Matrix Pre Intermediate Tests

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Pre-Intermediate Tests
Name:
Test 1
1 Class:
Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the following text and match headings a–g with 2 Complete the sentences using one of the following verbs
paragraphs 1–6. There is one heading you do not need. in the correct form.
a World interest in Esperanto • tell • speak • talk • say
b Easy to learn – and plenty to read!
c Will it survive or disappear? 1 Do you Spanish?
d Problems for a language with no home 2 My mother that she enjoys reading English
e What is Esperanto trying to do?
magazines.
f A school project
g One person’s idea 3 me what you think about my idea.
4 I usually to my close friends about my problems.
Esperanto
4
1
The language ‘Esperanto’ is about 120 years old. It doesn’t 3 Circle the correct words in these sentences.
come from any country. People call it a ‘planned’ language, 1 For our homework we have to change / translate a text
because someone created it – a Pole, Dr L. L. Zamenhof. from English into our own language.
2 2 People are worried that the Cornish language will
The word ‘Esperanto’ means ‘someone who hopes’. The idea disappear / survive.
is for Esperanto to be a language for international 3 I care / fear about what’s happening to smaller languages.
communication. Everyone learns it as a foreign language, 4 It’s difficult to say how many smaller languages will study
rather than learning a language from one particular country, / survive.
like French or English. 5 Sorry – I can’t come to the cinema this evening. I want to
check / revise for my test tomorrow.
3
6 If you can’t understand what your English friend says, ask
Esperanto isn’t a difficult language. The rules are simple,
her to repeat / practise it.
and every word is easy to pronounce and to spell. There are 6
Esperanto textbooks and dictionaries, as well as other books,
and translations into Esperanto from other languages. There 4 Complete the table with the missing nouns and verbs.
are 30,000 books in the British Esperanto library. Verb Noun
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memorise 1
There are other ‘planned languages’, but Esperanto is the
biggest. Many countries have their own Esperanto societies. repeat 2
There are over half a million Esperanto Internet sites, and
revise 3
you can even learn it by email! There are also some very
famous Esperanto speakers – for example, six Nobel Prize 4 student
winners.
5 practice
5
Sadly, the fact that Esperanto doesn’t have its own country
5
or culture also causes some problems. For example, no
country uses Esperanto in schools, and no people learn it as Grammar
their own language. Its speakers come from all over the
5 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or
world, but they also have their own languages.
present continuous.
6
1 I own a mobile phone but I rarely
Although Esperanto speakers care very much about its
future, it’s not always easy to make other people speak it or (use) it.
teach it to their children. The future of Esperanto depends 2 Lara (send) her boyfriend a text
on new people learning it, but at the moment there are only message every day.
around two million speakers of Esperanto in the world. But 3 What (you / look) at?
more than 700 million speakers of English! 4 We (study) Ancient Egypt in history this
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term.
5 Maria can’t come to my party tonight. She
(have) a bad cold.
6 (Lucy / walk) to school with you?
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Test 1
7 I (get) more and more worried about Speaking

my dog. He isn’t eating.
Asking questions and understanding the answer
8 I (not / know) what most of the
Preparation time: 1 minute. Work in pairs. One person is
symbols on my mobile phone mean.
Student A and the other is Student B.
9 They (spend) a lot of money at the
moment on their new house. Student A
10 John often (watch) English films on You are a stranger on holiday in Oxford. You want some
satellite TV. directions, so you stop someone in the street.
11 I (not / understand) my new computer • Ask where the nearest Post Office is.
program. • Ask the person to spell the street name.
11 • Ask for directions to get there.
6 Complete the sentences using can, can’t or (not) be • Ask the person to repeat the directions, because you
able to. didn’t understand.
• Thank the person and say goodbye.
1 Some people think that in the year 2050 computers will You speak first.
have conversations with us.
2 My little brother ride a bicycle, so he Student B
wants me to teach him. You are walking down the street when a stranger stops you.
3 If I ever have children, I won’t to sleep • Tell the person that the Post Office is in Walton Street.
until lunchtime any more! • Spell the street name.
4 James speak English, but he can’t • Tell the person to go past the library, then take the first
left and the Post Office is next to the supermarket, on the
speak Welsh.
right – but speak very quietly.
5 I want to drive a car before I get my • Repeat the directions in a louder voice.
first job. • Say goodbye.
6 I don’t understand. you repeat the Wait for your partner to speak first.
question, please?
7 I’m pleased because Milly might come
to my party after all.
8 you recommend a good book for me
to take on holiday?
9 I’m sorry. I won’t babysit tonight.
10 My parents understand why I like
playing very loud music.
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Writing
7 Match the following questions with their answers.
1 Do you like learning a Polish and English.
history?
2 How many brothers b 1.55 m.
have you got?
3 Where do you live? c 15.
4 How often do you play d Yes, I do.
sport?
5 How old are you? e I go out with my friends.
6 How tall are you? f Warsaw.
7 What languages do you g Twice a week.
speak?
8 What do you do at the h Just one.
weekends?
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Total 50
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Name:
Test 2 Class:
Reading 3 Complete these sentences using the correct form of the

1 Read the article and decide whether statements 1–5 are word in brackets.
true or false. Write T or F in each box.
1 It’s true to say that not all people are
1 Mozart first wrote music when he was six. happy. (success)
2 Mozart performed all over Europe in his childhood.
2 To achieve things in your life, you need plenty of
3 Mozart’s father wanted him to move to Vienna.
. (determined)
4 Four of Mozart’s children died when they were babies.
5 The Emperor paid for clothes for Mozart’s family. 3 My sister is very – she wants to be a
6 Mozart continued to perform in public until he died. champion runner. (ambition)
7 Mozart was always poor in his lifetime. 4 Many people who get to the top say they have been
A child star . (luck)
The composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in 5 You must have natural as well as be
Salzburg, Austria in 1756, with an extraordinary musical able to work hard if you want to become a dancer.
talent. The son of a musician, at the age of three he started (talented)
to play notes on the clavier (an early kind of piano). He 6 You have to be very if you want to be
composed his first piece of music when he was five years a top tennis player. (discipline)
old, and he first performed in public at the age of six. The 6
boy travelled around Europe with his father and sister,
4 Choose the best answer, a, b or c, to complete the text.
performing in many countries; when he was 13 he went to
Rome, where the Pope praised his wonderful talent. Simona always wanted to be a ballet dancer, from a young
Wherever he performed as a child, he was a great success. age. She started lessons when she was only five years old.
He started work at the age of 15, as head of the Archbishop She was 1 to get to the top. She knew that
of Salzburg’s Orchestra. But he didn’t like the Archbishop, to achieve her dream, she needed to be very 2 ,
and so he left Salzburg and went to Vienna – even though eat properly and get enough sleep. Her parents were very
his father didn’t want him to. 3 of their daughter and her talent. But
He married Constanze Weber when he was 25. They had six problems started when she was 12. Although she was
children, but only two of them survived beyond babyhood. 4 as a small child, she quickly grew taller.
For a time, Mozart worked for Emperor Joseph of Austria,
Soon the worst happened: she became too tall for classical
but the Emperor didn’t pay him very well. However, when
Mozart performed in public, the Emperor gave him fine ballet. She was very sad about this, but her teacher told her
clothes and jewellery to wear. The family had very little to be 5 and suggested that she take up
money, and it was difficult to buy food and clothes for the Modern Dance. Simona followed her advice, and became a
children. very successful dance teacher. She tells all her pupils that
Mozart was very hard-working. He composed an enormous however hard you work, some things are a question of
amount of music. But some people in his world didn’t like 6 !
his talent, and towards the end of his life, he stopped public
1 a determined b disciplined c strong
performances and earned money teaching. Also, his friends
2 a well built b negative c hard-working
gave him money. He was only 35 when he died, and he was
3 a proud b ambitious c successful
never rich in his lifetime. But nearly 250 years later,
4 a weak b tiny c skinny
recordings of his music make millions of dollars each year.
5 a lucky b different c positive
7 6 a discipline b luck c talent
Vocabulary 6
2 Match these words to their opposites.
1 skinny a poor
2 positive b similar
3 proud c negative
4 rich d tiny
5 different e well built
6 enormous f ashamed
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Test 2
Grammar Writing
5 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past 7 Complete these informal notes using the following
continuous to complete the text. words.
An embarrassing moment • on • how • make • fancy • don’t • at • thanks

Last Friday my friend Sam gave me one of his books to help • hope
with a project I was doing. On Saturday afternoon, I
1 (be) at home alone. I 2
(do) my project and looking after our new puppy, when the Maria
phone 3 (ring). It was Sam – he Do you 1 coming to my birthday
4 (have) tickets for a pop concert that party next weekend? It’s 2
5 Saturday, and it starts 3
evening and he (invite) me to go with 4 7.30.
him. He also asked me to bring his book as he needed it for you can come. Let me know asa
p.
Ella
his project. I 6 (finish) my work, and went
upstairs to take a shower. I 7 (leave) the
puppy in my bedroom, as she 8 (sleep).
When I finished my shower, I 9 (go) back Ella
into my bedroom and 10 (not can) believe 5 for the invitation – I’m really sorry, but
my eyes! My beautiful project was lying all over the floor, I can’t 6 it. My grandparents are coming
ow. Why
and the puppy 11 (play) with pens and for the weekend. Hope the party goes well, anyh
eating bits of paper. Worst of all, the paper was from Sam’s
7 I take you for a birthday lunch next week
instead? 8 about Tuesday, at 12.30?
book! When I told Sam about it, he 12 (not
be) very pleased with the puppy … Maria
12
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6 Read the conversation and correct the five mistakes
with articles. Total 50
Emma: So, how many languages do you speak, Luca? Speaking

Luca: Two – no, three, I suppose. The French, German Expressing preferences and making suggestions
and Italian.
Emma: And English, too!
Luca: But not very well. We lived in the England when I
was child, but now I can’t remember much of it.
I have the English penfriend, though. And I Student A
watch lots of an English films on satellite TV. You and your friend want to go to the cinema this Saturday.
Emma: Are there many British films on TV in your You are ringing him / her about which film to see.
country? • Ask your friend which film he / she wants to see.
Luca: No, sorry – most are from United States! • Say that you’d rather see the latest James Bond film.
5 • Tell your friend that’s a good idea, and suggest going to
the new shopping mall.
• Agree with you friend, and say goodbye.
You speak first.
Student B
You and your friend want to go to the cinema this Saturday.
Your friend is ringing you about which film you want to see.
• Say you’d prefer to go and see the Harry Potter film and
ask what your friend wants to see.
• Agree with your friend’s idea, and suggest going
shopping before the film.
• Agree with your friend and suggest having a pizza there
as well.
• Say goodbye.
Wait for your partner to speak first.

