LANGUAGE AND SKILLS TEST 1 A Units 1-2
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1 Complete the sentences with the correct adjective of personality from the box.
polite helpful modest tolerant quiet lazy proud rude selfish
0 He’s very clever but he’s very modest about it. He never says he’s better than us.
1 Don’t laugh at people. It’s very ______________.
2 Mark is very ______________. He cooks, goes shopping and looks after his grandmother.
3 My son is doing very well at work. I’m so ______________ of him.
4 Give some of your sweets to your friends. Come on, don’t be so ______________.
5 You never do any work. You’re really ______________.
6 He doesn’t say much. He’s not shy, he’s just ______________.
7 My mum is very ______________. She likes all my friends, it’s not important what they look like.
8 I like Nicola. She’s very ______________, she always says ‘please’ and ‘thank you’.
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2 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. You can see the first letter of each word
0 The next train to London leaves from platform 7.
1 Here’s the tent. Have you got your s____________ b____________?
2 We’re traveling by p____________. The flight is at 7 o’clock.
3 My mum takes hours to p____________ her bags.
4 I love s____________. I take my camera and my guidebook and go to see everything.
5 This is a good c____________. There are warm showers, a shop and lots of room for the tent.
6 This y____________ h____________ is much cheaper than a hotel.
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3 Complete the text with one word in each gap.
I’m going on holiday (0) to Prague next week. (1) ____________ you know Prague? I’m going by coach. I leave (2) ____________ stop number 4 at the coach station in London (3) ____________ ten o’clock on Saturday morning. It takes 24 hours but I’ve got a good book of short (4) ____________ to read. In Prague, I’m going to visit all the museums and the castle. I’m (5) ____________ going to use taxis or buses, I’m going to do it all (6) ____________ foot. I’m going to stay in a guest (7) ____________ near the centre. Look, here it is in this brochure: Accommodation (8) ____________ Prague.
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4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
0 Next year I (work) ‘m going to work harder.
1 He can’t hear you because he (listen) ________________ to heavy metal on his walkman.
2 My father (not understand) ______________________ how to use my computer.
3 My mother never (agree) ________________ with me about clothes.
4 They never (do) ________________ their homework on time.
5 I’m so excited. I (fly) ________________ to Spain tomorrow.
6 That’s my last camping holiday. Next year I (stay) ________________ in a hotel.
5 Circle the correct answers: a, b or c.
I (0) _____________ in a very multi cultural part of England. It’s a very interesting place. I often (1) _____________ in the small streets behind the station. They’re full of small shops and restaurants. My friends and I (2) _____________ here every Friday. This week we (3) _____________ to a new restaurant. I (4) _____________ Thai chicken – I always do. One day I (5) _____________ how to cook Thai food. (6) _____________ how to cook Thai food?
0 a) am living b) living c) live
1 a) am walking b) walk c) am going to walk
2 a) are going to eat b) are eating c) eat
3 a) are going b) go c) is going
4 a) am going to have b) am having c) have
5 a) learn b) am learning c) am going to learn
6 a) Do you know b) Are you know c) Are you knowing
LISTENING SKILLS
CD Track 2
1 Listen to Brian and Sandra discussing three employees. Tick true and cross false.
1 Brian tells Sandra who to offer a full-time job to. __________
2 Sandra thinks that all three of them are good workers. __________
3 Charles is lazy. __________
4 Carole needs a lot of help. __________
5 Sandra can do Carole’s work. __________
6 David is very talkative. __________
7 Sandra wants to keep Charles. __________
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READING SKILLS
1 Read the three adverts. Match the texts (A-C) to the questions (1-7).
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