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End-of-course Test A ENGLISH FILE

Upper-intermediate

G R AM MAR
1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the 6 Sam went to France for his holiday last year, ________
verb in brackets. he?
Example: I’ve known (know) Nathan since I was child. 7 The man with ________ I used to share an office has
just set up his own company.
1 Take a map with you in case you ________ (get) lost.
8 Neither Ben ________ Liz can come to my party.
2 Where have you been? I ________ (wait) for you for
9 The café, ________ is on the corner of Green Street,
ages!
sells great coffee.
3 It’s very noisy here at the moment because the flat next
10 I can’t ________ used to driving this car. It’s really
door ________ (redecorate).
different from my old one.
4 She would have been happier if she ________
11 ________ having a lot of work, the lawyer agreed to
(not get married) so young.
take on a new client.
5 You shouldn’t ________ (say) that to her yesterday.
12 ________ earlier we leave tomorrow morning, the less
She’ll never forgive you.
traffic there will be.
6 My little brother has promised ________ (not talk) in
13 You can’t ________ left your keys at the restaurant.
class.
You used them to open the door.
7 I arrived at the cinema half an hour late and the film
14 It was ________ a windy day that we decided not to go
________ (start).
to the beach.
8 The man that the police are looking for ________ (say)
15 I don’t feel well. I’d ________ go to the doctor’s.
to be in his 30s.
15
9 By the end of the year we ________ (save) enough to
buy a house.
10 This time tomorrow I ________ (sit) on the plane to
3 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).
Hawaii. Example: Who made this cake?
11 When it started raining we ________ (play) for about Who made Who did make Who make
half an hour.
1 Do you know what time ________?
12 I’ll phone you as soon as I ________ (speak) to Tim. the film ends ends the film
13 Ouch! I ________ (cut) my finger – have we got any does end the film
plasters in the house? 2 She has ________.
14 The thief admitted ________ (steal) the bracelet. dark beautiful long beautiful long dark
15 I wish I ________ (not tell) the truth when my friend long beautiful dark
asked me if I liked her boyfriend. 3 I watch British and American TV programmes
15 ________ forget my English.
to not not to so as not to
2 Complete the sentences with one word. 4 ________ the fact that the exam was difficult,
everybody passed.
Example: A I loved the film. B So did I.
Although In spite Despite
1 It sounds as ________ the people next door are having 5 Her father is in ________ hospital. He’s having an
a party. operation tomorrow.
2 Julian didn’t ________ to be very sociable, but now he the a (–)
goes out much more often. 6 ________ are famous for their cooking.
3 We’re ________ the living room painted at the French The French The French people
moment. 7 The climbers have reached the summit of ________
4 I don’t speak German, but my husband ________. Mount Everest.
5 There’s ________ milk. We’ve finished it all. (–) a the

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8 ________ of us passed the exam. We all failed. 5 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
Neither None Some
Example: It’s quite chilly today and I’ve heard it’s going to
9 I love ________ in their house. get even colder.
some furnitures the furnitures the furniture warm chilly damp
10 On the weather forecast they said that it’s ________ to
1 I’ve got a terrible ________ in my shoulder.
snow tomorrow.
ache pain hurt
likely probable probably
2 Watch ________! You nearly hit that car.
10
up to out
Grammar total 40 3 Their business ________ a huge profit last year.
did made had