Name:
Test 3 Class:
Reading 3 Complete the following text using the correct form of

1 Complete the text using sentences a–g. There is one get or make.
sentence you do not need.
Our camping holiday last summer didn’t start very well. I
a Sadly, things didn’t go well for him. 1 a terrible cold the day before we left.
b We’re good at different things.
Dad 2 a mistake when he wrote down the
c In fact, it’s a family business.
directions, so we arrived very late – and we 3
d He ran up the stairs so fast, he fell over!
e We go to see them together, because none of our friends into trouble with the campsite manager. Then it took ages to
like them! order supper because my little brother was so tired that he
f But Robbie was different. couldn’t 4 his mind up which pizza he
g I don’t like working with him. wanted. In the end, we decided for him! But things
Family Fashion improved after the first night, thank goodness. I
5 better quite quickly and 6
Zara and Robbie both work in a fashion boutique in
London. But they are more than just colleagues – they are some friends on the campsite. And when it was time to go,
brother and sister. 1 . Their parents own Dad 7 sure he knew the way home! He
the shop. said that if he ever 8 a lot of money, he’ll
Zara on Robbie: ‘We weren’t very close when we were young. get a driver to do all the driving …
I was eight years older than my brother and we used to 8
argue a lot. Then I went to college and did a degree in
fashion, and started working for my father. 4 Match the underlined words in 1–4 to their meaning, a
2 . When he left college, he said he never or b.
wanted to work with his family. He tried to go his own way. 1 I missed my dentist’s appointment yesterday and they
3 . So about two years ago he joined me in made me pay £25!
the family shop after all! a didn’t go to
Actually, it’s worked out brilliantly. 4 . b felt sad about
Robbie is interested in display and the look of the shop, but 2 Tim worked hard all year – and he got 99% in his exam!
I decide what clothes we sell. We get on much better now,
and even see each other outside of work! Our business a thought about something difficult
talents are different, but we both like the same music, and b did a lot of work
love James Bond movies. 5 .
3 Barnaby and Helen are very close, and people think
And we have fun at work, too. Once Robbie was in the they’re brother and sister!
basement, and I phoned down and said Madonna was in a near
the shop looking at trousers. Of course she wasn’t, but b have a strong relationship
Robbie believed me. 6 . He was really
4 Could you stay on tonight? I really need your help.
angry with me at first, but then he saw the funny side of it!’
a go into a higher class at school
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b stay late
Vocabulary 4
2 Match the beginning and the end of the following Grammar
sentences.
5 Rewrite the sentences using not as … as.
1 My mother told me off
Example
2 My older sister looks after
My suitcase is lighter than yours.
3 My mother was brought up
Your suitcase isn’t as light as mine.
4 My parents moved to the country
5 Everyone says I take after 1 Your garden is bigger than mine.
6 My father says he won’t put up with
a in the United States. 2 The train is more relaxing than the car.
b my father, because we’re both good at music.
c because I went out before finishing my homework.
d our little brother when Mum is busy. 3 The bus is more practical than the car.
e any of us answering the phone during mealtimes.
f so that we could grow up breathing clean air.
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Test 3
4 The car is slower than the train.
5 The campsite is quieter than the hotel.

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restaurant. (farm, lovely, black-and-white)
8 Going to a live concert is more exciting than watching WINTER WOOLLENS TO ORDER
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10 A mobile is more convenient than a public phone. email [email protected].
(hand-knitted, woollen, beautiful)
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6 Circle the correct answers, 1–6, in the following text. 10
Jean’s uncle lives in San Francisco, 1 who / which is in Total 50
California, USA. He writes detective stories 2 that / who are
shown on TV. The stories feature a female detective 3 which / Speaking
who is only 18. Jean’s aunt, 4 which / who is from Wales,
Making an appointment
doesn’t like living in the USA. She says the apartment 5 who /
which they live in is too noisy, and she misses her parents, 6 Preparation time: 2 minutes. Work in pairs. One person is
that / who live in London. Student A and the other is Student B.
6
Student A
Writing You want to make an appointment to see a bike you saw
7 Complete these notices by putting the adjectives in advertised for sale. You are phoning the number on the
brackets in the correct order. advertisement.
• Explain that you are ringing about the bike and ask if
?
DO YOU NEED A GARDENER it’s still for sale.
• Ask if you could come and see it soon.
I am a 1 • Suggest this evening, at 7.30.
your garden, in exchange
student. I can help you with • Agree that would be fine, and say you’ll see the person
se call Janusz on 557931.
for English conversation. Plea then.
(Polish, hard-working, young) You speak first.
CAKES FOR SALE Student B

2 You put a notice up advertising your bike for sale.
cakes, made to order. Price range to suit. Somebody is ringing you to make an appointment to see it.
Contact: Jane Forbes, Hexworth 872471 • Say that the bike is still for sale.
(home-made, lemon, delicious) • Agree, and say you’re in most evenings this week.
• Say you’re sorry, but you’re out this evening. Suggest the
same time tomorrow.
L3OST!
• Agree that that’s OK, and say goodbye.
Wait for your partner to speak first.
supermarket
purse recently lost in the
car park. Reward offered.
after 6pm.
Please call 01427 872987
(leather, red, small)

Name:
Test 4 Class:
Reading 5
1 Read the following text and match headings a–f with For the next generation of rollercoasters, people are talking
paragraphs 1–5. There is one heading you do not need. about Arrow Dynamics’ ‘Pipeline’ prototype. The cars run
between rails which are at the same height as the riders’
a Who added the wheels?
stomachs. Not good to ride on if you’ve just eaten! So far,
b Our modern rollercoasters
the high price of this coaster means it’s still at the design
c The terrifying coaster that stopped
stage, but we’ll probably be able to ride on the Pipeline one
d How old is the rollercoaster?
day in the future. People are always looking for new thrills –
e Rollercoasters of the future
and perhaps Charles Lindbergh was right when he said ‘a
f New coasters in France and the USA
certain amount of danger is essential to the quality of life.’
A history of the rollercoaster 5
1
You probably think that we invented rollercoasters in the Vocabulary
20th century, but they’ve been around for a lot longer than 2 Replace the words in brackets with one of the following
that! Rollercoaster historians believe the first rollercoasters words.
were actually Russian ‘ice-slides’, popular in St. Petersburg in
the 16th century. Riders used to climb up the steps at the • enormous • fascinated • astonished • terrifying
back of the ice-slide, and then speed down a wooden slope • tiny • terrible • exhausted • freezing
covered in slippery ice.
A day to remember
2
However, the 16th century ice-slides didn’t use the wheeled Last summer I went climbing with some friends in Scotland.
cars that our rollercoasters have today. Historians can’t quite We took an experienced mountain guide with us, and we
agree who first added wheels and created a true ‘rolling were all very excited because it was our first time climbing a
coaster’. Some think the Russians did this in 1784 when they Scottish mountain. The mountain wasn’t really very high,
made little carriages which went over hills on a kind of tiny but from the bottom it looked 1 (big)!
railway track. Other historians say it was the French who
started using wheeled carriages on the top of long slides. The walk was lovely at first – the path was quite easy, the
sun was shining and we were 2 (interested)
3
A French coaster did have the first loop, though. In 1846, in by how many different wild flowers our guide pointed out to
Paris, they opened a 13-metre high rollercoaster ride with a us. Later on, however, the climbing got more difficult, and it
four-metre loop in it. The layout was simple: people rode started to get colder. I couldn’t keep warm, and my feet
down a gentle slope in a little carriage and went through a were 3 (cold). It got very windy and started
small metal circle. And then in 1884, LaMarcus Thompson to rain. Our guide decided we should go back, but the
created the first rollercoaster in the United States – with a
journey down was 4 (frightening) because
top speed of six miles per hour. The rollercoaster industry
was born! it was much harder to go back down. And we only had one
5 (small) bar of chocolate left between us
4
all, so we were very hungry. Then it started to get dark. I
During the 20th century, the rollercoaster really took off. In
1999, thrill-seekers saw the opening of nearly 120 new or thought we were never going to get home!
rebuilt rollercoasters around the world. The number of I was 6 (surprised) when we finally
coasters on the planet now stands at just under 900 rides.
reached the bottom – at nine o’clock at night! We were
The world’s tallest rollercoaster is called ‘Superman,The
7 (tired). I went straight to bed, and the
Escape’, and is in California. The train races up to a height of
125 metres, then falls backwards at 100 miles per hour! And next day I woke up with a 8 (bad) cold. But
there are record-breaking continuous-circuit coasters in I’m still going climbing next weekend – this time it’s a Welsh
Japan, which can cost as much as $15 million to build. mountain!
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Test 4
3 Complete these sentences using the correct form of the 6 Complete the sentences using the present perfect or the
adjectives. past simple.
• boring • terrified • bored • exhausting • terrifying A 1 (you / ever / ride) a horse?

