Part one
Vocabulary
1
Complete the paragraph about holidays with the missing words.Every year I go on holiday with my family. We usually spend a f
ortnight
in Ireland. We go by 1c____to Liverpool and then get the 2f________over to Ireland. We usually stay ona 3c____________because it’s a bit cheaper,
but last year we stayed in a 4h__________
a ___________.
We love going to the 5b________and 6s______________because it’s relaxing.
The sea is very clean there, so it’s good to go 7s______________in.
The great thing about Ireland is that there are so many interesting things to see and places to visit. If we get bored, we can go
8w______________. The scenery is lovely.
Or we can go 9s_________________. I don’t
really like visiting 10m______________or 11g_________, but I like looking at the squares
and monuments in the old city centres. And the food is fantastic, so we 12e____o____some
evenings.
__ /12
2
Underline the correct alternative. Example:I didn’t enjoy my holiday. The activities were really interesting/boring.
1 We had a great holiday. It was fun/boring. 2 We didn’t eat at the hotel. The food was
disgusting/fantastic.
3 A Were the people in Portugal
horrible/friendly?
B Yes, they were very nice.
4 We sat on the beach every day – it was very
relaxing/friendly.
5 We met a very interesting/boring man in York who told us fantastic stories about the history of the city.
__ /5
Grammar
3
Complete the sentences with the correct form of a verb from the box. Use the Past simple.visit not stay stop
travel work decide
not enjoy close last
not help Example:
We __________ three cities in Spain on holiday last month.
1 A How ________you ________to London? B By plane.
2 My mum _________as a hotel receptionist when she was twenty.
3 We wanted to go shopping, so the driver __________the coach in the city centre. 4 My sister __________her activity holiday.
She said it was boring.
5 A How long __________your journey __________?
B About three hours.
6 The local people weren’t friendly – they __________us at all.
7 We couldn’t visit the museum because it __________early.
8 A Why __________you __________to go to the beach?
B Because we wanted to sunbathe.
9 The town was horrible, so we ____________. __ /9
4
Complete the letter with the Past simple of the verbs in brackets.Dear Victoria,
How are you? I hope you’re fine.
I
_______(be) on holiday in the Lake District last
month and I
1_______(have) a great time.
I
2_______(go) with my friend, Daniel – my
parents
3__________(not come). We
4_______(meet) some really nice people in the youth hostel.
They
5_______(know) the Lake District well and
so they helped us a lot.
We
6_______(see) all the famous lakes and
mountains and I loved the pretty villages.
I
7_______(not buy) very much because
things
8_______(be) quite expensive. We
9_______(spend) a week in Keswick and then
we travelled to Hadrian’s Wall by coach.
10_______
you
_______(have) a good holiday?
Where
11_______you
_______(go) and what
12_______you
_______(do)?
Write soon!
Love,
Jake
__ /12 2Unit 1 Test
Group A
Horizons
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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS•PHOTOCOPIABLEName: ______________________
Class: ______________________
Date: ______________________
was
visited
Part one
Grammar
1
Complete the e-mail with the Past simple of the verbs in brackets.Dear Chris,
Thanks for your letter. How’s it going?
I _______(be) on holiday in Corsica two weeks ago with my family. 1_______you _______(go)
on holiday? Where? 2_______you_______ (have) a good time? 3_______you_______(do)
anything interesting?
I 4_______(have) a fantastic time in Corsica but
things 5_______(be) fairly expensive there, so I 6_______(not buy) any presents.
We 7_______(spend) a few days in Bastia and then we travelled to Porto-Vecchio.
I 8_______(go) to the beach a lot – my parents
9_______(not come). They prefer walking.
We 10_______(see) lovely forests and villages and I loved the mountains.
We 11_______(meet) some great people there. They 12_______(know) the island well
and so we did a lot of things with them. Send me a message!
Samir
__ /12
2
Complete the sentences with the correct form of a verb from the box. Use the Past simple.visit close not enjoy
work travel not help
decide stop not stay
last Example:
We three cities in Spain on holiday last month.
1 They __________to go to London because they wanted to go sightseeing.
2 I __________ my beach holiday – the town was horrible.
3 The hotel receptionist wasn’t very nice. When we had a problem, he __________ us. 4 Mark and Jo couldn’t go to the gallery
because it __________at weekends. 5 They __________to Swansea by train. 6 I__________ at the hotel because it was
disgusting.
visited
7 __________ the plane __________ in Hong Kong on the way to Australia? 8 A How long __________your holiday
__________? B A fortnight.
9 A __________ your sister __________ at a summer camp last year?
B Yes, but she didn’t get much money. __ /9
Vocabulary
3
Underline the correct alternative. Example:I didn’t enjoy my holiday. The activities were really interesting/boring.
1 A Did you meet any interesting/horrible people? B Yes, I met some great Spanish people. 2 They played volleyball on the beach every
day – it was fun/relaxing.
3 I feel great after my holiday – it was very
boring/relaxing.
4 A Was the food fantastic/disgusting? B Yes, we ate in wonderful restaurants every
evening.
5 The people in the hotel were friendly/horrible. They didn’t help us at all.
__ /5
4
Complete the paragraph about holidays with the missing words.I go on holiday with my family every summer. We usually go to France for a f
ortnight
. There are so many interesting things to see and places to visit. We take the 1f________from Doverto Calais and then we travel around by
2c_____. Sometimes we stop in Paris to go 3s________________ – we visit the famous 4g________and 5m___________.
Usually we stay in a 6h_________________
a ___________, but sometimes we like staying on 7 c________________ because they’re fun.
We usually cook dinner, but we also 8e_____
o_____some evenings because the restaurants are very good.
My parents like 9s___________on the 10b________. They also like going 11w____________in the countryside. My
sister and I prefer to go 12 s___________in
the pool or in the sea.
