1 Language Test Student A

Vocabulary (20 marks)

1 Complete the gaps with a or an and the correct word from the box.

nurse chef housewife plumber mechanic reporter receptionist politician waitress actor engineer cashier

0 A mechanic repairs cars.

1 __________ serves food in a restaurant.

2 __________ repairs baths and sinks.

3 __________ interviews people for a newspaper.

4 __________ cooks in a restaurant.

5 __________ takes money in a shop.

6 __________ performs in a play or film.

7 __________ works in a hospital.

8 __________ welcomes people who arrive at a hotel.

8 marks

2 Write the American English for words 1-3 and the British English for words 4-6.

0 taxi _____cab_______

1 biscuit _______________

2 film _______________

3 autumn _______________

4 pants _______________

5 sidewalk _______________

6 subway _______________

6 marks

3 Circle the correct answer.

0 That film star is very loyal / generous / polite. She gives a lot of money to charity.

1 Something boring is bad-tempered / annoying / dull.

2 Mark is very selfish / serious / moody and never shares with his friends.

3 Robert is the best chess player in school but he never talks about it. He's very honest / patient / modest.

4 Her brother is so sensitive / cheerful / sensible. He smiles all the time.

5 We must wait for ten minutes. Don't be so big-headed /self-confident / impatient.

6 I don't like unfriendly / bossy / dishonest people who tell me what to do.

6 marks

Grammar (20 marks)

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

0 She can't talk to you now. She's having (have) a shower.

1 My parents met while they _______________ (study) law at university.

2 I _______________ (not want) to go to the cinema tonight.

3 We _______________ (go) to Disneyland when I was eight.

4 Peter _______________ (prefer) rock to heavy metal.

5 When you called, I _______________ (get) ready for school.

6 He's an author but he _______________ (not write) at the moment.

7 We _______________ (play) basketball every day.

8 I _______________ (not see) her yesterday.

8 marks

5 Write questions for the answers.

0 When's your birthday_______________________________?

My birthday? It's in March.

1 __________________________________________________

Lunch? I usually have it at home.

2 __________________________________________________

To the cinema? She goes there once a week.

3 __________________________________________________?

That bag? It's Dave's.

4 __________________________________________________?

To get to school? About twenty minutes.

5 __________________________________________________

I'm waiting for my sister and her boyfriend.

6 __________________________________________________?

His warm coat? He's wearing it because it's cold.

6 marks

6 Correct the mistakes in each sentence.

0 I'm usually getting good marks at school.

I usually get good marks at school.______________________

1 The teacher asked her a question but she wasn't answering it.

__________________________________________________

2 We were meeting a lot of interesting people while we were travelling.

__________________________________________________

3 I'm sure Tim isn't going swimming every day.

__________________________________________________

4 My parents are not understanding me.

__________________________________________________

5 I can't go out now - I study for my History test.

__________________________________________________

• I read a book when I heard a strange noise.

__________________________________________________

6 marks

Communication (20 marks)

7 Match the questions (1-10) with the correct answers (a-k).

0 Have you got our tickets? a

1 What's your boyfriend like? □

2 What time does the film start? □

3 What does Bob do in his free time? □

4 How long does the train take? □

5 What does your father do? □

6 How are things? □

7 What's `soccer' called in British English? □

8 What's a `holiday' in American English? □

9 What's Tom doing? □

10 Who is it? □

a Yes, here they are.

b He's watching the news.

c At five o'clock.

d He's a teacher.

e It's Matthew. Can I speak to Nick, please?

f He's very intelligent and nice.

g He likes playing football.

h Football.

i About two hours.

j I'm fine, thanks.

k Vacation.

10 marks

8 Complete the conversation with a word from the box.

going worry in for like there doing by thanks talkative on sorry hi about impatient

Cathy: 0 _________Hi________, Mike. Good to see you again.

Mike: Hi, Cathy. How's it 1 ____________________?

Cathy: Good, 2 ____________________. 3 ____________________ fact, I've got a new job! How 4 ____________________ you?

Mike: Congratulations! I'm still looking!

Cathy: Don't 5 ____________________! I'm sure you'll find something soon.

Mike: I know, I know. But it takes so much time!

Cathy: Don't be so 6 ____________________, Mike, it takes time to find a job. What are you 7 ____________________ here?

Mike: I'm waiting 8 ____________________ Sue. We're going out.

Cathy: OTI think you should go 9 ____________________ bus. It's raining.

Mike: Good idea. Ah, 10 ____________________ she is. Susan, Susan! Over here!

10 marks

Scores
Vocabulary	/ 20
Grammar	/ 20
Communication	/ 20
Total	/ 60

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