VO C AB U L ARY 4 The man tried to chat ________ a woman who was

waiting for a train.
4 Complete the words in the sentences. off up over
Example: very angry = furious 5 I find it really ________ when people park right
outside my house.
1 extremely pleased = d________
irritate irritated irritating
2 when you open your mouth very wide because you are
6 I burnt myself when I touched the iron, and now I’ve
tired = y________
got a large ________ on my finger.
3 acting without thinking = i________ bruise blister rash
4 the opposite of tight (trousers) = l________ 7 That’s a very deep cut. I think you’ll need to have
5 a person who sees a crime = w________ ________.
6 a snow storm with very strong winds = b________ stitches scan a needle
7 you use these to breathe = l________ 8 That jumper really ________ you. It makes you look
8 the person who plays the drums = d________ ten years younger.
9 a person who writes about the good and bad qualities fits matches suits
of a book, film, or play = c________ 9 I was really relieved when I passed my driving test
10 a group of people who sing together = c________ because I had been ________ to fail.
expecting hoping waiting
11 a person who works with you in a
company = c________ 10 You can’t believe anything you read in that newspaper.
It’s very ________.
12 another word for luggage = b________
objective accurate biased
13 A person who speaks two languages is b________.
11 The criminal was ________ guilty by the court.
14 an illness where you usually have a cold and a
charged found sentenced
temperature = f________
12 You look hot! You’re ________.
15 you put your head on this when you
sweating shivering melting
sleep = p________
13 What’s the matter? You look a bit ________ in the
15
dumps today.
sad low down
14 Don’t ________ your voice! I can’t bear it when people
shout.
rise raise put up
15 You need to learn the new vocabulary by ________.
heart memory mind
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P R O N U N C IATI O N
6 Complete the sentences with one word made from 7 Circle the different sound.
the word in brackets. 1 /egg/ weather heatwave heavy sweat
Example: I mispronounced the word so nobody 2 /girl/ allergic slogan burglar beggar
understood me. (pronounce)
3 /shower/ specialist infection choke rash
1 There is still too much _________ in the third world. 4 /key/ ache chemist cheerful orchestra
(poor) 5 /fish/ business mild rhythm physics
2 He behaves like a child. He’s very ________. (mature) 6 /bird/ murder firm jury advert
3 Be careful you don’t fall. The pavement is very 7 /horse/ scorching drought fraud caught
________. (slip)
8 /car/ calm smart warm staff
4 He loved his birthday presents, ________ the new
9 /chess/ scratch machine chest chilly
laptop. (special)
10 /boot/ monsoon flood cool moody
5 His first novel was very ________. I’m sure it’ll be a
success. (impress) 10
6 Microsoft is a ________ company. (nation)
8 Underline the stressed syllable.
7 Isaac Newton was a very famous ________. (science)
8 Chicago is a large ________ city in the USA. (industry) Example: velvet
9 The hotel was great but ________ the weather was 1 presenter
terrible. (fortunate)
2 neighbourhood
10 I felt very ________ when I couldn’t remember her
3 old-fashioned
name. (embarrass)
4 eyebrow
10
5 violinist
Vocabulary total 40 6 export (verb)
7 kidnap
8 hurricane
9 insincere
10 unconscious
10

Pronunciation total 20

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 100

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End-of-course Reading and Writing A ENGLISH FILE

