Sample Test - Elementary NH
Reading
Read about Lynne Cox, the long-distance swimmer. Then answer the questions.
In December 2002, Lynne Cox became the first person to swim a mile in the Antarctic. She then
wrote a book about it: Swimming to Antarctica, which has become a best seller in the States. She
did it in 25 minutes in 32-degree water, wearing only a swim suit and a cap for her head.
In 1972, at the age of 15, she broke the records for both the youngest and the fastest person to
swim across the English Channel. Her book tells the story of those swims and others over 30
years.
She has swum across the River Nile and around Cape Good Hope. When she swam across the
Cook Strait in New Zealand, she was accompanied for a while by dolphins. She has also swum
from Denmark to Sweden, from Morocco to Gibraltar and across the Bering Strait from America
to Russia.
Cox’s book is interesting but not perfect. It’s longer than it should be, mostly because Cox
discusses in great detail the dangers of her various swims, most of which involve death from
freezing. We don’t learn enough about her parents either. They are always there to help her, but
I wanted to know more about them.
(text from Inside Out )
1. What does Lynne Cox’s book tell about?
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2. Where has Lynne swum?
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3. What are the good and bad points about her book?
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6 points
Grammar
1. Put a, an, some, any, much or many in the sentences:
1. Would you like.......................orange juice?
2. Is there.....................coffee in this cup?
3. I usually have.......................biscuit and ...................glass of juice at 11.30.
4. You need......................money to buy this car.
5. A : Dou you have.................eggs?
B : Yes, we have.......................but we don’t have........... . (only 2 eggs)
6. How....................magazines are there?
7. I would like...............mushrooms, please.
8. A : Is there.................wine in that bottle?
B : Yes, there is.................but there isn’t................ .
9. How ................petrol is there in the car?
10. How ................apples do you want?
5 points
2. Complete each sentence using the comparative or superlative form of an adjective from
the box.
bad big busy
cheap interesting
nice
popular
1. I usually travel to work by bus. It’s...............................than the train. The train is very
expensive.
2. My brother travels a lot in his job and meets a lot of different people. It’s
....................................than my job.
3. My sister’s boyfriend is.........................person I know. He’s always got time to stop and talk
and he’s always interested in what I say.
4. Nothing is........................than forgetting your girlfriend’s birthday!
5. My friend Jane is...................girl in my class. Everybody loves her!
6. I’d like a ......................hose. Our house has only one bedroom and a very small living room.
7. I work in a shoe shop. Saturday is.........................day. We get a lot of customers and we work
very hard.
7 points
3. Read the sentences carefully. Then complete the sentences with the correct words from
a, b or c.
1…………………….a new restaurant in our street.
a) There be
b) There is
c) There has
2. Why………………………….always angry with me?
a) are you
b) you are
c) do you
3. The………………………..videos are on that shelf.
a) childrens
b) children’s
c) childrens’
4. This computer is………………………….. .
a) mine
b) my
c) mine’s
5. How many people………………… in your class?
a) are there
b) there are
c) have got
6. Can I read the………………………..?
a) end of the letter b) letter’s end
c) end’s letter
7. What time does the film………………?
a) starting
b) starts
c) start
8. My parents…………………like dancing.
a) don’t
b) aren’t
c) doesn’t
9. …………………….T-shirt is on the bed.
a) He’s
b) His
c) It’s
10. …………………..easy to remember my phone number.
a) Is
b) Its
c) It’s
11. When are you…………………..this work?
a) going to done
b) going to do
c) go to do
12. I’m going to Venice…………………….a holiday.
a) had
b) is having
c) to have
12 points
4. Put the verbs into the correct form (past simple).
Last year I (spend)(1) ………. my holiday in Ireland.
I (travel)(2) ………….. around by car with two friends and
we(visit)(3)..................... lots of interesting places.
In the evenings we usually (go)(4) ………... to a pub.
We(be)(5) …………… very lucky with the weather.
It(not / rain)(6)................................. a lot.
Where (spend / you) (7) ………………your last holiday?
7 points
5. Put the verbs into the correct tense ( past simple or present perfect simple).
A: (you / play / already)(1) ……………. the new computer game?
B: No, not yet. I only (buy)(2) ………it yesterday and I(3).............……................. (have / not)
the time yet.
A: (you / go)(4) ………….….….. to the cinema last night?
B: Yes. I (be)(5) ………..…. there with Sue and Louis. (you / be) (6)………….…. to the
cinema recently?
A: I last (go)(7) ………..…. to the cinema two weeks ago.
B: So you (see / not)(8) ……..…….. the new action film yet.
A: No, unfortunately not.
8 points
6. Prepositions:
1. My parents are ………. holiday in Spain.
2. She goes ………… the cinema every month.
3. What time do you get up………. Sundays?
4. It sometimes snows ………..November.
5. Peter is interested ........................flying.
6. I’m looking ........................my little sister today.
6 points
7. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple or Present Continuous Tense.
A Trekking Journal
November 12, 1997
Today (be)(1)…………………… the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am
exhausted and my legs (shake)(2) …………….. ; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My
feet (kill, really)(3)…………… me and my toes (bleed)(4) …………., but I (want, still)(5)
…………. to continue.
Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be)(6) ……….. so
different, and I (try)(7) ………. to adapt to the new way of life here.
I (travel, currently)(8)……………… with Liam, a student from Leeds University in England.
He (be)(9)…………….. a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always)(10) ……………..ahead
of me and (complain)(11) …………….. that I am too slow. I (do)(12) ……………… my best to
keep up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for
myself because I am getting old.
24 points
Vocabulary
1. Choose the correct word to complete the text.
It will be a very foggy / fog morning in London today, with a possibility of rain / rainy. Later,
the sun / sunny will come out and the afternoon will be nice and warm / cold. Tomorrow will be
very wind/ windy, with the possibility of storms.
5 points
2. Match the definitions and the words :
trainers, a shirt, a suit, gloves, a jumper
1. This is what men wear on the top half of their body if they want to wear a tie. ............................................
2. These are worn on the feet and are good for running in. - .........................................
3. This top keeps you warm. - .........................................
4. This is what men and women can wear for an interview. ...................................................................
5. These keep your hands warm in winter. -......................
5 points
3. Circle the correct answer.
1. A busy street is empty.
a) True
b) False
2. If you want to stay in, you don’t want to go out.
a) True
b) False
3. A waiter works in a :
a) cinema b)restaurant
4. You usually sit on a :
a)cupboard b) sofa
5. I can_____________ a website.
a) design
b) drive
5 points
Writing
Choose one of the topics and write a short essay (50-100 words).
1. Write about what has happened in your town or your family in the last year.
Write
what has happened
when and where it happened
how you feel about
2. Imagine you are on holiday. Write an email / a postcard to your best friend, describing your
holiday – the place you are staying in, what you do every day, the weather, what places you
have visited.
10 points
pass level: 70 points
total: 100 points