LANGUAGE LEADER ELEMENTARY FINAL TEST A

A Complete the text. The Wallis Museum is on the corner of South Street and James Street, (0)_between_ the car park and the harbour. It (1)__________ my favourite place to visit (2)__________ the weekend. In the museum you can see some of the (3)__________ beautiful paintings in Europe. At the moment, the museum (4)__________ showing Picasso paintings. (5)__________ is the best time to visit the museum? Usually Sundays are best but after March the museum (6)__________ not be open on Sundays. The museum (7)__________ only have paintings. It (8)__________ has some very interesting statues. There (9)__________ any statues by Serpentine but the museum is (10)__________ to buy (11)__________ Serpentine statues next year. You (12)__________ buy a ticket for students. Ive never (13)__________ a student ticket but I know it is very cheap. Last year Peter (14)__________ the museum and he only (15)__________ 1. /15 B Use the correct form of the verb and these words to make sentences. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I not like chocolate wear . a seatbelt in cars ? . _I dont like chocolate._ people Ali Sarah should ______________________________________ study can harder ride than Wojtek a motorbike not ride ? . for six years . these days ______________________________________ ______________________________________ in future Todd you bank be have people on buses in the world ? a loan . ______________________________________ the best skier any money give ______________________________________ ______________________________________ not have to ______________________________________ 1

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they ever try Indonesian food Angelika have an operation give

? next week . last week .

______________________________________ ______________________________________ 10 the university can not the results ______________________________________

/10 C Underline the odd-one out. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 in stop strawberry focus on exactly car park wood on school water lend money about sports centre square up freeze oil stay in over lonely life plastic easy know pasta talk to always security guard metal

/ 6 D Put the words in the box under the correct headings. microscope sofa luggage lend needle board interest balcony Flying aisle

wardrobe Money

scalpel

Medical microscope

House

/10 E Complete the text with words from the box. (You do not need all the words.)

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Yesterday, I had my written (0)_exam_ at the university. Before the exam, I did two hours (1)_________ every night. Yesterday morning the halls of (2)_________ were very quiet. They are (3)_________ very quiet just before an exam. I was at the room 10 minutes before the exam started. I had my (4)_________ because I always forget words in English. At 10.15 the teacher wrote the time on the (5)_________ and we started. The subject was very easy but I was careful to (6)_________ my writing well. First, I read the question. Then I drew a (7)_________. Then I made a (8)_________. I only wrote four (9)_________ but it was enough. Then I checked my work and did a final (10)_________. I finished just before 12. I need a good mark to pass the (11)_________. I hope I dont (12)_________.

/12 F Correct the underlined mistakes in these sentences. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 I be afraid not. How much does it price? The bank is on a left of the library. I support it is. Could we had some tea? I have a car and all a motorbike. Is you think it is useful? What skills do I needed? There are two main disadventures. Could you like a return ticket? _Im_ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________

10 Could you speak it again, please?

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G Complete the text. In this presentation, I am going to talk about places where people live. In my (0)_opinion_, houses are better than flats. The most important (1)__________ for this is that houses are bigger. There is more space. This (2)__________ that you can have more furniture in your house. Flats are usually smaller and I dont (3)__________ thats a good idea. Another (4)__________ of houses is that you can have a garden. Gardens are good (5)__________ they are beautiful places to rest. (6)__________, I think everyone needs a garden. My (7)__________ reason is that houses are stronger and last longer.

/ 7 H Match the paragraph titles a) to f) with the correct paragraphs. a) When can we start? b) What is Topper? c) Do I need anything? d) Why Topper? e) Which languages can I learn? f) Who chooses Topper?

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TOPPER SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES

(0)_b_ Topper is the largest language school in the country. It started in 1992 and now has more than 15 schools and teaches more than 12,000 students. (1)_____ Any person that wants to learn a language can come to Topper. Its prices are very cheap. In the last 10 years, Topper has not changed its prices. It also offers discounts and lends money to poor students at no interest. So everyone can study. (2)_____ Topper has the highest pass rates in the country. Over 95% of students pass the final exams. It is the only school in the country that gives its students the chance to study in England. The most important reason to choose Topper is because Topper is always thinking about you. As well as language lessons, it also has clubs and societies, and organises social events and trips for students. The reason for this is that we think every student is important.

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(3)_____ You can join a class at anytime. Every week we have new classes. Last year we had more than 1,500 classes. You should go to your nearest school, fill-in the form, pay and then you can start learning a language that same day. (4)_____ We teach seven languages, including English, French, German, Spanish and Italian. Last year we started teaching Polish and Turkish. Next year we will start teaching Arabic, Chinese and Japanese. We will also give free English lessons to students who study a new language. (5)_____ No. Nothing. As well as the coursebooks, we will give you your notebooks, pens and paper. We will also give a dictionary to students who pass their first test. So, do your revision! I Answer the questions about the text above. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 What is Topper? A school of languages_ How many students does Topper have? ______________________________________ When did Topper start? ______________________________________ How long have the prices stayed the same? ______________________________________ How many students pass the final exam? ______________________________________ How does Topper help poor students? ______________________________________ How many schools does Topper have? ______________________________________ How many classes did Topper have last year? ______________________________________ After you pay, when can you start learning? ______________________________________ Which course can be free? ______________________________________ 10 How do you get a dictionary? ______________________________________

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/10 J Listen to the talk. Put the information in the order you hear it.
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a) It has several different uses. b) Important people used umbrellas. c) Umbrellas came to England about 400 years ago. d) Umbrellas are cheap. e) The Chinese invented rain umbrellas. f) It is one of the oldest inventions.

_____ _1_ _____ _____ _____ _____

/ 5 K [Listen to the talk again. Are these sentences true or false? 0 You can vote for an invention. 1 You can send a text message to vote. 2 In Britain, men used umbrellas first. 3 England was one of the first countries to use umbrellas. 4 Umbrellas were used in the rain in Egypt. 5 Poor people used umbrellas first. 6 The Chinese put oil on their umbrellas. 7 The first London umbrella shop is still open. 8 The first Englishman used an umbrella in 1750. 9 It cant be used as a walking stick. 10 Over 60,000 umbrellas are lost in London every year. _true_ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________

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