Upper-intermediate

R EAD I N G
Read the article and tick (✓) A, B, or C. Example: The government plans to build 10 new towns.
A True ■✓ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
The UK government has revealed plans to build 10 new 1 There aren’t as many houses in England as there were in
‘eco towns’, the first new towns to be built in England the 1960s.
since the 1960s. According to ministers, the ‘eco towns’ A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
will help provide a solution to the increasing housing
shortage while helping to tackle climate change. It is 2 There will be 25,000 new homes built in England.
planned that each new town will contain between 5,000 A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
and 20,000 new homes. 3 There is a lot of industrial pollution in Hammarby
There are few details about what the ‘eco towns’ will Sjöstad.
actually be like, but there are already examples in other A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
parts of Europe. The town of Hammarby Sjöstad in
4 In Hammarby Sjöstad, waste is converted into energy and
Sweden was built on what had been a polluted industrial
area south-east of the centre of Stockholm and currently
fertilizer.
contains 10,000 homes. All homes are built to make the A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
best use of natural light and are fitted with solar panels as 5 Some cars in Hammarby Sjöstad run on gas instead of
well as a system for collecting and reusing rainwater. petrol.
Waste from the town is processed to produce gas which
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
powers cookers, buses, and cars and is also used to
fertilize a nearby forest which provides wood which can 6 In Hammarby Sjöstad, solar power provides all the energy
be burned to heat the homes. There is a free ferry and that the homes need.
tram link to the centre of Stockholm and two-thirds of A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
all journeys are made by public transport, bicycle, or
7 75% of the residents of Hammarby Sjöstad use public
walking.
transport.
Another example is Vauban, near Freiburg in Germany. A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
Vauban, which now contains 5,000 homes, was built on
the site of a former army base and architects worked 8 The town of Vauban was designed by the army.
with local residents in an attempt to make the A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
development genuinely family-friendly. As a result shops, 9 In Vauban, every building has solar power.
schools, parks, and businesses are all easily accessible,
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
and there are 600 jobs within walking or cycling distance
of the residential area. Again all homes have solar panels 10 In the UK, some people are worried that there won’t be
and nearly 100 buildings generate more energy than they enough public transport for commuters.
use. A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
While ‘eco town’ plans may appear attractive, they have
met with fierce opposition, both from residents of
Reading total 10
surrounding areas of the proposed sites and from WR ITI N G
environmental groups. Many argue that the focus should
be not on building new homes, but on regenerating run- Write a description of the most interesting city you
down houses in existing towns and cities and there is have ever visited. Include the following information:
concern that new ‘eco towns’ may be built on green
spaces and land used for farming. Another fear is that • which city it is and where exactly it is
residents of the ‘eco towns’ will not be working in local • what you can see and do there
businesses, but will be forced to commute to other • what the people who live there are like
cities, encouraging more people into their cars and
• what the weather was like
increasing the congestion on the roads.
It is perhaps an irony that the strongest opponents of the
• what was special about the place when you were there
and how it made you feel
‘eco town’ plan are environmentalists, but as one local Write 140–180 words. Writing total 10
politician commented, increasing the number of traffic
jams in the local area ‘would not be that Reading and Writing total 20
environmentally-friendly at all’.

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End-of-course Listening and Speaking A ENGLISH FILE

Upper-intermediate

LI STE N I N G
1 Listen to the interview on a science programme. 4 When he was at school, Mick ________.
Tick (✓) A, B, or C. A was often rude to teachers ■
1 Professor Jones has most recently published research B was caught stealing ■
on the relationship between the brain and C passed his exams ■
______________. 5 Mick’s advice to new rock bands is to ________.
A music ■ B noise ■ C language ■ A socialize with the right people ■
2 At the moment, Professor Jones is carrying out B avoid arguments ■
research ______________. C be realistic ■
A on his own ■ B with American support ■ 5
C with other colleagues ■
3 In his research, Professor Jones decided to use Listening total 10
______________.
A eighteenth-century music ■ S P EAKI N G
B nineteenth-century music ■
C twentieth-century music ■ 1 Make questions and ask your partner.
4 Professor Jones didn’t want to use ______________. 1 Which living person / most admire?
A memorable pieces of music ■ 2 What / change about your life so far?
B music people didn’t recognize ■ 3 What / make / a great city?
C famous composers ■
4 What / dream about?
5 Professor Jones thinks we could use music to
5 When / last feel disappointed?
______________.
A make work more enjoyable ■ Now answer your partner’s questions.
B improve our concentration ■
C understand the science of silence better ■
2 Talk about one of the statements below, saying if you
5 agree or disagree. Give reasons.
‘In the future most people will meet and fall in love
2 Listen to five extracts from an interview with rock through the Internet.’
star Mick Stagger. Tick (✓) A, B, or C.
‘If you don’t have a healthy lifestyle, you shouldn’t be
Example: Rock Today is on the radio ________. allowed free medical care.’
A every day ■ ‘People who don’t recycle or use too much energy at
B every week ■ ✓ home should have to pay a fine.’
C every month ■

1 Mick’s been in a rock band for ________. 3 Listen to your partner. Do you agree with him / her?
A exactly 20 years ■ B less than 20 years ■
C more than 20 years ■
Speaking total 20
2 In Mick’s opinion, his best song is ________. Listening and Speaking total 30
A Love is the Answer ■ B I’m Always Wrong ■
C neither of the songs in answers A and B ■
3 Mick’s first concert in America ________.
A took place many years ago ■
B took place quite recently ■
C will take place soon ■

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