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Test A
Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar
1 Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form
of the verbs in brackets.
1 I _______________ (not go) to Mary’s party next Saturday. I don’t have time.
2 I’m sorry, he’s busy. He _______________ (talk) on the phone at the
moment.
3 Please turn the radio off! I _______________ (hate) rap music.
4 Which _______________ (you / prefer): pop music or indie bands?
5 What _______________ (she / wear)? It’s a terrible colour!
6 They _______________ (not work) on Thursdays. The shop is closed all day.
7 It often _______________ (rain) in the UK in March.
Mark: ___ /7
2 Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form
of the verbs below.
fly

meet

not know

want

send

study

1 How many messages _______________ (he) you every day?

2 I _______________ Jenny at the station at five o’clock this afternoon.
3 We _______________ to Paris on business every week.
4 He _______________ many people here. Introduce him to some of your
friends.
5 She _______________ to be a teacher when she grows up.
6 Which subject _______________ (you) at the moment?
Mark: ___ /6
3 Complete the sentences. Use the infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in
brackets.
1 I really enjoy _______________ (watch) sport on television.
2 We spent hours _______________ (cook) dinner.
3 They decided _______________ (go) to the USA this summer.
4 I fancy _______________ (stay in) to watch a film this evening. How about
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5 She expected _______________ (hear) from him, but he didn’t call her.
6 He’s very polite. He offered _______________ (carry) my bags.
7 I finished _______________ (write) the essay at midnight.
Mark: ___ /7

Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two words you do
not need.
arrogant

confident


funny

generous

lazy

nasty

rude

shy

1 ‘Hey! Give me some orange juice!’ ‘Don’t be so ____________ ! Say ‘please’.
2 My brother can talk to anyone. He’s so ____________ .
3 ‘Gina’s hair and clothes are awful!’ ‘Don’t be ____________ . I think she’s a
very nice girl.’
4 My aunt is taking me to Paris for my birthday. She’s very ____________ .
5 ‘Please help me wash the dishes.’ ‘Don’t be ____________ ! I washed them
yesterday.’
6 ‘Charlie isn’t talking to anyone. Is he OK?’ ‘Yes. He’s just ____________ .’
7 Harry thinks he’s better than other people. He’s so ____________ !
8 You’ll like my cousin. She’s really ____________ . She can tell some great
jokes.
Mark: ___ /8
5 Complete the diary entry with the words below.
activities

expedition


plan

skill

time

voluntary

My best friend and I have decided to do the Bronze level Duke of Edinburgh
Award. I’m so excited!
I need to write my 1____________ and start thinking about the 2____________ I’m
going to do. I’d really like to spend 3____________ helping the environment or
doing 4____________ work with animals at the wildlife centre. I’ve already chosen
my new 5____________ : I’m going to learn to play the saxophone. But the thing
I’m really looking forward to is going on the 6____________ .
I want to go hiking in Scotland. It’s going to be great!
Mark: ___ /6
6 Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the words below.
ambitious

active

grateful

sensitive

honest

patient


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1 He never thanked me for my help. He’s so ____________.
2 In the daytime, night animals are ____________.
3 Julia is very ____________. I don’t trust her.
4 I’m very ____________. I don’t like waiting for things.
5 My brother is ____________. He sometimes says nasty things and hurts
people’s feelings.
6 Vera doesn’t want to have a good job or make lots of money. She’s totally
____________.
Mark: ___ /6

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Use of English
7 Complete the text with the words below.
actor characters good good-looking lives musical playing plays
restaurant working
Johnny Depp is an American 1____________. He's 48 and 2____________ in
France, the USA and The Bahamas. He's 3____________ and fashionable. He's
also 4____________ and he 5____________ the guitar – he likes 6____________
rock music. He's interested in food and he owns a 7____________ in Paris with
some of his acting friends. As an actor, he plays many different 8____________.
They're often a little strange but usually 9____________, such as Jack Sparrow in
The Pirates of the Caribbean. At the moment, he's 10____________ on a film

called Dark Shadows.
Mark: ___ /10

Listening
8  Listen to the people talking about the music they like. Match the speakers
with the musical styles below. There is one style you do not need.
country and western

heavy metal

1 Speaker A

____________

2 Speaker B

____________

3 Speaker C

____________

4 Speaker D

____________

5 Speaker E

____________


indie

jazz

pop

rap

Mark: ___ /5

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Reading
9 Read the text. Are the sentences true or false?

Can Mozart make you clever?
Some people believe that young children should listen to classical music.
They think it can change a child’s brain and make the child clever. They call
this ‘the Mozart effect’.
This idea became very popular in the 1990s. Governments and universities
spent a lot of money over the next twenty years to test if it is true. The
research shows that it is not. Listening to Mozart does not have a
permanent effect on your brain.
However, research shows that listening to music can help children learn.
Mike Edwards teaches eight-year-olds. He works in a special school for
children with behaviour problems. He is not a music teacher, but in his
classroom there is always music.

