Elementary End of course test

Listening
2 Recording 12 Listen and write true (T) or false
1 Recording 11 Listen to six conversations and (F).
tick the correct answer, a), b) or c).
1 Ben can’t go to the theatre tonight. T
1 What time does Jim start work? 2 There’s been a problem at the office.
9.15 8.15 7.00 3 Ben didn’t have flu when he got up.
4 He took two aspirins because he had a
a)  b) c) sore throat.
5 Ben says his arms hurt.
2 Who is visiting Steve for the weekend? 6 Ben doesn’t want to go home because
his his his he’s got an important meeting.
sister brother cousin 7 He decides to take some flu medicine
and stay at the office.
a) b) c) 8 Maggie is going to go to the chemist’s.

3 What will the weather be like tomorrow? 7

wet dry hot Grammar
a) b) c)
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the verbs in brackets.
4 How long did the woman stay in New York?
1 Last night we watched (watch) TV.
2 days 3 days 4 days
2 They usually (eat) out on Saturday night.
3 In this class we (study) superlatives.
a) b) c)
4 Last Sunday I (go) for a walk.
5I (love) going out with friends.
5 How did the woman get to Washington?
6 Lisa (visit) many different countries.
By train By car By plane
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a) b) c)
4 Underline the correct alternative.
6 What has the boy got?
1 I see/saw/’ve seen him at work yesterday.
headache flu stomachache 2 We have to run or we ’ll/won’t/can be late.
a) b) c) 3 That’s the good/better/best film I’ve ever seen!
4 You can’t/have to/shouldn’t buy stamps in a
7 Where can Sheila eat her sandwiches? pharmacy.
office staff room park 5 We might/should/shouldn’t take the underground.
It’ll be quicker than a taxi.
a) b) c) 6 You have to be really quietly/quiet/quieter. Your
dad’s on the phone.
8 What is there in the staffroom?
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food a cafe a fridge

a) b) c)

9 What did the woman lose?

purse present credit card

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5 Complete the email with one word in each gap. 8 Match words 1–7 with definitions a)–g).
1 a tip e a) when your head hurts
Hi folks!
We 1 ’ve had a fantastic time in China. 2 souvenir b) you can buy medicine here
3 a desert c) good for the environment
We’ve 2 to Beijing, seen the Great
4 a carton d) something kept to remember
Wall and swum in 3 Yangtze River.
Now we’re in Shanghai. We arrived late a place or an event
4 5 a pharmacy e) extra money for good service
night after a sixteen-hour train
6 green f) a container used for yoghurt
journey! I feel really tired 5 morning
so I’m not going to do much – but Josh never 7 a headache g) a very dry place
stops! He’s out taking photos of 6
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city. I can see it through my hotel window –
it’s amazingly modern 7 beautiful. I Function
might go and look around this evening. The
temperature is 30°C 8 the moment but 9 Match sentences 1–6 with responses a)–f).
it might 9 hotter this afternoon. We’re 1 Can you tell me the way to the station? d
going to stay here for 2 days. Then we’re flying 2 Let me open the jar for you.
to Hong Kong, and after 10 we’ll be in 3 What did you do last night?
Singapore, our last stop. I hear you can do 4 Do you think I’d like this band?
some very cheap shopping in these places so 5 Why don’t we go to the zoo?
I’ll 11 to be careful! See you next 6 Can you ask him to call me?
week.
Jess xx a) Nothing special. How about you?
10 b) Of course, sir. What’s your number?
c) No, I don’t think it’s your kind of music.
Vocabulary d) Yes, straight on and second left.
6 Match verbs 1–8 with words and phrases e) That doesn’t sound very interesting.
a)–h). f) That’s very kind of you.

1 go b a) better, tired 5
2 feel b) running, home
3 watch c) a drama, the sun rise
4 get d) housework, exercise 10 Complete the conversation with the phrases
5 stay e) fit, stung in the box.
6 do f) a conversation, work do you think how about it about
7 have g) in, at a hotel let’s see should be there’s a want to
8 start h) dinner, stomachache what about what’s on what time’s who’s
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Man: 1 What about seeing a film tonight?

Woman: Good idea. What do you 2 see?

