Name ____________________________

Class ____________________________

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Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English A

GRAMMAR

1 Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

Example: I ________ football.
A love ✓ B loves C loving
1 A Are there ________ people in the restaurant?
B Yes, it’s very busy.
A some B any ✓ C a
2 ________ you at work today?
A Was B Wasn’t C Were ✓
3 A What time did you get up this morning?
B ________ at 7 o’ clock.
A I got up ✓ B I did got up C I getted up
4 What ________ yesterday?
A you were doing B did you do ✓ C you did do
5 A ________ tomorrow evening?
B I’m going to the cinema.
A What you are doing B What are you doing ✓ C You are doing what
6 Zara is a journalist in London, but ________ in Manchester today.
A she works B she working C she’s working ✓
7 ________ two bathrooms on the first floor.
A There’s B There are ✓ C There are some
8 I hate ________ on busy roads.
A drive B I drive C driving ✓
9 A ________ in a nice hotel in Paris?
B Yes, they did.
A They stayed B Did they stayed C Did they stay ✓
10 Jack and I ________ at home last night.
A weren’t ✓ B didn’t C wasn’t
11 A Do you enjoy ________?
B I love it!
A swim B swiming C swimming ✓
12 I ________ go out tonight. I’m very tired.
A can’t ✓ B not C isn’t
13 Where ________ your sister live?
A is B does ✓ C are
14 David ________ to the park with his girlfriend yesterday.
A goes B is going C went ✓
15 A ________ do you usually go on holiday?
B In August.
A When ✓ B How C What time
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Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English A

2 Complete the sentences with an object pronoun.

Example: Did you see my sister yesterday?
Yes, I saw her on the train.
1 A Did Fiona speak to you about lunch tomorrow?
B Yes, she spoke to ___me_____ this morning.
2 A Did you see Tony and Helen?
B No, I didn’t see ___ them_____.
3 A Do you want to see the new Bruce Willis action film?
B Yes, I’m going to the cinema tonight to watch ____its____ actually.
4 A Do you know my big brother?
B Yes, I was talking to ___him_____ at your birthday party.
5 A I have two tickets for you and me for the Rhianna concert next week.
B You got tickets for ____its____! Wow! That’s fantastic!

3 Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

Example: like you do pizza
Do you like pizza?
1 they time at arrive did office what the
__What time did they arrive at the office ____________?
2 go you do tomorrow to want shopping me with
_____ do you want to go shopping with me tomorrow ___?
3 next you are going week Germany to
____ are you going to Germany next week ________?
4 next doing you are what weekend
____ what are you doing next weekend _________?
5 there a the meeting is hotel room in
____is there a room meeting in the hotel __________?
6 does time your what usually start English class
___ What time does your English class usually start _____?
7 coffee you for have toast and did breakfast
_____ did you have coffee and toast for breakfast _____?
8 did you live and when in your husband Japan
______ when did you and your husband live in Japan ____?
9 you relax how weekends usually do at
___ how do you usually relax at weekends ______?
10 when you’re are Paris staying in where you
_____ where are you staying when you’re in Paris ________?
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Grammar total 30
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Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English A

VOCABULARY

1 Tick (✓) the correct word A, B, or C.

Example: My sister loves ________ shoes.
A buying ✓ B shopping C paying
1 Tony plays football for the city ________.
A player B team ✓ C sport
2 I always ________ my friend for lunch at the weekend.
A meet ✓ B have C go
3 How do you usually ________ to work?
A start ✓ B travel C make
4 We always go ________ at night when we’re on holiday.
A in B for C out ✓
5 Can you ________ the piano?
A play ✓ B do C make
6 Are you watching the tennis ________ later today?
A team B medal C match ✓
7 I can ________ your bag for you.
A have B carry ✓ C leave
8 Mina is ________ her suitcase. She’s going on holiday tomorrow.
A packing ✓ B doing C wearing
9 I want to ________ tickets for the classical music concert next week.
A phone B rent C book ✓
10 “Thank you very much and ________ a nice day!” said the shop assistant.
A make B have ✓ C get
11 Where do you usually ________ shopping?
A get B go ✓ C have
12 There’s a ________ on the table next to my bed.
A view B lamp ✓ C floor
13 The bank is ________ the hospital.
A opposite ✓ B between C on the corner
14 The food in our hotel was ________! I loved it!
A nervous B terrible C amazing ✓
15 A Is there a ________ in this hotel?
B I’m sorry, there isn’t. But I can help you with your bags.
A lift ✓ B room C gym

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Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English A

2 Complete the sentences. Write one word in each gap.

Example: Children like animation films.
Sports / entertainment / activities
1 Chen is a table tennis player and he has a silver medal__________ from the Olympics in 2012.
2 My brother doesn’t play football, but he plays rugby__________.
3 I like reading and listening to music in my free__________ time.
4 There’s a good horror film__________ on Channel 5 later. Let’s watch it.
5 We’re not staying in a hotel this weekend. We’re camping__________ next to the lake.
6 Karen likes shopping online__________. She can sit in front of her computer for hours and
hours doing that!

