PLACEMENT TEST
1 the words to the correct pictures.
A Put B Tick C Match D Complete
2 put your gum on the desk. Put it in the bin.
A Don’t B Not C Aren’t D Won’t
3 go to the cinema today.
A Let we B Let’s C We are D We let
4 Jan is from .
A French B Hungary C Spanish D German
5 Jermaine from Brazil?
A Are B does C Has D Is
6 How old you?
A are B is C have D you’re
7 Sam French.
A are B isn’t C aren’t D is from
8 There’s a lovely sky today. Let’s go for a swim.
A green B black C blue D yellow
9 is my new phone. Do you like it?
A These B Those C The D This
10 Look at those shoes. beautiful!
A They B They’re C Are D It’s
11 I don’t know those two people. What are names?
A there B their C they’re D they
12 Are these your CDs? They like some great bands!
A parent B parents C parent’s D parents’
13 My mother’s mother is my .
A sister B cousin C grandmother D daugher
14 Can your brother ?
A cooking B cook C cooked D to cook
15 I can ten kilometres.
A run B use C speak D play
16 I can sing but I dance.
A not B ‘m not C can’t D don’t
17 There’s some cold juice in the .
A fridge B wardrobe C cooker D dishwasher
18 My clothes are in the .
A chair B wardrobe C wall D lamp
19 a cooker in the kitchen.
A Is B It is C There is D There are
20 Jo a smartphone.
A has got B got C is got D have
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Multiple-choice
2 Read the article. Choose t he best word (A, B or C) for each space.
How about a staycation this year?
Every January we start to think 0 __ where we want to go on holiday in the summer. Most people today have 1 __ to other countries on holiday. it's a good way to 2 __ a new language and also to visit different cities. We can learn about different cultures and see a lot of beautiful places. However, 3 __ we really know much about our own country?
Just think about it for a moment. How 4 _ _ 1ovely places in your country have you not visited 5 __ ? I'm sure there are lots! Perhaps you've 6 __ pictures of mountains, hills and other places of natural beauty but h·ave you been there? We spend a lot of money 7 _ _ to far-off countries but maybe we 8 __ learn more about the attractions closer to home first. Why not have a staycation this year!
0 A for B about C on
1 A gone B visited C been
2 A practise B experience C progress
3A does B do C did
4 A much B long C many
5 A just B yet C ever
6 A seeing B saw C seen
7 A travelling B travelled C travel
8 A need B should C have
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Use of English
3 Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
I want to tell you (1) my brother, Steven. I think he’s probably (2) person in my family. He (3) good at learning languages. He learnt to speak French and German when he was at school and then (4) to university to study Russian. After university, he lived in Japan for several years and learnt Japanese.
Steven is a very (5) person – he doesn’t like sitting in the house but prefers to go out walking, running or cycling. He also loves (6) time with his family and friends. Steven's very interested in the environment. He often (7) money for environmental charities, and even once did a bungee jump!
We quite often go on holiday together and because he’s quite a bit (8) than me, he looks after me. Last year we travelled to Germany for a (9) holiday. We had a fantastic time together and some of the countryside there was absolutely (10) , especially the mountains! Sometimes it feels like he’s my best friend rather than my big brother.
1 A about B around C of
2 A more intelligent than B the most intelligent C most intelligent
3 A is always B was always C has always been
4 A go B went C has been
5 A energetic B generous C talented
6 A spending B spend C spends
7 A has raised B raise C raises
8 A older B more older C the oldest
9 A camping B tent C campsite
10A characteristic B breathtaking C peaceful
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4 Read the dialogues and decide which answer (A, B or C best fits each gap.
1 A: Did you try the food on your holiday?
B: Yes, it was really delicious!
A country B local C nearby
2 A: Why do you always get the bus everywhere?
B: It’s better for the environment to use transport.
A public B people C driver
3 A: We’re just going to see the new Batman film. Do you want to come with us?
B: No, thanks. it.
A I already saw B I’ve already seen C I already see
4 A: Is your sister going to go to university?
B: Yes, but she’s going to Europe first.
A see the sights B go abroad C travel around
5 A: I really rap music.
B: No, I don’t like it much either.
A can’t stand B can’t like C can’t listen
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5 Read the text and decide if sentences 1–10 are True or False. Put a cross (X) in the correct place in the table
RUNNING YOUR OWN BUSINESS –
DREAM JOB OR NIGHTMARE?
Finding a job is becoming more and more difficult. That’s why more young people are starting their own businesses. What’s it like? Here are some of their stories.
DAMIEN
I don’t like running a business but I can’t find anything else to do. I’m trying hard. I’d love to work in an office with a manager telling me what to do. People in offices have colleagues to chat to. I don’t. People in offices get paid every week. I lose money. I don’t think this business can keep going. I can’t sleep because of the worry. I can’t sleep because I work 24 hours a day! I don’t know what the problem is. Other people are doing well in the same business. I guess they’re better businessmen than I am. Some of them even give me advice but it never seems to do me any good.
