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Foundation Tests
 Name:
Test 1
1 Class:

Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text and decide if the statements are true (T) 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
or false (F). verbs do/have/make.

Under the bridge 1 My sister’s bedroom is very untidy. She never

An old man sits on a box under a bridge in the centre of her bed.
London. In summer the bridge is his home. He lives by 2 After school I always my homework
the river with two boxes and his old guitar. At night it is before dinner.
quiet and dark. It’s uncomfortable and sometimes cold. 3 I usually phone calls to my friends on
In the daytime it’s noisy. A lot of people walk by the river
my mobile phone.
and they often talk to him.
4 On Saturdays my dad some housework
The old man’s name is Danny. He doesn’t have another
to help my mum.
name. He doesn’t have a warm house or a bedroom
5 I always a hamburger when I go to
either. Danny is a street person. Every day he gets up
early and goes to the park. He usually plays his old guitar McDonald’s.
and sings songs for people. They often give him some 6 My mum and dad the shopping every
money for food. There is a café near the park and at Friday.
lunchtime the man from the café makes Danny a 7 It’s good to a break when you’re tired.
sandwich and a cup of tea. He likes Danny. He’s Danny’s 8 I often mistakes with my English
best friend.
grammar!
In winter it’s too cold to live under the bridge. Danny 9 We usually dinner at seven o’clock.
usually sleeps in a special house for street people.
10 It’s important to friends when you go
He has hot food and a comfortable bed. But Danny
to a new school.
likes to live under the bridge. It is his home.
1 mark for each correct answer.
1 Danny sleeps under the bridge in summer and winter. 10
2 Danny has a good job
3 Danny can play music. 3 Complete the sentences.
4 Danny has lunch every day. 1 I swimming every Saturday.
5 Danny doesn’t like his life. 2 My mother always the radio in the
1 mark for each correct answer. kitchen.
5 3 I don’t TV every evening.
4 I usually my book before I go to bed.
5 At school we tennis on Fridays.
1 mark for each correct answer.
5

4 Unjumble the letters to find the correct words to

complete these sentences.

1 I (veren) drink coffee. I don’t like it.

2 I like a lot of sleep so I (lyasluu) go to
bed early.
3 I (tnefo) go to the park at the
weekend.
4 My parents (mtseomsie) play tennis
together.
5 I am (walasy) hungry after swimming.
1 mark for each correct answer.
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Grammar Speaking
5 Choose the correct alternative in each sentence. Preparation time: one minute. Work in pairs.
1 I’m sorry. I can/can’t help you. Read the roles below. You have about two minutes for
2 Can/Can’t you learn English at your school? your conversation.
3 My brother can/can’t swim very well. He’s very fast.
Student A
4 My dad can/can’t cook. My mum always cooks the meals.
5 Can/can’t your sister drive? You are going to stay with your friend. Talk to
her/him about the room you will be in. Ask about:
1 mark for each correct answer.
• big or small
5 • things in it
6 Choose the correct alternative in each sentence. • colour and decoration

1 How/Which do you spell that word? Student B

2 When/What does he go to bed?
Your friend is going to stay with you.
3 Who/How is your best friend?
He/she is going to ask you some questions
4 Who/Where do you go for your holidays?
about the room. The room is:
5 Which/How magazines does your brother read?
• big
6 What/How do you get home after school?
• big bed, wardrobe, desk, two lamps, pictures,
7 When/Which TV programmes do you watch?
four shelves with books
8 Who/How does the shopping in your family?
• blue walls, white carpet, blue rug
9 Where/Which do you go with your friends?
10 Where/When is Peter’s birthday?
1 mark for each correct answer.
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Writing
7 You are staying with your English friend in England.
Write a short letter to your American friend and tell her
what you do every day. Include:
• family routine
• doing things with friends
• sports

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VOCABULARY 20
GRAMMAR 15
WRITING 10
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Test 2 Class:

Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text and answer the questions. 2 Put these words into the correct columns to make
compound nouns.
A letter to Blanka
Dear Blanka, address • bath • bed • birthday • Christmas
concert • credit • exercise • guide • plane
Bournemouth is wonderful! It’s a very sunny town and
the hotel is great. Mum and Dad have one bedroom and
ticket card book room
Jane and I have another. It’s really big and it has a
bathroom too. There were some flowers and fruit in the
rooms for us, and a bottle of wine for mum and dad.
They were really happy!
There are two swimming pools – one in the hotel and
one in the garden. The inside pool is always crowded 1 mark for each correct answer.
but the garden pool is usually quiet. In the morning we
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swim in the sea because the beach is beautiful.
Sometimes it’s very crowded and there aren’t any places 3 Choose the correct alternative in each sentence.
to sit down! The sun is very hot but I don’t have any
1 I have a lot of things in my backpack. It’s heavy/crowded.
suncream so I am pink today!
2 I don’t have much money. I want to stay at a big/cheap
There is a lot to do and see here in Bournemouth. hotel.
During the day it’s a quiet beach town but at night it’s 3 I love Paris at night. It’s so ugly/beautiful.
very noisy. There are some good nightclubs and lots of 4 The hotel is near the motorway. It’s noisy/small.
restaurants. In the restaurants you can eat food from 5 On Saturdays the shops are very heavy/crowded.
many different countries – France, Italy, Greece …
1 mark for each correct answer.
but there aren’t any Hungarian restaurants.
5
After the beach we usually sit in the park and listen to
some music. For this evening mum and dad have some Grammar
concert tickets but Jane and I are going to a party at the 4 Complete the sentences with a, an, some, or any.
youth hostel. I think it will be fun. We can go by bus or
taxi. It’s not a long way. 1 There are sweets on the table.
2 I haven’t got money today.
Well, see you next week.
3 Would you like apple? They’re lovely.
Lots of love,
4 I always take hairdryer on holiday.
Maria. 5 Have a look. Are there people in the
1 What was in Maria’s hotel bedroom? restaurant?
2 Where are the swimming pools? 6 Do you have map of the town?
3 Why is Maria pink? 7 I’m sorry. I haven’t got suncream.
4 What sort of food can they eat in Bournemouth? 8 We have guidebook of Rome.
5 How can they get to the party? 9 I usually have water with my dinner.
1 mark for each correct answer. 10 I’m really hungry. Have you got bread?
5 1 mark for each correct answer.
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5 Complete the sentences with much or many. Speaking

1 How people are there in the shop? Preparation time: one minute. Work in pairs.
2 How money have you got? Read the roles below. You have about one minute each
3 How cars are there in the car park? to do your tasks.
4 How T-shirts do you have in your
backpack? Student A
5 How milk do you like in your coffee? You arrive at college on your first day. You don’t
1 mark for each correct answer. know where the cafeteria is. Ask your partner to
5 direct you.
Now your partner will ask you for some directions.
6 Choose the correct alternative in each sentence. Use the map to direct him/her.
1 Were/Was there many people on the bus this morning?
2 There wasn’t/weren’t a shower in the hotel bathroom. Student B
3 There was/wasn’t some suncream in the bottle but now Your partner will ask you for some directions.
it’s empty. Use the map to direct him/her.
4 There was/were one person in the swimming pool this
morning. Now you’re looking for the library. Ask your partner
5 It was/were very quiet last night. to direct you.

