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Vocabulary
1. Fill in the gaps using the words in the box.
empire – apartheid – courage – ruler – protested – independence
a. Under ______________ in South Africa, black people had less freedom and power
than white people.
b. It takes _________________ to stand up for what you believe in.
c. The Roman ________________ included lands throughout the Mediterranean
world.
d. The American Revolution was fought for _________________ from England.
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e. Many people _________________ against the plan to pave over the ball fields.
2. Match each word to its definition.
Word
Definition
non-violent (__)
a. to rule a country, or to have power or control
emperor
b. someone who inherits a person's money, property, or title
when that person dies
(__)
expedition (__)
c. the art of creating objects out of material such as wood, clay,
metal, or stone, or a work of art of this type
reign
(__)
d. an organized journey for a particular purpose
sculpture
(__)
e. not involving hurting people or causing damage
heir
(__)
f. a male ruler of an empire
3. Choose the correct answer for each sentence.
1. His interest in stars and planets as a boy led him to become a/an __________.
a. sculptor
b. astronomer
c. composer
d. ruler
c. emperor
d. composer
2. Mozart was a famous __________.
a. poet
b. painter
3. We went to see the __________ of farm animals at the state fair.
a. exhibition
b. scholar
c. tomb
d. expedition
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4. In 1857, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell __________ a hospital run by women.
a. carved
b. reigned
c. founded
d. tasted
5. The __________ was built of stone in memory of those who died for their country.
a. painter
b. sculpture
c. renaissance
d. obelisk
6. The parents __________ that their child enjoyed music.
a. observed
b. founded
c. invented
d. ruled
7. The Great Depression was not a time of __________ for most people.
a. obelisk
b. exhibition
c. prosperity
d. empire
c. emperor
d. composer
8. Mozart was a famous __________.
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a. poet
b. painter
9. The __________ was a period of development in arts, science and culture in Europe.
a. expedition
b. renaissance
c. throne
d. anniversary
c. composer
d. emperor
c. painter
d. sculptor
c. symptom
d. pharaoh
10. My aunt is a/an __________ of American history.
a. scholar
b. musician
11. Ray is a __________ who works mainly in stone.
a. poet
b. heir
12. The king lost his __________ after the civil war.
a. expedition
b. throne
13. In the __________ of the king they found a statue of a horse cast in bronze.
a. renaissance
b. prosperity
c. tomb
d. independence
c. emperor
d. composer
14. Mozart was a famous __________.
a. poet
b. painter
15. We went to see the __________ of farm animals at the state fair.
a. exhibition
b. scholar
c. tomb
d. expedition
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4. Choose the correct word/s.
1. Choose the best synonym for accurately.
a. patiently
b. obviously
c. precisely
d. rapidly
c. scholar
d. courage
2. Choose the best synonym for bravery.
a. dynasty
b. treatise
3. Chose the words that best describes a family from which kings come.
a. activist
b. dynasty
c. obelisk
d. legend
c. amusing
d. complicated
c. boring
d. realistic
c. symptom
d. fable
4. Choose the best synonym for difficult.
a. patient
b. spy
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5. Choose the antonym for familiar.
a. amusing
b. mysterious
6. Which one is NOT a type of stories.
a. crime fiction
b. thrillers
7. The story parents have passed on to their children through speech over many years is a …….………
a. folk tale
b. thriller
c. myth
d. fairy tale
8. We usually learn a moral lesson from a ……………… whose characters are mostly people and
animals.
a. spy story
b. folk tale
c. fairy tale
d. fable
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Grammar
1. Choose the correct options.
1. I listened / was listening to the radio when I heard / was hearing this fantastic song.
2. When the teacher said / was saying ‘Stop!’, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last question.
3. I feel really silly! While I danced / was dancing, I fell / was falling and broke / was breaking my
elbow.
4. Tim played / was playing a computer game when his mum called / was calling him for lunch.
5. I looked / was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed / was noticing there was a
virus.
6. Ron found / was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he surfed / was
surfing the internet.
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7. My mum had / was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled / was spilling her cup of
coffee on the keyboard.
8. When you saw / were seeing me yesterday, I didn’t go / wasn’t going to school, I went / was going
to the doctor’s – I felt terrible.
9. How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around
Ireland?
10. Why did you chat / were you chatting to Philip while I tried / was trying to tell you something
really important?
2. Complete the story with the correct past tense form of the verbs in brackets.
Sometimes I hate computers! Once, when I
1 ____________________
(try) to do my English homework on
my laptop, the battery 2 ____________________ (run out). I 3 ____________________ (lie) on my bed and I was
listening to music on Spotify. It helps me to concentrate. I 4 ____________________ also (chat) to my friend
Daniel on Facebook. OK, so I
5 __________________________
(not concentrate) very hard on my homework
and I 6 ____________________ (forget) to plug in my laptop! I didn’t notice that the battery was getting low.
I was just finishing the essay when the screen
(lose) everything. I
9 ____________________
7 ____________________
(go) black. I
(scream) in frustration. My dad
8 ____________________
10 ____________________
(come)
running into my bedroom. I 11 ____________________ almost (cry) so he 12 ____________________ (give) me his
laptop. I
13 ____________________
(try) to remember everything in my essay – it
14 ________________
(be)
quite difficult especially because Daniel was sending me lots of funny videos. Anyway, while I
____________________
(watch) one, the WiFi 16 ____________________ (stop) working.