B Yes, when I 2 (stay) with my cousins last
• exhausted
summer.
1 The film about asteroids was –I A Did you like it?
couldn’t sleep for a week afterwards! B The first time I tried, I 3 (be) frightened.
But I 4 (start) lessons now, and I’m
2 I don’t like the news at all and I find watching it on TV
learning really quickly. I 5 (decided) to
really . go on a riding holiday next summer. Can you ride?
3 I was so yesterday that I fell asleep in A I6 (try) once, but I 7
front of the TV. (fall) off after just five minutes. I 8 (not
4 Ann was when we watched the horror be) near a horse since then!
film – she shut her eyes for most of it! 8
5 Mario was very in class, so he listened
Writing
to his Walkman.
7 Mia has written a card to her friend. Put the following
6 The tourists said the trip to Machu Picchu was sentences in the right order.
, as they had to get up at sunrise and
a It was great, and I really enjoyed it.
climb for hours – but it was worth it! b I’ll ring soon.
6 c Thanks for a lovely party on Saturday.
4 Match the meanings a–f with their underlined synonyms d Flat 6, 118 Maple Street, Woodstock
in sentences 1–5. There is one meaning you do not e Lots of love, Mia
need. f Here are some photos – don’t I look funny!
g Dear George,
a think about
h 28th April
b frighten
c continue 8
d vanish Total 50
e bored
f unhappy Speaking
Giving reasons and persuading others to agree
1 My brother always disappears when it’s time to do the
Preparation time: 2 minutes. Work in pairs. One person is
washing-up. Student A and the other is Student B. Use the words in
2 Don’t be sad – I’m sure you’ll get a Valentine’s card next brackets to complete the gaps, then read out the dialogue.
year!
3 I sometimes wonder whether an asteroid will hit the Two friends are talking about preparations for Student A’s
Earth. birthday party.
4 My sister keeps on taking her driving test, but she never A So, what food shall we have?
passes. B Let’s have burgers and chips.
5 That barking dog scared the little boy. A Mmm. I burgers,
5 I know that Tessa them because they
make her feel sick. (can’t stand / but / adore).
Grammar B Well, I think they’re and it’s my party!
5 Use these notes to make sentences using the present Perhaps we should have some chicken too – most
perfect. people it. But we’re not having salad.
1 How many times / you / listen / to that CD this morning? I it! (delicious / don’t like / like).
2 I / never / ride / a horse. A But other people do! I it. So
3 My parents / visit / my sister in Australia / twice. having one bowl with just tomatoes
4 Paul / made / friends / at his new school. and peppers and things? have
5 The local team / not / win / a match this year. something as well as chips. (I think we should / really
6 your friend / find / her purse / yet? like / how about)
7 I / start / the new horror story / you gave me – it’s scary. B I But we’re NOT having ice cream for
8 We / eat / too much chocolate – let’s go for a walk! pudding. I know it’s strange but I it!
9 Our teacher / give / us / a lot of homework / today. I love things chocolate cake and
10 you / ever / be / to the zoo? crème caramel, though … (like / detest / suppose so)
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Name:
Test 5 Class:
Reading more of us will have the chance to travel abroad. And when
1 Read the following text and match headings a–g with you’ve seen everywhere in the world – well, there’s always
paragraphs 1–6. There is one heading you do not need. Space! In 2001, the first ‘Space tourist’, a 60-year-old
American, paid $14 million to stay on a Space station for ten
a Intelligent help around the house
days.
b An end to shopping as we know it?
c Computers in Space 6
d Managing our planet’s water Some people say that ‘time is the new money’, and certainly
e Time for everyone? many of these innovations will help us to save time. But
f The electronic stars of tomorrow what will we do with all this time? Perhaps we’ll spend some
g Exploring other worlds of it helping people whose only wish for the future is clean
water and enough food for their families.
How life is changing
6
1
The threat of a global water shortage by 2050 is now very Vocabulary
real, which will mean that perhaps half the planet’s 2 Complete this weather forecast using the following
population won’t have enough water to live. It’s essential to words.
plan now how we are going to manage our water supply in
the future, and scientists already have several ideas. These • rain • heavy • cool • widespread • weather
include transporting fresh water between countries in huge • pressure • foggy • strong
nylon bags, moving icebergs, and even controlling the rain,
using a technique called ‘cloud-seeding’. ‘It’s going to be a lovely May day here in London. Make sure
you’ve got your sunscreen, though, because the sun will be
2
1 in the afternoon. But I’m afraid the good
Shopping in the future will also change. We won’t just go to
2 isn’t going to last: an area of low
the shops to buy things – we’ll go for a day out! More and
more huge shopping malls will appear, with many different 3 is coming in across the Atlantic, and in
attractions: cinemas, restaurants, gyms and concerts – even the evening there’ll be a 4 breeze and
the air will be specially ‘fresh’, thanks to machines some light 5 . Tomorrow morning will be
controlling the mall’s environment. And this has already 6 , with 7 rain in many
started – the largest shopping centre in Europe opened in
parts, which will continue throughout the day. As we go into
London in 1999: 30 million ‘guests’ visit it each year.
the weekend, there’s more of the same, and I’m afraid
3
there’s also a risk of 8 flooding in low-
Over the past few years, computers have had an enormous
lying areas.’
effect on the way we create music. Without today’s 8
electronic music programs, the sounds of techno, big beat
and garage music would not be here. And computer 3 Circle the correct word to complete the sentences.
technology is also going to change what we see on our TV 1 I hope the climate / weather will be good this weekend –
screens. By 2010, around one in four TV presenters won’t be we’re going sailing.
human – they’ll be computer-generated TV stars who can 2 Skye is an environment / island off the west coast of
walk, talk and tell jokes. And they’ll never grow old! Scotland.
4 3 Tim’s parents have decided to leave England and retire to
And the technology of the future will come into our homes, a warmer climate / weather.
as well. Many household appliances will become much more 4 Scientists are trying to develop plants that don’t need
‘intelligent’. In the kitchen, the fridge will tell us when the much water, so they can be grown in countries which
milk is not fresh. The cooker will be able to ‘talk’ to the suffer from drought / flooding.
fridge. The bath will let us know when it’s full (and it’ll 5 Katya’s always wanted to live at the top of a hill / forest
make sure the water temperature is just how you like it!). because a good view is very important to her.
But will someone invent a self-cleaning house? They’re 6 The competition prize is to sail across the Atlantic Ocean /
probably trying to! Sea from London to New York.
7 We must take care of the environment / atmosphere, or
5
our cities and countryside will become even more
How often and where we take our holidays is also going to
polluted.
change – and, most importantly, how much we have to pay
8 My brother is going camping with his class in the hill /
for it. We’ll not only be able get around the world more
forest and studying all the different trees there.
quickly, but cheaper air travel will mean that more and

Test 5
9 It’s important not to build new houses too close to the Writing
river, as there are often bad floods / atmospheres in
6 Stefan is on holiday with his family. Choose the best
winter.
answer a, b, or c, to complete the sentences in his
10 My grandmother goes for a swim in the sea / ocean at six
postcard to a friend.
o’clock every morning.
10
Hi, 1 !
Grammar Well, here we are by the sea. The weather is 2 , and
4 Complete the sentences using the verb in brackets in I’ve swum every morning. We’re living on fish – they catch it
one of the following future forms. fresh each day, and it’s absolutely 3 . Yesterday we
took a boat to the nearest town 4 my parents wanted
• will • going to • present continuous to meet up with some friends who are also on holiday here.
I have to say I didn’t like the town centre at all - the best
1 This year, I (eat) less chocolate! restaurant we could find was dark and 5 , and the
2 Chris says he can’t come swimming after school tomorrow waiters were really 6 . Even the weather was 7
because he (meet) his cousin at 5pm. - we had the only rain we’ve had so far! And my poor old
3 I hope the new football stadium (be) sister was 8 all day, because she still hasn’t heard
ready in time for the World Cup. from her boyfriend. I was very pleased to get back to our
4 Don’t throw those old clothes away – I village, I can tell you. The others want to go to a different
(wear) them for doing the painting! town tomorrow, 9 after yesterday, I’m going to stay
5 Sorry, but I can’t come out tonight – my parents are going here on the beach!!
out so I (babysit) my little brother all See you 1o .
evening. Love
6 Our neighbours (fly) to Australia next Stefan
week, to visit their daughter.
7 Sally says she (join) a gym this year – 1 a then b you c there
but she said that last year! 2 a brilliant b delicious c strong
8 It’s my birthday next Friday, so this time next week I 3 a delicious b perfect d heavy
(be) 21! 4 a and b so c because
9 I’m (have) my hair cut on Thursday at 5 a smelly b aggressive d rude
eleven. 6 a perfect b rude c stressful
10 Don’t ask me about it anymore – I (not 7 a terrible b strong c dark
/ change) my mind. 8 a aggressive b miserable c awful
10
9 a because b but c so
5 Complete this letter using the correct form of the 10 a before b quickly c soon
following. 10
• must • mustn’t • have to • be not allowed to Total 50
Speaking
Dear Ed Planning and making decisions
I can’t wait for you to get here! There are so many things I want Preparation time: 3 minutes. One person is Student A and
to show you. We 1 visit Buckingham Palace the other Student B. Two friends are planning a party. Put
and go on the London Eye! And there’s a great youth club near the conversation in the correct order and complete the
us (but I’m afraid we 2 go into night clubs gaps with the following words. Then read out the dialogue.
because you 3 be over 18). You
4 meet all my friends, too. They’re really • all • let’s • how • could • know • idea
looking forward to seeing you. On Friday I 5
go to the dentist in the morning, but apart from that, we can do a Let’s call them now.
what we like! b plan what we’re going to do for Dan’s
And you 6 worry about leaving your dog! I’m birthday. It has to be something special, as it’s his 18th.
sure he’ll be fine without you for a week. c about the youth club?
See you soon! d That’s a great ! But where could we do it?
Lots of love e I ! Why don’t we have a surprise party?
Cara xxx f We do. But don’t you think it’d be
more fun at your house?
g OK.
6
h right! I’ll have to ask my
parents, though.

Achievement Name:
test 1 Class:
Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the following text and match headings a–f with 2 Choose the best answer a, b or c, to complete the
paragraphs 1–5. There is one heading you do not need. sentences.
a Living life through books 1 Last week my teacher me that I needed to work
b The hard work of writing harder at my maths.
c Writing about my own life a said b told c spoke
d A famous writer?
2 John’s father has a history book from French into
e Something better than sport!
Czech.
f Unhappy endings
a changed b revised c translated
For the love of books
3 We about the environment, so we try and save
1 water in the home.
When I was a child I loved reading, and I read anything I a care b change c practise
could find. But I detested sport, and even hated going for
4 Marco has been hard for his exams this week.
walks, so I spent most of my time with my nose in a book. I
a talking b translating c revising
was the only girl in a family of five brothers, and I was quite
quiet – but in the world of my books, I was strong, and 5 Sally is very about getting enough sleep – she
beautiful – the lovely princess with the handsome prince, only comes out with us on Saturday nights.
the girl who fights enormous monsters, the star … a ambitious b disciplined c hard-working
2 6 Paolo’s business is very and he’s made a lot of
As I grew older, books became my life. I didn’t need to go money.
out, or watch TV – I lived the highs and lows of my a successful b lucky c talented
characters in their fight for success – I worried about the 7 My friends are my dog when I go on holiday.
dancer who broke her leg, I cried when the rider’s favourite a bringing up b looking after c growing up
horse died and I was so happy when the doctor got through
floods and thunderstorms to save the life of a sick child! 8 Jamie has a terrible cold, so he’s not coming to
school.
3 a got b made c found
Of course, after time, I started to write my own stories. And
of course, at first, I wasn’t very good at it! I found it easier to 9 It’s easy to a mistake if you do things too quickly.
write about sad things, so my first stories were full of a make b do c get
disasters, accidents and deaths. My father read one story 10 The teacher the pupils who were late for school.
and couldn’t quite understand why three characters died, a a brought up b told off c took after
dog had an accident and a house burned down – and that
10
was all before the end of the fourth page!
4
3 Match the words in A with their meanings in B.
Then one day my aunt said I should write about my own A B
life. I was in bed with a broken arm, and even I got bored of 1 very cold a exhausted
books after a while. My aunt came to visit and brought me 2 very bad b tiny
some paper and a pen. ‘Go on,’ she said, ‘write about your 3 very interested c astonished
life with five brothers. Tell it like it is.’ And so I did. (Luckily, 4 very tired d enormous
my right arm wasn’t broken, so I could still write!) 5 very frightening e freezing
6 very small f fascinated
5
7 very big g terrifying
Ten years later, my first story was published. And I used
8 very surprised h terrible
those early childhood memories. The main character is a
8
writer. And guess what? She breaks her arm falling out of a
tree, and her aunt comes to visit – and then she becomes a
very famous writer! And me? Well, I’m still waiting …
5

Achievement test 1
4 Complete these sentences using the correct form of the 7 Match the beginning and the end of the following
word in brackets. sentences.
1 We are studying the local as a project 1 I’ve lived in London a will close on May 1st.
this term. (environmental) 2 Lisa says she is going b for three years.
2 Scientist are worried that ice is at the 3 My sister has never c a party tomorrow.
North Pole. (melt) seen
3 Many people think that global will get 4 No thank you, no more d since I was seven.
worse, not better. (warm) cake
4 In Britain, the winters are warmer but there is more 5 My parents are e to give up chocolate.
than a hundred years ago. (raining) having
4 6 John has been in the f the flat where I am
team living now.
Grammar 7 Our school g – I’ve already eaten
5 Find the mistake in each of the following sentences, and two pieces!
correct it. 7
1 Mobile phones become more and more common these
days.
Listening 69
8 You will hear people giving or taking four different

messages. As you listen, choose the best answer to the
2 What book do you read at the moment? questions – a, b or c.
1 Why can’t Sarah meet Bob?
3 Every week I am spending a lot of money on travel to a Her mother is in hospital.
college. b Her sister has had an accident.
c Her brother has had a car accident.
4 ‘Don’t ring Adam now, he studies for his exam tomorrow.’ 2 What is Chris’s message about?
a a phone
5 My parents travelled in the USA when there was a terrible b a sporting event
hurricane. c a family party
3 Why can’t Alicia walk to school with Maria?
6 When the fire was starting, the family were watching a She hates wet weather.
television. b She wants to do her homework.
c She is feeling ill.
7 Lotty was being on holiday in Los Angeles when she met 4 What does the message say about buying tickets?
Edwin. a You cannot buy tickets by telephone.
b Tickets are now available to buy.
c Only the more expensive tickets are available.
7
4
6 Complete the sentences using the comparative or Total 50
superlative form of the word in brackets.
1 I think Budapest is one of the cities in
the world. (beautiful)
2 Rory says that learning Spanish is than
learning Greek. (easy)
3 Our holiday this year was than last year,
because it didn’t rain all the time! (good)
4 In London, travelling by underground is the
way to get around. (convenient)
5 That was the birthday party I’ve ever
been to. (nice)
5