1 mark for each correct answer.

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Writing
7 You are going on holiday. Write a note to your (English) GARDEN
CLASSROOM FITNESS
friend in your home town: BLOCK 3 CENTRE

• ask him/her to feed your cat every day L

• offer to buy him/her some chocolates on holiday CLASSROOM I
CLASSROOM BLOCK 2 B
• suggest you meet when you return BLOCK 1 R
A
Mark out of OFFICES R
5 ENTRANCE RECEPTION Y
READING

VOCABULARY 15
GRAMMAR 20 YOU ARE
HERE
WRITING 10
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Test 3 Class:

Reading
1 Read the text and decide if the statements are true (T)
or false (F).
Houses of the future
An interesting exhibition is opening at the Newport
Centre this weekend called ‘Houses of the Future’. It
shows different buildings and designs which use
unusual materials and colours. We can also learn about
new technology and how this can change the houses we
live in. Designers, builders and scientists will be at the
exhibition to talk about these things.
There is one special house at the exhibition. It is a very
strange shape and colour and is made of types of grass
and earth but it is modern and very strong! We can go
inside this house to look around. Everything in the
house is on a computer programme. The computer does
everything. It opens the doors and switches on the lights
when we ask it to. It does the shopping when the fridge
is empty! The computer knows when someone is walking
in the house and garden and can telephone the police.
It can make your bed warm and can cook your meals.
When you are watching television it asks you if you want
to change programme because it knows what you like to
watch! It’s a very interesting house but I don’t think I
would like to live there. Would you?
1 This exhibition is new.
2 The house is different from most houses today.
3 We can go inside all the houses.
4 The computer phones the police when the fridge
is empty.
5 The writer wants to buy a house like this.
1 mark for each correct answer.
5
Vocabulary
2 Complete the sentences with these words.
develop • give • learn • make • solve
1 Can you me some help with this
homework please. I don’t understand it.
2 these grammar rules for homework
tonight and do exercise four.
3 He’s very clever. He can any puzzle.
4 They are going to a computer program
to help students learn a new language quickly.
5 Do you want your party at home or in a restaurant?
Please a decision.
1 mark for each correct answer.
5
3 Choose the correct alternative in each sentence.
1 My brother rides/surfs the Internet every evening.
2 I always send/post e-mails to my friends when I’m on
holiday.
3 My friends often use/download music from the Internet.
4 You have to enter/write your password to use the Internet.
5 When you finish, type/click on ‘turn off computer’.
6 My friend developed her own website/screen.
7 Use your keyboard/mouse to click on the right picture.
8 I want some new sounds/speakers for my birthday. I can’t
hear anything from these.
9 I’d like a computer with a big screen/picture.
10 Your keyboard/printer needs some more black ink.
1 mark for each correct answer.
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Grammar
4 Choose the correct answer, a or b, to complete the
sentences.

1 I to friends on the Internet at the

weekends.
a chat b am chatting.
2 You can send your e-mail. I the
computer at the moment.
a don’t use b am not using
3 Quiet a moment! I the Internet for the
information.
a ’m searching b search
4 I never trainers to school.
a am wearing b wear
5 We usually fish on Fridays.
a eat b are eating
1 mark for each correct answer.
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb Speaking
in brackets. Preparation time: one minute. Work in pairs.
1 Don’t move! I the photo now. (take) Read the roles below. You have about one minute each
2 My sister always with one finger! (type) to do your tasks.
3 My friend and I our next holiday at the
Student A
moment. (plan)
You agree to go to the cinema with your friend.
4 ? Let’s stay in. (rain)
Talk to him/her and ask about these things.
5 Where do you to eat? The Italian • what films are on
restaurant is good. (want) • suggest which film you see
1 mark for each correct answer. • ask what time to meet
5
Student B
6 Complete the text with the correct form of the words in You agree to go to the cinema with your friend.
the box. Use this information to answer his/her questions.
• a comedy, a love story and a detective film
be (x2) • do • find • have • like • read
• agree to see your friend’s choice
think • understand • write
• arrange to meet at 6.00pm.
I often (1) problems with my French
homework. I (2) French and I can
(3) letters in French quite well but
sometimes I can’t (4) the right word. At
the moment I (5) an exercise about
tenses. It (6) quite difficult but I
(7) I can do it. I (8)
easy conversations and the stories in our book. We
(9) one about Paris at the moment and
it (10) very good.

1 mark for each correct answer.

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Writing
7 You are at a friend’s house on Saturday morning. E-mail
your sister and arrange for the three of you to go
shopping this afternoon.
• tell her where you are
• tell her when and where you want to meet
• tell her what you want to buy.

