Make questions and ask your partner

1 think / boarding schools / good?

2 you / good or naughty / student?

3 Which / prefer / live in big flat in city centre or small house in countryside?

4 Who / oldest friend?

5 How long / spend on / phone / every day?

6 ever / complain / in shop? Why (not)?

7 Who / favourite hero / from the past?

8 ever be / very lucky?

9 like / take risks? Why (not)?

10 good idea / have / TV in children’s bedrooms?

Now answer your partner’s questions.

Talk about one of the statements below, saying if you agree or disagree. Give reasons.

1 ‘Films should never be dubbed.’

2 ‘Physical punishment is always wrong.’

3 ‘There is no such thing as luck.’

Listen to your partner. Do you agree with him / her?

 

Speaking total

15

 

Listening and Speaking total

25

 

 

End- of- course test (variant 1)

GRAMMAR

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Example: Are you going (go) on holiday this year?

1 ‘Where’s Lynne?’ ‘She ________ (go) to Cuba. She’ll be back next week.’

2 Mike ________ (work) in his study. Shall I call him for you?

3 If I had the chance to live abroad, I ________ (go).

4 I’m sorry. I think I _______ (break) your camera when I dropped it!

5 I would have said ‘hello’ if I ________ (see) you!

6 I ________ (have) lunch every day with Clare in the canteen – I really enjoy talking to her.

7 ‘Didn’t you hear the phone ring?’ ‘No, sorry. I ________ (listen) to music.’

8 She told me she ________ (want) to meet me the next day.

9 Between 1984 and 1986 Patricia Cornwell ________ (write) three novels.

10 I ________ (eat) less chocolate at the moment because I am on a diet.

11 We can’t go to that restaurant again! I ________ (go) there twice last week.

12 You will get your results in a month – a letter ________ (send) to your house.

13 He ________ (work) at the company for years, and he still loves it.

14 When I got home, I saw that somebody ________ (break) one of my windows.

15 I’ll wait until she ________ (get) here and then we’ll come over together.

 

15

Complete the sentences.

Example: That’s the house where my father was born.

1 How much money did you take ________ of the cash machine?

2 You’re Joel’s cousin, ________ you?

3 I wouldn’t have missed his party if I ________ (not / have) a bad headache.

4 We can’t have dinner ________ all the guests are here.

5 The police ________ me whether I had witnessed the crime.

6 If I ________ you, I’d make a complaint to the manager.

7 Do you know where the nearest taxi rank ________?

8 Will you be ________ to look after the children next Thursday evening?

9 Are you responsible ________ the sales figures?

10 Can you tell me ________ the main entrance is, please?

11 My brother and I want to set ________ our own online business.

 

11

3 Underline the correct word(s).

Example: There’s no / not enough time to get the project finished today.

1 You wouldn’t / won’t get the job if you don’t apply for it!

2 You mustn’t / shouldn’t ride without your helmet. It is illegal.

3 Please talk more quieter / quietly. You might wake up the baby.

4 She’s the woman who’s / whose brother won the national lottery.

5 I think banning / ban cars from the city centre is a good idea.

6 The boss said / told me not to tell anyone about the promotion.

7 Very few / little people turned up at the meeting last week.

8 I’ll see you the next / next Friday.

9 There aren’t any / no big parks in this town.

10 I’m so tired. I won’t be able to drive unless / if I have a break and some coffee.

11 I usually / used to watch TV in the evenings, but now I go to the sports centre.

12 Will / Shall youtell me if you hear any news?

13 If you went to visit her, she’ll / she’d be so happy.

14 I must / might work harder if I want to get a better job.

 

14

 

Grammar total

40

VOCABULARY

4 Underline the odd one out.

Example: composer teacher employee violinist

1 retire get sacked apply for a job resign

2 extras thriller horror film comedy

3 fork menu knife spoon

4 straight curly beard wavy

5 take off travel check in trip

 

5

Write the noun.

Example: organize organization

1 mad ________

2 possible ________

3 similar ________

4 survive ________

5 react ________

6 move ________

 

6

Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.

Example: What are you going to do next weekend?

1 I could understand the film because it was dubbed ________ German.

2 I spent €1,600 ________ a holiday to Japan.

3 I’m thinking ________ applying for a job with Microsoft.

4 She’s been ________ charge of the accounts department for two years.

5 I’m so tired. I am really looking forward ________ my holiday next week.

6 Excuse me, may I try these trousers ________?

7 Let me pay ________ the cake – you bought the coffees!

 

7

Complete the sentences with the correct word.

Example: I inherited a lot of money a few years ago from my grandfather.

inherited earned invested

1 I think ________ should be banned from children’s TV because they make them want material things.

channels adverts presenters

2 The teachers give us extra homework when some students ________ badly.

cheat behave revise

3 I’m ________ my third year of university, studying chemistry.

in at through

4 My sister’s a ________. She’s having an exhibition in London next month.

guitarist conductor sculptor

5 Antonia’s so ________. She’s always trying to get people to do what she wants.

extrovert mean manipulative

6 We often have dinner outside on our ________.

terrace roof path

7 Go away and don’t come ________!

back here away

8 It’s easy to buy things on ________. You just pay a little every month.

credit online tax

9 When I was in Greece, I couldn’t understand anything anyone was saying. It was so ________.

exciting terrifying frustrating

10 I’ve finally thrown ________ my old leather jacket.

in away up

11 You’re not allowed to drive in a ________ area.

residential pedestrian suburb

12 Could you give me a 20% ________ on this bag? It has a dirty mark on it.

refund bargain discount

13 I haven’t eaten anything for hours. I’m ________!

starving furious freezing

14 She’s so ________. Her feelings are easily hurt.

reliable honest sensitive

 

14

Complete the sentences with one word.

Example: My sister and I get on well with each other.

1 When I got ________ playing football, the doctor said I couldn’t play again for four weeks.

2 The film The Beach is ________ on the novel by Alex Garland.

3 Jeff ________ yoga for an hour every day– it helps him to relax.

4 I tried to phone Mike, but the line’s engaged. I’ll call him ________ later.

5 It was lovely seeing you again after so long. Let’s ________ in touch.

6 Shall we meet ________ lunch on Tuesday? There’s a new Italian restaurant in the High Street.

7 Tickets for U2 concerts always sell ________ really quickly.

8 It was great to see you. I hope we bump ________ each other again!

 

8

 

Vocabulary total

40

 

Pronunciation