Name:
Test 6
1 Class:
Reading 6 The number of people using email is

1 Read this email from Tess, an English girl travelling each year.
round South America with her friend Helen. Decide 7 We must hurry up and buy our tickets for that concert
whether statements 1–6 are true or false. Write T or F in week – they’ve nearly all gone.
each box. 8 The number of wild birds in Britain is
each year.
1 Helen has been having Spanish classes in Mexico.
9 It’s now quite to see foxes in London
2 Tess and Helen have found somewhere
gardens.
inexpensive to stay.
10 Sorry, I don’t feel like coming out tonight – I’d prefer to
3 Tess’s luggage is too heavy to carry.
stay .
4 They are going to see Helen’s family in Honduras. 10
5 Tess has taken lots of photos of children.
6 Tess doesn’t miss the British weather. 3 Choose the best answer, a, b, or c, to complete the
sentences.
1 I have decided to apply for the in the café.
Hi everyone! a work b place c job
Well, here I am in Mexico!! I’ve arrived! I’m slowly getting used to the fact 2 John wants to golf next year.
that after ages working in that boring office, I’ve finally got three months to
a take part b take away c take up
do what I like! I met up with Helen OK – she’s been working as a volunteer
in a children’s orphanage and now her Spanish is really good. She’s just 3 I’ve lost my sunglasses, can you help me them?
learned by talking to people – but I’m glad I had those lessons before I left. a look up b look for c look after
Mexico City was very hot and the pollution was terrible, so we moved on 4 We are a summer house by a lake – it’s
quickly and travelled by overnight bus to Oaxaca, which is beautiful. We’ve
exhausting!
found a room in a very cheap hostel, and yesterday we went to the market,
which was fascinating. It’s completely different to anywhere I’ve ever been
a building up b building c making
– and full of smells, some are wonderful, and others not! So far I’m 5 Sarah’s parents have all the food for the end-of-
managing to carry everything on my back – but I mustn’t buy too much! term party.
We’ve joined up with some other people who are travelling, and we might a provided b protected d placed
go with them as far as Honduras. One of them has parents who are 5
working there and perhaps we’ll go and see them, if there’s time.
The children here are lovely, and so friendly. They let me take loads of
4 Match the following words 1–5 with their meanings a–f.
photos of them yesterday. I’ll try to send some pictures by email. There is one meaning you do not need.
Anyhow, I’ll be in contact again when we find another Internet café – email 1 earn
is an amazing way to stay in touch, isn’t it? I do miss you all – but don’t 2 apply
worry, I’m having a fantastic time. Can’t say I miss the English rain, though! 3 employers
Lots of love 4 reference
5 salary
TessXXX
a to write asking for a job
6 b monthly or annual amount of money paid weekly for
work done
Vocabulary c helping somebody to make money
2 Complete the sentences using the following words. d the people you work for
e to work to make money
• rising • at home • loads of • unique • last f a letter describing a person’s character and ability
• abroad • common • few • falling • next 5
1 I’ve got homework this weekend, so Grammar
I’m going to start doing it early on Saturday.
5 Complete this dialogue using the verbs in brackets in
2 You are – there’s only one of you in
the present perfect simple or present perfect
the whole world!
continuous.
3 Thank goodness I’ve only got a
Christmas cards left to write. Simon: You look exhausted, Sasha! What
4 John lived for six months after college 1 (you / do)?
– he said it was great to live in another country for a Sasha: I’ve 2 (working) since 7am! I
while, but he missed his friends. 3 (not / finish) my project yet.
5 Can you believe it? summer it rained And I 4 (not / have) any
nearly every day. breakfast!

Test 6
Simon: I’ll buy you a coffee! How much more do you

have to do? 4
I am a keen swimmer and have in life
Sasha: About another two hours. I 5
saving and swimming instruction. I enclose my CV, which gives
nearly (finish) it. further details. My work
5
includes two
Simon: Why didn’t you do it yesterday? summers at a swimming pool in Edinburgh. I am starting a course
Sasha: My cousin came to see me. I 6 at college in sports administration in October.
6
(not / see) him for ages, so we went out dancing Please contact me if you require any further .
7
– and then I was too tired. 7 to hearing from you.
(you / do) your project yet? Yours
8
Simon: Yes, sorry – I finished it last week.

Fiona Simpson
Sasha: So what 8 (you / do) this week?
Nothing? You lucky thing! Fiona Simpson
Simon: Er, no, actually. This week I 9
(study) for our end of term exams. 8

Sasha: Oh, I hate you, Simon! I 10 Total 50
(not / start) to revise for them yet!
10 Speaking
6 Complete sentences 1–6 using one of the following Enquiring about a job
prepositions and the verb in brackets in the correct Preparation time: 2 minutes. Work in pairs. One person is
form. Student A and the other is Student B.
• to • in • at • on • of • with
Student A
1 I’m not very keen (watch) tennis on You work in a music shop. Today you are taking calls about
the TV. a job for an assistant in the music shop. The phone rings.
2 My mum’s really tired (ask) us to tidy • Answer the phone and give the name of the shop, ‘Mad
our rooms. Music’. Ask how you can help the caller.
3 Martin’s looking forward (go) on • Explain that the job is part-time – mornings only,
holiday. Monday to Friday.
4 I’m so fed up (hear) about lottery • Say that the wages are £5 per hour.
winners – when am I going to win? • Say that no experience is necessary, because you’ll train
5 You have to be very good (listen) if you the new person.
want to be a doctor. • Promise to put an application form in the post.
6 Are you interested _______________ (come) to see new • Thank the person for their call.
film with me tonight? You speak first.
6
Writing Student B
7 A swimming pool needs helpers at weekends. Complete You want a job for the summer holidays. You’ve seen an
the letter with the following words and phrases. advertisement for a job as an assistant in a music shop,
and you are phoning to ask about it.
• I look forward • Dear • sincerely • experience • Explain that you’re phoning about the job advertised in
• qualifications • position • 3 April 2002 • information the newspaper, and say you’d like some information.
• Ask what the wages are.
76 Castle Drive • Ask if you need experience.
Stirling FK6 4JG • Ask the person to send you an application form.
Scotland
1 • Thank the person for their help.
Benjamin Lethbridge Wait for your partner to speak first.
Stirling Leisure Centre
Stirling FK8 3JR
Scotland
2 Mr Lethbridge,
I saw your advertisement in the paper, and I would like to apply
3
for the of weekend swimming pool helper.

Name:
Test 7 Class:
Reading Vocabulary
1 Match the following questions with their answers. 2 Read the following text and choose the best answer, a, b
1 How old is Lucy? a 2nd or c, to complete the sentences.
2 What ranking does Lucy
Tennis is a popular 1 in Britain and for
have? b 2 days
3 What ranking does Lucy’s two weeks in the summer, many people sit for hours in front
boyfriend have? c 13 of their television sets 2 the Lawn Tennis
4 How long before the European Championships at Wimbledon.
Championships did Lucy
It’s every tennis player’s dream to 3
have exams? d 5th in the UK
5 How long before a race does Wimbledon. The competition first started in 1877, with only
Lucy like to arrive? e 2 years a few hundred 4 , but now over 450,000
6 How long did Lucy live in people attend. Top tennis players from more than sixty
Greece? f 2nd in the world countries 5 the two-week long Wimbledon
7 By what age was Lucy competing tournament, and 6 of the tennis stars wait
regularly? g 1 week
all night for tickets!
8 In the male race, where did
Lucy finish? h 20 After Wimbledon has finished, you see people on tennis
courts all over the country 7 tennis shots.
A Windsurfer’s Story
‘My idea of a nightmare is to be 40 miles from the sea. I 1 a sport b match c game
couldn’t stand living without it,’ says Lucy Horwood. It’s 2 a viewing b watching c seeing
certainly essential for her chosen sport of windsurfing, and 3 a win b beat c score
she’s already been very successful. Lucy is not yet 21, but her 4 a viewers b watchers c spectators
current ranking is second in the world. 5 a come in b join in c take part in
6 a watchers b viewers c fans
Just to make life more interesting, her boyfriend is another 7 a training b practising c playing
windsurfing champion, Dan Ellis, and currently ranks fifth in
7
the UK. ‘Things can get difficult if one person does well in
an event and the other has had a bad day,’ she says. ‘But 3 Complete the compound nouns in sentences 1–6 using
most of the time we support each other, and we enjoy words a–g below. There is one word you do not need.
training together.’
a men b work c boarding d style e cart
Lucy also finds time to study sport at university, when she’s f coaster g skiing
not taking part in competitions around the world. In fact,
she only just made it to the European Championships in 1 I’ve got too much home to do. It’s not fair!
Poland, as she had an exam two days before the event 2 A healthy life is very important if you want to live
started! ‘It isn’t ideal,’ she says. ‘I like to have a week before for a long time.
the race to get used to the place …’ says Lucy. ‘Conditions
3 Jan adores jet- , but he falls in the sea all the time
are unique in each individual location'.
– it’s lucky he can swim!
Lucy’s love affair with salt water began in Greece. ‘I spent 4 A lot of business take the early train to work.
the first couple of years of my life there and I was in the sea
5 I’ve never been on a roller – I’m too scared!
all the time.’ she says. Her love for windsurfing was inherited
from her father, Philip. By the age of 13, she was competing 6 Snow is even more dangerous than skiing, so my
regularly, and winning. ‘Once I realised I could be very good, mum doesn’t like my brother doing it.
I abandoned the other sports I enjoyed like horse riding and 6
hockey. ’ she smiles.
4 Complete the following sentences with the correct form
Lucy is a top name in women’s windsurfing, but she has of the words in brackets.
competed in some male events, too. ‘I finished second in an
amateur male race,’ she remembers. ‘Men hate being beaten 1 The skiers came down the mountain (spectacular)
by women, so it was a great moment. ’ she laughs. Suddenly fast.
you can see how she’s got where she has. 2 Phillip was (slight) embarrassed when he came
8 last in the race.
3 My friends were pretty (worrying) when their
daughter took up sky diving.
4 Sue found the football match a bit (bored).
Test 7
5 Many people find scuba diving (extreme) exciting. Dear Stuart

