Activate B1 Extra Tests - 071934

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B1 Extra Grammar Tests

Test 1
1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.
1 Kevin … because he’s late for his class.

A is running
B runs
C run
D are running
2 They … in the garden at the moment.

A work
B works
C are working
D is working
3 My friend … listening to classical music, but she doesn’t like house music.
A is liking
B likes
C like
D are liking
4 My mother … why I like watching TV so much.

A isn’t understanding
B not understands
C doesn’t understanding
D doesn’t understand
5 Gavin … to train as a professional web designer.

A is wanting
B want
C are wanting
D wants
6 Brad … hard at everything he does.

A tries
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B are trying
C try
D is trying
7 House … a popular TV programme.

A be
B is
C are
D is being
8 They … lunch in the kitchen now.

A have
B is having
C are having
D has
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1 … good at working on his own; he likes people to help him.

A Is he
B He is
C He isn’t
D He doesn’t
2 … learning very fast; he loves his new job.

A He isn’t
B Isn’t he
C He’s
D He doesn’t

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3 ‘Mary’s parents work for a web designing company.’

‘Really? … to be a web designer too?’
A Is she wanting
B She is want
C Is she want
D Does she want
4 ‘… like being a shop manager?’

‘No, he wants to change his job.’
A Does Bob
B Is Bob
C Are Bob
D Bob be
5 The job … going well; I hate it.

A isn’t
B is
C doesn’t
D does
6 … studying on her own?

A Is she like
B Does she liking
C Does she like
D She is liking
Marks / 6
3. Read the letter and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
Dear Cindy,
What a week! I 1) … so tired, but I’m also very happy. My new job 2) … amazing and 3) … it! I 4) …

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lots of really nice people. They 5) … me all the time. I 6) … my job and I like the manager, Joe. He’s
an expert at what he 7) … and makes decisions very fast. I 8) … I’m very lucky to have this job.
Write soon,
Stacy
1 A be B am C is D is being
2 A is being B are C is D isn’t
3 A I love B I’m loving C Am I loving D I’m not loving
4 A am meet B meet C am meeting D meets
5 A help B is help C helps D are helping
6 A enjoys B are enjoying C am enjoy D am enjoying
7 A is do B does C is doing D do
8 A thinking B thinks C think D am thinking
Marks / 8
1 ‘Does Susie go to bed early?’

‘Yes, she … stays up late.’
A usually
B always
C never
D sometimes
2 ‘Do you go to your grandparents’ house at the weekends?’

‘No, I … go on Tuesdays.’
A never
B rarely
C occasionally
D always

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3 Water … gets cold in the refrigerator.

A sometimes
B rarely
C always
D occasionally
4 Stan rarely eats meat, but … he does.

A occasionally
B never
C always
D usually
5 He … gets up late during the week – about three or four times.

A never
B frequently
C rarely
D always
Marks / 5
5. Complete the text with one word which best fits each gap.
1) ………...... you like challenges? Or 2) ………...... you terrified of change? 3) ………...... you think
you can change yourself in only twenty-eight days? Why don’t you come on our programme and see?
4) ………...... you want to change your job? Or 5) ………...... you got a new job you want to try? 6)
………...... you got any good ideas about what you want to do when you get older? 7) ………...... you
want to see what it’s like to be somebody else? 8) ………...... you ready to come on Faking it?
Marks / 8

2009 5
Test 1
6. Choose the phrase (A, B or C) that best completes the sentence.
1 You … late and I’m fed up with it.

A always are
B are always being
C are always
2 In the UK … real people on TV programmes like Faking it.

A they have often
B they often have
C often they have
3 My sister … at eight o’clock in the morning.

A gets always up
B gets up always
C always gets up
4 … work at the weekends?

A Do you often
B Often you
C Is you often
5 … late for class.

A Are never they
B They are never
C They never are
Marks / 5
Total Marks / 40

2009 6
Test 2
1 Many years ago, students in England … school when they were twelve years old.
A were leaving
B left
C was leaving
D leave
2 The teacher was sitting at the front of the room when the caretaker … in.
A come
B was coming
C came
D was came
3 ‘What did your mother do before you moved here?’

‘My mother … Science to grown-ups.’
A taught
B was teaching
C was taught
D teached
4 The students … when the teacher fell but he kept on talking.

A was giggling
B giggled
C giggling
D giggle
5 Hi, John. I … in the staffroom having my lunch when I remembered to call you.
A am
B was being
C were
D was

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6 ‘What was happening when the bell rang?’

‘The students … in the library and the cleaner was washing the floor.’
A were sitting
B was sat
C was sitting
D sat
7 As I was walking to the bus stop, my mother … to me why I had to be home early.
A were explaining
B explained
C explains
D was explained
8 My great-grandmother … in a factory during the war.

A worked
B is working
C works
D has worked
Marks / 8
2. Choose the word (A, B or C) that best completes the sentence.
1 I left the books … you need for your class on the table in the living room.
A where
B which
C who
2 The library, … we always go to revise, was closed at the weekend.

A when
B which
C where

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3 My best friend, … changed schools this year, now has to wear a uniform.
A which
B that
C who
4 Did you have to leave school early on the day … there was a fire in the canteen?
A which
B where
C when
5 His behaviour, … was terrible, made it very hard for him to make new friends.
A that
B which
C who
6 Our teacher, … has to keep an eye on us when we have detention, is very nice.
A who
B which
C that
7 The parents … came to the assembly stood up when the head teacher entered the hall.
A when
B which
C that
8 She didn’t write the essay … you asked her to.

A who
B which
C where
Marks / 8

2009 3
Test 2
3. Read the article and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
Yesterday was Monday and it was a day 1) … everything went wrong. I was in my classroom and I
2) … to concentrate on the exam I was writing. The exam, 3) … was very difficult, was in Science.
My Science teacher, 4) … is named Mr Smith, was standing at the front of the classroom when the
head teacher 5) … in. I suddenly 6) … terrified! She asked Mr Smith where Bill Cline 7) … . I’m Bill
Cline, the boy 8) … she was asking for, and I knew I was in big trouble!
1 A who B when C which D where

2 A was trying B tried C trying D were trying
3 A who B where C that D which
4 A that B where C which D who
5 A walked B was walk C was walking D walk
6 A was feeling B felt C feels D feeling
7 A were sitting B was sitting C was sat D sit
8 A when B where C that D which
Marks / 8
4. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence using the word given.
1 Last year Ms Jones taught Maths and English. W HO

Last year Ms Jones, ………………………….., also taught English.
2 They had a great discussion in their History class. THAT

The discussion ………………………….. their History class was great.
3 All the students passed the Science exam because it was easy. W HICH
All the students passed the Science exam ………………………….. easy.
4 Kevin wore some really nice clothes. THAT

The clothes ………………………….. really nice.
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5 The caretaker painted the school library and it looks amazing. W HICH
The school library, ………………………….. painted, looks amazing.
6 You’re wearing a great T-shirt. THAT

The T-shirt ………………………….. is great.
7 The film was really exciting and it starred Sylvester Stallone. W HICH
The film, ………………………….., was really exciting.
8 My friend lives in the centre of Paris. W HO

I’ve got a ………………………….. in the centre of Paris.
Marks / 8
One hundred years ago, 1) ……………… my grandfather was a young boy, schools were nothing like
they are nowadays. In London, 2) ……………… my grandfather was born and went to school, girls
didn’t usually go to school to learn subjects like Maths, Religion, History and English. Girls, 3)
……………… usually stayed at home, really only learned how to cook and clean.
Not all boys went to school either, but the ones 4) ……………… did, usually finished their studies 5)
……………… they were about twelve years old. Teachers kept an eye on their students while they 6)
……………… studying and any of them 7) ……………… were naughty were given punishments 8)
……………… were much worse than the detentions students get now.
Marks / 8
Total Marks / 40

2009 5
Test 3
1. Choose the phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.
1 Look at this untidy room! I … it up right now.

A shall clean
B will clean
C am clean
D am cleaning
2 It … you weeks to save enough pocket money to buy that mobile phone.
A is taking
B shall take
C is going to taking
D will take
3 … all the rubbish from the kitchen into this bag?

A I shall throw
B I am going to throw
C Shall I throw
D Are I throwing
4 ‘Will you lend me this book? I promise I … it tomorrow morning.’

A return
B will return
C am going to return
D am returning
5 ‘Mum is so tired of looking at my messy room. She … out all my old clothes.’
A shall throw
B throws
C is going to throw
D shall throwing
6 ‘What … with all your old CDs, Peter?’

‘I’m not sure. Do you want them?’
A are you do
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B shall you do
C you will do
D are you going to do
7 I … a great new DJ in town at the weekend. Do you want to come with me?
A am see
B will see
C see
D am seeing
8 Don’t you have any money? Here, I … you some.

A am lending
B will lend
C am going to lend
D lend
Marks / 8
1 It’s Friday night so Jane … be out with her friends.

A couldn’t
B ought
C can
D may
2 ‘Scientists realise that TV … be the only reason that teenagers feel sleepy during the day.’
‘I agree. I’m sure there’s another reason.’
A ought
B can’t
C shouldn’t
D might

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3 ‘There … be a reason why your room is always so untidy.’

‘There isn’t. I just like it that way.’
A can’t
B may
C must
D ought to
4 One reason why he did poorly in his exams … be that he plays computer games all night.
A might
B should
C must
D can’t
5 Dad … be at work yet because he’s only just left the house.
A might
B may
C can’t
D ought to
6 If you go to bed earlier, you … be better rested in the morning.

A couldn’t
B must
C should
D can’t
7 ‘Look! Jan’s bedroom door is open.’

‘Well, she … be in there, because she always locks it when she leaves.’
A should
B ought to
C must
D mustn’t
8 ‘See that man carrying all the CDs? He … be the DJ for tonight.’
‘I think you are right.’
A can’t
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B ought
C must
D can
9 ‘That woman has just bought the most expensive mobile in the shop.’
‘She … be very rich.’
A might
B may
C ought to
D must
10 ‘I’m going to buy those funky floor cushions we saw yesterday.’

‘You … be serious. They were so impractical.’
A can’t
B should
C may
D could
Marks / 10
1 Jackie is saving up her pocket money for a new computer.

Jackie is ………………………….. a new computer. BUY
2 It’s impossible that Jason really wants to paint his bedroom black.
Jason ………………………….. to paint his bedroom black. W ANT
3 It’s possible that Ken has a new mobile phone.

Ken ………………………….. a new mobile phone. HAVE
4 I’m sure Sheila isn’t a moody person because she’s always so happy.
Sheila ………………………….. a moody person because she’s always so happy. BE
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5 She plans to borrow some money from the bank.

She ………………………….. borrow some money from the bank. IS
6 I’ll remember to text you this evening, I promise.

I ………………………….. to text you this evening, I promise. FORGET
7 My sister stayed up all night studying. I’m certain she’s tired.

My sister stayed up all night studying. She ………………………….. tired. BE
8 He hasn’t replied to my text, so I’m sure his phone is switched off.

He hasn’t replied to my text, so his phone ………………………….. switched off. BE
9 It’s midnight, so I’m sure Pam is in bed now.

It’s midnight, so Pam ………………………….. in bed now. BE
10 The weatherman forecasts snow for the weekend.

The weatherman says it ………………………….. at the weekend. W ILL
Marks / 10
4. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
1 I think my mother shall write/is writing me a cheque for my birthday next week.
2 She must/might be at home because I can see her through the living room window.
3 I’m sure there can’t/must be a reason why teenagers feel sleepy every morning.
4 If you spend all your money today, you will/are going to have no money for the weekend.
5 I have a feeling that the new DJ should/will be really cool.
6 You ought to/might do really well in the exam because you studied so hard.

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Test 3
7 I want to do something different with my room. I know! I can’t/will paint it black!
8 Might/Shall we buy an iPod? They aren’t very expensive.
9 I will visit/am visiting my grandparents on Sunday and I wanted to know if you can come too.
10 Be careful. You ought to/might scratch my new CD.
11 We will go/are going swimming this afternoon. Do you want to come?
12 Is that the phone? I will/am going to answer it.
Marks / 12
Total Marks / 40

2009 6
Test 4
1 I … to a music festival before and I’m really excited about the one next week.
A wasn’t
B am not going
C didn’t go
D haven’t been
2 ‘They … the carnival the biggest event in Brazil.’

‘Yes, they’ve worked very hard.’
A have been making
B have made
C have been make
D make
3 My brother … at the Hay Festival in England for years.

A has perform
B has been perform
C has been performing
D is performing
4 ‘The organisers … so many bands playing at one concert.’

‘I know! I can’t believe it.’
A have never have
B has never had
C have never having
D have never had
5 She … forward to the art workshop all month.

A have been looking
B has been looking
C have look
D looks

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6 ‘Look! The baby … chocolate and now he’s all messy.’

‘Yes, but he’s happy!’
A has eaten
B has been eat
C has been eating
D ate
7 The main performer … the same. It’s always the same singer.
A has been staying
B has stayed
C have been staying
D has stay
8 The concert … . Quick, let’s go and listen.

