SAMPLE TEST

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences
Question 1
Robots can’t ……………. bored with their jobs.
A. get B. make C. talk D. do
Question 2
If you search the web, you should be able to ………………solutions to your problem.
A. find B. solve C. set up D. keep
Question 3
You need a ……… when you are camping to see at night.
A. torch B. telephone C. sun cream D. gas cooker
Question 4
It’s a good idea to take a …………. to record what you see.
A. camera B. computer C. programme D. radio
Question 5
You can copy the photos and ………… them to your friends.
A. send B. bring C. take D. upload
Question 6
I’m afraid that their culture will soon……………….
A. die out B. give up C. set up D. get together
Question 7
I’m ………………. for a place at university but I don’t know if they’ll accept me.
A. applying B. enrolling C. studying D. learning
Question 8
The ……………………. at this school is very strict, but the students do well.
A. discipline B. rule C. skill D. schedule
Question 9
My brother can always ……………… a new language easily.
A. pick up B. take away C. write down D. fill in
Question 10
The ………………shows that we have 20 lessons each week.
A. timetable B. schedule C. lesson D. subject
PART 2. LISTENING (Unit 8, tape 2.9 AND 2.10)
Listen to a science programme about a new type of glasses. For each question, choose the
correct answer A, B or C. You will hear the talk twice.
Question 1
Why don’t many people in the world have glasses?
A. Because there aren’t many opticians.
B. Because they don’t need them.
C. Because there is only one optician.
Question 2
How many opticians are there in parts of Africa?
A. one optician per million people
B. one optician per billion people
C. ten opticians per million people
Question 3
Joshua Silver has invented glasses ……….
A. which don’t need an optician
B. that opticians like
C. that opticians don’t need
Question 4
Which part of the glasses helps control the pump?
A. the wheel
B. the lens
C. the pipe
Question 5
What happens when the silicone oil moves into the lenses?
A. The lens changes its shape.
B. The pump changes its shape.
C. The wheel turns
Question 6
What did Joshua Silver do to get the right glasses?
A. He did many experiments.
B. He bought many pair of glasses.
C. He bought some ideas.
Question 7
Who was the first person to use the new glasses?
A. a man in Ghana
B. Joshua Silver
C. an optician
Question 8
Why did the first man using Joshua glasses find difficult to work?
A. Because he had bad eyesight.
B. Because he made clothes.
C. Because he couldn’t start working.
Question 9
Where has “Centre for Vision in the Developing World” worked so far?
A. In Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe
B. In Africa only
C. In Eastern Europe only.
Question 10
How many people wear the new type of glasses now?
A. More than thirty thousand people.
B. Over thirteen thousand people
C. About one billion people.

READING COMPREHENSION
Complete the conversations. Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
Question 1.
How long does the battery last?
A. About 16 hours.
B. Don’t worry about it!
C. It is the last battery.
Question 2.
I don’t like this programme.
A. Let’s turn it off then.
B. I’ll turn it on.
C. You didn’t take it off.
Question 3.
Did you understand how to use this head torch?
A. Not really.
B. I’m sure she wasn’t.
C. It’s not enough.
Question 4.
What was your lesson like?
A. Interesting and fun.
B. It ends at two thirty.
C. Yes, let’s do that!
Question 5.
Have you seen the website?
A. Yes, but I didn’t know if I had to fill in the form.
B. Really? I don’t like that website.
C. Thank you for your help.

Read the text and choose the correct answer

When we moved to our new house near the sea, I was eight years old. Even before that  I
had spent every summer messing about on boats. My dad had taught me to sail before I
learnt to ride a bike so I knew how I wanted to spend my time at the new house- I was
going to get my own boat and sail it every day. The house was only a few metres from
the water’s edge, and in rough weather the waves would come crashing into the front
garden. I used to sit with my nose pressed to the glass, fascinated by the power of the
ocean. I grew up watching the skies to see if it was going to rain; would I be going sailing
that afternoon or not?
Of course I sometimes wished I could live in the town like my friends. I used to get
irritated with my parents, who had taken early retirement because they seemed incapable
of getting anywhere on time. Dad drove me the eight miles to school every day, but I was
often late because he had been walking on the cliffs earlier in the morning and had lost
track of time. When I was taking my university entrance exams, I used to stay over at a
friend’s in town, just in case. All in all, I was lucky to grow up by the sea and I still love
to sail.

1. At the age of eight, the writer’s house was .

A. in the town B. by the sea C. on boat D. under the mountain
2. The word “rough” is closest in meaning to ____.
A. careful B. forceful C. easy D. mild
3. The writer’s father retired early because .
A. he walked on the cliffs every morning.
B. he lost track of time
C. he had to drive his kid to school everyday
D. he was unable to get anywhere on time
4. Growing up by the sea, the writer felt___ .
A. unlucky B. irritated C. excited D. lucky
5. The writer learnt to sail ____ .
A. before learning to ride a bike.
B. when his family moved to a new house.
C. before going to school.
D. When he/ she was eight.
6. When taking the university entrance exams, ____.
A. the writer’s family moved to a new house by the sea.
B. the writer had to live in a friend’s house.
C. the weather was terrible.
D. the writer’s father drove him/ her to university.