Language Test 5A*

Grammar 2 A Imelda looks happy.

1 Complete the sentences with for B Yes. She
or since. (receive) an email from
1 We’ve lived in this house her boyfriend.
five years. 3 A Is there any more cake?
2 Have you been to any interesting B I’m sorry. I
places I saw you? (eat) the last piece!
3 They’ve been friends a 4 A Why is Dad sad?
long time. B He (hear)
4 Mia has lived in London some bad news.
she was eight years old. 5 A Why don’t you want to go
5 I haven’t watched TV I out?
arrived at the hotel. B It (start) to
6 Mr Jackson has been a teacher rain.
at the school many years. ___/5 marks
7 Jonathan hasn’t been to the gym
last week.
8 We haven’t eaten anything 4 Complete the postcard. Use one
hours. word in each gap.
Hi Charlotte!
___/8 marks
We 1 been at the Hotel Esmerelda 2
four days and I’m having a fantastic time. Today
2 Correct the sentences. I’ve been on the beach 3 breakfast, and I’ve
4 finished eating some strawberry ice cream.
1 I am on holiday since 20th July.
The weather is great, and I 5 swum in the
2 How long you have worked here? sea every day 6 we arrived.

See you soon.

3 They have been friends since a Julia
long time.

4 It haven’t rained for three weeks! ___/6 marks

5 I haven’t wrote my blog since last

Vocabulary
week.
5 Match the beginnings of the
6 How long they have knowing sentences 1–8 with the endings a–h.
her? 1 I want to go
2 I’m going to write a travel
3 I must pack
___/6 marks 4 We like buying
5 We didn’t use a map and we
3 Complete the dialogues with just got
and the Present perfect form of the 6 We arrived in Italy and
verbs in brackets. checked
1 A Is George at home? 7 We put up
B No, I’m sorry. He 8 I enjoyed eating
(go) out.
a my bags. I’m going on holiday 6 We got to the hotel at eight
tomorrow. o’clock in the evening.
b out every night when we were on
holiday.
c into our hotel. ___/6 marks
d lost.
e abroad for my next holiday.
8 Choose the correct answers.
f our tent near a river.
Eva loves 1 in good hotels when
g blog when I go to South America.
she’s on holiday. When she arrives,
h souvenirs of our holidays.
she 2 into the hotel and then she
goes out to 3 the sights. Her
___/8 marks brother Philip likes 4 camping and
he never goes 5 . He prefers
6 Choose the correct answers. staying in England.
1 They are camping in August.
a getting b going 1 a going b staying
2 I enjoyed seeing the wonderful 2 a checks b packs
in Rome. 3 a watch b see
a sights b lost 4 a going b getting
3 They stayed a very good 5 a abroad b tent
hotel in London.
a on b in ___/5 marks
4 Let’s sit in the sun and a tan.
a go b get
5 They our luggage and we Speaking
didn’t have any clean clothes. 9 Complete the sentences with the
a booked b lost words in the box.
6 He has his holiday and he is
ready to leave for Italy. excuse far goodness
a booked b checked help how long place
starving take there
___/6 marks 1 me. Can you
us? can we get to the
History Museum?
7 Rewrite the sentences with the
2 Is a good to
words in the box.
buy fish and chips near here? I’m
arrived became !
bought fetched 3 How does it to
received walked get to the beach from here?
4 Is it to the post office?
1 Jenny got a lot of emails today. 5 ‘Here’s the bus stop.’ ‘Thank
2 I got my new laptop in that shop. ! I’m so tired!’

3 The dog got the newspaper for ___/10 marks

me.
Total: ___/60 marks
4 Elaine got very hungry that day.

5 Mario got on the plane and sat

near the window.