__ /12
Unit 1 Test
Group B
Name: ______________________ Class: ______________________ Date: ______________________was
Part two
Grammar and functions
5
Translate these sentences.1 We went skiing in the Alps last year.
____________________________________ ____________________________________ 2 Hannah spent a fortnight in Spain.
____________________________________ ____________________________________ 3 Jasmine and Deborah had a good time on
holiday.
____________________________________ ____________________________________ 4 Did you sunbathe all day?
____________________________________ ____________________________________ 5 They ate in restaurants every evening when
they were on holiday.
____________________________________ ____________________________________ 6 Josh didn’t buy any postcards of London.
____________________________________ ____________________________________
__ /12
6
Imagine that someone is asking you about your last holiday. Write complete questions and give answers that are true for you. 1 Where/go? ____________________________________? ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 2 When/go? ____________________________________? ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 3 Who/go with? ____________________________________? ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 4 How/travel? ____________________________________? ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 5 How long/stay? ____________________________________? ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 6 Where/stay? ____________________________________? ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 7 food/nice? ____________________________________? ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 8 What activities/do? ____________________________________? ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 9 What places/visit? ____________________________________? ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 10 enjoy/your holiday? ____________________________________? ____________________________________ ____________________________________ __ /30 Total ___ /80 4Unit 1 Test
Groups A and B
Horizons
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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS•PHOTOCOPIABLEName: ______________________
Class: ______________________
Date: ______________________
Part one
Vocabulary
1
Complete the sentences with a word from the box.Example:
You need a to travel by train. ticket platform office leave return journey timetable catch
station single
1 I’m going to the train ______________to meet my friend.
2 What time does the next train to London ______________?
3 The ______________from London to Southampton takes an hour and a half. 4 Did you ______________the train at 7.28? 5 A ______________gives you information
about trains.
6 You can travel in one direction with a ______________ticket.
7 The train for Bristol is on ______________5. 8 You can travel to another place and back with
a ______________ticket.
9 You can buy a train ticket at the ticket ______________.
__ /9
2
Write the prices in words. Example: £2,000 a £1.50 ____________________________ b 75p ____________________________ c £1.15 ____________________________ d £14.99 ____________________________ e £168.00 ____________________________ __ /5Grammar
3
Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past simple.David Hi, Adam. you (enjoy)
your trip to Brighton?
Adam Yes, it was great. We 1______________
(catch) the train from London very early and we 2_________(arrive) at 8.00 a.m.
We 3_________(spend) all weekend by
the sea.
David What 4________you _________(do)?
Adam We 5________(walk) along the beach
in the morning and we 6___________
(discover) a nice café for breakfast.
enjoy
Did
two thousand pounds
ticket
Then we 7________(go) sightseeing.
David 8 ________you ________(visit)
the Royal Pavilion?
Adam Yes. It 9____________(be) amazing.
I 10___________(love) it. On Sunday,
we 11__________(see) some
street theatre. The actors 12 __________
(tell) some really funny jokes. David That sounds fantastic!
__ /12
4
Complete the questions with did when it is necessary or with – if it is not necessary.Example:
Who invented the computer? 1 A Who _____ sang in the school
Christmas show? B The whole class.
2 A What _____you see in the city centre? B We saw the square and the art gallery. 3 A Who _____you go out with last weekend?
B I went out with my sister.
4 A What _____ happened after the accident? B The police arrived.
5 A Which film _____you watch? B We watched Star Wars.
6 A What _____you buy for your mum? B We bought her a mobile phone. 7 A How many people _____visited the
cathedral last year? B About 20,000.
8 A Who _____helped you with your homework? B My friend helped me.
__ /8
5
Underline the correct alternative. Example:Someone/Anyone called for you, but they
didn’t leave a message.
1 They travel everywhere/everyone by train. 2 I looked in the box, but there was
anything/nothing in it.
3 The train's full, so there’s no one/nowhere to sit.
4 The film was great – everyone/someone enjoyed it.
5 She lost her bag nowhere/somewhere in town. 6 We didn’t know anybody/somebody at the party. 7 Everybody/Somebody stole our car last night. 8 Did you buy anywhere/anything at the shops?
__ /8 —
Unit 2 Test
Group A
Name: ______________________ Class: ______________________ Date: ______________________4 A Who _____you help?
B I helped my friend with his homework. 5 A Who _____bought you a mobile phone?
B My mum.
6 A What _____ you sing in the school Christmas show?
B I sang my favourite song.
7 A Where _____you go in the city centre? B We went to the cathedral and the museum. 8 A When _____the police arrive?
B After the accident.
__ /8
4
Underline the correct alternative. Example:Someone/Anyone called for you, but they
didn’t leave a message.
1 I left my phone somewhere/anywhere in school. 2 Somebody/Everybody took my bag yesterday. 3 He goes everyone/everywhere by car.
4 We opened the fridge, but there was
nothing/anything in it.
5 Did they buy anything/anywhere in town? 6 Someone/Everyone had a good time at the
party – it was fantastic!
7 She didn’t meet somebody/anybody at the concert.
8 There’s nowhere/no one to sit. The bus is full. __ /8
5
Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past simple. Adam Hi, David. you (enjoy)your trip to London?
David Yes, it was great. We 1_________
(spend) all day there.
Adam 2_________you _________(visit) the
Tower of London?
David Yes. I 3_________(love) it – it 4_________(be) fantastic.
Adam What else 5_______ you _______(do)?
David We 6_________(go) sightseeing in the
morning and we 7_________(discover)
a nice pub for lunch. Then we
8_________(walk) along the river.
In the evening, we 9_________(see)
some street theatre. The actors
10________(tell) some really funny
jokes. We 11_________(catch) the train
home very late and we 12 _________
(arrive) at 11.30 p.m. Adam That sounds amazing!
