Test Student’s name and surname Date / /

1 __________________________ Total score: 30

1 Read the text and answer  score: 10 2 Order the words to make  score: 10
the questions. questions 1–5 and match
them with some of the answers a–h.
Hi, there! My name’s Chris Martin and I’m the lead 1. old / is / how / Chris ?
singer and keyboardist of Coldplay, a very famous
British pop and rock band. The other members of the
band are lead guitarist Johnny Buckland, bassist 2. Tim’s / who’s / brother ?
Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion. Our
official website is www.coldplay.com. This is our
Instagram page: /coldplay, and this is our Twitter 3. Guy / English / is ?
account: @coldplay.
I’m from Exeter, in the south of England, and my 4. city / is / from / Johnny / what ?
birthday is on 2nd March. My idols are Beyoncé
and Jay Z. Guy’s birthday is on 12th April. He is
from Scotland and his family is not big. Johnny 5. is / singer / his / who / favourite ?
and Will are from England too. Will’s from
Southampton. His father is a university professor
and his mother is a teacher. Johnny’s from London. a. It’s Johnny. e. No, he isn’t.
His favourite singer is George Harrison. His brother b. He’s from London. f. Yes, he is.
Tim is also a music fan. Tim’s favourite band is
Coldplay! c. It’s Beyoncé. g. He’s 41.
d. It’s George Harrison. h. She’s 41.

3 Listen and choose

02 score: 10
the correct answers.
1. Myriam isn’t English. She’s ...
a. Mexican.
b. Argentinian.
c. American.
2. She’s ... years old.
a. 20
b. 23
c. 32
3. Myriam isn’t a ...
1. Who is the person in the picture? a. primary school student.
b. fan of Imagine Dragons.
2. Is he American? c. university student.
4. Dan Reynolds is ...
3. When is Guy’s birthday? a. 22 years old.
b. not fantastic.
4. Is Tim Johnny’s brother? c. very handsome.
5. Adele is ...
5. Is Tim a member of Coldplay? a. Myriam’s favourite singer.
b. a member of Coldplay.
c. Myriam’s parents’ favourite singer.

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 Test Student’s name and surname Date / /
2 __________________________ Total score: 30

1 Read the text and answer  score: 10 2 Read again and circle score: 5
the questions. T (true), F (false) or NM
(not mentioned).
/amazinganimals 1. The Peregrine falcon lives
@amazinganimals in the Arctic and the Antarctica. T / F / NM
2. Bornean orang-utans have
The beluga whale or white got very big ears. T / F / NM
whale is an Arctic animal. It has 3. The white whale has got small
got a big head and a long body. teeth and a small mouth. T / F / NM
It has also got two small eyes
and an enormous mouth with
4. Bornean orang–utans haven’t
big teeth. The beluga produces got short black hair. T / F / NM
a curious sound under water. 5. The beluga hasn’t got a small
It is similar to a bird’s twitter. head and a short body. T / F / NM
Some people call the beluga
the sea canary.
3 Read and unscramble score: 5
Bornean orang-utans live on
two small islands in Southeast
the words in bold.
Asia. They have got long brown Look at my birthday present! It’s a beautiful
hair all over their bodies. They hamster. His name is Lolo. He’s got small
have got long arms and legs brown (1) srae , black
too. They are sociable and very
intelligent. They can use tree (2) eesy and a long
leaves as cups for drinking (3) ialt . Has he got
water and tree branches to a big (4) eosn ?
catch fish.
Well, actually he has but he
The Peregrine falcon lives hasn’t got a big mouth. And his
everywhere but not in polar (5) eehtt are
regions. It has got a small black
head and a short tail. It has also really small. Lolo plays on his
got yellow and black eyes and running wheel all the time. Experts
short legs. It can fly very fast and say hamsters have got different
is easy to train. It is probably the
personalities. Lolo is incredibly
fastest animal together with the
cheetah. funny and sociable!

4 03Listen and complete  score: 10

1. Has the beluga got a small mouth? with only one word.
1. Karen is French. She’s only
2. What colour hair have Bornean years old.
orang-utans got? 2. She’s got fair hair and brown
eyes.
3. Have they got long arms and legs? 3. Mary is from . She’s a medical
student.
4. Is the Peregrine falcon a fast animal? 4. Mary has got lovely green .
5. Victoria is only eighteen. She’s got fantastic
5. Has it got yellow and black eyes? curly .