6 If you try and teach yourself, skiing can seem rather
(difficulty). a I had so much fun that I’m going to have scuba-diving lessons
6 at home now. How about you? Would you like to learn as well?
You’d love it, I’m sure!
Grammar b Bye for now. Hope to see you soon.
5 Complete the text using the verbs in brackets in the past
simple or past perfect. c Before I went down on my own, I had to do a short course,
because you have to learn about the equipment and some very
One day, it was very cold and I really 1 important safety rules. Then you have to take a short test, and
(not want) to go to my sports lesson. So I 2 your first dive is with an instructor.
(say) that I 3 (fall) down the stairs, and
d I first discovered scuba diving when we were on holiday in
that I couldn’t walk properly. Spain. The sea is so beautifully clear there, and they have
The teacher called the doctor. When he arrived, everyone wonderful fish.
else 4 (leave) for the sports ground already. e Swimming underwater is spectacular, you feel like you’re a
The doctor looked at my foot, and 5 (ask) fish! And there’s so much to see. The other great thing about
me about my family. Then he told me to stand up and jump it is that with a wet suit on, you don’t get cold (very important
if you ever go in the English sea!!).
in the air, which I did. The doctor smiled. I 6
(forget) that my foot was ‘hurt’! f My first dive was amazing. I was pretty nervous to start with,
but soon I was so fascinated by the underwater world that I
When the teacher 7 (find out) that I
forgot to be scared.
8 (not hurt) my foot, she was very angry.
She sent me to the sports ground straight away. When I g Hi! How are you? I haven’t seen you for ages, because we’ve
9 (get) there, I found that everyone else been away on holiday in Spain. We had a really fantastic
time.
10 (go) home for tea – but I had to run
around the sports ground for two hours! h I must tell you about the wonderful new sport I’ve taken up -
10 scuba diving! I’m sending you some photos, too, so you can
see how amazing it is.
6 Complete the following sentences with the modal verbs
in brackets. Love,
1 In the summer, I have more time for sport. (will) Eloise xxx
8
Total 50
2 I start to run every day, to get fit. (may)
Speaking
3 It be very difficult at first. (could) Joint interview: Free time
Preparation time: 1 minute. Work in pairs. One is Student
4 But if I keep doing it, I become very fit. (will) A and the other is Student B. You have 2 minutes to
exchange the following information. After one turn,
5 Who knows, I even enjoy it! (might) change roles.
Student A
5 • Ask what your partner’s favourite free-time activity is.
• Ask how often your partner does it and for how long.
Writing • Find out what your partner enjoys about it.
7 You are writing to a friend about a new sport you’ve • Say whether you do / would like to do it, and why.
taken up. Put paragraphs a–h in the correct order, using You speak first.
the following plan to help you.
PLAN Student B
• Open your letter. • Tell your partner what your favourite free-time activity is.
• Say why you are writing and mention your photos.
• Talk about how often and for how long you do it.
• Talk about how you found out about the sport.
• Talk about any training you did. • Explain why you enjoy doing it.
• Talk about your first experience of the sport. • Say what you think about your partner’s opinion of your
• Talk about why you love the sport. favourite activity.
• Say how your friend could start doing the sport. Wait for your partner to speak first.
• Finish your letter.

Name:
Test 8 Class:
Reading in your warm home. Although you were safe, it was still
1 Look at 1–8, and read Part A and Part B. Decide where frightening, as you were watching a ‘real’ film. But at least if
the notes in 1–8 come from – Part A or Part B. One of you got a strange feeling, you could turn the computer off!
the notes is in both texts.
8
1 a royal wife whose life ended horribly
2 no need to wait in the dark nowadays Vocabulary
3 how to make people believe you’re not lying 2 Choose the best answer, a or b, to complete these
4 ghost hunting on the Internet sentences.
5 feeling something strange 1 The drivers on the motorway slowed down because of the
6 the first ghost hunt in theTower .
7 one way of talking to a ghost a missed b mist
8 night is like day for these cameras
2 I’ve been for my mobile all day, but I still haven’t
Help! I’ve seen a ghost! found it.
a haunting b hunting
Part A: Who lives in the Tower of London?
Do you believe in ghosts? Some people do. They’re 3 We if you’d like to spend the weekend with us?
absolutely certain that they’ve seen or felt something a wonder b wander
strange. They report feeling cold, not being able to move, 4 I agree – you’re right about Mary.
and, above all, a terrible feeling of fear. But it’s very hard to a quiet b quite
prove you really have seen a ghost. Without a photo, how
5 The postman me this morning – he woke me up
can your friends and family believe you?
by knocking!
If you ever want to meet a ghost, the Tower of London is a a disturbed b puzzled
good place to start. It’s nearly 1,000 years old, and many
6 The tourists were happily to see how little the
terrifying things have happened there. Nearly 500 years ago,
meal cost.
Queen Anne Boleyn, the wife of King Henry VIII (eighth), had
a surprised b shocked
her head cut off there. Perhaps it’s not a surprise, then, that
people say they’ve seen her ghost walking through the 6
Tower gardens.
3 Match the following negative prefixes to adjectives a–j,
Another famous ghost of the Tower is Sir Walter Raleigh. He then complete sentences 1–10 using the negative
was an explorer who lived in the 16th century, and Queen adjectives.
Elizabeth I (first) put him in prison in the Tower. Many
people say his ghost haunts the Tower on moonlit nights. • un- • il- • ir- • in- • im- • dis-
If you work or live in the Tower, you have to be good with a selfish
ghosts! In 1976, one of the guard’s wives was alone in her b correct
apartment in the Tower when she felt an ice-cold hand on c tidy
her back. She knew it wasn’t her husband, but she didn’t d responsible
scream – she just said, quietly, ‘Oh, go away, Raleigh.’ e regular
Part B: Looking for signs f legal
g happy
Of course, ghost hunters can now use technology to help
h possible
them prove a ghost has visited. If they don’t want to wait for
i like
hours in a dark, empty building, they can just set up a
j practical
camera to do it for them, and take a picture! One group of
ghost hunters did manage to get photos of some strange 1 Bob is a very person – he’s always
lights. About 90% of what was in the photos was easy to doing things for others.
explain, but 10% wasn’t … 2 My best friend is a bit at the moment
In 2001, the same group decided to hunt for ghosts in the as he’s just split up with his girlfriend.
Tower of London, which had never been done before. They 3 It’s totally of you to ride your bike
used equipment that could tell if the air got colder or hotter, without a safety helmet.
and they also set up special cameras which could see in the 4 Liz’s desk at school is always I don’t
dark. know how she finds anything!
5 I’m afraid it’s quite to get tickets for
They linked their cameras to a website, and over two days,
the Madonna concert now – they’ve all gone.
you could watch some of their film on your computer, sitting

Test 8
6 In Britain, it’s to drink alcohol in a pub Writing

under the age of 18.
6 Put the events in this short story in order.
7 I the way you’re talking about my
friend. Please stop it. a One day, my friends decided to play a trick on me.
8 No, sorry, that’s – the bill should be £5, b When my alarm went off, I got up and rushed to the
not £500! lecture hall.
9 Your payments into the bank have been very c These days I always wake up early, but it wasn’t
Madam, so I’m afraid we’ve closed your account. always like that.
10 That idea sounds good, but it won’t work – it’s completely d A few days later, it was my turn to laugh when
my friends forgot that the clocks were changing
10 for summer time.
e They changed the time on my clock so it was an
Grammar hour fast.
4 Match the beginning and the end of the following f It was locked, and I had to wait outside for
sentences. an hour.
g Many years ago, I was always oversleeping and
1 If you want to pass your a I’ll pay you! missing classes at university.
driving test, h I didn’t tell them, and they missed breakfast!
2 If I won the lottery, b I’d stay at home
8
this evening.
3 If you were two years older, c we’ll go for a long Total 50
walk.
4 If they listened to the guide, d we won’t be late Speaking
for the concert. Making your story more interesting
5 You look so tired – if I e you could go to Preparation time: 2 minutes. Work in pairs. One person is
were you, the new night club. Student A, the other is Student B. Take it in turns to tell a
6 If we had more time for f he’d have a good story. Use the ideas 1–4 below and the language in the box.
the project, chance of winning. You have 2 minutes to tell your stories.
7 If it stops raining tomorrow, g you’ll need some
1 overslept – late for test – very upset
driving lessons.
2 lost cat – searched everywhere – put notices up
8 If Ben trained hard, h they’d learn more
3 invited friends to supper – forgot to buy salad – rushed to
about the museum.
shop
9 If they arrive in the next i I’d never need to
4 bought lottery ticket – got winning numbers – lost ticket
ten minutes, work again.
10 If you wash the car for me, j we could do it • You’ll never guess what … • What did you do? …
better. • What could I do? … • You’re not going to believe what
10 happened later … • Poor you … • It turned out …
• I was really upset
5 Complete the following dialogue using should, ought to,
or shouldn’t. Student A
Andrew: I feel really terrible. I keep falling asleep in • Choose a story from the box. You have to think of the
lessons. ending.
Yvette: You 1 go to bed earlier. And you • Tell your story to your partner. Try to use some of the
2 read so late. phrases above.
Andrew: The problem is that I’m wide awake at 11pm. I • When you have finished, listen to your partner’s story.
can’t get to sleep! Try to use some of the phrases above as you listen.
Yvette: Well, you 3 do more exercise.
And you 4 eat later than 7pm. Student B
Andrew: I know. • Choose a story from the box. You have to think of the
Yvette: And you certainly 5 stay up ending.
watching late-night films. • Listen to your partner’s story. Try to use some of the
Andrew: Oh, OK, OK. And maybe you 6 phrases above as you listen.
stop telling me what to do all the time! • When your partner has finished, tell your story. Try to
Yvette: Well, I am your big sister, so you 7 use some of the phrases above.
do as I tell you!
Andrew: And we 8 argue – sorry. You’re
right, as always…
8

