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1 Circle the correct verb form.

Test A
NAME:

6 ‘Sally got a new job yesterday.’ ‘That’s good news – I

(ring) ____________ and congratulate her.’
1 They like to / like swimming.
7 ‘Are you free this evening?’ ‘No, we (visit)
2 I decided to / decided take the job. ____________ Jon’s parents.’
3 We’d like / We like dancing. 8 Keith went to work in Asia last month so I (not see)
4 He’s looking forward to see / seeing his grandchildren. ____________ him for a long time.
5 Do you wanting / want to have a party? 9 (telephone) ______ you ______ a friend after this
6 I’d like / I like to live in Spain when I retire. lesson?
7 Would you like learning / to learn another language? 1 point for each correct answer 10
8 We hope / hoping to get married next year.
9 She’s thinking of to buy / buying a new car. 4 Complete the words in the paragraph.
10 He can’t read / reading – he’s only a baby. re go___
We (1) a__ ing t__
o Australia next January. We both
(2) lo__ diving so we plan to spend the first two weeks at
1 point for each correct answer 9
the Barrier Reef. After that, we (3) a__ fly__ to Sydney
(4) t__ vi__ my cousins. We (5) ha__ some old friends in
2 Circle the correct letter. Perth and we are going to see them too. We (6) wa__ t__
tra__ by train from one side of the country to the other. I
1 a Do you like mineral water? (7) a__ go__ t__ lo__ on the Internet to (8) fi__ o__ how
b Would you like some mineral water? long the journey takes.
Yes, please. I’m very thirsty.
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2 a What sort of films do you like?
b Which film would you like to see?
Romances and comedies. 5 Complete the phrases with have, go, or come.
3 a Where do you like going on holiday? have a party
1 ______ 7 ______ no time
b Would you like to go on holiday next month? 2 ______ a sore throat 8 ______ news for you
I’d love to but I’m too busy. 3 ______ out shopping 9 dreams ______ true
4 a I’d like to visit Australia one day. 4 ______ to your 10 ______ here and
b I like Australia. English lesson speak to me
Yes, I would too. 5 ______ and see us 11 ______ on holiday
1 point for each correct answer 3 6 ______ far

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct will or going to
form of the verbs in brackets.
6 Complete the conversation with the correct form of have,
1 ‘I’ve got a lot of cleaning to do.’ ‘Don’t worry, I (help) go, or come.
’ll help
____________ you.’
having a party at the end of term. Do you
A We’re (1) ______
2 They moved house because they (have) want to (2) ______ ?
____________ another baby.
B Yes, great. Who is (3) ______ to bring the music?
3 ‘I must give Henry his present.’ ‘I (take)
____________ it, I (see) ____________ him later A Gina. She’s a DJ so she (4) ______ all the equipment.
today. B That’s good. Are the students in other classes
4 ‘What time is the supermarket open on Sunday?’ ‘I (5) ______?
don’t know. I (do) ____________ the shopping later A No, they’re not. I was (6) ______ to invite them but
so I (ask) ____________ .’ they are (7) ______ a meal together.
5 Don’t come and meet me – I (not get) ____________ B That’s unfortunate. I like (8) ______ to parties with
lost. lots of people – I think you can (9) ______ more fun.