Mark out of
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VOCABULARY 15
GRAMMAR 20
WRITING 10
TOTAL SCORE 50

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Test 4 Class:

Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text and match headings a–f to paragraphs 2 Unjumble the letters to find the correct words to
1–5. There is one heading you do not need. complete these sentences.
a For tourists 1 The film was about an enormous
b The scientists’ opinion (stromen) that lived in the forest.
c a British mystery 2 I would like to live on an (sdalin) in
d What is Loch Ness?
the middle of the sea.
e Who is ‘Nessie’?
f The loch museum 3 When I tell my sister a (koje) she never
laughs!
The Loch Ness Monster 4 The police don’t know who took the money. It’s a real
1 (yetryms).
5 The line between different countries is sometimes called
One of the most famous natural mysteries in Great
the (trofrreni).
Britain is the ‘Loch Ness Monster’. People all over the
world know about it. There are books, films and 1 mark for each correct answer.
television programmes about it but it is still a great 5
mystery. Is ‘Nessie’ real or not?
3 Complete the sentences.
2
1 The Sahara is a .
Loch Ness is a large lake in Scotland. The water is very
cold and very deep. Around the lake there are 2 The Nile is a .
mountains, forests and farms. It is a beautiful part of 3 Everest is a .
Scotland and many people go there for holidays and to 4 The Mediterranean is a .
walk in the countryside. 5 In Germany there is an area called The Black
3 .
People say that a large monster lives in the loch and 1 mark for each correct answer.
there are lots of photographs of it. The people who 5
believe in the monster think it is like a sea dinosaur
and lives at the bottom of the loch. When it’s hungry 4 Choose the correct alternative in each sentence.
it comes up and takes sheep and cows from the farms. 1 Many people believe in/on ghosts.
Some people think it has a family of little monsters 2 My friend and I often argue on/about pop music.
that it gives food to. 3 My brother always asks at/for more ice cream at dinner.
4 4 You go. I’m waiting at/for a phone call.
5 Everyone laughs on/at me when I wear that hat!
The people who live near the loch say that it is real.
But ‘Nessie’ is good for tourists. A lot of people come 1 mark for each correct answer.
to Loch Ness to try to see the monster and spend lots 5
of money there. You can buy everything from clothes
to towels with ‘Nessie’ on them! This is good for the Grammar
area. 5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
verbs in brackets.
5
Most scientists don’t believe in ‘Nessie’. A few years 1 I (find) this box in the garden yesterday.
ago some scientists looked at the bottom of the loch 2 My sister (leave) the party very early
with special cameras but they didn’t find anything. because she was tired.
They say it’s all a joke. Who is right? People like 3 My friend (meet) his girlfriend last
mysteries. It’s good to know that nature still has some month.
secrets!
4 I (hear) a strange noise last night.
1 mark for each correct answer. 5 My parents (see) that film two weeks ago.
5 1 mark for each correct answer.
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6 Choose the correct answer, a or b, to complete the Speaking

sentences. Preparation time: one minute. Work in pairs.
1 Did you do your homework ? Read the roles below. You have about one minute each
a a day ago b yesterday to do your tasks.
2 How did they leave?
a long ago b long time Student A
3 We watched a good programme on television You want to go swimming with your friend. Have a
conversation with your friend.
.
• greet him/her
a yesterday b an evening ago
• suggest you go swimming
4 The new teacher started .
• arrange a day and a time
a three weeks ago b last three weeks
5 The accident happened a . Here is your diary for the weekend:
a long time ago b long time Saturday
1 mark for each correct answer. 9 – 12 Shopping with Mary.
3 – 5 Ben’s football match
5
Sunday
7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the 1 – 3 lunch at Gran’s
words in brackets. 5 – 6 homework
1 When (the accident happen?)
Student B
2 I (not wait for) my friend after school.
3 He (not put) petrol in the car this Your friend is going to make a suggestion. Have a
conversation with your friend.
morning.
• greet your friend
4 The teacher (tell) us to be quiet. • agree with the suggestion
5 On holiday we (camp) near the sea. • arrange a day and a time
6 Yesterday his car (wake up me) at five
Here is your diary for the weekend:
o’clock in the morning.
Saturday
7 (you know) Tom when he was a child?
1 – 4 tennis competition
8 (you ask) your parents for some money? 6 – 9 cinema with Pete
9 I (run) home after the cinema because
Sunday
I was late.
9 – 10 piano lesson
10 We (not see) the film last night. Was it 6 – 8 homework
good?
1 mark for each correct answer.
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Writing
8 You are on holiday with your friend in your country.
Write a postcard to your English teacher. Tell him/ her:
• where you are at the moment
• what the place is like
• what you did yesterday
• what you’re planning to do tomorrow

Mark out of
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VOCABULARY 15
GRAMMAR 20
WRITING 10
TOTAL SCORE 50

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Test 5 Class:

Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text and answer the questions. 2 Look at the family tree, then complete the sentences.
Best friends
Jenna and Beth met when they were three years old. =
Now they are both 24 and they are still best friends.
This is what they say about each other.

Jenna
I liked Beth a lot when we were at school. She was very = =
relaxed, and she was the prettiest girl in the school!
She was also very good and hard-working. Not like me!
Today we’re still very different. Beth is more artistic
than I am and she works for a photographer. Every
day she has the same routine. She’s married and has
her own house. She likes staying at home with her
husband or going for walks with her dog. She’s still
very pretty and popular and she’s still my best friend. 1 Carol is Jenny’s .
2 Jenny and paul were born at the same time
Beth
They’re .
Jenna is an intelligent girl. She’s also more active than 3 Peter is Ted’s .
I am. I’m the laziest person in my family! Jenna goes
4 Mary and Edward are Jenny’s .
swimming and does a lot of exercise. I sometimes go for
a walk with my dog but that’s all. Jenna has a dog too 5 Sue and Peter are Jenny’s .
but she’s so busy that she doesn’t have time to go for 1 mark for each correct answer.
walks – her mum takes the dog out. She lives at home 5
with her mum and dad. Jenna is always out. She likes
dancing and going out with her friends. She’s very 3 Complete the sentences with these words.
popular and more confident than I am. She’s also very
confident • fit • generous • hard-working • intelligent
kind and I can talk to her about my problems. I think
lazy • mean • nervous • popular • relaxed
we’ll be friends until we’re very old grandmothers!