In the end it was probably better because I 17 ____________________ (manage) to finish the essay.
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3. Write the correct preposition to complete the sentence. Choose from the following
prepositions: for, from, in, of, on, to, with, about.
1. It smells ________ coconut in here.
2. Come on! We're relying ________ you!
3. What kind of music do you like listening ________?
4. We succeeded ________ raising the money for the local animal shelter.
5. We're finding it difficult to deal ________ the stress.
6. I agree ________ everything you've said.
7. Has he recovered ________ the accident yet?
8. Do you remember the topic that we talked ________ last week?
9. This spray should protect you ________ mosquitoes.
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10. Do you believe ________ ghosts?
4. Complete the sentences below with the correct past tense: Past perfect or Past
simple.
1. Susan ______________ (turn) on the radio after she ______________ (wash) the dishes.
2. Before he ______________ (sing) a song he ______________ (play) the guitar.
3. They ______________ (ride) their bikes by the time they ______________ (meet) their friends.
4. After the man ______________ (come) home, he ______________ (feed) the cat.
5. She ______________ (watch) a video after the children ______________ (go) to bed.
5. Choose the correct answer for each sentence.
1. My dad ran a marathon at the age of 65.' → She told me that her dad ___________ a marathon at
the age of 65.
a. was running
b. had run
c. has run
d. was run
2. 'I've written three pages of the report.' → He said that he ___ three pages of the report.
a. wrote
b. was writing
c. had written
d. would write
3. 'I wasn't paying attention at the time.' → He said that he ___ attention at the time.
a. hadn't been paying
b. didn't pay
c. hasn't been paying
d. isn’t paying
4. 'Did you meet each other at school?' He asked them …………. at school.
a. if did they meet
b. if had they met
c. had they met
d. if they'd met
5 'Why are you wearing sunglasses?' She wondered …………….. wearing sunglasses.
a. why he was
b. if he was
c. why was he
d. why he had
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6. 'Where did you stay during your holiday?' I asked her ……………………… stayed during her holiday.
a. where had she
b. if she had
c. where she had
d. if had she
6. Fill the gaps in the following sentences with “just”, “already”, “still” or “yet”.
1. I was expecting them to come earlier, but they have _______________ arrived.
2. They haven’t finished drawing the painting ________________.
3. She has ______________ finished her projects so she is going to relax.
4. I _______________ haven’t seen that movie.
Present perfect simple and continuous
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7. Choose the correct verb forms to complete the sentences.
1. I ____________ the windows all day without any help! Two more and I can have a rest.
a. 've been washing
b. 've washed
2. You look nice! Have you ____________ your hair cut?
a. been having
b. had
3. Has someone ____________ my special bread? There's only a little bit left.
a. been eating
b. eaten
4. ____________ four goals and it's only half-time!
a. They've been scoring
b. They've scored
5. I’ve ____________ English for three years and soon I'm going to be using it at work.
a. been learning
b. learned
6. A: Are you OK? B: Yeah, I'm fine! I'm not crying. I've ____________ onions!
a. been chopping
b. chopped
7. Finally! We ____________ our house!
a. 've been selling
b. 've sold
8. Sorry, I'm late! How long ____________?
a. have you been waiting
b. have you waited
9. Thanks for the recipe book! We've ____________ two different recipes so far.
a. been trying
b. tried
10. She's ____________ three main ways our company can reduce costs.
a. been finding
b. found
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Sample test 1
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For Questions 11–15, circle the correct letter: A, B or C.
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16–20
For Questions 16 – 20, write the correct letter: A–H
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Part 4
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For Questions 21–30, write ONE word for each space.
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Part 5
Questions:
31- 35 (Total 5 marks)
Read the questions below and circle the correct answer.
31. Robert ………………. a severe pain while he ………………… a new dish is a local restaurant.
a. felt - ate
b. was feeling – ate
c. felt – was eating
d. feels – ate
32. Although I tried my very best to leave early, my friend insisted ……… having dinner together first.
a. for
b. on
c. with
d. in
33. After Jessica ………………. away with Lorenzo, Shylock ………….. mad.
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a. had run – turned b. had ran - turned
c. ran – had turned
d. has run – turned
34. Ayman ………………….. hasn’t taken part in the competition.
a. just
b. already
c. yet
d. still
35. The teacher wondered why ………………. our projects the week before.
a. hadn’t we submitted
b. didn’t we submit
c. we hadn’t submitted
d. we haven’t been submitting
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A the sound of an instrument gets affected by how long the ice is formed.
B the sound of an instrument gets affected by the type of ice it is made of.
C ice formed in a freezer sounds better than natural ice.
D ice instruments are made from natural ice only.
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Part 7
Writing
You see this announcement in your school English-language magazine.
Articles wanted!
HOLIDAYS
What kind of holidays do you enjoy?
Do you like visiting new places? Why?
What is your dream holiday?
Write an article answering these questions and we will put it on our website!
Write your article in about 150 words in an appropriate style below.
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