‘I play the music at the beginning of the lesson,’ Mike says, ‘and it really
works!’
Mike’s students are sometimes difficult to control. ‘They’re not stupid or
lazy,’ he says, ‘but they’re sometimes noisy and rude and you have to be
very patient.’ The music is calm and quiet. It helps the children to feel calm
and quiet too. Then they can learn better.
‘I don’t think music changes a child’s brain or personality, but it helps them
to concentrate so they can be more creative. They enjoy coming to class
and it makes my job easier because they’re more polite and hard-working.’
So does Mozart make you a better student? Maybe. But Mike’s students
are listening to the blues!
1 In the last ten years of the twentieth century, many people believed in the
Mozart effect.
_____
2 Research proved that listening to classical music doesn’t make students more
clever.
_____
3 Mike teaches children about music.
_____
4 Mike’s students are always badly behaved.
_____
5 Mike’s students aren’t listening to classical music in class.
_____
Mark: ___ /5

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Writing
10 You want to do the Duke of Edinburgh Award and you are looking for
people to do it with you. Write a message to put on the bulletin board in your
school.


Introduce yourself and explain what your idea is.



Describe your personality.



Suggest the activities you would like to do, and say what kind of people you
are looking for.



Tell people how they can contact you.

Mark: ___ /10
Total: ___ /70

Test B
Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar
1 Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form
of the verbs in brackets.

1 Dad _______________ (not work) in the city. He’s a farmer.
2 It sometimes _________________ (snow) in the UK in spring.
3 I _______________ (not go) to basketball practice this afternoon. I have a lot
of homework.
4 Can I take a message? My dad ____________ (have) a shower at the
moment.
5 Turn up the volume! I _______________ (love) this song.
6 Which _______________ (she / prefer): coffee or tea?
7 Why _______________ (you / wear) a T-shirt? It’s freezing outside!
Mark: ___ /7
2 Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form
of the verbs below.
do

drive

know

not meet

send

want

1 We _______________ to France every summer for our holidays.
2 ‘Who is he?’ ‘Ask Emma. She _______________ everyone at the party.’
3 He _______________ to be a chef when he grows up. He loves cooking.

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4 _______ they ________ their homework at the moment?
5 _______ he ________ her a message every day? That’s so romantic!
6 We _______________ Adele at the sports centre tomorrow. She’s ill.
Mark: ___ /6
3 Complete the sentences. Use the infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in
brackets.
1 It’s a beautiful day! Do you fancy _______________ (go out) for a walk?
2 I expected _______________ (see) you on the train. Did you miss it?
3 Ania’s got a car. She offered _______________ (drive) me to school.
4 It was a gripping book. I finished _______________ (read) it late last night.
5 Jeff enjoyed _______________ (work) on the old car.
6 She spends a lot of time _______________ (watch) sport on television.
7 We decided _______________ (go) camping in Croatia this year.
Mark: ___ /7

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Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two words you do
not need.
clever

hard-working

honest


impatient

mean

polite

strong

talkative

1 James is very ____________ . He always says ‘please’ and ‘thank you’.
2 Hilary got 90% on the maths test and she didn’t study for it. She’s so
____________ .
3 Don’t be late because she won’t wait for you. She’s really ____________ .
4 My brother spent hours on his school project. He’s really ____________ .
5 Kyle always tells the truth. He is completely ______________ .
6 Barbara is very ____________ . She spends hours on the phone to her friends.
7 Jenny is really ____________ . She has her own opinions and doesn’t do what
everyone else does.
8 Nick is so ____________ ! He never shares things with his sister.
Mark: ___ /8
5 Complete the diary entry with the words below.
activities

expedition

plan

skill


spend

work

I’m so excited! I’ve decided to do the Silver level Duke of Edinburgh Award. I’m
going to learn computer programming – that’s my new 1____________. Now I
need to write my 2____________ and start thinking about the other
3

____________ I’m going to do. I’d really like to 4____________ time helping

children or doing voluntary 5____________ with homeless people. But I think the
best part is going on the 6____________ . I want to go kayaking in Wales. It’s
going to be fantastic!
Mark: ___ /6
6 Complete the sentences, Use the negative form of the words below.
sensitive

active

tolerant

honest

mature

grateful

1 Joey is very ____________. He lies to everyone.

2 She’s very ____________ and behaves like a child sometimes.
3 Jane is ____________. She doesn’t think about anyone’s feelings.
4 Ollie is ____________. He doesn’t listen to other people and thinks he’s always
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5 I helped Frank with his project, but he didn’t say thank you. He’s so
____________ .
6 In the daytime, night birds like owls are ____________ .
Mark: ___ /6

