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GRAMMAR TEST
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COMPANY:
1 We _____ to the Japanese restaurant for sushi yesterday?
A go  B am going  C went 
2 How _____ cheese do you eat?
A lot  B much  C many 
3 My brother is at university. He _____ medicine.
A studies  B is studying  C are studying 
4 They _____ to the radio at the moment.
A ’re listening  B listened  C listen 
5 We _____ to the cinema last night.
A going  B go  C went 
6 _____ there any bananas? I’m hungry!
A Are  B Is  C Be 
7 I’m three years older _____ my brother.
A that  B than  C more 
8 My mum doesn’t like _____ tennis.
A play  B to playing  C playing 
9 She _____ to work yesterday because she was ill.
A doesn’t go  B wasn’t going  C didn’t go 
10 I always _____ a shower in the morning.
A having  B have  C has 
11 What _____ on Saturday?
A are you going  B are you going to do  C do you do 
12 Don’t disturb me! I _____ at the moment.
A work  B worked  C am working 
13 What do you want _____ this evening?
A doing  B do  C to do 
14 Who _____ your favourite singers?
A be  B are  C is 
15 How often _____ to the theatre?
A go you  B do you go  C you go 
16 I never _____ in the morning.
A drinks  B am drinking  C drink 
17 They _____ early on Sundays.
A don’t get up  B aren’t getting up  C didn’t get up 
18 I often go swimming _____ the weekend.
A in  B for  C at 
19 She always _____ in class.
A speak  B spoke  C speaks 
20 _____ your brother speak Spanish?
A Does  B Has  C Is 
21 Paul left school _____ 2014.
A in  B on  C at 
22 I _____ at the moment because I’m on holiday.
A ’m not working  B don’t work  C not work 
23 That man _____ dangerously. Don’t get in his car!
A drives  B drive  C is driving
24 This is _____ food I’ve ever eaten.
A the best  B the most best  C the better 
25 Where _____ your neighbours go last summer on holiday?
A did  B do  C are 

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VOCABULARY
1 My brother always wears _____.
A an umbrella  B a purse  C glasses 
2 I usually _____ a salad for lunch.
A have  B drink  C cook 
3 The number 100 is _____.
A one thousand  B one hundred  C one million 
4 I _____ my homework every evening.
A have  B make  C do 
5 Where’s Matthew? Is he _____ his guitar in his bedroom?
A playing  B doing  C singing 
6 Do you _____ on holiday every summer?
A go  B make  C get 
7 The number after 11 is _____.
A eleven  B twelve  C twenty 
8 My friend is a _____. He works in a restaurant.
A journalist  B nurse  C waiter 
9 I can speak _____.
A French  B England  C Germany 
10 The opposite of full is _____.
A empty  B poor  C ugly 
11 A Would you like milk in your coffee?
B No, just _____, please.
A sweets  B cheese  C sugar 
12 She answers the phone and talks to visitors. She’s a _____.
A receptionist  B musician  C builder 
13 In Spain, it’s usually hot in _____.
A winter  B autumn  C summer 
14 You can buy fruit at a _____.
A post office  B chemist’s  C market 
15 The month after June is _____.
A July  B May  C April 
16 A What’s the time?
B Sorry, I don’t have a _____.
A time  B watch  C book 
17 She _____ her phone and read her text messages.
A turned off  B looked for  C turned on 
18 A Mike, this is Alice.
B _____ to meet you, Alice.
A Fine  B Nice  C Well 
19 The opposite of safe is _____.
A dangerous  B expensive  C difficult 
20 Can you _____ a photo of us, please?
A take  B make  C do 
21 We’ve got a very good shower in the _____.
A kitchen  B bathroom  C living room 
22 My uncle’s wife is my _____.
A cousin  B aunt  C niece 
23 The day after Thursday is _____.
A Wednesday  B Tuesday  C Friday 
24 I’m waiting _____ the bus. It’s late!
A to  B for  C at 
25 Tom and Anna came for lunch. We ate in the _____.
A bedroom  B dining room  C garage 

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READING

1 Read the article and tick () A, B, or C.

Business experts disagree about the benefits of working as a family. Some say that family businesses are more
likely to succeed. Others say that family businesses do not create new ideas, and are likely to fail over time. Here,
one family explains how it works for them.

Elena – mother

I was really pleased when my father asked for some help in his restaurant. The business needs a reliable manager
and I’m good with money. Unlike the rest of the family I’m quite shy, so working in the office suits me very well. In
fact, working here really suits us all. Agustin welcomes the customers and organizes the tables. Mariana is an
imaginative chef, but perhaps a little too confident. She thinks she’s the leader, of course, but I disagree. My father is
planning to retire next year, but even when he has left the kitchen the restaurant will still be his ‘baby’.

Vincente – grandfather

Elena is a great manager. She’s good with money and very patient, which is important when there are creative
people around. I’m the head chef and my eldest grandchild, Mariana, works with me in the kitchen. We are very
different personalities who share a love of food! I don’t like to plan meals ahead of time. I go to the market early in
the morning and see what is good. Then I go back to the kitchen and decide the menu for the day. Mariana says I’m
disorganized and that our menu is too traditional, but I say this is the best way to cook. If something is working, why
change it?

Mariana – Elena’s oldest child

I love working with my grandfather. He knows everything about the traditional food from this region of Spain. But he
isn’t very interested in new ideas. Right now, I’m developing some new meals which are low in salt and sugar.
Grandad doesn’t think that’s a very good idea, and I don’t want to upset him, so I try not to talk about it all the time.
Agustin agrees with me, though. He’s a great ‘maître d’ — he knows all about the menu, including the wine, and he is
so sociable and outgoing. It’s the perfect job for him!

Agustin – Elena’s youngest child

I was worried because my sister can be bossy, but actually we haven’t had any arguments. Mariana has big plans for
the restaurant and I know we will succeed. At the moment, our customers are mostly people from our city. I know
that because I talk a lot to them. But when Mariana changes the menu, we will have customers from all over the
region. The worst thing about this business is the long days. We work until late and I stand up for hours and hours.
Sometimes I don’t want to smile anymore!

1 Elena says that her father is the leader of the business.

A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
2 Vincente and Mariana have important things in common.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
3 After he retires, Vincente wants Mariana to decide the menu each day.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
4 At the moment, the restaurant’s menu is quite modern.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
5 Mariana thinks working as the ‘maître d’ suits Agustin.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
6 Agustin is going to learn more about wine.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
7 Agustin isn’t surprised that he works well with Mariana.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 

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2 A
3 C
4 B
5 A
6 C
7 B

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