Name:
Test 9 Class:
Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the article and decide whether statements 1–6 are 2 Complete sentences 1–5 with one of the following
true or false. Write T or F in each box. phrasal verbs in the correct form.
1 Some people didn’t agree with changing the
• come up with • make up • find out • set up
calendar in the 16th century.
• come out
2 The programme said spaghetti grew on trees.
3 The programme explained why all the bits of 1 Simon a story about catching an
spaghetti were the same length. enormous fish, and almost everyone believed him!
4 The programme said that frost in the last two 2 Now I’m self-employed, I’m going to
weeks of March might destroy the year’s spaghetti. my office at home.
5 The BBC told people how to cook their spaghetti. 3 My friend has been thinking all morning, but she can’t
6 Spaghetti was a very well-known and popular dish in a solution to the problem.
Britain when the film was shown. 4 The novel 1984 first in 1948.
April Fool’s Day 5 Yesterday, John that he’d passed his
The origin of ‘April Fool’s Day’ is actually 16th century exam.
5
France. At that time, the start of the new year was April 1st,
but in 1562 the Pope introduced a new calendar for the 3 Find the mistake in each of these sentences, and correct
Christian World: New Year’s day was now January 1st. it.
Howevr, communication wasn’t always perfect in 1562, and 1 I went sightseeing twice at my week in London.
some people didn’t realise that the date had changed, so
they continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1st.
Other people played tricks on them and called them ‘April 2 John says he’ll be at home during 10 o’clock, then he’s
Fools’ – as a fool is someone who is silly or stupid. leaving for the airport.
One of the most famous April fool hoaxes was on April 1st,
1957, on BBC television. The programme ‘Panorama’, a 3 We must collect the tickets on 5 o’clock, because the
serious news programme still running today, showed a short ticket office closes then.
film about a family of Swiss spaghetti farmers who grew
spaghetti on trees. The TV audience watched the Swiss 4 Margaret learned the piano during five years.
family pulling pasta off the ‘spaghetti trees’ and putting it
into baskets. The programme said there was lots of spaghetti
5 Our teacher is getting married at August.
in Switzerland that year, because it had been a warm winter
and hadn’t snowed very much, so the spaghetti had grown
very well. Almost as well as in Italy, in fact. 6 I’m handing in my project in Friday.
The programme also tried to answer questions that viewers

might have. For example, why are all the bits of spaghetti in 7 In the meal, my mobile phone rang three times.
a packet always the same length? The answer was that this
came from many years of hard work and careful farming, to 8 I’ll stay during my friend arrives.
produce spaghetti of all the same length.
But viewers also learned that the life of a spaghetti farmer 8
wasn’t free of worries: there was a risk of frost in late March,
which might destroy the year’s spaghetti. Grammar
Surprisingly, many viewers believed the programme! The 4 Change these sentences from active to passive.
BBC was flooded with calls, and when curious viewers asked
1 Someone sent me a strange email this morning.
how they could grow their own spaghetti trees, the BBC
I
reportedly replied that they should ‘place a sprig of
2 People often use microwaves for heating up cold cups of
spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best.’
coffee.
One reason that people believed it is that spaghetti was not
Microwaves
a common food in Britain in the 1950s and was considered
3 A very young writer won the poetry competition.
by many to be foreign and very exotic.
The competition
6 4 They took all my jewellery when I was burgled.
All my jewellery

Test 9
5 People say that eating carrots helps you see in the dark. Speaking
It
6 They grow a lot of rice in China. Exchanging information: Memories
A lot Preparation time: 2 minutes. Work in pairs. One person is
7 A man discovered some Roman treasure in a field near Student A, the other is Student B. You are going to tell
London. each other about your memories of a special or important
Some Roman treasure event. You should try and talk for about half a minute.
8 They sent out 10,000 emails to advertise the new dog Your partner can ask questions.
food.
10,000 emails Student A
9 People buy a lot of chocolate eggs at Easter. Tell your partner your memories of one of the following:
A lot • A holiday
18 • A difficult situation
• An exam
5 Match the beginning and the end of the following • A sporting event
sentences.
Then listen to your partner talking about his / her memory.
1 The cat did a lot of damage a about his exam. You speak first.
2 I don’t like people shouting b to loud rock music
3 John is very worried c of living in a city. Student B
4 I enjoy all the advantages d at me.
Listen to your partner talking about a memory. Then tell
5 James likes listening e to my computer.
your partner about one of the following:
5 • A party
• A family celebration
Writing • A difficult situation
6 Alex Morland is writing an email to her friend, Joe • Your first day at school
Brown. Put the words and phrases in the right order. Wait for your partner to speak first.
• Give me a ring. • Can you come skating on Saturday?
• Joe • Hi, how are you? • [email protected]
• [email protected] • Alex • Skating
From: 1
To: 2
Subject: 3
5 6
8
Total 50

Name:
Test 10 Class:
Reading parties. Aldwych is just one of 40 ‘ghost stations’. Another is

1 Read the article below and find the following a station called ‘British Museum’, which some people say
information. was closed because an Egyptian mummy had escaped from
the nearby museum and was haunting the station!
1 The century when railways were first built under London.
9
2 The place where the Roman High Street was discovered.
Vocabulary
2 Rewrite these sentences using one of these verbs or
3 The river that was once the city’s water source. phrases in the correct form.
• grin • face • set off • manufacture • make (your) way

4 The number of tunnels under the Thames.
1 Stand in front of the camera and smile!
5 The engineer who built the first tunnel under the Thames.
2 We started our journey in the middle of the night.
6 The year work started on the first tunnel under the
Thames. 3 Alice was smiling from ear to ear – she’d won first prize!
7 The year work finished on this tunnel. 4 Old Mrs Robbins found it hard to walk along the icy road.
8 The number of ‘ghost’ underground stations. 5 China makes a lot of toys.
9 The name of the station that people say is haunted.

5
3 Complete these sentences using the following words.

The Underground City There is one word you do not need.
There has been no space for new buildings in Central • drive • package • catch • travel • flight • miss
London for many years now. In fact this was a problem • sightseeing • tour • ride
faced by city planners as long ago as the 19th century. They
decided that the only way to build was down. So they dug. 1 Our teacher’s going on a of Egypt and
Railways, roads, footpaths, sewers – they even buried rivers the Pyramids.
underneath the streets of London. Recent building work in 2 Why don’t we our bikes down to the
the heart of London has uncovered even more of London’s beach?
underground past, finding a hidden world from as far back 3 If you don’t hurry up, you’ll your train.
as Roman times. 4 It’s often cheaper to get a holiday.
5 My boyfriend and I always do loads of
One recent development, at a building called ‘Number 1,
when we’re on holiday.
Poultry’, unearthed the ‘Via Decumana’ – the old High Street
6 That’s lucky – we can the bus from
of Roman London, which follows exactly the line of today’s
right outside our hotel.
main roads through the City of London.
7 How old do you have to be to a car in
There are even secrets under the River Thames which has Australia?
around 30 tunnels beneath it. The first of these was built by 8 Jeremy isn’t back yet – his was late
Marc Brunel back in the 19th century. He began work in taking off.
1825 – it was a very difficult job, and took him and his men 8
15 years. But the tunnel finally opened in 1840 and was a
great success. Some years later it was closed to people and 4 Circle the correct answers, 1–5, in the following text.
used for a railway line. 1 Journey / Travel in England is very expensive if you use the
One of the biggest underground networks in London is, of trains, but really quite cheap if you’re happy to go by bus.
course, the underground railway – known as ‘the Tube’. This weekend we’re going on a 2 trip / travel to Cambridge,
Some Tube lines are more than a hundred years’ old, and travelling by bus. The 3 journey / trip from London to
several have recently closed. For example, the tiny line to Cambridge takes about an hour. It’s usually rather a nice
Aldwych, the heart of London’s theatreland, was closed in 4 travel / journey, and very easy. And Cambridge is so
the 1990s. The empty station is now hired out for films and beautiful – it’s well worth a 5 travel / trip.
5

Test 10
Grammar Writing
5 Rewrite sentences 1–10 in reported speech. 7 You’re writing to a local hotel about hiring a room for
1 ‘I want to choose my own birthday presents,’ Isabella told your sister’s wedding. Complete the letter using phrases
her parents. a–i. There is one phrase you do not need.
Isabella told her parents a reference f enclosing
b sincerely g enquire
2 ‘I bought Dad’s birthday present yesterday,’ Donald told c forward h Thank you
his sister. d Mr Woodford i grateful
Donald told his sister e comment
The White Hart Hotel
3 ‘Is Jamie coming to the Christmas party?’ Katy asked Ben.
Chipping Norton
Katy asked Ben Oxon OX3 4HG
Dear 1 ,
4 ‘What do you want for Christmas?’ I asked my parents.
2 for sending me details of your rooms for
I asked my parents
hire. I am writing to 3 if the Blue Room is
free on Saturday 16 June. My sister is getting married then, and
5 ‘We’ve bought you a CD for your birthday!’ my little
we’re looking for a room for the wedding reception.
brothers told me. 4
With to cost, I would be
My little brothers told me 5 if you could let me know how much you
charge for weddings. We’d like drinks and dinner as well as the
6 ‘I’m still thinking about what I want for my birthday,’ said room, and there will be around 75 guests.
Tom.
I am 6 details of the menu my sister and her
Tom said
fiancé would like. Please could you let me know if it would be
possible to have this menu, or something similar?
7 ‘Mum’s doing the Christmas shopping today,’ my dad told 7
Many thanks. I look to hearing from you.
me.
Yours 8 ,
My dad told me
Bertie Edwards
8 ‘Can you help me choose a present for Dad?’ my mum 8
asked me. Total 50
My mum asked me
Speaking
9 ‘I’ve opened ten presents this morning!’ Robin told
Booking tickets
Daniel.
Robin told Daniel
10 ‘Would you like to come to the Christmas party with me?’
Jamie asked Katy. Student A
Jamie asked Katy You work in the booking office at the local theatre.
• Answer the phone and ask how you can help the caller.
10 • Find out when the caller wants tickets for and say price is
£15 or £25.
6 Match the beginning and the end of the following • Explain there are no cheap tickets for Thursday, but there
sentences. are three more expensive ones.
1 Tomorrow I’m on holiday so • Say you accept credit cards and cheques. Take caller’s name.
2 You don’t have to bring your guidebook • Thank the caller and say goodbye.
3 When you’re in London, you have to go on
Student B
4 If you want to visit Buckingham Palace, say now
5 Come on, we don’t need to take the car You are ringing to book tickets for a concert.
• Say you want to book tickets for the Dance King concert
a because Maria knows all about the cathedral.
next week.
b – it’s healthier to walk!
• Say you’d prefer Thursday, ask ticket price and ask for
c because we’ll need to book in advance.
three tickets at £15.
d the Millennium Wheel. The views are wonderful!
• Agree to buy the tickets and ask to pay by credit card.
e I don’t have to get up early.
5 • Say you will pay and collect your tickets tomorrow. Give
your name.
• Say goodbye.

Achievement Name:
test 2 Class:
Reading It has been scientifically shown that owning a cat is good for
1 Look at 1–8, and read Part A and Part B. Decide where our health – the feel of a happy cat sitting on your knee will
the notes in 1–8 come from – Part A or Part B. One of always make you feel good. And luckily, human beings are
the notes is in both texts. also good for cats! We feed and look after them, and today’s
cats live nearly twice as long as they did 50 years ago. Oh,
1 the word for a cat lover and if you love your cat, there’s a special name for you.
2 how fast cats can run You’re an ailurophile!
3 showing sadness when a cat died 8
4 how good cats are at hunting
5 helping people relax Vocabulary
6 too many rats in Europe 2 Choose the best answer a, b or c, to complete the
7 more cats than dogs sentences.
8 when cats were hunted themselves
1 Global warming is causing the Earths’ temperature to
‘As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat’. (E P .
a rise b grow c heighten
Berkeley)
A The first cats 2 Yesterday evening it poured with rain, and only
people went to the firework display.
About 40 million years ago, members of the cat family first
a little b a little c a few
appeared. As early as 3500 B.C., Egyptians were keeping
African wildcats. They taught these wildcats to live alongside 3 I want to travel and see how other
people in their homes, and the cats stopped being wild, and people live.
became much-loved pets. They were wonderful cats, and a away b abroad c along
there are many Egyptian paintings showing how good they 4 John said he found learning Latin
were at hunting and killing snakes, rats and mice. Around boring.
1500 B.C. cats were actually so loved by the Egyptians, that if a a part b a piece c a bit
a person killed a cat, they were killed themselves. When a
pet cat died, the Egyptians used to cut off their own 5 The dog was barking at 3am last night – something must
eyebrows to show how sad they felt. have him.
a shocked b disturbed c puzzled
Pet cats came to Europe around 1000 B.C., but during the
12th and 14th centuries people thought that cats were bad 6 Our teacher will be very cross that we’re late – we’d
animals who belonged to the Devil. Hundreds of thousands better a good story!
of cats were hunted and killed because of this fear. The a make up b find out c set up
destruction of so many cats meant that there were less cats 7 I was so tired, I fell asleep the film.
to hunt the rats, and so in turn there were more rats. These a until b during c at
rats carried a terrible disease called ‘Bubonic Plague’ or ‘The
8 Bella is coming round to listen to my new CD
Black Death’. Almost a quarter of the people in Europe died
half an hour.
from the Black Death – maybe it hadn’t been such a good
a on b at c in
idea to kill all those cats after all!
9 Ellie overslept, so she her flight.
B The cat today a lost b missed c dropped
Over time, people grew to love cats again. Now in the UK 10 Next summer we’re going on a of the
and USA there are more cats than dogs. About 37% of Scottish Highlands.
American homes today have at least one cat, and we still a travel b ride c tour
love them for their talent at hunting, and need them to
10
keep our mice away.
And there are many interesting facts about cats. For
instance, did you know that a domestic cat can run as fast as
30 mph? That it has more bones than a human being? That
a cat’s hearing is much more sensitive than that of people or
dogs? And that they can see six times better in the dark and
at night than us? And though cats are excellent hunters, they
spend about 16 hours of their day asleep.

