UNIT 1: Language Test

GROUP B

Name: ________________________
Class: ________________________
VOCABULARY GRAMMAR
1 Complete each sentence with a word from the 4 Complete the dialogue using the correct form
box. There is one extra word. of the verbs in brackets.
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A: Hi Bea, are you studying at the moment or are
confused determined excited
miserable punctual relaxed reliable you free to come to town with me?
1
B: Hi Agnes. I __________________ (not/do)
0 After their long holiday they felt very relaxed and
ready to start work again. anything at the moment. I’d love to come.
2
1 Jenni is a very _____________ person and is __________________ (you/want) to come here
never late. or meet in town?
2 I don’t understand the computer instructions. I’m 3
A: Well I __________________ (finish) my
very _____________. Can you explain them to
homework at the moment, but I can meet you in
me?
town in an hour.
3 Henry is very _____________. You can trust him.
4
4 The children were very _____________ when B: Okay. By the way. __________________
they saw the big present waiting for them. (you/like) the essay topic for English homework
5
5 He was _____________ to get into the football this week? I __________________ (think) it’s
team. Nothing would stop him. 6
very difficult. I __________________ (not/know)
/5 what to write.
2 Choose the correct options to complete the 7
A: It __________________ (seem) difficult, but it’s
sentences.
not really. I can give you some help when we
0 He doesn’t express / challenge / tell himself very
meet if you like
well. His ideas are confusing.
8
1 He challenged / surprised / made himself when he B: Oh, Mum __________________ (call) me. I’ve
won the race. He didn’t think he was fast enough. got to go. See you in an hour. Bye.
2 Do you ever tell / know / express yourself that you A: Bye.
are wonderful?
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3 I expressed / made / challenged myself to do a
20-kilometre swim in the sea. It was very hard,
but I’m glad I did it. 5 Complete the text using the correct form of
4 Jenni was so tired that she couldn’t stop shivering the verbs in brackets.
/ screaming / yawning. 0
Have you ever done (ever/do) a challenge which
5 Every year I challenge / make / congratulate you thought you would never do? Well last week I
myself do something that scares me. 1
______________________ (go) in the water with
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white sharks. Can you believe that? I’m not scared of
3 Complete the paragraph with one word in 2
water and I ______________________ (be) able to
each gap. The first letter is given.
0 swim since I was two years old. Also
Mary isn’t very brave and is never prepared to give 3
I ______________________ (want) to get close to
something new a go. She doesn’t like to
1 these large fish since I was a child. So when my
c__________ her routine because she is a 4
2 friend ______________________ (suggest) it,
f__________ person who worries about every
she’s always doing exciting things,
unimportant thing. A routine helps her to avoid 5
I ______________________ (agree) immediately.
unexpected events. She always listens to advice 6
3 While I ______________________ (wait) for the
from others and will only take on b__________
shark to appear, I felt really sick and scared. In fact, I
ideas that don’t upset her routine. She doesn’t want 7
4 don’t think I ______________________ (ever/feel)
to h__________ adventures. Her friends think that
so afraid.
she lacks confidence and they are always trying to
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think of ways to b__________ it. /7
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 UNIT 1: Language Test

GROUP B

ENGLISH FOR SPEAKING ENGLISH FOR WRITING

6 Complete the dialogue. Use one word in each 7 Complete the text using the words and
gap. phrases in the box. Use capital letters where
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Marisa: Excuse me. Would you mind necessary.
1
_____________ me, please? afraid of flying at the beginning
2 first realised this gradually felt in the end
Andy: No, of course not. _____________ can I do
now I regularly screamed soon after that
for you?
that day, I wanted to
Marisa: It’s my first day here and I need to find when I saw how small the plane was
classroom B6.
Andy: Oh, you must be Marisa. I’m Andy. My Personal Challenge
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Marisa: Hi, Andy. I’ve always wanted to jump out of a plane and float
down to Earth like a bird. In my dreams this was
Andy: Your classroom’s at the end of this corridor.
possible, but in reality I’m
I’ll show you. 1
3
____________________________.
Marisa: That _____________ be great, thanks. 2
I ____________________________ last year when
4
Andy: Can I give you a _____________ with your the plane journey I was on had such a bad landing
bag? that I didn’t want to get on a plane ever again.
5 3
Marisa: _____________ really nice of you, thanks. ____________________________ a friend
6
Andy: Ah here’s your classroom. _____________ suggested this charity challenge to raise money for
7
you need anything _____________, homeless children In Africa.
4
Marisa? ____________________________,
5
8 I ____________________________ loudly and
Marisa: No, this is fine. _____________ for your
started shaking violently.
help. 6
____________________________ of the day I
Andy: No problem. thought it was impossible to do, but lots of people
Mario: Hey, Andy! Can you help me? I’ve got a had promised to give money to the charity if I jumped
problem here. so I had to do it. The instructor tried to calm me down
9 7
Andy: Hey, Mario, I’ll be _____________ you in a and I ____________________________ less
minute. I won’t be long. I’m just going to anxious. I’m pleased to say that,
8
introduce Marisa to the class. ____________________________, I got on the
10 plane even though I was still shaking. The instructor
Mario: _____________! No problem.
was talking to me all the time and before I knew it we
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were in the air. And then we jumped. It was really
amazing.
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____________________________ lost my fear of
flying and I am now much more confident.
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____________________________ jump out of
planes and am training to be a pilot so that I can fly
my own plane.
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