Q1 - LESSON 1 Student’s name:...................................Class: 9A...............

Corrector’s name:...................................

LISTENING
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND / OR A NUMBER for each answer.

REVISION NOTE
Example:
Problem with: …the brochure sample…

 Company name: (1) ……………………………………………... Hotel Chains

 Letters of (2) ……………………………………………... should be bigger.
 The (3) ……………………………………………... should be removed.
 Change the description under the top photo to (4) ……………………………………………...
 Use the picture with (5) ……………………………………………... of the hotel.
 The (6) ……………………………………………... should be in red print.
 Translate into (7) ……………………………………………...
 Deadline: by the end of (8) ……………………………………………...
 Address: No. 9 Green Drive, (9) ……………………………………………..., NY21300
 Telephone number: (10) ……………………………………………...

A. GRAMMAR
I. Write a verb from the box in the correct form, present simple or present continuous, in each pair
of sentences.
appeal • be • consider • depend • feel • have • look • see • smell • think

1. a. I………………………………………… for a book on fly fishing. Do you have any in stock?

b. Stan ………………………………………… like he’s in a bad mood this morning.
2. a. How ……………………………… you ……………………………… about inviting Jackie to come with
us on Saturday?
b. Britney ………………………………………… very well, so I’ve told her she can go home.
3. a. Jan and I ………………………………………… buying a new flat.
b. Why ……………………………… you ……………………………… Ray Davis to be a better songwriter
than Paul McCartney?
4. a. We ………………………………………… a barbecue right now, so can I call you back this evening?
b. ……………………………… the Deacons ………………………………………… a swimming pool?
5. a. The idea of going to a Greek island really………………………………………… to me.
b. Police ………………………………………… for witnesses to the attack.
6. a. This chicken ……………………………… very fresh. I think I’ll throw it away just to be on the safe
side.
b. Why ……………………………… you ……………………………… that chicken, Mum?
7. a. I ………………………………………… on you, James. Don’t let me down!

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 b. Whether we get there by six ………………………………………… on the traffic.
8. a. Julian………………………………………… a bit busy at the moment, actually.
b. Guys, you ………………………………………… too noisy! Can’t you keep it down, please?
9. a. ……………………………… you ……………………………… Bob would like a CD for his birthday?
b. Oliver says he ………………………………………… about moving out of the city.
10. a. I hear that Doug ………………………………………… quite a lot of Katy these days. Is that true?
b. I ………………………………………… Manchester United lost again.

II. Complete these sentences with the nouns and the verbs in the present perfect.
also-ran hat-trick buy not come say train
has-been no-show hear not finish take win

11. Colin ……………………………… the race for the second year in a row and he ……………………..…….
that he will come back and try to make it a ………………………………………… next year.
12. An ‘…………………………………………’ is an informal expression for a person or a horse that
……………………………………… part in a competition or a race, but
……………………………………… first, second or third.
13. Wilson says he ………………………………………… people describe him negatively as a
‘………………………’ but he ………………………………………… hard this year to prove that he’s still
one of the best.
14. A ‘…………………………………………’ is an informal expression for someone who
………………………………… a ticket for an event, a journey, etc., but who
………………………………… to the event.

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
Stonehenge (15) ………………………………………… (be) the subject of archaeological debate for
many years. No one (16) ………………………………………… (yet / explain) satisfactorily why or how it
was built, although teams of experts (17) ………………………………………… (excavate) the site for years
and a team of American scientists (18) ………………………………………… (recently / start) working in the
area with sophisticated new equipment. Popular theories (19) …………………………………………
(suggest) that Stonehenge was built as a temple, but no one (20) …………………………………………
(manage) to work out how the stones were transported there. A group of students from Bangor University
(21) ………………………………………… (discuss) the possibility of re-enacting the journey from Wales,
where such stones are to be found, overland to Stonehenge, and sponsors (22)
……………………………………… (come) forward with offers of financial assistance. The British Museum
(23) ………………………………………… (also / announce) a forthcoming exhibition of artefacts from the
Stonehenge period, which they (24) ………………………………………… (gather) over the last five years
from all over Northern Europe.