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3 __________________________ Total score: 40

1 Read the text and answer  score: 10 2 Complete the text with score: 10
the questions. some of the verbs below.
is • listens • hasn’t got • work • exercises •
has got • works • doesn’t exercise • listen • isn’t
Amy is one of Sue’s friends. She (1)
an actress; she is a film producer.
She (2) for Maximax, a famous
film studio in Hollywood. Amy (3)
a healthy lifestyle like Sue. She eats a lot of
junk food: hamburgers, pizza, chips ... and
drinks litres of fizzy drinks. Amy (4)
very regularly. She goes running with Sue at
weekends only. Amy and Sue always
(5) to music on their smartphones
when they run together.

In her many social media posts, young 3 Write the questions to score: 10
actress Sue Puddinton reveals her secrets for complete the interview
a healthy lifestyle. Sue sleeps eight hours a with Sue Puddinton.
day and gets up early in the morning. She Joe (1)
has a balanced diet. She eats lots of fruit
and vegetables and drinks three litres of still ?
mineral water every day. She does not eat Sue Yes, I do. I get up early every morning,
fattening food like chocolate or ice cream. usually at 7 am.
And of course, Sue exercises regularly. She Joe (2)
goes to her Pilates classes four days a week ?
and swims in her pool every day after work.
Sue No, I don’t. I never eat junk food. It’s
Like so many actors, Sue has got an active disgusting. Yuck!
social life. She goes to parties and she also Joe (3)
meets her many friends. They regularly go
out for a meal at a fashionable restaurant or ?
they stay at home to talk and watch films on Sue Well, I swim in my pool. It’s really big
Netflix. ‘Socializing is essential for a healthy and beautiful!
lifestyle,’ says Sue. Joe (4)
?
1. Who is Sue Puddinton? Sue My friend Amy? No, she doesn’t. She
listens to pop music.
2. Does she eat chocolate and ice cream?
4 04 Listen and write score: 10
T (true) or F (false).
3. What does she drink every day? 1. The student’s families talk about their
healthy lifestyles.
2. Martin’s father plays tennis with his friend
4. Where does she swim every day after
Bob.
work?
3. Julia’s mum makes chocolate cakes for
her family.
5. Do Sue and her friends meet regularly? 4. Michael and his aunt Alice don’t go out
together.
5. Alice and Michael watch films on TV.

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4 __________________________ Total score: 30

1 Read the text and answer  score: 10 4. Visitors buy souvenirs in the shopping mall.
the questions.

Skipton is a lovely, small town in North Yorkshire,

England. It is located to the south of the Yorkshire 3 Read and choose the score: 5
Dales and has a population of 17,000 inhabitants. correct words.
The town’s two really important tourist attractions Skipton Castle receives thousands of visitors
are the High Corn Mill and Skipton Castle. There a year. It has got (1) a / any / an enormous
is also a street market in the village. It is near the Dining Hall for big parties and also for the
Town Hall and opposite one of the oldest pubs
called The Raven. There isn’t a cinema or a shopping Lord and Lady’s everyday lunch and dinner.
mall, but every weekend thousands of tourists want There is also a big Hall situated (2) opposite /
to visit the old mill and the ancient castle. next to / between the Dining Hall and one of
What makes Skipton a tourist destination? the kitchens. There (3) is / are / aren’t two big
It is definitely because it is small and traditional cellars in the castle: one for wine and the other
with many beautiful stone houses and old for beer. There are (4) some / any / a special
medieval churches. Many visitors come just for rooms for the Lord and the Lady of the castle.
the weekend and they surf the town’s website:
At the entrance, there is a souvenir shop.
www.welcometoskipton.com to plan their
activities. They usually stay in a hotel or a bed and Visitors can buy books and (5) many / a / any
breakfast, and buy souvenirs at the street market different kinds of gifts: key rings, bookmarks,
or in the local shops. Come to Skipton next time posters, magnets, wallets and crockery.
you visit the north of England!
4 05Listen and choose score: 10
the correct answers.
1. Where is Skipton?
1. What’s the name of the hotel?
a. Rex
2. What are the town’s most important b. Royal
attractions? c. Regal
2. On what date does Richard want a room?
a. 25th September
3. Where is the street market?
b. 24th December
c. 24th November
4. Why is Skipton a tourist destination? 3. Which of these directions to the hotel is
wrong?
a. Opposite the cinema
5. Are there any shops in this small town?
b. Next to the shopping centre
c. Opposite the church
4. How much is a room for five days?
2 Read the text again score: 5 a. £350
and correct the wrong b. £750
information. c. £1,750
1. There is only one really important tourist 5. What’s Richard’s mobile phone number?
attraction in Skipton. a. 005541145786490
________________________________________ b. 00554114577690
c. 004421145786490
2. The village hasn’t got a street market.
________________________________________

3. There is a cinema in this town.

________________________________________

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 Mid-course Student’s name and surname Date / /
test __________________________ Total score: 70

1 Read the text and answer  score: 10 3. What time does she get up from Monday to
the questions. Friday?

A Day in the Life of 4. Does she work on Saturdays?

