cumulative test
B
Units 6 10
Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 I m going to take a(n) _______ from the airport
The end of a long journey
to the hotel.
Yesterday was an important day for Thomas Burns
A underground B plane C taxi
from Portsmouth. He retired after 45 years as a bus
2 They are going to get married in the local
driver in the city. Here he writes about the changes
_______.
he has seen over the years.
A department store B museum C church
 Over the years a lot of things have changed in
Portsmouth and I think it s more difficult to be a 3 You make chips from _______.
bus driver today than before. There are more cars,
A tomatoes B potatoes C onions
more cyclists, more traffic jams and more people
4 His grandfather is _______.
in a hurry! I ve seen a lot of changes in the town
centre too. When I started you could drive along
A Germanian B German C Germian
the High Street. Now you can t. It s for people on
5 It s really healthy to eat _______.
foot! There are lots of roads you can t drive along.
A hot dogs B pastry C apples
Another change is that 40 years ago we had
conductors. Conductors were people who worked 6 My mother was _______ in 1960.
on the bus too and they walked up and down
A born B retired C died
the bus and sold the tickets. Today the driver has
7 Did you _______ a lot of friends in the USA?
to sell tickets. Also, the conductors watched the
passengers for any trouble. Today we have CCTV A take B make C spend
cameras instead! But a CCTV camera can t tell a
8 It was dangerous to walk to school because it
teenager to get off the bus!
was so _______.
The passengers haven t changed a lot. I ve met
A cloudy B rainy C foggy
some really nice people and some very rude people
too. But that s life, isn t it? 9 I spoke to him on the phone and then I saw
him a few minutes _______.
2 Are the sentences true or false?
A later B after C past
1 People want to get to places quickly these
10 A nurse works in a _______.
days. ___
A kitchen B hospital C library
2 There is more traffic on the roads today than
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before. ___
3 The city centre is the same as it was when
Thomas started as a driver. ___
4 There is more trouble on the buses today than
there was before. ___
5 All Thomas s passengers were polite. ___
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B
Units 6 10
Grammar Listening
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 6 1.12 Listen to the people talking about a
d"
the verbs in brackets. holiday. Complete the sentences with the names
in the box.
1 I _______ (buy) a new computer game
Mike Sue Jenna Jake Sam
tomorrow.
2 I _______ (go) to basketball practice yesterday
1 _______ thinks he/she will return.
because I missed the bus.
2 _______ enjoyed the Scottish traditions.
3 I _______ (meet) you outside the cinema at
3 _______ liked looking at the countryside.
eight. OK?
4 _______ thought the food was good.
4 _______ (you met) the new student in our class
5 _______ wanted more evening activities.
yet? She s really nice.
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5 _______ (you get) to London next Saturday? By
train?
6 _______ (your brother take) the bus this
Writing
morning? I know he hasn t got a car at the
7 Read the advertisement.
moment.
7 I _______ (already do) exercises 1 and 2 but
Library Assistant
can you help me with exercise 3?
We are looking for a reliable person to work in the
8 My dad _______ (change) his job. He wants to
library on Saturday mornings. Your job will include
work in town.
helping customers, returning books to shelves and
9 We _______ (eat) some amazing food at the
updating customer files on the computer. The
new Chinese restaurant last night.
hours are 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
10 I _______ (see) the new Johnny Depp film yet.
Please apply in writing to:
Is it good? Chief Librarian
Hythe Library
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Hythe
5 Complete the text with the correct words.
Write a letter of application for the job. Include
How 1_______ (much/many) food shops are
the following information:
there in Kenton? Well today there is one more.
" where you saw the advertisement
2
" your experience
_______ (the/ ) Branston s is 3_______ (a/the)
" why you are a good person for the job
new shop in 4_______ (a/the) High Street. It s
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not very cheap but it s not 5_______ (a/the) most
expensive shop in town! It sells 6_______ (some/
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any) really interesting things. It doesn t sell
7
_______ (some/any) meat or vegetables but it
sells tea from a lot of different countries. It also
has 8_______ (the/a) small café and you can
have 9_______ (the/ ) breakfast there  with
10
_______ (the/a) cup of tea, of course!
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