7 Underline the correct alternative. Man: I don’t know. 3 ?
1 What time do you go to/in bed? Woman: Erm . . . 4 brilliant new comedy
with Mr Bean.
2 She has a daughter/son. His name is Adam.
Man: No thanks. I don’t feel like seeing him.
3 He goes swimming twice/twice a week.
4 Your book’s above/under the table. Woman: 5 the new Coen brothers’ film?
Man: What’s 6 ?
5 I lost my phone two days ago/last.
Woman: It’s a black comedy like all their films. It
6 The film was really quiet/boring and I fell asleep. 7
7 He’s not very old. He’s only in/on his forties. really good.
Man: 8 in it?
8 They dance really good/ well. I’d love to dance
Woman: George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
like that!
Man: Really? 9 that then. 10
7
it on?
Woman: Hold on. I’ll check on the computer.
Man: 11 we should phone and book
tickets?
Woman: Don’t worry. They’ll have lots . . .

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Reading
12 Read the text again and underline the correct
11 Read the article. Decide if the statements answer, a, b or c.
are true (T) or false (F).
1 Tuvalu is one of the smallest countries .
Three things to do before you leave the a) on our planet
planet! b) in the Atlantic Ocean
c) less than 4 metres high
1 Visit Tuvalu
2 There are not many on Tuvalu.
Tuvalu in the Pacific Ocean is the fourth-
smallest country in the world. Sadly, it’s also a) beaches
only 4 metres above sea level at its highest. b) palm trees
Because of the rise in sea levels, Tuvalu might c) places to stay
be the first country to disappear under the 3 The Rafflesia flower .
waves. The islands are a paradise of beautiful a) is heavy
tropical beaches and palm trees. Why don’t you b) has a beautiful smell
go there before they disappear? Take a plane c) is very easy to find
from Fiji, stay in one of Tuvalu’s four guest 4 People see a Rafflesia flower.
houses and have a drink in its one bar. Go now,
a) are unable to
before it dies.
b) think it’s lucky to
2 See the world’s largest flower c) hardly ever
Go to the jungles of Borneo or Sumatra and find 5 can make us happier people.
the world’s strangest plants, Rafflesia. For most a) Being lucky
of its life, the plant is invisible and hard to find.
b) Our genes
But to find it is amazing. It grows into the
world’s largest flower. It can be one metre c) Moving to a new house
across and weigh 10 kilos. And it smells 6 To become happier you need to .
terrible! However, it only lasts a few days. You’ll a) move to Europe
be lucky to see one. b) do things for other people
c) stop working
3 Find happiness
Why do some people live perfectly happy lives
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while others find life hard? The answer might be
in our genes – some people are born happy.
Lucky them, I hear you say! Don’t worry, there’s
still a lot you can do, for example: help other
people, make lots of friends or change your job.
Or learn about how people live in Denmark. It’s
the only European country where people are
happier than they were 30 years ago. Why? Go
and find out!

1 Tuvalu is a country of islands. T

2 There are lots of places where you can
have a beer or a fruit juice.
3 Rafflesia grows in deserts.
4 It isn’t very easy to find.
5 You can’t learn how to be happy.
6 People in Denmark were sadder thirty
years ago.

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Writing
13 Match sentences 1–6 to notices A–H. You do
not need all the notices. 14 Find and correct one mistake in lines 1–11.

1 Children can swim for £2.50. D

2 It’s cheaper to buy a shirt today. 1 One of the most good films best
3 You can’t take your bags with you. 2 I’ve ever saw is Fargo by
4 You don’t have to pay for lunch for your the Coen brothers, Ethan
five-year old child in the afternoons. 3 and joel. It came out in 1996
5 You have to stop here. 4 and was a big sucess.
6 You shouldn’t speak in here. Frances McDormand played
5 the police officer in a film
A B and won the Oscar for Best
Danger! 6 Actress. She’s married with
Lunch served
Do not swim here. 7 Joel in real life and is made
12.00–2.00
six films with her husband.
8 The Coens’ more
C D successful film was No Country
for Old Men with
P lease be Swimming Pool
9 the spanish actor Javier
Open evenings
q uiet in the Adults – £4.00
10 Bardem. It come out in 2007
exam room. Children – £2.50
11 and wins four Oscars.

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E F

Stop! €8 each shirt. 15 Write a story beginning or ending with: I’ll

Train crossing ONE DAY ONLY never go there again. Write 60–80 words.

G H

Please leave Children under

bags at the s ix eat free 2–
desk 5p.m.

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