A has been starting
B starts
C has started
D has start
9 It … for days and the forecast says it isn’t going to stop anytime soon.
A have rained
B has rained
C is raining
D has been raining
10 The boys … all night. They’re starting to look tired.

A sang
B have been singing
C has sang
D has been singing
11 Over the past few days famous singers … in New York for the big concert.
A have been arriving
B have arrive

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C arrived
D will arrive
12 ‘Oh, no. We … the tickets!’

‘No, I have them right here in my pocket.’
A have been forgetting
B have forgot
C have forgotten
D has been forgetting
Marks / 12
1 Have you ever … a Mother’s Day gift?

A bought your mother
B bought to your mother
C bought for your mother
D your mother bought
2 ‘Did you know that he’s been writing that song … for over a year?’
‘Really? How sweet.’
A for his girlfriend
B to his girlfriend
C his girlfriend
D of his girlfriend
3 The man with the stall … free sandwiches.

A has given for the children
B the children has given
C has to the children given
D has given the children

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4 The performers have … this evening.

A prepared something very special for you
B something very special for you prepared
C something prepared very special for you
D something very special prepared for you
5 The festival organiser has … .

A given every singer a small prize
B a small prize given every singer
C given for every singer a small prize
D to given every singer a small prize
6 I’m cooking … .
A a special meal for mum
B for mum a special meal
C a special meal in mum
D mum for a special meal
7 ‘Has your brother ever …?’

‘You can’t be serious!’
A lent for you any money
B lent to you any money
C lent you any money
D any money lent you
8 Sally … because I paid for her to get into the show.

A owes me a lot of money
B owes a lot of money me
C owes a lot of money for me
D owes to me a lot of money
9 Mum has been … since I was ten.

A writing me cheques to my birthday
B writing me cheques for my birthday

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C writing me cheques my birthday

D writing for me cheques for my birthday
10 I want you to … after the performance.

A send these flowers the ballet dancer
B send these flowers for the ballet dancer
C these flowers to the ballet dancer send
D send these flowers to the ballet dancer
11 ‘I have … tonight, Mr Smith.’

‘That’s great, Jennifer. Thank you.’
A a table for you reserved
B reserved a table you
C reserved a table to you
D reserved a table for you
12 ‘Has your mother ever … a special dinner?’

‘Oh, yes. Lots of times.’
A cooked for your dad
B for your dad cooked
C to your dad cooked
D cooked your dad
Marks / 12
1 Does anyone want a drink?

Can I ………………………….. anyone? GET
2 I’ve never been to a chocolate festival before.

It’s the first ………………………….. to a chocolate festival. EVER

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3 It’s a long time since I visited my grandmother.

I haven’t ………………………….. a long time. FOR
4 The waiter served the customers free desserts.

The waiter ………………………….. the customers. BROUGHT
5 She started taking ballet lessons a month ago.

She ………………………….. ballet lessons for a month. HAS
6 He got the job at the circus a year ago.

He ………………………….. at the circus for a year. W ORKING
7 Tim is going to sing his wife her favourite song.

Tim is going to sing ………………………….. his wife. TO
8 The last time I went to a festival was a year ago.

I ………………………….. to a festival for a year. BEEN
Marks / 8
1 I have written/ have been writing invitations to the party since five and now I’m bored.
2 Jennie wrote a letter to/for her favourite ballet star but she hasn’t got an answer yet.
3 Another band has given us/to us great advice about how to become famous.
4 Can you take these letters/these letters take to the post office?
5 We will send her/to her these free tickets if you want us to, sir.
6 The Lobster Carnival in Nova Scotia has run/has been running for years now.

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7 It’s been rain/raining all afternoon and I don’t think its’ going to stop in time for the concert.
8 Has your sister ever sent her boyfriend/for her boyfriend flowers or chocolates?
Marks / 8
Total Marks / 40

2009 7
Test 5
1 ‘If people … honest, they usually get caught.’

‘That’s the way it should be.’
A were
B weren’t
C isn’t
D aren’t
2 Bullies often … you alone, if you don’t pay them any attention.
A left
B are leaving
C leave
D have left
3 ‘If parents argue with their children, they … sorry later.’

‘Yes, unless their children were wrong.’
A say
B said
C are saying
D has said
4 If your friends … you, they’re not being bullies.

A are teasing
B tease
C have teased
D teasing
5 If I … somebody doing something dishonest, I would call the police.

A was seeing
B saw
C have seen
D have been seeing

2009 1
Test 5
6 Laughing at a friend isn’t a problem unless they … bad.

A will feels
B is feeling
C will feel
D feel
7 ‘If she takes her ID with her to the school dance, it … how old she is.’
‘That’s a very good idea.’
A will prove
B is proving
C proved
D has proved
8 If somebody insulted me or my friends on the bus, I … tell my parents.

A will
B won’t
C would be
D would
9 If I were her, I … listen to that bully.

A wouldn’t
B won’t
C aren’t
D isn’t
10 Unless you get better grades, you … go out with your mates at the weekend.
A can
B can’t
C couldn’t
D wouldn’t
11 If the head teacher told me to change the way I dress, I … ask her to explain why.
A will
B can

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C would
D have
12 ‘If I … someone famous, I would choose the writer, Margaret Atwood.’

‘Really? I would choose Brad Pitt.’
A would meet
B might met
C could meet
D could be meeting
Marks / 12
1 ‘My mum said that if I don’t change my dress, I can’t go to the concert.’
‘What? That’s … unfair!’
A such an
B so
C too
D such
2 I can’t understand why Sally is making … big thing out of our laughing at her new haircut.
A so
B too
C such
D such a
3 ‘If you ask me, I would say that he gets … upset when people talk about him.’
‘Yes, it’s illogical.’
A enough
B such
C too
D such an

2009 3
Test 5
4 To tell you the truth, I’m just … to wear a lot of make up.
A not enough brave
B not brave enough
C too brave
D so brave
5 ‘If I were her dad, I wouldn’t let her drive.’

‘I agree. She’s … .’
A enough old
B too young
C young enough
D old too
6 ‘Have you ever done an extreme sport?’

‘No. I’m … .’
A too brave
B enough brave
C not brave enough
D brave enough
7 She looks … with her hair dyed black!

A too funny
B funny enough
C so funny
D such funny
8 If the head teacher wasn’t … about what happened, I would go and talk to her.
A angry enough
B not angry enough
C such an
D so angry
9 Graffiti is … at our school that the head teacher called the police.
A so a big problem
B such a big problem
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C a big enough problem

D too big a problem
10 ‘If I got a new haircut, would you laugh at me?’

‘Of course not. You’re … that any haircut would suit you.’
A so pretty
B too pretty
C not pretty enough
D such a pretty
11 Dyeing your hair must be … .

A so great fun
B such a great fun
C such great fun
D too great fun
12 ‘Judging somebody by their appearance is … .’

‘Yes. I don’t know why people do it.’
A so silly
B such a silly
C silly enough
D too silly
Marks / 12
1 If you don’t clean your room, you can’t go to your friend’s party.
You can’t go to your friend’s party ………………………….. your room. UNLESS
2 The music at the dance was so loud that I left early.

It was ………………………….. at the dance that I left early. SUCH

2009 5
Test 5
3 The baby isn’t naughty unless it’s tired.

The baby isn’t naughty ………………………….. tired. IF
4 Your sister is too young to have a tattoo!

Your sister ………………………….. to have a tattoo. ENOUGH
5 You can’t be a great guitar player unless you have lots of lessons.
You can’t be a great guitar player ………………………….. lots of lessons. IF
6 Your friend wouldn’t be sad if you weren’t laughing at her.

Your friend wouldn’t be sad ………………………….. laughing at her. UNLESS
7 The bottles are too big for this box.
This box ………………………….. for the bottles. BIG
8 My French teacher speaks so quickly that I can’t understand her.

My French teacher is ………………………….. that I can’t understand her. SUCH
Marks / 8
1 If Philip wasn’t wearing so/such weird clothes, people wouldn’t be pointing at him.
2 My father is enough/very strict about what time I come home in the evening.
3 If I hadn’t dyed my hair black, it would be/will be light brown.
4 Unless he calls, he wasn’t/isn’t coming to the concert.
5 When Jane got her nose pierced it looked so/such terrible that we were shocked.
6 My little brother isn’t tall enough/too tall to reach the biscuits on the table.

2009 6
Test 5
7 If I would have/had lots of money, I would buy a new CD player.
8 My brother is so/such an immature person that my parents don’t let him drive.
Marks / 8
Total Marks / 40

2009 7
Test 6
1 ‘I … any computer games for weeks.’

‘Really? Is there something wrong with your computer?’
A have play
B haven’t playing
C haven’t played
D not played
2 ‘Have you … seen the film about pirates in the Caribbean?’

‘No, but I want to.’
A ever
B never
C yet
D since
3 ‘Janie wants to buy a new game console.’

‘Yes, she … up all her pocket money for it.’
A has saved
B saves
C save
D has save
4 My brother has been a game tester for Nintendo … five years now.
A for
B since
C ever
D already
5 I … a report on Tuesday that said gaming is as good for you as reading.

A have read
B have been reading
C was read
D read

2009 1
Test 6
6 Jeremy … an online racing game last night and now he wants a computer of his own.
A has played
B play
C played
D has play
7 I’ve had the new Harry Potter book for a week, but I haven’t read it … .
A ever
B yet
C never
D already
8 We’ve … finished our lunch – now we have to do the washing-up.

A since
B for
C just
D yet
9 ‘Did you know that computers … around for over sixty years now?’
‘Yes. It’s hard to believe, isn’t it?’
A have been
B are being
C were
D has been
10 As computers got cheaper and more user-friendly, more people … them.

A have bought
B bought
C buy
D has bought
11 ‘My little sister has … bought the new Sims game.’

‘What? It only came out last week.’
A since
B yet
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C already
D ever
12 ‘Scientists … lots of research on the subject of computer gaming.’

‘I know and they’ve never found any proof that it’s bad for us.’
A did
B done
C has done
D have done
Marks / 12
1 There are … different restaurants to choose from.

A lots
B several
C much
D a bit of
2 He’s met … interesting people in his new graphics job.

A plenty of
B a little
C a bit of
D a few of
3 ‘How … time do you spend reading every week?’

‘About two hours.’
A some
B any
C much
D many

2009 3
Test 6
4 I like to listen to … classical music when I come home from work in the evenings.
A several
B a few
C lot
D a bit of
5 ‘My father has bought me … good CDs this month.’

‘That was nice of him.’
A a bit of
B a few
C a few of
D a little
6 Have you noticed that the speed of this computer … much faster than your old one?
A is
B are
C is being
D have been
7 Lots of writers use old-fashioned pens so they need … ink.

A a few of
B lots of
C several
D many
8 ‘If I have … spare time, I read a good book.’

‘Yes, that’s because you’re a bookworm.’
A lots
B a few
C any
D several
9 Do you know if there … any new information about the stolen computers?
A were
B are
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C is
D be
10 We have … computer games to choose from, so come on down to Microland today!

A much
B any
C many
D a lot
11 If you want to be a successful writer, you need … experience.

A any
B many
C a lot of
D several
12 Although I don’t have … money, I’ve decided to buy her a new novel.
A many
B much
C some
D a little
Marks / 12
1 When did they announce that the new Sims game is ready?
How long ………………………….. that the new Sims game is ready? AGO
2 I have some money I can lend you.

I have ………………………….. I can lend you. BIT
3 Kevin finishes his exams next week.

Kevin ………………………….. his exams yet. HAS
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4 I bought this game two years ago.

I ………………………….. two years now. HAVE
5 There isn’t much information about the new book online.

There’s only ………………………….. about the book online. LITTLE
6 It’s the first time that she’s ever bought a magazine.

She ………………………….. a magazine before. NEVER
7 There’s lots of traffic today because it’s Friday.

There’s ………………………….. of traffic today because it’s Friday. A
8 When did your mother become a graphics designer?

How long is it ………………………….. a graphics designer? SINCE
Marks / 8
1 The writer, Anthony Horowitz, has wrote/written lots of novels for young people.
2 I don’t have any/some paper for the computer.
3 I don’t have many/a lot of money, but I really want to get that new game console.
4 He must have plenty of/a lot money; he’s got an expensive leather jacket.
5 Have you never/ever wondered why young people like online gaming so much?
6 She worked/has worked here for years and she really likes her job.
7 The first interactive computer game I bought has been on the market since/for 1999.

2009 6
Test 6
8 Hi, Mum. I have just/already walked in the door and I was about to call you.
Marks / 8
Total Marks / 40

2009 7
Test 7
1 The pirates who … any fish had to eat rotten meat and vegetables.
A has not caught
B had not catch
C not caught
D had not caught
2 The ship had already left the port by the time the storm … .
A starts
B started
C have started
D had been starting
3 The chef … supper for the pirates when he suddenly heard a shout.
A had made
B had been making
C made
D had making
4 The pirate had been sewing his shirt when the others … him to come and play cards.
A had been asked
B asking
C asked
D has asked
5 ‘The prisoners … and they were very thin and ill.’

