1st YEAR 4 th ASSESSMENT TEST A

(JUNE 2014)

Name: _____________________

TEACHER:______________

Group: ___________ Total: ___ / 50

1 Choose the correct answer, a, b or c.

1. Do you have ______money to buy this car?

a) many b) enough c) a few
2. I gave him________ ideas to help him.
a) a lot b) plenty
c) a couple of
3. There's ___________traffic in the streets at 5 p.m.
a) a lot of b) none
c) plenty
4. ________ of students in my group are from abroad.
a) plenty
b) a little c) few
5. We met ___________ Italian designers when were in Milan.
a) a little
b) a few c) much
6. We have to hurry. There is __________time to prepare for the exams.
a) few
b) little
c) couple
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2 Write the verbs in brackets in the infinitive or ing form.

1. He started working (work) here before me.

2. Most people want _____________( live) to be 100 years old.
3. She is not good at __________(make) friends.
4. Carry on ____________(drive). I'm in a hurry.
5. You need to give up _________(smoke). It's bad for you.
6. You promised______________(teach) me how to play chess.
7. Allow me _______________( explain) why I was late for work.
8. What do you prefer ___________(do) during the holidays? Swimming or sunbathing?
9. What would you like __________(have) for dinner?
10. She has to practice _____________( play) the piano three times a week.
11. He succeeded in ______________(convince) them to employ him.
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3 Complete the following sentences with the most suitable word from the box. There are
two words more than you need.
performance plot
circle
moving

sentence hilarious

slight estimates

enable

link

1. ________________show that one person in 100,000 is aged 100 or above.

2. Its such a ________________ piece of music. I cry every time I hear it.
3. Will good food _______________people to live longer?
4. The lead actress gave an outstanding_________________. She deserves an Oscar.
5. Theres been a___________ fall in the number of car owners, but nothing significant.
6. Its absolutely ___________________ . It must be the funniest show on TV.
7. Do you think there is a genetic _____________between personality and crime?
8. His prison ____________ was reduced for good behaviour.

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4 Choose the noun in each group that is usually uncountable.

0 suitcase

flight

holiday

luggage

1 work of art

literature

play

novel

2 cheque

coin

cash

bonus

3 pop group

musical

opera

music

4 arrest

violence

criminal

accident

5 traffic

rush hour

traffic jam

motorway
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5. Complete the gaps with a preposition.

1. I cant keep up _____ all these changes.
2. Did you pick up ______ the anger in his voice?
3. I dont understand why people buy _____ such awful fashions.
4. Do you think this fashion for pink will catch ____?
5. The popularity of black clothes will never die ____.

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6 Put into reported speech.

1. Peter: I won't do it until tomorrow.
He said _________________________________.
2. Jan: Its very busy in here. Ill call you later.
He said _________________________________.
3. Mrs Brown: Im sorry about the delay!
She told us______________________________.
4. Manager: We received your order last week.
The manager said __________________________.
5. Julie: I have to be back in my office by three thirty.
Julie told us______________________________.

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7 Underline the correct verb form.

0. They wouldnt have let/wouldnt let him go, if he hadnt been related to
someone important.
1. If the burglar had entered through the door and not through the window, he had
set off/would have set off the alarm.
2. If I had known/would know she was the criminal, I would never have/ wouldnt
invited her into my house.
3. If the police have arrived /had arrived ten minutes earlier, they would have
captured the bank robbers.
4. If I have realized/ had realized that the traffic lights were red I would have
stopped.
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8 Read the text and decide if the statements are true or false according to the article.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

An American rock band have been banned from singing in Russia.

T/F
The bass player put the Russias flag in his pants at a concert in Moscow. T/F
Russias Culture Minister said the band members were idiots.
T/F
The bass player has yet to apologise for what he did.
T/F
Its possible the band could go to court over what happened.
T/F
A Russian governor said the band should go to prison.
T/F
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U.S. ROCK GROUP BANNED FROM RUSSIA

A rock group from the USA have been banned from performing at a music
festival in Russia after a band member stuffed the Russian flag inside his
pants.
Jared Hasselhoff, the bass player with the band Bloodhound Gang, was
filmed pushing the flag into the front of his pants and pulling it out the
back. The band were performing at a concert in the Ukrainian city of
Odessa on July 31st. Hasselhoff grabbed the flag and yelled to the crowd,
"Don't tell Putin," before his stunt.
His antics led Russia's Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky to describe the
band as "idiots" and banned them from playing their scheduled slot at
Russia's Kubana music festival this week. Hasselhoff later apologised for
his actions.
The band are still in Russia and may face criminal charges. Alexander
Tkachyov, the governor of the region holding the festival, tweeted: "For
such pranks they should be behind bars." Russian lawmaker Vladimir
Markin told reporters: "A crime defined by Article 329 of the Russian
Criminal Code is the defiling of the Russian state flag. This crime has been
committed and this is a premeditated offense." He added: "We will do our
best to identify and bring to court every person involved."
A comment posted on the Voice of Russia website called Hasselhoff's
actions an "unpardonable and inexcusable criminal act" that breached
Russian laws and insulted Russians worldwide.