Achievement test 2
3 Complete these sentences using the word in brackets. 6 Match the beginning and the end of the following
Sometimes you need to add a prefix or change the form of sentences.
the word. 1 Our carpets were damaged a was built in
Examples 1908.
Daisy didn’t like Physics – she found it really boring. (bored) 2 London’s Millennium Bridge b was built up by
At school, we got into trouble if our rooms were untidy.(tidy) his brother.
3 Jim says his family’s video c had been
1 Cathy is keen on riding. (extreme)
opened collectionby a pop star.
2 I found the ending of the book very
4 My brother says he met some great d all the city had
(puzzle)
people been flooded.
3 Damian did well in the test – he only had two
5 I learned after the storm that e when the house
(correct) answers.
was flooded.
4 I don’t mind the rain, but I really the
6 Dan told me the record shop f when he travelled
wind. (like)
round India.
5 Please could you play your music more
7 My grandparents’ house g while I was
It’s too loud. (quiet)
waiting for the
6 Luckily, my brother was only hurt in the
car accident. (slight) bus.
6 8 My handbag was stolen h was opened in
2000.
Grammar 8
4 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: past
simple, past perfect, present perfect continuous or
present perfect simple. Listening 70
1 My uncle (build) his house by the lake 7 You will hear part of a radio phone-in where people are
five years ago. talking about embarrassing experiences. As you listen,
2 I (work) in the garden since 9am this write down which statement a–e each speaker 1–4
morning, but I still (not do) it all. makes. There is one statement you do not need.
3 Dad (not finish) finding out about our Speaker 1:
family history yet; he’s still looking it all up on the Internet. Speaker 2:
4 I (learn) so much while I was revising Speaker 3:
yesterday. Speaker 4:
5 How long (you / be) living in London?
a I was ashamed about what I’d said.
6 I went to school yesterday – I forgot the teacher
b I never worked there again.
(tell) us that it would be closed!
c A very young child helped me.
7 When I (arrive) at my friend’s house last
d I had to pay for my mistake.
night, she (leave) for the station already.
e I couldn’t stay awake.
7 4
5 Circle the correct answers in these sentences. Total 50
1 If the train is on time, I’ll pick you up / I’d pick you up from
the station.
2 If I were you, I’ll ring / I’d ring your mother now.
3 What will you do about the dog when you go / will go away
on holiday?
4 I’d help you with your homework if I know / knew more
about geography.
5 I’ll go on holiday with my parents if they’d decided / they
decide to go in August.
6 We could always go to the cinema if we finish / finished our
homework in time.
7 I will / would be so pleased if they accept my invitation.
7

Test 1key
Answer
Test 1 Speaking
1 1 g 2 e 3 b 4 a 5 d 6 c Assessment guidelines
Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following
2 1 speak 2 says 3 Tell 4 talk
profile description according to his / her participation in the
3 1 translate 2 disappear 3 care 4 survive 5 revise role-play.
6 repeat
Good: 4–5
4 1 memory 2 repetition 3 revision 4 study participates effectively in the role-play, asking and answering
5 practise
questions, expressing preferences and making suggestions
5 1 use 2 sends 3 are you looking 4 are studying appropriately and confidently. Use of grammatical structures is
5 has 6 Does Lucy walk 7 am getting 8 don’t know mostly accurate.
9 are spending 10 watches 11 don’t understand
Adequate: 3
6 1 d 2 h 3 f 4 g 5 c 6 b 7 a 8 e participates satisfactorily in most of the role-play by asking and
7 1 d 2 h 3 f 4 g 5 c 6 b 7 a 8 e answering questions, expressing preferences and making
suggestions. Some errors in the use of grammatical structures
Speaking occur.
Assessment guidelines
Inadequate: 1–2
has difficulty participating in the role-play, asking and
answering questions, expressing preferences and making
role-play. Teachers can use their judgement in deciding which
suggestions. The use of grammatical structures is frequently
of the good (4–5) and inadequate (1–2) marks students should
inaccurate.
be awarded.
Good: 4–5 Test 3
participates effectively in the role-play, asking and answering
1 1 c 2 f 3 a 4 b 5 e 6 d
questions appropriately and confidently. Use of grammatical
structures is mostly accurate. 2 1 c 2 d 3 a 4 f 5 b 6 e
Adequate: 3 3 1 got 2 made 3 got 4 make 5 got 6 made
participates satisfactorily in most of the role-play by asking and 7 made 8 makes
answering questions. Some errors in the use of grammatical 4 1 a 2 b 3 b 4 b
structures occur. 5 1 Your garden is not as small as mine.
Inadequate: 1–2 2 The car is not as relaxing as the train.
has difficulty participating in the role-play and asking and 3 The car is not as practical as the bus.
answering questions. The use of grammatical structures is 4 The train is not as slow as the car.
frequently inaccurate. 5 The hotel is not as quiet as the campsite.
6 I think jogging is not as good as swimming.
Test 2 7 A restaurant meal is not as cheap as a barbecue.
8 Watching bands on TV is not as exciting as going to a live
1 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 F 6 F 7 T
concert.
2 1 well built 2 negative 3 ashamed 4 poor 5 similar 9 Being late is not as good as being early.
6 tiny 10 A public phone is not as convenient as a mobile.
3 1 successful 2 determination 3 ambitious 4 lucky 6 1 which 2 that 3 who 4 who 5 which 6 who
5 talent 6 disciplined
7 1 young, hardworking, Polish
4 1 a 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 c 6 b 2 Delicious, home-made, lemon
5 1 was 2 was doing 3 rang 4 had 5 invited 3 small, red, leather
6 finished 7 left 8 was sleeping 9 went 4 lovely, black-and-white, farm
10 could not / couldn’t 11 was playing 5 beautiful, hand-knitted, woollen
12 was not / wasn’t
Speaking
6 1 Line 2 ‘The French’ 2 Line 5 ‘the England’
3 Line 7 ‘the English’ 4 Line 8 ‘an English films’ Assessment guidelines
5 Line 11 ‘United States’ Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following
7 1 fancy 2 on 3 at 4 Hope 5 Thanks 6 make role-play.
7 don’t 8 How

Answer key
Good: 4–5 4 1 am / ’m going to eat 2 is / ’s meeting 3 will be

participates effectively in the role-play, asking and answering 4 ‘ll / will wear 5 I’m babysitting 6 are flying
questions when making the appointment appropriately and 7 is going to join 8 will be 9 having
confidently. Use of grammatical structures is mostly accurate. 10 ‘m / am not going to change
Adequate: 3 5 1 must / have to 2 are / ’re not allowed to
participates satisfactorily in most of the role-play by asking and 3 must / have to 4 have to / must 5 have to
answering questions when making the appointment. Some 6 mustn’t
errors in the use of grammatical structures occur. 6 1 c 2 a 3 a 4 c 5 a 6 b 7 a 8 b 9 b 10 c
Inadequate: 1–2
has difficulty participating in the role-play, asking and
Speaking
answering questions, and making an appointment. The use of Assessment guidelines
grammatical structures is frequently inaccurate. Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following
Test 4 conversation.
1 1 d 2 a 3 f 4 b 5 e Good: 4–5
participates effectively in the activity, choosing the correct
2 1 enormous 2 fascinated 3 freezing 4 terrifying
order and the correct words to complete the gaps, and reading
5 tiny 6 astonished 7 exhausted 8 terrible
aloud intelligibly and confidently.
3 1 terrifying 2 boring 3 exhausted 4 terrified
5 bored 6 exhausting Adequate: 3
participates satisfactorily in the activity, generally choosing the
4 1 d 2 f 3 a 4 c 5 b correct order and the correct words to complete the gaps, and
5 1 … have you listened … 2 … have never ridden … reading aloud without too much hesitation. Some
3 … have visited … 4 … has made … mispronunciations may occur.
5 … has not won … 6 Has your friend found …?
Inadequate: 1–2
7 … have / ’ve started … 8 … have / ’ve eaten
has difficulty participating in the activity, choosing the correct
9 … has given us … 10 Have you even been …?
order and the correct words to complete the gaps, and reading
6 1 Have you ever ridden …? 2 … stayed … 3 … was … aloud. Some utterances may be difficult to understand.
4 … have started / ’ve 5 … have decided 6 … tried
7 … fell 8 … have not / haven’t
Achievement test 1
6 1 d 2 h 3 g 4 c 5 a 6 f 7 b 8 e 1 1 e 2 a 3 f 4 c 5 d
Speaking 2 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 b 6 a 7 b 8 a 9 a 10 b
Assessment guidelines 3 1 e 2 h 3 f 4 a 5 g 6 b 7 d 8 c
Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following 4 1 environment 2 melting 3 warming 4 rain
5 1 are becoming 2 are you reading 3 spend
activity.
4 is / ’s studying 5 were travelling 6 started 7 was
Good: 4–5 6 1 most beautiful 2 easier 3 better 4 most convenient
participates effectively in the activity, choosing the correct 5 best
words to complete the gaps, and reading aloud intelligibly and
confidently.
7 1 d 2 e 3 f 4 g 5 c 6 b 7 a
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Adequate: 3
participates satisfactorily in the activity, generally choosing the Message one
Girl: Hi! Is Bob there?
correct words to complete the gaps, and reading aloud without
Woman: Hello Sarah. Bob’s taking the dog for a walk.
too much hesitation. Some mispronunciations may occur.
Girl: Oh, we arranged to meet later, but Mum and I are going to the
Inadequate: 1–2 hospital. My sister has broken her arm.
has difficulty participating in the activity, choosing the correct Woman: Oh poor thing!
words to complete the gaps, and reading aloud. Some words Girl: Yea, she was playing football and she fell. My brother’s driving us
there but the traffic’s terrible so I don’t know when I’ll be back.
may be difficult to understand. Please tell Bob I’ll ring him later.
Woman: Of course.
Test 5 Girl: Thanks, Bye.
1 1 d 2 b 3 f 4 a 5 g 6 e Woman: Goodbye
2 1 strong 2 weather 3 pressure 4 cool 5 rain

