Name-Surname:
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PART I. LISTENING
Listening I:
Ex.1: Listen to a phone conversation between Liria and a friend. Tick (✔) the topics they
talk about.
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Megan’s boyfriend
Liria’s interests
Megan’s job
Liria’s family
Piotr’s interests
Piotr’s family
Liria’s boyfriend
Megan’s interests
Piotr’s job
Ex. 2: Listen again. Choose the correct option.
1. Megan has a new job/ boyfriend.
2. Megan is a teacher /doctor.
3. Megan really/quite likes her job.
4. Liria thinks university is interesting/ boring.
5. Liria likes/ doesn’t like going dancing.
6. Piotr and Liria have similar/different interests.
7. Piotr Liria likes computers.
8. Liria wants / doesn’t want to live in the USA.
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PART II: READING
READING PART I:
PART A: Read the adverts and tick () A, B, or C.
Mansfield Cottage is a comfortable house in the heart of the British countryside. Downstairs, there’s a
large living room, a dining room, a kitchen, and a study. Upstairs, there are three large bedrooms and a
bathroom. The garden is spacious and there’s a garage next to the property. There are excellent schools
in the area, and don’t worry about the neighbours. There aren’t any! You can rent Mansfield Cottage
from
Pullman’s
Estate
Agent’s.
Please
ring
01783
893022
between
9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m., Monday to Friday or email sue.vaughan@pullmans.co.uk
Fair Place is a traditional town house in a quiet road. The house has three floors. Downstairs, there’s a
modern kitchen, an impressive dining room, a living room, and a toilet. On the first floor, there are two
bedrooms, a study, and a bathroom. On the top floor there are two further bedrooms and a bathroom.
The current owners have updated the whole house and all the furniture and decoration is in excellent
condition. Outside, there’s a small garden, but parking is on the street. The rent is very good for a
property of this size. Please phone Hantan’s Estate Agent’s during office hours (01837 733920).
Chestnuts is a modern flat with great views of London. The flat is in walking distance of the city, but
there’s plenty of opportunity to escape from the traffic as it’s also opposite a large, attractive park.
There’s one bedroom, a small kitchen, a living room, and a bathroom, all of which are decorated to a
very high standard. There’s a car park behind the building with space for one car per resident. You can
buy this property at a very good price. Phone Parkway Estate Agent’s (01883 873910) or go to
www.parkway-info.co.uk for more information.
4. There isn’t any furniture in the house.
1. Mansfield Cottage is in a small town.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
A True
2. Mansfield Cottage has eight rooms.
A True
B False
B False
C Doesn’t say
5. Fair Place is on a noisy street.
C Doesn’t say
A True
3. It’s a good home for a family.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
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B False
C Doesn’t say
6. There are four bedrooms.
A True
B False
9. It’s cheap to rent.
C Doesn’t say
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
7. NIt’s an expensive place.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
10. There are people in the flat at the moment.
8. Chestnuts is next to a park.
A True
B False
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
C Doesn’t say
PART B: Read the adverts again. Write “M” for Mansfield Cottage, “F” for Fair Place or “C” for
Chestnuts.
1. There’s a study. _________
2. You can park in the garage. _____
3. You can buy this place. _____
4. There are two bathrooms. _____
5. There aren’t any neighbours. _____
6. It has two floors. _____
7. There are four rooms. _____
READING PART II:
Going Her Own Way
Ember Swift is a singer and songwriter from Canada. She performs
in clubs all over Canada and the United States. She performs in other
countries, too. Ember is very happy with her work. She says, "I'm
lucky. I'm free to do what I love."
Ember started writing songs at age nine. At age ten, she started
performing.
She
studied
the
piano
for
many
years.
________________ (1). She didn't have a guitar teacher. She taught
herself. She never had singing lessons, either. "I learned to sing from
my mother," she says.
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Perhaps you want to know something about Ember's music. What's it like? Well, it's hard to describe. It
doesn't belong to any one category such as jazz, blues, folk, or punk. __________________ (2). The
words to Ember's songs can be funny, angry, or sad. They are often about people and relationships. Her
songs are full of her feelings and ideas about the world. Ember is a very independent young woman. She
likes to decide things for herself. __________________ (3). Ember wanted control of her music career,
too, so she didn't want to work with a big music company. Instead, she started her own company. It's
called Few'll Ignite Sound. Ember's company makes her CDs and works with other musicians, too.
