A GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

TEST
NAME
MID–YEAR

1 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 4 Choose the best answer to the questions.

0 Susan buys some/any of her clothes from charity shops. 0 a I talk to you about something important?
1 You may/need to have a drink after the class. a Can b Must c Do
2 Do you have a lot of/a little of free time this weekend? 1 How many competitions have you ?
3 Jeremy’s yet/already got a new girlfriend. a win b winning c won
4 Did you get a few/any new shoes? 2 We are lucky because we wear a school
uniform at our school.
5 There are no/any apples in the cupboard.
a can b must c don’t have to
6 I have a lot of/a little books in my bag.
3 I home, when Jake called me.
7 You have to/can bring your books to school. It’s
necessary. a was walking b walking c walked
4 you been to my house before?
/7 a Do b Has c Have
5 Jackie has loved fashion she was a teenager.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the a for b since c from
verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple, Present 6 We be quiet because we are in an exam.
Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous or the
a mustn’t b may c must
Present Perfect tense.
7 I sometimes some of my pocket money.
0 Was (be) my brother at your house last night?
a saving b save c am saving
1 Henry heard a scream when he (walk) his dog.
8 You bring food to the party. I have already
2 Dan usually (cook) the dinner on Sunday. bought some food.
3 Kelly (win) two gold medals for running since a have to b can c don’t have to
January.
4 Why you (not finish) your homework /8
yet?
5 I (watch) a film. Can I call you back later?
5 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
6 When I was young she (not speak) any French.
7 you (see) Jo today? I haven’t seen her. 0 Did you know Lucy is on a special diet?
8 We sometimes (go) shopping on Saturday. 1 Don’t any noise, your father is sleeping.
2 Does your brother stamps?
/8 3 Are you going to back to the place you stayed
in last summer?
4 You always bargains in the shops. It’s amazing!
3 Correct the underlined word in each sentence.
5 I love listening to Tanya’s band because their music
0 My friend Adam’s bought a few trousers. some great!
1 We didn’t have no fun last night. 6 Wendy loves jewellery in her free time.
2 I’ve yet been on a sailing holiday before. 7 When did you abroad?
3 He has played golf when he was twelve years old. 8 She uses herbs and when she cooks.
9 I always wear when I go swimming. I don’t like
4 Simon gone to France many times last year. getting water in my eyes.
5 You may tell her about the party. It’s a surprise. 10 It took a year to the money for my car.

6 I haven’t finished my homework already. /10

7 Have you yet been to Australia?
TOTAL SCORE /40
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TEST
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Reading Listening
1 Read the text. Answer the questions. 2 14 Listen to a programme about the London
Marathon. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

Money today 1 It is a clear and sunny day.

When I was young, I got 50p a week pocket money from my
2 Kirsty has run the London Marathon six times.
parents. That’s about fifty-eight cents today. To get this money I
had to help my parents in the house. I usually spent some of my 3 Kirsty isn’t racing because of an injured leg.
money on sweets but I also saved some. When I was sixteen, I got 4 The London Marathon first took place in 1981.
a part-time job. It was what you did in those days. I worked 13.5
5 More than 90,000 people have to wait another year to
hours a week in a local shop and loved it.
run the marathon.
Today, many of my friends give their children ten euros a week
6 The London Marathon is one of the most popular
pocket money. This is not to spend on big things like mobile
marathons worldwide.
phones but for new CDs, going out and daily life. Their children
have TVs and computers in their bedrooms and always want money 7 Last year’s female marathon winner has had flu.
to follow the latest fashion. Although their parents’ wages might
not go up much each year, pocket money always does. /7
As a society, are we spending more and why? Some people think
we are richer now, others think the products we buy are cheaper
and we buy more of them. I’m not sure. I never had a computer Communication
as a child, but now, most children I know have one. A computer is
necessary for school and modern life – in the same way that mobile 3 Complete the dialogues with the correct words.
phones and MP3s are.
1 A: Hello Mrs Alton. It’s Lisa. Can I speak to Emma,
But, are we really richer now? We may earn more money but we
please?
spend a lot more too and generally, things cost more, especially
large electrical products. Perhaps it’s because we follow fashion B: Hi there, Emma. Sorry, she’s out. Do you want to
more and don’t want to wait and save. It’s good to have the latest leave a ?
new products. My parents had to wait until they had enough 2 A: Can I this on?
money to buy something new.
B: Of course, the room is over there.
My parents also never spent money they didn’t have. Perhaps this
3 A: I had fun camping last week, although the beginning
is the biggest difference with money these days. It doesn’t have to
was a disaster!
be cash. We don’t have to have the money at this moment, either in
the bank or our pocket. Today many people live on credit and use B: Why? What ?
credit cards. It’s a ‘spend now and pay later’ society. 4 A: I think his last film was terrible.
B: I , I think it was one of his best!
1 What did the writer do with his/her pocket money?
5 A: How can I get tickets for the concert?
B: Well, you can on our website or get tickets
2 What does the writer say children spend their pocket by phone from our box office.
money on?
6 A: My dad says men in Scotland sometimes wear a kilt.
What is it?
3 What do most children have now, which the author B: Well, it’s a of skirt.
didn’t have?
7 A: I think two hours of TV a day is enough.
B: I’m sorry, I don’t with you.
4 What did the writer’s parents have to do when they
wanted to buy something?
/8

5 How do people often pay for things these days?

TOTAL SCORE /20

/5

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