__ /12
enjoy
Did
Part one
Vocabulary
1
Write the prices in words. Example: £2,000 a £1.68 ____________________________ b £175.00 ____________________________ c £1.99 ____________________________ d 15p ____________________________ e £14.50 ____________________________ __ /52
Complete the sentences with a word from the box.Example:
You need a to travel by train. ticket catch return journey single timetable platform station
office leaves
1 You get information about trains from a ______________.
2 The next train to London goes from ____________10.
3 The next train to Southampton ______________at 7.28. 4 We buy train tickets at the ticket
______________.
5 She met her sister at the train ______________.
6 With a ______________ticket, you can travel to another city and back again. 7 The ______________from Bristol to Bath
lasts thirty minutes.
8 With a ______________ticket, you can travel in one direction.
9 What time did you ______________the train yesterday?
__ /9
Grammar
3
Complete the questions with did when it is necessary or with – if it is not necessary.Example:
Who invented the computer? 1 A Which place _____they visit?
B They visited the art gallery.
2 A How many people _____watched Star Wars with you?
B About 15.
3 A Who _____went out with you last night? B The whole class.
—
ticket
two thousand pounds
6
Unit 2 Test
Group B
Horizons
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Tests©
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS•PHOTOCOPIABLEName: ______________________
Class: ______________________
Date: ______________________
Atlantic Cinema
Live Another Day
Next showing: 12.20
Tickets: £5.50; students £4.00
Part two
Grammar and functions
6
Look at the signs and notices (1–5) and write a question and an answer for each one. Use What,What time, How much or Where and give the
times and prices in words. Examples:
What time does the café open?
It opens at nine o’clock in the morning.
How much does a cream tea cost?
It costs six pounds twenty-five pence.
Unit 2 Test
Groups A and B
Name: ______________________ Class: ______________________ Date: ______________________Grand Café
Opening times – Monday to Sunday
9.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m.
Traditional cream tea: £6.25
FLIGHT NO. DESTINATION GATE DEP.
BA173
BELFAST
7
11.25
______________________________________ ______________________________________EUROSTAR
Depart Arrive London 12.45 Brussels 16.30 Return: £149.00 ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________City Bookshop
Opening times: Monday–Saturday
9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Closed Sunday
______________________________________ ______________________________________
__ /10
7
Write a short paragraph saying what you did last Friday. (30–35 words) Use next, after that,first, finally and then.
______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ __ /10
8
You want to buy a train ticket to Nottingham. Complete the dialogue.You 1________________________________
Man Good morning. Can I help you?
You 2 ________________________________
________________________________
Man Single or return?
You 3 ________________________________
Man A single’s £25 and a return is £27.
You 4 ________________________________
Man That’s £27, please.
You 5 ________________________________
Man Yes, of course. We accept all credit cards. Here are your tickets and receipt.
You 6 ________________________________
________________________________
Man It leaves at ten past one.
You 7 ________________________________
________________________________
Man It takes two hours and twenty minutes. You 8 ________________________________
________________________________
Man It leaves from platform three.
You 9 ________________________________
Man Goodbye.
__ /18 Total ___ /80
National Coaches
Coach no. Destination Stop Dep. Arr.
21
Exeter
11
07.50 10.50
______________________________________ ______________________________________1
2
3
5
4
Part one
Vocabulary
1
Complete the names of shops and places in the city.Example:
You can buy books here. b
1 You can buy stamps here. p______o______ 2 They clean your clothes here.
d_____c____________
3 You can buy things from stalls here. m____________
4 They sell bread in this shop. b____________ 5 They cut your hair here. h_______________ 6 You can buy cooked food here to eat at home.
t______________
7 You can get a credit card here. b_________ 8 They sell medicine here. c____________ 9 You can buy oranges and potatoes here.
g_______________
__ /9
Grammar
2
Complete the sentences with the positive or negative form of a verb from the box.have have look out! listen
be turn copy forget
Example:
a nice day!
1 ___________your partner’s exercises. 2 ___________a sandwich and a drink. 3 ___________That dog is dangerous. 4 ___________right and the supermarket’s
beside the baker’s.
5 ___________late for the film. It starts at 8.00 p.m.
6 ___________your umbrella. It’s raining. 7 ___________carefully. This is very important.
__ /7
3
Look at the names written on the objects on the right. Write questions with Whose and answers with the owner’s name.Example: 1 2 __________________? ________________. 3 __________________? ________________. 4 __________________? ________________. 5 __________________? ________________. 6 __________________? ________________. __ /10
It’s Andy Smith’s.
Whose is this guitar?
Have
ookshop
4
Substitute the words in bold with the correct possessive pronoun.Example:
Someone stole my bike. Can I borrow your bike?
1 I haven’t got a camera, so she gave me her camera. _____________
2 These aren’t my books. They’re your books. _____________
3 Is this your cat or their cat? _____________ 4 That’s your mobile phone. Where’s my
mobile phone? _____________
5 I needed a dictionary, so I borrowed his dictionary. _____________
6 Your TV doesn’t work, so you can watch our TV. _____________
__ /6
5
Complete the sentences with the correct preposition. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.Example:
The church is Smith Street.
1 You can walk _____________the park to Stanley Road.
2 The road goes _____________the railway bridge.
3 Go _____________Richmond Road and the butcher’s is on the right.
4 The cinema’s _____________ of Richmond Road and Market Street.
5 Walk _____________the square to the town hall.
6 The butcher’s is _____________the newsagent’s and the supermarket.
__ /6
in
yours
8Unit 3 Test
Group A
Horizons
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Tests©
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS•PHOTOCOPIABLEName: ______________________ Class: ______________________ Date: ______________________
3
2
1
6
5
4
AC Horizons Test 2 FP 7/22/04 8:05 AM Page 8Part one
Grammar
1
Look at the names written on the objects on the right. Write questions with Whose and answers with the owner’s name.Example: a b __________________? ________________. c __________________? ________________. d __________________? ________________. e __________________? ________________. f __________________? ________________. __ /10
2
Substitute the words in bold with the correct possessive pronoun.Example:
Someone stole my bike. Can I borrow your bike?
