1 Term Test

Form____________   Name_________________

Grammar

1. Complete the sentences with the correct present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1   Josh ………………………… at least one point in every game he plays. (score)

2   I ………………………… that they will give Kate a place on the team. (believe)

3   Susan ………………………… to finish her homework today. (try)

4   My dad ………………………… Chinese food tonight. (cook)

5   My brother loves books. He ………………………… a book every week. (read)

6   I ………………………… all of my old Friends DVDs this week. (watch)

7   Sam ………………………… before 7 a.m., even on Sundays. (get up)

8   Look out of the window. A big storm …………………………! (come)

9   Lisa usually ………………………… video games when she gets home. (play)

10   I ………………………… what you’re saying, but I don’t agree with it. (understand)

2. Fill in past simple or past perfect simple.
1. After they (see) the Tower, they (go) to Westminster Abbey.
2. He (ask) me which animals I (see) in Africa.
3. After Columbus (discover) America, he (return) to Spain.
4. Before they (move) to Liverpool, they (sell) everything.
5. After he (work) very hard, he (fall) ill.
6. She (open) the box after she (find) the key.

3. Comparison of adjectives with as ... as

  The blue car is the red car. (fast)

  Peter is Fred. (not/tall)

  The violin is the cello. (not/low)

  This copy is the other one. (bad)

  Oliver is Peter. (optimistic)

4. Form sentences in the past progressive with the words given.
1. Peter / work - on the computer.
2. The children / play - in the park.
3. I / watch - my favourite sitcom.
4. My parents / read - the paper.
5. We / enjoy - a nice day at the beach.

Vocabulary

1. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. There is a word you don’t need to use.

1. Watching a scary movie just before you sleep will make you have a_________ .
2. After I go to bed, I like to read a book for a while before I __________ .
3. The children have mid-morning ________ at about 11 o'clock - usually fruit and a drink.
4. Many of teens are  ________ because they eat too much junk food.
5. I slept like a _________ until morning.
6. Regular exercise is part of a healthy __________ .

2. Look at the adjectives describing someone’s character and fi nd the right ending.

A person who is ...

3.  Read the sentences and complete them with the words from the box.

shout, aggressive, pet student, smart, strict, honest, patient, responsible

1.  Nobody likes_________________people because they often fight.
2. ________________________teachers don’t let their pupils speak in class.
3.  Mr Parker is never strict with Tom because Tom is his____________________ .
4.  People often_______________________________ when they are angry.
5.  Jane is so ______________________________ . She has no problems with school.
6. _________________________________________ people don’t tell lies.
7.  My history teacher is very ______________________. She waits till we think of a good answer.  She never hurries us up.
8. My parents let me babysit my little brother because they know that I am ______________.

Reading

Read the text. Match paragraphs A–E of the text with questions 1–7. There are two extra questions.

The most dangerous journey

1.       A How do you feel about car journeys? Do you get a bit bored, ask the driver how long it’s going to take, and then fall asleep? Or do you get extremely anxious? This is exactly how I felt last month, when I took a trip down the most dangerous road in the world.
2.       B The North Yungas road in Bolivia goes from La Paz, which is a very large city to the town of Coroico in the mountain region of the Amazon rainforest. The road is about
   69 km long, but in that short distance it goes down from about 4,650 m high to 1,200 m. Although it is only about three metres wide and there are no guard rails, cars travel in both directions. The views are amazing, but between two and three hundred travellers are killed every year when they drive off the side of this road. In Spanish it is called El Camino de losMuertos – the Road of the Dead.
3.       C When I went to visit my friend Jacqueline in La Paz, I had no idea how dangerous the North Yungas road was. I was very excited about the trip to the Amazon rainforest that she wanted to take me on. When we got on the bus, Jacqueline let me sit by the window to get the best view. I didn’t feel suspicious at all.
4.       D It was only when the journey started that I began to feel frightened. The bus drove right to the edge of the road many times, and when I looked over, I could see the forest about 600 m below us. We drove on quickly through thick cloud – how do you know where you’re going when you can’t see? I held on to Jacqueline’s hand. Then we drove under a waterfall that was slowly washing the road away. I was shocked!
5.       E When we met another car coming the other way, we drove so close to the edge of the road that a wheel seemed to go off the edge. This happened several times and I started thinking that we might not reach our final destination. When we finally got to Coroico, I felt so relieved. I let go of Jacqueline’s hand and saw that it was red. I was a bit embarrassed, but so happy that we were not on that road any more.

In which paragraph does the writer tell us…

1.       one good thing about the road?   ___

2.       aboutdifficult weather conditions?   ___
3.       about traffic coming towards the bus?  ___
4.       thatshe didn’t realise the road wasn’t safe? ___
5.       howlong the journey took?    ___
6.       that she was disappointed about the trip?  ___
7.       abouthow some people feel when they travel? ___