> GRAMMAR (150 POINTS)
1 Complete the sentences with the present simple. (18 points)
Affirmative
1 I ______________ (catch) the bus to school.
2 You ______________ (have) a computer.
3 She ______________ (eat) muesli for breakfast.
4 He ______________ (teach) Russian.
5 We ______________ (wash) our car at the weekend.
6 They ______________ (download) music from the Internet.
Negative
1 I ______________ (catch) the train to school.
2 You ______________ (have) an MP3.
3 She ______________ (eat) toast for breakfast.
4 He ______________ (teach) Maths.
5 We ______________ (wash) our dog at the weekend.
6 They ______________ (download) films from the Internet.
Questions
1 ______________ (I /catch) a plane to school?
2 ______________ (you / have) an iPod?
3 ______________ (she / eat) fruit for breakfast?
4 ______________ (he / teach) Chinese?
5 ______________ (we / wash) our cat at the weekend?
6 ______________ (they / download) books from the Internet?
2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box in the present simple. [8 points]
drink get go catch teach buy like have
1 We __________ riding on Sundays.
2 My mother __________ in a school.
3 __________ you __________ milk in the afternoon?
4 What time __________ he __________ up in the morning?
5 They __________ the bus everyday at 8.00.
6 My parents __________ (not) a newspaper every day.
7 Jack __________ (not) playing basketball.
8 He never __________ breakfast early on Sundays.
3 Write short answers. [7 points]
1 Do you like swimming? Yes, _________________ .
2 Do they live in London? No, _________________ .
3 Does Susan eat toast for breakfast? Yes, _________________ .
4 Do your brothers often play table tennis? Yes, _________________ .
5 Does Frank get home late after training? Yes, _________________ .
6 Does she ever go shopping during the week? No, _________________ .
7 Do you play games on the computer? No, _________________ .
4 Complete the sentences with a verb in the correct form. [6 points]
1 I don’t like _________________ volleyball.
2 Jenny likes _________________ a big family.
3 My mother likes _________________ shopping on Saturday afternoons.
4 Sam doesn’t like _________________ up early.
5 Do you like _________________ sport magazines?
6 Does James like _________________ fruit for breakfast?
5 Order the words to make sentences. [6 points]
1 get up / usually / What / she / time / does ___________________________________________________?
2 play / I / after / often / school / football ___________________________________________________?.
3 go / does / How / he / swimming / often ___________________________________________________??
4 never / at / French / She / home / speaks___________________________________________________?.
5 I / at / Maths / have / 9 o’clock / always___________________________________________________?.
6 ever / Does / basketball / play / he ___________________________________________________?
6.Answer the questions so they are true for you. Use words from the box to help you. (6 points)
once/twice/ three times a day/a week/a month/a year everyday
1 How often do you send a text message? ________________________________________ .
2 How often do you use Messenger? ________________________________________ .
3 How often do you go to the cinema? ________________________________________ .
4 How often do you wear jeans? ________________________________________ .
5 How often do you eat fast food? ________________________________________ .
6 How often do you catch the bus? ________________________________________ .
7. Complete the sentences with the present continuous. (24 points)
Affirmative
1 I _____________ (design) a house.
2 You _____________ (babysit) your brother.
3 He _____________ (walk) the dog.
4 She _____________ (treat) a patient.
5 We _____________ (serve) coffee.
6 They _____________ (work) in a restaurant.
Negative
1 I _____________ (design) a hospital.
2 You _____________ (babysit) your sister.
3 He _____________ (walk) the cat.
4 She _____________ (treat) a doctor.
5 They _____________ (serve) tea.
6 They _____________ (work) on a farm.
Questions and Short answers
1 __________ I __________ (design) a house? Yes, I __________ .
2 __________ you __________ (babysit) your sister? No, you __________ .
3 __________ he __________ (walk) the dog? Yes, he __________ .
4 __________ she __________ (treat) a doctor? No, __________ .
5 __________ we __________ (serve) coffee? Yes, __________ .
6 __________ they __________ (work) on a farm? No, __________ .
8 Choose the correct option. (8 points)
1 I read / am reading now.
2 I read / am reading a lot.
3 She buys / is buying new shoes every week.
4 She buys / is buying some new shoes now.
5 We have / are having pasta for lunch every Friday.
6 We have / are having pasta for lunch.
7 They build / are building houses.
8 They build / are building a house for my brother.
9 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the present continuous. [6 points]
Watch cry play listen travel work
1 Sally _____________ (not) football right now.
2 What’s the matter? Why _____________ you _____________ ?
3 Harry and Dennis _____________ to New York at the moment.
4 We _____________ (not) today. It’s a holiday.
5 Where’s Peter? I think he _____________ TV in the living-room.
6 _____________ he _____________ to you? Ask the question again.
