TEST 1 ● GROUP A

Name: ________________________
Class: ________________________

Vocabulary Grammar
4 Complete the sentences with the correct -ing or to-
1 Complete the sentences with the negative of the words
infinitive form of the verb in brackets.
in the box by adding un-, in-, dis- or ir-. There are two
extra words. 0 Jake is considering becoming (become) a doctor when he
leaves school.
cooperative fair friendly honest loyal popular
selfish sensitive

0 The people at my new club were quite unfriendly at first and

didn’t really speak to me.
1 John was and didn’t tell his parents the truth.
2 Tim often refuses to work with others. He’s quite .
3 Bill sang better than Jan, but she won the singing contest. 1 Max spent an hour (fix) his bike yesterday.
That was . 2 I hope you managed (finish) all your
4 Martin upsets people sometimes with the things he says. He homework.
can be a bit . 3 I don’t mind (help) you with the party, if you
5 My friends are never . They’d never talk about me want.
when I’m not there. 4 Sophie loves that dress in the window, but she can’t afford
/5 (buy) it.
5 Would you prefer (go) out or stay at home
tonight?
2 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in /5
the box. There are two extra words.

battery credit card discovery events keyboard 5 Complete the sentences with the correct Past Simple or
password radar text messages Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
0 I was walking (walk) home when it suddenly started to snow.
0 To use some mobile devices, you need to put in a password.
1 Dad was busy working, so he (not hear) me
1 I often use a to pay for large items. open the front door.
2 If your is dead, you won’t be able to make calls on 2I (chat) with my friends after I arrived at the
your mobile phone. café.
3 I never use my mobile to call people, but I send lots of 3 The weather (be) nice last Sunday – really
. warm!
4 Millions of people followed the on television. 4 Our dog (lie) in his basket when he suddenly
heard a noise.
5 In your opinion, what was the greatest of the twentieth
5 The students (not work) when the teacher
century? walked back into the classroom, so she was cross.
/5 /5

3 Match 1–5 with a–h to make sentences. 6 Use the prompts to write questions.
0 You need to scroll f 0 What time you / go / to school / every morning?
1 We’ve run What time do you go to school every morning?
2 I’m still trying to figure 1 What / your sister / do / today?
3 You just click
4 Tom hung 2 you / used to / play football / when / you / be / a child?
5 Jen is interested
3 How many languages / your parents / speak?
a out of ink for the printer.
b on an icon to open the page. 4 you / ever / meet / anyone famous?
c up after the phone call.
d in journalism as a career. 5 Who / you / wait / for / now?
e out the answer to this question.
f down the screen to look at the bottom.
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Use of English
[Link] is part of a letter you received from your English
7 Read the text and choose the correct answer, A, B or C. friend, Jo. Write an email to Jo, answering her questions.
Just recently, I 0 C a fantastic trip abroad with my college, and one
day we visited a science museum. I was very 1 about the visit
I recently went on a class trip to the science museum in our town.
as I love anything to do with space. The aim was to 2 out more
It was fantastic! Tell me about a great trip you went on. Where did
about the history of space travel, and the conditions that 3 have
you go and why? What did you do there? And did you enjoy it?
to live in nowadays while they 4 in space. The museum staff
were really 5 and gave us information, and I took some great
photos of the models of spacecraft they had there. Then when I 6
back home, I sent an email to my friend, and 7 some of my Write about 100 words.
photos to it. But I was a bit disappointed 8 them because the
colours weren’t so good – not nearly as amazing as the real thing!

0 A joined B went C had D visited

1 A keen B interested C enthusiastic D inspired
2 A discover B find C examine D understand
3 A explorers B inventors C researchers D astronauts
4 A travels B travelling C are travelling
D travelled
5 A popular B successful C confident D helpful
6 A got B reached C passed D moved
7 A stuck B fixed C attached D downloaded
8 A for B of C with D from
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8 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

My father works 0 as a scientist and I think he always wanted me 1
share his interest. So 2 I was a child, he always 3 me to his
lab every weekend and showed me his work. I loved going there
and I always hoped I’d 4 up with some brilliant ideas, like him.
Sadly, though, that has 5 happened! And in fact, now I’m
older, I’ve decided I really 6 stand studying biology! It’s just
not my subject. But luckily I love maths and dad’s passionate 7
that, too!

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9 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first.
0 Tom switched on the TV and started to watch. Then the
phone rang.
Tom was watching the TV when the phone rang.
1 I really like it when we write stories in class.
I really enjoy stories in class.
2 We have to observe what happens in our science
experiments.
We have to make some in our science
experiments.

3 Try not to spend too much money in town.

Try to avoid too much money in town.
4 I never went to the countryside when I was little.
I to go to the countryside when I was little. /10
5 Sam’s waiting for someone – who is it?
Who for?

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TOTAL _____/ 60points

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