‘How awful!’
A have not been eating
B are not eating
C had not been eating
D were not eaten
6 He … to eat some bread but insects had got into it.

A wants

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B has wanting
C had been wanting
D wanted
7 ‘In the film, … when the murderer went into his room?’
‘Yes, but the murderer woke him up.’
A had he slept
B had he been sleeping
C has he slept
D have he been sleeping
8 When I …, I couldn’t remember what I had been dreaming about.

A wake up
B had been waking up
C had woke up
D woke up
9 When Johnny Depp … at the studio, they had been waiting for over an hour.
A had arrived
B had been arriving
C arrived
D arrives
10 By the time the captain … the other ship, it was at least a mile away.
A had been spotting
B had spotted
C was spot
D has spotted
11 ‘At the end of each night the children … very tired because they had been working for hours.’
‘I’m glad I wasn’t a child back then.’
A was
B had been
C have been
D were

2009 2
Test 7
12 They cancelled the voyage because the captain … some very bad news.
A had been receiving
B was receiving
C had received
D receives
Marks / 12
1 If you … read maps well, then you will be a good ship’s captain.
A could
B is able to
C can
D were able to
2 When I was a teenager most of my friends … to sew blouses and dresses.

A are able
B can
C were able
D could
3 In the book Papillion, the prisoners … survive for long because of their hard lives.
A were able to
B couldn’t
C can’t
D wasn’t able to
4 My little boy … walk, but he isn’t able to talk yet.

A can
B could
C is
D is able

2009 3
Test 7
5 By the time you have finished your lessons, you … play the piano.
A can
B will be able to
C are able to
D could
6 From time to time the people living in the fort … to go out and walk by the sea.
A will be able to
B could be able to
C are able to
D were able to
7 For those who … sew, life on the ship was more difficult.
A wasn’t able to
B can’t
C won’t be able to
D couldn’t
8 ‘Excuse me, sir. … swim by the end of the summer?’

‘Yes, if you listen to me and practise very hard.’
A Can we
B Could we
C Were we able to
D Will we be able to
9 ‘… to use satellite navigation when he was a young man?’

‘No, because it hadn’t been invented yet.’
A Could your dad
B Will your dad be able
C Were your dad able
D Was your dad able
10 The prisoners … get off the island because of the sea that was all around it.
A was not able to
B can’t

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C were not able to

D will not be able to
11 At the time Mary … to swim and she nearly died in the wild and dangerous sea.
A will be able
B couldn’t
C can’t
D wasn’t able
12 ‘Sorry. Can you tell me where the port is, please?’

‘No, but ask that man over there. He … help you.’
A will be able to
B can be able to
C could be able to
D was able to
Marks / 12
3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the
word given.
1 We heard a scream and then we saw the ghost standing by the ship.
We saw the ghost standing by the ship ………………………….. a scream. AFTER
2 The pirates started looking for the jewels in the morning and stopped in the evening.
The pirates ………………………….. for the jewels all day. BEEN
3 They had a rest and then they continued with their work.
They continued with their work ………………………….. a rest. AFTER
4 Could Johnny Depp sew like a pirate from the 17th century?
Was ………………………….. like a pirate from the 17th century? ABLE

2009 5
Test 7
5 The pirates wanted to find the gold before they left the island.
The pirates wouldn’t leave the island until they ………………………….. the gold. HAD
6 There was a lot of talk about how wrong it was to make young children work so hard.
They ………………………….. a lot about how wrong it was to make young children work so hard.
TALKED
7 She remembered the murderer.

She ………………………….. the murderer. FORGOTTEN
Marks / 7
1 The main character in the film Papillion wasn’t able escape/to escape from Devil’s Island.
2 You was able to/can learn a lot about History from this programme.
3 The children, who had been finishing/finished their work, went home to bed.
4 We had been walking around the old ship when we thought/were thinking we saw a pirate.
5 Joey will/will be able to write his own name after he starts school.
6 Could/Can you read a map when you were the captain of the ship?
7 My dad never was able/was never able to work in the garden when it was too hot.
8 By the time Alexander Graham Bell was six, he was/will be able to think of things that most grown-
ups couldn’t.

2009 6
Test 7
9 Were/Was you able to read the whole book in one week?
Marks / 9
Total Marks / 40

2009 7
Test 8
1 Before the telephone …, people had to communicate with letters.

A is invented
B was being invented
C invented
D was invented
2 My new robot … by a small square joypad.

A is controlled
B was controlled
C has been controlled
D is being controlled
3 The manufacturers hope that the female robot … by hotels.

A is bought
B will buy
C will be bought
D is being buy
4 A mobile phone … that lets you send photographs to friends and family.
A has been invented
B is invented
C was being invented
D were invented
5 ‘You know that the robot … at the moment, don’t you?’

‘Yes, it’s very exciting.’
A was tested
B is tested
C is being tested
D has been tested

2009 1
Test 8
6 A telephone … on by a man named Elisha Gray at the same time that Bell was conducting his
research.
A has been worked
B was being worked
C is being worked
D was worked
7 Two of the robots … and are now better than ever.

A have been improved
B are improved
C was being improved
D is being improved
8 I heard that the new DVD player … in shops next month.

A will be sell
B will be sold
C are sold
D were selling
9 When scientists … their research, they will know all the solutions.
A have finished
B will be finished
C are finishing
D finished
10 ‘In the beginning, computers … at universities by researchers.’

‘Yes, and now almost every house has one.’
A are used
B are being used
C will be use
D were used
11 Engineers believe that one day novels … by robots.

A will be written
B will being written
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C are wrote
D are being written
12 The science of robotics … all the time.

A is being improved
B is improved
C will be improved
D has been improved
Marks / 12
1 ‘You won’t forget to text me this evening, … ?’

‘Of course not.’
A can you
B will you
C is you
D aren’t you
2 We’ve played with that robot, …?

A weren’t we
B aren’t we
C should we
D haven’t we
3 We … use that computer program in class, do we?

A do
B is
C wasn’t
D don’t
4 Your mobile phone wasn’t cut off again, …?

A is it
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B it is
C it was
D was it
5 ‘You haven’t finished your research yet, …?’

‘No, not yet.’
A could you
B have you
C were you
D can you
6 Your mum … know how to use the program, does she?

A can’t
B does
C won’t
D doesn’t
7 The engineer at your company is French, …?

A isn’t he
B doesn’t he
C hasn’t he
D can’t he
8 You wouldn’t like to come out to dinner with me, …?

A did you
B will you
C would you
D wouldn’t you
9 ‘We should turn down the music, …?’

‘Yes, because it’s quite late.’
A should we
B could we
C do we
D shouldn’t we
2009 4
Test 8
10 Your car … broken down again, has it?

A has
B hasn’t
C was
D wasn’t
11 ‘They can control it by remote control, …?’

‘Yes. I think they can.’
A should we
B can we
C couldn’t they
D can’t they
12 ‘Your sister knows how to send an email, …?’

‘No, but she’s only six years old!’
A doesn’t she
B won’t she
C isn’t she
D can’t she
Marks / 12
1 Have we seen that film? I think so.

We have seen that film, ………………………….. we? NOT
2 Turning up the music isn’t allowed after twelve at night.

They ………………………….. to turn up the music after twelve at night. ALLOW ED
3 I love friends sending me emails.

I ………………………….. emails by my friends. BEING

2009 5
Test 8
4 Who invented the robotic dog?

Who ………………………….. by? W AS
5 The phone company will cut off his mobile phone.

His mobile phone ………………………….. off by the phone company. BE
6 Did he get a new mobile phone? I think he did.

He got a new mobile phone, ………………………….. he? NOT
7 The scientists couldn’t hear the speaker’s voice.

The speaker’s voice ………………………….. the scientists. HEARD
8 The university engineer should do the research.

The research ………………………….. by the university engineer. BE
Marks / 8
1 You could/should live without your DVD player, couldn’t you?
2 People talking face to face is being replaced/replace by emails and texts.
3 This book has been read/is reading by millions of people.
4 You won’t be coming to the party on Friday night, will/won’t you?
5 The Aibo robot dog was first manufactured/being manufactured by a company called Sony.
6 Morse code is invented/was invented by an American named Samuel F.B. Morse.
7 Sensors will be used/will used by robots to ‘see’ and ‘feel’ things.

2009 6
Test 8
8 Although the sound should/was not audible to us, the dog could hear it.
Marks / 8
Total Marks / 40

2009 7
Test 9
1 They asked her … being so bossy all the time.

A stop
B to stop
C to stopping
D stopped
2 The doctor for the show said the girls … stronger than the boys.
A was
B has been
C had been
D were been
3 My housemate asked me … more sensitive to her feelings.

A be
B to be
C being
D to being
4 One of the teenagers said that image … everything to him and his friends.
A were
B is being
C is
D was
5 ‘My sister … how you felt at the interview.’

‘Tell her I said that I felt confident.’
A tells
B asks
C asked
D said

2009 1
Test 9
6 ‘My sister told me that she … friends with her old housemates forever.’
‘Do you believe her?’
A should be
B will be
C would be
D can be
7 My mother always told me how important it … to be yourself.

A was
B has been
C had been
D were
8 ‘Did you … your brother if he wanted to come with us?’

‘Yes, he said that he would love to come.’
A tell
B say
C ask
D speak
9 John asked me how they … doing in the Big Brother house.

A is
B are
C was
D were
10 The organisers of the programme told them … their make-up at home.

A to leave
B to leaving
C leave
D leaving
Marks / 10

2009 2
Test 9
1 He told me he had decided … nicer to his youngest sister.

A be
B to be
C to being
D being
2 Kevin is interested in … on that programme Teenage Big Brother.

A to be
B to being
C being
D be
3 After I had finished … my room, my mum gave me some money to go shopping.

A cleaning
B to clean
C to cleaning
D cleaned
4 I imagine myself … a confident secure grown-up.

A be
B was
C being
D were
5 ‘I told my little brother I wanted him … out of my room at once.’

‘That wasn’t very mature of you, was it?’
A to get
B getting
C get
D to getting
6 She said that she hoped … a large family like ours one day.
A having
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B has
C to have
D have
7 ‘My parents have decided it would be easier … a new house rather than rent one.’
‘I think they’re right.’
A buy
B to buy
C to buying
D bought
8 ‘Tom is really good at … football.’

‘Yes, and he knows it. He’s such a big-head.’
A to play
B play
C to playing
D playing
9 She told me that she was really looking forward … with me and my family.
A staying
B to staying
C to stay
D stay
10 Cindy can’t stand … for things to happen; she’s very impatient.

A wait
B to wait
C waiting
D to waiting
11 It’s not always possible … with everyone in your family.

A to get on
B getting on
C to getting on
D get on
2009 4
Test 9
12 ‘Can you imagine … on a TV programme with your brothers and sisters?’

‘No, I think I would hate it.’
A to go
B to be going
C to going
D going
Marks / 12
1 ‘I haven’t seen my family for three months,’ said Kerry.

Kerry said ………………………….. her family for three months. HAD
2 ‘I’ve been studying how they get along,’ the doctor explained.
The doctor explained that ………………………….. how they got along. BEEN
3 You mustn’t fight with your little sister anymore.

You must ………………………….. with your little sister. STOP
4 ‘Where do you go to school?’ the producer asked Jade.

The producer asked Jade ………………………….. to school. W HERE
5 My housemates don’t work well as a team.

My housemates aren’t ………………………….. as a team. GOOD
6 ‘Why do you want blue eyes?’ Cameron asked Sherry.

Cameron asked Sherry ………………………….. blue eyes. SHE
7 ‘Do your homework before we have supper,’ said dad to my brother.

Dad told my brother ………………………….. before we had supper. TO

2009 5
Test 9
8 ‘What was the best part of your holiday?’ Dennis asked Dave.
Dennis asked Dave what the best part of ………………………….. been. HAD
Marks / 8
1 Do you want to be/being on the new TV programme?
2 Karen asked to come we/us to come to her birthday party on Saturday.
3 I’m looking forward to have/to having children of my own some day.
4 She is good at do/doing Maths but she prefers History.
5 I like watching/watch how different people get to know each other.
6 Sarah said that she was/has been from a very big family.
7 Mother told me that she will/would be home in time to make dinner.
8 It’s very important listening/to listen to your parents when they give you good advice.
9 Hilary said that she had been/be an excellent student when she was younger.
10 I hope to work/working for a famous TV producer when I grow up.
Marks / 10
Total Marks / 40

2009 6
Test 10
1 If we … to the desert, it would have been much hotter.

A were go
B had gone
C had been going
D had be
2 If she hadn’t enjoyed the Arctic, she … there for so long.

A wouldn’t have stayed
B wouldn’t had stayed
C wouldn’t had been staying
D wouldn’t has stay
3 ‘Stop complaining! You … have gone on the trip if you’d wanted to.’
‘I know but nobody asked me.’
A might
B should
C could
D must
4 If he’d seen the lightning, he … his mobile phone.

