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PRACTICE TEST 1
Time allowed: 60 + 20 minutes

PART I. GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE (20 points)

Task 1. Choose the best answer A, B or C (10 points)
1. Would you like to go _____ the cinema with me tonight?
A. at B. to C. of
2. Are there _____ oranges in the fridge?
A. a lot B. any C. much
3. Where is _____ key? - It is on the table.
A. X B. you C. the
4. Can we meet _____Monday evening.
A. on B. in C. at
5. Please drive _____. The weather’s bad.
A. careful B. carefully C. carelessly
6. I ____ a car last week.
A. buy B. am buying C. bought
7. he has an exam tomorrow so he _____ now.
A. studied B. is studying C. studies
8. This exercise is ______ than the one we did yesterday.
A. hard B. the hardest C. harder
9. I don’t like _____ early.
A. get up B. getting up C. got up
10. I work for a newspaper. I’m a ______.
A. journalist B. engineer C. doctor
Task 2. Choose the best response for the following statements. (5 points)
11. “Let’s chat online?” – “_____”
A. Not at all. B. Thank you C. Good idea
12. “Hello, may I speak to Mr. Black, please?” – “_____”
A. I think so B. Hold on, please C. Goodbye
13. “I’m sorry I broke your glass?” – “_____”
A. Never mind B. You’re welcome C. Don’t say that
14. “May I borrow your ruler” – “Certainly_____”
A. Here you are B. It doesn’t matter C. Not at all
15. Bob: “Congratulations to you on passing the A1 exam?” Mary: “_____”
A. You’re welcome B. Don’t mention it C. Thanks a lot.
Task 3. Match a part from 16 to 20 with the correct answer from A to E (5 points)
A B
16. Who did you invite to the birthday A. Yes, I am.
party?
17. How did you go to the party yesterday? B. No, he isn’t. He is an actor.
18. My mother is cooking C. My classmates and some other friends
19. Are you French? D. in the kitchen.
20. Is he a director? E. By taxi.
PART II. READING (20 points)
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Task 1. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B or C. (5 points)
A great man
Nelson Mandela, was born in Umtata, in 1918. His father was an important man and he had 4 wives.
Mandela had 13 brothers and sisters. After school, Mandela went to college in Johannesburg and he
studied to be a lawyer. He started the first black lawyers company in South Africa.
For many years he wanted to change the government.
He went to prison in 1962 because the government wanted to stop him. For 28 years he was in prison on
Robben island.
It was a very happy day when he left prison. In 1991 he was the first black South African president. He
won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for his work.
Now he lives in the country. He loves to listen to music and watch the sun go down at night. He is often
called ‘mkhulu’ which means ‘grandfather’, by the people of South Africa.

21. Did he come from a big or small family?

A. Big B. Small C. not given
22. What did he start after college?
A. A lawyer B. the first black lawyer company C. A government
23. How long was he in prison?
A. 4 B. 13 C. 28
24. When did he win a prize?
A. 1962 B. 1991 C. 1993
25. What does he like to do at night?
A. He loves to listen to music
B. He loves to watch the sunset.
C. Both A & B.
Task 2. Read the following passage and decide whether the statements is true (T) or false (F). (5 points)
Dear Mum and Dad,
I’m in San Francisco now and it’s a great city, very modern and interesting. There are lots of places to
see. Everyone knows about Chinatown but there are lots of Japanese people too. We arrived on
Thursday afternoon and we went to Japantown to a fish restaurant. We ate sushi. I loved it! We drank
some Japanese wine but I didn’t like it.
On Friday we went to the Golden Gate Bridge. It was beautiful and we walked on it but we didn’t go to
the end – it’s 2.5 km to the other side! In the afternoon, we went to Fisherman’s Wharf and went
shopping for a new digital camera. It was $200. There were thousands of tourists there, it was very
crowded . We visited an ice cream factory. American ice cream is fantastic!
Yesterday we went to a beach but we didn’t go swimming because the sea was cold.
I’m having a great time. Please send me an email soon. How are you all?
Love

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 Laura
26. Laura went to a Chinese restaurant.
27. Laura liked the wine at the restaurant.
28. The camera was two hundred dollars.
29. Laura walked on the Golden Gate Bridge.
30. Laura went swimming at the beach..
Task 3. Choose the best word or phrase A, B or C to fit each space in the conversation(s). (10 points)
Meeting at a hotel in Berlin At the grocery
Dan: Hi. I’m Dan Green A: (36) _________are the apples?
Tom: (31) _________. I’m Tom Davis. B: These green apples are £1.99 a kilo and those red
Dan: (32)_______________ apples are £ 2.09 a kilo.
Tom: I work for a big computer company, A: (37)_______ I have two kilos of green apples,
(33)____________________________ please?
Dan: Yes, I do. It’s very big. There are a hundred B: (38)________. It’s a bit over. Is that OK?
people in my office. What about you? A: Yes, that’s fine.
Tom: I work alone. B: That’s £ 4.20, please.
Two days later at the airport A:_(39)____________.
Dan: (34)____________ B: Thank you. And here’s your (40)__________.
Tom: It’s tommy@chat.com A: Thanks, Bye.
Dan: Do you have a home phone number. .
Tom: No, I don’t. (35)__________. It’s
0779856456
Dan: Ok, I’ll call you.
Tom: Thanks. Bye for now.

31. A. Good luck B. Nice to meet you C. Goodbye

32. A. What do you do? B. How are you? C. When do you work?
33. A. Do you work alone? B. Do you work at home? C. Do you work in an office?
34. A. What’s your email? B. What’s your facebook? C. What’s your number?
35. A. Here it is B. have a home phone C. But I have a mobile
36. A. How long B. How much C. How many
37. A. Can B. Should C. May
38. A. Certainly B. You’re welcome C. Not at all
39. A. Take this B. That’s ok C. Here you are
40. A. coins B. change C. credit card

PART III. WRITING (20 points)

Task 1. Arrange the given words into a complete sentence. (10 points)
41. you / do / often/ eat / pizza / How / ? /
42. Brazil / the / win / did / When/ World Cup/ ?/
43. there / woman / is /a / in / and /picture / this /child/a/
44. drink/ hardly/ They/ ever/ tea/ morning / the/ in.
45. orange / like/ would / an / I / juice / and / piece / cake / of .
Task 2. Build up a complete sentence from the following prompts. (10 points)
46. What/ you /usually/ have/breakfast /the morning?.
47. there/ bus stop / next / station?
48. My mother/ work/ an office /city center/ so/ she/ go/ work/ bus.
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 49. They / go / holiday/ last month/ New York.
50. She/ going to/ work/ Paris/ next month?

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