_____________________ (4). Many musicians can't make enough money from their music. So they
work at a variety of part-time jobs. Ember doesn't need a second job these days, but she says, "Money is
sometimes a problem. There are a lot of ups and downs." Ember also says, "Traveling can be hard, too.
All that late-night living! It's hard on your body." ________________ (5). She especially likes meeting a
variety of people. "It makes life interesting!" Right now Ember is working on her seventh CD.
____________ (6) Visit her website at www.emberswift.com.
PART A: Read the text and complete it with the sentences given below. There is one extra
sentence that you don’t need to use.
A. Making money as a musician can be difficult.
B. It has something from each of these types of music.
C. But she likes seeing different places.
D. Her parents are worried about her lifestyle.
E. Would you like to hear some of her music?
F. She wants control of her own life.
G. Then she learned to play the guitar.
PART B: Read these sentences. Write TRUE, FALSE or DS next to each one.
1. __________Ember travels to sing and play her music.
2. __________She writes the music and the words to her songs.
3. __________During the week, Ember has a job as a teacher.
4. __________Ember is giving a concert in Berlin next month.
5. __________Ember is an independent woman: she likes to decide things for herself.
6. __________A big music company in the United States makes Ember's CDs.
7. __________A lot of musicians have a lot of money.
8. __________Ember is married with two children.
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PART III: VOCABULARY
PART A:
Rewrite the sentences using the words in the box. You do not need two of the words.
empty
noisy
cheap
boring
uncomfortable
slow
expensive
quiet
fast
comfortable
crowded
interesting
1. There were no visitors in the museum. The museum was ______________.
2. This bed’s very hard- I can’t relax on it. This bed’s ________________.
3. The train travels at 165 kilometres an hour. The train is very ________________.
4. There were a lot of people on the beach. The beach was _______________.
5. The book’s good and has a lot of useful information. The book’s _____________.
6. The hotel is perfect- no cars outside, no children around, so I can sleep all day.
7. The car was £35, 00 so he didn’t buy it. The car was too ______________ for him.
8. I didn’t like the film. I slept for most of it. The film was _________________.
9. These jeans didn’t cost a lot. These jeans were quite _______________.
10. I can’t sleep because of the party in the flat below. The party is very _______________.
PART B:
Vic and Bob are going on a trip. Complete their conversation with eight of the words in the box.
Make them plural if necessary.
can/tin
bottle
bag
cup
packet
jar
Bob: OK, Vic. Is everything here?
Vic: Yes, I think so.
Bob: OK. Three ________ of baked beans?
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tube
mug carton
bar
roll
Vic: Yes.
Bob: Five _________ of chocolate?
Vic: Er... yes.
Bob: One __________ of toothpaste?
Vic: Yeah.
Bob: Five __________ of water?
Vic: Right.
Bob: A ________ of cigarettes?
Vic: Bob, this is a no smoking holiday!
Bob: OK, OK. A __________ of jam?
Vic: Yes.
Bob: Ten __________ of sweets?
Vic: Bob, you’re on a diet!
Bob: But they’re sugar-free sweets.
Vic: Huh!
Bob: Two ___________ of toilet paper?
Vic: Er... toilet paper? Oh, no!!
PART IV: USE OF ENGLISH
PART A:
Write sentences about Liz and Ben. Use “than”.
1. I’m 26.
1. I’m 24.
2. I’m not a very good swimmer.
2. I’m a very good swimmer.
3. I’m 1 metre 68 tall.
3. I’m 1 metre 63 tall.
4. I start work at 8 o’clock.
4. I start work at 8.30.
5. I don’t work very hard.
5. I work very hard.
6. I haven’t got much money.
6. I’ve got a lot of money.
7. I’m a very good driver.
7. I’m not a very good driver.
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8. I’m not very patient.
8. I’m very patient.
9. I’m not a very good dancer.
9. I’m a good dancer.
10. I’m very intelligent.
10. I’m not very intelligent.
11. I speak French very well.
11. I don’t speak French very well.
12. I don’t go to the cinema very much.
12. I go to cinema a lot.
1. Liz is older than Ben.
7.