1 Your camera doesn’t work, so you can use our camera. _____________
2 They’re your books. Where are my books? _____________
3 I haven’t got a TV, so I watched her TV. _____________
4 I needed a mobile phone, so I borrowed his mobile phone. _____________
5 This isn’t my dictionary. It’s your dictionary. _____________
6 Is that your dog or their dog? ____________
__ /6
3
Complete the sentences with the positive or negative form of a verb from the box.have forget look out! be
turn listen have copy
Example:
a nice day!
1 ___________left and the video shop’s opposite the cinema.
2 The train leaves at nine o’clock. ___________late.
3 ___________your passport. You can’t travel without it.
4 This is very important. ___________carefully. 5 ___________a cup of tea.
6 ___________your friend’s homework. 7 ___________That car is coming very fast.
__ /7
Have
yours
It’s Andy Smith’s.
Whose is this guitar?
4
Complete the sentences with the correct preposition. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.Example:
The church is Smith Street.
1 The butcher’s is _____________ of Park Street and Stanley Road.
2 You can walk _____________the square to the supermarket.
3 Go _____________the park to Richmond Road.
4 The cinema is _____________the butcher’s and the newsagent’s.
5 Walk _____________Stanley Road and the town hall’s on the left.
6 Market Street goes _____________the railway bridge.
__ /6
Vocabulary
5
Complete the names of the shops and places in the city.Example:
You can buy books here. b
1 You can change your hairstyle here. h_______________
2 They sell cooked food here to eat in your house. t______________
3 You can buy aspirins here. c_____________ 4 They sell onions and bananas here.
g_______________
5 You can get money from here. b__________ 6 You can ask them to clean your clothes here.
d_____c____________
7 They sell stamps here. p______o______ 8 They sell things on stalls here. m_________ 9 You can buy bread here. b_______
__ /9
ookshop
in
Unit 3 Test
Group B
Name: ______________________ Class: ______________________ Date: ______________________c
b
a
f
e
d
AC Horizons Test 2 FP 7/22/04 8:05 AM Page 9High Street Richmond Road Queen’ s Street Stanley Road Smith Street George Street park library video shop butcher‘s
You are here
newsagent‘s school swimming pool clothes shop church pub bookshop cinema supermarket Name: ______________________ Class: ______________________ Date: ______________________
Horizons
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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS•PHOTOCOPIABLEPart two
Vocabulary
6
Write the names of six pets._____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
__ /6
Grammar and functions
7
Look at the map on the right. Complete the dialogues. Give directions, starting at the point indicated on the map with You are here. 1 A Excuse me. How do I get to the video shop?B __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ 2 A Excuse me. Where’s the cinema?
B __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ 3 A Excuse me. How do I get to the pub?
B __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ 4 A Excuse me. Where’s the supermarket?
B __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ 5 A Excuse me. How do I get to the school?
B __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __ /20
Unit 3 Test
10Groups A and B
8
Translate the dialogues. 1 A Whose is this rucksack?B It’s Eleanor’s.
A Where’s my rucksack? B Yours is under the table.
A __________________________________
B __________________________________
A __________________________________
B __________________________________ 2 A Excuse me. Where’s the bus stop?
B Go straight on until the bank, then turn right. The bus stop is on the left in front of the park. You can’t miss it.
A __________________________________ B __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __ /16 Total ___ /80
1 ___________ 8 ___________ 2 ___________ 9 ___________ 3 ___________ 10 ___________ 4 ___________ 11 ___________ 5 ___________ 12 ___________ 6 ___________ 13 ___________ 7 ___________ __ /13
3
Complete the sentences with the opposite of the adjective given.Example:
My sunglasses weren’t cheap. They were .
1 I don’t like patterned shirts. I prefer _______ clothes.
2 His clothes are quite casual, but his sister’s are very _______.
3 My new skirt isn’t long, it’s _______. 4 I bought some flared jeans, but my friend
bought some _________trousers.
5 Those jumpers aren’t baggy, they’re _______. __ /5
expensive
Grammar
4
Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjective in brackets.Example:
The country is usually (quiet) than the city.
1 Which city is ________________(noisy), London or Delhi?
2 The market is __________(cheap) than the shopping mall.
3 The city is ______________(polluted) than the country.
4 Oxford is __________(small) than Birmingham.
5 Jamaica is __________(hot) than England. 6 The clothes shops in London are __________
(good) than in Bristol.
7 People in a small town are usually
________________(friendly) than people in a big city.
8 I think Tokyo is ________________ (interesting) than New York.
__ /8
5
Complete the e-mail with the superlative form of the adjective in brackets.Hi Fiona,
How are you? You asked for my news.
Well, we went shopping last weekend and it was _________(bad) day of my life! We arrived at the market on 1_________(hot) day of the year after 2_____________(stressful) journey of my life on 3_________(slow) bus through 4____________
(dangerous) part of town.
The market was 5____________(noisy) and 6____________(crowded) in the world! But there
were one or two nice things – we found
7_____________(cheap) stall there and I
bought some of 8_____________(unusual) clothes
in the market.
Did you enjoy your weekend? Love, Rachel __ /8
quieter
Unit 4 Test
Group A
Name: ______________________ Class: ______________________ Date: ______________________Part one
Vocabulary
1
Look at the adjectives and write their opposites. Example: cheap – 1 big – ________ 5 boring – _______ 2 stressful – _______ 6 hot – _______ 3 noisy – _______ 7 friendly – _______ 4 dangerous – _______ 8 clean – _______ __ /82
Write the names of the clothes.expensive
the worst
3
2
1
6
5
4
9
8
7
12
11
10
13
AC Horizons Test 2 FP 7/22/04 8:05 AM Page 11Grammar
4
Complete the e-mail with the superlative form of the adjective in brackets.Hi Rachel
How are you? Yes, I had a great weekend, thanks. But I went to a party on Saturday night and it was
the worst
(bad) evening of my life! The disco was 1____________(crowded) and 2___________(hot) place in the world! It wasalso 3____________(noisy) disco in York and
so I couldn’t talk to anyone!