Clothes
7 Alison’s wearing her new blue dress__________ today.
8 Did you wear a uniform __________ when you were at school?

Places and travel

9 I don’t want to wait for the bus, so let’s get a taxi__________ to the city centre.
10 I’m sorry I’m late. There was a lot of traffic__________ on the roads this morning.
11 Cathy went to the library__________ to get some books. She loves reading, but she never buys
books.

Verbs
12 Tea is OK, but I prefer __________ coffee.
13 Can I pay__________ for this by credit card?
14 My boyfriend buy__________ me some beautiful flowers in the shop yesterday.
15 I always phone __________ home every night when I’m away on business to say ‘Good Night’
to my children.

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3 Match the words / phrases with the correct verb from the box. There is one extra
verb you don’t need.
arrive get have leave live make
rent send study wait (x2) walk

Example: live in a house

1 ____ arrive ____ at the train station
2 ____ rent ____ a car for the weekend
3 ____ wait ____ for a flight at the airport
4 ____ leave ____ the office and go home
5 ____ have ____ a bath and go to bed
6 ____ walk ____ in the park with my dog
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Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English A

7 ____ wait ____ for my friend in a café

8 ___ get _____ a bus to work every day
9 ____ send ____ a text to my girlfriend
10 ___ study _____ a language at school

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Vocabulary total 40

PRONUNCIATION

1 Underline the word that has a different sound.

Example: first nurse tourist
1 how mountain home
2 there free airport
3 hour home who
4 book school cook
5 jeans week bed
6 repair eat wear
7 shirt work chair
8 their year near
9 booked arrived talked
10 liked wanted visited
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2 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: Eng|lish
1 ex|pen|sive
2 in|teres|ting
3 fan|tas|tic
4 sou|ven|ir
5 ce|leb|ri|ty
6 cus|tom|er
7 lib|ra|ry
8 in|spec|tion
9 de|ci|ded
10 ex|er|cise

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Pronunciation total 20
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Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English A

PRACTICAL ENGLISH

1 Match questions 1–10 to answers b–k.

Example: How old are you? a
1 Is it the fifth today? __ g ___
2 Would you like to go to a restaurant for
dinner next Saturday night? __ d ___
3 Would you like to watch the new comedy film? __ k ___
4 Is there a cash machine near here? __ h ___
5 Would you like to go to a party tonight? __ f ___
6 Where’s the bank? __ i ___
7 Would you like a sandwich? __ b ___
8 How can I get to the passport office from here? __ j ___
9 Can I help you with your suitcases? __ c ___
10 How about a glass of orange juice? __ e ___

a I’m 25.
b No, thanks. I’m not very hungry.
c Thanks very much. Can you carry the black one, please?
d Sorry, I can’t. I’m busy next weekend.
e No, thanks. I always drink water.
f Oh, yes please. I can take some drinks with me.
g I think it’s the fourth.
h There’s one on the corner of Park Street and King’s Road. It’s outside the bank.
i It’s on East Road between the library and the phone shop.
j Go straight on and then turn left. It’s on the right next to the library.
k I saw it last week actually.

Practical English total 10

Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English total 100
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

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Reading and Writing A

READING

1 Read the text. Tick (✓) True or False.

The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band from the city of Liverpool. The band had four
members: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. The Beatles
became one of the biggest rock bands in the world in the 1960s.

John Lennon started a band with several of his friends in March 1957 when he was only 16
years old. It wasn’t called the Beatles at that time. Paul McCartney joined the band in the
same year when he was 15 years old. In February 1958, McCartney invited his friend,
George Harrison, to come and watch them play in a club. Not long after that, Harrison joined
the band, too. Both McCartney and Harrison played guitars. In 1962, Ringo Starr became
the last person to join the Beatles. Starr played the drums. He got some drums for his
birthday when he was a child and that’s how he became interested in playing them.

