Midyear test

VOCABULARY&GRAMMAR
1 Choose a name for each category. Then choose one word in each group which doesn't fit. environment work feelings sport appearance education transport

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score a goal, pupils, get injured upset, annoyed, bald, guilty employer, marks, revise, recycle, pollution, gym scruffy, freckles, strict, wavy crowded, traffic jam, plump save fuel, promotion, salary

_sport__ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ /6

Rep ace the under ined words. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 ! I think tennis a bit boring. _find_ How do you go on with your new line manager? ___________ English is optional in my school. Everybody has to learn it. ___________ hey started to work their living at a very early age. _____________ hey!re playing very well. hey!re going to win the other team. ____________ "ould you pick me off from the station tomorrow? _____________ he daughter of my mother!s new husband is my distant cousin. ____________ It!s not important if you win or lose. #ust try to make your best. _____________ /7

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Choose the "est word a# " or c. 0 %our mobile is nicer than mine. I!m a bit___. a jealous 1 " embarrassed c bored

I!ve___my e&am and will have to take it again. a wasted " lost c failed

'y older sister is very___. (he always tells me what to do. a easy)going " bossy c ambitious

*lease, turn____the radio. It!s too loud, a down " off c on

amara!s new job is very___.(he does the same things every day. a repetitive " stressful c respectable

here are many cycle___in our city. a roads " lanes c passes

+obert is very passionate___rugby. a of " into c about /3

Comp ete the sentences with the $er"s "e ow. %se the present simp e# continuous# present perfect# present perfect continuous or past simp e tense. not drink improve not see go not come work try

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I __dont drink__ tea at all. I prefer coffee. I_______________ om since we left school. 'y father_______________in ,ondon for five years when he was younger.

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I_______________to phone you all day. I!m really pleased with your progress. %our English_______________all the time. here will only be si& of us at the party now. ,ouise and +on_______________. +ick_______________to the dentist at least once a year. /6

%nder ine the correct word&s'. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 he man who/which waved to us was my friend. I won!t go on holiday to (pain unless I'll get/I get a very cheap plane ticket. hat!s the girl that/whose brother won a chess competition yesterday. I haven!t talked to her for/since ages. %ou don't have to/mustn't wash the dishes. I can do them myself. Her new mobile is the same/similar to om!s. ,ook. hat plane over there is going to crash/ will crash into the airport. /3

Correct the mista(e in each sentence. 0 /s a child I am not allowed to eat sweets. As a child I was not allowed to eat sweets. 1 0hat are you thinking about her boyfriend? ____________________________________ 2 %ou!re much more slimmer than your sister. ____________________________________ 3 0hen we were younger, my parents made us to come home before $$.11. ____________________________________ 4 0hat!s your cousin like? Is he tall and handsome? ____________________________________

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0hen I!ll be thirty, I!ll have a big house. ____________________________________ I5

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READING
! Read the te)t. Tic( & ' true or cross & ' fa se. 1 2 3 4 he biggest problem for students now is having fun. /round a fifth of students are late with their work. he jobs students usually do have good conditions.

4or many students, their poor concentration is due to changes in learning styles. /4

Read the te)t again and answer the +uestions. 1 0hy do students usually go to university? __________________________________ 2 5o students get grants now? __________________________________ 3 How long can most students concentrate? __________________________________ 4 he survey shows students have two other problems. 0hat are they? __________________________________ 5 /ccording to the survey, does school education help students after they leave school? __________________________________ / 10

The cost of uni$ersity (tudents usually go to university to improve their career prospects so that they can get good jobs and earn good salaries. In the past, most students found university challenging and fun. However, many professors are worried that now, students worry most about money and concentrating in class.

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he government in 7ritain gave students !grants! before. / grant was money so that students could live and study. 8ow, there are no grants and more students are working while they are at university. However, having a job has affected their studies ) -$9 of students say that they don!t complete their work on time because of their jobs. /round $29 of students say that they miss up to five hours of class a week because of working and $:9 say they missed classes because employers made them work e&tra hours. he jobs that students do are often badly)paid and the working conditions aren!t very good, but students can!t find better jobs because they don!t have the ;ualifications and they can!t work full)time. 0orking is also affecting many students! concentration. /ccording to a recent survey, the average length of time a student can concentrate in class is just ten minutes. /t first, e&perts thought it was because of new technology and changes in learning styles. %oung people today usually only spend a short time looking at websites and they tend to read and write short te&ts. E&perts say this is why many young people have short attention spans. However, it seems that for many students, poor concentration in class is the result of working. / third of students who have part)time jobs say they find it hard to concentrate in class because they are tired and stressed. he results of the survey also showed that many students find it hard to set goals and make decisions about different aspects of their lives. hey say school education fails to provide students with life skills and the ability to live on their own when they leave school.

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LISTENING
, * -isten to si) different peop e. .atch the peop e &1/6' with the opinions &a/h'. There are two e)tra opinions. 1 'ark 2 =icky 3 8igel 4 /ngela 5 (ally 6 (teve

a It!s more important to study than to play sport. " Education is about learning different things, not just about studying. c I can!t see the point of doing sport. d (port should definitely be compulsory. e (port should be optional for older students. f It is easier to study after doing some sport. g %ou learn some useful skills when you do sports. h (tudents should be allowed to do only the sports they enjoy. /6

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COMMUNICATION
10 Comp ete with one word in each gap. 1 01 E&cuse me ... hello. 21________? 0hat was that? 2 01 'aggie is the best candidate for the job. 21 %es, I agree. (he!s definitely________. 3 01 5o you have a________? 21 8o, I haven!t got any children. 4 01 I!m a teacher. /nd how ________ you? 21 I!m a teacher too. 5 01 0e could go out for pi>>a tonight. /5 21 I3333333 so.

11 .atch the sentences to ma(e mini dia ogues. 1 2 3 4 5 0hat are your hopes for the future? *ersonally, I don!t think he!s suitable. He hasn!t got any e&perience. ,et me introduce myself. I!m "arl. 0e should form a band with 'ark and (ue. 0hat do you think of this book?

a *leased to meet you. " I!d like to win an ?lympic medal.

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c I love it. d I!m not sure about that. /5 e %es, but he speaks three languages.

Marks Vocab !ary and "rammar &eading Listening Comm nication T !a"# #$0 mar%s #1' mar%s #( mar%s #10 mar%s / 60 $arks

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