LANGUAGE AND SKILLS TEST 3 A Units 5-6

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences with one word from the box. There are three extra words.

drive hedge tasteful roomy tasteless skylight balcony stairs attic wardrobe

0 The living room doesn't look big but it's quite roomy when you sit in it.

1 Paul! Put your shirt and trousers in the____________, please!

2 Why is the car in the____________? Why didn't you put it in the garage?

3 We often sit on the____________ when it's warm.

4 I'm going up to the____________ to look at the old boxes we've got there.

5 I like your furniture. It's very____________.

6 I like living in a house but I don't like walking up and down the____________.

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2 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. You can see the first letter of each word.

0 Susan's on some kind of strange diet. She can only eat cabbage soup!

1 They sell a lot of alcohol here but not many s____________ drinks.

2 This shop is very useful. It's got long o____________ h____________ - from 6a.m. to 10p.m.

3 I can't eat d____________ food. No milk, no cheese, no yoghurts and no butter.

4 Mmm. This is delicious. Can I have the r____________ ? I'd love to cook it.

5 Could I look at the m____________ please? Thank you. Erm, I'd like soup and fish, please.

6 When did you become a v____________ ? Oh, I stopped eating meat about three years ago.

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3 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

Dear Sir,

Our city has (0) some lovely old buildings but the local council want to knock them down and build expensive new houses. Why? There are too (1) _________________ ugly, new houses and most people aren't rich (2 _________________ to buy them anyway. Do they think that money is more important (3) _________________ history? Haven't they got (4) _________________ thoughts for the people who live here? We are as important (5) _________________ they are and they should listen to us. We must stop them before it's (6) _________________ late!

Yours,

J. Davies

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4 Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in capital letters. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences.

0 This bed is too uncomfortable for me.
COMFORTABLE
This bed isn't comfortable enough for me .

1 My house is bigger than yours.
BIG
Your _____________________________________________________________.

2 Their doorbell is louder than yours.
THAN
Your _____________________________________________________________.

3 There aren't any rooms in my house smaller than this one.
SMALLEST
This _____________________________________________________________.

4 There aren't any burgers in this restaurant bigger than a half-pounder.
BIGGEST
The half-pounder _____________________________________________________________.

5 The water isn't warm enough for a shower.
COLD
The _____________________________________________________________.

6 Sheila's room is better than Steve's.
GOOD
Steve's _____________________________________________________________.

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5 Complete the text with one relative pronoun in each gap.

Dear Sandra,

I'm having a strange time here. The house is in an old part of town (0)where it is easy to get lost. On my first day, I went out for a walk to the park (1) _____________ is near here. Of course, I got lost. The family (2) _____________ house I am staying in don't have a phone so I didn't know what to do. Then I met a boy (3) _____________ lives here. He was very friendly (and good looking!) We walked through the streets (4) _____________ the house is and I was looking for one (5) _____________ looked like mine. Eventually we found it. I thanked him and he asked me out. I'm meeting him again tomorrow.

Love

Sara

P.S. I found some books in my bag. They're not mine. Do you know (6) _____________ they are?

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LISTENING SKILLS

CD Track 4

1 Listen to a man talking about a new diet. Tick true and cross false.

1 You can lose 10kg in two weeks. ________

2 On a magi-diet, you can't eat any meat. ________

3 You can't drink alcohol, coffee or juice. ________

4 A good breakfast would include half a slice of bread. ________

5 One of the recipes in the book shows you how to cook fish in milk. ________

6 There are 40 magi-diet chocolate bars in the pack. ________

7 The price of one magi-diet pack is £40. ________

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READING SKILLS

1 Read the text about buying a house in London. Circle the correct answers: a, b or c.

Where to live in London London is so big that there is a great choice of places to buy a house but of course there are many things to think about such as price, transport shops and green spaces. Here below are some of the districts you might want to look at. West London Ealing is about 12km from the centre of town and on two underground lines. There are great shops and a canal which is a pleasant place to walk. South of Ealing are two areas you may want to think about. Brentford is becoming a very fashionable area to live with modern flats built here. It is close to Kew Gardens, one of the most beautiful gardens in London. The other area is Acton which, because it is close to the BBC studios, is a place where many BBC workers live. North London To the west of Hampstead is Finchley. North Finchley has a number of large family houses and the largest Japanese community in Britain. There are a lot of green spaces and the Northern Line underground runs through here. A cheaper area is around Finsbury Park, another beautiful green area. 15 minutes by underground from the centre of London, this is an area where prices are going to go up in the future. East London An interesting area is Beckton which used to be a very poor part of London but is now easy to get to because of the Docklands Light Railway and Underground. There are many new houses and flats here and it is very close to the London Docklands Airport. It's not a great place for shopping but it isn't too far from Stratford centre which is a big shopping centre. There's a ski slope in Beckton and a big supermarket. As prices nearer the centre of London go up, more people are looking for a house here. South London You can't beat Greenwich next to the river with its market and park with beautiful views of the river. It is crowded and the traffic is bad but it still feels like a village. At the top of the park is Blackheath, a real village with small arts and crafts shops and lots of nice restaurants. It hasn't got many big shops but you can walk down the hill into Lewisham which is great for shopping. Blackheath isn't on the underground but Greenwich is. You can catch a train from Blackheath to Charing Cross station.

1 It is pleasant to
a) walk from Ealing to Brentford.
b) walk along the canal in Ealing.
c) go shopping in Ealing.

2 Finchley is
a) north of Hampstead.
b) in West Hampstead.
c) west of Hampstead.

3 Beckton
a) is a very poor part of London.
b} is near to an airport.
c) has got lots of shops.

4 Beckton
a) doesn't have any shops.
b) is more popular than it used to be.
c) is a long way from Stratford.

5 There are beautiful views
a) of Greenwich from the park.
b) of Greenwich from the river.
c) of the river from the park.

6 Blackheath
a) is crowded.
b) is on the underground railway.
c) is on a hill.

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COMMUNICATION

1 Complete the dialogue with one word in each gap. You can see the first letter of each word.

A Where's the holiday guide, he's late.

B Good afternoon, sir, madam.

A (0) Excuse me, I'm sorry but you're late. You said 2 o'clock. It's nearly 3.

B Yes, I'm (1) r_____________ s_____________ about that. I went to the wrong office.

A Well, that's OK….

B Here we are. This is your holiday home.

A It's quite small.

B Yes, but very cosy. Let me open the door.

A It's dark in here… Ow!. My foot!

B Oh, I'm sorry. It (2) w_____________ a_____________ a_____________. Here's the light.

A It's very dirty.

B Oh! I (3) c_____________ f_____________ to tell the cleaner to come this morning.

A Well, (4) n_____________ m_____________. Where is the beach? The brochure says you can see it from the kitchen.

B Let me look. Oh dear. I didn't (5) r_____________ that you had this brochure. I sent you the old one. That (6) w_____________ s_____________ of me.

A The old brochure? So, where is the beach?

B Er, behind those new hotels and that road.

A This just isn't good enough! You were late, the house was dirty, you hurt my foot…

B I (7) d_____________ m_____________ to!

A … and there's a motorway between us and the beach. Please take us to a hotel. We're not staying here!

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