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Name and surname __________________________________________ Class ____________

TEST–A
I. Choose the best option for each blank.
Polar Bears
Polar bears are in (1) _____ of dying out. (2) _____ some other endangered animals, it's not hunters that are
the problem, it's climate change. Since 1979, the ice cap at the Arctic Circle where polar bears live has (3)
______ in size by about 30 per cent. The temperature in the Arctic has slowly been (4) _____ and this is (5)
_____ the sea ice to melt, endangering the polar bears' home.
The polar bears' main (6) ________ of food are the different types of seal found in the Arctic. They catch
them by waiting next to the air holes the seals have (7) _____ in the ice. (8) _____ the bears are very strong
swimmers, they could never catch seals in the water. This means that the bears (9) _____ do rely on the ice
to hunt.
Polar bears also need sea ice to travel. They can (10) _____ a huge territory and often swim from one part of
the ice to another. They have been (11) _____ to swim up to 100km, but when there is less ice, they may
have to swim further, and this can (12) _____ fatal to the bears. A number of bears have drowned in the last
few years and scientists believe that it is because they were not able to (13) _____ more sea ice before they
became too tired and couldn't swim any further.

1 a. threat b. warning c. risk d. danger

2 a. Unlike b. Compared c. Opposite d. Different
3 a. reduced b. cut c. shortened d. lost
4 a. lifting b. rising c. gaining d. advancing
5 a. creating b. turning c. causing d. resulting
6 a. origins b. means c. materials d. sources
7 a. placed b. made c. put d. set
8 a. Despite b. As c. Although d. Even
9 a. properly b. surely c. fully d. really
10 a. cover b. spread c. extend d. pass
11 a. experienced b. noticed c. known d. taught
12 a. happen b. come c. end d. prove
13 a. reach b. land c. get d. achieve

______ / 13 pts
II. Change the direct speech into reported speech.
1.‘You must take these tablets twice a day’, the doctor says.
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2. ‘I’m going to the gym tomorrow’, Ben told me.
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3. ‘Did you leave school on time today?’, she wanted to know.
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4. Jamie reminded me, "Don't eat so much junk food!"
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5. Karen, "Don't play football in the garden!"
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6. ‘What languages do you speak?’, the tourist asked me.

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_____ / 12 pts
III. Rewrite the sentences using HAVE SOMETHING DONE
1. My windows are cleaned twice a month.
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2. The taxi driver collected us.
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3. The mechanic has fixed the brakes of Mr Jonson’s car.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
4. The teacher is explaining the lesson to her students.
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5. Did the teenagers do their project yesterday?
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_____ / 10 pts
IV. Key-word transformations.
1. I had hardly opened the front door when the phone rang. SOON
The phone rang ______________________________________________________________ the front door.
2. We didn’t set off for the mountains until midday. WHEN
It ___________________________________________________________________ off for the mountains.
3. He read the whole letter before saying anything. UNTIL
He didn’t say ______________________________________________________________ the whole letter.
4. I met somebody I knew on my flight to Athens last week. WHILE
I met somebody I knew _____________________________________________ flying to Athens last week.
5. Sue was excited because it was her first visit to India. NEVER
Sue was excited because ________________________________________________________ India before.
_____ / 10 pts
V. Use the word in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.

A history of human _______________________ HABITAT which stretches over seven millennia and a vital
location at the heart of the Mediterranean have brought both wealth and conflict to Malta. This history is
witnessed by great buildings constructed in the ________________________ BEAUTY golden limestone
that gives the island its name – Melita, the island of honey.
_______________________ MYSTERY megalithic temples date back to 4000BC and reveal the
_______________________ TECHNIQUE capabilities of these earliest inhabitants. Phoenicians,
Carthaginians and Romans left their traces, to be followed by Arabs and Normans.
The Knights of the order of St John made the island their headquarters from the 16th century and built great
_______________________ FORTIFY, palaces, public buildings and St John’s Cathedral with its eight
ornate chapels dedicated to each of the langue or nations of the Order. Ottoman _______________________
EXPANSE in the Mediterranean was halted by the Knights’ successful _______________________
DEFEND of the islands. This was echoed four centuries later by heroic _______________________
RESIST under British rule during World War II, a feat which earned the island the George Cross – the only
time an entire country has been given such an honour.
_____ / 8 pts
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Name and surname __________________________________________ Class ____________