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Use of English
7

Complete the text with the words below.
action active actress characters does flying generous plays charity
working
Angelina Jolie is an American 1____________. She's 36 and is attractive, kind and
intelligent. She 2____________ many different types of 3____________, but she is
often in 4____________ films, such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. She also
5

____________ voices for animated films, and at the moment she's


6

____________ on Kung Fu Panda 2. She's very hard-working and

7

____________ and she does a lot of voluntary work for 8____________ with the

United Nations. She's very 9____________ in her free time too. She likes
10

____________ and she owns a small plane.

Mark: ___ /10

Listening
8  Listen to the people talking about the music they like. Match the speakers
with the musical styles below. There is one style you do not need.
country and western

heavy metal

1 Speaker A

____________

2 Speaker B

____________


3 Speaker C

____________

4 Speaker D

____________

5 Speaker E

____________

indie

jazz

pop

rap

Mark: ___ /5

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Reading
9 Read the text. Are the sentences true or false?

Can Mozart make you clever?
Some people believe that young children should listen to classical music. They
think it can change a child’s brain and make the child clever. They call this ‘the
Mozart effect’.
This idea became very popular in the 1990s. Governments and universities spent
a lot of money over the next twenty years to test if it is true. The research shows
that it is not. Listening to Mozart does not have a permanent effect on your brain.
However, research shows that listening to music can help children learn. Mike
Edwards teaches eight-year-olds. He works in a special school for children with
behaviour problems. He is not a music teacher, but in his classroom there is
always music.
‘I play the music at the beginning of the lesson,’ Mike says, ‘and it really works!’
Mike’s students are sometimes difficult to control. ‘They’re not stupid or lazy,’ he
says, ‘but they’re sometimes noisy and rude and you have to be very patient.’ The
music is calm and quiet. It helps the children to feel calm and quiet too. Then they
can learn better.
‘I don’t think music changes a child’s brain or personality, but it helps them to
concentrate so they can be more creative. They enjoy coming to class and it
makes my job easier because they’re more polite and hard-working.’
So does Mozart make you a better student? Maybe. But Mike’s students are
listening to the blues!
1 In the last ten years of the twentieth century, many people believed in the
Mozart effect.
_____
2 Research proved that listening to classical music doesn’t make students more
clever.
_____
3 Mike teaches children about music.
_____
4 Mike’s students are always badly behaved.

_____
5 Mike’s students don’t listen to classical music in class.
_____
Mark: ___ /5

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10 You are spending the summer in the UK to learn English and you want to
make new friends in your language school. Write a message to put on the
school bulletin board.


Introduce yourself.



Describe your personality and say what your hobbies are.



Say what kind of people you want to meet.



Tell people how they can contact you.


Mark: ___ /10
Total: ___ /70

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TEST A
Grammar
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

’m not going
’s talking
hate
do you prefer
is she wearing
don’t work
rains

2
1

2
3
4
5
6

does he send
’m meeting
fly
doesn’t know
wants
are you studying

3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

watching
cooking
to go
staying in
to hear
to carry
writing


3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

good-looking
musical
plays
playing
restaurant
characters
good
working

Listening
8
1
Speaker A: pop
2
Speaker B: country and western
3
Speaker C: heavy metal
4
Speaker D: rap
5
Speaker E: indie

Reading
9
1
T
2
T
3
F
4
F
5
T
Writing

10 Students' own answers

Vocabulary
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

rude
confident
nasty

generous
lazy
shy
arrogant
funny

5
1
2
3
4
5
6

plan
activities
time
voluntary
skill
expedition

6
1
2
3
4
5
6

ungrateful

inactive
dishonest
impatient
insensitive
unambitious

Use of English

7
1
2

actor
lives

TEST B
Grammar
1
1

doesn’t work

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2
3
4
5

6
7

snows
’m not going
’s having
love
does she prefer
are you wearing

2
1
2
3
4
5
6

drive
knows
wants
Are they doing
Does he send
aren’t meeting

3
1
2
3
4

5
6
7

going out
to see
to drive
reading
working
watching
to go

8
9
10

charity
active
flying

Listening
8
1
Speaker A: pop
2
Speaker B: country and western
3
Speaker C: heavy metal
4
Speaker D: rap

5
Speaker E: indie
Reading
9

1
2
3
4
5

T
T
F
F
T

Writing

10

Students' own answers.

Vocabulary
4
1
2
3
4
5

6
7
8

polite
clever
impatient
hard-working
honest
talkative
strong
mean

5
1
2
3
4
5
6

skill
plan
activities
spend
work
expedition

6
1

2
3
4
5
6

dishonest
immature
insensitive
intolerant
ungrateful
inactive

Use of English
7
1
actress
2
plays
3
characters
4
action
5
does
6
working
7
generous


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