A would have switched off
B would have been switching off
C would switch off
D will have switched off
5 If Kevin … in the Serious Andes expedition, he might have enjoyed it.

A took part
B had taken part
C takes part
D would take part

2009 1
Test 10
6 ‘The teenagers would have been much happier if they … of their tents.’
‘I agree but that’s why it was called an ‘extreme’ expedition.’
A hasn’t been stripped
B weren’t stripped
C hadn’t been stripped
D wouldn’t be stripped
7 If Joey had been more of an extrovert, he … more friends.

A made
B would make
C makes
D might have made
8 If the storm hadn’t been so awful, the phones … cut off.

A haven’t been
B wouldn’t have been
C hadn’t been
D wouldn’t be
Marks / 8
1 ‘I wish we … get out of the snow.’

‘Be patient. We’re almost there.’
A can
B could
C might
D would
2 I wish the monkeys … an endangered animal.

A hadn’t been
B weren’t

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C aren’t
D would be
3 ‘Sally wishes she … on the jungle expedition.’

‘Why didn’t she?’
A went
B goes
C had gone
D would go
4 My sister … she hadn’t argued with her head teacher about recycling.
A wish
B wishing
C was wishing
D wishes
5 ‘I wish we … all those worms on survival training.’

‘That was disgusting, wasn’t it!’
A hadn’t eaten
B wouldn’t have eaten
C didn’t eat
D haven’t eaten
6 A few of us wish we … warmer clothes with us on the trip.

A would have brought
B were bringing
C brought
D had brought
7 We wish we … do more to help the environment.

A might
B would
C could
D can

2009 3
Test 10
8 ‘I wish I … afraid of thunder.’

‘You shouldn’t be. It can’t hurt you.’
A hadn’t been
B wasn’t
C isn’t
D wouldn’t be
Marks / 8
3. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sen tence.
1 ‘They … the tap mended.’

‘That’s good because broken taps waste a lot of water.’
A getting
B are getting
C get
D have get
2 ‘… the monkey enclosure built yet?’

‘No, but it’s almost finished.’
A They are building
B Have they build
C Have they had
D Do they have
3 ‘I’ve had all the windows in my house … .’

‘That’s great. It will really help the environment.’
A replacing
B replace
C replaced
D replaces

2009 4
Test 10
4 ‘I want to do something to slow global warming.’

‘You … solar panels installed.’
A can getting
B can get
C gets
D can be getting
5 ‘We … a water butt delivered to the house.’

‘Good for you. They’re very useful for collecting rainwater.’
A was having
B are have
C are having
D has had
6 You can … so that it takes lead-free petrol.

A have changed your car
B have changed car
C have car your changed
D have change
7 Lord Earlington … his case packed for him already.

A has had
B had has
C was have
D have has
8 I always have my hair done … Gina.

A at
B by
C for
D in
Marks / 8

2009 5
Test 10
1 I don’t think it was a good idea to lie to your parents.

If I ………………………….., I wouldn’t have lied to my parents. HAD
2 Joe is sorry that he didn’t do more to help endangered animals.

Joe ………………………….. more to help endangered animals. W ISHES
3 It snowed all day, so they couldn’t go out.

If it hadn’t snowed all day, the friends ………………………….. out. GONE
4 Someone stole her car during the snowstorm.

She ………………………….. during the snowstorm. HAD
5 It’s too bad I missed the Extreme Andes expedition.

I wish ………………………….. the Extreme Andes expedition. NOT
6 I didn’t know your mobile number; that’s why I didn’t text you.
If I had known your mobile number, I ………………………….. you. W OULD
7 Cameron wishes he had used eco-friendly paint; now he feels bad.

If Cameron had used eco-friendly paint, he ………………………….. bad. FEEL
8 They shout at you if you don’t set up your tent before dinner.
You ………………………….. if you don’t set up your tent before dinner. GET
Marks / 8
1 She is having/have her hair dyed at the hair salon.

2009 6
Test 10
2 You can be getting/get your recycling bins picked up every week.
3 If I had been you, I would/will have gone on the trip to the desert.
4 I wish global warming wasn’t/isn’t so harmful to the planet.
5 Sally wishes she had bought/has bought eco-friendly tissues.
6 If I were you, I won’t/wouldn’t install the solar panels myself.
7 You can have/has your phone recharged for free at that shop on the corner.
8 Fran wishes she has going/had gone on the expedition last year.
Marks / 8
Total Marks / 40

2009 7
Test 11
1 Jerry said he … go to the club to train last night; his coach told him to go.
A must
B had to
C didn’t have to
D mustn’t
2 ‘Professional cyclists are given free bikes and they … repair them.’
‘That would be great.’
A has to
B don’t have to
C must
D mustn’t
3 Sherry said she … go to bed early every night when she was in the swim club because sleep was
very important.
A mustn’t
B didn’t have to
C must
D had to
4 You … decide to start eating more healthy food if you want to play better.
A has to
B must
C mustn’t
D don’t have to
5 They told us we … buy any special clothes as long as we wore something comfortable.
A mustn’t
B didn’t have to
C had to
D must

2009 1
Test 11
6 You … eat too much before you do gymnastics because you might get stomachache.
A don’t have to
B must
C have to
D mustn’t
7 ‘After the race you … forget to talk to your coach.’

‘Okay, I’ll remember.’
A don’t have to
B have to
C mustn’t
D must
8 ‘If we want to get fit, we … walk more instead of taking the car.’
‘You’re right.’
A don’t have to
B mustn’t
C must
D has to
9 We … wear goggles when we went skiing. It was a rule.

A had to
B must
C mustn’t
D didn’t have to
10 ‘Hockey players … train hard and go to bed early.’

‘I don’t think I could do that.’
A mustn’t
B don’t have to
C have to
D must to
Marks / 10

2009 2
Test 11
1 ‘I … done better in the match but I hadn’t trained hard enough.’

‘Well, you’ll know better for next time.’
A can have
B will have
C could have
D must have
2 ‘Joseph took part in a triathlon.’

‘Wow. That … have been exhausting.’
A could
B should
C might
D must
3 When I was sixteen, I won a gymnastics championship; I … really up for it!

A must have been
B must be
C must been
D must have being
4 Our hockey team didn’t win the match; we … have trained harder.
A could
B should
C might
D must
5 ‘Look! The team is celebrating.’

‘Oh, they … have won the league.’
A might
B could
C must
D should

2009 3
Test 11
6 ‘You … the marathon! It was fantastic!’

‘Oh well. I’ll come next year.’
A should have saw
B should have see
C should have seen
D should has seen
7 It’s too bad you didn’t bring your goggles because we … have gone skiing.
A should
B must
C might
D could
8 We had a great time kayaking. You … have come with us.

A must
B might
C should
D could
9 ‘What a pity John wasn’t able to take part in the boxing event.’
‘Yes, I think he … have won.’
A can
B should
C might
D must
10 Somebody … have told me about the game last night; I would have watched it.
A should
B can
C have
D must
11 ‘Look at you in this picture.’

‘I was much heavier then than I am now. I … have been very unfit.’
A must
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Test 11
B might
C could
D should
12 ‘I … a great footballer but I was too lazy to train.’

‘Well, look on the bright side, you’re a fairly good tennis player.’
A could have be
B could has been
C could have been
D could have being
Marks / 12
1 It was wrong to go skiing without goggles.

We ………………………….. skiing without goggles. GONE
2 A hockey helmet is necessary these days.

You ………………………….. a hockey helmet these days. M UST
3 Hitting the other players is not permitted.

You ………………………….. the other players. M UST
4 It was impossible for her to jump any higher.

She ………………………….. any higher. HAVE
5 It wasn’t a good idea to miss practice without asking the coach.

You ………………………….. the coach if you could miss practice. ASKED
6 You mustn’t go on such silly diets.

You ………………………….. on such silly diets. STOP

2009 5
Test 11
7 It isn’t necessary to train so often.

You ………………………….. train so often. HAVE
8 It was possible for me to win the marathon.

I ………………………….. the marathon. COULD
Marks / 8
1 I can/could have been a champion gymnast but I my dad put me off the sport.
2 You don’t have to/must swim every day; once or twice a week is enough.
3 All the players don’t have to/must understand the rules of the game.
4 You should have/has started out slower so you wouldn’t have run out of breath in the middle of
the marathon.
5 You mustn’t/don’t have to eat before you go into the pool. You could get stomach ache.
6 He couldn’t have/mustn’t won the race because he had hurt his leg.
7 Janie has just won the tennis match; you must/should have seen her!
8 The cyclist knew he has/had to drink lots of water during the championship race.
9 Cameron mustn’t/doesn’t have to run five kilometres every day, but he really likes to keep fit.
10 If you want to be a good runner, you have to/mustn’t have good running shoes.
Marks / 10
Total Marks / 40

2009 6
Test 12
1 The tickets for the roller coaster are … than the tickets for the Ghost Castle.
A cheap
B cheaper
C cheapest
D the cheapest
2 Visiting the theme park in Florida is … visiting the theme park in California.
A more expensive
B most expensive
C expensive than
D more expensive than
3 That was … hotel I’ve ever stayed in; there were insects in the beds!
A the bad
B the worse
C worst
D the worst
4 My little sister is … 1.21 metres so she can go on the SuperSplash.

A more tall than
B taller
C the tallest
D taller than
5 ‘Have you ever been on the water slide in AquaWorld?’

‘Yes, and I think it’s … attraction in the park.’
A best
B the good
C the best
D better
6 I’m not sure, but I think SuperSplash is the … ride in Europa-Park.

A fastest
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B most fast
C faster than
D fast
7 Last night I dreamt I fell off a roller coaster; it was … dream I’ve ever had.
A most scary
B the scarier
C scariest
D the scariest
8 ‘I think sightseeing in Greece was … sightseeing in England.’

‘I have to disagree with you.’
A the most exciting
B more exciting than
C the most exciting than
D more exciting
9 Some of the hotels in London are … than others.

A more luxurious
B the most luxurious
C the more luxurious
D most luxurious
10 ‘That must have been … holiday I’ve ever had.’

‘How sad! I really enjoyed it.’
A the dull
B dullest
C the dullest
D the duller
11 Grown-ups who go on the Pegasus shriek … than children.

A the loud
B louder
C the loudest
D more loud
2009 2
Test 12
12 ‘Shopping for tickets online is … way to book them.’

‘Yes, thank goodness for the internet.’
A the easier
B the easiest
C the easiest than
D the easier than
Marks / 12
1 I won’t be able to meet you for dinner later because I … .

A will have been sightseeing
B will be sightseeing
C will be to sightsee
D would be sightseeing
2 ‘By nine o’clock tomorrow morning I … at my destination.’

‘Oh, you must be so excited.’
A will be arriving
B will have been arriving
C will have arrived
D will has arrived
3 ‘I will be working … seven tomorrow evening.’

‘Okay, I’ll call you after eight.’
A for
B by
C until
D since
4 I’ve finished working on the water slide and I … on the roller coaster for the rest of the day.
A will be working
B will have been working
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C will have worked

D will work
5 Don’t come over this evening because I … for the school trip.
A will get ready
B will getting ready
C will have been getting ready
D will be getting ready
6 Be careful or you … every ride in the park on the first day of your holiday.
A will be trying
B will try
C will have trying
D will have tried
7 ‘After her trip to France she … every country in Europe.’

‘Isn’t she the luckiest person in the world?’
A will have visited
B will be visit
C will have been visiting
D visits
8 Text me after twelve when I … packing for my holiday.

A will have finished
B will have been finishing
C will has finishing
D will be finishing
9 By the end of the week she … on a cruise to Norway.

A will be left
B will be leaving
C will have left
D will have been leaving

2009 4
Test 12
10 ‘What do you think your sister … at this time tomorrow night?’

‘Having coffee in the hotel café.’
A will be doing
B will have done
C will have been doing
D will have doing
11 ‘She buys a lot of things, doesn’t she?’

‘She … all her holiday money by now.’
A will spend
B will have spent
C will have been spending
D will be spending
12 ‘Do you want to come to the new theme park at eleven?’

‘No, because I’ll have gone to bed … then.’
A until
B since
C for
D by
Marks / 12
1 She started travelling on May 9th, 2009.

On May 9th, 2010 she ………………………….. for a year. HAVE
2 These tickets cost 100 euros and those tickets cost 100 euros.
These tickets ………………………….. those tickets. EXPENSIVE

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Test 12
3 We booked into this hotel today, which is Tuesday.

By next Tuesday we ………………………….. staying in this hotel for a week. BEEN
4 I’ve never heard such a loud shriek.

It’s ………………………….. I’ve ever heard. THE
5 It takes six hours to clean the house and Sara started cleaning at twelve.
Sara ………………………….. the house by six o’clock. CLEANED
6 Julie is the best traveller of all.

Julie ………………………….. anyone else. THAN
7 There’s a lot of work to do; we won’t finish until after ten o’clock.
We ………………………….. by ten o’clock. HAVE
8 The plane takes three hours to reach our destination.