In the early days, the band played in lots of small bars and clubs in Liverpool and their first
hit was a song called Love Me Do. The band quickly became popular in the UK and, by
1964, they were famous all over the world.

They met their manager, a man called Brian Epstein, at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
Epstein was very interested in the band and immediately became good friends with them.
He started work as their manager in 1961. Epstein later said, “I immediately liked what I
heard. They were fresh, and they were honest...a star quality.” The Beatles recorded their
first album at the Abbey Road Studios in London. It was called Please Please Me and every
song on the album went to number one.

During the 1960s, the Beatles went on tour several times. Some of the countries they visited
were the USA, Denmark, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Australia. The band was popular
until 1970, when they stopped making music together. Now – more than 50 years later –
people still love their music and their Greatest Hits album sold 13 million copies in a month.

1 The Beatles didn’t come from London.

True ✓ False
2 John Lennon was the person from the band who started the Beatles.
True ✓ False
3 George Harrison was a friend of John Lennon before he joined the Beatles.
True False ✓
4 Ringo Starr started playing the drums when he was a teenager.
True ✓ False
5 The Beatles played in small places before they were famous.
True ✓ False
6 Brian Epstein first saw the band at a concert in the USA.
True False ✓
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Reading and Writing A

7 Brian Epstein was not sure about the band when he first saw them.
True False ✓
8 The Beatles recorded their first album in London.
True ✓ False
9 All the songs on the Beatles’ first album went to number one.
True ✓ False
10 When the Beatles went on tour, they visited countries all over the world.
True False ✓
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2 Read the text again and complete the sentences with a word or a number
from the text.
Example: The Beatles were one of the world’s most famous rock bands.
1 Paul McCartney was __15____ years old when he started to work with John Lennon.
2 In February 1958, George Harrison went to see Lennon and McCartney ___play___ in a club.
3 Ringo Starr was the fourth ___person___ to join the Beatles in 1962.
4 Brian Epstein became the Beatles’ __manager____ in 1961.
5 The Beatles __stopped____ working together in 1970.

Reading total 15

WRITING

Answer the questions and write about the life of a famous person from your country.
• Who is / was this person? It was Sergey Lazarev.
• Why is / was this person famous? He was a singer.
• What does / did this person do in his / her life? He performed on stage and sang songs.
• Do you like this person? Why / why not? Yes, because he has a beautiful voice.

Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 25
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Class ____________________________

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Listening and Speaking A

LISTENING

1 Listen to Kristina and Andrew talking. Tick () A, B, or C to answer the questions.
1 What did Kristina want to do yesterday evening?
A She wanted to watch a film on TV.
B She wanted to go to Helen’s house.
C She wanted to go to the cinema. ✓
2 What film was on Sky Movies?
A Wonderful Night ✓
B Wonderful Summer
C Summer in the City
3 What kind of movie did Kristina watch?
A a comedy
B a horror film
C a romantic film ✓
4 What did Kristina think of Julia Stone?
A She thought she was OK.
B She thought she was very good. ✓
C She thought she wasn’t good at all.
5 What did Andrew think about the film, Lost Weekend?
A He didn’t like it.
B He thought it was OK. ✓
C He thought it was very good.

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2 Listen to five conversations and answer the questions. Choose the correct
answer.
1 What time did David get home?
A at 8.00
B at 7.00
C at 6.30 ✓
2 Where was Matt at 2 o’clock today?
A in a restaurant ✓
B at his desk
C in a meeting
3 When is Zara’s Mum’s birthday?
A next month ✓
B this month
C today
4 Where did Clare stay in Mexico?
A in a flat ✓
B at a school
C in a hotel
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Listening and Speaking A

5 What’s Holly doing after university?

A She’s travelling around the world.
B She’s working in the family shop. ✓
C She’s staying at home.
5

Listening total 10

SPEAKING

1 Ask your partner these questions.

1 Where did you go on your last holiday?
2 What did you do on holiday?
3 What was good / bad about your holiday?
4 What was the last film you saw?
5 What did you think of it?

2 Now answer your partner’s questions.

3 Ask your partner about last weekend and next weekend. Use the question ideas
below.
• What / you do / last weekend?
• Where / you / go?
• What / you / do / next weekend?
• Where / you / go?
• Who / you / go / with?

4 Now answer your partner’s questions.

Speaking total 15
Listening and Speaking total 25