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END-OF-YEAR TEST 1 UNITS 1–16 Vocabulary


4 Choose the correct word.
Grammar 1 Dave asked me out / on / at. We’re going to the cinema
on Friday.
1 Complete the text with the correct form of the verb or 2 Patrick is a strict / reliable / quiet friend. He is always
adjective in brackets. there to help me when I need him.
I1 (work) in Chicago ten years ago when I 3 I have to go. I have to pick for / down / up my son from
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(decide) to try ten-pin bowling. At first, I school.
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(not understand) the rules, and I wasn’t 4 Can you put / set / make the table for dinner, please?
very good, but it was great fun. These days, ten-pin 5 My parents are away so we’re looking from / after /
bowling is my life! I 4 (become) a big fan of past the dog for the weekend.
the sport, and I 5 (go) bowling every week. 6 Foxes can cause / make / provide a lot of damage.
I6 (improve) very 7 (slow), 7 Do you know much after / about / for computers?
and I think I’m a lot 8 (good) than I was 8 I’ve developed / controlled / deleted all my files by
ten years ago. In the United States, a lot of people love accident. They’re all gone!
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(go) bowling and at weekends, it isn’t /8
unusual 10 (see) hundreds of people taking 5 Decide which word does not go in each group.
part in a competition. It’s quite difficult 11 1 a receptionist b studio c civil servant d nurse
(win) a competition, but they are good fun. If you want 2 a twelfth b first c twenty-one d fortieth
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(try) the sport, you should 13 3 a wife b aunt c brother d daughter
(call) your local ten-pin bowling club. Over 100 million 4 a garlic b juice c spinach d carrots
people in the world enjoy 14 (do) the sport. 5 a ice b rain c storm d field
In the future, I think ten-pin bowling 15 (be) 6 a infection b headache c antibiotics d cough
an Olympic sport. /6
/ 15 6 Complete the sentences with the correct verb from
2 Choose the correct option. the box.
1 We arrived at three o’clock the
afternoon. lost paid made set went broke missed hurt
a in b at c on
2 How long there? 1 Last night, I my alarm clock for 7 a.m.
a you have been before I went to sleep.
b have been you 2 Harry dinner last weekend. He’s a good
c have you been cook!
3 I open the window, please? 3 On our first day in Rome, we sightseeing.
a Can b Will c Should It was great.
4 Sam hasn’t done homework. 4 Jack himself when he fell out of the tree.
a he b his c him He cut his arm and his back was stiff.
5 There are too people in the lift. 5 Tom and Jill up last weekend. I’m
a many b much c enough surprised. I thought they loved each other.
6 I’m thinking going to Greece for my 6 Last weekend, we the football match 3–0.
holidays. It was very disappointing.
a to b for c of 7 Unfortunately, we the last bus and had
7 This is the amazing day of my life. to walk home.
a most b much c more 8 I haven’t the bill. How much is it?
8 ‘I didn’t like the film.’ ‘Me .’ /8
a too b also c neither 7 Choose the correct option.
9 The pop concert was free, we didn’t 1 The security was standing near the main
have to buy a ticket. entrance of the shop.
a so b because c after a servant b guard c maker
10 We would like tennis tomorrow. 2 Claire goes to one of the most
a play b playing c to play universities in the state.
/ 10 a popular b patient c confident
3 Complete the questions with the correct form of the 3 It was the worst day of my life! It was so !
verbs in brackets. a relaxing b stressful c exciting
1 What (she / do) over there? I can’t 4 I feel . I think I’ve eaten something bad.
see her. a sick b stiff c hurt
2 Why (I / should) go to that university? 5 Be careful. That animal .
3 (they / ever / visit) Rome? a chases b damages c bites
4 (they / build) the hospital in the 1920s? 6 The new programme allows you to
5 What (you / sing) when I walked into the problems. It will really help you.
room? a save b solve c keep
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7 When do you your homework? to the road. Drivers got out of their car for a coffee and
a do b make c set something warm to eat at the café s. Often the food for
8 Use this towel to dry . sale was really expensive but the drivers had to pay.
a you b yourself c you up So, why did it happen? Natural disasters – snow storms
/8 or heavy rain storms, for example – have caused many
of the world’s worst traffic problems, but that wasn’t
Listening why the problem on National Highway 110 began. The
problem started because people were working on the
8 Listen to the radio programme and choose the road, and many drivers had to slow down or stop. It was
correct answers. Each question has only one correct a really busy time of day so the queue got longer and
answer. longer until nobody was moving, and, after the problem
1 What does Morag say about the word Hogmanay? started, there were some small accidents. These made
a It is hard to pronounce. the problem worse.
b It is an old English word. After the traffic problem ended, the Chinese government
c Nobody knows what it means. decided to make changes. They didn’t want to have
d It describes a summer festival. problems again in the future. They didn’t want to
2 The Hogmanay Festival lasts … stop cars travelling on the road, but they made larger
a from Christmas to New Year. vehicles go on different roads, and they stopped people
b from December 31st to January 2nd. from working on roads at very busy times. This has
c for just one day. helped a lot. Today, National Highway 110 is busier and
d longer in other countries. more crowded than ever before, but drivers haven’t
3 What does Morag say about the song? experienced the traffic problem of August 2010 again.
a She says how old it is.
b She says what it is about. 10 Read the text and choose the correct option.
c She says that people dance to it. 1 In the article about a really bad traffic problem, we
d She says they sing it outside. find out …
4 People visit their neighbours’ houses and … a how many cars were on the road.
a take food and drink with them. b that a number of roads had problems.
b sing a traditional song. c how long people were in their cars.
c stay there for the night. d how many people tried to help.
d eat their neighbours’ food. 2 The article says that cars on the National Highway …
5 In the north of Scotland, they … a didn’t move for days.
a don’t sing Auld Lang Syne. b had to leave the road.
b sometimes have fire festivals. c only moved slowly.
c stay indoors. d often broke down.
d visit people they don’t know. 3 A lot of people …
/ 10 a brought medicine for the drivers.
b sold water to drivers.
Speaking c gave warm food to drivers.
d didn’t want to help the drivers.
9 Talk about one of the following topics. 4 What caused the problem on the National Highway?
• where you keep things in your bedroom a really bad weather.
• a course you are doing b bad driving.
• the weather in different seasons in your country c road works.
/ 10 d a bad accident.
5 What changes have the Chinese government made to
Reading stop problems on National Highway 110?
a They have built another new road.
Too much traffic! b Most cars can’t use the road now.
Do you think there is too much traffic on the roads? Read c They have made the road quieter.
about one of the worst traffic problems in history, and d People can’t work on the road at busy times.
the next time you are in really bad traffic, remember that / 10
it might be worse!
In August 2010, hundreds of people spent eleven days Writing
in their cars on China’s National Highway 110. They had
to drive really slowly, and had to keep stopping all the 11 Write one of the following.
time, so they moved only one kilometre every day. Many • an email making arrangements with a friend to go
drivers had to eat, sleep and wash inside their cars. A shopping
small number of local people came out to help, bringing • a letter to a penfriend describing a festival in your
water and medicine, but there were also many other country
people who wanted to make money from the situation. • a description of a friend
Many street sellers brought food and water and sold / 10 / 100
it to drivers, and some people started small café s next

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