IV. Write one word in each gap.

HUMANS AND OTHER LIFE FORMS
Humans (25) ……………..………… much in common with other life forms on Earth. (26) ……………..
………… the very first life forms appeared, all living things have (27) ……………..………… desperately
struggling to survive the harsh and changing conditions of our planet. This has (28) ……………..…………
adapting to new situations and, in many cases, has (29) ……………..………… to either evolution or
extinction. We are (30) ……………..………… alone in making use of the world around us (birds use twigs
to build nests, for example) or in being particularly skillful (spiders make intricate webs). Where we (31)
……………..………… differ from other life forms, however, (32) ……………..………… in our ability to

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record, and learn from, our collective history. In this, it (33) ……………..………… that we (34) ……………..
………… unique.
(35) ……………..………… is still much mankind (36) ……………..………… not know about the earliest
humans, of course, but we are increasingly (37) ……………..………… a species with detailed knowledge
about our past. The more we learn, the better (38) ……………..………… our chances of survival in the
future. It must also be recognised, however, that we are also the only species on Earth which (39)
……………..………… managed to create the means to destroy the planet we live on.

B. VOCABULARY
I. Choose the correct form.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The Prime Minister’s comments yesterday on education spending miss the point, as the secondary
education system also needs a major overhaul. Firstly, the system only views the weakest learners as
having special (40) ……………… The brightest and most (41) ……………… students are not encouraged
to develop to their full potential. Secondly, there’s too much testing and not enough learning. My fifteen-
year-old daughter, for example, has just spent the last month or so for (42) ……………… exams. These
aren’t even real, important exams, as her GCSEs (General Certificate of Secondary Education) will be next
year. They’re just (43) ……………… exams, is the work she’s been doing really going to make her more
(44) ……………… about her subjects, or will she forget it all tomorrow? I suspect the latter.
Thirdly, the standard (45) ……………… doesn’t give students any (46) ……………… in developing
practical work-related, living and social skills, or in skills necessary for higher education. How many
students entering university have the first idea what the difference is between (47) ……………… someone
else’s work and making good use of someone else’s ideas? Shouldn’t they hair been taught this at school?
How many of them are really able to go about (48) ……………… - a skill that’s essential at university
because there are no teachers to tell you what to do - in an efficient way? Indeed, how many students (49)
……………… from university totally unable to spell even simple English words correctly? The system is
letting our children down.

40. A. requests B. desires C. needs D. wants

41. A. inattentive B. ignorant C. intensive D. conscientious
42. A. cramming B. lecturing C. reading D. practicing
43. A. false B. mock C. fake D. artificial
44. A. knowledgeable B. intellectual C. academic D. intelligent
45. A. timetable B. lecture C. seminar D. curriculum
46. A. lesson B. subject C. tuition D. tutorial
47. A. writing B. going over C. plagiarising D. repeating
48. A. reviewing B. revision C. distance learning D. self-study
49. A. qualify B. graduate C. depart D. exit

II. Match to make sentences.

50. I’m going to have to mull this …………. a. together exactly what happened that evening.
51. Detectives are still trying to piece ………… b. in the fact that he’d never see her again.
52. It took him a very long time to take ……… c. up a brilliant excuse to tell Rachel.
53. Tell us how you hit …………. d. over for a while before I make a final decision.
54. It took us ages to figure …………. e. this through properly yet.
55. I’ve just thought …………. f. out how to get everyone to the sports centre
56. I’m not sure we’ve thought …………. without Phil knowing.
g. upon such a great idea for a website.

