NAME CLASS

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GRAMMAR 6 He hasn’t been to Shanghai before, ________ he?

7 You’ve done this kind of work before, _______ you?
1 Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun
and a comma (,) before it if necessary. 7
Example: This is the beach where we used to have
barbecues every summer. Grammar total 20

1 Bill Gates ________ role in Microsoft has changed,

VOCABULARY
now does a lot of charity work.
2 The Mini ________ is still made in Oxford, is a 4 Complete the sentences with one word to
classic British car. complete the compound nouns.
3 Patricia Cornwell was the writer ________ possibly Example: I like driving, but I hate sitting in traffic jams.
solved the mystery of Jack the Ripper.
1 I’m so glad it’s summer, I can finally wear my new
4 There’s a Sherlock Holmes museum on Baker Street sun________.
________ the fictional detective lived.
2 This is John, an old friend of mine. We were
5 My grandfather ________ is seventy-eight, still class________ at school.
works as a lawyer.
3 I’ve got my passport, but I can’t find my boarding
6 The town ________ I grew up has changed a lot since ________.
I was young.
4 Can you put those books back onto the
7 The Mona Lisa ________ was painted in the 16th book________, please?
century, is worth millions of pounds.
5 I need to get some gas. Is there a gas ________ near
8 Isn’t she the designer ________ furniture won the here?
National Design Award?
6 You can be fined for not wearing a seat ________,
8 even in the back seats.
7 Please answer your phone! I can’t stand that
2 Cross out the relative pronoun if it isn’t necessary. ring________!
Example: The man who I spoke to was tall and slim. 8 At the end of the game, the fans ran onto the football
________.
1 The person who I feel sorry for is Jeff.
9 Jack the Ripper was one of the most famous
2 This is the book which won the Nobel Prize this year.
________ killers.
3 Is that the woman who you used to work for?
10 Oh no! I left my car here for five minutes, and now I
4 That’s the movie which I was telling you about have a parking ________!
yesterday.
10
5 Is that the restaurant which has fantastic pizzas?

3 Complete the questions with the correct question

tags.
Example: Caterina will come to the meeting, won’t
she?
1 Dan wasn’t working on this project last month,
_______ he?
2 The tickets cost us 20 dollars, _______ they?
3 She will let him know the final decision, ________
she?
4 You didn’t like your starter, ________ you?
5 She worked in the sales department, ________ she?

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5 Complete the sentences with the correct word. PRONUNCIATION

Example: Many criminals are caught today because of 6 Match the words with the same sound.
the use of DNA samples.
1 The man was released because there wasn’t enough prove murder court
face picture lie
e________ to charge him.
2 Police are questioning three s________ in Example: bird murder
connection with the robbery.
1 train ________
3 After twenty years, detectives have still not been
able to s________ this crime. 2 boot ________
4 Two w________ came forward and said that they 3 bike ________
had seen the attack. 4 computer ________
5 The tr_________ lasted for three months, and ended 5 horse ________
with the accused going free. 5
6 With so little evidence, it will be difficult to
pr________ that he committed the crime. 7 Underline the stressed syllable.
7 Two men have been a________ and taken to the Example: sub|titles
central police station.
8 Mr. Sampson’s death was accidental, and his son is 1 ex|hi|bi|tion
clearly not a m________. 2 i|co|nic
9 The defendant was acquitted, but only because he 3 e|vi|dence
had a very good l________. 4 pro|se|cu|tion
10 Detectives say they are making good progress with 5 a|cqui|tted
their i________. 5
10
Pronunciation total 10
Vocabulary total 20
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50

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10 Reading and Writing   A ENGLISH FILE 3

