GRAMMAR
1 Read the text. Complete 1-10 with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (present simple or present continuous).
Diane: Tell me about yourself. For example, where 1 __________ (live)?
Jane: In London, not far from the London Eye.
Diane: Wow, lucky you! So 2 __________ (that mean) you go out every night?
Jane: I always 3 __________ (go out) at weekends, but I 4 __________ (not go
out) much during the week - just to the gym or to my friends' houses.
Diane: 5 __________ (like) living in London?
Jane: Yes, it's really exciting - there's so much to do. And 6 __________ (play) in a band, so lots of people come to watch us. A band 7 __________ (play) outside at the moment. Let's go and listen.
Diane: Where 8 __________ (your band play)?
Jane: At pubs usually or at friends' parties. We 9 __________ (not play) at clubs, as we're not good enough yet.
Diane: These people aren't very good either! Or maybe 10 __________ (practise). What an awful noise!
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2 Read the text. Complete 1-10 with the correct past simple form of the
verbs in brackets.
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (present simple or continuous or past simple or continuous).
1 I hate going on holiday. We always __________ (do) such boring things.
2 When I was ten, we __________(go) to Canada. We had a fantastic time.
3 I first heard rap music when I __________ (listen) to the radio in the bath.
4 He __________ (sing) in the street when I first met him.
5 We __________(not learn) to play any instruments when we were children.
6 Why __________ (people like) rap music so much?
7 What __________ (do) on your holiday last summer? Anything special?
8 Listen to this band! What's that song __________ (sing)? I really like it.
9 They __________ (download) a new CD when I rang.
10 My mum __________ (not like) listening to music. I think that's really strange.
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VOCABULARY
4 Complete 1-10 to give the definition of each word.
1 apologise say you are __________
2 cousin son or daughter of my __________ or __________
3 jaw __________ at the bottom of your face
4 kick hit something with your __________
5 bored __________ interesting
6 suburb outer part of a __________
7 tears drops of water that fall from your __________
8 terrified very, very __________
9 get up get out of __________, usually in the morning
10 surfboard something that a __________ uses in the sea
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5 Complete 1-10. Make the correct word for each sentence by adding dis-, un-, -ship, -ly or -al.
profession agree complete happy person
friend appear friendly champion usual
1 He looks __________ different. I didn't recognize him.
2 He tried so hard to win the __________.
3 She arrived early then I didn't see her again. She __________.
4 Most people say that __________ is one of the most important things in life.
5 I never have any money, so it's quite __________ for me to go to the cinema.
6 They asked me lots of __________ information, like my name, my age and my likes and dislikes.
7 She's really quite __________, as she never smiles at people.
8 You think he's really nice. But I don't. I __________ with you.
9 __________ sports people often earn a lot of money.
10 I feel __________ when I hear about bad things happening in the world.
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READING
6 Read the text and complete 1-10 with phrases a-j.
First Times
Sophie
I'll never forget the first time I went to a pop concert. I went to see U2 play at Roundhay Park in Leeds in the north of England when I was 15. I still have vivid memories of it. It was a huge outdoor concert 1 _______________. When the lead singer, Bono, first came onto the stage 2 _______________. It was a really hot day in summer and the security guards were throwing water onto the crowd to keep them cool. I was singing and shouting so much that 3 _______________.
Dan
I remember the first time I skied down a black run. I was on a skiing holiday in the French Alps with my parents. I was 14 and I loved skiing. On the last day of our holiday my dad and I took the ski lift 4 _______________. It was a very cold day
5 _______________. I could hardly see anything! I felt quite scared when we reached the top. But then the weather cleared 6 _______________. My dad and I started to ski down the black run. It was really steep and after five minutes I fell over. I wasn't hurt 7 _______________. Eventually we reached the bottom and I felt fantastic!
Sue
I'll never forget the first time I rode a horse. I was eight. It was in the summer holidays and I was staying at 8 _______________. My cousin Rachel was 14 and she had a horse called Shadow. One day she was cleaning Shadow outside his stable and she asked `Do you want a go?' I said `Yes, of course.' I put on the riding hat
9 _______________. I felt scared and excited at the time. Rachel led me round the field a couple of times. We weren't going fast, but I felt fantastic. When I went home at the end of the summer holidays 10 _______________.
a I lost my voice and couldn't speak the next day!
b and Rachel helped me get on the horse
c and the view from the top of the mountain was amazing
d and the noise from the crowd was incredible
e as the snow was soft
f I started having riding lessons
g the noise got even louder
h my aunt and uncle's house in the countryside
i to the top of the mountain
j and it was snowing heavily
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LISTENING
7 Listen and choose the correct answer.
Tom
The first time I played for the school football team was September 1 12th / 20th - I can't forget the date! I was 2 13 / 15 and I was wearing a new pair of football boots I got for my birthday. It was a home game and lots of people were watching, including my 3 teacher / parents. I was playing in the mid-field position. My best friend John was the goalkeeper. I felt quite 4 nervous / excited at the start but I soon relaxed. The crowd were cheering and 5 shouting / screaming. Ten minutes into the game, the other team scored a goal. John looked really 6 unhappy / happy. For the next thirty five minutes, our team tried really hard to score a goal but we were unlucky. At half-time, our PE teacher, Mr Hunter, talked to us and told us to play even 7 harder / longer! We were really tired in the 8 third / second half but then we scored a goal! It was a 9 fantastic / great moment. The game ended in a draw. I didn't score a goal but that didn't 10 bother me / matter. I was part of the football team now - that was the most important thing.
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WRITING
8 Write an email to a friend about your holiday at a sports school. Tell him / her.
what sport you are doing
what you must do in this sport
if you enjoy it and why
what you did in your sports lesson yesterday
what you did last night with your new friends at the school
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Total : ____ / 80 points
Unit test Inspiration 3 unit 1
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Disaster holiday
I went on holiday to Western Australia and 1 __________ (decide) to hitchhike about 5000 kilometres to Sydney on the east coast. It 2 __________ (not look) far on the map, so off I went. I 3 __________(get) a lift to a tiny town in the middle of nowhere and couldn't get a lift out, so I 4 __________ (start) to walk. At night I put up my one-man tent at the side of the road. Animals 5 __________ (keep) me awake, moving around outside the tent. These animals 6 __________ (grow) in size in my imagination, so I 7 __________ (have) a very bad night. Next morning I took a lift back the way I had come, as even a tiny town in the middle of nowhere 8 __________ (look) good! By then I just 9 __________ (want) to go anywhere. It 10 __________ (be) time, in fact, to catch the bus!