TEENS 6 NAME:

COACHING CLASS 7 __________________

TEST 1

PART 2: VOCABULARY Choose the correct option

1) Tina is very ____________. It seems that nothing really upsets her.

a) cheeky b) confident c) easy-going d) trustworthy

2) Whenever I’ve got a problem, I turn ____ my sister. She always knows what to do

a) to b) up c) back d) at

3) Mary has graduated from business school and now she wants to set ____ her own company.

a) out b) off c) on d) up

4) His job is very _____. He always has new problems to solve and people to please.

a) useful b) interesting c) boring d) challenging

5) Liam loves winning, but he knows when to give ____ if he knows he is going to lose.

a) out b) in c) away d) up

6) Johnny’s parent’s died when he was little, so he was brought _____ by his aunt.

a) up b) on c) about d) in

7) Sandra really put _____ weight after pregnancy. I’m sure she will lose some weight after the
baby comes.

a) in b) into c) on d) at

8) I don’t know where I picked ____ this illness, but I’ve been feeling sick for a couple of weeks.

a) on b) at c) out d) up

9) If you want to travel by plane, first you need to ______ a flight.

a) book b) reserve c) take d) board

10) The guided _____ through Rome’s churches was awesome; I loved all of them.

a) trip b) tour c) journey d) voyage

11) We didn’t know what to do until Sam came ______ a great idea for the project.

a) with b) up with c) forward with d) up

12) We wanted to play golf, but Jerry had forgotten his _______.

a) sticks b) rackets c) clubs d) court

13) Even though Tim had a terrible headache, he kept _____ working.

a) on b) up c) up with d) in
14) I’ve been working a lot lately; I really need to get _____ for a couple of days.

a) down b) out c) over d) away

15) She was found guilty of _______ from her previous employer.

a) robbing b) shoplifting c) stealing d) mugging

PART 3: GRAMMAR

A) CLOZE: Fill the blanks with ONE suitable word

ECO PROJECTS

Schools all 1______ the world are becoming actively involved 2_________ environmentally

friendly programmes and projects. Many 3_______ these projects concern recycling paper and

other waste regularly and the project leaders encourage their students 4________ adopt these

habits 5_________ at home and in their communities.

Other schools 6________ gone beyond these traditional measures and have begun 7______

more ambitious eco-projects. 8_______ example, recreational areas constructed entirely out of

recycled resources 9_________ becoming increasingly common. Other projects involve

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ecological art programmes in which students make works of art such _______ sculptures from

previously used materials.

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All in all, young people today are more aware _______ ever of the world’s dwindling natural

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resources and are working together in ________ to find bright new solutions _______ old

problems.

B) KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Use up to five words including the word you are given. Do not
change the word given.

1) It wasn’t necessary to hand in the report on Wednesday, but I did it anyway. NEED

I _________________________________ in the report on Wednesday.

2) Jenny could play the piano very well by the age of 5. OF

Jenny was __________________________________________ by the age of 5.

3) I regret spending so much money on that computer. BOUGHT

I wish I ___________________________________________________________________.

4) If he doesn’t study for the test, he will probably fail it. LIKELY
He _______________________________ test if he doesn’t study.

5) My uncle used to own this car. WHICH

This is the________________________________________________________used to own.

6) Unless the plane is late, they’ll arrive at seven o’clock. ON

They will arrive at seven o’clock provided ____________________________________ time.

7) We were really tired. We pulled over and took a cup of coffee. STOPPED

We were really tired, so we ____________________________________ of coffee.

8) Sandra used to play hockey everyday when she was a child. WOULD

When Sandra was a child, she ________________________________ every day.

9) There’s no cake in the fridge. It looks like they ate it all yesterday. HAVE

They ________________________________ cake yesterday because there is none in the fridge

now.

10) Someone came to replace their TV set last week. HAD

They ___________________________________ last week.

C) WORD FORMATION: Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.

School holidays

While this year’s school holidays are still quite fresh in the memory, it is perhaps the best time

to begin making 1____________________ (PREPARE) for next year. Ask yourself how it went

this year. Perhaps you only went as far as the 2______________________ (NEAR) video shop

to rent a film. If this sounds like you, now is the time to consider your 3______________ (OPT)

for next year and there is a huge choice of organisations 4____________________ (CATER) for

teenagers’ tastes. Firstly, think about the 5_____________________(LOCATE). Do you want to

travel abroad? If so, it is usually cheaper to go on a 6____________________ (PACK) holiday.

Then again, you might be the 7___________________ (DOOR) type who likes nothing more

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than a wide range of new and exciting ___________________ (ACTIVE) to try out. An

adventure holiday could be just the challenge you need. Above all, make sure you don’t turn

next year’s holiday into a struggle for 9___________________ (SURVIVE). Having a good time

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can sometimes be an ______________________ (ACHIEVE) in itself.

