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1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 4 What does the word mean? Match a word in A with
a Anna plays her guitar in the kitchen. a definition in B.

COMPREHENSION
b Anna thinks Will is a nice young man. A
c Will always brings roses for Vicki. 1 inside
d Gran makes Will some coffee. 2 along
e Will and Gran drink coffee in the elevator. 3 around

TEST
f Will hears a guitar on the balcony. 4 upstairs
g Anna is a music student. 5 outside
h Gran knows the number of Anna’s B
apartment. a in different places
i Will meets Anna at Vicki’s party. b out of a room or building
j Gran comes home from hospital on Friday. c to or in the higher part of a building
d into a room or building
20 marks e from one end of something to the other end

2 Put these sentences in the right order. Number them 20 marks

1–5.
a Will gives Anna a bunch of red roses.
b Will takes Anna home in his car.
c Anna helps Gran carry her shopping.
d Will sees Anna with her guitar.
e Will hears a guitar but cannot find it.
20 marks
5 Who does this? Anna, Gran, tom, James, Will
1 ……….. goes to hospital for two weeks.
2 ……….. thinks he must play the guitar more
often.
3 ……….. is Vicki’s brother.
4 ……….. is going home to Eastfield.
5 ……….. puts the roses in a vase.

3 Who said this? Match a letter in A with a number 20 marks

in B.
A
Total marks
a ‘Listen! That’s a guitar. Where’s it coming
from?’
b ‘I’m new here, and I don’t know anyone in
the building.’
c ‘Come to my party on Saturday, James, and
bring some friends.’
d ‘Can you take my friend Anna, too? She’s
going to Charlton.’
e ‘That’s a big smile, Will. Red roses – don’t
they say “Red roses for love”?’
B
1 Tom
2 Gran
3 Will
4 Anna
5 Vicki

20 marks

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Setting 16 _____ has a wonderful party.

a F Vicki b F Natalie c F Jane d F Katie
Choose the best answer.
17 _____ goes to hospital for two weeks.
1 Anna is _____ the guitar on the balcony of her a F Will b F Daniel c F Gran d F Vicki
apartment. 18 Will drives _____ home to Eastfield in his car.
a F listening to b F talking to a F Vicki b F Tom c F Jane d F Natalie
c F playing d F watching 19 _____ likes roses because they smell wonderful.
2 Anna’s apartment is _____. a F Anna b F Tom c F James d F Jane
a F old b F new c F big d F small 20 Gran says _____has a big smile.
3 Anna lives in _____ Apartments. a F Anna b F Will c F Vicki d F James
a F Charlton b F August
c F Grandview d F Eastfield 20 marks
4 Anna takes her _____ and goes down in the
elevator.
a F guitar b F bag c F coffee Dialogue
d F bunch of roses
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E

Who says this?

5 Anna waits for Vicki _____.
21 ‘Well, I’m thinking about a bunch of roses.’
a F inside her apartment b F on the
a F Anna b F Vicki c F Will d F Gran
balcony c F in the elevator d F outside
22 ‘Oh, you are a good boy. You always bring me
TEST

her apartment
roses.’
6 A young man is carrying a _____.
a F Anna b F Gran c F Vicki d F Daniel
a F guitar b F bunch of roses
c F phone d F bag
23 ‘Just think – you walk out of the elevator, and
there is a young man with a bunch of roses.’
7 When the young man smiles at _____ her face
a F Vicki b F Will c F Gran d F Anna
is pink.
24 ‘It’s a lovely day, Will, let’s have our coffee on
a F Anna b F Vicki c F Gran d F Jane
the balcony.’
8 Will always brings roses for _____.
a F James b F Katie c F Natalie
d F Gran
a F his gran b F his girlfriend c F Vicki
d F his wife
25 Oh, can I help you? Can I carry something?’
9 Anna goes in a car with _____.
a F Gran b F Will c F Anna d F Vicki
a F Vicki b F Gran c F Daniel d F James
26 ‘Come to my party on Saturday, James, and
10 Anna is thinking about _____.
bring some friends.’
a F her guitar b F Gran
c F the elevator d F the young man
a F Natalie b F Tom c F Will d F Vicki
27 ‘How are you today, Gran?’
20 marks a F Will b F James c F Vicki d F Anna
28 ‘Can you take my friend Anna, too? She’s going
to Charlton.’
Characters a F Will b F Tom c F James d F Daniel
29 ‘That’s funny, I’m going to Grandview
Choose the best answer.
Apartments.’
11 Anna talks to her friend _____ on the phone. a F Tom b F Vicki c F Will d F Gran
a F James b F Tom c F Vicki d F Daniel 30 ‘Would you like to come up to my apartment for
12 _____ is Vicki’s brother. coffee?’
a F Will b F Tom c F Daniel d F James a F Will b F Gran c F Vicki d F Anna
13 _____ can smell roses in the elevator.
a F James b F Vicki c F Katie d F Anna 20 marks
14 _____ is a music student.
a F Gran b F Will c F Vicki d F Anna
15 _____ can’t go to the party because she is not
feeling well.
a F Anna b F Vicki c F Gran d F Katie

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Vocabulary 46 In October Anna goes to visit _____ for a week.

Choose the best answer.
31 a small amount, not much
a F around b F outside c F a bit
d F inside
32 to notice something with your nose
a F voice b F smell c F dear d F along
33 out of a room or building
a F outside b F inside c F upstairs
d F apartment
34 a girl who is a man’s special friend
a F girlfriend b F Gran c F voice
d F dear
35 in the higher part of a building
a F inside b F around c F outside
a F the hospital b F Will c F her family
d F Vicki
47 Gran is going home on _____.
a F Thursday b F Friday c F Saturday
d F Sunday
48 Anna helps Will take things to _____.
a F the hospital b F Gran’s apartment
c F his car d F Eastfield
49 Anna puts the roses _____.
a F in the elevator b F in a vase
c F on the balcony d F outside the apartment
50 Will goes upstairs carrying a _____ for Anna.
a F bunch of red roses b F guitar
c F bunch of white roses d F vase

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d F upstairs 20 marks
36 you say this when you speak to someone you like
or love
Total marks
a F dear b F Gran c F girlfriend

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d F anybody
37 very nice
a F lovely b F dear c F funny
d F upstairs
38 from one end of something to the other
a F inside b F upstairs c F along
d F apartment
39 to make a sound like a bell
a F voice b F ring c F funny d F lovely
40 what you make when you sing, or play the piano
a F music b F voice c F ring d F smell

20 marks

Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 Will is in his car thinking about _____.
a F the young woman b F the party
c F a bunch of roses d F his gran
42 On the balcony Will can hear _____.
a F a guitar b F voices c F the elevator
d F a car
43 Will runs out of the _____ and along the
corridor.
a F car b F hospital c F apartment
d F shop
44 Will tells _____ about the girl with the guitar.
a F Anna b F Tom c F James d F Gran
45 Anna finds Gran _____ with lots of bags.
a F in the hospital b F at the door
c F in the shops d F in the elevator

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