TEST–B
I. Choose the best option for each blank.
The Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is (1) _____ where the River Jordan ends, just 24 kilometres east of Jerusalem. It is actually a
lake. It (2) _______ for about 74 kilometres and is 16 kilometres wide, so it is quite small but (3) _____ deep
- about 300 metres. (4) _____, the Dead Sea was about the same size as today. Then the climate of the area
changed and became wetter. This change (5) _____ the Dead Sea to grow longer. However, after some time,
the climate changed again, and the lake returned to its original size and (6) _____.
The Dead Sea is one of the saltiest lakes in the world. One litre of seawater may (7) ____ up to 327 grams of
salt. With so much salt in the water, no fish or flora can survive in the Dead Sea. (8) _____, for people who
love swimming, it's the ideal place to (9) _____. And the salt in the water makes it easy to swim without any
(10) _____ at all!
There is not much rainfall in this place of the world. It usually rains only between October and March. The
temperatures vary (11) ______ on the area you look at. In the northern parts of the Dead Sea winter
temperatures reach only about 14° C; however, in August it can get up to 34 °C in the south. The highest
(12) _____ temperature for this region is 51 °C.
Nearly twenty years ago there was a (13) ____ to build a canal between the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean.
This would make the level of the water in the Dead Sea go up. However, the cost of doing this is so
enormous that the project cannot go ahead yet.

1 a. found b. situated c. set d. placed

2 a. ranges b. spreads c. covers d. extends
3 a. widely b. somewhat c. surely d. extremely
4 a. Originally b. Finally c. Firstly d. Eventually
5 a. led b. brought c. affected d. caused
6 a. outline b. shape c. nature d. structure
7 a. consist b. comprise c. contain d. exclude
8 a. Besides b. However c. Additionally d. Also
9 a. reduce b. ease c. calm d. relax
10 a. try b. sweat c. force d. effort
11 a. varying b. depending c. changing d. differing
12 a. recorded b. detailed c. taped d. proven
13 a. strategy b. design c. plan d. sketch
______ / 13 pts

II. Change the direct speech into reported speech.

1. ‘Were you late for school this morning?’, my mum asked my sister
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2. ‘I won’t be at school next week,’ says Mark.
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3. ‘I was taking my final exam yesterday’, Jack told me
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4. Marcel, "Don't sing that song!" Marcel reminded me

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5. ‘You’ve ordered the pizzas, haven’t you?’, I asked Eddie.
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6. Denise, "Could you please open the door!"
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_____ / 12 pts
III. Rewrite the sentences using HAVE SOMETHING DONE
1. My clothes were washed yesterday.
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2. The taxi driver has collected us.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. The mechanic is fixing the brakes of Mr Jonson’s car.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
4. The teacher has explained the lesson to her students.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
5. Did the teenagers do their project yesterday?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_____ / 10 pts

IV. Key-word transformations.

1. The train journey took six hours, so we were really tired when we got to Madrid. FOR
We were really tired when we got to Madrid because we _______________________________________
six hours by train.
2. The players spent a lot of time training for the big game. DEAL
The players spent _______________________________________________ time training for the big game.
3. Not many fans attended the match on Saturday. VERY
The match on Saturday was attended ___________________________________________________ fans.
4. My brother is not very interested in sport. MUCH
My brother doesn’t show _____________________________________________________________ sport.
5. First-class sports equipment is often very expensive. LOTS
You often need to spend ______________________________________ to buy first-class sports equipment.
_____ / 10 pts
V. Use the word in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.
1. An automatic driving assistant can be ________________________in certain situations. (USE)
2. The _______________________ halls of major airports are always full during the holiday season.
(DEPART)
3. I had an _________________________ at the dentist’ so I had to call off everything else. (APPOINT)
4. He has physical __________________________ you can’t even dream of. (ABLE)
5. The coach made the ________________________ to discipline three players of his team. (DECIDE)
6. I had no idea that the jewellery was so _____________________. (VALUE)
7. _____________________ hardly ever tell the ______________________ . (POLTICS, TRUE)
_____ / 8 pts
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Name and surname __________________________________________ Class ____________