D) TENSES: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

Tom Wilson 1) ___________ (be) an explorer. He 2) ___________ (be) to nearly every country
in the world, but the most exciting time he 3) ___________ (ever/have) was when he 4)
___________ (go) to the Congo jungle. A magazine 5) ___________ (ask) him to retrace the
route of a famous explorer who 6) ___________ (disappear) in the 1920's. As he
7) ___________ follow) a small river he got separated from his team. He 8) ___________ (go
on) alone, hoping he 9) ___________ (find) them, but instead he 10) ___________ (encounter)
a group of natives. He 11) ___________ (stay) with them for several days and 12)
___________ (find out) that a very old woman 13) ___________
(actually/meet) the famous explorer. She knew how he 14) ___________ (die). Tom 15)
___________ (become) very friendly with the natives and now he 16) ___________ (plan) to
go back and see them again. He is sure they 17) ___________ (welcome) him back.
Unfortunately, his crew is unwilling 18) ___________ (go) with him because they say it’s risky
to go back there. If Tom 19) _______________ (not/ get) lost, his team 20)
___________________ (not/ be) so terrified to go back to the jungle.

TEST 2

PART 2: VOCABULARY Choose the correct option

1) We wanted to go to the park, but the weather was _________.

a) really cold b) a bit cold c) very freezing d) a bit freezing

2) Please, don’t talk about Mary’s dog; it’s very ill and she’s very _____ about it.

a) cheeky b) sensible c) trustworthy d) sensitive

3) After a lot of studying and working, Gary turned ____ a very good lawyer.

a) out b) into c) up d) to

4) A cat which got into the house through an open window made the burglar alarm _____.

a) set back b) set off c) set up d) set out

5) Her job is very ______; most of the times she has nothing to do, so she spends a lot of time talking to
her mates.

a) stressful b) challenging c) boring d) useful

6) All over town there are people giving ______ leaflets about how to stop smoking

a) in b) away c) out d) back

7) It took doctors an hour an hour to bring her _____ after the accident

a) round b) back c) down d) up

8) Our plane landed at 4 am, so my brother came to __________ in his car.

a) pick us up b) pick up us c) pick up d) pick us out

9) My grandma went to visit her sister in Florida, so we saw her _____ at the airport.
a) out b) good bye c) away d) off

10) I came _____ a lot of money in one of my pockets; lucky me!

a) along b) across c) out d) apart

11) Olympic athletes _____ for a long time before the competition.

a) trainer b) skill c) track d) train

12) After he retired from his job, he kept ____ working to have some extra money.

a) up b) up with c) on d) in

13) I get a little embarrassed when my dad _____ his old jokes.

a) tells b) says c) talks d) speaks

14) “Are you going to the club this weekend?” “I don’t know; it depends ___ the weather.”

a) on b) in c) from d) for

15) My sister was _______ in the street when she was going to school.

a) robbed b) mugged c) stolen d) shoplifted

PART 3: GRAMMAR

A) CLOZE: Fill the blanks with ONE suitable word

A HAPPY FAMILY AND A LONG LIFE

When Japan’s Kamato Hongo died 0___ at ____ the age of 116, she was the world’s oldest
woman. But Mrs Hongo seems to 1____________ had a perfectly normal lifestyle, and there
seems to be no particular reason 2____________ her to have lived so long. She enjoyed things
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___________ are sometimes considered to be unhealthy, 4_________ as a drinking tea, coffee
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and even a small amount of alcohol every day, although she _________ not smoke. So what
was her secret?
After getting married, she stayed on Kagoshima, the island where she 6_________ born, helping
her husband on his farm. During her long life, Mrs Hongo gave birth to seven children, lived
through three wars, and survived a volcano eruption on Kagoshima 7_________ 1914.
Despite 8_________ eventful life, she was happy and hated being away from her family. She
always kept a close relationship with all seven of her children, and in fact, when she could no
longer look after herself, she went to live with 9_________ of her daughters, Shizue, and her
family.
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Then, at ________ end of her long life Mrs Hongo seemed to think more about her early life
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than the present, and sometimes failed _________ recognise close relatives and friends who
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visited her. She preferred to live in the past, and talk __________ her very happy childhood.
Was happiness the secret of her long life?
B) KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Use up to five words including the word you are given. Do not
change the word given.

1) If the weather is nice, they will go to the beach. PROVIDED

They will go to the beach __________________________________________________ rain.

2) It was Sunday, so I didn’t wear my school uniform. NEED

I ______________________________________ my school uniform because it was Sunday.

