Full name: _________________________________ 5 She doesn’t cost / earn a lot of money at her job.
6 Let’s put it between / in the middle of the table.
7 I studied hard, but I did badly / well in my exams.
General English
8 The weather is nice: let’s go to the beach / area.
1 Complete the second sentence with the correct form of
9 Josh had to go to hospital because he fell / lay down and
the verb in the first sentence.
hurt his leg badly.
1 She works in London.
10There’s a lot of nightlife / traffic on the roads.
She worked in London last year.
11After we had lunch, the children went into / out to play in
2 They waited for him yesterday.
the garden.
They ____________ for him right now.
3 I don’t live in Berlin.
I ____________ in Berlin since 2011. 5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Use
one word twice.
4 Peter ran in the park.
Peter ____________ in the park every day. book do go have make play rent
5 We haven’t seen that comedy show yet.
We’ve____________ that show. It was on last year. 1 We could go shopping or sightseeing today.
6 Did you watch TV last night? 2 I’m going to eat after I ________ my homework.
Were you ____________ TV when I called you? 3 Do you ________ a day off today? I didn’t know.
4 Tickets are on sale. Let’s________ a flight today.
2 Choose the correct alternatives. 5 We’ve decided to ________ away on a short trip.
1 I ’ll go / ’m going on holiday next month. 6 He didn’t ________ an appointment with me.
2 Michael has lived here for / since three years. 7 Do you ________ your flat, or did you buy it?
3 If you can’t do it, I help / ’ll help you.
4 What are you going to do / doing tomorrow? 6 Complete the sentences by putting three of the words in
5 Paris called / is called City of Light sometimes. brackets in the correct order. Cross out the words you
do not use.
6 Our best player isn’t well, so we will / won’t win.
1 I’m bored with my old hobbies, so I think I’ll
7 She’s worked / was working part-time last year. try something new .
8 Why don’t you mind to work / working late? (have / new / something / try)
2 Alan likes to _________________ with his old friends from
3 Rewrite each sentence using the word or phrase in primary school.
brackets. (in / keep / online / touch)
1 They’re leaving early. (would like) 3 If you want to make some new friends, why don’t you
_________________ ?(a / club / join / to)
They ’d like to leave early.
4 Gemma had a very _________________ when she was
2 Can you buy some apples, please? (an)
living in London.
Can you buy _______________________ (busy / healthy / life / social)
3 She heard the music clearly. (could not) 5 I like Ali a lot, but he doesn’t have a very good
She _______________________ _________________ , does he?
4 I think I’ll do it tomorrow. (might) (happy / humour / of / sense)
I _______________________
5 There are too many chairs here. (not enough) Function
There _______________________ 7 Complete the conversations with a–j.
6 They’ve just finished it. (yet) 1 A: 1 j .This is your son’s school. 2___ .
They _______________________ 2 A: 3___ .
7 Ivan gave her the book. (was given) B: I’m sorry, I don’t know. I’m just a tourist.
She _______________________ A: No problem. I’ll ask somebody else. … Excuse me? Is
the museum near here?
8 I went to the park a lot last year. (used to)
C :4___ .First, go straight on for about 500 metres. 5___ .
I _______________________ when I was a child. You’ll see both the museum and the library right in front of
9 Lukas didn’t go out because he was ill. (so) you.
Lukas _______________________ 3 A :6___ .My car isn’t working and I missed the bus.
B :7___ . We still have plenty of time.
Vocabulary 4 A: Sarah? It’s Rosy. 8___ . It’s at Manuela’s house from 7.30
4 Choose the correct alternatives. this evening. I’ll meet you there.
1 That’s a beautiful picture on / under the wall. 5 A: 9___ .
B: 10___ . Jim will know the price. I’ll ask him.
