INTERVIEW WITH LIAM, 14 (1)
Paragraph 4: What did you enjoy the most?
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Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40 Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100
End-of-year test 1
Listening
1 Listen to Jenny and Ross talking about holidays. Then write true or false. Correct the false sentences. (10 marks)
1 Jenny is showing Ross her holiday photos.
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2 Jenny usually goes to New York on holiday.
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3 Ross has never been to the USA.
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4 Jenny stayed in a big flat in New York.
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5 There was only one bathroom in the flat.
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6 It was cold and rainy when she went to Central Park.
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7 Jenny cycled around Central Park.
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8 Jenny saw a painter when she was in the park.
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9 Jenny bought a picture of a building.
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10 Ross wants to visit Central Park.
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Vocabulary
2 Complete the sentences. (10 marks) 1 At school we usually do experiments in a
_______________ lesson.
2 Ten years is a _______________, a hundred years is a century.
3 I usually keep my keys on a key _______________ .
4 I feel frightened when I see spiders – they’re _______________.
5 My brother isn’t intelligent – in fact, he’s very _______________.
6 Cats and dogs are domesticated animals, but lions and elephants are _______________
animals.
7 The Nile, the Amazon and the Volga are all _______________.
8 Susie isn’t generous. She’s a very
_______________ girl. She hates spending money!
9 Do you want to _______________ married one day?
10 I usually _______________ the washing-up after dinner.
3 Write the ordinal numbers. (3 marks)
That’s the fourth bag of crisps you’ve eaten today! (4)
1 I’ll never forget my ______________ teacher, Mrs Chamberlain. (1)
2 We live on the ______________ floor of the building. (5)
3 What is your ______________ lesson this morning? (2)
4 Complete the sentences. You do not need two of the words. (6 marks)
across up down with from off out to 1 Do you ever take the rubbish ____________
when you’re at home?
2 I love listening ____________ music on my mp3 player.
3 We swam ____________ the river and got out on the other side.
4 Help! I’ve fallen ____________ my bike and hurt my leg!
5 Tara didn’t graduate ____________ university with a degree.
6 They skied ____________ the mountain to the bottom.
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End-of-year test 1
Language focus
5 Complete the sentences using the present simple or present continuous forms of the verbs in the box. (6 marks)
1 My dad _______________ breakfast at seven o’clock every morning.
2 Sam _______________ around Europe now.
3 Oh, no! It _______________! I need my umbrella.
4 I _______________ a teacher. I work in a school.
5 They _______________ tennis on Saturdays.
6 She _______________ her new shoes today.
6 Complete the text using the past simple or the past continuous. There is one verb you do not need. (6 marks)
I had a terrible day yesterday! First I sprained my ankle while I (1) _____________________ football.
Then my dad collected me, and we nearly had an accident in the car while we
(2) _____________________ home. Then
Sam (3) _____________________ me on my mobile phone to invite me to a party, but I didn’t hear the phone because I (4) _____________________ a shower. And finally, the TV
(5) _____________________ while I
(6) _____________________ my favourite programme!
7 Write present perfect sentences. (3 marks) 1 they / a new sofa () (buy)
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2 she / to Scotland () (not go)
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3 you / ever / Chinese food (?) (eat)
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8 Complete the sentences using will or be going to and the verbs. (6 marks)
1 I __________________ Luke at the café tomorrow.
2 I think the weather __________________ better tomorrow.
3 I think she __________________ a famous painter.
4 I __________________ a job in the summer holidays because I need some money.
5 She __________________ a baby soon. It should be born next month.
6 I __________________ to the sports centre. It’s closed today.
9 Complete the sentences using can, can’t, could or couldn’t and suitable verbs. (5 marks) 1 He _________________ tennis very well. He will
probably win lots of trophies!
2 I _________________ a bike when I was younger, but I can now.
3 My mum _________________ five languages.
She’s very clever.
4 My grandmother _________________ very well when she was younger. She loved flamenco.
5 I don’t go to the swimming pool because I _________________.
10 Complete the sentences with the indefinite pronouns. (6 marks)
1 I’m going _______ with my friends later.
2 Has _______ seen my mobile phone? I can’t find it.
3 Is there _______ we can play football in the town?
4 I haven’t bought _______ for Tom’s birthday.
5 I’m meeting _______ at the cinema tonight.
6 There’s _______ in my shoe! It hurts!
be have rain travel play wear
break call cycle drive have play watch
be become get meet not go have
anyone anything anywhere someone something somewhere
End-of-year test 1
11 Write the correct form of one of the verbs or adjectives. Add any other necessary words.
(8 marks)
1 (bad / good / clever)
Your cooking is even _____________________
hers! Her food is nice but yours is amazing!
2 (do / play / try)
______________________ (you / ever) surfing?
3 (scary / stupid / funny)
This is _____________________ horror film I’ve ever seen! It’s terrifying.
4 (not put / not take / not go)
If it’s cold, I _____________________ the dog for a walk.
Reading
12 Read the text. Then match the questions a–g with the gaps 1–6. There are two questions that you do not need. (6 marks)
LIFE AT BOARDING SCHOOL –
INTERVIEW WITH LIAM, 14
(1) ...‘It’s a school where students study and also live.’
(2) ...
‘It’s in the north island of New Zealand. But there are hundreds of schools like these around the world.’
(3) ...
‘They’re great. There are lots of classrooms and laboratories, and there’s also a football pitch, a swimming pool, an art room and two computer rooms!’
(4) ...
‘I share a bedroom with another student. I’ve got my own bed and desk, where I keep my laptop, but we use the same wardrobe.’
(5) ...
‘Well, I think it makes you feel more like an adult.
Here, I make my bed every day and tidy my room – I never did that at home. And the students are really nice. Most of the teachers are, too!’
(6) ...
‘It was hard at first. I’m quite shy, and I remember feeling upset and lonely! I’ve got a lot of friends now, so it’s OK. But it’s sometimes quite noisy!’
a Where is your boarding school?
b What are the good things about boarding school?
c What is a boarding school?
d What are the facilities like?
e What’s it like to share a room?
f How many boarding schools are there?
g What’s your room like?
h Is there anything you don’t like about boarding school?
13 Do you think boarding schools are a good idea?
Why? / Why not? (4 marks)
14 Choose the correct words. (10 marks)
1 A How did that go / become / happen / do?
15 Write an account of a holiday in New York. Say where you stayed and what it was like. Describe what you did on the first day and the second day. Say what you really enjoyed. Write about 80–100 words. (10 marks)
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40 Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100