By the time we reach our destination we ………………………….. three hours. FOR
Marks / 8
1 SuperSplash is as thrilling/more thrilling than Pegasus.
2 By this time next week we will have been staying/will stay at this hotel for a month.
3 Don’t call me before eleven tomorrow because I will be working then/by then.
4 We’ll be away on holiday on/by the 15th of August so could you look after the dog for us?
5 That was the worse/the worst tour I’ve ever been on.
6 His suitcase is heavier/more heavy than his wife’s.

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Test 12
7 Kevin is the better/the best tour guide in the whole company.
8 Japan is most expensive/the most expensive country to visit in the world.
Marks / 8
Total Marks / 40

2009 7
Activate! B1 Extra Vocabulary Tests
Test 1
1. Complete the text with the correct form of the words in brackets.
Every week I watch a programme on TV called Faking it. It’s about 1) ………...... (PROFESSION)
who accept a challenge to change themselves into something else in only twenty-eight days. On
tonight’s programme they’re going to follow the 2) ………...... (TRANSFORM) of James Cameron, a
thirty-year-old man from North London, from a classical 3) ………...... (MUSIC) to a house DJ.
James admits he’s 4) ………...... (TERRIFY), but he’s also pleased about the programme. He also
says that he almost never listens to loud music but 5) ………...... (WEARY) agrees that his likes and
dislikes are about to change!
Marks / 5
1 A person who wears smart clothes to work, … .

A likes a challenge
B learns fast
C is under pressure
D looks right
2 A person who does their job in an experienced way, … .

A does their job like a professional
B finds their job difficult
C works on their own
D works under pressure
3 A person who has a lot of work and no time to relax … .

A is a success
B is under pressure
C never finds things difficult
D usually learns fast
4 A person who has problems doing their homework, … .

A is a success
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B looks right
C finds it difficult
D likes a challenge
5 A person who doesn’t have anybody to help them, … .

A works on their own
B does their work like a professional
C learns fast
D likes a challenge
Marks / 5
3. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sen tence.
1 My dad is a … and works in a well-known restaurant in the city centre.

A farmer
B chef
C web designer
D DJ
2 She’s studying to be a … because she loves anything to do with computers.

A surfer
B rock singer
C web designer
D chef
3 It’s important for people who work in offices to wear … clothes.

A loud
B frightening
C talented
D smart

2009 2
Test 1
4 … are professionals who are good at making decisions.

A Chefs
B Managers
C Musicians
D DJs
5 The DJ is in the club playing … house music.

A relaxing
B fast
C loud
D professional
6 I think Madonna is a very … singer; she’s the best.

A terrified
B annoying
C talented
D difficult
7 I live near the sea and I’m a professional …; it’s a great life!
A web designer
B farmer
C chef
D surfer
8 My grandfather is a … and he grows things like potatoes and carrots.

A musician
B rock singer
C farmer
D manager
Marks / 8

2009 3
Test 1
4. Complete the text with the correct word, do, get or find .
Do you 1) ………...... your new job difficult? Do you 2) ………...... it hard to make new friends because
you work on your own? Let me give you some advice. First, don’t worry, you can only 3) ………......
your best. People often 4) ………...... badly when they start a job. Always ask someone to help you so
you don’t 5) ………...... things wrong. And when you 6) ………...... something right – smile!
Marks / 6
5. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.
1 My favourite subject at school is English, because I find it very … .

A interest
B interesting
C interested
D interestive
2 She was … that her new job was so easy.

A surprising
B interested
C amazed
D boring
3 I’m so … . Let’s go out to the cinema.

A boring
B bore
C bored
D boredom
4 Starting work for the first time is … .

A annoying
B frightened
C terrifying
D worried
2009 4
Test 1
5 I think Russell Crowe’s new film is … . It’s my favourite film.

A amazing
B amaze
C amazed
D amazement
6 My sister is … because she doesn’t really like her new job at the school.
A worried
B interesting
C relaxed
D annoying
7 My little brother is crying because he’s watching a … film on TV.

A frightened
B frightening
C fright
D frighten
8 My teacher is always … when students come to class late.

A interesting
B terrified
C frightened
D annoyed
Marks / 8
1 My teacher is fed up … me because I never do my homework.

A in
B by
C about
D with

2009 5
Test 1
2 Sandra is worried … her clothes but I think she looks amazing.

A with
B of
C about
D by
3 My brother is a farmer in Canada and he’s very interested … animals.

A in
B by
C with
D on
4 The students were frightened … making a mistake.

A with
B by
C of
D on
5 My mother is not very good … cooking but she likes to eat!

A about
B at
C of
D by
6 I’m really annoyed … my little brother.

A with
B about
C of
D in
7 Karen is keen … classical music, but her sister hates it.

A with
B in

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C on
D about
8 I was surprised … his reaction. He’s usually a very calm person.

A by
B with
C in
D for
Marks / 8
Total Marks / 40

2009 7
Test 2
1. Complete the text with the correct form of the word words in brackets.
Last week, I saw an 1) ………...... (ADVERTISE) in a newspaper about a new TV programme called
It’s a Teen’s life. I really wanted to go on the programme so I sent them a letter. A week later,
somebody from their 2) ………...... (ORGANISE) called me. They said I couldn’t be on the
programme. I asked for an 3) ………...... (EXPLAIN), but they said they didn’t have one. It was such
a huge 4) ………...... (DISAPPOINT). When all my friends called to ask me when I would be on the
programme, I didn’t know what to say to them. I was so upset; it was the biggest 5) ………......
(EMBARRASS) of my life!
Marks / 5
1 My friend and I were eating in the school … when our Maths teacher walked in.
A science lab
B staff room
C canteen
D assembly hall
2 The head teacher called all the students into the … and told them about the arrangements for
sports day.
A assembly hall
B corridors
C canteen
D science lab
3 When the class was over, the teachers went to relax in the … .
A assembly hall
B corridor
C staff room
D science lab

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4 I had … on Friday and had to sit in the library for three hours.
A detention
B curriculum
C essay
D skill
5 I was writing my … on Shakespeare when my friend telephoned and asked me to go out.

A revise
B uniform
C skill
D essay
6 Pam had to … for her final exams and didn’t come to the dance.
A revise
B discuss
C explain
D read
7 The … was in her office, typing letters for the head teacher.
A cleaner
B caretaker
C secretary
D teacher
8 The … of the school fixed the window that was broken over the weekend.
A caretaker
B secretary
C science teacher
D cleaner
Marks / 8

2009 2
Test 2
1 As a … the Maths teacher gave her a two-hour detention in the library.

A punish
B punished
C punishment
2 Did you ever … that you could be on a programme where you had to teach your own teacher?
A imagination
B imagined
C imagine
3 She couldn’t … on the day of the English exam and she got a terrible mark.
A concentrate
B concentrating
C concentration
4 Did you know that the … we took last week was very important?
A examined
B examine
C examination
5 On Monday we had a very interesting … about school rules in one of our classes.
A discussing
B discussion
C discussed
6 Why was Sally … at the dance? I thought she looked lovely.

A embarrassment
B embarrassed
C embarrass
7 The teacher said that if we didn’t …, we had to leave the assembly hall.
A behave

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B behaved
C behaviour
8 My parents were very pleased that there was a big … in my marks.

A improved
B improvement
C improve
Marks / 8
4. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the senten ce.
1 When I was in school my parents were great; they never put … me to do well in exams.
A a record of
B an eye on
C care of
D pressure on
2 In the assembly hall, the head teacher … an eye on the students to make sure they were listening.
A put
B made
C kept
D took
3 Stella lost her school diary where she kept … all her marks.
A pressure on
B friends with
C a record of
D an eye on
4 My neighbour asked me to … care of their dog while they were away on holiday.
A make
B put

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C take
D keep
5 Going to school dances is a great way to make … other people in your school.
A friends with
B an eye on
C pressure on
D care of
6 All the pupils will be … part in the end of year play.

A keeping
B taking
C putting
D making
Marks / 6
1 If we … that village over there, we will soon find our way back home.
A take off
B put on
C make for
D put up with
2 I don’t know how you can … the noise your brother makes!
A keep up with
B take up
C make up
D put up with
3 Cameron … football last year, and now he’s the school’s star player!
A took up
B made up
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C kept on
D put on
4 You’ll have to … revising this chapter until you know it really well.
A take up
B keep on
C take off
D put up with
5 It was so hot in the assembly hall that the students had to … their jackets.
A keep on
B put on
C put up with
D take off
6 When the teacher asked where my homework was, I … an excuse about the dog eating it.
A made up
B took off
C kept on
D made for
7 While I was … my pullover, the school bell rang.

A making up
B putting up with
C making for
D putting on
Marks / 7
Last week, our teacher asked us to write an essay about school problems. I wrote that when I was
younger I had a lot of pressure 1) ………...... me. I had to keep 2) ………...... with my homework, but

2009 6
Test 2
I always had to keep an eye 3) ………...... my little brother in the evenings. It was often hard to keep
4) ………...... studying when he was making a lot of noise. I knew I had to put 5) ………...... with it,
but it was very difficult. When I complained to my mum, she got someone else to take care 6)
………...... him and I began to do much better.
Marks / 6
Total Marks / 40

2009 7
Test 3
1. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capitals.
1 This food is ……………..! I can’t eat it. HORROR
2 I’m not watching the rest of this film; it’s too ……………..! SCARE
3 The accident left him with a very …………….. scar on his cheek. NOTICE
4 He stole money from his mother’s purse? That’s ……………..! TERROR
5 Be careful! This is a …………….. road. DANGER
6 We had a very …………….. visit to Aunt Mary’s yesterday. ENJOY
Marks / 6
1 My grandmother is going to write me a … so I can buy that new CD rack I want.

A cash
B change
C cheque
D price
2 I’m going to … all my birthday money on new clothes.

A save
B waste
C lend
D spend
3 I paid with a five pound note and got one pound in … .

A change
B pocket money

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C cash
D cost
4 You can’t own a … because you’re only thirteen!

A cost
B credit card
C cheque
D change
5 Don’t … all your money on sweets and crisps.

A owe
B lend
C waste
D earn
6 I’m going to … some pocket money by helping my dad in his office on Saturday.
A cost
B afford
C earn
D spend
7 I’m … all my pocket money for the next month and then I’m going to buy a new games console.
A saving
B lending
C paying
D earning
8 You want me to … you how much? You can’t be serious!

A afford
B cost
C spend
D lend
9 Can you really … to buy an iPod and a DVD player?

A pay
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B afford
C lend
D owe
10 Those funky floor cushions are amazing but they probably … lots of money.
A pay
B cost
C lend
D waste
11 I … Janet ten euros; I must remember to pay her back the money.
A owe
B pay
C lend
D spend
12 We’re … our house and moving into a bigger one.

A wasting
B spending
C paying
D selling
Marks / 12
1 James opened an internet café but it wasn’t very … and he had to close it.
A affordable
B successful
C sleepy
D famous
2 Gwen, my sister, is really …; she rarely uses her credit card.

A successful
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B moody
C hopeful
D sensible
3 I don’t have much cash on me so I’ll buy a second-hand iPod; it will be more … .
A harmful
B hopeful
C affordable
D careful
4 Why is Carol so …? Is she tired or upset about something?

A famous
B moody
C sensible
D careful
5 Be …! You’re going to break my new mobile phone.

A careful
B successful
C moody
D harmful
6 I studied hard so I’m quite … that I’ll pass the exam.

A careful
B successful
C hopeful
D affordable
Marks / 6
1 It’s … to book a room here in August; all the hotels are full.
A untidy
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B impossible
C unfit
D invisible
2 Those clothes are … for a job interview; you should change them.
A impossible
B invisible
C unusual
D inappropriate
3 Wow! That’s a very … CD player. You must be very pleased with it.
A untidy
B unusual
C immature
D uncomfortable
4 Look! He can’t run up the stairs. He must be very … .

A unfit
B immature
C informal
D unacceptable
5 Wearing high-heeled shoes for a walk in the countryside is really … .

A inexpensive
B untidy
C impractical
D uncomfortable
6 My room is usually clean but now it’s … . I’ll clean it up.

A untidy
B uncomfortable
C immature
D informal

2009 5
Test 3
7 That can’t be a real person in the woods over there. It’s almost … so it must be a ghost!
A unacceptable
B immature
C inappropriate
D invisible
8 That game console is practical and … . I’m going to use my credit card to buy it.
A inexpensive
B immature
C independent
D informal
Marks / 8
1 Kevin is very …; he does lots of things on his own.

A dependent
B depend
C independent
2 Look at those amazing floor cushions. They must be soft and … .

A comfort
B comfortable
C uncomfortable
3 One reason for John’s silly behaviour is that he’s … .

A immature
B maturing
C mature
4 My room is great. It’s very colourful and … with lots of cool things in it.
A form

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B formal
C informal
5 Are you going to buy that … computer? You can’t be serious!