2 Could I borrow / lend some money from you?
3 This show’s funny / serious: I laugh all the time!
4 Where does Sammy work before / nowadays?
a At the end of the road, turn left. took a very long time. These days, the Grand Canyon is very
b Could you call us back when you get this? popular with tourists from all over the world. Some people
take a boat down the river. Other people walk from the top to
c Could you tell me how much this costs? the bottom. But most people just want to look at the beautiful
d Do you know where the museum is? views.
e Don’t worry about it.
f I’m afraid I can’t help you with that. 1 Uluru has three official names. F
g I’m calling to remind you about the party. 2 Uluru is not as high as Angel Falls. ___
h I’m really sorry I’m late. 3 People cannot climb Uluru now. ___
i Sure. It’s next to the library. 4 Lake Baikal does not have salty water. ___
j This is a message for Sarah Jameson. 5 Fish cannot live in Lake Baikal. ___
6 Almost 400 rivers flow into Lake Baikal. ___
8 Each sentence or question has one word missing. 7 Victoria Falls is taller than Niagara Falls. ___
Rewrite the sentences or questions with the missing
8 Angel Falls is located in two countries. ___
word added.
9 A lot of tourists visit Victoria Falls. ___
1 Go straight on past library.
Go straight on past the library . 10The Grand Canyon is a beautiful place. ___
2 Can say that again? 11The Canyon is deeper than Lake Baikal. ___
______________________________________ ?
3 Can you call me back you get this?
______________________________________ ?
4 I’m afraid I can’t you with that.
______________________________________ . 10Read these online comments. Choose the correct
5 I’m not sure you mean. answers to questions 1–6.
______________________________________ .
ZoeM
6 Give me a call when you time.
______________________________________ . I’m taking four days off later this month. Where’s
a good city to visit? I don’t want to spend a lot of
7 Sorry I come out tonight.
time travelling, so it has to be close to Dublin.
______________________________________ .
And I don’t have much money, so it has to be
cheap.
Reading > Lisa98
9 Read the article. Write true (T), false (F) or (N) if there is @ZoeM: Paris is great, of course, but only four days? That’s
no information given in the article. not much time. How about Prague instead? I was there two
The world has many amazing natural features. Here are some years ago. It’s a beautiful city with lots of green spaces. Prices
of the most beautiful and famous ones. for everything are very good, too, and the people are super
Uluru, which is also called Ayers Rock, is in Australia. It is a friendly. Actually, I could say the same things about Budapest,
huge rock in the middle of a desert. Its usual colour is browny- so that’s another option.
red, but sometimes it looks bright red. The highest point is 863 >ChelseaGirl
metres above sea level. In the past, lots of tourists climbed
@ZoeM: Why not London? It’s really close to Dublin, of
Uluru, but usually not in the summer because it can be 47
degrees Celsius or more. However, soon it won’t be possible to course, and there’s so much to do here: great clubs,
climb Uluru. Local people in Australia feel Uluru is special, so restaurants, museums, everything. The traffic’s bad
they want to protect it. sometimes and it can be crowded, but I wouldn’t live
Lake Baikal in Russia is another wonderful natural feature. anywhere else!
Scientists say it’s the world’s deepest lake. It’s also the @Lisa98: I agree about Budapest. Great city! Definitely a
world’s oldest freshwater lake. It may be 25 million years old. good idea.
More than 330 rivers and streams bring water into Lake
>SaraBond
Baikal. There’s so much water, in fact, that around 20
@ZoeM: How about Barcelona! I had a really good time there.
percent of all the fresh water on Earth is in Lake Baikal. All
that water makes the area near Lake Baikal warmer. In It’s usually hot and sunny, the food is incredible, it’s pretty
summer, the average temperature is 11–14 degrees Celsius. cheap, and it’s not far from Dublin. Oh, and one more time …
This is cold, but it’s warmer than areas that are far from the Barcelona!
lake. @ChelseaGirl: London? Are you crazy? ZoeM wanted
Niagara Falls is partly in Canada and partly in the USA. It’s somewhere cheap! LOL.
probably the most famous waterfall in the world. However, >AnnK
it’s not the biggest. Victoria Falls between Zambia and
@ZoeM: Everybody else is suggesting European cities, but
Zimbabwe is wider and more powerful than other waterfalls.