TEST–C
I. Choose the best option for each blank.
Illiteracy in the Western World

While many people tend to think that Illiteracy is connected to developing countries it (1) ____ into a major
problem in industrialised nations too. It is (2) ____ to many other problems, such as poverty, population
growth and political corruption.
One (3) _____ reason for the spread of illiteracy in the western world is increased television and media (4)
_____. Young people get all of their information from TV, social media and other digital publications. This
method (5) ___ attaining information is more relaxing and less strenuous than reading.
Another reason for increasing illiteracy is the (6) _____ that women aren’t at home anymore and a growing
number are engaged in the work force. (7) _____ , many children are left at home unsupervised, without (8)
_______ to care for them. When parents come home after a hard day’s (9) _______, they are often too
exhausted to spend time with their children.
A lot of blame for not being able to read and write is placed on schools. Experts say that teachers are not
putting enough focus on (10) _____ skills like reading and writing.
Illiteracy leads to several problems, including unemployment, alcohol and drug (11) ______. The economy
of a country or regions suffers and, ultimately, the standard of living (12) _____.
There are no easy solutions to this problem. However, parents need to take their (13) _____ more seriously
and schools need to think about changing teaching methods and aspects of the curriculum. If this doesn’t
happen, illiteracy will become even more of a problem than it is at the moment.
1 a. turning b. has turned c. was turning d. was being turned
2 a. related b. allied c. shared d. joined
3 a. sharp b. strong c. only d. obvious
4 a. consumption b. using c. spending d. waste
5 a. in b. of c. for d. at
6 a. key b. point c. fact d. result
7 a. As a result b. Nevertheless c. In spite of d. However
8 a. anybody b. somebody c. nobody d. everybody
9 a. employment b. labouring c. job d. work
10 a. most b. basic c. minor d. chief
11 a. misuse b. use c. abuse d. usage
12 a. declines b. has declined c. declined d. has been declined
13 a. reliabilities b. possibilities c. opportunities d. responsibilities
______ / 13 pts

II. Change the direct speech into reported speech.

1. Yvonne, "Don't talk to your neighbour!"
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2. Do I look good in these jeans?, she asked.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. ‘I’ve been talking to Frank’, Susanna tells me
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4. With her mouth full, Sarah said, "I was eating mashed potatoes."
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5. The spokesman said: “I can’t understand why billiards has been prohibited.”
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6. How much money do you make at your new job?, he asked.
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_____ / 12 pts
III. Rewrite the sentences using HAVE SOMETHING DONE
1. The teacher checked my writing.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
2.The secretary has typed Bob’s report.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. The shop will deliver our food.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
4. Have the children done their homework?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
5. My colleague is helping me write the report.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_____ / 10 pts

IV. Key-word transformations.

1. There is a complete lack of sports facilities at our college. NO
Our college has _______________________________________________________________________ all.
2. The government spends very little money on sports education. SMALL
The government only spends ________________________________________ money on sports education.
3.Was the party enjoyable last night? YOURSELF
Did __________________________________________________________________ the party last night?
4. Are you badly hurt? HURT
Have ____________________________________________________________________________ badly?
5. I didn’t need any help to repair my bicycle. REPAIRED
I _________________________________________________________________________________ own.
_____ / 10 pts
V. Use the word in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.
1. There are several run-down districts in the city where ____________________ is in a bad state (HOUSE).
2. In _____________________________ to many complaints by residents, we decided to make the area a
no-parking zone. (RESPOND)
3. A limited ________________________ of the author’s works will be published next year. (EDIT)
4. The ____________________________ that banks charge for borrowing money has gone up. (PERCENT)
5. Many men believe that bringing up children is the ______________________________ of women.
(RESPONSIBLE)
6. The judge sentenced the boy to two weeks of community _____________________________ (SERVE).
7. The woman was hit so hard that she lost ___________________________ (CONSCIOUS).
8. Up to now the government’s __________________________ programme has been very successful.
(CONSERVE) _____ / 8 pts
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TEST–D
I. Choose the best option for each blank.
How To Be A Good Student

