TEST 1A (Unit 1)

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(Time 50 minutes)

Listening

A Directions: You will hear a recording twice. Before you listen to it, you will have 2
minutes to read questions 1-5. While listening for the first time, you can look at the
questions, but you are not allowed to take notes. After you hear the whole recording, you
will have 3 minutes to answer the questions, choosing the answer (A, B or C) which you
think fits best. Then you will hear the recording again and you will have 1 minute to
check your answers.

1 Natalie is … 4 Jessica’s favourite subject is …

A new to the school. A Maths. B Physics. C ICT.
B Jessica’s friend.
5 Natalie can’t …
C British.
A run fast.
2 Jessica is from … B swim well.
A the UK. B the USA. C France. C play basketball.

3 Natalie and Jessica are …

A thirteen. B twelve. C eleven.
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B Directions: You will hear a recording twice. Before you listen to it, you will have 2
minutes to read statements 6-10. While listening for the first time, you can look at the
statements, but you are not allowed to take notes. After you hear the whole recording,
you will have 3 minutes to mark the statements as T (True), F (False) or NI (No
Information). Then you will hear the recording again and you will have 1 minute to check
your answers.

6 The Williams sisters are American. ........

7 Ebony and Starr are Venus and Serena’s sisters. ........
8 Venus can’t hit a tennis ball very hard. ........
9 Serena’s nickname is ‘the champion’. ........
10 Serena is a good swimmer. ........
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Reading
C Directions: Read the text below. Then, read the statements that follow it and mark them
as T (True), F (False) or NI (No Information).

Mr Fantastic

Mr Fantastic is a superhero and the leader of the Fantastic Four. He’s an amazing scientist. He’s tall and thin with
brown eyes and brown hair.
Mr Fantastic can do amazing things. He can change his body into different shapes. He can make his body very
long and thin, like a piece of paper. Mr Fantastic’s enemy is Doctor Doom. The Doctor is very strong and very bad!
Susan Storm is Mr Fantastic’s wife. Their son’s name is Franklin. Susan Storm is also a member of the Fantastic
Four. She can become invisible and then her enemies can’t see her! Together, Mr Fantastic and Susan Storm can
protect the world from Doctor Doom and other bad people.

11 Mr Fantastic is good at science. ........ 14 Doctor Doom can become invisible. ........
12 He is very strong. ........ 15 Franklin is Mr Fantastic’s son. ........
13 Mr Fantastic and Doctor Doom are friends. ........
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Use of English
D Directions: Circle the answer (A, B or C) which best completes each sentence.

16 ........ cry when they are hungry. 21 “........ are they?”

A Babies B Baby C Babys “They are in London.”
A Who B When C Where
17 ........ in the Maths lesson, please.
A Not talk B Talk not C Don’t talk 22 She ........ read or write. She’s only two years old.
A can’t B isn’t C aren’t
18 “Are you and Maria from Spain?”
“Yes, ........ .” 23 “........ is Steve Jenkins?”
A we’re B we are C we aren’t “He’s my friend.”
A What B Who C How old
19 Look at the beautiful ........!
A scarves B scarfes C scarfs 24 Mary and Kate are 15. They are ........ friends.
A our B us C we
20 Look at him. ........ is a famous football player.
A She B He’s C He 25 ........ ride a bike.
A She can B Can’t she C Can she

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E Directions: Read the text and circle the answer (A, B or C) that best suits each gap.

Hello Frank,

My name’s Miguel Silva. I’m 15 years 26) ......... and I’m 27) ......... . I’m from Lisbon, the 28) ......... city of my
country.
I’m a 29) ......... at Coburg High School. My favourite subjects are English and Physical 30) ......... . I’m very good at
sports. I can run very fast, I can swim quite well and I can 31) ......... martial arts, like karate and judo. My 32) .........
is ‘the athlete’! I can also 33) ......... a horse, but I can’t 34) ......... a musical instrument. I’m very 35) ......... too! My
jokes are great!
Write back and tell me about you!

Take care,
Miguel

26 A young B age C old 31 A play B do C make

27 A Portuguese B Portugal 32 A nickname B first name C surname

C Portugalese
33 A take B ride C surf
28 A official B personal C capital
34 A take B play C do
29 A player B student C champion
35 A shy B brave C funny
30 A Education B Information C History
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Writing
F Directions: Write an email to your English-speaking e-friend, Tom (50-60 words). In your
email write:
 your name and age.  where you are from.  the name of your school and which your favourite school
subjects are.  what you can/can’t do/play.
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