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Section W1 Section R1 Section R2 Section R3 Section W2 Section W3 Section R4 Section W4
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Section W1 (20 marks)

Write a composition of 80–120 words on ONE of the following topics:

1. The best holiday I have ever had.

2. A day out with my grandparents.
3. My favourite animal.
4. My school.

Title:

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Section R1 (12 marks)

Read the passages about Archie and Ben and answer the questions. For each question
choose either A(Archie) or B(Ben). You need to choose each person more than once.

My name is Archie and I’m a London taxi driver. I’ve lived in this
city for 25 years. Last year I had my 40th birthday. My family and
I decided to move to the countryside. My wife is a teacher. She
has found a job in a small village school. I will stop working. We
have three sons, who can all go to the school. Now we live in a
flat in London but we are going to buy a house with a big garden
for the boys to play in.
Archie (A)

My name is Ben. I’m 28 years old and I work in a school in a

village called Wrexbury. I’m a history teacher. Yesterday I took
my class on the train to see the Tower of London. I love London,
but I don’t want to live there. My wife is a dentist in our little
village and we have two children, a girl and a boy. We love living
in the country. We have a horse in our garden, two sheep and
lots of cats.

Ben (B)

Which person, A(Archie) or B(Ben),...

lives in London? example A

is older? 1

works as a teacher? 2

wants to live in a different place? 3

has a daughter? 4

is going to stop working? 5

lives in a house with no garden? 6

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Section R2 (13 marks)

Read the passage and answer all the questions.

The World Beard Competition

In 2009, the World Beard Competition took place in Alaska, in the north of America. If
you wanted to enter, you had to have some hair on your face! Over 300 people from all
over the world entered the competition and 12 judges chose the winning beards. But
you didn’t need to have a very long beard to win a prize. There were 18 different
categories, such as the ‘Best Verdi’ (for short beards) and the ‘Best English Moustache’.
Judges looked at colour, thickness and style as well as length. The winner of each
category won a prize.

The competition has an interesting history. The first competition was in Germany. This
was in 1990. The next competition was five years later in Germany again. Since then,
the contest has taken place every two years in several different countries, including
the UK, Sweden, and Norway. In 2003 the competition moved out of Europe to the USA.
In 2013 the competition returned to Germany, and in 2015 will be in Austria.

None of the beards are the same. Some are very long, some are a strange shape or
colour, and this is why people love watching the competition. It is really a celebration
of beards, and not a serious sport.

For questions 1–3 you must answer in complete sentences (2 marks each).

1. How many people took part in the World Beard Competition in Alaska?

2. How many different prizes were there at the Alaska competition?

3. When was the first World Beard Competition?

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For questions 4–8 () the box. (one mark each)

4. To win, you must have a very long beard .

True False

5. The competition started in Germany .

True False

6. The first competition in the USA was in 2003.

True False

7. How often is there a World Beard Competition ?

A every year
B every two years
C every three years

A B C

8. Where will the next competition be?

A Germany
B America
C Austria

A B C

Write the correct word in the box. (one mark each)

9. Find the word in the passage which means the OPPOSITE of:

boring (paragraph 2)

10. Find the phrase in the passage which means the SAME as:

unusual (paragraph 3)

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Section R3 (20 marks)

Read the sentences carefully, choose the correct word and write it on the line.

Example:
She has never studied this subject before.
A to study B studied C study D studying

1. My brother used _______________ football but now he plays basketball.

A played B to play C playing D plays

2. I ____________ my breakfast when the telephone rang.

A was eating B eating C to eat D eaten

3. This photo shows the hotel _________________ we stayed on holiday.

A when B who C which D where

4. If it _______________ this afternoon, we won’t have a picnic.

A rained B rains C raining D to rain

5. I didn’t have any lunch because I was ______________ busy.

A a lot B too C enough D much

6. He played the guitar very ______________ and we all enjoyed the concert.
A better B good C well D best

7. I’ve lost my keys! Can you help me look _____________ them?

A to B up C around D for

8. We must _______________ soon or we will be late for work.

A leave B leaving C to leave D left

9. Did he hurt ______________ when he fell off his bicycle?

A myself B himself C ourselves D herself

10. That was a very exciting film, ________________

A isn’t it? B didn’t it? C wasn’t it? D hasn’t it?
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Section W2 (10 marks)

Write the answer to each of the following questions. Give a full answer in the past
tense, using the word(s) given.

Example:
What did you do yesterday? (shopping)

I did some shopping.

1. Where did you go? (to the city centre)

2. What did you buy? (a pair of shoes)

3. How much did the shoes cost? (£25)

4. Who did you meet? (my aunt)

5. When did you get home? (at 4 o’clock)

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Section W3 (10 marks) 10
You have just got a new guitar. Write a message to your friend and tell him/her about
the guitar. Write about 40 words.

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Section R4 (5 marks)
Choose the words from the boxes and write them on the lines. Use some words more
than once. There is one word you do not need.

by at on to in

Example:
Paul usually goes swimming at the weekend.

1. She is interested _____________ learning to play tennis.

2. The train will leave at 3 o’clock _______________ Friday afternoon.

3. Jenny really hates travelling _________________ plane.

4. Look ______________ this photo of my new puppy.

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5. He didn’t take the bus. He went _________________ foot. 5

Section W4 (10 marks)

Write the words in the correct order to make a sentence.

Example:
sing / can / I / than / Amy / better

I can sing better than Amy.

1. got / has / stomach-ache / He / a

He

2. has / The / Spain / family / never / to / been

The

3. started / job / James / new / yesterday / his

James

4. cinema / gone / in / She / to / town / the / has / new

She

5. umbrella / should / because / an / it / raining / You / take / is

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