A expense
B inexpensive
C expensive
6 My father thinks it’s … for young people to stay up late at night; he thinks they ought to get lots
of sleep.
A acceptable
B accept
C unacceptable
7 Your brother can’t be very … . He said he was going to be here at six and it’s now seven o’clock.
A rely
B reliable
C unreliable
8 I’m so … . I’m going to stay in bed all weekend.

A sleeping
B sleepy
C sleep
Marks / 8
Total Marks / 40

2009 7
Test 4
1 We’ve put up our … on a beautiful camp site near the river.

A tent
B stall
C parade
D carnival
2 I’ve never seen such a huge … of people in my life!

A tent
B costume
C parade
D crowd
3 I’ve been looking at the … all afternoon but I can’t decide what to buy.
A parades
B carnivals
C stalls
D stages
4 This is the first time Irene has ever seen … and she’s amazed by all the noise and colour.
A workshops
B stages
C tents
D fireworks
5 The … has been passing for hours and the children are getting a little bored.
A entertainment
B parade
C carnival
D costume
6 They’ve been trying to … money for over a year to pay for the festival.
A perform
B splash
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C massage
D raise
7 The … in Brazil has been held annually for many years.

A stage
B stall
C tent
D carnival
8 I’ve been thinking about going to the break dancing … this afternoon. Do you want to come?
A stage
B fireworks
C workshop
D queue
9 Lots of musicians and singers have been … all afternoon.

A performing
B splashing
C massaging
D raising
10 Our … are ready; I’m going as a cowboy and June is going as a fairy.
A carnivals
B costumes
C shows
D hats
Marks / 10
1 The festival entertainer/organiser has been working very hard all year to make the event a
success.

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2 My little girl has never seen a religious tradition/circus act before; she really likes the clowns.
3 The students have been very busy getting ready for the Shakespeare cabaret show/play.
4 Our club has held many different types of stages/events over the years to raise money.
5 The audience/spectators at the match shouted louder and louder.
6 That man over there is an actor/entertainer who has been starring in Hollywood films for years.
7 The spectators/participants in the parade have been asked to go to the end of the street.
8 The stage/festival has been set up and now everything is ready for the band this evening.
9 The audience/participants have been waiting since three for the film to begin.
10 I buy a costume/T-shirt with a photo of the band at every concert I go to.
Marks / 10
1 Thousands of people visit the Cadbury’s chocolate … in Birmingham every year.

A programme
B atmosphere
C fountain
D factory
2 The children spent the day at a … where they splashed and played for hours.
A act
B park
C light
D fan

2009 3
Test 4
3 Lucy has been a ballet … since she was a child and she wants to be a dancer when she grows up.
A fan
B painting
C runner
D parade
4 The audience stopped talking as the stage … slowly went off.

A tours
B costumes
C lights
D parties
5 Japan is famous for the … lights which shine in all its big cities.
A neon
B arts
C fire
D theme
6 I’ve never been to a … festival but I know they always have really good bands there.
A fire
B water
C music
D chocolate
7 She’s been working on her … costume for months; she’s going as a witch.
A theme
B break dancing
C audience
D carnival
8 Disney World has been the best known … park in the world for many years.
A cabaret
B body

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C carnival
D theme
Marks / 8
1 The children been behaving bad/badly, so they’re not allowed to go out and play.
2 The performers have worked very hard/hardly to be ready for the music festival on Saturday.
3 The organiser of the ballet performance quiet/quietly asked the audience to sit down when the
stage lights came on.
4 Janet has finished her exams and she’s as happy/happily as I’ve ever seen her.
5 The magician quick/quickly pulled a bunch of roses out of his pocket.
6 She sings really good/well, doesn’t she?
Marks / 6
5. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capitals.
1 Please put your coats and bags …………….. by the door. TIDY
2 They have been selling their chocolates …………….. since 1980. INTERNATIONAL
3 The children are always …………….. when they’re with their cousins. HAPPILY
4 A couple were talking …………….. throughout the performance; it was really annoying.
LOUD

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5 The audience had been waiting …………….. for an hour when the band finally came on stage.
PATIENT
6 I’m sure my sister will …………….. pass her final exams at school. EASY
Marks / 6
Total Marks / 40

2009 6
Test 5
1 If I told my dad that young people should be able to get married when they’re sixteen, he would …
with me.
A approve
B disagree
C vote
D obey
2 You know that it’s … the law to steal, don’t you?

A over
B above
C against
D not
3 It’s … to drive a car when you’re fourteen years old.

A dishonest
B responsible
C illegal
D irregular
4 It’s very … to allow a child to sit in a car without a seat belt.

A irregular
B dishonest
C impossible
D irresponsible
5 If you go to …, you have to tell the truth about what happened to you.
A court
B law
C fine
D judge
6 If you … your father, he’ll be very angry.

A disagree
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B demand
C disobey
D disapprove
7 I took some money out of my bank … .

A count
B credit
C bill
D account
8 If Jack wants a body piercing, he should be … with his mum and dad about it.
A logical
B honest
C regular
D posh
9 If you do something against the law, you may have to pay a … .

A right
B judge
C court
D fine
10 If you want to get on well at school, you should … the rules.

A obey
B disagree
C demand
D break
11 The … decided that Jake was innocent of the crime.

A judge
B bully
C law
D driver

2009 2
Test 5
12 She feels really upset. I think we should just leave her … .

A single
B own
C lonely
D alone
Marks / 12
1 First he asked to be left alone and then he wanted company. His behaviour is completely
logical/illogical.
2 I don’t think anybody should have a regular/irregular job unless they are sixteen or older.
3 If my mum approves/disapproves of something, I try not to do it.
4 Please don’t disfasten/unfasten your seatbelts until the aeroplane has stopped.
5 He acts like a child even though he’s nineteen; he’s so inmature/immature.
6 Don’t be so impatient/unpatient! I’m sure the others will arrive soon.
Marks / 6
1 Tim, don’t point … the lady; it’s rude!

A of
B with
C for
D at

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2 If you ask the teacher … her advice, she’ll give it to you.

A by
B for
C in
D of
3 If you … any new ideas then please tell me.

A judge
B point at
C look for
D think of
4 My friend thinks tattoos are revolting and I agree … her.

A with
B on
C to
D for
5 If you … with my dad about anything, he gets angry.

A point
B argue
C talk
D shout
6 He had such a nice tattoo that I got my friend to come and look … it.
A on
B at
C in
D to
7 If you have a problem, you should … to a grown-up about it.

A look
B talk
C shout
D think
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8 Never judge … their appearance; it’s their character that counts.

A somebody by
B by
C by somebody
D somebody
Marks / 8
1 If you were funny, then people would laugh at/in your jokes.
2 Dad blamed me for/on breaking the kitchen window.
3 I’m sorry, but I don’t agree on/with your view on this subject.
4 Stop shouting at/to me! It’s not my fault!
5 The robber demanded that the bank clerk hand over/in the money!
6 Do you believe for/in ghosts?
Marks / 6
Dear Becci,
First, I want to talk 1) ………...... you about your letter; I think it’s so amazing that you know who
you are! If I were you, I would never change. If people stare 2) ………...... you because you don’t look
like them, then ignore them. It’s so silly that people blame you 3) ………...... the problems at school
just because you dye your hair. You should think 4) ………...... your clothes as a way of expressing

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yourself; what’s the matter with that? If people want to laugh 5) ………...... you and decide to judge
you 6) ………...... your appearance, let them. If they were nice people, they wouldn’t do that. If
people on the bus disapprove of you and shout insults 7) ………...... you, why should you care? I
think all the readers out there will agree 8) ………...... me when I say you should be so happy
because, ‘You’re Becci, and you know it!’
Marks / 8
Total Marks / 40

2009 6
Test 6
1 What I like about my new laptop is that it’s …; its small and light for travelling.
A interactive
B portable
C versatile
D online
2 My brother has read three books already this week; he’s such a(n) … .
A bookworm
B artificial intelligence
C memory stick
D game-tester
3 My brother has been a(n) … for five years. It must be great to get paid to play computer games all
day.
A bookworm
B console
C game-tester
D objective
4 Scientists have been studying … intelligence for quite a few years now.
A portable
B artificial
C interactive
D versatile
5 My sister is a great artist and she always wanted to design … for a big company and now she
does.
A graphics
B objectives
C input
D game-testers

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6 Have you been to that new computer shop on the high street? It has the largest … of computer
games I’ve ever seen.
A consoles
B graphics
C range
D objective
7 A … is a very small device which you plug into your computer; you can store lots of information on
it.
A computer game
B mobile phone
C CD player
D memory stick
8 My parents bought me a new … phone for my birthday.

A mobile
B portable
C microchip
D online
9 Today computers are used … .

A in the world
B worldover
C all the world
D worldwide
10 The … book from John Grisham wins this years book prize.
A high-tech
B online
C hand-held
D best-selling
Marks / 10

2009 2
Test 6
Dear Jane,
I’m so excited! My parents gave me some money for my birthday and I’ve just gone out and bought a
brand new computer. It’s amazing! It’s a 1) ………...... which means it’s portable and I can take it
anywhere. It has a 2) ………...... attached to it and I use it to move around the screen and click on
information. The 3) ………...... is built right into the computer, and as always, you use it to input
information. The 4) ………...... is just the right size, not too big and not too small; I can see
everything clearly on it which is great because it means I won’t hurt my eyes. It also has something
called a 5) ………...... . It is a little portable gadget where you can save information or any work that
you have done on the computer. I’ve only had my new computer for a few hours but I feel like it has
changed my life!
Cindy
Marks / 5
1 It’s a(n) … -known fact that computers have changed people’s lives in the last few years.
A wide
B hi
C well
D old
2 He’s bought a new laptop because he felt that his computer was a little … -fashioned.
A old
B user
C hand
D built
3 Windows, a computer programme, is so … -friendly that even my little sister can operate it.
A built
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B wide
C user
D old
4 Because the computer has a … -in keyboard it’s easier to use.

A built
B well
C touch
D hand
5 My dad’s computer at work has a … -sensitive screen. You use your fingers to press the screen!
A hand
B well
C touch
D user
6 Who could have ever imagined back in the 1970s that … -held devices would become so popular?
A old
B well
C hand
D wide
Marks / 6
1 He’s just told her that someone stole her laptop and her face is still … .
A blank
B expensive
C square
D leather
2 I bought a new … bag for my mother’s birthday last week and it cost me a lot of money.
A teenage
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B long
C leather
D dynamic
3 My grandmother doesn’t like … devices like computers and mobiles.

A modern
B dynamic
C leather
D ugly
4 Mrs Carter always looks so …; beautiful clothes, perfect hair and expensive jewellery.
A mean
B ugly
C untidy
D elegant
5 My book is so … that I can’t stop reading it!

A modern
B expensive
C exciting
D blank
6 They live on a … street with trees on either side.

A square
B wide
C moon-shaped
D tall
Marks / 6
1 Have you ever noticed that she always wears dark/fashionable clothes? They must cost a lot of
money.
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2 My little brother has always wanted to be a basketball star but he’s too elegant/short.
3 Nadia Vole isn’t ugly/modern but she does have a ‘strangely blank, moon-shaped face’.
4 My mother has the nicest friendly/blonde hair. She has always been very proud of it.
5 My cousin is from Greece and he has lovely silver/dark eyes.
6 The children are so dramatic/energetic – always running and playing and jumping!
Marks / 6
6. Choose the phrase (A, B or C) that best completes the sentence.
1 In the film, Alex Rider wears a … jacket.

A black, cool, leather
B leather, cool, black
C cool, black, leather
2 He thinks he’s wonderful but he has … hair.

A untidy, long, blond
B untidy, blond, long
C long, blond, untidy
3 The … computers in the lab at my school have really helped the students.
A metal, black, expensive
B expensive, black, metal
C black, metal, expensive
4 The child has just broken the … statue.

A metal, old, big
B big, old, metal
C old, big, metal

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5 I wanted to buy that … table but somebody has just bought it.
A brown, elegant, old-fashioned
B old-fashioned, elegant, brown
C brown, old-fashioned, elegant
6 They’ve just been to see a(n) … film and they said it was fantastic.
A Canadian, new, exciting
B new, exciting, Canadian
C exciting, new, Canadian
7 Where did Stan get those … trousers?

A leather, ugly, green
B ugly, green, leather
C green, leather, ugly
Marks / 7
Total Marks / 40

2009 7
Test 7
1 We moved to this house a … ago. I can’t believe ten years have already passed!
A decade
B century
C millennium
D fortnight
2 After he had been on the island for a year, his clothes were … with dirt and mud.
A sweaty
B filthy
C poisonous
D rotten
3 I had to agree with her when she said that the internet was the most important invention of … .
A the twentieth century
B 12 AD
C centuries
D 100 BC
4 He was only gone for a … but it seemed much longer than two weeks.
A century
B millennium
C fortnight
D decade
5 In the old days, pirates sailed the high seas looking for ships carrying gold and … .
A medicine
B rich
C jewels
D luxury
6 Often the food on pirate ships had sat in the sun for too long and was almost …; the pirates still
had to eat it though.
A filthy
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B rotten
C sweaty
D poisonous
7 In … life at sea was hard and dangerous.