There were some of 4____________(unusual)
people there and at the end of the evening they played 5___________(slow) music for
all the couples.
My friends left the disco before me and so I found 6__________(cheap) taxi and it took
me through 7___________(dangerous) area
in the city! The journey home was
8_________________(stressful) of my life.
Fortunately I arrived home OK – but my parents weren’t very happy!
Write soon. Love, Fiona
__ /8
5
Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjective in brackets.Example:
The country is usually (quiet) than the city.
1 The clothes shops in Bristol are
________________(cheap) than in London. 2 Which city is ________________(friendly),
New York or Tokyo?
3 Australia is ________________ (hot) than Canada.
4 I think San Francisco is ________________ (interesting) than London.
5 The market is ________________(good) than the shopping mall.
6 Poland is ________________(small) than the USA.
7 Manchester is ________________(polluted) than Windsor.
8 The town is ________________ (noisy) than the country.
__ /8
quieter
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Unit 4 Test
Group B
Horizons
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Tests©
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS•PHOTOCOPIABLEName: ______________________ Class: ______________________ Date: ______________________
c
b
a
f
e
d
i
h
g
l
k
j
m
Part one
Vocabulary
1
Complete the sentences with the opposite of the adjective given.Example:
My sunglasses weren’t cheap. They were .
1 I like baggy clothes, but my sister likes _______ clothes.
2 I didn’t buy a long coat – I bought a _______ one.
3 I hate this patterned jumper. I want a _______ jumper.
4 My dad wears casual shirts at the weekend and _______shirts at work.
5 Those trousers aren’t flared. They’re _______. __ /5
2
Look at the adjectives and write their opposites. Example: cheap – 1 clean – _______ 5 dangerous – _______ 2 friendly – _______ 6 noisy – _______ 3 big – _______ 7 stressful – _______ 4 hot – _______ 8 boring – _______ __ /83
Write the names of the clothes.a ___________ h ___________ b ___________ i ___________ c ___________ j ___________ d ___________ k ___________ e ___________ l ___________ f ___________ m___________ g ___________ __ /13
expensive
expensive
Part two
Grammar and functions
6
Write sentences comparing yourself with your best friend. Use the words given.Examples:
I’m taller than my best friend.
My best friend is taller than me.
I’m as tall as my best friend.
I’m not as tall as my best friend.
1 funny ____________________________________ 2 lazy ____________________________________ 3 slim ____________________________________ 4 good at English ____________________________________ 5 trendy ____________________________________ 6 lively ____________________________________ __ /12
7
Write sentences giving your opinion. Example:tall/person in my family
My uncle is the tallest person in my family.
1 trendy shop in my town/city
____________________________________ 2 beautiful area of my country
____________________________________ 3 noisy student in my class
____________________________________ 4 hot month of the year
____________________________________ 5 bad singer in the world
____________________________________ 6 expensive bar in my town/city
____________________________________
__ /12
8
Complete the dialogue.Unit 4 Test
Groups A and B
Name: ______________________ Class: ______________________ Date: ______________________ __ /89
What are you wearing today? Write complete sentences describing three articles of clothing. Use at least one adjective for each one.1 ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 2 ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 3 ____________________________________ ____________________________________ __ /6 Total ___ /80 Shop assistant Hi. Can I help you?
Joe I 1________________
that jacket, please.
Shop assistant OK. What 2__________
____________________? Joe Medium.
Joe Mmm. It’s a bit big. Have you got a smaller one? Shop assistant Here you are.
Shop assistant Yes. Try this one.
Joe Yes, that’s better.
3________________?
Joe OK. I’ll take it. Shop assistant It’s £49.99
Joe 4_______________________?
Shop assistant I think it suits you.
Part one
Vocabulary
1
Match the verbs (1–9) to the words or phrases (a–i).Example:
1 get a someone rich
2 __become b Medicine
3 __win c a house
4 __marry d three children 5 __study e to the USA 6 __have f to university 7 __move g a pilot 8 __go h an Olympic medal 9 __buy i married __ /8
Grammar
2
Underline the correct alternative. Example:I’m going to Cornwall in/on July.
1 What are you doing the next/next weekend? 2 I’m playing tennis tomorrow/next afternoon. 3 She’s starting university in/at September. 4 Are you going out in/this evening?
5 We’re going swimming in/at the weekend. 6 They’re going on holiday in/on three weeks’
time.
7 What are you doing at/in Christmas? 8 I’m seeing my friends in/on Friday.
__ /8
3
Write sentences with the correct form of be goingto. Use the contracted form where possible.
Example:
Hannah/become/a teacher.
1 Sophie and Mark/have/a party.
____________________________________ 2 Nick and Anna/not buy/a flat in London.
____________________________________ 3 George/study/Information Technology?
____________________________________ 4 We/live/in Australia.
____________________________________ 5 My sister/not play/tennis professionally.
____________________________________ 6 I/not travel/round the world.
____________________________________ 7 You/be/an actress?
____________________________________ 8 I/play/the guitar in a rock group.
____________________________________
__ /8
Hannah’s going to become a teacher.
i
4
Complete the dialogue with the correct form ofbe going to, the Present continuous or the
Present simple. Use the contracted form where possible. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
Joe Hi, Tim. What you (do) this weekend?
Tim I 1_________(go) to Manchester with
my brother. We’ve got tickets for the football match on Saturday. Why? Joe I 2___________(have) a party for my
seventeenth birthday. It’s all organised. A lot of my friends from school
3_________________(come).