6 foggy 7 heavy 8 widespread
3 1 weather 2 island 3 climate 4 drought 5 hill
6 Ocean 7 environment 8 forest 9 floods 10 sea

Answer key
Inadequate: 1–2
Boy: Oh hi Ali. It’s Chris. Is George there? has difficulty participating in the role-play, and asking and
Girl: No, sorry, George’s gone to the cinema with my sister. answering questions regarding an enquiry about a job. The use
Boy: Could you give him a message?
of grammatical structures is frequently inaccurate
Girl: Sure.
Boy: Tell him that I found his mobile at my house after he left. I’m
going to my cousin's birthday party at 6, but I’ll bring it to Test 7
college tomorrow. 1 1 h 2 f 3 d 4 b 5 g 6 e 7 c 8 a
Girl: That’s great – he ‘s looked for it everywhere. He’ll be so pleased.
Boy: Thanks Ali. Bye.
2 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 c 6 c 7 b
Girl: See you. 3 1 b 2 d 3 g 4 a 5 f 6 c
Message three 4 1 spectacularly 2 slightly 3 worried 4 boring
Answering machine: Could you please leave your message after the long
5 extremely 6 difficult
tone
Girl: Maria, it’s me, Alicia. Sorry to ring so early. Look, I’m really sorry 5 1 didn’t want 2 said 3 had / ’d fallen 4 had / ’d left
but I can’t walk to school with you today. And no, it’s not 5 asked 6 had forgotten 7 found out
because it’s cold and raining! I’ve got a terrible cold and didn’t
8 had not / hadn’t hurt 9 got 10 had gone
sleep much last night. Mum said I must stay in bed today and
rest. Can you phone me tonight and tell me what the history 6 1 … will have more time … 2 I may start …
homework is? Oh, and good luck with your presentation! 3 It could … 4 I will / ‘ll come 5 … I might even …
Message four
This is a recorded message. Tickets for The Big Band’s live concert on March
7 1 g 2 h 3 d 4 c 5 f 6 e 7 a 8 b
18th are now on sale. We have seats at all prices. You can come to the box
office in person between 9am and 8pm. Mondays-Fridays, and from 9-1 on Speaking
Saturday. If you prefer, you can book by credit card. You need to ring 0207 Assessment guidelines
34684. Please have all your details ready.
1 b 2 a 3 c 4 b profile description according to his / her participation in the
interview.
Test 6 Good: 4–5
1 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 T participates effectively in the interview, exchanging information
2 1 loads of 2 unique 3 few 4 abroad 5 Last confidently. Use of grammatical structures and vocabulary is
6 rising 7 next 8 falling 9 common 10 at home mostly accurate and appropriate.
3 1 c 2 c 3 b 4 b 5 a Adequate: 3
4 1 e 2 a 3 d 4 f 5 b participates satisfactorily in most of the interview when
5 1 have you been doing 2 have / ’ve been working exchanging information. Some errors in the use of grammatical
3 have not / haven’t finished 4 have not / haven’t had structures and vocabulary occur.
5 have / ’ve [nearly] finished 6 hadn’t / had not Inadequate: 1–2
7 Have you done 8 have / ’ve you been doing has difficulty participating in the interview, and exchanging
9 ‘ve / have been studying 10 haven’t / have not started information. The use of grammatical structures and vocabulary
is frequently inaccurate or inappropriate.
6 1 on watching 2 of asking 3 to going 4 with hearing
5 at listening 6 incoming Test 8
7 1 3 April 2002 2 Dear 3 position 4 qualifications 1 1 A 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 A and B 6 B 7 A 8 B
5 experience 6 information 7 look forward 2 1 b 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 a
8 sincerely 3 1 unselfish 2 unhappy 3 irresponsible 4 untidy
5 impossible 6 illegal 7 dislike 8 impossible
Speaking
9 irregular 10 impractical
4 1 g 2 i 3 e 4 h 5 b 6 j 7 e 8 f 9 d 10 a
profile description according to his / her participation in the 5 1 ought to / should 2 shouldn’t 3 should / ought to
role-play. 4 shouldn’t 5 shouldn’t 6 should / ought to
7 should / ought to 8 shouldn’t
Good: 4–5
participates effectively in the role-play, asking and answering 6 1 c 2 g 3 a 4 e 5 b 6 f 7 d 8 h
questions regarding an enquiry about a job appropriately and Speaking
confidently. Use of grammatical structures is mostly accurate.
Adequate: 3 Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following
participates satisfactorily in most of the role-play, asking and profile description according to his / her ability to tell a story.
answering questions regarding an enquiry about a job. Some
errors in the use of grammatical structures occur.

Answer key
Good: 4–5 Test 10

tells the story effectively, making it more interesting by using
1 1 The 19th century 2 Number 1, The Poultry
the phrases given, and supplying a suitable ending. Use of
3 The River Walbrook 4 Around 30 5 Marc Brunel
grammatical structures and vocabulary is mostly accurate and
6 1825 7 1840 8 40 9 British Museum
appropriate.
2 1 Face the camera and smile!
Adequate: 3
2 We set off in the middle of the night.
tells the story satisfactorily, making it more interesting by using
3 Alice was grinning from ear to ear…
some of the phrases given, and supplying an ending. Some
4 Old Mrs. Robbins found it hard to make her way along
errors in the use of grammatical structures and vocabulary
the icy road.
occur.
5 China manufactures a lot of toys.
Inadequate: 1–2 3 1 tour 2 ride 3 miss 4 package 5 sightseeing
has difficulty telling the story, making it more interesting, and 6 catch 7 drive 8 flight
supplying an ending. The use of grammatical structures and
vocabulary is frequently inaccurate or inappropriate.
4 1 Travel 2 trip 3 journey 4 journey 5 trip
5 1 Isabella told her parents that she wanted ...
Test 9 2 Donald told his sister that he had bought …
3 Katy asked Ben whether Jamie was coming …
1 1 F 2 T 3 T 4 T 5 F 6 F
4 I asked my parents what they wanted …
2 1 made up 2 set up 3 come up with 4 came out 5 My little brothers told me that they had bought …
5 found out 6 Tom said that he was still thinking about what he
3 1 (atX) during 2 (duringX) until 3 (onX) by wanted …
4 (duringX) for 5 (atX) in 6 (inX) on 7 (InX) During 7 My dad told me that Mum was doing …
8 (duringX) until 8 My mum asked me if I could help her choose …
4 1 I was sent … 2 … are often used … 9 Robin told Daniel that he had opened …
3 … was won by … 4 … was taken … 10 Jamie asked Katy if she would like to go …
5 … is said that … 6 … of rice is grown … 6 1 e 2 a 3 d 4 c 5 b
7 … was discovered … 8 … were sent … 7 1 d 2 h 3 g 4 a 5 i 6 f 7 c 8 b
9 … of chocolate eggs are bought
5 1 e 2 d 3 a 4 c 5 b Speaking
6 1 [email protected] 2 [email protected] Assessment guidelines
3 Skating 4 Joe 5 Hi, how are you? Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following
6 Can you come skating on 7 Saturday? profile description according to his / her participation in the
8 Give me a ring. 9 Alex role-play.
Good: 4–5
Speaking participates effectively in the role-play, asking and answering
Assessment guidelines questions regarding booking tickets appropriately and
Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following confidently. Use of grammatical structures is mostly accurate.
Adequate: 3
information exchange.
participates satisfactorily in most of the role-play, asking and
Good: 4–5 answering questions regarding booking tickets. Some errors in
participates effectively in the information exchange, talking the use of grammatical structures occur.
about memories for about a minute, and answering and asking
Inadequate: 1–2
questions correctly and confidently. Use of grammatical
has difficulty participating in the role-play, and asking and
structures and vocabulary is mostly accurate and appropriate.
answering questions regarding booking tickets. The use of
Adequate: 3 grammatical structures is frequently inaccurate.
participates satisfactorily in most of the information exchange,
talking about memories, and answering and asking questions. Achievement test 2
May talk for less than a minute. Some errors in the use of
1 1 B 2 B 3 A 4 A&B 5 B 6 A 7 B 8 A
grammatical structures and vocabulary occur.
2 1 a 2 c 3 b 4 c 5 b 6 a 7 b 8 c 9 b 10 c
Inadequate: 1–2
has difficulty participating in the information exchange, talking
3 1 extremely 2 puzzling 3 incorrect 4 dislike
5 quietly 6 slightly
about memories, and answering and asking questions. May talk
for considerably less than a minute. The use of grammatical 4 1 built 2 have not / haven’t done
structures and vocabulary is frequently inaccurate or 3 has not / hasn’t finished 4 learned 5 have you been
inappropriate. 6 had told 7 arrived … had left

Answer key
5 1 I’ll pick you up 2 I’d ring 3 go 4 I knew

5 they decide 6 we finish 7 I will
6 1 e 2 h 3 b 4 f 5 d 6 c 7 a 8 g
7 Tapescript 70
Speaker 1
I’ll never forget my first baby-sitting job. I was looking after two little boys -
they were so naughty. Every time I put them into bed, they got out again.
Finally I decided to let them watch a video, to make them sleepy. But it was
me that was exhausted. When their parents returned, we were all in front of
the television. The boys were eating popcorn and I – well I was fast asleep!
Speaker 2
My worst experience was as a waiter in our local café. This man came in –
he was smartly dressed - and ordered breakfast. I knocked over his cup of
coffee while I was putting his food on the table. It was awful. The coffee
went everywhere. He was very angry and I lost half my wages for that day
as my boss had to pay for the man's trousers to be cleaned.
Speaker 3
I once worked in a clothes shop. A lady came in and tried on a bright red
dress. I told her it looked very elegant – anyway, she bought it. I thought
she had left the shop and said to the other assistant, "That woman looked
like a tomato in that dress!" I turned and she was standing behind me. I felt
awful. She said nothing. If only I had kept my mouth shut!
Speaker 4
I was skiing with some friends who were better than me. I was going
extremely slowly and kept falling. Finally, I was so frightened and cross that
I just sat down in the snow, and didn't move. A man came up to me with
his five-year-old son, and said. ‘Don’t worry, follow us." We got down the
slope OK, but all my friends were watching as I arrived, skiing after this tiny
child!
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Reading 3 Complete these sentences using the correct form of the

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5 The campsite is quieter than the hotel.

CAKES FOR SALE Student B

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• boring • terrified • bored • exhausting • terrifying A 1 (you / ever / ride) a horse?

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8 You will hear people giving or taking four different

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Reading 6 The number of people using email is

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Simon: I’ll buy you a coffee! How much more do you

Simon: Yes, sorry – I finished it last week.

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5 Many people find scuba diving (extreme) exciting. Dear Stuart

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6 In Britain, it’s to drink alcohol in a pub Writing

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The programme also tried to answer questions that viewers

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Reading parties. Aldwych is just one of 40 ‘ghost stations’. Another is

• grin • face • set off • manufacture • make (your) way

8 The number of ‘ghost’ underground stations. 5 China makes a lot of toys.

9 The name of the station that people say is haunted.

3 Complete these sentences using the following words.

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Good: 4–5 4 1 am / ’m going to eat 2 is / ’s meeting 3 will be

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