READING 2 The man in the _____ seat threw money out of the
window.
1 Read the article and check (✓) A, B, or C. A driver’s ■ B back ■ C front ■
3 The robbers threw the money to try to _____.
Bank robbers throw it all A confuse people ■ B be kind ■
away C block the police ■
In an unusual car chase in Los Angeles recently, bank 4 A lot of people ____ pick up the money in the streets.
robbers who were escaping from the police threw the A were happy to ■ B refused to ■
stolen money out of the car window. C told everyone to ■
The incident began in a northern suburb of the city where 5 The robbers’ car _____ at the traffic lights.
four men had committed an armed bank robbery. The A crashed ■ B waited ■ C didn’t stop ■
robbers escaped in a stolen vehicle and two of them, who 6 _____ was injured in the chase.
have not yet been caught, managed to jump out of the car. A No one ■ B One police officer ■
All along the route, one of the suspects, sitting in the back C One witness ■
seat of the car, threw handfuls of bank notes out of the 7 In downtown Los Angeles the car turned into ____.
window. A the main street ■ B a parking lot ■
A spokesperson for the police said they thought that the C a side street ■
thieves had been trying to encourage people to come out 8 The bank robbers were _____ in the end.
into the street, which, they hoped, would have blocked the A let go ■ B attacked ■ C arrested ■
path of the patrol cars. And many people did come out to
9 A lot of people had watched the chase _____.
pick up the money that was raining down in their streets. As
A on TV ■ B on the streets ■
one delighted witness said, “It’s not every day that robbers
C from their window ■
give you money, is it?”
10 There were _____ of people at the scene of the arrest.
The chase continued into downtown Los Angeles, where
A thousands ■ B a small number ■
the vehicle left the main road and drove through the narrow
C hundreds ■
streets of the city’s southern areas. Video footage shows
the vehicle driving through roadwork to avoid waiting at red 10
traffic lights, and even going up onto the pavement so that
terrified pedestrians had to jump out of the way. One 2 Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true)
officer whose foot was run over was, fortunately, the only or F (false).
person who was hurt in the incident. 1 The bank robbers used their own car to
It is not clear whether the driver who finally ended the escape. _____
chase did so deliberately. A large pickup truck that turned 2 The bank robbers were stopped by a police
out of a side street blocked the path of the two bank car. _____
robbers, which finally forced the criminals to stop.
3 Some people nearly got run over by the bank
In a dramatic scene filmed by TV helicopters, a large crowd robbers. _____
gathered as police officers holding guns pulled two men
4 The city residents helped to arrest the
from the getaway vehicle. Several hundred people, many of
criminals. _____
whom had seen the drama on their TV screens, gathered
5 The stolen money has not been given back. _____
around the police at the crime scene and city police came
to help control the crowds. 5
The police are urging people to return the stolen money, so
far without any success. Reading total 15

Example: The bank robbery took place in the _____ of

Los Angeles.
A center ■ B north ■ ✓ C south ■
1 _____ of the bank robbers have now been caught.
A Two ■ B None ■ C All ■

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10 Reading and Writing   A ENGLISH FILE 3

WRITING
Write an article about a robbery. It can be a story that
you have heard about or that happened to someone
you know (100–150 words). Answer the questions.
• When and where did it happen?
• What was taken?
• What exactly happened?
• Did the robbers get caught?

Writing total 10

Reading and Writing total 25

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10 Listening and Speaking   A ENGLISH FILE 3

LISTENING SPEAKING
1 Listen to Molly talking about her favorite crime 1 Make questions and ask your partner.
novel. Check (✓) the five sentences that are 1 What / famous building / you / strongly dislike?
correct. Why?
1 The story takes place in the 1930s. ____ 2 What modern designs / you / admire?
2 The train can’t continue because of bad 3 Can / describe / ad / you think / very clever?
weather. ____ 4 you / been robbed? What? When?
3 The detective comes on board the train to investigate 5 like / reading / detective stories? Why? Why not?
the crime. ____ Now answer your partner’s questions.
4 There are thirteen suspects in the book. ____
5 The murderer can’t be on the train. ____ 2 Talk about the statement below, saying if you agree
or disagree. Give reasons.
6 It’s difficult to prove who is guilty. ____
“Architecture was much more beautiful a hundred
7 At first, Poirot thinks the crime possibly took place
years ago.”
before the snowstorm. ____
8 Molly says who committed the murder. ____ 3 Listen to your partner talking about crime. Do you
agree with him / her?
5
Speaking total 15

2 Listen to five conversations. Check (✓) A, B, or C. Listening and Speaking total 25

1 Andy is talking about a building which used to be
_________.
A a museum ■ B a mosque ■
C an art gallery ■
2 Ben thinks he probably left his sunglasses
_________.
A at the football game ■ B at home ■
C on the bus ■
3 Sophie is describing an iconic photo of _________.
A a crosswalk ■ B traffic ■
C policemen ■
4 Bella is talking about _________.
A how to run a restaurant ■
B how not to waste food ■
C the importance of an everyday object ■
5 There is a well-known _________ where Mia lives.
A religious building ■ B piece of art ■
C historical building ■
5

Listening total 10

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