2.
8.
3.
9.
4.
10.
5.
11.
6.
12.
PART B:
Complete the sentences. Use “than”.
1. He isn’t very tall. You’re taller than him.
2. She isn’t very old. You’re_______________________________.
3. I don’t work very hard. You work _____________________.
4. He doesn’t watch TV very much. You ___________________.
5. I’m not a very good cook. You _________________________.
6. We don’t know many people. You ______________________.
7. They haven’t got much money. You _________________________________.
8. I can’t run very fast. You can ____________________________.
9. She hasn’t been here very long. You ________________________.
10. They didn’t get up very early. You _________________________.
11. He wasn’t very surprised. You _______________________.
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PART C:
Complete the sentences with a bit or much + a comparative (older/better etc).
Example: Jill is 25. Gary is 24.
Jill is a bit older than Gary.
1. Jack’s mother is 54. His father is 69.
1. Jack’s mother ___________________________.
2. My camera cost £100. Yours cost £96.
2. My camera _____________________________.
3. Yesterday I felt terrible. Today I feel OK.
3. I feel __________________________________.
4. Today the temperature is 12 degrees. Yesterday it was ten degrees.
4. It’s ____________________________________.
5. Ann is an excellent tennis player. I’m not very good.
5. Ann ___________________________________.
PART D:
Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (the oldest etc).
Example: This building is very old. It’s the oldest building in the town.
1. It was a very happy day.
It was ___________________________ of my life.
2. It’s a very good film. It’s ____________________________ I’ve ever seen.
3. She’s a very popular singer. She’s ______________________ in the country.
4. It was a very bad mistake. It was ______________________ I’ve ever made.
5. It’s a very pretty village. It’s ______________________ I’ve ever seen.
6. It was a very cold day. It was _____________________ of the year.
7. He’s a very boring person. He’s ____________________ I’ve ever met.
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PART E:
Write sentences with a superlative (the longest etc).
the USA
Sydney
Brazil
large
country
Australia
planet
Africa
Everest
Jupiter
long
city
state
The world
Alaska
the Nile
high
river
mountain
The solar system
South America
Example: Sydney is the largest city in Australia.
1. Everest ________________________________________________.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
PART F:
Put in much or many
1. Did you buy much food?
2. There aren’t _______________ hotels in this town.
3. We haven’t got ___________ petrol.
4. Were there _____________ people on the train?
5. Did __________ students fail the examination?
6. Paula hasn’t got ___________ money.
7. I wasn’t very hungry. I didn’t eat ____________.
8. I haven’t seen George for ___________ years.
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PART G:
Put in How much or How many.
1. ______________________ people are coming to the party?
2. ______________________ milk do you want in your coffee?
3. ______________________ bread did you buy?
4. ______________________ players are there in a football team?
PART H:
Complete the sentences. Use much or many with one of these words:
books
countries
luggage
people
time
times
Example: I don’t ready very much. I haven’t got many books.
1. Quick! We must hurry. We haven’t got ___________________________.
2. Do you travel a lot? Have you been to ____________________________.
3. Tina hasn’t lived here very long, so she doesn’t know_________________________________.
4. Have you got _________________________________? No, only this bag.
5. I know Paris very well. I’ve been there ____________________________.
PART K:
Write sentences about these people. Use much and a lot.
Example:
Jim loves films. ( go to the cinema)
He goes to the cinema a lot.
Linda thinks TV is boring. (watch TV)
She doesn’t watch TV much.
1. Tina is a good tennis player. (play tennis)
______________________________
2. Martin doesn’t like driving. (use his car).
______________________________
3. Paul spends most of the time at home. (go out)
______________________________
4. Sue has been all over the world. (travel)
_______________________________
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PART L:
Complete the sentence with the superlative or comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1.
Your car is _____________________ (expensive) than mine.
2.
I’m the _________________________ (happy) person in the world!
3.
She’s the __________________________ (good) swimmer in the class.
4.
It’s ________________________________ (hot) in Italy than in Norway.
5.
Winter is the __________________ (dangerous) time of the year for some animals.
