Language Test A

Name: ___________________________________________ Class: ______________

LISTENING

1 [Track 7] You will hear five radio commercials. Choose the correct answers A–C.

1 John

A has given several good speeches.

B was anxious about making a speech.

C took a one-week training course to help him.

2 The Fast Speak method

A costs nothing for the first two weeks.

B only teaches you to speak Chinese.

C is a training course for English speakers.

3 The app

A teaches people how to start a business in China.

B is very popular with university students.

C is cheaper than usual at the moment.

4 The advert is for

A Chinese courses in England.

B cooking courses in Beijing.

C English courses in China.

5 The course

A helps people in an international environment.

B teaches people how to use their facial expressions.

C is free for one week.

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VOCABULARY

2 Choose the correct options.

0 She lowered her eyes / voice so only I could hear her.

1 I love her facial expressions / movements. They make me laugh.

2 Her description / discussion of the house was very good.

3 It really drives / sends me mad when people behave like he does.

4 When you speak to someone do you always give / make eye contact?

5 You need to know who your target / goal audience is when you are making a film.

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3 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. There is one extra word.

chatty head hilarious point questions repetition shoulders

0 She shrugged her shoulders to show she didn’t mind what we did.

1 You should nod your _____________ if you agree with me.

2 He fired lots of _____________ at the speaker.

3 The film was _____________ and we couldn’t stop laughing.

4 It’s not polite to _____________ your finger at someone.

5 Gemma’s very _____________ today; she won’t stop talking.

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GRAMMAR

4 Complete the second sentence using the passive.

0 The school will offer Chinese lessons next term.

Chinese lessons will be offered by the school next term.

1 My teacher wrote this book.

This book _____________________________________ my teacher.

2 We have sent the parcel to you by post.

The parcel _____________________________________ by post.

3 We won’t give you your marks before Friday.

You _____________________________________ your marks before Friday.

4 The council can change the plans.

The plans _____________________________________ the council.

5 You must finish this before this evening.

This _____________________________________ before this evening.

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5 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

A: Look at this. I 0 ’ve been sent (send) tickets to that new club in town.

B: Great. It 1 __________________ (sell) to a famous footballer a few months ago. Do you think he’ll be
there?

A: I don’t know, but a lot of famous people 2 __________________ (see) there since it opened.

B: It’s very difficult to get tickets.

A: Can’t you just walk in?

B: No, but I 3 __________________ (tell) last week that if your name 4 __________________ (enter) into a
competition, you might get free tickets. When are they for?

A: They 5__________________ (must/use) this Friday.

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SPEAKING

6 Complete the dialogue with one word in each gap.

A: Look at 0 that bag there. It’s awesome. I’d really love to have it!

B: 1 ___________ one do you mean? This one?

A: Yes, that’s 2 ___________.

B: I prefer these coloured 3 ___________ next to it. They’re much more fun.

A: Well, I want something smarter.

B: 4 ___________ do you mean by smarter?

A: Something I could wear for my interview tomorrow.

B: 5 ___________ you say that again? You never told me you have an interview!

A: Didn’t I? Sorry I thought you knew!

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READING

7 Read the text. Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).

0 Martin’s father points his finger at Martin when he’s angry. T / F

1 Martin’s mum finds the finger pointing funny. T / F
2 Melanie and Beth rarely chat to their friends. T / F
3 Martin’s dad gets annoyed when his sisters don’t do their homework. T / F
4 Melanie and Beth use the same gestures as their dad. T / F
5 Beth isn’t as chatty as her sister. T / F
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Communication with friends and family

Martin: I don’t like it when someone points a finger at me while they are talking, but my dad always does that
when he’s talking to me. He thinks that he’s stressing the importance of what he’s saying, but I just stop
listening. My mum shrugs her shoulders when he does this and looks me in the eye and smiles. It’s something
my dad can’t change so it’s become a bit of a family joke.

I get on really well with both my parents, but not with my two sisters, who seem to spend most of their time
instant messaging their friends and not speaking at all. They see each other all day at school and they are
texting or messaging all evening if they aren’t together. Dad gets very annoyed with my sisters because they
make funny facial expressions when he starts shouting at them for not doing their homework.

Dad and I go fishing every Sunday afternoon, and although we don’t speak much, I feel we communicate in
other ways. I think the best way for me to communicate with others is through my music. I write songs and play
the guitar and I love playing for my friends. They’re always surprised that someone like me who is usually so
quiet, has got such a lot to say in music.

Melanie: My brother, Martin, doesn’t really chat to his friends very much, but he’s a very good singer. My sister
Beth and me are always talking to our friends or texting them. Sometimes we drive Dad mad because we are
always looking at our phones, and he raises his voice and points his finger and then we both look at each other
and laugh.

Beth and I use a lot of hand gestures when we talk, but we don’t do what Dad does. We move our arms around
as if we are trying to draw a picture of what we are saying. Martin finds this funny and starts copying us. I guess
it’s a family thing, using our hands. Beth is the chattier of us two sisters and sometimes we talk at the same time
and no one can understand us.

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WRITING

8 Your teacher has asked you to write a review of your favourite magazine. In your review, you
should:
• say what magazine you are reviewing and give a short description,
• describe what you like and don’t like about the magazine
• give your personal opinion about it.

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