Being a successful student can't be taken for (1) ____. In many cases, you have to work hard to get there.
Here are a few (2) ____ you will need to have success and perform well at school.
First of all, you should know what kind of person you are. Look at your strengths and (3) ____. That way
you will quickly find out what aspects you should concentrate (4) ____ to get better.
Time (5) _____ is a very important aspect of learning life. As a student, your everyday life will tend be very
(6) ____ and organising your daily workload will surely prove to be (7) _____.
Try to avoid the (8) ____ of daily life. You should work and study in places where you aren't interrupted (9)
____. Turn off mobile phones and other electronic (10) ____ when working. Study with classmates who are
(11) ____ and have the same attitudes towards school as you do.
Sometimes you have to show that you are a good team player. When teachers give you (12) _____ that must
be solved together you must prove that you can cooperate with others. Don't be bossy and arrogant. Being a
good listener also helps, as others might have good ideas about a certain topic too. Contribute (13) ____ in
order to get important work done.
As a student it is important to balance life and school. You should take care of your health, get enough sleep
and eat the right things. Start the day with a proper breakfast that gives you the energy you need. Getting
exercise is important as it provides the brain with the oxygen and fresh air it needs to get things done.

1 a. decided b. approved c. granted d. decided

2 a. qualities b. abilities c. facts d. values
3 a. disadvantages b. faults c. mistakes d. weaknesses
4 a. on b. to c. over d. at
5 a. regulation b. organising c. administration d. management
6 a. anxious b. stressful c. nervous d. worried
7 a. beneficial b. useless c. cooperative d. caring
8 a. distractions b. anxieties c. confusions d. intervals
9 a. easiness b. ease c. easily d. easy
10 a. instruments b. tools c. machines d. devices
11 a. stable b. independent c. reliable d. offensive
12 a. missions b. assignments c. jobs d. duties
13 a. reactions b. solutions c. keys d. results
______ / 13 pts

II. Change the direct speech into reported speech.

1. Mike, "Don't shout at Peter!"
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2. Gihan exclaimed: “We have had too many prohibitions.”
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. “Please, don’t say anything to him”, he said.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
4. “What time did the film start?” she asked.
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5. He said: “We are here today to reach consensus”

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6. Michael asked her: “Where did you find these trainers?
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_____ / 12 pts
III. Rewrite the sentences using HAVE SOMETHING DONE
1. The teacher is checking my writing.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
2.The secretary will type Bob’s report.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. The shop delivered our food.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
4. Did the dentist clean your teeth?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
5. My colleague has helped me to write the report.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_____ / 10 pts
IV. Key-word transformations.
1. A lot of students can’t use the university’s new computers. KNOW
A lot of students don’t __________________________________________ the university’s new computers.
2. I can’t remember Mike’s instructions. FORGOTTEN
I ___________________________________________________________________________ told us to do.
3. Paul didn’t know the right person to ask for technical advice. SURE
Paul wasn’t ____________________________________________________________ for technical advice.
4. Nobody came with me to the cinema yesterday. MYSELF
I __________________________________________________________________ to the cinema yesterday.
5. In the interview, I couldn’t think of anything to say about my hobbies. KNOW
In the interview, I didn’t ____________________________________________________ about my hobbies.
_____ / 10 pts
V. Use the word in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.
1. The Sultan spent over fifty million dollars making the capital city's main hotel the most
__________________________ in the country. LUXURY
2. Police working on solving the bank robbery have by chance ___________________________ a plan to
murder a leading politician. COVER
3. We should go and eat at "Franco's" which is _____________________ a great little restaurant. SUPPOSE
4. I left the house at 8am and stared at the empty garage in ___________________________ . My car was
nowhere to be seen. Someone had stolen it! BELIEVE
5. If you have any problems finding things, just ask Roger. He is very _________________________ and
will tell you where to find what you want. HELP
6. You paid $25 for a simple breakfast?! They have certainly __________________________ you! You
should go back and complain. CHARGE
7. The gang robbed three banks in the same city and all at about the same time. Not __________________,
they were caught by the police during the fourth attempt. SURPRISE
8. Sarina is only my half sister because we have __________________________ mothers. DIFFER
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