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Review 2 Test A
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3 Complete the second sentence so it means the

Grammar same as the first. Use passive forms.
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form 1 In the oral test, the teacher will ask us questions
of the verbs given. about our hobbies.
1 Have you decided? What __________ you In the oral test, we _______________________
__________ (buy) Davina for her birthday? by the teacher.
2 At 6.30 this evening, I __________ (sit) on the 2 Someone saw a cow in the middle of the
sofa watching the football! Perfect! motorway last night!
3 Don’t worry! I __________ (give) your essay A cow _______________________!
to Miss Briars. Stay in bed and get better. 3 Someone is repairing my motorbike at the
4 What time __________ the exam __________ garage.
(start) tomorrow morning? My motorbike _______________________.
5 Do you want to come into town with us? Jon 4 They will publish Geoff’s new book in January.
and I __________ (get) the 11.30 bus this Geoff’s new book ______________________.
morning. 5 They don’t sell chips in a bakery.
6 I’ve looked at the weather forecast. It Chips _______________________.
__________ (stop) raining by four o’clock, so
we can go out then. 6 They have cancelled the after-school drama
class on Friday.
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________________________.
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1 You __________ feed a cat too much or he will
become overweight.
2 I know I __________ have another piece of
cake, but I can’t resist it!
3 Do you __________ get up really early for your
new job?
4 If I had an English friend, I __________ write
to him every week.
5 You __________ use the computer for an hour
if you want to, but I’ll need to go online again
later.
6 You __________ try that new restaurant near
the town hall. It’s excellent.

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5 Complete the sentences with the correct

Vocabulary prepositions.
4 Choose the correct alternative to complete the 1 This film is very similar _____ his last one.
sentences. 2 Sandy is really pleased _____ her new
1 There’s nothing better than ___ and cream on a computer.
hot summer day. 3 You shouldn’t be worried _____ failing the
A peas exam. You’ll be fine!
B chips 4 My sister has got bored _____ tennis, so she’s
going to play football instead.
C strawberries
5 I’ve never been good ___ learning new
2 Throw this bread away because it’s ___. vocabulary. I’ve got a terrible memory.
A spicy 6 Are we ready _____ the guests? They’re
B fried coming in ten minutes.
C stale
3 In ___ class, we learnt about King Henry VIII. /6
A geography
B history 6 Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the words given.
C art
4 In our house, we’re always losing the ___ 1 I’d love to be a __________ (journal) for an
control for the TV. important newspaper.
A mobile 2 When you work in a team, you have to
__________ (operate).
B remote
3 The car company is one of the biggest
C digital __________ (employ) in our area.
5 Just ___ that button and the machine will start. 4 We need to call an __________ (electric) to
A press sort out the problem with the lights.
B turn 5 Don’t __________ (estimate) Tim. He’s short
C charge and skinny, but he’s very strong and could win
6 You need to eat a lot of ___ in a healthy diet. the race.
A sweets 6 I __________ (understand) what you said and
arrived an hour early.
B pies
C vegetables /6
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Reading The earliest ambition I can recall was to work

in a sweet shop. At the time, children didn’t buy
packets of sweets in a supermarket or newsagent –
7 Read the article about childhood dreams and
we bought them in special sweet shops that had
decide if the statements are true (T), false (F) or
huge jars of the most wonderful sweets you can
not mentioned (NM).
imagine. We used to spend hours in those shops
Marcus deciding how to spend our pocket money, and it
Like most children, I had a dream job when I was my dream to work there. I think my plan was
was young. From the age of two, I decided that my that if I worked there, I would be able to indulge in
future career was going to be in the stars! Not a eating every type of sweet the shop sold! My
star in the celebrity meaning of the word (although dreams didn’t include me becoming extremely
a lot of my young friends certainly had that overweight or sick, though. Children don’t think
ambition!), but literally in the stars. I wanted to be that way! However, gradually the sweet shops
an astronaut and travel in rockets. As I grew older, closed, and my dream disappeared with them. At
the ambition didn’t fade as many childhood school, I was told to choose a career with good
dreams do, but it grew stronger. At 11, I could prospects and, along with many of my peers, I
picture myself walking in space and looking at the studied business studies. Surprisingly, I found that
Earth from thousands of miles away and, by 14, I I was quite good at it. I went on to a business
had read all there is to read about the experiences college and got good qualifications and then, while
of those famous men who actually set foot on the trying to decide what to do, I thought about my
moon. It became an obsession to follow, quite childhood dream again. Perhaps there was a place
literally, in their footsteps! After years of study for a real, old-fashioned sweet shop in today’s
and dedication, my dreams now look set to world of online selling and huge supermarkets. So
become reality. Not that I shall be jogging across I started my own sweet shop in the heart of my old
the moon’s surface just yet! However, I have been town. We’re now in our fifth year and doing
lucky enough to be chosen to join the crew of the extremely well. It seems that there is a place for
next space shuttle mission and soon I shall be those huge jars of wonderful sweets after all.
enjoying that view I have always dreamt about. However, I must admit that I limit myself to no
Don’t let anyone ever tell you that dreams don’t more than one bag of sweets a day!
come true. Mine did.
1 As a child, Marcus wanted to be T/F/NM
Annika famous.
2 Marcus never stopped believing in T/F/NM
his dream.
3 Marcus was encouraged by his T/F/NM
parents.
4 Annika’s ambition wasn’t realistic T/F/NM
when she left school.
5 Annika followed other people’s T/F/NM
advice when choosing a career.
6 Annika’s business isn’t successful. T/F/NM

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Listening (Tests CD, Track 8) Use of English

8 You are going to hear two people talking about 9 Complete the email with one word in each gap.
buying a new computer. Listen and decide if Hi Sylvie,
the statements are true (T), false (F) or not How are you doing? I imagine you (1) ___
mentioned (NM). revising for your final exams at the moment. Good
luck with them! I can’t believe that you’ve been at
1 The boy bought a new computer six T/F/NM
university for three years, and this time next year
months ago, and it has crashed.
you’ll (2) ___ working as a teacher!
2 He didn’t take enough time when he T/F/NM I’m still trying to plan my future! I just don’t
chose a new computer. know what to do. (3) ___ I apply for university
this year or take a year off to travel? My parents
3 His old computer was impossible to T/F/NM and my teachers say that I ought to go straight to
repair. university to study languages. I’ve (4) ___ getting
good grades in French and Spanish and I think I
4 The girl’s computer is not very T/F/NM
want to be a teacher, like you. However, I would
reliable.
really like to spend some time travelling and
5 She needs a computer for her work. T/F/NM maybe doing some work in another country. What
(5) ___ you do if you were me?
6 Her printer isn’t working at the T/F/NM Anyway, I don’t (6) ___ to decide until June.
moment. Perhaps we can have a chat sometime. I know
you’ll give me good advice.
/6 Once again, good luck with the exams. I know
you’re going to be a fantastic teacher!
Love,
Karin

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Writing
10 Your English friend asks you this question in
an email.
Happy birthday for last Tuesday! Did you do
anything special to celebrate?

Write an email telling him or her how you

celebrated your birthday. Write 120–160
words.

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