End of Level Test A

Grammar

Choose the correct word/phrase

1 By next June I have been/will have been/will be working here for six months.

2 He warned them not to open/open/opening the exams till the bell went.

3 Before he moved to Paris he lived/'d been living/was living in London for years.

4 Never before she had/did she/had she met such an interesting person.

5 I wish I had talked/talked/talk to you earlier.

6 We were very pleased in the least bit/at all/indeed.

7 I dread to get up/getting up/get up so early every morning.

8 I'd like to congratulate you about/you on/you in your performance.

9 Suppose you apologised/will apologise/apologising for what you did?

10 I can't find the book. I might leave/might have leave/might have left it at school.

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Pronunciation

Underline the stressed words in each sentence

11 By six I'll have finished work.

12 I'd sooner have tea than coffee.

13 Not once did she smile.

14 He's as strong as an ox.

15 Whatever you said, repeat it.

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Vocabulary

Choose the correct word/expression

16 He does lots of different sports. He's unfit/overfit/super-fit.

17 When I was in Barcelona I came across/turned up/saw to this nice little café in the old town.

18 She's well able to look after herself. She's very single-minded/self-sufficient/level-headed.

19 Most people couldn't make it to the party so it was called off/fallen through/tied up.

20 I really can't afford it. It is worth a fortune/costs a fortune/is a bargain.

21 You know she has your best interests at head/face/heart.

22 It's still in its box. It's as good as new/brand new/used.

23 Are you implying/stressing/assessing that the accident was my fault?

24 The interval/rehearsal/plot was very complicated. It was difficult to follow.

25 She was absolutely delighted. I've never seen her so indifferent/chuffed/petrified.

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Reading

King Kong This remake of the classic movie was directed by Peter Jackson and was released in 2005. It stars Jack Black as a filmmaker pursuing his dream to make a film about a giant ape. Black convinces an actress (played by Naomi Watts) to come with him to an island of giant creatures to shoot the film and more or less kidnaps a writer (Adrien Brody) for the trip. The special effects are nothing short of staggering, only to be expected of the director of The Lord of the Rings. Watch out for the dinosaur stampede in which the dinosaurs fill the screen, tumbling and falling as the film crew try to avoid them. It is a classic piece of modern film-making. It's not only the special effects which make the film though, as the performances meet the high standards you'd expect throughout. Watts deserves special mention for her scenes with the giant ape and Brody is just right to play the part of the writer caught up in the adventure. Jackson does a great job of portraying Kong's animal instincts as well as the ape's more human side. Some have criticised the film for being overlong as it clocks in at just over three hours. This is due in part to the opening part of the film; taking more than an hour to reach the island and Kong may prove too long for younger viewers. Once the island is reached though, there is guaranteed fun for all the family.

True or False

26 The special effects are impressive.

27 Watts mentions something special to the ape.

28 Adrien Brody was a good choice to play the part of the writer.

29 The film is three hours long.

30 Younger viewers might be bored by the first hour of the film.

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Listening

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True or False

31 The Dragon King is set in New Zealand.

32 The story of The Dragon King is easy to understand.

33 The film The Dragon King is more interesting than the book it is based on.

34 The film The Other Side is a drama.

35 The actors in The Other Side are famous.

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Writing

You have been offered a place on a summer language course. Write a formal email to the director of the course with questions about the following areas:

duration

cost

teaching methodology

extra activities

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