3) My mom told me I had taken my bike to school, but I can’t remember it. REMEMBER

I _________________________________________________________ my bike to school.

4) It was a very difficult test, but all the students could pass it. MANAGED

Even though it was a very difficult test, ____________________________________ pass it.

5) Lina played with dolls when she was little; now she doesn’t do that anymore. TO

When Lina was little, ________________________________________________ with dolls.

6) I regret going to that concert; the guitar player was horrible. GONE

If only _________________________________________________________ that concert.

7) Peter didn’t wear a coat last night and he is not feeling well now. HAVE

Peter _____________________________________________________________ last night.

8) She has studied a lot, so she probably pass the test. FAIL

She is ____________________________________________ because she has studied a lot.

9) Sam broke an arm last week; he can’t play rugby now. ABLE

If Sam hadn’t broken his arm, _____________________________________ play rugby now.

10) Look! That’s the man! His son stole my bag last week. STOLE

That’s the ___________________________________________________ my bag last week.

C) WORD FORMATION: Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.

A GOOD SHORT STORY

Reading has always been an enormous source of 0___ enjoyment ___ for ENJOY
me. I particularly like short stories, especially those with surprising
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___________________. END
One of the most 2___________________ stories I’ve ever read is called Exit. USUAL
It was in a 3__________________ of short stories we read when I was at COLLECT
school. It is not exactly a ghost story, but it is very 4_________________. MYSTERY
In the story, a group of people at a country hotel are playing party games.
A man called Desdmond says he can make one of the other guests vanish
without a trace. At the beginning of the story, there is a brief
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______________ of each of the people so the reader knows that two of the DESCRIBE
guests are on their honeymoon.
The lights are turned out so that the room is in total 6_________________. DARK
The game starts, but none of the guests is taking it very 7_________________. SERIOUS
Desdmond describes the physical sensations that the person who is going to
vanish will feel. When the game ends, the lights are switched back on
and everyone laughs and says how 8____________________ it was. They all AMUSE
get ready to go to bed. It is only then that the reader realises that the girl
who was on her honeymoon is now single. Neither she nor any of the other
guests is aware of the 9____________________ of her husband. In fact, they APPEAR
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don’t have any recollection of his ___________________. He has, as EXIST
Desdmond promised, vanished without trace.

D) TENSES: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

I 1___________________________ (be) a fan of soap operas for years. I always 2_____________________

(watch) my favourite show three times a week. In fact, until about a week ago I
_______________________________ (never/miss) a single episode.
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Last Sunday, while I 4_________________________ (sit) in front of the TV, the electricity suddenly
________________________ (go off). After 6________________________ (wait) for about an hour, I finally
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phoned the telephone company. “When are you going to manage 7__________________ (come) to my house
and fix this problem?” The man I spoke to said it 8_______________________ (take) some time to fix it, so I
wasn’t able 9_____________________ (watch) my favourite soap opera that day.

Strangely enough, I 10____________________________ (not / watch) TV since then. Suddenly, there seemed
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___________________ (be) a lot of things to do. I wish I 12_______________________ (know) TV was such a
waste of time. I should 13________________________ (spend) all those hours 14___________________ (do)
something more useful. Things 15_________________________ (not/do) unless you get up from the sofa and
change your attitude; that’s a valuable lesson I’ve learned.
TEST 3

PART 2: VOCABULARY Choose the correct option

1) You can tell Tina any secret you want. She’s really ____________.

a) cheeky b) confident c) easy-going d) trustworthy

2) Mum, we have to turn ____! I forgot my schoolbag.

a) to b) up c) back d) at

3) If we want to avoid traffic, we need to set ____ at 5 AM.

a) through b) off c) on d) up

4) The class was so _____________ I almost fell asleep twice.

a) bored b) interesting c) boring d) challenging

5) When I started working, I had to give ______ playing football because I had less free time.

a) out b) in c) away d) up

6) Johnny’s parent’s died when he was little, so he was brought _____ by his aunt.

a) up b) on c) about d) in

7) If you like Jenny so much, why are you always picking ______ her?

a) in b) into c) on d) at

8) If you don’t like the food, just tell me, but please stop picking ______ it.

a) on b) at c) out d) up

9) If you want to travel by plane, first you need to ______ a flight.

a) book b) reserve c) take d) board

10) The __________ to my grandma’s house takes only 20 minutes.

a) trip b) tour c) journey d) voyage

11) I won’t be able to go to your house because something has come ______ at work.

a) with b) up with c) forward with d) up

12) We wanted to play golf, but Jerry had forgotten his _______.

a) sticks b) rackets c) clubs d) court

13) The teacher encouraged the students to keep ______ the good work.

a) on b) up c) up with d) in

14) She couldn’t finish her project, so she made _____ an excuse.

