Name ___________________________________

Class___________________________

1 Language Test Student A

VOCABULARY (20 MARKS)
1 Complete the gaps with a or an and the correct word from the box. nurse chef housewife plumber mechanic reporter receptionist politician waitress actor engineer cashier 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A mechanic repairs cars. __________ serves food in a restaurant. __________ repairs baths and sinks. __________ interviews people for a newspaper. __________ cooks in a restaurant. __________ takes money in a shop. __________ performs in a play or film. __________ works in a hospital. __________ welcomes people who arrive at a hotel. 8 marks 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Write the American English for words 13 and the British English for words 46. taxi biscuit film autumn pants sidewalk subway _____cab_______ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ 6 marks 3 0 1 Circle the correct answer. That film star is very loyal / generous / polite. She gives a lot of money to charity. Something boring is bad-tempered / annoying / dull.

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Mark is very selfish / serious / moody and never shares with his friends. Robert is the best chess player in school but he never talks about it. Hes very honest / patient / modest.

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Her brother is so sensitive / cheerful / sensible. He smiles all the time. We must wait for ten minutes. Dont be so big-headed /self-confident / impatient. I dont like unfriendly / bossy / dishonest people who tell me what to do. 6 marks

GRAMMAR (20 MARKS)

4 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. She cant talk to you now. Shes having (have) a shower. My parents met while they _______________ (study) law at university. I _______________ (not want) to go to the cinema tonight. We _______________ (go) to Disneyland when I was eight. Peter _______________ (prefer) rock to heavy metal. When you called, I _______________ (get) ready for school. Hes an author but he _______________ (not write) at the moment. We _______________ (play) basketball every day. I _______________ (not see) her yesterday. 8 marks 5 0 Write questions for the answers. Whens your birthday_______________________________? My birthday? Its in March. 1 __________________________________________________ Lunch? I usually have it at home. 2 __________________________________________________ To the cinema? She goes there once a week. 3 __________________________________________________?

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That bag? Its Daves. 4 __________________________________________________? To get to school? About twenty minutes. 5 __________________________________________________ Im waiting for my sister and her boyfriend. 6 __________________________________________________? His warm coat? Hes wearing it because its cold. 6 marks 6 0 Correct the mistakes in each sentence. Im usually getting good marks at school. I usually get good marks at school.______________________ 1 The teacher asked her a question but she wasnt answering it. __________________________________________________ 2 We were meeting a lot of interesting people while we were travelling. __________________________________________________ 3 Im sure Tim isnt going swimming every day. __________________________________________________ 4 My parents are not understanding me. __________________________________________________ 5 I cant go out now I study for my History test. __________________________________________________ 6 I read a book when I heard a strange noise. __________________________________________________ 6 marks

COMMUNICATION (20 MARKS)

7 0 Match the questions (110) with the correct answers (ak). Have you got our tickets? a 3

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Whats your boyfriend like? What time does the film start? What does Bob do in his free time? How long does the train take? What does your father do? How are things? Whats soccer called in British English? Whats a holiday in American English? Whats Tom doing?

10 Who is it? a b c d e f g h i j k Yes, here they are. Hes watching the news. At five oclock. Hes a teacher. Its Matthew. Can I speak to Nick, please? Hes very intelligent and nice. He likes playing football. Football. About two hours. Im fine, thanks. Vacation.

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Complete the conversation with a word from the box. going worry in for like there doing by thanks talkative on sorry hi about impatient

Cathy: Mike: Cathy:

0 _________Hi________, Mike. Good to see you again. Hi, Cathy. Hows it 1 ____________________? Good, 2 ____________________. 3 ____________________ fact, Ive got a new job! How 4 ____________________ you?

Mike: Cathy: Mike: Cathy:

Congratulations! Im still looking! Dont 5 ____________________! Im sure youll find something soon. I know, I know. But it takes so much time! Dont be so 6 ____________________, Mike, it takes time to find a job. What are you 7 ____________________ here?

Mike: Cathy: Mike:

Im waiting 8 ____________________ Sue. Were going out. OTI think you should go 9 ____________________ bus. Its raining. Good idea. Ah, 10 ____________________ she is. Susan, Susan! Over here! 10 marks
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Scores Vocabulary Grammar Communication Total / 20 / 20 / 20 / 60

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