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7 Read what Janey and Silvio write about their parents. Are the 8 Imagine you are on holiday. Make notes in the table.
sentences true (T) or false (F)?
Where are you? _____________
My parents are great. They are very fair and they always
discuss things with us. Dad worries about his little girls What’s the weather like? _____________
but Mum likes to give us enough freedom to learn from Where are you staying? _____________
our mistakes. The only rule is that I must tell them
where I’m going and who I am with. I think my parents What did you do yesterday? _____________
have got it right: they are interested in us but they What are you going to do later today? _____________
don’t want to control us.
Janey 16 Use your notes to write a postcard about your holiday. Use
some of these adjectives: lovely, terrible, comfortable,
My parents were too careful – they worried about me small, old.
and my two brothers all the time. Our parents both had
terrible childhoods so they wanted ours to be perfect. 12 points divided between accuracy and content 12
Every minute of our lives was spent doing expensive
things – we never got time to be kids just playing on our
bikes in the street. What they don’t understand is that 9 Read 1–5. Match them with a comment and a reply.
we didn’t want our childhood to be perfect – we wanted 9 __
1 I feel very nervous. __ c
it to be normal. We were spoilt and I don’t think they
2 I think that fish was bad. __ __
taught us the value of working for things. I learned that
when I left home and started to spend my own money! 3 He’s fed up with his job. __ __
Silvio 21 4 I’m very tired. __ __
5 How are you feeling? __ __
1 Janey likes her parents. __
COMMENT
2 She’s got a brother. __
6 I’m working every evening because I’ve got an exam
3 Her parents listen to her ideas. __ on Friday.
4 Her mother worries a lot about her daughters. __ 7 You look much better.
5 Her parents have lots of rules. __ 8 I don’t feel very well.
6 Her parents give her enough freedom. __ 9 I’m getting married tomorrow.
7 Silvio’s parents gave him enough freedom. __ 10 It’s really boring.
8 He’s got brothers. __ REPLY
9 His parents had happy childhoods. __ a Poor you. Why don’t you go to bed?
10 His childhood was always busy. __ b Why doesn’t he look for a new one?
11 His parents spent a lot of money on their children. __ c Congratulations! I’m sure you’ll have a lovely day.
12 His childhood was perfect. __ d Yes, I am thanks. I stayed in bed for two days and it
13 His parents didn’t teach him the value of things. __ helped.
e Good luck!
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1 Circle the correct verb forms.
Test A
NAME:

3 Complete the idioms.

1 I didn’t live / haven’t lived with my parents since 1992. sh
1 fi_____ ips
and ch_____ 4 u_____ and do_____
2 Did / Have you ever written a short story? 2 lad_____ and gent_____ 5 sa_____ and pep_____
3 It’s the world’s biggest selling record. Sixty million 3 n_____ and th_____ 6 pea_____ and qu_____
people bought / have bought it.
4 Titanic only sailed / has sailed once. 1 point for each correct answer 5

5 Have you been / go to Peru?

6 ‘Did you meet / Have you met my wife?’ ‘No, I didn’t.’ 4 Complete the paragraph with the Present Perfect form of the
verbs in the box.
1 point for each correct answer 5
be (x2) not argue not hear live not put think want
win work write
2 Complete the conversations with the Present Simple, Present
Perfect, or Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. Have you ever _______
(1) ______ thought about the people behind
Conversation 1 songs we hear every day? Ned Harris has. He (2) ______ a
song writer for more than 30 years. In his career he (3)
Have you ever ______
A (1 eat) ______ eaten Thai food?
______ more than 300 songs and he (4) ______ with
B Yes, I have. some of the world’s most famous vocalists.
Did you ______
A (2 like) ______ like it? We asked Ned some questions.
B Yes, I did. I (3 like) ______ it a lot because it was spicy. Q ‘People (5) ______ your name. Why is that?’
Conversation 2 A ‘I love writing songs, but I (6) ______ never ______ to
be famous. That’s the superstar’s job.’
A Where (4 live) ______ you and your wife ______ ? Q ‘(7) ______ you ______ any gold discs?’
B We have a flat near the station. A ‘Yes, I have. I’ve got twenty – but I (8) ______ them on
A How long (5 live) ______ you ______there? my office wall.’
Q ‘How long (9) ______ you ______ married?’
B Since we (6 get) ______ married in 2002. Before that, A ‘Suzie and I (10) ______ together since the day we met
we both (7 live) ______ at home with our parents. in a recording studio twenty years ago. We got married
Conversation 3 two weeks after we met – and we (11) ______ in twenty
A (8 read) ______ you ______ novels? years.’
B Yes, I do.
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A (9 read) ______ you ever ______ an American novel?
B Yes, I (10 read) ______ The Great Gatsby at school.
5 Complete the sentences with the adverbs in the box.
Conversation 4
A (11 climb) ______ you ever ______ a mountain? carefully just of course only still together
B No, I haven’t. Have you?
1 Hold the baby carefully
______.
A Yes, I have. I (12 climb) ______ Ben Nevis last year.
2 They danced ______ all night.
Conversation 5
3 They are ______ in love after forty years together.
A (13 fly) ______ you ever ______ in a balloon?
4 They have ______ celebrated their anniversary.
B Yes, I have. I (14 fly) ______ in one on my 21st birthday.
5 ______ I have a job – I need the money.
A What (15 be) ______ it like?
6 He ______ works for six months a year.
B I loved it, but I (16 not do) ______ it since.
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6 Put the nouns in the correct columns. 8 Use these notes to write Constanza’s biography.
athlete aunt bride bridegroom cousin madam born Glasgow, 5 June 1960, father an Italian
model nephew niece professor sir teenager uncle ice-cream maker, mother factory worker
early career left school at 16, moved to London and

