Контрольна робота "Oxford Exam Trainer B1"

Test 1 ____________________________________________________

1. Complete the gaps with words from the box. There are two extra words you do not need.

My family is not very big so I don’t have many close ______________. My mother has two younger ____________ - Polly and Jane. Both my _____________ live in London. Polly has no children of her own, only ___________ from her husband’s first marriage. Jane is much younger than my mother. She has a husband and two _____________. It’s quite funny to think that these little girls are my ____________ and my mother’s _____________. 

2.Match the verbs (1-10) with the words to make phrases that describe different stages of life.

1. graduate ____________________
2. pass  _______________________
3. get _________________________
4. get _________________________
5. leave ________________________
6. retire ________________________
7. fall __________________________
8. start __________________________
9. be ___________________________
10. buy __________________________

a job, married, a house, from work, from university, born, a family, in love, home, your driving test

3.Complete the sentences with missing words. Use the correct word form.

1. Restaurant meals are expensive, so I don’t often e______ o______ with my family.
2. Alison has a lot of a_____________________, but only a few really close friends.
3. Chris invited his girlfriend on a d_______ to an expensive restaurant.
4. Every Christmas we g________ t____________ with the whole family at my parent’s home.
5. The atmosphere was ruined when my father and Uncle George g______ i______ a big argument about politics.
6. Melisa c_____________ her 18-th birthday with a huge party.
7. Many people prefer c_______ to friends online to going out with them.
8. Julia doesn’t love her boyfriend Mark any more. There are going to b________ u_____.

4.Choose the correct form of the verb in each sentence.

1. The children go/are going to the museum later.
2. The play doesn’t end/isn’t ending until 10 p.m. on Friday nights.
3. He sees/is seeing his girlfriend this evening.
4. What time does the bus arrive/is the bus arriving?
5. The bus leaves/is leaving at 10 a.m. every day.
6. Where do you meet/are you meeting Ben tomorrow?
7. We have/are having a history lesson every Thursday.
8. My sister doesn’t go/isn’t going shopping later.

5.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. When are you going to book the flight? – I haven’t thought about it yet. I think I _____________ (do) it tomorrow.
2. One day people _______________ (live) on Mars.
3. Do you know where you’d like to go next summer? – Yes, I ___________ (travel) across Europe for two months.
4. Who can go and confirm the dates for the school trip to the zoo? – OK. I _________ (go).
5. You can tell me who you went with on your cycling trip. I promise I ________________ (not tell) anybody.
6. Look at Mr Black, our PE teacher, driving his car – he _____________ (hit) that wall.
7. Our class _______________ (visit) the Natural History Museum on Tuesday morning. We’re really excited about the trip.
8. I’m sure my new driving instructor ______________ (not be) as absent-minded as the last one I had.

6.Choose the correct verb form in each sentence.

1. I’m good at to play/playing sports such as football and basketball.
2. My sister’s looking forward to starting/to start her new dance class.
3. I enjoy to walk/walking.
4. My brother can’t afford to take/taking up any new hobbies.
5. I often imagine to be/being an Olympic athlete.
6. It’s silly to make/making such a fuss about changing the timetables.
7. We’ve decided to start/starting jogging.
8. I’m doing extra English classes to pass/passing the exam.

7. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Do you mind _____________ (travel) such a long way to work every day?

2. Ann loves _________ (cook), but she hates ____________ (wash) up.

3. I can’t stand people __________ (tell) me what to do.

4. I don’t like that house. I would hate ___________(live) there.

5. After ___________(finish) my homework I went out for a run.

6. You don’t need __________ (invite) everyone you know to the party.

7.When David was a boy he dreamed of ____________ (become) a professional footballer.

8.My dad’s kind. He sometimes lets me _____________ (borrow) his laptop.

8. Answer the questions!

Do you ever fall out with your friends? Why?

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How often do you get together with your whole family?

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Who do you get on most in your family?

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Do you prefer to make up first or second after an argument? Why?

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How often do you get into an argument about different things with family members?

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Who do you take after most in your family?

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Who do you look up to most? Why?

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