17) …… and can tell you a lot of things about Physics. He’s also
18) …… and can find it difficult to talk to people. But Bruce can change his 19) …… and become a big, green
superhero: the Hulk. The Hulk is strong with lots of special 20) …… . He can 21) …… under the water for a long
time. He can 22) …… very hard with his hands. He can’t 23) …… a plane, but he can 24) …… high over buildings
and 25) …… very fast. He’s also very brave and can protect Earth from any bad people.

16 A official B brilliant C similar 21 A play B swim C fly

17 A clever B invisible 22 A climb B punch C hear

C professional
23 A fly B play C take
18 A funny B shy C kind
24 A make B ride C jump
19 A language B thoughts C appearance
25 A do B run C hit
20 A abilities B hobbies C subjects
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E Directions: Circle the answer (A, B or C) which best completes each sentence.

26 Lucy and Jane are sisters and ........ are from the 31 Bob ........ play football or basketball. He can only
UK. play tennis.
A them B their C they A aren’t B isn't C can’t

27 “Is your favourite subject Maths?” “No, ........ . 32 ........ basketball is this?
A is not B I’m not C it isn’t A Who’s B Whose C Who

28 Can you help ........? We can’t find Oxford Street. 33 Mrs Thomas and her sister are very nice ........ .
A us B our C we A ladys B ladies C lady

29 ….. do martial arts. 34 Look at her. ........ is my Chemistry teacher.

A Can’t he B He can C Can he A She B He’s C She’s

30 ........ in your notebooks, please. 35 ........ are very clever animals.

A Don’t write B No write C Write not A Foxies B Foxes C Foxs

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Writing
F Directions: Write an email to your English-speaking e-friend, Tom (50-60 words). In your
email write:
 your name and age.  where you are from.  the name of your school and which your favourite school
subjects are.  what you can/can’t do/play.
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