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    Testi For each question (6), choose the best answer (A, Bor C), A. Take a friend to the class and they will pay \ Join our French course. goss tan You. Every Monday and B. You can save money if you come to the Thursday, Only £10 a class with someone else. lesson, or bring a fiend and pay fs aT C. Students only need to go toa lesson once aweek. Why did Karen send this email? A. to see if Jessica wants to take part in an From: Karen event To: Jessica B. tofind out what Jessica will make Hi Jessica, . Guess what! My sailing club is having G to check that Jessica hasn't forgotten a.cake sale this Friday. Would you like about the cake sale to bake some biscuits? Karen ‘A. Students can wear whatever they want on No Uniform Day is this Friday. Friday. Students who decide B. Students taking part should let the school to take part should not come know by Friday. wearing jewellery. C. Students are still allowed to wear their uniform on Friday. 86 Scanned with CamScanner From: School secretary To: Pupils Only a few places are still available on this winter's skiing trip. Email Mr Rogers for more information. Fred! I got to the station just as the train was leaving. The next one isn’t till3 o'clock. Ilbe there no later than 5! Tommy Weare terribly sorry but the lift is broken, We would be glad to help you with your luggage. Thank you for your understanding. TEST 1+ READING & WRITING + PART 1 A. Only a few students were interested in the skiing trip this year. B. There are not many places left on the skiing trip. C. You should ask the secretary for the details if you want to go skiing. A. Tommy plans to wait for the 5 o'clock train. B. Tommy won't be able to get a train before 3o'clock. C. Tommy has missed the 3 o'clock train. Where might you see this text? A. inahotel B. inablock of flats G ina department store 87 Scanned with CamScanner Test1 aw For each question (7-13), choose the best answer (A, Bor C). Ken Vlad Brandon 7. Which person only watches TV with A 8 c friends? Wc oaeon watches TY when theyre) i z 9. Which person says how much time they i ; c spend watching TV? ¥ 10. Which person is going to try and spend ‘é Hy c less time around a TV? 11. Which person says that TV helps them 3 Cc think? 4 12. Which person has recently started is é watching less TV? s 13, Which person does not have a TV? A B c Scanned with CamScanner TEST 1+ READING & WALLIN Watching TV Ken We have the TV on at least once a day, because my parents watch the news every evening. | used to join them but, the last few years, | watch TV less and less. If| have to decide between watching TV or spending time with friends, it's easy to choose! Still, TV can be good, because it stops you thinking about your problems. For example, when | have a stomach ache, | usually watch a bit to forget about the pain. Viad My friends always tell me I should turn the TV off sometimes. The thing is, | could easily live without a TV ~ because I'm not really watching it! I have it on when I'm doing my homework or something boring like helping my parents tidy up. | think the noise makes my brain work better, even if 'm not really listening to what it's saying. Still, 'm going to try and take their advice. Brandon When I was younger, | only watched TV when I was sick. As | got older, even that stopped. My parents don't like TV. Actually, we don’t even have one in the house anymore! My classmates and I watch TVon our phones, though. | watch a lot less than them, but | usually join them for an hour or so after school. | don't think it's bad for us. You can actually learn a lot from TV — you just have to think carefully about what you watch. 89 Scanned with CamScanner Test 1 For each question (14-18), choose the best answer (A, Bor C). Finding a piece of history I've heard stories about people who found the most amazing things when they weren't even looking. Well, last Sunday was the first sunny day in a while, so I decided not to stay home to finish my history project but to go walking along the river with my brother instead. We were just crossing over the beautiful old bridge in the centre of our village when we saw something at the side of the river. It's probably just rubbish that someone left there,” said my brother. However, | wasn't so sure, so we went down to the river to check. It was a piece of a plate. It was dirty, but we could see that it was painted and it looked very old. In fact, it looked a lot like a plate | saw in a museum once. We could also see some writing on it — ‘ROMA’. We got really excited when we read this. ‘The Romans! | shouted. ‘They lived here nearly 2,000 years ago. Well be on the news for finding this!” We carefully picked it up and took it home with us. ‘On Monday morning, we took it to school to show our history teacher, Mr Bennett. He looked at it for afew moments and then laughed. ‘'m sorry to tell you this, boys, but I'm pretty sure it comes from The Roma, the Italian restaurant that opened in town last year,” he said. We both felt so stupid! 