1 Who uses a camera in her work? Jenna / Beth / both 1 Peter is always before exams.
2 Who isn’t home very much? Jenna / Beth / both 2 My best friend’s father is so . He gives
3 Who has a dog? Jenna / Beth / both her £50 a week to spend!
4 Who isn’t married? Jenna / Beth / both 3 Jim is so . He hates spending money.
5 Who wasn’t good at school? Jenna / Beth / both 4 Everyone likes my cousin. She’s very .
1 mark for each correct answer. 5 My friend studies all the time. She’s .
5 6 I’m not very because I don’t do much
exercise.
7 Get out of bed – it’s lunchtime! You are so
!
8 My uncle is always . He’s happy and he
never gets angry.
9 She doesn’t think she can win. She’s not very
.
10 My brother is studying at Oxford University. He’s
.
1 mark for each correct answer.
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Grammar Speaking
4 Choose the correct alternative in each sentence.
1 Janet is more/most confident than her brother.
2 Our house is not as tidy than/as my grandparents’ house.
3 My friend is lazier as/than I am.
4 My mother is the more/most intelligent person in our
family.
5 Computers are less/least expensive now than they were
last year.
6 He’s terrible! He’s the worse/worst driver I know.
7 It’s the cheaper/cheapest magazine in the shop.
8 No one watches it. It’s the less/least popular programme
on TV
9 My aunt is a better/best cook than my mother.
10 Mandy’s happy. She got the better/best results in the class.
1 mark for each correct answer.
10
Preparation time: one minute. Work in pairs.
Read the roles below. You have about one minute each
to do your tasks.
Student A
You are a customer at Barnes’s Cake Shop. Look at
the menu. Student B is the waiter/waitress and will
take your order.
• choose a drink, a sandwich and a cake
• ask for the bill
Student B
You are a waiter/waitress at Barnes’s Cake Shop.
Look at the menu. Student A is a customer. Take
his/her order.

5 Complete this text with the/a/an/-.

I went to (1) town centre this morning Barnes’s Cake Shop
and I saw (2) lovely blue dress in
(3) ‘Coolclothes’ window. I met my friend Drinks Cakes
and we went in and looked at (4) dress. Tea 60p Chocolate £2.00
Coffee 95p Apple £2.00
It wasn’t very expensive so I bought it. I also bought
Coke £1.00 Cherry £2.00
(5) new shirt for school.
Orange juice 70p
(6) School shirts have to be white so Hot chocolate £1.50
it wasn’t difficult to choose one! My friend was thirsty so
Sandwiches
we had (7) cup of tea in Chicken £2.50
(8) ‘Barnes’s Cake Shop’. We’re both Cheese £2.00
on (9) diet so, unfortunately, we can’t Sausage £1.50
eat (10) cakes!

1 mark for each correct answer.

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Writing
6 Write a description of someone in your class. Write
about:
• his/her personality
• something you like about him/her
• something about his/her physical appearance.

Mark out of
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VOCABULARY 15
GRAMMAR 20
WRITING 10
TOTAL SCORE 50

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Progress Class:

Test 1
Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text and decide if the statements are true (T) 2 Complete the sentences with these words.
or false (F).
active • cheap • confident • crowded • healthy
Transport in the future heavy • lazy • noisy • popular • tidy
People are getting very worried about how we can travel
in the future. In England a lot of people live in a small 1 Someone phoned the police because the party was too
area and so there are lots of motorways and main roads. .
More and more cars are using these roads every day and 2 If you want to be , eat lots of fruit and
they are so crowded that there are always traffic jams vegetables.
and accidents. 3 We didn’t get a seat on the train because it was so
Thirty years ago, many families had a car. Now, families .
often have three or four, and the cars are getting bigger 4 I don’t have much money so I usually buy
and faster. It’s not a surprise that our roads are so clothes.
crowded.
5 Nicole Kidman is a film star. Everyone
So, what will happen in the future? Perhaps people can likes her.
travel together, sharing one car rather than taking two.
6 My cat is very . He sleeps all day.
Perhaps we can walk or cycle more and get fitter!
7 My grandfather is still quite . He walks
Perhaps we can have a better public transport system
so that people can travel to work by bus or train and every day.
not by car. For this, the trains and buses need to be 8 People who want to be actors are usually
faster, bigger and cleaner than they are now and we people.
need more of them. The trains today are dirty, crowded 9 My mum gets angry if my room isn’t .
and expensive. They are also often late so people don’t 10 I can’t carry these books. They’re too .
want to travel on them.
1 mark for each correct answer.
We can’t continue to put more cars on the roads. If we
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do, one day in the future England will be just one big
traffic jam and no one will move! 3 Choose the correct alternative in each sentence.
1 A lot of people drive cars in England. 1 My keyboard/computer is broken. I can’t use letters ‘r’ or ‘t’.
2 I can’t find my credit ticket/card. I must phone the bank.
2 Most families don’t have a car.
3 I bought a guide notebook/book when I went to Paris.
3 More people can go in one car.
4 Tony won two plane tickets/cards for New York!
4 The trains in England are very cheap. 5 I like living on a(n) island/forest. It’s good to be near
5 The trains in England are often late. the sea.
1 mark for each correct answer. 6 No one can solve the story/mystery of the dead horses.
7 I spent two hours surfing the computer/net last night.
5
8 Can you type/download the information from the website
and send it to me?
9 I lost my bookcase/backpack when I was on holiday.
10 Children are often frightened of monsters/fish, but they’re
not real.
1 mark for each correct answer.
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Grammar Listening
4 Put these words into the correct order to make 7 Listen to this conversation between Lucy and Anna and
sentences. decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1 for / have / What / you / do / usually / breakfast? 1 Anna and Lucy are going shopping this afternoon.
2 fruit / Was / any / in / there / hotel room?/ your 2 Anna wants to buy a new television.
3 books / you / Did / holiday? / on / read / any
3 Lucy’s parents want a new computer.
4 you / buy / Did / computer / town / in / today? / a
4 ‘Exelectrics’ sells televisions.
5 my / did / long / brother? / How / you / ago / meet
5 The girls arrange to meet at the post office.
1 mark for each correct answer.
1 mark for each correct answer.
5
5
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form,
comparative or superlative, of the words in brackets.
Mark out of
1 It was the (cheap) meal on the menu. READING 5
2 My writing is (bad) than yours. 20
VOCABULARY
3 Jane is (lazy) than her sister.
GRAMMAR 20
4 Mrs. Marks is the (popular) teacher in
LISTENING 5
the school.
TOTAL SCORE 50
5 The weather in England is (warm) than
in Scotland.
1 mark for each correct answer.
5

6 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the

verbs in brackets.