A the decade
B the 1700s
C the 21st century
D the millennium
8 The ancient city of Athens was at its best around 1100 …; that was before Christ was born.
A millennium
B decade
C BC
D AD
9 After leaving tropical ports, many pirate ships often carried … snakes on board.
A poisonous
B filthy
C rotten
D sweaty
10 As far back as 100 … – a hundred years after Christ’s death – the Greek historian Plutarch
described pirates.
A centuries
B AD
C BC
D the 1600s
11 Are all the passengers back … board?

A in
B on
C to
D at

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12 A … is somebody who kills another human being.

A sailor
B pirate
C filmmaker
D murderer
Marks / 12
1 … the Middle Ages, children worked as hard as grow-ups.

A At
B On
C In
D Between
2 The fourteenth … February is a day when we give presents of chocolates and cards.
A in
B at
C of
D on
3 The ship left Halifax harbour … 13 June, 1713.

A between
B during
C on
D in
4 Columbus sailed to the New World … 1492.

A on
B during
C at
D in

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5 In the 1600s, young children worked … sun up to sun down.

A between
B from
C since
D during
6 The English lived in a fort in Cape Breton … 1758 and 1768.

A since
B between
C during
D from
7 In the olden days, children lived at their schools even … the weekend.
A for
B on
C at
D between
8 … the end of the eighteenth century it was difficult for captains to calculate distance.
A Until
B During
C Since
D For
9 The pirates found nothing on the ship and … the end they had to leave empty-handed.
A on
B at
C in
D for
10 This ancient ship dates … about 1200 BC.

A for
B since
C during
D from
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11 The children got bored and tired … the journey.

A between
B since
C during
D on
12 … they had found the treasure map, they hid it in a safe place.
A After
B Before
C During
D Since
Marks / 12
1 By/On the time my brother was six years old, he could read but he wasn’t able to write.
2 By/At the time I wasn’t able to help her because I was ill in bed.
3 He wasn’t a great painter but in/from time to time he drew a picture that was really amazing.
4 By/Most of the time the prisoners on the island were so ill that they were unable to work.
5 I wasn’t able to get to the meeting from/in time because I got stuck in a traffic jam.
6 Our train is on/in time so we will get to Hereford at three o’clock.
Marks / 6

2009 5
Test 7
1 After the pirates had finished their work for the day they … their time playing cards and sewing.
A saved
B wasted
C took
D spent
2 When I was young my teachers often said that I … too much time staring out of the window of the
classroom.
A took
B found
C wasted
D saved
3 She wasn’t able to … the time to come and visit but she did phone me.
A save
B waste
C spend
D find
4 The thief … his time planning exactly how he could rob the jeweller’s.
A took
B wasted
C found
D saved
5 I had soon realised that I could … time by sending emails online instead of writing letters.
A waste
B save
C find
D take
Marks / 5

2009 6
Test 7
Three years 1) ………...... we went on a fantastic ‘pirate holiday’. A group of us 2) ………...... one
week on a desert island looking 3) ………...... ‘hidden treasure’! In fact, most 4) ………...... the time
were lying on the beach and swimming in the sea! We had a wonderful time 5) ………...... our
holiday and I would love to go again!
Marks / 5
Total Marks / 40

2009 7
Test 8
1 New robots are … by scientists to see if they work properly.

A detected
B equipped
C developed
D tested
2 Roboraptor is controlled by a … .
A joypad
B mouse
C screen
D sonic
3 Signals from the robot’s remote control are … by sensors.

A tested
B developed
C detected
D designed
4 Different types of robots have been … by scientists over the years.

A equipped
B designed
C detected
D controlled
5 Robosapien, a(n) … robot, was invented by a man named Mark Tilden.

A humanoid
B essential
C robotic
D equipped
6 Scientists believe that they have found the … to the problem.

A solution
B test
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C sensor
D research
7 The Robosapien is … with radar vision, isn’t it?

A tested
B equipped
C detected
D developed
8 The parts are so small that they are only … under a microscope.
A noticeable
B seeable
C viewable
D visible
Marks / 8
Our senses
While robots are equipped with sensors to help them walk, see and hear, people have body parts
that allow them to sense the world around them. Our sense of 1) ………...... is really quite amazing,
and lets us enjoy 2) ………...... like music and the ability to 3) ………...... to what others say to us.
Our ability to 4) ………...... things such as our favourite dessert, is helped by our 5) ………...... which
is located in our mouth. Imagine – without it we would never know how wonderful chocolate really
is! We all know what our 6) ………...... is for, don’t we? It lets us 7) ………...... nice things like bread
being baked. Isn’t that one of the yummiest 8) ………...... in the world? Finally, we have the sense of
9) ………...... . I think it’s one of the most essential senses, don’t you? If we didn’t have it, we couldn’t
know how lovely a soft kitten feels. Of course, our sense of 10) ………...... is probably the most
important. It allows us to see how beautiful the world around us really is.
1 A smell B touch C hearing D sight

2 A sounds B scents C feelings D touches
3 A hear B smell C listen D feel
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4 A taste B hear C feel D hold

5 A throat B tongue C lips D cheeks
6 A ear B nose C eye D tongue
7 A feel B hear C see D smell
8 A scents B sounds C feelings D sights
9 A sight B sound C touch D taste
10 A sound B sight C smell D touch
Marks / 10
1 The book On The Origin of Species was written by the famous artist/scientist, Charles Darwin.
2 The mathematician/manufacturer of the Aibo robot was a big company named Sony.
3 One of Sony’s biggest creators/competitors is Nintendo, isn’t it?
4 My dad is employed by a company as a robotics writer/researcher.
5 Graphic designers/inventors aren’t paid a lot of money, are they?
6 Mathematicians/Manufacturers, who know all about numbers, are essential to the science of
robotics.
7 The New World was discovered by the Italian explorer/owner, Christopher Columbus.
8 Thomas Edison was the researcher/inventor of the modern light bulb.
9 The famous painting of Mona Lisa was painted by the musician/artist Da Vinci, wasn’t it?
10 Jane is a talented mathematician/musician who plays the violin, the piano and the flute.
Marks / 10

2009 3
Test 8
1 You have to be very brave to be an …, don’t you?

A exploreer
B exploror
C explorer
2 Scientists are doing a lot of … into the concept of artificial intelligence.

A researcher
B researching
C research
3 The … who drew the pictures for the Aibo advertisements was very good, wasn’t he?
A artful
B artist
C art
4 They aren’t paid to … in the RoboCup Challenge.

A compete
B competitor
C competition
5 The biggest robotics company in the world has a Japanese …, doesn’t it?
A ownor
B owner
C own
6 The best book on the science of robotics is by an American … .

A writing
B write
C writer
Marks / 6

2009 4
Test 8
1 A remote control is used to switch down/off the robotic dog.
2 The joypad for my game has fallen apart/up.
3 The DVD player was dropped and it has broken off/down.
4 You use this button to turn the sound down/apart, don’t you?
5 I was talking on my mobile when I was suddenly cut up/off.
6 You will have to speak up/down because you can’t be heard at the back of the room.
Marks / 6
Total Marks / 40

2009 5
Test 9
1 Jason is a(n) … who is great fun to be around.

A snob
B extrovert
C big-head
D gossip
2 How can you put … all the noise those children make?
A down with
B up to
C over to
D up with
3 I can’t stand listening to a(n) … . Don’t they know that what they say might hurt somebody’s
feelings?
A big-head
B snob
C gossip
D extrovert
4 I was told that Jade could be a terrible … and it was true because she always acted like she was
better than everyone else.
A snob
B big-head
C extrovert
D gossip
5 The teacher … Colin’s mobile phone because he was always using it in class.
A threw up
B took away
C gave in
D handed over

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6 He’s such a(n) … . He thinks he’s brilliant at everything.

A snob
B extrovert
C gossip
D big-head
Marks / 6
1 Jim is a very sensitive/humorous person and is great at making people laugh.
2 Dave is hard-working/laid-back and has decided to take on a second job at the weekends.
3 She said that being an immature/ambitious person was a good thing as long as you were never
bossy.
4 I hope that you weren’t cheeky/mature to the teacher. Not everyone knows that you’re just trying
to be funny.
5 She had always been very shy but at university she decided that she would try to be more
insecure/assertive.
6 Carol is very attractive/serious and she hopes to be a model one day.
7 He’s twenty-five but he’s very immature/insensitive in a lot of ways; most people think he’s about
seventeen.
8 I think it’s easier to get to know quiet/talkative people than to get to know shy ones.
9 He told her that she had to be more competitive/bossy if she hoped to get on the programme
Teenage Big Brother.

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10 My dad never gets upset or angry about things – he’s really serious/laid-back.
Marks / 10
1 He told me that the programme was very … and that I should watch it.
A fun
B funnily
C funny
2 It’s easy to feel … if you have a great job, lots of friends and a family who love you.
A secure
B insecurity
C insecure
3 She … said to me that had to finish all my tasks by twelve o’clock.

A boss
B bossily
C bossy
4 The little boy … told his teacher that his dog had eaten his homework.
A cheekily
B cheek
C cheeky
5 I feel a bit … about my exams tomorrow.

A nervously
B nerves
C nervous
Marks / 5

2009 3
Test 9
4. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
1 I don’t think I would enjoy being on … TV programme like Teenage Big Brother because I am very
shy and sensitive.
A –
B a
C the
D an
2 Dad told me that he wanted me to use … money I got for my birthday for something useful like
school clothes.
A the
B–
Ca
D an
3 I believe that when … teenagers fight with grown-ups, they’re just trying to show how assertive
they can be.
A a
B an
C –
D the
4 Stacy told me that everyone on the programme had liked … colour of her eyes.
Aa
B the
C–
D an
5 Jim is … attractive boy who has decided to be a movie actor when he gets older.
A the
Ba
C an
D –

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6 I am … oldest child in my family, but I would prefer to be the youngest.

A the
B a
C –
D an
7 I believe that to be … happy person you have to have at least one really good friend.
A–
Ba
C an
D the
Marks / 7
I am 1) ………...... only child. That means that I have no brothers or sisters. Sometimes I think it
would be nice to have 2) ………...... big family, but I can’t really imagine living in 3) ………...... house
with people everywhere. I like animals and I have 4) ………...... dog, 5) ………...... cat and, believe it
or not, 6) ………...... owl! 7) ………...... animals’ names are Jake, Sam and Oscar. My pets are like
people in many ways. Jake, 8) ………...... dog, for example, is very shy and doesn’t like meeting new
people or other dogs. 9) ………...... cat, Sam, is very laid-back and prefers to sleep in 10) ………......
sun all the time. I imagine having 11) ………...... brother or sister would be okay but I certainly have
all 12) ………...... company I need right now!
Marks / 12
Total Marks / 40

2009 5
Test 10
1 If any of us had been bitten by the … snakes, we could have died.

A boiling
B deadly
C global
D humid
2 The group wishes they could do more to help the … .

A weather
B environment
C habitat
D frostbite
3 If the explorer had never gone to the Arctic, he might not have got … .
A ice
B habitat
C frostbite
D glacier
4 If the atmosphere in the rainforest hadn’t been so hot and …, we wouldn’t have been so
uncomfortable.
A deadly
B global
C humid
D endangered
5 The rare monkeys are having a(n) … built for them.

A area
B enclosure
C environment
D accommodation
6 I wish they hadn’t destroyed so much of the rare rhinos’ … .

A climate
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B enclosure
C habitat
D hut
7 I wish my parents had decided to live in Spain; the … is nicer there than in the UK.
A weather
B habitat
C environment
D global warming
8 If the earth hadn’t warmed up so much, the … wouldn’t have begun to melt.
A habitats
B weather
C environments
D glaciers
9 If we hadn’t wanted to track … rhinos, we wouldn’t have visited the desert.

A endangered
B humid
C deadly
D poisonous
10 I wish we could do something to ensure the … of the many endangered animals on the planet.
A enclosure
B environment
C luxury
D survival
11 Man’s activities are directly responsible for … warming.

A climate
B humid
C endangered
D global

2009 2
Test 10
12 The explorers used … to pull their equipment across the snow and ice.
A sledges
B huts
C cow dung
D cage
Marks / 12
1 They’re having the road cleared of snow after the terrible … .

A mist
B cloud
C drought
D blizzard
2 She wishes she had taken her raincoat because now she’s … wet.
A soaking
B pouring
C boiling
D freezing
3 A lot of trees were knocked down by the … and some houses were damaged, too.
A hurricane
B cloud
C flood
D volcano
4 If it wasn’t so … hot, I might be enjoying myself more.

A boiling
B freezing
C pouring
D soaking

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5 I wish there wasn’t so much … across the road; I can’t see a thing.
A cloud
B drought
C mist
D wind
6 It’s … with rain; I wish we hadn’t come on this picnic.

A boiling
B soaking
C freezing
D pouring
7 I wish I’d never come to the … . I’ve never been so cold in my life.
A jungle
B Arctic
C desert
D rainforest
8 Many people died during the … because they had no water.

