Name: ___________________________________________
Grammar
1 Complete the text. Use the present passive form of the verbs in brackets.
There are many stages before a story 1
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(print) in a newspaper. First people2
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(interview) by journalists and the story 3_______________
(research). Thenthe story 4
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(write) and it 5_______________
(send) to an editor. The editor checks all the facts. Sometimes photos 6_______________
(take) to illustrate the story. Finally,the newspaper 7
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(publish) and people can read it.Mark: ___ /7
2 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple, present perfect or future passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Only 250 copies of this book
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(sell) last year.2 Celia
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(invite) to a party next weekend but she can’t go.3 The meeting
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(hold) in the school hall yesterday.4 My favourite actor
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(nominate) for an Oscar. I hope he wins.5 The results of the tests
_______________ (
send) to you at the end of next week.6 The New Year in 2000
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(celebrate) all over the world because it was thebeginning of a new millennium.
7 The textbook
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(publish) by Oxford University Press in 2016.Mark: ___ /7
3 Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Use by only where necessary.
1 They will film the scene in the centre of the city.
____________________________________________________________ 2 George Lucas made the original Star Wars films.
____________________________________________________________ 3 The headmaster has cancelled the school trip to Paris.
____________________________________________________________ 4 They will build a new bridge to reduce traffic jams.
____________________________________________________________ 5 They stole the car during the night.
____________________________________________________________ 6 He asked them to be home before eleven o’clock.
Vocabulary
4 Read the sentences and complete the words.
1 ‘What’s another word for ‘remember’?’ ‘Here, look in the th_ _ _ _ _ _ _.’
2 My brother spends all his money on c_ _ _ _s. He loves the stories and pictures. 3 I don’t often watch films, but I love fiction, so I read a lot of n_ _ _ _s.
4 They give away free n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s in the station. I like reading the headlines on the train. 5 I’m planning a holiday in America, so I bought a g_ _ _ _b_ _ _ to help me plan my journey. 6 I have to read this new p_ _ _ for my drama class. It’s really gripping. I hope I get a part. 7 Mum’s learning Spanish, so I bought her a g_ _ _ _ _r b_ _ _ to help her learn how to make
correct sentences.
8 ‘How does this machine work?’ ‘I don’t know. Read the m_ _ _ _ _.’
9 The actress was angry because someone published a b_ _ _ _ _ _ _y full of lies about her life. 10 A few years ago, people used e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _i_s, but now if you want to know about
something, you can look it up on the Internet.
Mark: ___ /10
5 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two words you do not need.
author chapter characters contents cover epilogue novel plot publisher sequel spine title
1 The picture on the ____________ of the book has nothing to do with the story.
2 ‘Which part of the book is about his childhood?’ ‘ I don’t know. Look at the ____________.’ 3 Are you enjoying that book? I’ll lend you the ____________ if you want. I think it’s better. 4 The ____________ explains what happened after the story has finished.
5 I was excited when the ____________ accepted my manuscript.
6 She spent ages choosing a(n) ____________ for her book. It’s called New Identity. 7 I liked the dialogues in the story, but I thought the ____________ was predictable.
8 All the ____________ in her books are clever and beautiful, but in real life people are not like that.
Use of English
6 Complete the text with the correct form of the words in brackets.
Arthur Conan Doyle 1____________ (WRITE) four Sherlock Holmes novels and 56 short stories
between 1887 and 1927. Most of them 2____________ (PUBLISH) first in The Strand magazine, but
3____________ (SELL) later as collections of short stories. In 1893, Conan Doyle thought he
4____________ (WRITE) his last Sherlock Holmes short story, called The Final Problem. In it
Holmes 5____________ (KILL) when he falls down the Reichenbach waterfall in Switzerland, with
his enemy, Professor Moriarty. However, the stories had become very popular with readers of The
Strand and many were 6____________ (ANNOY) when the stories stopped 7____________
(INCLUDE) in the magazine. As a result, Holmes returned from the dead in 1901 and appeared in
two more novels and a second and 8____________ (EQUAL) popular series of short stories.
Holmes 9____________ (BRING BACK) to life more than once in his career as the famous
detective. Conan Doyle was the first to do this but other authors 10____________ (CONTINUE) to
do the same, right up to the present day.
Mark: ___ /10
Listening
7 Listen to the people talking about their reading habits. Complete the sentences with the correct speaker, A, B, C, D or E. There is one extra sentence you do not need.
1 Speaker ______ enjoys looking at old maps.
2 Speaker ______ has found a new way to enjoy fiction. 3 Speaker ______ reads at work.
4 Speaker ______ reads books and magazines about his/her hobby. 5 Speaker ______ reads when he/she is travelling.
6 Speaker ______ reads about foreign countries.
Reading
8 Read the interview. Are the sentences true or false?
Wherever you go these days, everyone is talking about Ophelia. Her photo is on every billboard, her
songs are playing in every shop. Our reporter, Jane Wilkes, met her in a café in London.
Jane:
So, Ophelia, it’s really nice to meet you. Is that your real name, by the way?
Ophelia: Yes, I’m afraid it is. Of course, everyone knows Ophelia is a character in a play by
Shakespeare. My parents loved the name, so now it’s mine too.
Jane:
Hm. Ophelia is a tragic character in the play, but things seem to be going well for you
since you became famous suddenly last year.
Ophelia: Yes, the last year has been incredible. I was singing in my school show when a famous
theatre director heard me. I was invited to go to an audition for a part in a big musical in
London.
Jane:
Yes. And when people heard you sing at the premiere, all the tickets for the show were
sold out in two days!
Ophelia: It was amazing. When the show finished, I started working on my own songs, and my CD
came out before Christmas. Apparently, a million copies have been sold already.
Jane:
And I believe you’re working on a book about your life – so far!
Ophelia: Yes, I am. It’s crazy. I’m only nineteen, and my mother asked me: ‘What is there to say
about someone so young?’ But I was asked to do it, and I’m working with a very good
writer, so I hope my fans won’t be disappointed.
Jane:
So your biography will be published in June.
Ophelia: Yes, that’s right.
1 Ophelia chose her name when she saw a play. _____
2 Ophelia sold tickets at a theatre in London. _____
3 Ophelia’s CD has been very successful. _____
4 It was Ophelia’s idea to write about her life. _____
5 Ophelia’s writing an autobiography of her life so far. _____
Writing
9 Write a letter to an English-speaking penfriend.
Ask your friend how he/she is and what he/she has been doing recently.
Say that you have just finished reading a really good book. Mention the title, the author and when it was written.
Describe the plot and explain why you would recommend it.
Invite your friend to stay with you for a week over the summer.
Mark: ___ /10