90 Scanned with CamScanner —————— a 14. Kevin went for a walk because A. the weather was nice. B.his brother invited him. C.he didn’t have any more homework to do. 15. Why did the boys go down to the river? A.to get a closer look at something B.to pick up some rubbish they dropped C.to pull something out of the water 16. What did the boys think they found? A.something the news said was stolen B.aplate from a museum C.something that was thousands of years old 17. Mr Bennett said that A.he was not certain which year the plate was made. B.he knew where the plate came from. C.there was a message written on the plate in Italian. 18. Why has Kevin written this text? A. to give an example of why history is so interesting B. to describe a walk through his village C.to explain how he made a mistake ci Scanned with CamScanner y Test1 READING & WRI NG PART 4 For each question (19-24), choose the best answer (A, Bor C). See Europe with Interrail An Interrail Pass is a ticket that lets you travel on almost all trains and boats across Europe. There are lots of tickets to choose from, so find the one that is best for you. Are you interested (19)___ exploring one country or many? Remember that you can use the ticket in over thirty (20)___countries! Do you want to travel for just a few days, a (2)___ month or even three months? Well, go online and check out what's available. There's just one thing to be careful about: you can't use an Interrail ticket for journeys in your home country. You can (22)__useit twice: once to leave at the start of your trip, and once more to return home at the end. The good news is that an Interrail Pass can be much (23)___ than flying, especially if you're young — people under 28 get a discount, and children under 1 don’t need to (24)___at alll 19. A.in B.with C.for 20.A. further B. various C.different 21. Along B.whole C.total 22. A.only B. almost C. nearly 23. A.easier Blower C. cheaper 24.A. spend B.pay C.cost 92 Scanned with CamScanner SS Testl Complete each gap (25-30) with one word. Example = [0 AT. From: Meghan Tor Lisa HiLisa, I'm having a barbecue (0) my place this Saturday for some friends from school. Do you want to come too? You can also meet my cousins (25) are visiting from Australia right now. I'm going (26) make pizza. Maybe you can bring one (27). those amazing salads you make. | think your potato salad is the (28) delicious salad I've ever had! (29) the way, did you ever give back that picnic blanket | lent you? I need it for Saturday and can't find it anywhere. (30). me know. Meghan 93 Scanned with CamScanner ~ Test1l ° ‘You want to invite your English friend Colin to play anew video game with you. Write an email to Colin and: + tell him where you got it from + sayhowmuchit cost + askhim to come to your houseto play. Write the email on your answer sheet using at least 25 words. READING & WRITING PART 7 Writea story based on the three pictures, Write the story on your answer sheet in35 words or more. Scanned with CamScanner Test 1 im sustennc SG For each question (1-5), choose the best answer (A,B or C). 1. Where is the girl's diary? A B 2. How much does the jumper cost? 3. When was the woman away? [a | so a os 95 Scanned with CamScanner 4, What did the boy do last Saturday? Scanned with CamScanner Test1 PART | For each question (6-10), write a word, a number, a date, or atime. You will listen to a teacher talking to a class about their class timetable. ‘Timetable information Subject: Maths [e Days: Tuesday and Lesson start time: Teacher: 8 Classroom number: 2 Final exam in: ue 7 Scanned with CamScanner Test 1 cS [DES Foreach question (11:15), choose the best answer (A, Bor C). ‘You will listen to Laura talking to her cousin, Jack, about her new job. 11, Laura now works asa A.doctor. B, secretary. nurse. 12. What does Laura enjoy most about her job? ‘A.working with nice people B. learning new things C.helping people 13, Laura saw the advertisement for the job A.ina newspaper, Bona website. .ina shop window. 14. How long does Laura usually take for lunch each day? A.30 minutes B45 minutes C60 minutes 15, Laura stopped taking the train to work because A. itwas too crowded. Bit was expensive. .itwas very slow. 98 Scanned with CamScanner Test1 For each question (16-20), choose the best answer (A, B or C), 16, You will listen to a girl telling her classmates about a project. Which book did the girl like best? A. the history book B. the adventure story C. the horror novel 17, You will listen to a boy talking to his mum about a camping trip. What does the boy still need to pack? ‘A. some food B. some clothes C. some equipment 18, You will listen to a woman speaking about work. Why is the woman looking for a new job? ‘A. She wants to work fewer hours. B. She doesn't like her colleagues. C. She doesn't earn enough. 