HANNAH
I’ve got my own business. I get money from people who put adverts on my website. My friend and I work together. She designs the website and I look after the business. I don’t earn much but I only work in the mornings. I go to business classes in the afternoon. I really like them. I’m a sociable person and I love chatting to other people who have their own business. I listen to their ideas and problems and it helps me to know what to do. The great thing about the business is that I’m more positive about my own abilities now. I don’t worry about failing now. I know I can be a success.
LUKE
I’m really interested in cars. That’s why I’ve got this business. I buy and sell old cars. It’s a good business. I’ve got two mechanics who work long hours to get cars ready on time. A lot of people in this business sell cars which are in bad condition. They get money from one customer and are then surprised when no-one else comes to them. I’m happy here. I come in late and go home early because I know the people I work with are good at their job. I don’t have to watch them all the time. I earn a lot too. I’ve got more money in the bank than my parents and I’m only 27!
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Damien makes more money than he spends. |
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Damien works alone. |
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Damien prefers working for himself and not for someone else. |
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Hannah gets tired of meeting other people all the time. |
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Hannah learns a lot from other people. |
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Hannah is more confident about the future than before. |
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Luke is positive about other people in the same business as him. |
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Luke doesn’t really know why some people’s businesses fail. |
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Luke is richer than his mum and dad. |
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6 Read the extract from a novel. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think best fits according to the text.
WHAT’S WRONG WITH GRAMMAR SCHOOLS?
In 1944, The Education Act in England and Wales created three types of secondary school. All students took an exam at the age of eleven and then went to a grammar school, a technical school or a secondary modern. The top 25 per cent of students went to grammar school and the majority of them continued in education to university.
In 1965, politicians and education experts decided to change the system to comprehensive schools. Comprehensives were ‘fairer and better for everyone’ because all students, whatever their ability, should go to the same school and have the same classes with the same teachers. Grammar schools didn’t completely disappear. There are still 164 state grammar schools in England and they are very popular. So why aren’t there more of them?
There are two main arguments against them. Firstly, people say that the best teachers wanted to work in grammar schools where the students were better behaved. The second argument is that richer parents can spend money on private education for their children and make sure they get a place in their local grammar school.
These two arguments are totally correct but it isn’t the grammar schools’ fault. Schools for less academic children should be better. The students should learn the skills they need to succeed in life but they aren’t going to go to university and we shouldn’t pretend that they will. As for the richer parents using their money to help their children, it is obvious why this happens. There aren’t enough grammar school places. Build more schools and it will be easier for all clever children, rich and poor, to go to a grammar school.
Grammar schools work. Twenty or thirty years ago, many of our politicians were ex-grammar school students. Now, most of them seem to be from private schools. And what do the public think? 76 per cent support the idea of having more grammar schools. Shouldn’t our politicians give the people what they want rather than telling them what they should have?
1 Between 1944 and 1965,
A most secondary school pupils went to grammar school.
B there were three different kinds of secondary schools in England.
C not many grammar school students went to university.
D schools gave 25% of their students an exam at the age of 11.
2 Comprehensive schools are better than grammar schools because
A no-one has to pay to go to them.
B students behave better in comprehensive schools.
C students of different abilities go to the same school and have the same teachers.
D All students learn the skills they need for university.
3 Grammar schools
A attract worse teachers than comprehensive schools.
B are the only state secondary schools in England now.
C are for all school students, whatever their ability.
D don’t have enough available places for students.
4 The writer says that
A there should be more grammar schools so that more people can study at them.
B comprehensive schools are good for students who want to learn a skill.
C parents shouldn’t pay money to help their children go to grammar school.
D all children should have the chance to go to university.
5 From reading the last paragraph, we know that
A more people in England are in favour of grammar schools than are against them.
B a lot of politicians nowadays are ex-grammar school students.
C politicians do what the people of the country want.
D the writer doesn’t think people should pay for their children to have an education.
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7 You are organising a picnic for a group of friends. Each person has to prepare something to eat on the picnic.
Write an e-mail to one of your friends.
In your e-mail:
• Invite your friend to take part in the picnic.
• Explain when and where it will take place.
• Suggest what food your friend can bring.
• Ask your friend to confirm whether they can come on the picnic.
Write as much as you can about each of the things. Write between 80 and 130 words.
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Answers
Placement test 1
1С 2A 3B 4B 5D 6A 7B 8C 9D 10B 11B 12D 13C 14B 15A 16C 17A 18B 19C 20A
Multiple-choice 2
1C 2A 3B 4C 5B 6C 7A 8B
READING
Exercise 3
1 TRUE 2 FALSE 3 TRUE 4 FALSE 5 FALSE
6 TRUE 7 TRUE 8 FALSE 9 FALSE 10 TRUE
Exercise4
1 B 2 C 3 D 4 A 5 A
USE OF ENGLISH
Exercise 5
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 A
6 A 7 C 8 A 9 A 10 B
Exercise 6
1 B
2 A
3 B
4 C
5 A