10 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the present simple or present continuous. [7 points]
1 He usually _________ (work) in an office, but today he _________ (travel) to Barcelona.
2 ___________ (you / like) going to the cinema on Fridays?
3 ___________ (he / sleep) at the moment? Yes, he ___________ .
4 Those men ___________ (play) cards every Saturday afternoon.
5 They ___________ (not / watch) TV right now.
11 Order the words to make sentences. (6 points)
1 like / Would / teacher / you / be / to / a ________________________________________ ?
2 like / She / girlfriend / would / be / his / to ________________________________________ .
3 raw / They / fi sh / to / eat / like / wouldn’t ________________________________________ .
4 meet / your / to / mother / Would / George Clooney / like ________________________________________ ?
5 to / We / visit / would / New York / like ________________________________________ .
6 a / wouldn’t / dangerous / He / to / do / like / job ________________________________________
12 Complete the table with the missing words. (10 points)
| adjective | comparative |
| 1 | worse |
| good | 2 |
| far | 3 |
| 4 | funnier |
| 5 | taller |
| loud | 6 |
| soft | 7 |
| exciting | 8 |
| modern | 9 |
| 10 | easier |
13 Choose the correct option. (8 option)
1 My English is good / better than my Maths.
2 I speak good / better English.
3 I can’t hear you because the music is too loud / louder.
4 Jack is very funny / funnier. He’s funny / funnier than Jim.
5 I’ve got a new computer. It’s moderner /more modern than the old one.
6 This exercise is easy / easier than the others.
7 This is a very bad / worse situation. It’s bad / worse than I thought.
8 Flying a plane is excitinger / more exciting than driving a car.
14 Complete the table with the missing words. (10 points)
| adjective | superlative |
| bad | 1 |
| 2 | the best |
| far | 3 |
| famous | 4 |
| 5 | the highest |
| successful | 6 |
| funny | 7 |
| easy | 8 |
| 9 | the youngest |
| old | 10 |
15 Choose the correct option. (6 points)
1 I love Shakira. She’s good / the best singer in the world.
2 Far / The furthest I’ve ever fl own was to Rio de Janeiro. The fl ight took thirteen hours.
3 The famous / most famous person I know is my grandfather – he’s a jazz musician.
4 Michael Jackson was very young / the youngest when he became a star.
5 The most funny / funniest song I know is the Birdie Song.
6 Elvis Presley was the successfulest / most successful artist of the 1950s.
16 Rewrite these sentences using a comparative form of the adjective in brackets. [7 points]
1 An elephant is bigger than a mouse. (small) ______________________________________________
2 English is easier than Japanese. (difficult) ______________________________________________
3 Peace is better than war. (bad) ______________________________________________
4 Iceland is colder than Egypt. (hot) ______________________________________________
5 Shrek is uglier than the princess. (beautiful) ______________________________________________
6 A stone is heavier than a feather. (light) ______________________________________________
7 Opera is more interesting than disco music.(boring) ______________________________________________
17 Complete the sentences with the superlative of the adjectives in the box. [7 points]
funny good far intelligent loud famous high
1 In my opinion, this is the _______________ restaurant in town. I like it very much.
2 He is the _______________ boy in the class. He always gets good marks in the exams.
3 I have climbed the _______________ mountain in the world – Mount Everest.
4 That was the _______________ film I have seen for a long time. I laughed until I cried.
5 Gasol is one of the _______________ Spanish basketball players. All Americans know him.
6 This disco has the _______________ music I’ve ever heard. It hurts my ears!
7 Neptune is the _______________ planet from the sun.
> VOCABULARY (30 POINTS)
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. [6 points]
