TOTAL:

1. Complete the text with one word. The first letters are given and there is a
space for every letter in the word. /9points

My grandma was (1) b _ _ _ in 1935 in a small village. Like many other girls, she left
(2) s _ _ _ _ _ when she was fourteen to help her mum with all the housework. Four
years later, she met my grandpa. When they got (3) m _ _ _ _ _ _, she left (4) h _ _
_. My grandpa got a (5) j _ _ as a bus driver and my grandma looked after the house.
They had five (6) c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ – my mum was the oldest. My mum was a brilliant
student and she was the first person in her family to go to (7) u _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and
get a (8) d _ _ _ _ _. She’s now the head teacher in my school. Last year all the
students (9) v _ _ _ _ for her in a national ‘best head teacher’ competition!

2. Complete the sentences with go, play or do and a sport. The first letter is
given and there is a space for every missing letter. /16 points

1. My mates and I ______ v _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the summer. There’s a net on the

beach and we don’t need rackets.

2. I never ________ s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the lake. The water’s too cold.

3. I often ______ c _ _ _ _ _ _ with my dad at the weekends. We’ve both got

mountain bikes.

4. My sister would love to _______ t _ _ _ _ _ somewhere important like Wimbledon.

5. When my parents get home from work, they put on their tracksuits and running
shoes and they ________ j _ _ _ _ _ _.

6. I _______ a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at school. I’m better at running than most of my friends.

7. We often _________ t _ _ _ _ t _ _ _ _ _ during the break because there are two

tables in the playground.

8. I’d love to _______ c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ but I’m frightened of high places.

3. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of these

adjectives and than or the. /8points

friendly | old | good | hot | fast | easy | bad | comfortable

1. I’m 14 and my friends are all 15. All my friends are
____________________________ me.

2. My brother can run 100 m in about 11 seconds. He is

____________________________ runner in his school.

3. My best friend always says hello to everybody. She is

____________________________ person I know.

4. I think history is ____________________________ maths. I like both subjects but

I always get higher marks in history.

5. If it isn’t raining, I wear my sandals. They are _____________________ my boots.

6. My football team is ____________________________ team in our town. We

usually win all our matches.

7. I prefer doing homework to exams. Doing exams is

____________________________ doing lots of homework.

8. In my country, it’s usually about 25° in July and 23° in August. July is
usually______________________ August.

4. Complete the conversation in the past continuous. /8points

A: What 1____________________________ (you / do) yesterday at 7 pm?

B: I was having dinner. Why?
A: I tried to phone you. What 2_________________________________ (you / eat)?
B: I think it was fish. Why did you phone?
A: 3____________ (I / watch) the athletics on TV and there was an amazing race on.
B: 4_________________________________ (Usain Bolt / run)?
A: No, he wasn’t. It was a women’s race. 5_______________________ (two women
from Canada / come) first.
B: 6_______________________ (they / wear) red tops?
A: I can’t remember. Suddenly, 7_____________________ (an old man / walk) on
the track.
B: Why 8_________________________________ (he / do) that?
A: I’m not sure. Both runners fell and the race had to stop.
5. You will hear Martina Lewis talking to an interviewer about taking photos.
For each question, choose the correct answer. /5points

1. How old is Martina? ____________________

a) fourteen b) sixteen c) eighteen

2. Martina usually takes photos of _________________

a) friends. b) interesting places. c) important experiences.

3. In Martina’s first really good photo, some boys were hitting each other because
_________________________

a) they were fighting. b) they were having fun. c) they were playing
football.

4. Martina has taken many photos of people ______________________

a) getting married. b) getting their driving c) getting their degree.

licence.

5. Martina won first prize in a competition with a photo of ____________________

a) her cousin. b) her aunt. c) her grandma.