B1 TEST January 2009 Name ___________________________

Fill in the gaps with the correct word in English:

1. When you have known a friend for a long time, you can call them a ____CLOSE___ friend.
2. A formal word to describe somebody that you know is an ____ACQUAINTANCE_______.
3. All of the students in a class can refer to their colleagues informally as
_CLASSMATE_____________.
4. Your wife’s father can be called your __FATHER______-in-___LAW_.
5. The person in charge is often simply called the _______.
6. A person that shares a flat with you is called a flat-MATE______.
7. Children are always taught to be careful of __________.
8. ‘I don’t want to say who, but a FRIEND_______ of a _FRIEND_______ told me’.
9. His father married again and now he has a ______STEP- mother.
10. ‘Her __HUSBAND_______ left her with two children and nobody to pay the mortgage’!
Write the phrase that matches the definition:

1. Not stay in touch – Lose _TOUCH__________

2. Find the same things funny – Have the same ___SENSE_____ of __HUMOUR______
3. Have a really friendly relationship – Get ___ON_ really ___WELL_____
4. To get information from the internet onto your computer- (Descargar) to
_DOWNLAOD__________
5. To look around on the internet- (Navigar) to__SURF_________
Put the verbs into the correct form:

1. Sam _HASN’ T WORKED____________ (not work) on Tuesday’s so she’s at home now.

2. Where __ARE YOU LIVING_____________ (you/live) at the moment? (Not Present
Simple!)
3. I _DON T WANT___________ (not/want) to leave too late tonight!
4. Don’t worry it _ISN T GOING TO RAIN___________ (not rain) tomorrow.
5. I’m sorry but I __LEFT_______ (leave) it at home.
Write the English phrasal verbs for the following:

1. Educar a un niño – to ___GROW UP______ _____

2. Seguir haciendo algo – to __CARRY ON _______ _____
3. Llevarse bien con alguien – to ___GET__ ____ (well) _WITH____ someone.
4. Cuidar a una persona – to ___LOOK AFTER_____ _______ someone
5. Buscar en el diccionario – to __LOOK UP______ _____
Write the Spanish for the following words:

1. The suburbs – LOS SUBURBIOS_____________ 2. Cramped -

__APRETADO___________
3. Ceiling - __EL TEJADO_______ 4. Old fashioned - _ANTIGUO___________
5. A lift - _UN ASCENSOR__________ 6. Tiny - MINÚSCULO____________
7. Lively - ANIMADO____________ 8. Dull - _APAGADO__________
9. Unspoilt –NO TURÍSTICO_____________ 10. Noisy - __RUIDOSO____________
Write the comparative or superlative in the gap:

1. Barcelona is a __BETTER_______ place to live at the moment than Gaza city. (calidad)
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2. Canary Wharf in London is the _HIGHEST_________ building in Europe. (altura)
_____
3. Learning English is __EASIER________ than learning Arabic. (facilidad)
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4. The ___MORE DANGEROUS_____ thing about smoking, is the damage it does to your
lungs. (gravedad)
5. The __RICHEST______ man in Spain, owns Inditex and comes from Galicia. (riqueza)