FIRST YEAR EXAM PRACTICE 4 (UNITS 1-11)

MATCH A LINE FROM “A” WITH A LINE FROM “B”. Write the corresponding 4 x 0.25 = 1 mark
number from B in the box. There is one extra phrase in column B.

A B B
a I don’t usually 1 two dogs and a cat.

b Are there 2 but I can play tennis.

c I have 3 any children in the classroom?

d I can’t play volleyball 4 went to school yesterday.

5 go to the theatre.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT OPTION a, b or c. TO COMPLETE THE BLANKS. 4 x 0.25 = 1 mark

1- Jane works________the local library. a) on b) at c) next

2- _______is my favourite book. a) These b) Those c) This
3- We can go camping today ______it’s sunny. a) and b) because c) but
4- Her son is a very nice boy. She loves______ a) his b) he c) him

COMPLETE THE TEXT ABOUT F. DRENNAN WITH THE CORRECT TENSE

10 x 0.2 =2 marks
OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. Use the Simple Present or the Simple Past

Fergus Drennan is a chef, a teacher and a TV presenter. He 1) (live)____________in the countryside in the
South-East of England. In his courses he 2) (teach) _____________ people how to cook using nuts and
vegetables and then they 3) (make) ___________ delicious dishes like soups and salads. Fergus 4) (not like)
________________ buying his food in the supermarket, he 5) (prefer) ______________ fresh food.
Last summer he 6) (travel) ______________ to the Amazon Forest where he 7) (see) ___________ a great
variety of unusual vegetables and fruit and he 8) (eat)____________ some directly from the plant. When he 9)
(come) ________________ back to England he 10 (tell) _____________ his students about his experience.

COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS IN THIS CONVERSATION Use the Simple

5 x 0.4 = 2 marks
Present or the Simple Past

Joan and John are talking during their lunch break

Joan: Last night I had a delicious dish for dinner.
John: What 1) ____________________________? (you/eat)
Joan: Ravioli bolognese. 2) _________________________ pasta, John? (you/like)
John: Yes, I do. I love it.
Joan : 3) _______________________ an Italian restaurant near here? (there/be)
John: Yes, there is one at the corner.
Joan: 4) __________________expensive? (it/be)
John: No, not really.
Joan: 5)______________________to go there for lunch tomorrow? (you/want)
John: Yes, that’s a great idea.

READING. Read this text and circle T for true or F for false 5 x 0.4 = 2 marks

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Glen Stephens, 24, and his friend Gaby, 23, are mountain climbers. They work hard in their jobs, but in their free
time they travel to other countries and climb very dangerous mountains. Their last trip was to the Himalayas in
Nepal, to climb one of the highest mountains in the world. On a day in July, on their second week there, they
were climbing when the weather changed. Snow fell and it was terribly cold. ‘We can’t do it, it’s too difficult’,
Tom thought as he went into his tent for the night. They were exhausted. Nobody knew they were there and their
families thought they were dead. But they resisted and two days later, there was a miracle: the weather changed
and, on a clear afternoon, they got to the top of the mountain. A helicopter rescued them some hours later. Glen
and Gaby still go climbing and teach other people about their experiences.

1. The passage is about one of Glen and Gaby’s mountain climbing experiences. T F

2. They love mountains. T F

3. They couldn’t reach the top of the mountain at first because of the weather. T F

4. They had a very bad experience in the Himalayas. T F

5. Finally, they left the top of the mountain by helicopter. T F