Tim Cool! 4________you and your group
________(play) at the party?
Joe No, we 5________. A DJ 6__________
(do) the music.
Tim Sounds great. That’s exactly what I want for my birthday. I 7___________(ask)
my mum if I can have a party in a club. Joe 8__________ you __________(spend)
all weekend in Manchester?
Tim No. The match 9___________(finish)
at about half past four, so we can come back in time for the party. When
10_________it ___________(start)?
Joe At nine o’clock. Tim OK. See you there. Joe Great. Bye.
__ /10
5
Underline the mistakes in the sentences and then correct them.Example:
When I’m leaving school, I’m going to get a job.
1 I’m learning to drive next year. ___________ 2 Do you going to be a doctor? ___________ 3 We booked our holiday yesterday and we
going to Florida in August. ___________ 4 Vicky’s going to do her homework before to
go out. ___________
5 What are you do tonight? ___________ 6 After the film finish, we’re going to have a
pizza. ___________ __ /6
I leave
doing
are
14Unit 5 Test
Group A
Horizons
·
Tests©
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS•PHOTOCOPIABLEName: ______________________
Class: ______________________
Date: ______________________
Part one
Grammar
1
Write sentences with the correct form of begoing to. Use the contracted form where
possible. Example:
Hannah/become/a teacher.
1 I/not be/an actress.
____________________________________ 2 My sister/play/the guitar in a rock group.
____________________________________ 3 Dave and Anna/live/in New Zealand?
____________________________________ 4 You/play/tennis professionally?
____________________________________ 5 George/not have/a party.
____________________________________ 6 Sophie and Mark/not travel/round the world. ____________________________________ 7 We/not study/Information Technology.
____________________________________ 8 I/buy/a flat in London.
____________________________________
__ /8
2
Underline the mistakes in the sentences and correct them.Example:
When I’m leaving school, I’m going to get a job.
1 You’re going to clean your bedroom before to go out for a pizza. ___________
2 After the exams are finishing, I’m going to go on holiday. ___________
3 What’s he do next Saturday? ___________ 4 Does Vicky going to be a engineer?
___________
5 They booked their tickets last week and they go to the theatre tonight. ___________ 6 We’re learning to ski next winter. ___________
__ /6
3
Underline the correct alternative. Example:I’m going to Greece in/on July. 1 I’m playing tennis at/in the weekend. 2 He’s starting university on/in two months’ time. 3 What’s he doing this/in afternoon?
4 They’re going on holiday in/at Easter.
I leave
Hannah’s going to become a teacher.
5 I’m seeing my friends next/the next week. 6 What are you doing on/in Sunday? 7 Are you leaving school at/in 2007? 8 They’re going out next/tomorrow evening.
__ /8
4
Complete the dialogue with the correct form ofbe going to, the Present continuous or the
Present simple. Use the contracted form where possible. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
Tim Hi, Joe. What you (do) this weekend?
Joe I 1_________(have) a party because my
parents are on holiday. It’s all organised. Tim I 2_________(go) to London with my
cousin. We’ve got tickets for the rugby match on Saturday.
Joe 3_________you _________(spend) all
day in London?
Tim No.
Joe What time 4_________the rugby
_________(finish)? Tim At about five o’clock. Why?
Joe Can you come back in time for the party? It 5_________(start) at eight. Everyone
from school 6_________(come).
Joe OK. Cool! 7_________ your DJ friend
_________(do) the music? Tim No, he 8_________. My group
9___________(play).
Joe Sounds great! I’d like a party for my birthday. I 10_________(ask) my
dad if I can have a party in a disco. __ /10
Vocabulary
5
Match the verbs (1–9) to the words and phrases (a–i).Example:
1 get a four children
2 have b __to university
3 win c __to Canada
4 marry d __someone rich
5 study e __a house
6 become f __an Olympic medal 7 move g __engineering 8 go h __a doctor 9 buy i __married __ /8
2
doing
are
Unit 5 Test
Group B
Name: ______________________ Class: ______________________ Date: ______________________Part two
Grammar and functions
6
Think about your plans and ambitions for the future. Then complete the dialogue. Write complete sentences.Interviewer Can I ask you a few questions about your plans and ambitions for the future?
You
Interviewer Are you learning English at the moment?
You
Interviewer Are you going to continue learning English?
You 1
Interviewer How are you going to use English in the future?
You 2
Interviewer OK. What are you going to do this summer?
You 3
Interviewer And are you going to learn to drive soon? Why/Why not?
You 4
Interviewer What are you going to do when you leave school?
You 5
Interviewer And where are you going to live?
You 6
Interviewer Last question – are you going to get married when you’re older? If yes, when?/If not, why not?
You 7
Interviewer Great! Thank you for your answers.
__ /14
Yes, I am.
OK.
7
Imagine you are on holiday with your friends for four days. You phone your dad on the first day and tell him what you intend to do. Complete your part of the conversation. Use begoing to.
Hi Dad, how are you? And Mum?
Well, we’re here and we’ve got lots of plans!
Tonight we
1Tomorrow we
2On Saturday, we
3and then in the evening we
4On Sunday we
5and on Monday morning before we leave, we
6
What do you think? Sounds good, doesn’t it?
__ /12
8
Complete the dialogue, following the instructions.Jamie Hi.
You (greet him)
1______________________________
Jamie What are you doing this evening? You (video with your family)
2______________________________
Jamie Oh. What are you doing tomorrow
afternoon? You (football)
3______________________________
Jamie OK, then. What about tomorrow evening? You (free)
4______________________________
Jamie Would you like to go out for a pizza with Simon and me?
You (good idea)
5______________________________ (not go home too late because school the following day)
6______________________________
Jamie Fine. How about meeting at 7.30 p.m. at your house?
You (agree)
7______________________________
Jamie OK. See you then.