C O N S T A N Z A
women men both became a model and film actor
private life 1976–1982 punk singer Eric Evil’s girlfriend
aunt
(1) ______ (5) ______ (9) ______ 1995 married MP, Sir Tristram D’Eath
(2) ______ (6) ______ (10) ______ later career 1983–1985 studied Italian language
(3) ______ (7) ______ (11) ______ and art in Florence
(4) ______ (8) ______ (12) ______ life now 1986–today has a shop and gallery in
London’s Bond Street
(13) ______ married with three children, Coriander,
Theo, and Hermione
1 point for each correct answer 12 homes in London, Milan, and New York

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7 Read the review. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
Constanza ... was born in Glasgow on 5th June 1960.
Our reporter asked Julia Jenkins about her favourite magazine, Hiya!
What is Hiya! magazine about? 10 points divided between accuracy and content 10
Julia Jenkins (JJ) The magazine has all the latest celebrity news. If you
need to know who has married who, who has been on holiday, and
who has made a new film, this is the magazine for you. It also has TV 9 Complete the short answers.
listings, a crossword, recipes, and competitions. haven’t
1 Have you been up the Eiffel Tower? No, I ______.
Who is the magazine for?
2 Do you like reading novels? Yes, I ____________ .
JJ It’s for everyone! People from ten to one hundred years old can
enjoy it. 3 Are you a good cook? No, I ____________ .
What is the best part of the magazine? 4 Can she ski? No, ____________ .
JJ The pictures are great. There are lots of photographs taken inside
5 Is it sunny outside? No, ____________ .
famous people’s homes – you can see what their furniture and
curtains are like. The other thing I like is that there isn’t too much to 6 Is the dog in the garden? Yes, ____________ .
read – the articles are very short.
What is the worst part of the magazine? 1 point for each correct answer 5
JJ There are sometimes very boring articles about people from
European royal families that I have never heard of! The recipes look
very difficult and expensive so I’ve never cooked one of their recipes.
10 Read the questions. Write true answers and add a comment.
How much does the magazine cost? 1 Do you like hip hop?
JJ It costs £1.50 which is cheaper than most magazines – I think it is No, I don’t. I prefer house music.
___________________________________________
good value. I have bought it every week since it started five years ago
and the price has gone up 10% in that time. 2 Are you going home after this test?
___________________________________________
1 Hiya! isn’t about serious political news. __ 3 Have you ever lost something important?
2 Only people in their twenties and thirties can enjoy ___________________________________________
the magazine. __ 4 Did you like your primary school?
3 JJ enjoys looking at the pictures of stars’ homes. __ ___________________________________________
4 JJ prefers to read long articles. __ 5 Can you lend me £10? _________________________
5 JJ has read about European royal families in Hiya! __ 6 Is the weather good today? _____________________
6 JJ has never read the recipes in Hiya! __ 2 points for each correct answer (one for short answer,
10
7 JJ has bought Hiya! for a week. __ one for comment)

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