End-of-year Test
Listening
1  Listen to an interview with environmentalist
and author Joel Kuder talking about his book on
ecovillages. Tick () three characteristics of an
ecovillage that Joel mentions. (3 marks)
Ecovillage residents:
1 want to live in harmony with the natural world. 
2 try to live independently of the government. 
3 use the fossil fuels that are available to them. 
4 do not allow anyone to use a car. 
5 follow different rules depending on the village. 
2  Listen again. Answer the questions. Write
complete sentences. (7 marks)
1 What did Joel do when he got home from his first
trip to Italy?
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2 Other than running out of deodorant, what
everyday things did Joel have to do without
when staying at some ecovillages?
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3 How does Joel feel about the ecovillage in LA?
Why?
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4 What does Joel say to support the view that
ecovillages are becoming more popular?
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Vocabulary
3 Read the definitions and write the words.
(5 marks)
1 provide food or drink, often in a restaurant:
__________
2 feeling a need to drink: __________
3 ship destroyed at sea: __________
4 substance capable of causing illness or death:
__________
5 single part of a TV series: __________
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4 Read the text. Replace the word(s) in bold with
another word that has a similar meaning.
(5 marks)
A few years ago Brian Potter, a rubbish collector
from Swindon, UK, won the lottery. At the time he
had no money, apart from a small amount of cash.
He was (1) very poor. Winning the lottery was an
(2) amazing and unusual thing to happen to
someone like him. At first he felt very
(3) enthusiastic about it. He was finally rich! He
gave up his job and spent money on holidays and
fast cars. He didn’t see his friends anymore. He
went home to his (4) enormous new house and he
didn’t know what to do with himself. He felt lonely
and (5) tired and impatient. So he decided to go
back to work as a rubbish collector, give lots of
money away to charity and see his friends again. It
was the best decision he ever made.
1 b__________ 4 m__________
2 e__________ 5 b__________
3 e__________
5 Complete the sentences. (10 marks)
1 Keith was very unhappy when his football team
lost. He was in a bad __________ all day.
2 Fiona is very __________; she doesn’t do
enough exercise.
3 Liz won an __________ for her painting; the
prize money was £2,000.
4 Sadly, there were only eight __________ of the
plane crash.
5 A __________ won the final of the talent show.
His jokes were hilarious.
Practical English
6 Complete the dialogue. (10 marks)
Esther (1) ________ I use the computer
please?
Ali Not right now. I’m using it.
Esther That’s not (2) ________!
Ali I won’t be (3) ________.
Esther You (4) ________ say that.
Ali I promise! I’ll give it to you in 10
minutes. OK?
Esther OK … it’s a (5) ________.
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Grammar Consolidation
7 Complete the dialogues with one or more words. 10 Complete the text with one word in each space.
(10 marks) (10 marks)
1 A When did you __________?
Meet Aelita Andre, the ‘Little Picasso’. She is an
B We got here late last night.
Australian artist who is famous for her abstract art
2 A So what did you buy?
and for being very young. Aelita learned to paint
B I bought __________ a black dress for Friday
before she (1) _________ walk. Her parents are
night.
both artists and saw the potential in her work from
3 A Have you __________ to Turkey?
an early age. Art critics compare her work to
B No, I haven’t. Have you?
Picasso and Jackson Pollack, and many of her
4 A Excuse me, does this coat belong to
works (2) _________ for up to £30,000. She was
__________?
born in 2007 and is the world’s youngest
B Oh, it’s mine! Thank you!
professional artist. She started showing her work to
5 A __________ change our habits, global
the public when she was two years old. People
warming will get worse.
immediately embraced it. Her paintings are colourful
B I agree. We all have to make an effort.
and energetic. She uses paints and also pieces of
8 Read the sentences. Then write new sentences tree branches and birds’ feathers in her paintings.
that have a similar meaning. Use the correct She has even had an art show in New York. When
form of the word in brackets. (10 marks) interviewed by a newspaper (3) _________ she
1 We were walking along the beach and we saw a said, ‘I love painting – I’m (4) _________ to paint for
whale. (suddenly) 24 hours without stopping!’ The public and the
_______________________________________ media are fascinated by this young artist and her
2 You mustn’t walk on the grass. (allowed) fame continues to grow all over the world. Many
_______________________________________ predict that as Aelita gets older her paintings will
3 Did Jack go for a run in the park? (was) (5) _________ in value.
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4 We have no more chicken. (have got)
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5 There are three tomatoes left. We need more to
make a sauce. (enough)
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9 Complete the sentences with appropriate verbs

in the present perfect. (10 marks)
1 Paul ____________ five jobs in the last year!
2 I ____________ Thai food, but I’d like to.
3 Sally ____________ several big events for her
school.
4 ________ you ________ anything from wood?
5 Rajesh ____________ at this company for
seven years.