1 Wendy (return) from holiday two days ago.

2 (you find) your backpack yesterday?
3 Tony (not go) swimming on Saturday.
4 The teacher (be) late this morning.
5 Where (you usually play) tennis at the
weekends?
6 What (you do) at the moment?
7 I’m sorry, I (not understand) his jokes.
8 He (send) me an e-mail a week ago.
9 This exercise (be) difficult. Please
help me!
10 Why (you change) schools?
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Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text and choose the best answer, a, b or c. 2 Match beginnings 1–4 to endings a–d to make
sentences.
Tricia’s job
1 I applied for a job a offer but I didn’t take it.
Tricia has a very unusual job. She spends the day in bed,
2 I went for b the job because I didn’t like it.
then works while other people are watching television
3 I left c but I didn’t get it.
or sleeping. She’s a nightclub manager and her job is
4 I got a job d an interview on Tuesday afternoon.
hard but very interesting, and she loves it.
1 mark for each correct answer.
‘I got the job here when I left college,’ says Tricia
‘I didn’t know what to do. I love music, I love dancing 4
and people and going out at night. I knew I didn’t want 3 Unjumble the letters to find the correct words to
to work in a shop or have a job that was the same every complete these sentences.
day. I also wanted a job where I had some responsibility.’
Now Tricia manages two nightclubs with more than 30 1 Put the heating on. It’s (nezrefgi)!
employees. 2 A policeman’s job is often (grodenasu).
‘Of course, there are problems,’ she tells us. ‘I can’t 3 I was (eldihdetg) when I got the job.
go out often with my friends because I have to work 4 Teachers have a (drah) job.
when they’re free! I also have to work very late at 5 I’d like an (etxincig) job where I can
weekends. I don’t have to work every night but when travel a lot.
I’m not working I just want to sleep! Another problem
6 Kathy’s very (tuieq). Is she OK?
is that sometimes we have customers who are very rude
and I mustn’t get angry with them. I have to be calm 1 mark for each correct answer.
all the time. Sometimes that’s difficult! But I love my 6
work. Every night is different and I meet some very
interesting people! I don’t think I’ll leave this company
4 Choose the correct alternative in each sentence.
but I’d like to get more qualifications and maybe move 1 My brother always worries of/about his school marks.
up to a better position.’ 2 We’re interested in/on working in England this summer.
3 My sister won an important competition. I’m very proud
1 Tricia’s job is… of/to her.
a on television. 4 Are you good of/at English grammar?
b not difficult. 5 I never get upset about/of bad results.
c at night.
1 mark for each correct answer.
2 Tricia didn’t want a job…
a which was too hard. 5
b which was always the same.
c with responsibility.
3 One problem for Tricia is that…
a she can’t often go out with her friends.
b she sleeps too much.
c she works days and nights.
4 Another problem is that…
a her employees are rude.
b she often gets angry.
c she has to be nice to everyone.
5 In the future, Tricia wants…
a to work in a shop.
b to change jobs.
c more training.
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Grammar Writing
5 Complete these sentences with have to/don’t have to/ 8 You are going for an interview for a job. Write to your
mustn’t. (English) friend:

1 Police officers wear uniforms. • tell him/her about the job and the interview
2 Waiters be rude to the customers. • ask for advice on what to wear and do in the interview
3 You be a doctor just because your Mark out of
parents want you to. 5
READING
4 Cooks touch food with dirty hands.
VOCABULARY 15
5 You be late when you start a new job.
GRAMMAR 20
6 You go to university to be a police officer.
WRITING 10
7 Builders wear hard hats.
8 Teachers work in the school holidays. TOTAL SCORE 50
9 Secretaries use computers.
10 Driving instructors drive too fast. Speaking
1 mark for each correct answer. Preparation time: one minute. Work in pairs.
10
Read the roles below. You have about one minute each
6 Complete these sentences with you should/you shouldn’t. to do your tasks.

When you travel to a hot country … Student A

1 use lots of suncream. You are at an interview for a job as a waiter in a
2 sit in the sun for hours. restaurant. Use this information to answer Student
3 take lots of jumpers. B’s questions.
4 remember your sunglasses. • you need a summer job to get money for
your studies
5 wear a hat.
• last year you worked in a supermarket
1 mark for each correct answer. • you’re hard –working, organised and polite
5
Student B
7 Complete these sentences with should/shouldn’t/
You are interviewing Student A for a job as a waiter
must/mustn’t.
in your restaurant. Ask him/her:
1 You park here. You’ll get a ticket. • why he/she needs the job
2 You read English magazines to • where he/she’s worked before
improve your vocabulary. • why he/she would be a good waiter
3 You eat too many chocolates. They’re
not good for you!
4 You get to the bank before it closes.
5 You save a little money each week to
go on holiday.
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Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text and put the events into the correct order. 2 Match beginnings 1–5 to endings a–e to make sentences.
A success story 1 She composed a a lots of autographs outside her hotel.
2 Mandy played b music lessons for many years.
‘Totem’ is one of the most popular boy bands of the last
3 The Beatles c lovely song when she was fifteen.
ten years but it wasn’t an easy journey to success for
4 Britney Spears d the piano and guitar when she
the boys.
signed was a child.
The four members – Mark, Pete, Steve and Gary – met 5 My sister had e went on tour in the USA.
in 1993, when they were thirteen. They were at the
1 mark for each correct answer.
same school and found that they all liked the same
music, played an instrument and all had good voices. 5
Mark started studying piano when he was five and Pete 3 Unjumble the letters to find the correct words to
and Steve both got guitars for their eleventh birthdays. complete these sentences.
Gary played his father’s drums. The idea for the band
was born and they started playing and singing together 1 Mozart composed (slalicasc) music.
when they were fifteen. Their first booking was for 2 (zajz) musicians often play saxophone.
Gary’s sister’s wedding in the local church hall. For three 3 My parents say that (pra) artists
years they played at parties and weddings and people can’t sing.
loved them. They decided not to go to university and to 4 Traditional Irish (lofk) music is
keep the band together although Gary was an excellent beautiful.
scientist and Mark won prizes for his art. They worked 5 My dad played in a (kroc) group when
hard at their music, didn’t get much money and carried he was a teenager.
their instruments in an old white car. 1 mark for each correct answer.
They really wanted to record some songs but no one 5
wanted to be their manager. Then, in July 1999, Pete
4 Choose the correct prefix and write the opposites of
saw an advertisement in the newspaper asking for boy
these adjectives.
bands to enter a TV competition. They applied, and one
Saturday evening they sang to millions of people in the dis- • in- • un- • im-
UK. They sang a sad folk song and they did it very well.
It was beautiful. Everyone loved them and they won the 1 experienced
competition. 2 fashionable
3 friendly
Two months later the boys recorded their first CD and it
4 happy
was very successful. They moved to London and bought
5 organised
houses and cars for their families. Now they are the
6 patient
most popular boy band in the UK and last week they
7 polite
agreed to make a film about their lives. Their life today
8 popular
is very different from when they played in school halls.
9 possible
And all because of one advertisement!
10 usual
a They entered a competition. 1 mark for each correct answer.
b They were asked to make a film. 10
c The boys first met.
d Pete and Steve got guitars.
e Gary’s sister got married.
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Grammar Speaking
5 Complete the text with the correct form, past simple or Preparation time: one minute. Work in pairs.
past continuous, of the verbs in brackets. Read the roles below. You have about two minutes to do
Last night I (1) (read) a book in bed when your tasks.
I (2) (hear) a strange noise. I Student A
(3) (look) out of the window. There were You want to make a reservation at a hotel.
two people in the garden and one (4) You phone the hotel and have a conversation with
(climb) through the kitchen window. I (5) Student B, the receptionist. Answer his/her questions
(shout) at them. They (6) (run) across the with this information.
garden to their car but while one man (7) • say what you want to do
(open) the car door my dog (8) (jump) at • Friday,10th March
• two people
him and (9) (hold) him until the police
• on the first floor
(10) (arrive). • the price is fine
1 mark for each correct answer.
Student B
10
You are a receptionist at a hotel. Student A phones
6 Choose the correct alternative in each sentence. you to make a reservation. Have a conversation.
Ask for and give this information.
1 I hope to go/going to university after college.
• date?
2 I want to buy/buying a new computer next year.
• how many people?
3 I finished to watch/watching the film at ten o’clock.
• any requests?
4 He suggested to meet/meeting after school.
• £75 a night
5 They decided to go/going to the party.
• name?
1 mark for each correct answer.
5

