Unit 4 test

Listening
4 Complete the compound nouns. (10 marks)

1  4.36 Listen. Are the sentences true or false?

Write T or F. (5 marks)
Sonia’s sister has just got married. F
1 Sandra’s been going out with Tom for about a
decade. __
2 Carla’s brother is called Ryan. __
3 Ryan and Sandra have lost contact. __
4 Ryan has just become a father. __
5 Sonia doesn’t get on well with her aunt. __
2  4.36 Listen again. Complete the sentences.
(5 marks)
1 At school, Tom was good at ____________ .
2 Sandra used to go out with Carla’s
____________ .
3 Ryan looked ____________ when he got
married.
4 Josie is Ryan’s ____________ .
5 Ryan and Josie want to have a ____________ .
Vocabulary
Hi Fiona
Did you get my (1) Christmas c_______ ?
I’m in my (2) b_______room at the moment.
It’s nice to be away from all the noise
downstairs. It was giving me a
(3) h_______ache. My sister’s getting
married, so Mum’s worrying about the
(4) w_______ dress and Dad’s worrying
about Mum using his (5) c_______ card to
pay for it!
I’ve just heard from my cousin Richard. He
lives in Sydney. In his new job he’s allowed
to work from home, so takes his
(6) l_______top to the beach, puts on his
(7) s_______cream, (8) s_______glasses
and (9) h_______phones and listens to
music while he’s working. He’s so lucky!
Anyway, I should go now. My parents think
I’m doing my maths (10) homew_______ !

See you soon!

3 Complete the dialogue. Use the words in the
box. (10 marks) Simone

asked chatting fancied get getting on

had in love made up out with up with
Grammar
5 Write sentences. Use the present perfect and
Dana Todd has broken (1) __________ Elena. for or since. (16 marks)
Mia Really? I know that they (2) __________ a big
1 She / not visit / us / ages.
argument last week, but I thought they
_______________________________________
(3) __________ after that.
2 I / have / a headache / Tuesday.
Dana Yes, they seemed to be (4) __________ well.
_______________________________________
How long were they going (5) __________
3 Max / study / Latin / two years.
each other?
_______________________________________
Mia At least three years. We all thought that they’d
4 We / live / next door to Zoe / 1999.
(6) __________ engaged soon.
_______________________________________
Dana What was their argument about?
5 The post / be / late / the last few weeks.
Mia Elena thought that Todd (7) __________
_______________________________________
somebody else.
6 George and I / know / Liz / last year.
Dana Is that because he was (8) __________ up
_______________________________________
Melissa Miller at your party?
7 We / not see / you / 2005.
Mia He was just talking to her! It’s not as if he’s
_______________________________________
(9) __________ her out or fallen
8 They / be engaged / ten years.
(10) __________ with her.
_______________________________________

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Unit 4 test
6 Write sentences about Pete’s life. Use the past How is life different for young married couples
simple and ago. (It’s 2011 now.) (16 marks) these days?
These days, couples don’t stay together for very
long. When Fred and I got married back in the
(1) born 1982
1960s, we expected to be together for the rest of
(2) starts primary school 1986
(3) starts secondary school 1992 our lives. People rarely got divorced in those days.
(4) goes to university 1999 Of course, we’ve had arguments over the years, but
(5) spends a year abroad 2003 we’ve always made up.
(6) meets Alice 2005
What’s the secret of a happy marriage?
(7) marries Alice 2006 You have to make compromises. Young people
(8) becomes a parent 2008
expect too much. Once they’ve fallen in love with
someone, they think that nothing else matters.
1 _______________________________________
Realism is important, too. Do you think Fred and I
2 _______________________________________
haven’t fancied other people? It’s human nature. But
3 _______________________________________
we’ve always believed in the vows we made on our
4 _______________________________________
wedding day. We have respect for each other.
5 _______________________________________
6 _______________________________________ What else is different now?
7 _______________________________________ When I started going out with Fred, we never
8 _______________________________________ considered cohabiting before the wedding. It wasn’t
acceptable. Nowadays, couples that are getting
7 Complete the text. Use the past simple or married have often lived together for a few years.
present perfect. (18 marks) They know each other really well, so the wedding
day isn’t as special.
be have miss play say not score
train watch not win
Writing
I (1) _____________ my football team play last
week. They (2) _____________ but they 9 Complete the phrases. (5 marks)
(3) _____________ quite well. The manager 1 Hope you’re ____________ .
(4) _____________ that they (5) _____________ 2 How are ____________ with you?
very hard recently, but that they (6) _____________ 3 It was ____________ to hear from you.
a lot of injuries. One of the players in particular is
4 Sorry I haven’t written for ____________ .
very talented, but he (7) _____________ a lot of
5 That’s all for ____________ .
training sessions. It (8) _____________ a difficult
season so far, so it isn’t surprising that they 10 Write an email to your penfriend with news
(9) _____________ on Saturday. about yourself and your friends and family. Use
the writing guide to help you. (5 marks)
Reading Paragraph 1
I’ve been …
8 Read the text. Find words that match the This (summer), we went to …
definitions. (10 marks) Paragraph 2
My brother / sister has …
1 hardly ever ____________
My friend (Joe) has(n’t) …
2 reach agreements ____________
Paragraph 3
3 is important ____________
What have you been up to? Have you … yet?
4 formal promises ____________
5 living with another person ____________
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Listening _____ / 10 Vocabulary _____ / 20 Grammar _____ / 50 Reading _____ / 10 Writing _____ / 10

TOTAL _____ / 100