SYM STARTER - FINAL TEST

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Date Score

LISTENING

1 Listen to somebody asking about a city tour. Choose True or False. Unit 4 T est, T rack 1

1 T he tour visits different places. T rue / False

2 T he tour leaves from the bus station. T rue / False

3 T he tour starts at 10 o’clock. T rue / False

4 You can only buy tickets on the bus. T rue / False

5 A student ticket costs $15. T rue / False

Score: /5

2 You will hear f ive people talking about their appearance. Choose the correct statement Unit 6 T est, T rack 1
f or each speaker. T here are three extra answers.

A I’m old with gray hair.

Speaker 1 C
B I’m heavy and I have a big nose.

C I have blond hair and I’m tall. Speaker 2 E

D I’m short with big ears.

Speaker 3 B
E I’m short with dark hair.
Speaker 4 H
F I look sad sometimes.

G I’m tall with short blond hair. Speaker 5 A

H I’m tall and I’m a happy person.

Score: /5

VOCABULARY

3 Complete the text with the correct words f rom the box.

bus station coffee shops museum park restaurants

T here are many places to visit in my city and you can get a bus to lots of them from the 1 bus st at ion . You can visit
the history 2 museum and learn about the past—it’s very interesting. T hen, you can go for a walk in the
3 park . It’s beautiful there. T here are lots of 4 coffee shops near there to buy a drink. T here are lots of
5 rest aurant s , too. My friends and I often eat dinner there.

Score: /5
4 Choose the correct answers to complete the short conversations.

1 a: Excuse me, is the hospital near here?

b: Yes, go straight up this road—it’s on the corner from/of Main Street.

2 a: Is your hotel next to/between the park?

b: Yes, that’s right.

3 a: Where’s the coffee shop?

b: It’s across from/on the right the bookstore.

4 a: Excuse me. I want to go to the bus station.

b: It’s just over there—in/on the left of the museum.

5 a: Is there an AT M near here?

b: Yes, there’s one across/between the coffee shop and the bookstore.

Score: /5

5 Complete the words in the sentences. T he f irst letter is given and there is one space f or each letter.

1 Can you play an i n s t r u m e n t ?

2 Can you draw p i c t u r e s of animals?

3 My mom can dance s a l s a .

4 Let’s b a k e a chocolate cake.

5 Do you want to learn to do k a r a t e ?

Score: /5

6 Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

1 It’s a sunny/rainyday. Let’s go to the beach.

2 It’s rainy/snowy. T ake an umbrella.

3 T here’s no sun today. It’s snowy/cloudy.

4 It’s cold and sunny/snowy. Let’s stay at home.

5 It’s very windy/cloudy today. My hat won’t stay on.

Score: /5

7 Complete the words f or f ood and drink in the sentences. T he f irst letter is given and there is one space f or each
letter.

1 I’m a vegetarian. I cook with v e g e t a b l e s .

2 Italians eat a lot of p a s t a !

3 Let’s take some s a n d w i c h e s to the beach.

4 Do you want a cup of c o f f e e with your breakfast?

5 T here’s a c h i c k e n in the oven for dinner.

Score: /5
 8 Complete the sentences with the correct words f rom the box.

bored excited hungry sad tired

1 What can I eat? I’m very hungry .

2 Magda is ex cit ed . She’s going on vacation today.

3 I’m going to bed. I’m very t ired now.

4 What can I do today? I’m bored .

5 My dog isn’t well and I’m very sad .

Score: /5

GRAMMAR

9 Choose the correct answers (a, b, or c).

1 … much are the tickets, please?

A What B How C Where

2 … does the bus leave in the morning?

A When B What C How

3 … does the tour start and finish?

A How much B What C Where

4 … places does the tour visit?

A What B Where C How much

5 … do I buy tickets for the tour?

A What B Where C How much

Score: /5

10 Check (✔) the correct sentences. Rewrite the sentences that have mistakes. T here is at least one correct
sentence.

1 Excuse me. Is the history museum near here? ✔

2 Go Main Street straight up and it’s on your right.

Go st raight up Main St reet and it 's on your right .

3 T o take the second right and it’s across from the park.
Take t he second right and it 's across from t he park.

4 Between the coffee shop and the bookstore is.

It 's bet ween t he coffee shop and t he bookst ore.

5 T urn left and it’s next to the school. ✔

Score: /5
11 Choose the correct answers to complete the conversations.

1 a: Can/Can’t you drive a car?

b: Yes, I can.

2 a: Can he draw animals?

b: No, he can/can’t.

3 a: I can’t/can speak Chinese.

b: You can take classes at the university.

4 a: Can Gael ride a horse?

b: Yes, he can’t/can.

5 a: I can’t/can bake a great chocolate cake. Let’s make one for the party!
b: Great!

Score: /5

12 Complete the sentences with the correct present progressive f orm of the verbs in parentheses.

1 We are/'re seeing (see) a movie tonight.

2 I am/'m having (have) a coffee with Julia at the coffee shop.

3 He is not /isn't st udying (not study) Chinese this year.

4 Alex is baking (bake) a cake for his wife’s birthday.

5 T hey are not /aren't riding (not ride) their horses today because the weather’s bad.

Score: /5

13 Complete the sentences with a, any, or some.

1 T here isn’t any salad. Please buy some tomatoes.

2 T here are some vegetables you can cook.

3 Are there any eggs in the kitchen?

4 Is there a sandwich for me in the bag?

5 T here aren’t any pancakes on the table.

Score: /5

14 Unscramble the words to make sentences.

1 eating / are / breakfast. / T hey

They are eat ing breakfast .
2 go / rarely / We / restaurants. / to
We rarely go t o rest aurant s.
3 don’t / hair. / have / dark / T hey
They don't have dark hair.
 4 not / under / table. / bag / My / is / the
My bag is not under t he t able.

5 can’t / piano. / the / I / play

I can't play t he piano.

Score: /5

READING 1

Read the text.

One week in my lif e

by Miguel Sanchez

My life is busy. I’m studying at the university and I go to classes from Monday to Friday. My majors are English and
history. I have lots of lessons all week, but I take some classes for fun, too. On Wednesdays, I dance salsa and on
T hursdays I do karate. I’m also learning to drive a car. It’s expensive, but everyone needs to drive these days.

On the weekend, I like doing my hobbies. When the weather is sunny, I go to the beach to swim in the sea. On cold
days, I stay at home and bake a cake. I love music, too, and I practice the piano every afternoon. On Saturday nights, I
go out with my friends. Sometimes we eat dinner at a restaurant or we see a movie.

Now tell me about a week in your life …

15 Choose the best answers (a, b, or c).

1 Miguel goes to a university …

A on Wednesdays and T hursdays.
B five days a week.
C on the weekend.

2 What class does he do for fun?

A English
B history
C karate

3 Miguel is learning to drive because …

A the classes aren’t expensive.
B he thinks it’s important.
C it’s one of his hobbies.

4 On sunny days, Miguel …

A bakes a cake.
B plays the piano.
C goes swimming.

5 On Saturday nights, Miguel likes to …

A see a movie.
B stay at home.
C have dinner at home.

Score: /5
WRITING

16 Write a blog post about one week in your lif e. Write at least 60 words.

Possible answers: I’m a student at university here, in Santiago. I’m studying languages. I go to class every morning in the
week. In the afternoons, I work in a bookstore. It’s great because I like reading.

On the weekend, I see my friends and we go out. Sometimes we go to the beach in hot weather. We like to go skiing when
it’s snowy. In the evenings, we go for a coffee near the park.

Score: /5