Sheryl Brooks
5. Are there any beautiful places in Denver to
relax and have fun?

2 Read the text again and  score: 10

correct the wrong
information.
1. Sheryl lives with her family in Denver,
Colorado.

2. This young personal trainer hasn’t got any

hobbies.

Sheryl is a personal trainer but she does her job

in a different way. Sheryl is twenty-three years old. 3. Sheryl has only some coffee for breakfast.
She is beautiful and has got long, straight brown
hair. She is American and lives alone in a flat in
Denver, Colorado. Her family and school friends 4. Her last class is at 8 pm at a student’s
are all from New York. She has got many hobbies: house.
staying at home and watching films on Netflix,
drawing in bed, going out with friends
at weekends and travelling. 5. She goes to the beach with her boyfriend
Sheryl gets up at 6.15, has a quick shower and or with her friends at weekends.
then has breakfast: fruit, cereal, some yoghurt
and a cup of red tea. Then she starts her morning
tour driving her car from one student’s house to
another. Sheryl comes back home for lunch and 3 Complete the text with score: 10
then she does her afternoon tour going from one some of the words below.
student’s house to another. Her last class is
at 7 pm at an old people’s home where she helps many • loves • any • some • from • has got •
a small group of elderly people stay fit physically makes • sisters • likes • live • doesn’t like •
and mentally. After that, Sheryl gets back home, like • lives • don’t like
has dinner and relaxes.
Sheryl doesn’t work at weekends. She goes to the Sue and Linda Parminton are (1) .
mountains with her boyfriend or with her friends. They (2) at an old people’s home
There are some fabulous places with lakes and forests in Denver and they are Sheryl’s students.
in Denver. They are ideal to relax and have fun. They are (3) Chicago. Sue
(4) flowers and she keeps a
small garden. Linda (5) cooking
1. Where are Sheryl’s family and school
and she (6) delicious puddings,
friends from?
cakes and biscuits for all the people in the
residence. She (7) making salty
2. Has she got short, curly brown hair? food. There are (8) good shops
near the old people’s home. The two sisters
buy food and drinks there.
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 Sue and Linda love animals, but they haven’t
got (9) pets. Sarah, Linda’s best
friend in the home, (10) a small
goldfish in a tank. She keeps it behind some
boxes on her bookcase.

4 Imagine you are a score: 10

reporter. Write the
questions to complete
the interview with Linda.
You (1) ?
Linda I’m eighty. 6 06 Listen to the score: 10
You (2) ? interview with Michaella
Linda I live in an old people’s home in who is a pilot. Choose
Denver. the correct answers.
You (3) ? 1. The name of the programme is ...
Linda No, there aren’t any beaches in a. Special Shows on Radio.
Denver but there are many beautiful b. Special Jobs on Radio.
mountains and lakes. 2. Michaella is not married but ...
You (4) ? a. she’s got a boyfriend.
Linda Yes, I do. I go out a lot. I go to b. she wants to be in love.
the mountains with my sister at 3. Michaella is a pilot for ...
weekends. a. British Airways.
You (5) ? b. an Italian company.
Linda In the mountains? We go picnicking and 4. Michaella is very happy with her job
play cards or read a book under a tree. because ...
a. she is always away from home.
5 Write a short description  score: 20 b. she visits different places and buys
of about 50 words using souvenirs for her family.
the information below. 5. Michaella works ...
a. from Monday to Friday.
b. at weekends.
Name: Liam – Sheryl’s boyfriend
6. In her free time, Michaella practises ...
Nationality: Canadian a. baseball.
Job: doctor b. yoga.
7. Her favourite sport is ...
Favourite films: X-Men and Apocalypse a. tennis.
Room description: a small bed / computer / b. yoga.
wardrobe and two chairs 8. On the plane, Michaella eats ...
Routine: breakfast / do gym / go to the hospital a. salad and yoghurt.
b. salad and cheese.
9. Michaella loves ...
a. pop.
b. techno.
10. Her favourite singers are ...
a. Ricky Martin and Lady Gaga.
b. Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and Ricky
Martin.

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