Writing
7 Write a story beginning with this sentence: ‘One day I
was listening to the radio when I heard about a
competition to meet a famous pop star …’

Mark out of
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Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text and match headings a–f to paragraphs 2 Complete the sentences with these verbs.
1–5. There is one heading you do not need.
carry on • fill up • give up • pick up • put on
a A quiet life sit down • stand up • turn back
b Plan ahead turn round • turn up
c Where we are
d A holiday for all 1 Can you the children from school at
e The journey to Glynford 3.30?
f Exciting activities
2 When he has a party he always worries that people will
early!
A good holiday choice
3 In some schools the children have to
1
when the teacher comes in.
Are you looking for a holiday with a difference? Come to 4 I can do it myself. You watching TV.
Glynford in the beautiful Welsh mountains and you’ll
5 If the police tell you to it’s usually
spend a week you’ll never forget. At Glynford there is
bad news.
something for everyone: young or old, active or lazy.
6 We need to the car before we drive
2
to London.
Glynford is a modern holiday centre with four hotels and 7 Tim called my name but I didn’t .
eight restaurants. From your bedroom you will see green
8 I have problems sleeping. I should
fields, blue water and wonderful mountains. If you like
drinking coffee.
looking around old towns, you’ll love nearby Tarcastle, a
historic town with old buildings, narrow streets and little 9 It was a difficult journey but we didn’t .
shops. Also nearby is the modern shopping centre of 10 your gloves if you want to play in
Stalmouth. the snow.
3 1 mark for each correct answer.
For active guests Glynford has nearly every sport you can 10
think of. Go sailing on the lakes or, if you want
3 Choose the correct verb, became, received, arrived, to
excitement, in small boats down the fast river! Go
replace got in these sentences.
climbing in the Welsh mountains or race fast cars on our
special roads. You can even jump out of a plane – with a 1 I got two letters from my friend last month.
parachute of course! 2 Last night we got home after midnight.
3 Ben got very angry when his brother borrowed his CDs.
4
4 We got tired after the long journey.
Or, if you don’t like too much excitement, relax by our 5 Pat got a phone call from Australia in the middle of
swimming pools with a quiet drink, listening to gentle the night!
music. We know you’ll love the atmosphere. Or go for an
1 mark for each correct answer.
easy walk along the country paths and enjoy the healthy
5
fresh air. We at Glynford promise that you’ll go home
happy and relaxed and ready to plan your next holiday 4 Choose the correct alternative in each sentence.
with us.
1 The hotel is very modern/traditional. It has a sauna,
5 casino and a gym.
Book now for next summer and you’ll save 20%. Don’t 2 The road is so wide/narrow that only one person can walk
wait! You won’t get another offer like this. See you then! on it at a time.
3 We must go back to that restaurant. The food was
1 mark for each correct answer. historic/delicious.
5 4 I went to sleep because the film was boring/busy.
5 I like to see people wearing the traditional/historic
clothes of their country.
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Grammar Speaking
5 Complete the text with the correct form, will or going Preparation time: one minute. Work in pairs.
to, of the verbs in brackets. Read the roles below. You have about two minutes for
1 I think I (go) to the cinema after your conversation.
dinner tonight. Student A
2 We (stay) in this evening. We’re You are phoning your friend. Her sister answers.
very tired. Have a conversation.
3 I’m so excited. I (visit) my friend in • greet her
England this summer. • ask for your friend
4 (there be?) food at the party? • say you don’t want to leave a message
5 Sam’s in front of everyone, he (win) • ask for your friend’s new mobile number
• say goodbye
the race.
6 She doesn’t think I (get) the job. Student B
7 The test (start) at nine thirty. Your sister’s friend phones. You answer the phone.
8 He (not pass) the exam. He doesn’t Have a conversation.
work hard enough. • greet him/her
9 Why don’t you come? Laura and I • say your sister is out
(meet) outside the bank at five. • ask if he/she wants to leave a message
• give your sister’s new mobile number: 09978 546 396
10 The flight to New York (take) eight hours.
• say goodbye
1 mark for each correct answer.
10

6 Match beginnings 1–5 to endings a–e to make sentences.

1 If he passes the exam, a he’ll give me £100.
2 If Tom wins the lottery, b he’ll start without her.
3 If she’s late, c who will take it for walks?
4 If it’s windy, d he’ll go to university.
5 If we get a dog, e he won’t do the
parachute jump.
1 mark for each correct answer.
5

Writing
7 Write about a town you have visited on holiday.
Describe:
• where it is
• buildings and streets
• restaurants and shops
• the people