__ /14 Total ___ /80
16
Unit 5 Test
Groups A and B
Horizons
·
Tests©
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS•PHOTOCOPIABLEName: ______________________
Class: ______________________
Date: ______________________
Part one
Vocabulary
1
Write the points of the compass. Example:N –
1 E – _________ 3 W – _________ 2 SW – _________ 4 NE – _________
__ /4
2
Complete the words to describe the weather. Example:Take your umbrella. It’s r .
1 It’s very s_________. I need some sunglasses. 2 It’s f_________. I’m going to put on my hat
and scarf.
3 We couldn’t see the car in front of us because of the f_________.
4 The sky is very grey and c_________.
5 It was difficult to open my umbrella because it was so w_________.
6 It s_________ during the night and this morning the garden was white.
__ /6
3
Match the words to the definitions. a fan c referee e pitch b team d send off f score Example:1 to tell a player to leave the match 2 __a person who loves football
3 __the place where people play football 4 __a group of players
5 __to get a goal in football
6 __the person who controls a match
__ /5
4
Complete the sentences with the opposite of the adjective given. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.Example:
You aren’t boring. I think you’re . 1 I’m not shy. I think I’m quite _____________. 2 My sister is never impulsive. She’s always
_____________.
3 I hate negative people. I much prefer _____________people.
interesting
d
aining
north
Unit 6 Test
Group A
Name: ______________________ Class: ______________________ Date: ______________________4 He isn’t insecure. I think he’s quite ______________.
5 They aren’t selfish. They’re very __________. __ /5
Grammar
5
Underline the correct alternative. Example:I don’t make friends because I’m too/enough shy.
1 He isn’t too decisive/decisive enough to be a manager.
2 My sister is not enough/quite talkative. 3 My best friend’s a bit/really cheerful. 4 Paula isn’t negative, but she can be
pretty/not very moody.
5 She isn’t boring. I think she’s very/too interesting.
6 I’m quite chatty, but my brother is enough/
a little bit quiet.
7 My teacher is fairly/not very easy-going. I really like her.
8 Simon is enough/a bit moody.
__ /8
6
Read the sentences. Decide if each one is about intentions (I) or predictions (P).Example:
I’m going to join a gym and do more exercise.
1 ___ It’s midnight and you’re still not asleep! You’re going to be very tired in the morning.
2 ___ Alex hasn’t done his project!
The teacher’s going to be really angry. 3 ___They’re going to get married sometime
next spring.
4 ___‘Congratulations, Mrs Savin. You’re going to have a baby boy.’
5 ___I really hate my job. I’m going to look for a new one.
6 ___Sally says she’s going to tell Nick that she doesn’t want to go out with him anymore.
7 ___Banks say that house prices are going to go up by 3% this month.
8 ___We’re going to go somewhere hot on holiday this summer.
__ /8
I
Part one
Vocabulary
1
Complete the sentences with the opposite of the adjective given. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.Example:
You aren’t boring. I think you’re . 1 You’re very negative. Why aren’t you more
____________?
2 They aren’t insecure. They’re quite __________. 3 I don’t like selfish people. I much prefer
____________people.
4 My sister isn’t shy. She’s very ____________. 5 I’m not impulsive. I think I’m ____________.
__ /5
2
Match the words to the definitions.1 pitch 3 team 5 fan
2 score 4 send off 6 referee Example:
a to tell a player to leave the match b __to put the ball in the goal
c __a group of players
d __the person who controls a match e __someone who loves football
f __the place where people play football __ /5
3
Complete the words to describe the weather. Example:Take your umbrella. It’s r .
1 The f_________was very bad, so they closed the airport.
2 The road was white this morning because it s_________last night.
3 Why are you wearing your sunglasses? The sky is very c_________ and grey!
4 It was so w_________that I fell off my bike. 5 Put on your coat and gloves. It’s f_________
outside.
6 It’s a lovely s_______day. Let’s go to the beach. __ /6
4
Write the points of the compass. Example: N – 1 NW – _________ 3 SE – _________ 2 S – _________ 4 W – _________ __ /4north
aining
4
interesting
Grammar
5
Read the sentences. Decide if each one is about intentions (I) or predictions (P).Example:
I’m going to join a gym and do more exercise.
1 ___Mr Banks says he’s going to go to Florida on holiday next spring.
2 ___We’re going to buy a house sometime next year.
3 ___The newspaper says that there is going to be a problem with the economy.
4 ___I’m going to tell Alex that I don’t want to be his girlfriend anymore.
5 ___Sally’s still not in bed and it’s two o’clock in the morning. She’s going to be very late for school tomorrow.
6 ___You’re going to get a good mark for your project. It’s brilliant.
7 ___I don’t like these trousers. I’m going to buy a new pair of jeans.
8 ___You haven’t done your homework again! Mrs Woods is going to be really angry with you.
__ /8
6
Underline the correct alternative. Example:I don’t make friends easily because I’m
too/enough shy.
1 Our parents are not very/fairly easy-going. They’re great!
2 He’s quite talkative, but his sister is a little
bit/enough quiet.
3 Paula is quite/not enough chatty.
4 My teacher is too/very interesting. I really like him.
5 Simon is really/a bit relaxed.
6 I’m not cheerful enough/enough cheerful. 7 My brother isn’t insecure, but he can be not
very/pretty shy.
8 She isn’t very nice. I think she’s quite/enough insensitive. __ /8
I
18Unit 6 Test
Group B
Horizons
·
Tests©
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS•PHOTOCOPIABLEName: ______________________
Class: ______________________
Date: ______________________
Part two
Grammar and functions
7
What’s going to happen? Write sentences about the people in the picture. Use be going to.Example: 1 The boy . 2 The children . 3 The boy . 4 The men . 5 The girl . 6 The woman . 7 The car . __ /12
8
Answer the questions with complete sentences. 1 What’s the weather like today?____________________________________. 2 What was the weather like yesterday?
