B GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

TEST
NAME
MID–YEAR

1 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 4 Choose the best answer to the questions.

0 Susan buys some/any of her clothes from charity shops. 0 a I talk to you about something important?
1 I’ve known Kate for/since I went to university. a Can b Must c Do
2 At 7 p.m. I was eating/have eaten dinner. 1 I to music every night.
3 We’ve yet/already seen that film. a listening b listen c listens
4 Jo didn’t buy any/some music. 2 Leigh to play the trumpet.
5 At the moment I learn/am learning English. a learn b learns c is learning
6 There are a few/any pens on the table. 3 Tim hasn’t had lunch .
7 Have you ever/never been to South America? a yet b already c before
4 My father knows people.
/7 a any b a little c a lot of
5 Have you been abroad?
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the a never b ever c yet
verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple, Present 6 I you at the party.
Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous or the
a didn’t saw b seen c didn’t see
Present Perfect tense.
7 There aren’t apples in the bag.
0 Was (be) my brother at your house last night?
a any b some c a few
1 I can’t go out now, I (do) my homework.
8 I haven’t finished my dinner .
2 I (have) a shower when the phone rang.
a already b never c yet
3 When you (get) home last night?
4 They (not visit) us for weeks. /8
5 Elaine and Martin (be) on holiday three times
this year.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
6 We (spend) the summer in the mountains.
7 I (go) to Australia last year. 0 Did you know Lucy is on a special diet?
8 They usually (visit) their grandparents at the 1 I’m very and love doing extreme sports.
weekend. 2 I studied really hard for the exam, I failed it.
3 My sister’s quite good money. She always
/8 saves some.
4 What time do you get ?
3 Correct the underlined word in each sentence. 5 I a lot of time with my friends at the weekend.
6 The story takes in the USA.
0 My friend Adam’s bought a few trousers. some
7 John plays football weekend.
1 You must buy the coat now – the shop is closed.
8 I usually dinner in the evening.
2 I’ve never being good at tennis.
9 Lucy likes films. She likes seeing people fall in
3 Janice has studied French when she was a child.
love.
4 When do you leaving?
10 Bob is crazy sailing and spends hours on his
5 You may not talk in the exam. boat.
6 We eat at a very good restaurant last week.
7 I’ve lived in this house since four years. /10

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TEST
NAME
MID–YEAR

Reading Listening
1 Read the text. Answer the questions. 2 14 Listen to a programme about the London
Marathon. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

Money today 1 The London Marathon has started.

When I was young, I got 50p a week pocket money from my
2 Kirsty Phillips is running the marathon today.
parents. That’s about fifty-eight cents today. To get this money I
had to help my parents in the house. I usually spent some of my 3 Kirsty has completed the marathon five times.
money on sweets but I also saved some. When I was sixteen, I got 4 The London Marathon has taken place every year since
a part-time job. It was what you did in those days. I worked 13.5 1991.
hours a week in a local shop and loved it.
5 More than 9000 people have to wait to run in next
Today, many of my friends give their children ten euros a week year’s marathon.
pocket money. This is not to spend on big things like mobile
6 The London Marathon is well organised.
phones but for new CDs, going out and daily life. Their children
have TVs and computers in their bedrooms and always want money 7 Last year’s male marathon winner has hurt his leg.
to follow the latest fashion. Although their parents’ wages might
not go up much each year, pocket money always does. /7
As a society, are we spending more and why? Some people think
we are richer now, others think the products we buy are cheaper
and we buy more of them. I’m not sure. I never had a computer Communication
as a child, but now, most children I know have one. A computer is
necessary for school and modern life – in the same way that mobile 3 Complete the dialogues with the correct words.
phones and MP3s are.
1 A: Who won the race?
But, are we really richer now? We may earn more money but we
spend a lot more too and generally, things cost more, especially B: The winner is the man in the . The one
large electrical products. Perhaps it’s because we follow fashion wearing sunglasses.
more and don’t want to wait and save. It’s good to have the latest 2 A: What is yoga?
new products. My parents had to wait until they had enough
B: It’s a of exercise for relaxation.
money to buy something new.
3 A: Can I you?
My parents also never spent money they didn’t have. Perhaps this
is the biggest difference with money these days. It doesn’t have to B: Yes, can I look at that black jacket, please?
be cash. We don’t have to have the money at this moment, either in 4 A: I went to that new restaurant in town last night.
the bank or our pocket. Today many people live on credit and use
credit cards. It’s a ‘spend now and pay later’ society. B: ? What was it like?
5 A: I’m not into punk music.
1 What did the writer have to do to get pocket money B: Me .
when he/she was young? 6 A: I two hours of TV is enough.
B: I’m sorry, I don’t with you.
2 What do children want to follow these days? 7 A: I really love their latest album.
B: Me . Although I don’t like the final track.
3 Why do children need computers?
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4 What does the writer say people don’t want to do any
more? TOTAL SCORE /20

5 When do people often pay for things in modern society?

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