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End-of-year Test
Reading
11 Read the text. Which job made Phoebe mentally
stronger? Why? (2 marks)
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Name: Phoebe Coulson Age: 24
From: York, England
When I graduated from Nottingham University with
a degree in Modern Languages I didn’t know what I
wanted to do! So when my best friend Ella asked
me to travel around the world with her I immediately
said yes. Travelling around the world is something I
used to dream about doing, so it was fantastic to get
the chance to make it a reality! We got jobs as
waitresses in a café in York and we saved up
enough money to get us to Australia. While we were
working in the café we planned out the stages of our
trip. I decided to write a blog about my travels so
that my friends and relatives could follow what I was
doing.
We started our journey in Sydney, Australia. I got a
job as a sales assistant in a shoe shop and Ella
worked for a telesales company. We did this for
about three months. The experience taught me how
to deal with customers, solve problems and operate
a cash register. I was good at the job but I didn’t feel
particularly excited by it. I always looked forward to
coming back to our apartment and writing funny
stories and reflections about my day. Ella hated
having to sell things over the phone and felt bored
and miserable the whole time.
After Sydney, we travelled to Thailand where we
found work teaching English in a primary school in
Bangkok. It was a creative and social job which
required organization skills and the ability to think
on your feet. We loved working with the children.
Three months after arriving in Thailand, we moved
on to Argentina where we (eventually!) found work
on a farm. We had to wake up at 5 a.m. every
morning to pick fruit and vegetables. It was
physically hard and, to be honest, we both hated it.
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We became quite fit and healthy, but we were
constantly tired. At the end of each day I crawled
into bed, opened my laptop and wrote about the day
and what I was going to do on the next stage of the
trip. It was the only thing I looked forward to. One
other benefit of this experience was that it gave me
a chance to use my Spanish.
The final part of our trip was spent in Spain, where I
worked as an assistant to an events organizer in
Barcelona. Ella taught English at a private language
school and really liked it. My job was quite stressful,
as there were so many things to think about and the
woman I worked for was the rudest, meanest
person I have ever met. It was hard to deal with
that, but I did, and but I’m a better person for it.
After we returned home, I didn’t know what to do
with myself. I read through my blog and realised
something. The one thing I loved doing was writing
and talking to people. So I applied for a job as a
journalist. Six months later, I got a job at an online
magazine as a junior travel writer. Next month I’m
going back to Spain to do research for an article on
the top ten cities in Spain. I have been very
fortunate to have visited so many amazing places
and I feel very lucky to have finally got my dream
job!
12 Read the text again. Answer the questions.
(8 marks)
1 Why did Phoebe react the way she did to Ella’s
offer?
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2 What did Phoebe gain from her job in Australia?
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3 What did Phoebe always find time to do during
her trip abroad?
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4 What event led Phoebe to the career she now
has?
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5 How does Phoebe feel about her year abroad?
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End-of-year Test
Writing
13 Write an autobiographical article about your life
so far. Use the prompts to help you. Remember
to use a variety of grammatical structures and
vocabulary that you have learnt over the year.
Write about 150 words. (10 marks)
Paragraph 1: Introduce yourself. Give your name,
age, where you live and the school you go to. Say
what it is like. Briefly mention the activities you like
doing in your free time.
Paragraph 2: Describe your life when you were
younger. Say what you remember about life then.
Describe the best and worst things about life at that
time. Describe your past habits at that time.
Paragraph 3: Describe what you have and haven’t
done in your life so far. Compare life now to life
then. End by describing your hopes, plans and
intentions for the future.

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Listening _____ / 10 Vocabulary _____ / 20 Practical English _____ / 10

Grammar _____ / 30 Consolidation _____ /10 Reading _____ / 10
Writing _____ / 10 TOTAL __________ / 100

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