19. You will listen to a girl talking to her dad about a restaurant. How does the girl know about the restaurant? A. She ate there with a family member. B. She heard about it from a friend. C. She read an advert about it. 20.You will listen to two friends talking. How does the girl feel about the school picnic? A. She hopes it will be better than last year. B. She's sad her friend cant be there. . She's worried not many people will go. 99 Scanned with CamScanner Test1 Sc PARTS For each question (21-25), choose the best answer (A-H). You will listen to Tina talking to Ryan about a picnic. What will each friend do? Example Tina [E Friends Things todo 21, Mike A. choose a place 22. Jenny B. upload pictures 23. Lucy . send some messages 24,Tim D. bring a football 25.Ryan E. prepare some food F. check the weather G. borrow things for the picnic H. goto the supermarket 100 Scanned with CamScanner Test 1 SPEAKING PAR Listen to the examiner, Pause the recording to answer each question. , PART 2 EXER Look at the following pictures and listen to the examiner. Follow the instructions and do the task. Do you like these different ways of travelling? 101 Scanned with CamScanner Test 2 For each question (1-6), choose the best answer (A, Bor C), The dentist's office is tiosed var tie weaken. You should call Dr Jenkins if It you are not able to wait A. heis late and you can't walt for him. until Monday, contact B. you need to see a dentist immediately. Dr Jenkins on time of your 555 963 2108. . you cannot remember the time of y appointment. ‘A. You can buy children's clothes on our website only. ‘Summer Sale B, If you shop online, you'll get 50% off on all Allchildren’s clothes clothes. half-price when you shop from our website. Offer ends midnight. C. After 12. am. today, all children's clothes are full-price. Why did Jenna send this email? A. to check that Olivia hasn't made a mistake. B, to explain how she lost Olivia's book From: Jenna To: Olivia I've looked everywhere for that book you lent me, but I can't find it. Are you C. to say sorry to Olivia for not returning her sure | didn’t give it back? book. 102 Scanned with CamScanner ‘TEST 2+ READING & WRITING + PART 1 Hi Maggie! A. Anne thinks Maggle should study history Do you still have before coming to school. 1d? You're Pattie OAN BAY B, Anne's telling Magale that other students History class was areliltoo. almost empty. . Anne hopes Maggie will go to schoo! today, so don't tomorrow. worry about not ‘coming to school tomorrow. ‘Anne A. You can enter the competition from From: Mr Simpson ath Apri. To:Students ae B, The winner willreceive a cash prize. This year's spelling competition is for 11-16-year olds. First prize: money to spend on books! Enter by 4th April. C. To take part, you must be at least sixteen. | Schoo! Bus Rules A. The school will contact the parents if a Dear parents, student gets on the wrong bus. If your child needs to take a different bus, please send us B. To change buses, students must carry a a note including the date, the ote from thelr parents: reason and the bus change. . Students should not take a different bus if Thank you parents haven't contacted the school first. 103 Scanned with CamScanner Test 2 For each question (7-13), choose the best answer (A, Bor C). Meghan Alicia-—Coraline 7, Whosays her sport helps her keep fit? A B c 8 Who has changed sports? A B c 9. Who teaches her: others? A B c 10. Who has hurt herself while doing her 7 - (a sport? 11, Who has made money from i + ct competitions? 12. Who does her sport as part of a team? A B c 13, Who has improved a lot at her sport? A B c 104 Scanned with CamScanner ‘TEST 2 READING & WRITING + PART 2 Personal sports stories Meghan grew up playing team sports like football and basketball, but as a teenager | became interested in skiing. | watched competitions and dreamt of becoming a famous skier. My parents didn't like it they worried I might fall and get badly hurt — but they never stopped me. I'm glad they didn't, because the money I make from giving lessons to beginners will help me pay for university next year. Also, it feels great seeing my students improve! Alicia My parents put me on a horse as soon as | could walk, but when | started riding Showstopper | knew | wanted to take part in competitions. He's, a brilliant horse, so fit and strong, and everyone says we make a great team! We actually won quite abit of cash and other prizes together... but that all changed after | fell and broke my leg during an event. | still lve riding Showstopper, but we haven't won anything since. | hope | get better soon. Coraline Iwas between ice hockey and swimming, but | chose ice hockey, It's an expensive sport — the equipment that stops you getting hurt costs a lot ‘of money — but it’s great exercise and it teaches you how to work together with others. And best of all it's fun! When I started last year, | couldn't even skate well, but now I've become one of the best players in my team. How things can change! Now I'm thinking about becoming a coach and teaching younger players everything I've learnt. 105 Scanned with CamScanner Bir a Test 2 For each question (14-18), choose the best answer (A, Bor C). The best farm in town By Miranda Cox J Would you like to get closer to nature, but find it hard to leave the city? Have you ever wanted to learn about plants, or find out how to grow your own vegetables? If this describes you, Carlton City Farm is a great place to start. It might be a long way from the

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