WRITTEN TEST FORM

PROGRAM: Language Department LEVEL: 6 TEST: Third term

NAME:____________________________________________________________________
DATE:_______________

Grammar
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 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. There are two words you do
not need.

Build deem hope miss propose study want

1. We _________ to bump into Anton at the party but he was nowhere to be seen.
2. The old city, around which the great wall _________ centuries ago, is now protected by UNESCO.
3. __________ French at university and lived in Paris for ten years, Fi felt she was fluent in the language.
4. It was only when he ________ dinner that we started to worry about where he’d got to.
5. __________ a classic play, the Mousetrap has been performed in London’s West End since the 1950s.

 Write sentences that have a similar meaning to 1–8 below. Use the phrases in the box and other
necessary words.

as if she / as if he / imagine / rather / supposing we / wish I

Eg. Going to the Manet exhibition would be better for me.

I'd rather go to the Manet exhibition
6. I love that painting, but I'm not rich enough to buy it.
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7. You would think he was a famous artist, the way he acts.
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8. She looks exhausted. I don't think she slept at all last night.
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9. If we borrowed his car, would he mind?
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10. Picture this: you have twenty-four hours to live. What would you do?
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Vocabulary
Choose the correct answer, a), b), c) or d).
11. Everyone was excited as the company’s new webpage was c to go live.
a) back b) overc) about d) on
12. years to come, people will excavate ditches and find a deluge of discarded electronic devices.
a) On b) In c) By d) From
13. Artifacts found at Sutton Hoo in the east of England have been found to date back Anglo-Saxon
times.
a) from b) by c) in d) to
14. Car owners should check their tires and brakes regular intervals to ensure they are in good
working order.
a) for b) at c) in d) by
15. When our boss told us that no paid overtime would be authorized the foreseeable future,
everyone’s mood darkened.
a) at b) on c) for d) by

Underline the correct alternative.

16. After fine-tuning the bike to make it go faster, I decided to take it for a trial rush/pace/run in preparation
for race day.
17. Tourists are warned not to travel off the beaten/worn/practiced track in the more remote areas of the
country, particularly on their own.
18. Feeling the need for a fresh challenge that would invigorate them, Ash and Rich decided to
throw/quit/clear their jobs and travel the world using only land or water transportation.
19. After enduring a long bus journey in the heat of the day, we decided to head/point/move straight for the
pool the moment we arrived at our hotel.
20. Taking full responsibility for himself while his parents went away for a whole week was a
premium/valuable/steep learning experience for seventeen-year-old Benoir.

Reading

 Read the poem. Whose life story could it be? Then look at the statements and decide if they are true
(T) or false (F).

21. The actor's first role may have been a cowboy.

T F
22. In another film his character died in Africa.
T F
23. In one role he shot a member of the CIA.
T F
24. In another role he trained a famous boxer.
T F
25. He played a gangster who killed a policewoman.
T F
  Find words in the poem to match the definitions below.

26. shook slightly, uncontrollably _______

27. surrounded by unpleasant things you cannot escape _______
28. shot many times and full of bullets _______
29. bent in the middle _______
30. brought honor to something by attending it _______

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Listening

Recording 1
Listen and write true (T) or false (F).
2 Liz says fewer children play on the streets
now due to the amount of cars on the road.
3 She’s grateful for having had the chance
to play outside as a child.
4 John says he never skipped school.
5 They often took a picnic with them to eat
in the tree house.
6 They both recall how people were promised
a shorter working week after the advent of computers in the workplace.

Recording 2

Recording 9 Listen and complete the sentences. Use no more than three words.
E g. Megan hates bad service in restaurants and felt the meal as a total waste of money

2 Tereza would ultimately like to ban cell

phones

3 Gary couldn’t believe

4 Barbara bought a dog a

5 Len doesn’t get why people are interested in

6 Tom raves about the fact that the band’s

music got everybody

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Writing

A review: write a review of a film, play, book or exhibition in 200–250 words.

Follow the next aspects
• Author, director
• Year of publication
• Pace
• Plot
• Personal opinion

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