VOCABULARY /10/

1. ............... so much of their time together has deepened their friendship.

A) Arguing B) Proving C) Spending D) Wasting E) Saving

2. Now, ............... the ball to the person on your right.

A) Pull B) Throw C) Jump D) Burst E) Catch

3. He had plenty of time to sit ............... the scenery.

A) or feel B) and enjoy C) to prove D) to remind E) or walk around

4. Philosophers try to find out the ............... of life.

A) sadness B) length C) uselessness D) meaning E) middle

5. The winner of the competition is going to receive a ............... of 20 000 $.

A) fare B) price C) cost D) prize E) fee

6. Then it started to rain heavily and everyone ran for ............... .

A) dryness B) shadow C) shelter D) sunshine E) guard

7. A man was struck by ............... and killed as he ran for shelter.

A) forecast B) lightning C) frost D) thunder E) thunderbolt

8. She ............... me up and gave me a friendly smile.

A) frightened B) forgave C) joked D) thanked E) woke

9. The Izmir ............... Fair opens in late September.

A) National B) Global C) Regional D) Universal E) International

10. Listen! Do you hear that funny ............... coming from the kitchen?
A) noise B) feeling C) taste D) smell E) silence

1: C 2: B 3: B 4: D 5: D 6: C 7: B 8: E 9: E 10: A
 GRAMMAR /16/

1.A, 2.A, 3.A, 4.D, 5.B, 6.D, 7.A, 8.A, 9.C, 10.A
ANSWERS

1 C: Only ‘parts’ goes with the phrase ‘… of the body’.

2 B: We use ‘the’ with ‘past’ to talk generally about the time before now.
3 A: ‘found’ is correct because ‘they are only found on the island’ tells you that Tasmanian devils live
here.
4 B: The phrase ‘things like’ is used to give examples. The word ‘examples’ doesn’t ft in the gap.
Snakes, birds and fish cannot be ‘ways’.
5 A: This sentence explains what ‘marsupials’ means, so ‘means’ is the correct answer.
6 C: We used ‘called’ to give the name of something.
Reading /10/
A Helping Hand
Lee Newton was sitting on a station platform under an old blanket when he saw a young couple
talking. (1)………… It was a freezing night in January, and the couple were clearly cold. Lee
called to them and asked them if they wanted to share his blanket. The three of them started
chatting, and Lee learned that their names were Karen and Mark.
(2)………… Lee told them that he’d lost his job and then his flat when he could no longer pay
the rent. He had no family to help him, and nowhere to go. (3)………… Karen and Mark felt
terrible. They couldn’t imagine sleeping on the icy platform for even one night. As they spent
their night in the station chatting to Lee, they realized that anyone could end up in his
situation. (4)…………
When morning came, Karen and Mark bought an extra train ticket and invited Lee to come
home with them. Lee accepted, and gratefully moved into Karen and Mark’s spare bedroom.
Once he had an address, Lee was able to apply for jobs. (5)………… He saved up to buy a
small motorbike, then got an evening job delivering pizzas. After a few months, Lee had saved
up enough money to rent a small flat of his own.
‘When times get tough, you need friends and family,’ Lee says. ‘Karen and Mark became that
for me.’ An act of kindness was all Lee needed to help him get his life back.

A He offered to drive them home.

B He’d been sleeping in the train station for three months.
C They’d missed the last train, and they seemed upset.
D They enjoyed living together, so Lee decided to stay.
E He soon found work in a local factory.
F They felt very lucky to have jobs and a home.
G It wasn’t a big problem because he bought a flat.
H Karen explained that they lived two hours away and they couldn’t afford a taxi home.

1C 2H 3B 4F 5E
 We want to be stars!
by Georgia Broom
I’m in a rock band called The Pink Stars with two other girls from school. We didn’t really
know each other before we started playing four months ago, but now we’re great friends.
We’ve all been in other bands before and love rock music. Finding a place to practise is a
problem, but we’re lucky because my parents don’t mind if we use a room in our house two or
three times a week.
On Saturday afternoons, we usually do different things than our friends from school. Instead of
going to the cinema or a café, we give a concert in a large music shop in town. It’s great fun!
We really enjoy choosing what we’ll wear. Sometimes we go shopping for something special a
day or two before we play.
When we started giving concerts, only our families came to see us. But soon, our brothers and
sisters started inviting their friends. We felt a bit shy when some classmates came to see us, but
we were pleased when they loved our music. Now other people are beginning to come to the
shop just to listen to us! We’re becoming famous.
This summer we’re going to play at our first open air rock concert. It’ll be wonderful to be on a
stage in front of all those people. I can’t wait!
I sing and play the guitar. I can also play the keyboard, but I don’t like it very much. Rachel
plays the drums and Annie plays the guitar and keyboard. We’ve written seven of our own
songs to upload to our channel. We’ve also got our own website, so to learn more about The
Pink Stars, visit www.pinkstars.com. It has all the information about our concerts.

1 How long have the girls been friends?

A since they met at school
B since they joined the band
C since they started playing music
2 What do they do after lunch on Saturdays?
A They sing in a big shop in town.
B They go shopping for clothes to wear when
they play.
C They go out with their friends from school.
3 Who comes to listen to the band when they play?
A only family and friends
B family, friends and some people they don’t
know
C customers in the music shop
4 Why is Georgia excited about the summer?
A She is going to have a long holiday from
school.
B She is going to play in a concert.
C She is going to go to her first rock concert.
5 Who can play two instruments?
A only Annie
B Rachel and Annie
C Georgia and Annie

1B 2A 3B 4B 5C
 WRITING /10/

Think about your friend. Introduce him a describe him. (90 words)

1. What are his/her hobbies ?

2. Which 3 adjectives best describe him/her ?

LISTENING /8/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q0BEnv79u4

1. What does Piers say about the bus?

a.It takes him fifteen minutes to get to the bus stop.

b.He can often sit and relax on the bus.
c.He often cannot relax on the bus.
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2. What does Piers think about the underground?

a.It's sad and he hates it.

b.It's much better than driving.
c.He loves it, but only when he can sit.

3. Sydney...

a.relaxes and watches the sunrise before going to work.

b.doesn't like loud music in the car.
c.drinks coffee on her way to work.

4. Which is true about Sydney?

a.She always has to slow down due to speed cameras.

b.She always finds traffic jams when entering the city.
c.She sometimes feels her journey to work is too short.

5. Brenda...

a.didn't cycle in New York because it was dangerous.

b.enjoys her bike ride to work but not so much the ferry.
 c.enjoys both her bicycle and ferry ride.

6. Brenda says that she...

a.has a plan B for her commute on certain days.

b.sometimes has no patience to wait for the ferry.
c.never takes the underground.

7. Nick...

a.spends one hour in his car every day.

b.feels miserable about his daily commute.
c.turned his daily commute into an opportunity.

8. Nick says that...

a.he often gets frustrated in traffic jams.

b.learning French might help him get a new job.
c.he likes his current job.

Answers:
1.C 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.B

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