A flood
B hurricane
C lightening
D drought
9 The Amazon … is home to thousands of plant and animal species.

A rainforest
B desert
C Arctic
D jungle
10 If it hadn’t been so … cold in the Arctic, the explorer might have survived.
A boiling
B freezing
C pouring
D soaking
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Test 10
11 I wish I’d been here for the storm; I love watching the … in the sky.
A heatwave
B lightning
C volcano
D flood
12 I wish I could travel through the … on a camel like Lawrence of Arabia.

A rainforest
B desert
C Arctic
D jungle
Marks / 12
1 If you hadn’t been so carefree/careless with your fire, the forest wouldn’t have been destroyed.
2 I wish you would reuse/useless those plastic bags; there’s no reason for you to throw them away.
3 I wish I’d bought the chlorine-free/carefree product, because this one is bad for the environment.
4 I’m having all my light bulbs recycled/replaced because the ones I have now use too much energy.
5 I’m having my house painted because I’m harmful/useless at doing that kind of thing myself.
6 If that kind of tissue hadn’t been made with chlorine, it would be harmless/carefree to the
environment.
7 I wish I had recycled/recharged my mobile phone before I left the house because I was just cut off.
8 You have to be careful/useless who you go to if you’re going to have your hair done.
Marks / 8

2009 5
Test 10
1 If you had been more … about where you were going, you wouldn’t have got lost in the jungle.
A caring
B careful
C careless
2 I wish those snakes over there were … but I’m afraid they’re really poisonous.
A harmless
B harm
C harmful
3 If I’d bought a car that took … petrol, I would feel much better.
A lead-less
B lead-free
C leaded
4 I wish I hadn’t bought this silly gadget because it’s … .

A using
B useful
C useless
5 I’m having all my air conditioners … because they increase global warming.
A moved
B removed
C unmoved
6 I wish my brother wasn’t so … all the time; he should be more serious.

A carefree
B careful
C care
7 If you had … your bottles, they would have given you some money.
A turn
B returned
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C turning
8 I wish that everyone in the world showed more interest in … paper.

A cycling
B recycled
C recycling
Marks / 8
Total Marks / 40

2009 7
Test 11
1 When you play … sports you have to be able to get along with others and work as a group.
A team
B spectator
C winter
D contact
2 You should have seen him during …; he looked like a champion!

A training
B race
C exercise
D stamina
3 If you want to be a champion, you have to make … exercise the biggest part of your life.
A exhausting
B unhealthy
C tough
D regular
4 You don’t have to … fit in one week, take your time!

A look
B put
C get
D run
5 You must decide to eat … food at every meal; no more sweets!

A regular
B addictive
C exhausting
D healthy
6 Even though the training is very …, you have to do it or you’ll never be able to complete the event.
A tough
B junior
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C scary
D addictive
7 You ran three km in an hour! You must have been … of breath.

A up
B out
C off
D on
8 We can’t believe you finished the race; it must have been …!

A exhausting
B addictive
C regular
D sporting
9 I could have done … sports when I was younger, but I thought they were far too dangerous.
A winter
B team
C extreme
D water
10 Who … the match?

A trained
B defeated
C beat
D won
Marks / 10
1 I think that the Canadian, Ben Johnson, was one of the best gymnasts/runners of all time; he was
the fastest person in the world.

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2 You should have seen the snowboarder/boxer; he was going so fast his goggles flew off.
3 You have to be big and strong to be a gymnast/football player.
4 I could have been a champion tennis/basketball player when I was a teenager but I was too short.
5 Hockey players/Boxers mustn’t hit their opponents; it’s against the rules.
6 You don’t have to be able to run fast if you want to be a good tennis player/motor racer.
Marks / 6
1 The … must have hit some ice; I hope she’s not hurt.
A skier
B skiing
C ski
2 I think … is very exciting; you should have come to today’s event.

A snowboard
B snowboarder
C snowboarding
3 If you want to …, you have to have a driver’s permit.

A motor racer
B motor race
C motor racing
4 Professional … have to have a lot of stamina.

A cycle
B cyclists
C cyclers

2009 3
Test 11
5 Some of the greatest … have been American.

A athletes
B athletics
C athletic
Marks / 5
4. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
1 You should have come to see the Canadian hockey … play; they must be the best on the planet.
A group
B team
C league
D score
2 Spain could have … Brazil if they had had more stamina.

A kicked
B caught
C won
D beaten
3 Did you see the final …? The players must have been playing with their eyes closed!
A league
B total
C score
D list
4 In football you mustn’t carry the ball; you have to … it with your feet.
A kick
B bounce
C drop
D catch

2009 4
Test 11
5 If you want to … tennis professionally you must join a club.

A do
B win
C score
D play
6 You should have seen Jordan … the ball; he’s the best basketball player ever.
A kick
B bounce
C drop
D win
Marks / 6
Dear Jade,
In your last email you asked me what I thought it took to be a great athlete. Well, in my opinion, it
depends on what sport you are talking about. If you want to 1) ………...... tennis, you must join a
club and you have to practise everyday. If you are interested in 2) ………...... athletics, you don’t
have to be on a team, but it might help you to build up your stamina. Whatever sport you 3)
………......, you must be fit. To get fit, you have to take regular exercise; you can 4) ………......
cycling, swimming or running, for instance. Whether you decide to 5) ………...... skiing or
snowboarding or whether you choose to 6) ………...... hockey or football, good luck!
Stuart
Marks / 6
I wish everybody in my family didn’t like sports so much. My brother 1) ………...... football every
weekend – he 2) ………...... two goals in last week’s match. My sister 3) ………...... gymnastics and

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my parents both 4) ………...... swimming every morning! I like getting up late at the weekends, and
I would rather get a pizza than get 5) ………......! My brother says that sport is 6) ………...... but I
don’t agree. I think it’s 7) ………......!
1 A goes B plays C does D trains

2 A scored B beat C won D trained
3 A does B goes C plays D jumps
4 A do B play C go D try
5 A fit B trained C sporty D healthy
6 A healthy B secure C visible D routine
7 A junior B athletic C exhausting D fit
Marks / 7
Total Marks / 40

2009 6
Test 12
1 I found that Europa-Park had better … than any other theme park I have visited; the Silver Star
was fantastic.
A destinations
B caravans
C accommodation
D attractions
2 Hello, I’m your tour … and I’ll be taking you around the city tomorrow morning.
A person
B guide
C trip
D holiday
3 By this time next year my grandmother will be doing a … of all the major cities in Asia.
A cruise
B journey
C tour
D travel
4 I’ll have picked up the plane … by the time I meet you at the airport tomorrow afternoon.
A souvenirs
B books
C tickets
D guides
5 While we’re in England on holiday, we’ll be staying in a(n) … to save money.

A caravan
B attraction
C destination
D accommodation
6 The … journey to France was the worst I’ve ever had; I don’t know where the pilot learnt to fly!
A plane
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B boat
C luxury
D adventure
7 Don’t call me tomorrow morning after eight because I’ll have left on a short … with the school by
then.
A trip
B voyage
C journey
D cruise
8 Just think children, by this time tomorrow we’ll have started our … holiday in the jungles of
Africa!
A luxury
B plane
C boat
D adventure
9 By this time tomorrow the plane will have landed at our … and I’ll be ready to start relaxing.
A destination
B accommodation
C caravan
D attraction
10 We prefer to … to only the most exciting places in the world.

A trip
B cruise
C travel
D tour
11 We are pleased to announce that we can offer you the best … in the finest hotels at the lowest
possible prices.
A caravans
B destinations

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C attractions
D accommodation
12 In two minutes, we will be travelling at a height of 25,000 feet. Please fasten your seatbelts and
enjoy your … .
A tour
B journey
C cruise
D voyage
13 Christopher Columbus went on the most exciting … of his life in 1492.

A cruise
B voyage
C tour
D travel
14 By the end of the week we’ll have finished our … around the Greek islands and will be on our
way back home.
A cruise
B travel
C journey
D trip
Marks / 14
1 By this time next week I will be booking/taking photos of the famous castle in Edinburgh.
2 I caught/bought some souvenirs to take home to my family from the cheapest shop in the port.
3 We’ll be having/going sightseeing in several nearby villages on Tuesday.

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4 I caught/planned the bus just in time; it was the fastest I’ve ever run in my life!
5 If you ask me, the easiest and quickest way to book/plan accommodation is online.
6 My friends and I will be planning/going on holiday next year but we can’t decide where we want to
go.
7 We would like to take/go a trip to somewhere quiet and relaxing.
8 By this time tomorrow I’ll have planned/booked our tickets and we’ll be that much closer to going
away!
9 I’ll be catching/having a rest this afternoon so please don’t call me at home.
10 We’ve already caught/planned our trip to the countryside.
Marks / 10
1 My life here in the city is far more … than my sister’s life in the country; I never seem to have a
moment to rest.
A astonishing
B hilarious
C hectic
D wicked
2 I’ve never been more scared in my life than when I went on the roller coaster in Europa-Park; I
was absolutely …!
A petrified
B fascinated
C thrilling
D astonished

2009 4
Test 12
3 By this time tomorrow night I’ll be watching a(n) … comedian and I know I’ll be laughing my head
off!
A exhausting
B astonishing
C hilarious
D terrifying
4 I can honestly say that was the … ride I’ve ever been on; I almost fell asleep.
A dullest
B most fascinating
C most mind-blowing
D most thrilling
5 Jumping out of a plane was probably the … thing I ever did when I was young; I would never do
anything that dangerous nowadays.
A coolest
B dullest
C riskiest
D funniest
6 I’ll be working until twelve o’clock tomorrow night and I know I’m going to be … .
A astonished
B exhausted
C scared
D excited
Marks / 6
1 By this time next week I’ll be in the most … city on the planet, New York! I can’t wait.
A fascinated
B fascinating
C fascinate
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Test 12
2 That ride was smaller than the first one we went on, but I was still … .
A terror
B terrifying
C terrified
3 The hotels in Dubai are the most luxurious in the world and they’re sure to … you when you first
see them.
A astonishing
B astonish
C astonished
4. The brochure for Europa-Park says they have the most … attractions of any theme park in the
world.
A thrill
B thrilling
C thrilled
5 The adventure holiday was great, but very tiring; now I need a good rest!
A tiring
B tired
C tire
Marks / 5
1 The man in the quiet theatre … that he had never seen a better show.
A moaned
B whispered
C chatted
D yelled
2 I can’t understand you when you … like that.

A mumble
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B gossip
C grumble
D yell
3 Parents and children will be … if we don’t manage to get the ride working by opening time
tomorrow.
A grumbling
B gossiping
C shrieking
D speaking
4 The woman I work with at the hotel is so annoying; she’s always … about the people who stay
here.
A sobbing
B shrieking
C gossiping
D whispering
5 Will you stop … at me? I haven’t done anything wrong.

A yelling
B calling
C whispering
D talking
Marks / 5
Total Marks / 40

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1 Kevin … because he’s late for his class.

2 They … in the garden at the moment.

4 My mother … why I like watching TV so much.

5 Gavin … to train as a professional web designer.

6 Brad … hard at everything he does.

7 House … a popular TV programme.

8 They … lunch in the kitchen now.

1 … good at working on his own; he likes people to help him.

2 … learning very fast; he loves his new job.

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3 ‘Mary’s parents work for a web designing company.’

4 ‘… like being a shop manager?’

5 The job … going well; I hate it.

6 … studying on her own?

3. Read the letter and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

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1 ‘Does Susie go to bed early?’

2 ‘Do you go to your grandparents’ house at the weekends?’

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3 Water … gets cold in the refrigerator.

4 Stan rarely eats meat, but … he does.

5 He … gets up late during the week – about three or four times.

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6. Choose the phrase (A, B or C) that best completes the sentence.

1 You … late and I’m fed up with it.

2 In the UK … real people on TV programmes like Faking it.

3 My sister … at eight o’clock in the morning.

4 … work at the weekends?

5 … late for class.

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3 ‘What did your mother do before you moved here?’

4 The students … when the teacher fell but he kept on talking.

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6 ‘What was happening when the bell rang?’

8 My great-grandmother … in a factory during the war.

2. Choose the word (A, B or C) that best completes the sentence.

2 The library, … we always go to revise, was closed at the weekend.

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8 She didn’t write the essay … you asked her to.

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3. Read the article and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

1 A who B when C which D where

1 Last year Ms Jones taught Maths and English. W HO

2 They had a great discussion in their History class. THAT

4 Kevin wore some really nice clothes. THAT

6 You’re wearing a great T-shirt. THAT

8 My friend lives in the centre of Paris. W HO

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1. Choose the phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.

1 Look at this untidy room! I … it up right now.

3 … all the rubbish from the kitchen into this bag?

4 ‘Will you lend me this book? I promise I … it tomorrow morning.’

6 ‘What … with all your old CDs, Peter?’

8 Don’t you have any money? Here, I … you some.

1 It’s Friday night so Jane … be out with her friends.

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3 ‘There … be a reason why your room is always so untidy.’