TEST 1 ● GROUP B

Name:  ________________________

Class:  ________________________

Vocabulary
1 Complete the words in the sentences.
1 Jenna was very slim when she was younger, but now
she’s o         r w                 t.

2 Sam has c             y hair, but his sister’s hair is straight.

3 I’m not brave enough to do e         r         e sports like
snowboarding.
Grammar
4 The s         c t     t         s cheered when he scored a goal.
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
5 I always get f         c k         s on my face in the summer. verbs in brackets.
1 Tim isn’t here at the moment. He                                    
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(play) football.

2 Let’s go to a Chinese restaurant. I                                    

2 Choose the correct words.
(love) Chinese food!
1 Rob is 45 now, so he’s middle- / medium- aged.
3 I broke my finger while I                                     (play) golf.
2 If you like that dress, why don’t you try it out / on?
4 I                                     (meet) Greg a few times, but I don’t
3 John and I don’t have a lot in / for common. know him very well.

4 You chase for / after the other players and try to get the 5 I can only speak a little German. I                                    
ball off them. (not / study) it for very long.

5 I hope we can qualify for / to the finals. 6 How long                                     (you / know) Tina?

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animals in the zoo.

3 Complete the text with the correct form of the words 8 I                                     (not / see) Freddie at the party last
in the box. There are three words you don’t need. night.

fulfil get hurt join keep look 9 Unfortunately, the film                                     (start) when I
make take got to the cinema, so I missed the first ten minutes.

My older brother Jason is 18 years old now and he’s crazy 10 My parents always encouraged me                                    
about sport! I guess he (1)                         after my dad (do) a lot of sport.
because he’s very interested in sport too. Jason is always
trying new ways to (2)                         fit, like running fifteen /10
kilometres every evening or getting up at six in the morning
to go cycling. He wants to (3)                         an athletics
club next, so I guess he’ll be practising the long jump in the 5 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One sentence
back garden! Seriously, I hope he’s able to is correct.
(4)                         his ambitions one day, but I just hope he 1 You shouldn’t to eat so many chips! They aren’t good for
doesn’t (5)                         himself doing all this sport! you.
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2 That’s not true! I’m not believing you!                                                                                      

         
                                                                                     
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3 Elsie has be playing hockey since she was seven.

                                                                                     
         

4 They warned us not to get too close to the track.

                                                                                     
         

5 I can’t imagine to live in another country.

Use of English
6 Decide which answer, A, B, C or D, best fills each gap.

I moved to a new house with my family six months ago. I was determined that I wasn’t going to (1) ____ touch with my old
friends, but I wanted to make new friends, too. I have a good relationship (2) ___ my parents, and my dad suggested that I
should take up golf. There’s a golf (3) ___ near our new house, and he said it would be a good way to meet people. I
agreed, so he bought me some golf (4) ___, and booked some lessons for me. That was six months ago. Now, I love the
sport. I’ve made lots of new friends, and I’m going to (5) ___ part in a golf competition next week. Wish me luck!
1 A drop B lose C stop D break

2 A with B for C to D of

3 A track B course C pitch D court

4 A bats B sticks C rackets D clubs

5 A take B get C have D do

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7 Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap

Lucy Davies has always been interested in clothes and she has (1)            designing and making her own clothes since she
was about 12. Lucy is tall and attractive, and a lot of people say she looks (2)            a fashion model, but she isn’t interested
in a working as a model. She has made (3)            her mind that she wants to become a fashion designer. Her parents
wanted her to stay at school and study, but after a lot of discussion, they (4)            her leave school so she could set up her
own business. Now things are going well, and last month Lucy managed (5)            win a competition for young designers in
London.
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8 Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fills in each gap.
ABLE
Martha Blake hasn’t had an easy life. She was born with a (1) __________ which meant that she couldn’t walk
but had to use a wheelchair. When she was young, people used to tell her that she shouldn’t be too ambitious,
REAL
but should be (2) __________ about what she could achieve in life. When Martha refused to listen, some people
accused her of being (3) __________, and told her to develop a more mature attitude. Martha ignored them. She CHILD
didn’t want to sit at home and feel sorry for herself. She was keen to get out in the world to (4) _________ with
SOCIAL
other people and work like everyone else. Now Martha is a well known DJ and has her own radio show, and is
an (5) __________ to all young people.
INSPIRE

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9 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words.
1 I hate waiting in queues!

STAND

I                                                 in queues.

2 My parents say I can’t go out with my friends during the week.

ALLOW

My parents won’t                                                 with my friends during the week.

3 Tom left the party and then we arrived.

WHEN

Tom                                                 we arrived.

4 I started studying French three years ago.

FOR

I                                                 three years.

5 It is possible to buy food in the cafeteria.

CAN

You                                                 in the cafeteria.

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Your friend from the UK is doing a project on friends and wants to know how people meet their friends. Write an
email to your friend and explain how you met one of your friends.

• Explain when you met your friend, where it happened, and what you were doing when it happened.

• Describe what your friend looked like, and why you liked him or her.

• Explain how you became friends.

Write your email in three paragraphs. Write between 140 and 190 words.

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