____________________________________. 3 What was the weather like last week?
____________________________________. 4 What’s the weather going to be like tomorrow? ____________________________________. __ /8
9
Answer the questions with complete sentences. 1 What does your mother like?____________________________________ ____________________________________ 2 What do your parents like doing?
____________________________________ ____________________________________ 3 What’s your best friend like?
____________________________________ ____________________________________ 4 What are you like?
____________________________________ ____________________________________
’s going to play football
Unit 6 Test
Groups A and B
Name: ______________________ Class: ______________________ Date: ______________________3
2
1
6
5
4
7
5 What do you like doing?
____________________________________ ____________________________________
__ /10
10
Translate the sentences. 1 Look! Victoria’s going to win!____________________________________ 2 Is it very cold in the north of Scotland in the
winter?
____________________________________ 3 The taxi isn’t here. We’re going to be late.
____________________________________ 4 The sky's blue. It’s going to be sunny.
____________________________________ 5 A What are your parents like?
B They’re very sensible!
____________________________________ ____________________________________ 6 What do you like doing on Saturday evenings?
____________________________________
__ /14 Total ___ /80
Part one
Vocabulary
1
Complete the crossword with the past participle of the verbs.Down Across
1 hear 5 fall 2 eat
3 meet 6 try 5 forget
4 go 7 see 8 listen
__ /8
2
Complete the sentences with the missing words. Example:I got good marks in my English . 1 Andrew acted in the school __________ last
term. He was a doctor.
2 Did you go on the school __________to the Lake District?
3 My sister plays in the school basketball __________.
4 I really enjoy school, so I never play __________.
5 Ben went to bed very late last night, so today he fell __________in class.
6 My teacher was angry because I arrived __________ at school.
__ /6
Grammar
3
Use the words to write complete sentences. Use the contracted form where possible.Example:
I/have/Chinese food/but/I/never eat/ Indian food
1 We/visit/London/but/we/never see/ the London Eye
____________________________________
I’ve had Chinese food, but I’ve never
eaten Indian food.
exam
20
Unit 7 Test
Group A
Horizons
·
Tests©
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS•PHOTOCOPIABLEName: ______________________
Class: ______________________
Date: ______________________
2 I/never forget/my homework/but/I/fail/ an exam
____________________________________ 3 She/read/The Lord of the Rings/but/she/
not see/it at the cinema
____________________________________ 4 They/never act/in a film/but/they/be/in a
pop group
____________________________________
__ /4
4
Write questions and short answers. Example:you/ever/visit Bath? Yes
Have you ever visited Bath? Yes, I have.
1 they/see/a good film/recently? No
____________________________________? ____________________________________ 2 he/ever/forget/his homework? Yes
____________________________________? ____________________________________ 3 Emma/play tennis/recently? Yes
____________________________________? ____________________________________ 4 your parents/ever/meet/your teacher? No
____________________________________? ____________________________________ 5 you/ever/act/in a film? Yes
____________________________________? ____________________________________ 6 she/be/a good student/recently? No
____________________________________? ____________________________________
__ /12
5
Complete the sentences with been or gone. Example:Susie isn’t here. She’s to school. 1 A Have you ever ________to Australia?
B Yes, I went there last year.
2 We’ve ________to Bali twice on holiday. 3 A Where’s Dad?
B He’s ________to the newsagent’s. 4 A Has David ________out?
B Yes, he left about an hour ago.
5 Bill’s ________to London for the weekend. He’s coming back on Monday.
6 I’ve never ________on a plane.
__ /6
gone
1 2 3 5 4 6 7 8H
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A
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D
Part one
Vocabulary
1
Complete the sentences with the missing words. Example:I got good marks in my English . 1 I didn’t go to bed early, so today I fell
__________in the test.
2 Is Ben the captain of the football __________?
3 I arrived __________ at the cinema because there was a lot of traffic.
4 I’m going on a __________to Glasgow with my class next week.
5 My sister is terrible! She always plays __________from school. Our parents are very angry.
6 You were the star of the school __________ at Christmas. You were fantastic!
__ /6
2
Complete the crossword with the past participle of the verbs.Across Down
1 fall 6 listen 1 forget
2 meet 7 hear 3 try
4 go 8 eat 5 see
__ /8
Grammar
3
Write questions and short answers. Example:you/ever/visit Bath? Yes
Have you ever visited Bath? Yes, I have.
1 Emma/ever/meet/your grandparents? No ____________________________________? ____________________________________ 2 you/be/a good student/recently? No
____________________________________? ____________________________________
exam
Unit 7 Test
Group B
Name: ______________________ Class: ______________________ Date: ______________________ 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 3F A L L E N
3 he/ever/act/on TV? No ____________________________________? ____________________________________ 4 your teacher/see/a good film/recently? Yes____________________________________? ____________________________________ 5 your parents/play tennis/recently? Yes
____________________________________? ____________________________________ 6 you/ever/forget/your homework? Yes
____________________________________? ____________________________________
__ /12
4
Complete the sentences with been or gone. Example:Susie isn’t here. She’s to school. 1 She’s ________to Florida for a fortnight.
She’s flying home next Tuesday. 2 A Has Dad ________out?
B Yes, he went ten minutes ago. 3 Bill’s never ________to London.
4 They’ve ________to the USA on holiday three times.
5 A Have you ever ________to the Alps? B No. Is it nice there?
6 A Where’s David?
B He’s ________to school.
__ /6
5
Use the words to write complete sentences. Use the contracted form where possible.Example:
I/have/Chinese food/but/I/never eat/ Indian food
1 I/never read/the book/but/I/see/the film ____________________________________ 2 They/see/New York on TV/but/they/never
visit/the USA
____________________________________ 3 She/never be/in a film/but/she/act/on TV
____________________________________ 4 He/forget/his homework/but/he/never fail/a
test
____________________________________
__ /4