a) up b) out c) over d) away

15) She was found guilty of _______ from her previous employer.
a) robbing b) shoplifting c) stealing d) mugging

PART 3: GRAMMAR

A) CLOZE: Fill the blanks with ONE suitable word

A smashing business!
Detectives in Milford Keynes, (1) _________ have been looking  (2) _________ suspicious
cases of broken windows in local schools and shops, have finally solved  (3) _________
mystery. (4)  __________ the last six months, numerous cases of smashed windows have
(5) _________ reported. These strange incidents led to a police investigation (6) _________
has uncovered an ingenious and highly lucrative business, masterminded by a well-known and
respected businessman.
Derek Johnson, the local glazier, has been accused   (7)  ____________ breaking windows in
order to  (8)  ____________ enormous profits by replacing them himself! The police were
impressed by the sheer simplicity of the whole operation. Mr. Johnson, chairman and founder of
the local football club, Milford United, had been sending (9)  ___________ own children out on
regular missions, armed with heavy stones.
(10) __________, his ‘job creation’ plan finally came to an end when his oldest son, Jonathan,
was seen running (11) _________ from the scene of the crime. After targeting the local
comprehensive school at five in the morning, a cleaning lady phoned the police to report the
incident. Five minutes later a patrol car picked him up after a short chase nearby.
In court, the judge,  (12) _________ own house had suffered recent damages at the hands of
this unscrupulous ‘entrepreneur’, sentenced Mr. Johnson to two years in prison and six months
community service.

B) KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Use up to five words including the word you are given. Do not
change the word given.

1. I’ve been working with noisy children for a long time. WORKING

I am __________________________________________________________ noisy children.

2. I took my car to be washed yesterday. HAD

I ________________________________________________________________ yesterday.

3. Although we had a map we got lost. SPITE

In ______________________________________________________________, we got lost.

4. It’s not necessary we finish it till next week. HAVE

We __________________________________________________________ it till next week.

5. I think it would be a good idea if you told her. BETTER

I think _________________________________________________________________ her.

6. They will probably win the match. LIKELY

They __________________________________________________________ win the match.

7. In the computer shop they succeeded in solving the problem with Jane’s laptop. TO

They ___________________________ the problem with Jane’s laptop in the computer shop.

8. Could you close the window, please? CLOSING

Would ____________________________________________________ the window, please?

9. I’m sure Janet wasn’t in the pub last night. BEEN

Janet ____________________________________________________ in the pub last night.

10. “Did you enjoy your holidays?” she asked me. IF

She asked me ____________________________________________________ my holidays.

C) WORD FORMATION: Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.

They’re watching you!

Technology has given us more freedom and 1___________________ (DEPENDENT) than our
parents had. We can take music with us wherever we go and we can go online to shop, find
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____________________ (INFORM) and stay in constant communication with our
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________________ (SOCIETY) networks. But there is one big downside: nowadays
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________________ (AUTHORISE) can watch everything we do! It’s all done in the name of
crime 5________________ (PREVENT) and detection, but I think it has gone too far. In the UK
we now have over 100,000 6_________________ (DETECTABLE) cameras in secondary schools
– in washrooms, classrooms, corridors, etc. This is in spite of 7_______________ (EVIDENT)
that they don’t reduce crime or bullying. I don’t want people to know what I’m doing every
minute of the day! And while I’m on the subject of 8__________________ (PRIVATE), another
thing that annoys me is the development of phone tracking devices. 9_________________
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(APPARENT), parents can install them without our __________________ (KNOW) and use
them to find out where we are. Do we really want them to find out where we are? Do we really
want them to know absolutely everything?

D) TENSES: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

Sue Thomas is a fashion designer. She 1________________________ (make) clothes ever since

she 2______________________ (be) a young girl. She 3______________________ (get) her

first job in a clothes factory when she was sixteen. She 4_____________________ (sew)
buttons onto a shirt one day when she 5_______________________ (have) a brilliant idea for a

design. After 6______________________ (speak) to her bank manager, she got a loan and she

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_______________________ (open) her own little workshop. Now she

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____________________ (make) lots of money and many people work for her.

Next year, she has planned 9_____________________ (open) a shop which will sell all her own

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designs. Her sister is a TV presenter, so she usually _____________________ (sell) clothes to

a lot of famous people, including film stars and singers, and she thinks she

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____________________ (be) very rich soon if she manages _____________________

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(make) a lot of profit. It seems that she will make it because she ____________________

(recently/ give) an award for her designs. However, in her free time she enjoys

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_________________ (do) a completely different activity: Sailing. Although designing clothes is

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her passion, in the last ten years she _______________________ (become) really good at

sailing too.