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EC - A2 - Tests - Language Test 8C
EC - A2 - Tests - Language Test 8C
LISTENING
3 When was the last time Billy used Mum’s USB stick?
A last week B last night
He 3 inter people all the time when they are talking. -lite
He never 4 w his turn to use the bathroom. -rupts
Someone should tell him to be more 5 po ! -aits
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GRAMMAR
Zoe: Wow! That sounds great! 5 When are / do you visiting us again?
Olivia: I’m not sure. We’ve got visitors next week.
SPEAKING
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READING
ASTROLOGY
Do you ever read your horoscope in a magazine, or ask a new friend what their star sign is? Many
people believe that our horoscopes can tell us a lot about our personalities, and even about our
future. Some people check the month their boyfriend or girlfriend was born, to see if they can get
on well together. Others say that this is silly.
0 People believe that horoscopes can tell them about their past / personality.
In our part of the world, we have the twelve signs of the Zodiac (our ‘star signs’), but the signs in
Chinese horoscopes are different. There are also twelve signs, but they match years, not months.
The years are named after animals, starting with the Rat and ending with the Pig. Your birth year
shows your personality so, for example, a Tiger is brave and a Dog is loyal.
In Japan both kinds of horoscope are popular. People in Japan also believe that your blood type,
not your birthday or star sign, can tell a lot about your personality. For example, ‘type 0s’ (‘0’ refers
to the blood group) are optimistic, but also independent and ambitious. It’s quite normal in Japan
to ask about someone’s blood type, in fact many Japanese people include this information in their
Facebook profiles!
4 The Chinese / Japanese believe that your blood type shows your personality.
5 Personality of a 0 type: optimistic / brave, independent and ambitious
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WRITING
Write 70–80 words making predictions about your life in the future. Use questions 1–4 to help
you.
1 What job will you have?
2 Will you have a family / a lot of friends?
3 Where will you live?
4 What are your other ambitions?
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2 I _________________________________________________________________________
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3 I _________________________________________________________________________
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Total: ______ / 50