go play do
1 The school team usually ________ football on Saturdays.
2 Does your brother ________ athletics? Yes, he’s very good.
3 I like to __________ skateboarding in the special area in the park.
4 She ________ pottery at the weekends.
5 We often ________ cycling in the afternoons.
6 My friend ________ gymnastics on Tuesday Lunchtimes
2 Which job do they do? [8 points]
1 I work in a shop selling handbags.
2 I help people in a hospital.
3 I look at people’s teeth.
4 I work with sick animals.
5 I design houses.
6 I build houses.
7 I repair cars.
8 I work in a restaurant.
3 Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the box. [10 points]
famous big beautiful funny far catchy soft
exciting loud tall
11 Cruz y Raya are really ____________ . They make everyone laugh.
12 The Empire State building is ____________ . It’s 381 metres.
13 I can’t hear the music. It’s very ____________ .
14 Australia is very ____________ from Spain.
15 A whale is a ____________ mammal. It can weigh more than 70 tons.
16 Miss World is always ____________ – a perfect face and a perfect body.
17 That song is very ____________ . I can’t stop singing it.
18 Velázquez is a ____________ Spanish artist. Everyone knows his name.
19 Those action films are ____________ – car crashes, explosions, mysteries!
10 He has a very ____________ voice. You can hear him in the next room.
4 Read the table and complete the sentences. (6 points)
| | Andrew | Kate |
| Hate | Jazz | Jazz |
| can’t stand | Rap | Rock |
| don’t like | Punk | Rap |
| don’t mind | Classical | |
| prefer | Pop | |
| like | Rock | classical |
| love | | Pop |
| be crazy about | | Celtic |
1 Andrew _________________ jazz music and he _________________ punk.
2 Kate _________________ rock music but she _________________ pop music.
3 Andrew _________________ pop music to classical.
4 Andrew _________________ rap music.
5 Kate _________________ rap but she really _________________ classical music.
6 Kate and Andrew both _________________ jazz music.
> READING (15 POINTS)
Relaxing sounds
Not everyone has the same taste in music. There isn’t just one kind of music that is good for everyone. To feel good it is important that you like the music being played. Some people relax to the sound of rock music, others like jazz. Recent studies have indicated that not all people react positively to special meditation or relaxation music. Loud music can be beneficial and live music also gives good results and one of the most important conclusions is that actually playing an instrument or making music has a positive effect. Some suggestions for relaxing are: choose music with a slow rhythm – slower than the natural heart beat which is about 72 beats per minute. Music that has a repeating or cyclical pattern is effective in most people. If you need a stimulation after a day of work, try faster music rather than slow calming music. When life is difficult, try music you know well – something you liked when you were a child. Familiarity often brings calmness. Listening to the sounds of nature, such as ocean waves or the calm of a deep forest, can reduce stress.
1 Read the text and answer the questions. [5 points]
1 Is special meditation music good for relaxing?
2 What effect does playing an instrument have on people?
3 What kind of rhythm is good for relaxing?
4 What kind of music is good for stimulation?
5 What other sounds can be relaxing?
2 Read the text and choose the correct option. [5 points]
1 People’s tastes in music are … .
a similar b different c relaxing
2 Playing an instrument can have a … effect.
a good b bad c unusual
3 It is better to relax to music with a … rhythm.
a fast b slow c catchy
4 … music is good for stimulation.
a Slower b Faster c Calmer
5 … sounds can also be relaxing.
a Loud b Quiet c Natural
Joe’s life
Joe lives in a small village near the mountains. He has a busy life. He goes to school by bus in the mornings. He has to catch the bus at 8.00 and his fi rst class is at 8.30. At school he sometimes enjoys his classes, but he really enjoys the breaks. He usually plays football with his friends, and goes to guitar classes two days a week. He likes going to the school drama club where they prepare a play for the end of year show. After school he often has a lot of homework, but on Tuesdays and Thursdays he goes to basketball training with the team from his village. They have matches at the weekend – sometimes they win, but more often they lose! Joe likes playing because he is with his friends. He tries to do all his homework on Saturdays because on Sundays he goes to the mountains with his family to walk or climb. One of his favourite times in the week
is Sunday evening when he can watch TV and relax.
3 Read the text and answer the questions. [5 points]
1 What time does Joe start school?
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2 What does he do in the breaks at school?
3 How often does he go to basketball training?
4 Why does he like basketball?
5 When does he normally do his homework at the weekends?
> WRITING (20 POINTS)
1. Write about your hobbies. Use the following questions as prompts. Remember to do a draft and to use paragraphs to organize your writing. (10 points)
1 Do you ever play a sport? Which one?
2 How often do you play?
3 What after school activities do you do?
4 Why do you like them?
5 What do you like doing in the evenings?
2. Write a description comparing three of your partners. Remember to do a draft and to use paragraphs to organize your writing. (10 points)
