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Review 3 Test B
Grammar
1 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the
sentences.
1 Becky had phoned/phoned last night to tell me
about the swimming competition she had
been/was being in earlier that day. After to
talk/talking about it for an hour, she said/had
said good bye and put the phone down. She
didn’t ask/wasn’t asking me about my day
once!
2 I saw/have seen a man in the street yesterday. I
thought/had thought I knew him, but I couldn’t
remember where I had seen/saw him before.
I’m usually good at remembering/to remember
people, so this was strange. When I was
getting/got home, I put the TV on and there was
the man! He was a TV presenter!
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2 Write an email to your friend who was absent
from school to tell her what your new teacher
said in class. Use He said, He told us and He
asked.
Mr Frampton: ‘I’m your teacher just for one
term. Mrs Black will teach you again next term
and I will teach Class 9G. I want to get to know
all my students. Before the next lesson, can you
prepare a paragraph about yourself? I will ask
you to read it out in the next lesson.’
Hi Robert,
Mr Frampton said _______________________
Love,
Mick
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3 Complete the text with the correct passive form
of the verbs given.
The Iron Book Award ceremony, held last night
in London, (1) __________ (attend) by many
celebrity writers and stars. Ten authors
(2) __________ (choose) last month to be
possible winners of the main prize, including
horror writer, Jack Palmer. His book Blood on
the Rocks was published last spring and already
a million copies (3) __________ (buy)
worldwide. Until last night, Blood on the Rocks
(4) __________ (expect) to win, but
surprisingly, the prize (5) __________ (win) by
Diana Stevens’ romantic novel Paradise.
Miss Stevens will be on Channel 3’s Book
programme tomorrow night and viewers
(6) __________ (ask) to send in questions for
the prize-winning novelist. Viewers’ questions
(7) __________ (answer) on the show. A TV
adaptation of Paradise (8) __________ (film)
in Mexico at the moment.
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Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with the correct
prepositions.
1 Kate and Mark got married after going _____
with each other for five years.
2 I’ve got three sisters and we’re all very similar,
but I get _____ best with the youngest.
3 I think my friend will split _____ with her
boyfriend soon because they never enjoy
spending time together.
4 When is Paul getting married _____ Lucy?
5 I got _____ together with my girlfriend because
we missed each other.
6 Mike finds it difficult to ask a girl _____
because he is very shy.
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct form

of the words given.
Reading
1 I’ve just finished a __________ (history) novel 7 Read the article about a new children’s
about a king who got married six times. magazine and decide if the statements are true
2 My most important __________ (friend) is with (T), false (F) or not mentioned (NM).
Maria. I’ve known her since I was a toddler!
3 When the family left their old house, they all
Be Happy! for kids
felt some __________ (sad), but it was exciting
as well. Magazines are a part of most people’s lives.
When we are teenagers, we read them to look at
4 When someone stole his phone, Mickey had
pictures of celebrities and get advice on fashion
never felt such __________ (angry) before.
and relationships, as well as to get the free offers!
5 We forgot to watch our favourite soap opera As adults, we often choose magazines to suit our
because of all the __________ (excite) about own interests: cookery, gardening, cards, health
my big brother coming home. and so on. And what would we do without
6 Harry had probably never experienced magazines to look at in waiting rooms or read on
__________ (bore) because he’s always busy trains? Reading is important, and if we don’t have
doing something. time to read novels, then magazines can be good
instead.
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had a good variety of magazines to choose from.
6 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the Although children can buy comics, there are not
sentences. many magazines designed especially for them.
Jenny and David Myers believe that many
1 The ___ was fascinating, particularly the part children’s magazines have things wrong with
about the author’s childhood. them. They think that there aren’t enough
A autobiography educational features and that the content is more
B horror story about popular children’s TV programmes and
C comic novel celebrities. They also say that there aren’t any
2 Can you ___ this email to Suzy? I haven’t got magazines that are suitable for both boys and girls.
her address. So, they decided to start their own children’s
A bounce magazine, Be Happy!, which has now become
B forward extremely successful.
C reply Be Happy! is produced by Jenny and David
3 Can we borrow your ___ on Moscow? We’re from their own home in New York. There are craft
going there for a weekend in June. projects, recipes and stories, as well as lots of
A diary interesting information about different things. The
B guidebook magazines are fun and educational, and both
C manual parents and children love them. Be Happy! has
4 I need to go to the office supplies shop to get become so popular that there are plans to produce
some ink for my ___. the magazine every week instead of every month.
A keyboard The two authors are quite different. Jenny is
B printer practical and works in a bank, but David works as
C hard drive a designer. For this magazine they work very well
5 I read a lot of ___. My favourite books are together. The only problem is that now Be Happy!
about famous people or events in history. is starting to take over their lives completely! It
A non-fiction only started as a hobby!
B fantasy
C romance
1 The writer says that teenagers read
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2 The writer only reads magazines T/F/NM Listening (Tests CD, Track 12)
when waiting for appointments or
travelling.
8 You are going to hear five people talking about
3 Jenny and David Myers think that T/F/NM reading. Listen and match the speakers A–E
most children’s magazines are very with the descriptions 1–5.
educational. 1 I prefer to do things that are more active than
4 Children that read Be Happy! can T/F/NM reading.
learn to cook some new dishes.
5 The magazine is going to be T/F/NM Speaker ___
produced more often in the future.
6 David and Jenny work so well T/F/NM 2 I think it is better to read about real life than
together because they are very made-up stories.
similar.

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3 I used to read more fiction than I do at the

moment.

Speaker ___

4 I read to stop myself getting bored.

Speaker ___

5 I would rather read than do anything else in

my free time.

Speaker ___

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Use of English Writing

9 Complete the second sentence so that it means 10 You see this notice in your school magazine.
the same as the first, using the word given. Do
not change the word given. Use between two
and five words. Competition!
1 ‘Turn to page 34, everyone,’ said the teacher. Write a short article called ‘My favourite place’
and we’ll print the best one in the next magazine!
TOLD
The teacher ____________________ to page
34. Write your article in 100–120 words.

2 Riding a bike with one hand is not easy.

DIFFICULT
It is ____________________ with one hand.
3 ‘I didn’t understand my teacher in the last
lesson,’ Connie said.
HER
Connie said that she ____________________
teacher in the last lesson.
4 My uncle fixed our DVD player last week.
BY
The DVD player ____________________ my
uncle last week.
5 I had breakfast and then I had a shower.
AFTER
I had a shower ____________________
breakfast.
6 ‘When will my turn be?’ asked Jake.
HIS
Jake asked ____________________ be.
7 Someone has taught me the piano for three
years now.
BEEN
I ____________________ the piano for three
years now.

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