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III. Write one word in each gap so that each second sentence has a similar meaning to the first
sentence.
57. I need to consider your offer very carefully before I make a decision.
I need to ……………..………… over your offer very carefully before I make a decision.
58. Lee had the brilliant idea of booking a clown for the end-of-term party.
Lee came ……………..………… ……………..………… the brilliant idea of booking a clown for the
end-of-term party.
59. It’s time you realised that you’ve got responsibilities now.
It’s time you faced …………………… …………………… the fact that you’ve got responsibilities now.
60. I’m going to have to improve my spoken German before I go to Munich.
I’m going to have to brush ……………..………… ……………..………… my spoken German before I
go to Munich.
61. I didn’t like the idea at first but now I do.
I didn’t like the idea at first but I’ve ……………..………… round ……………..………… it now.
62. It’s a general knowledge quiz so you can’t do any revision for it.
There’s nothing to swot ……………..………… ……………..………… as it’s a general knowledge
quiz.
63. We were right at the back of the hall so I couldn’t hear what the speaker was saying.
I was unable to ……………..………… out what the speaker was saying because we were right at
the back of the hall.
64. We finally thought of a way to get the band into the hotel without the press knowing.
We finally puzzled …………..………… a way to get the band into the hotel without the press
knowing.
65. I’ve found out a lot of information about the history of English language teaching recently.
I’ve been ……………..………… up on the history of English language teaching recently.

C. WRITING
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 three and eight words, including the
word given.
66. I never thought that we’d have legal problems. crossed
It ………………………………………………………………….. that we’d have legal problems.
67. I’ve decided that teaching is not the right profession for me. conclusion
I’ve ……………………………………………………….. that teaching is not the right profession for me.
68. Could you tell me where you were last night, Mr. Johnson? account
Could you …………………………………………………….. your whereabouts last night, Mr.
Johnson?
69. The journalist pretended that she was a parent of one of the children. false
The journalist ……………………………………………….. that she was a parent of one of the
children.
70. You have to use logic and lateral thinking in equal measure in this job. strike
You have to …………………………………………………………….. logic and lateral thinking in this
job.
71. I didn’t tell Angie because I didn’t want to hurt Eddie’s feelings. consideration
I didn’t tell Angie ………………………………………………………………….. Eddie.

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C. READING
Choose the best answer
“Take this telescope home and look at the night sky from your backyard. I want
you to write down everything interesting you see and next week we will talk about it
in class,” Mr. Anderson said at the end of our astronomy class.
I asked my best friend Courtney if she wanted to come over to my house on
Saturday to watch the stars with me. She agreed and we decided we would camp
out all night.
“Tonight is going to be very clear,” my mom said as she helped us set the tent up.
We sat watching the sky for several hours.
“Adam, what is that?” Courtney asked, sounding very confused. I looked into the
telescope and saw that a large, circular airplane was getting closer and closer to us. It had thousands of
rotating lights and I could see two small, green men leaning over the controls.
“It is coming right for us!” I shouted.
The flying saucer landed and the two spacemen got out with smiles on their long, flat faces. They shook
our hands as we stood unable to speak. “We are from the planet Kepron 12 and we have been sent to
teach you about the universe,” said the smaller of the two aliens with a very odd-sounding accent.
Courtney and I spent the rest of the night learning about the universe from our new friends until they had to
leave. “Good luck in your astronomy class next week,” the taller alien said. “I hope that we can meet again
and maybe you can visit our home.”
We both said we would like to and waved to them as they flew away. The next couple of days went by
slowly because we were excited to give our report. On Thursday, our chance finally came.
Mr. Anderson, however, laughed and said, “You guys have great imaginations! But your assignment was
supposed to be on things that you actually saw.” He would not listen to us and told us to repeat the task
next weekend. We didn’t mind though. Courtney and I both knew that sometime in the future our friends
would be back. One day, we will prove to everyone that we were right.

72. What is the best title for the story?

A. The Truth About Kepron 12. B. A Difficult Astronomy Assignment.
C. Two Students Encountering Two Aliens. D. Teachers Who Don’t Believe Their Students.
73. Why does Adam invite Courtney to his house on Saturday?
A. To meet his mom. B. To do schoolwork.
C. To meet his friends. D. To camp out and eat pizza.
74. What is suggested about Mr. Anderson’s opinion of the report?
A. It is creatively made up but not acceptable as homework.
B. It is similar to an assignment that he completed in high school.
C. It isn’t unusual for students to present reports like this.
D. It might be true, but the students didn’t use a telescope.
75. According to the story, all of the following are true EXCEPT
A. The shorter alien spoke with a strange accent.
B. Adam and Courtney visited Kepron 12.
C. Adam and Courtney learned about the cosmos from the aliens.
D. Mr. Anderson told Adam and Courtney to redo their work.

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