Mark out of
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VOCABULARY 20
GRAMMAR 15
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Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text and decide if the statements are true (T) 2 Put these words into the correct columns.
or false (F).
boots • costume • court • goggles • pitch
Sports for children pool • racquet • track • tracksuit • trainers
People today have a lot of different health problems.
Many of them are because we eat too much and exercise athletics tennis swimming football
too little. The problems can start when we are young and
people believe that if we can encourage children to start
doing sports at an early age their heath will be much
better when they are older.
Sports are also good for children for other reasons. They
1 mark for each correct answer.
can make good friends, they can learn to work in a team
and they can develop competitive skills. And regular 10
sports activities can stop them from watching so much 3 Complete the sentences with these words.
television!
backache • break • broken • bruise • burn
Today, children can do more sports than ever before.
cold • cut • flu • infection • stomachache
There are clubs for football, swimming, gymnastics,
athletics and many more. And children can start these
1 The knife was sharp and I myself.
sports very young, sometimes from the age of three or
four. There are lots of children who do these sports. 2 Her is bad. She needs a better bed.
3 The plate was very hot and I’ve got a
However, not many children continue with their sports
on my finger.
when they are teenagers. One reason is that the schools
don’t give much time for sports and another reason is 4 If you have an ear you shouldn’t go
that young teenagers prefer shopping, going to the swimming.
cinema or playing computer games to playing sports. 5 Fran ate too much and now she’s got .
This means they often give up the sports they started 6 He was lucky he didn’t his ankle when
as younger children. It’s a pity, but it can’t be much fun he fell.
for teenagers to have to get up at eight o’clock on a
7 He hit his head on the door and he’s got a big
Saturday for swimming practice after a late party night!
.
1 The writer thinks children should be more active. 8 Put your coat on or you’ll get a .
2 The writer thinks teenagers should play more 9 He can’t play football because he’s got a
computer games. leg.
3 Not many children start sport young. 10 John has been in bed for five days with the
4 Teenagers often stop their sport. .
5 Schools help teenagers to be active. 1 mark for each correct answer.
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Grammar Writing
4 Choose the correct answer, a or b, to complete the 6 Write a questionnaire to find out about how people use
sentences. computers. Include questions about:

1 tennis? • when
a have you ever played b have you ever play • where
2 She teaching in 1990. • how much time
a has started b started • why
• which software
3 Pete two weeks in England last year.
• Internet use
a has spent b spent
4 My father a swimming instructor for Mark out of
ten years. READING 5
a has been b was
VOCABULARY 20
5 I a phone call from James. He’ll be
GRAMMAR 15
here at eight.
a have just b have just had WRITING 10
6 I’m afraid I your book yet. TOTAL SCORE 50
a haven’t finished b didn’t finished
7 the film ‘Night Lord’ yet? It’s brilliant. Speaking
a have you seen b You saw Preparation time: one minute. Work in pairs.
8 I to Paris seven times. I love the city!
Read the roles below. You have about two minutes for
a have been b have gone
your conversation.
9 Where ? She’s not in class.
a has Vicky gone b Vicky went Student A
10 I two languages when I was a child. You have a bad cold. Describe how you feel to your
a have spoken b spoke friend. You have:
1 mark for each correct answer. • a headache
• a cough
10
• a sore throat
5 Choose the correct alternative in each sentence.
Student B
1 I’ve never rode/ridden a horse.
2 I can’t believe it! I’ve win/won a prize. Your friend has a bad cold. Ask how she/he feels
3 I haven’t bought/buy her birthday present yet. and give some advice. You can talk about:
4 Can you help me? I’ve cutted/cut my leg. • rest
5 Have you met/meet my friend George? • see a doctor
• go to bed
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4 In adverts today…
Reading a it’s sometimes not easy to see what the product is.
1 Read the text and choose the best answer, a, b or c. b the products are always new.
Memorable advertisements c it’s difficult to understand the slogans.
If you ask people what makes a memorable advertisement 5 Advertisers must…
you will get lots of different answers. Some people a make clever adverts.
remember beautiful pictures and some remember the b show the product clearly.
music. Some people remember an advertisement if it’s c be interesting.
funny or if it’s surprising. For some people it’s a voice or a 1 mark for each correct answer.
slogan that is memorable.
5
In the list of the most memorable television advertisements,
the Guinness adverts are near the top. Perhaps the best of Vocabulary
these was made several years ago, and showed white horses
2 Complete the text with these verbs.
in a rough sea. It is memorable because of the wonderful
filming and the sound, which is like a heartbeat or a drum. afford • buy • cost • earn • pay • save
Another famous advert was designed by a jeans company sell • spend
and it is remembered because of the attractive male model
in it. Also, in the 1970s, there was a famous advert for When my parents got married my father worked in a bank
instant mashed potato, which showed aliens who were and didn’t (1) a lot of money. They had to
laughing at the way we cook potatoes. This advert had a (2) £50 a week to rent their flat, and food
memorable slogan and music. It was very funny, and a lot of (3) about £20. They couldn’t
older people today remember it.
(4) a car so they walked everywhere or
In today’s advertisements advanced technology is used and
took the bus. For five years they didn’t (5)
the adverts are more complex, clever and fast. Sometimes it
can take a long time to understand what product is much money and they managed to (6)
advertised! enough to (7) a small car. Later my father
Adverts can be interesting and fun to watch but the most got a very good job and they were able to
important thing to remember is the product. Often we (8) their old car. Now they drive
remember the music, the pictures, the celebrity or model a Mercedes!
but we don’t remember the name of the product!
Advertisers can sometimes be too clever! 1 mark for each correct answer.
8
1 Advertisements are memorable…
a because they are beautiful. 3 Unjumble the letters in bold to find the correct words to
b because they have good music. complete these sentences.
c for different reasons. 1 What a (rowdenful) surprise to see you
2 The Guinness advertisement… here!
a showed water and drums. 2 He’s a (scescusful) businessman now
b used horses.
and he earns a lot of money.
c had a famous song.
3 She’s a (raceful) driver. She hasn’t had
3 Older people today remember…
any accidents.
a an advert about cooking.
b adverts about a spaceship. 4 We watched the (etiubaful) sunset
c an advert about potatoes. from the bedroom window.
5 The new curtains are very (lurcooful).
The room is so bright now.
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4 Choose the correct alternative in each sentence. Writing