6.
This year’s work is ___________________________ (hard) than last year’s work.
7.
I’m __________________________ (young) than my sister.
8.
Tim’s the ______________________________ (bad) football player I know.
9.
I think the mountains are ________________________ (beautiful) than the beach.
PART M:
Underline the correct word or phrase.
1.
How much / many coffee do you drink?
2.
We don’t eat much / many bananas in our house.
3.
I didn’t eat no / any cake. I wasn’t hungry.
4.
She eats much / a lot of biscuits. She loves them.
5.
Mark buys many / a lot of fruit. He’s very healthy.
6.
I don’t have much / many free time. I work very hard.
7.
‘How much chocolate do you eat?’ ‘A lot of / A lot.’
PART N:
Complete the sentences with a, an, some, or any.
1.
We can’t have an omelette. There aren’t ________________ eggs.
2.
‘Can I have a sandwich, please?’ ‘Sorry. There isn’t _______________ bread.’
3.
‘I’m hungry.’ ‘Do you want ___________________ apple?’
4.
‘I can make _____________________ pasta this evening.’
5.
‘Are there __________________ bananas?’ ‘No. I had the last one.’
6.
‘I’m a vegetarian. I don’t want _____________________ meat.’
7.
‘There are _____________________ apples in the fridge.’
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PART O:
Put in a/an or some.
1.
I read ____ book and listened to ________ music.
2.
I need ______ money. I want to buy ________ food.
3.
We met __________ interesting people at the party.
4.
I’m going to open _________ window to get __________ fresh air.
5.
She didn’t eat much for lunch—only ___________ apple and ____________ bread.
6.
We live in ________ big house. There’s ________ nice garden with _________ beautiful trees.
7.
I’m going to make a table. First I need ________ wood.
8.
Listen to me carefully. I’m going to give you _________ advice.
9.
I want to write a letter. I need _______ paper and ________ pen.
PART P:
Complete with the Present Continuous of verbs in brackets.
1. Tanya __________________(not surf) the Net. She _________________(study).
2. A. __________________Alan and Mark __________________(clean) their room?
B. No, they aren’t. They __________________ (read) newspapers.
3. Harry __________________(check) his e-mails. He __________________(not sleep).
4. The girls __________________ (not watch) TV. They __________________(play) football in the
garden.
5. Karen __________________(do) housework and Ellis __________________(cook) dinner.
6. Dylan __________________(not have a guitar lesson .He __________________(work) at the
restaurant.
7. A. Hey, look at Kate! What __________________ she __________________(do)?
B. She __________________ (carry) old magazines. She __________________(take) them to the
recycling bin. Let’s help her.
PART Q:
Complete the sentences with the correct form present simple or present continuous, of the verbs
in brackets.
1. Who is that woman? What _____________ she _____________ (want)?
2. Be quiet. Jack _____________ (sleep).
3. Carlos __________ (like) chocolate.
4. They _____________ (swim) at the moment.
5. Joe usually __________ (help) his mother in the kitchen.
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6. Banks _______________ ( open) at 8 o'clock.
7. She usually _______________ ( go) to school by bus.
8. Look! Angie __________ (leave) the building.
9. Mr Jones usually _______________ (wear) a shirt and a tie but today he _______________
(wear) a t-shirt.
10. On Mondays, I _______________ to the swimming-pool with my friends (go)
11. Stop singing! I ______________________ my lessons (learn)
12. Where are the children?
They _________________ outside (play)
13. What _________ you __________ now (do)?
PART R:
Put the words in the right order.
1. gets / up / very / Paul / usually / early
2. the / are / the / playing / garden / in / children
3. father / in / works / a / my / bank
4. am / I / documentary / watching / a
5. too / our / speaks / fast / teacher
6. every / ride / school / morning / bike / to / I / my
7. boils / at / water / 100°C
8. boy / crossing / the / street / the / is
9. a lot / coughing / you / today / are
10. like / Sundays / they / visit / to / us / on
11. live / a / they / house / very / in / big
12. and / are / Jane / their / Kate / lessons / learning
13. raining / it / heavily / is
14. fly / when / it / they / kite / is / their / windy
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Worksheet 5
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