It’s taller than Niagara, but it isn’t the highest waterfall. Angel North Africa’s pretty close, too. I love both Agadir and
Falls in Venezuela is much higher. At Victoria Falls, the water Marrakesh in Morocco. Choose the first one if you want
falls 100 metres, but at Angel Falls, the water falls almost beaches, the second one if you want culture. And my sister
1,000 metres. has told me that Sfax in Tunisia is lovely, too. Just a thought.
The Colorado River is a long river in the USA and Mexico. In
one area, the river cuts through the rock to make a very deep
valley called the Grand Canyon. The rock is hard, so this
1 Who suggests several cities outside Europe?
a Lisa98 b ChelseaGirl c SaraBond d AnnK
2Who says one city has very nice weather?
a Lisa98 b ChelseaGirl c SaraBond d AnnK
3Who suggests her own city?
a Lisa98 b ChelseaGirl c SaraBond d AnnK
4Who thinks one city is expensive?
a Lisa98 b ChelseaGirl c SaraBond d AnnK
5Who suggests a city she has never visited?
a Lisa98 b ChelseaGirl c SaraBond d AnnK
6Who suggests two cheap cities?
a Lisa98 b ChelseaGirl c SaraBond d AnnK
Writing
11Choose the correct alternatives.
1
Dear Sir or Madam / Hi Henry,
Thanks for inviting me to your birthday party. It
was great! I loved your 2huge new / new huge
TV: I could watch it all day!
By the way, I think I lost my watch when I was
at your place. Have you seen it? It’s silver and
white with a 3brown leather / leather brown
strap.
Pete and I are going to see a football match
between Chelsea and Leeds 4at five / in two
weeks. Would you like to come? I’ll need to buy
tickets soon, so can you tell me
5
at the end of the year / on Friday?
Anyway, let me know if you’ve seen my watch.
6
Bye for now / Yours faithfully
Mike
12. Read the topic and make some notes. Then use your
notes to complete this response. Use paragraphs and
write 80-120 words.
Discuss the good and bad points of two hobbies.
Say which of the two hobbies you enjoy more.
I’m going to discuss two hobbies that have both good
points and bad points:
________________________________________________
13. Find the correct answers
1. Do you like_____ football on TV?
A) watch B) watched C) watches D)
watching
2. Thank you for_____ me.
A) helping B) help C) to help D) helped
3. I’m afraid of _____ mistakes.
A) to make B) made C) make D) making
4. It is important _____.
A) to win B) winning C) win D) won
5. A: This problem is too difficult. I can’t solve it.
B: Is it really too difficult for you _____?
A) solving B) solve C) to solve D)
solved
6. Have you got anything _____?
A) reading B) to read C) read D) reads
7. She is good at _____.
A) to swim B) swimming C) swims D) swum
8. My father does the _____ himself.
A) ironing B) irons C) to iron D)
iron
9. My mother does all the _____.
A) cleaning B) to clean C) cleans D) clean
10. The boy _____ in the dentist’s chair has got
toothache.
A) sitting B) sat C) sit D) sits
11. Look at her hands! They are dirty! She … fruits for 2
hours.
a) has been picking b) have been picking
c) was picking d) picked
12. Is it true that you … to find me all day long?
a) has been tried b) have been
c) have called d) have been trying
13. Sorry. I ... one of your glasses.
a) have broken b) have been breaking
c) have been broken d) have breaking
14. My daughter … since early morning.
a) have been studies b) has studied
c) have studied d) has been studying
15. I … for you since seven o’clock. Why are you so late?
a) have been waiting b) has been wait
c) have been waited d) waited