1 It was an excited/exciting journey. 7 You want to sell your watch. Write a notice to
2 The horror film was very frightened/frightening. advertise it.
3 I’m too tired/tiring to go out again. • describe the watch
4 The situation was so embarrassed/embarrassing. My face • give the price
was red! • give your phone number or address
5 The new computer is amazed/amazing. It can do so many
things. Mark out of
6 I have to work every evening. It’s very tired/tiring. 5
READING
7 He wasn’t interested/interesting in the programme and
VOCABULARY 20
switched off the television.
GRAMMAR 15
1 mark for each correct answer.
7 WRITING 10
TOTAL SCORE 50
Grammar
5 Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of
the verbs in brackets.
Speaking
Preparation time: one minute. Work in pairs.
1 English (teach) in many schools in
Read the roles below. You have about two minutes for
Europe. your conversation.
2 That car (not make) in England.
3 These birthday cards (design) in 1975. Student A
4 How much money (steal) from the You are in a clothes shop. You want to buy a suit.
Student B is the shop assistant.
bank last Friday?
• say what you want to buy
5 Stamps (usually sell) at the newsagent’s.
• give a colour
6 Letters (always deliver) in the morning. • give your size
7 Our school (build) a hundred years ago. • ask the price
8 A tiger (see) last week near the • ask to try it on
Indian village.
Student B
9 That song (not write) by The Beatles.
10 His films (not show) in the USA. You are an assistant in a clothes shop. Student A
wants to buy something.
1 mark for each correct answer. • ask what he/she wants to buy
10 • ask which colour
• ask for the size
6 Put these words into the correct order to make
• give the price (£50)
sentences.
• show him/her the changing rooms.
1 car / sold? / was / Japanese / silver / When / the
2 chocolate / lovely / Where / made? / cakes / are / those
3 delivered? / When / black / the television / new / was
4 apples / red / Where / grown? / were / big / these
5 old / house / was / When / wooden / sold? / the
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Test 2 5 Shopping malls are good because…

a there are lots of cheap shops.
b they are always open.
Reading c you can do many things there.
1 Read the text and choose the best answer, a, b or c.
1 mark for each correct answer.
Shopping today 5
There have been big changes in the way we shop in
recent years. Once, we went shopping because we had Vocabulary
to. We had to buy food or clothes because we needed 2 Complete the sentences with these prepositions
them and there wasn’t a lot of choice. For most people
about • at • in • of • on • up.
shopping was not an enjoyable activity. Today it’s very
different. Shopping is now a leisure activity, a hobby,
1 Jenny got very upset the broken vase
and people go shopping for pleasure. Often, they don’t
yesterday.
buy anything – it’s the looking that’s fun! Saturday
morning is when you meet your friends in town, gossip, 2 I gave smoking two months ago. I feel
look round the shops, try on clothes and return the much better now.
clothes you bought last week! 3 Martin likes maths but he isn’t very good
Another big change is that it is not only girls who shop it.
as a hobby, boys do too. Boys today know as much about 4 The teacher told them to be quiet but they carried
fashion as many girls do and there is a much bigger talking.
choice for them today. Boys don’t only shop for clothes, 5 Lucy always turns late for meetings.
they buy hair and beauty products too, as well as CDs,
6 You should be very proud these
computer games and electronic toys like new mobile
results. They’re excellent.
phones.
7 Can you fill the car while I finish
The places we go to shop have also changed. Today
packing the cases?
we don’t walk up and down the High Street looking at
different shops. Instead, we spend hours under the roof 8 You go to the exhibition. We’re not that interested
of a shopping mall. Here we can find everything we 17th century art.
want. We can shop, have coffee and eat lunch. We can 9 I’ll pick you tonight. Is that OK?
even see a doctor or go to the gym! We can do all these 10 Don’t worry the time. We’ll be there in
things without getting cold or wet or too tired. five minutes.
What more changes will there be in the way we shop in 1 mark for each correct answer.
the future? Will Internet shopping become more
10
important? We must wait and see.
3 Choose the correct alternative in each sentence.
1 Many years ago people went shopping…
a to enjoy themselves. 1Don’t touch the dog. It’s very unhappy/unfriendly.
b to buy things they needed. 2I’m delighted/delighting to meet you at last.
c to get out of the house. 3Can you put on the heating? This room is freezing/frozen.
4The wedding was a remembered/memorable day.
2 Young people go shopping on Saturdays…
5I like the design. It’s so colouring/colourful.
a to spend a lot of money.
6My dad’s so impatient/patient. He doesn’t like waiting.
b because there is nothing to do.
7We were all frightening/frightened when the tree fell in
c to have fun with their friends.
the garden.
3 Boys go shopping… 8 That colour is unfriendly/unfashionable this year.
a only for clothes. 9 I am so disorganised/inexperienced. I really must tidy
b for many different things. my office.
c to meet the girls. 10 Climbing mountains can be a frightened/dangerous
4 When people went shopping on the High Street… activity.
a they sometimes got cold and wet.
1 mark for each correct answer.
b they only went to one shop.
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Grammar Listening
4 Complete the rules with mustn’t/have to. 7 Listen to the sports news and choose the best answer,
a, b or c.
1 You leave your bicycle outside the
front entrance. 1 City the football match.
a won b lost c drew
2 You tell the school if you are ill.
2 Brian Stokes broke his .
3 You attend every lesson. a leg b arm c hand
4 You speak during a test. 3 Susie Myers plays .
5 You come back to the classroom a basketball b football c tennis
during lunch break. 4 Susie trains for four hours every .
a week b day c weekend
1 mark for each correct answer.
5 The city swimming team .
5
a take a train in the morning b get up early
5 Choose the correct alternative in each sentence. c practise in the evening

1 We’ve decided going/to go on holiday together. 1 mark for each correct answer.
2 Have you finished using/to use my dictionary? 5
3 He suggested going/to go to a club but I was too tired.
4 I didn’t want going/to go to the football match because it Mark out of
was freezing! READING 5
5 I hope earning/to earn enough money for a new 20
VOCABULARY
computer.
GRAMMAR 20
1 mark for each correct answer.
LISTENING 5
5
TOTAL SCORE 50
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
verbs in brackets.

1 I saw the accident while I (wait) for

the bus.
2 Britney Spears (just record) a new
album.
3 I’ve finally decided. I (study) in France
next year.
4 We must call the doctor. I think he
(break) his leg.
5 How long (Beckham play) for
Manchester United?
6 If I go to the beach I know it (rain)!
7 When the teacher (come) into the
classroom we stopped talking.
8 I think it (be) a wonderful holiday.
Have fun!
9 I arrived home late last night and
(find) the front door open.
10 It’s an amazing book. It (write) by a
Spanish author in 1850.
1 mark for each correct answer.
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