TEST 5 A (Module 5)

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(Time 80 minutes)

Vocabulary & Grammar

A Fill in the missing word.

1 ................... it was beautiful, Lisa didn’t buy the dress.

2 If I won the lottery I ................... buy a sports car.
3 We are going to ................... our house decorated next week.
4 John loves watching science- ................... films.
5 The ................... forecaster announced that it is going to rain tomorrow.
6 Can you turn ................... the light, please? I’m trying to sleep.
7 Peter, ................... lives next door to me, is a computer programmer.
8 Mrs Higgins watches her favourite soap ................... every afternoon.
9 Mary invited all ................... her friends to her party.
10 I wish I ................... studied harder for the exam. Marks ____
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B Circle the correct item.

1 Oh no, it’s raining! I wish I ………….. 6 The children are watching a …………..
brought my umbrella. about life in Africa.
A had B hadn’t C have A thriller B performance
C documentary
2 We watched a news ………….. about the
bank robbery. 7 Don’t forget to ………….. the computer
A forecast B chat C report when you have finished using it.
A unplug B pull out C log off
3 Ben decided to take ………….. jogging in
order to keep fit. 8 This is the house ………….. my
A on B up C off grandmother lives.
A whose B where C which
4 That’s the man ………….. daughter works at
the TV studio. 9 We are doing a ………….. to find out what
A whose B which C who teenagers like to do in their free time.
A research B survey C question
5 He told me ………….. go out until I had
done my homework. 10 He notes everything down in his personal
A not to B to not C don’t ………….. so that he doesn’t forget
anything.
A organiser B calculator C agenda
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 TEST 1 A

Use of English

C Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use up to
three words.

1 I wish I had gone to the party. 4 “Are they going to the cinema tonight?”
If .............................................................. asked Gary.
gone to the party. Gary asked ..............................................
2 Mozart was a great composer. He lived in going to the cinema that night.
Austria. 5 “We will deliver your television tomorrow
Mozart, .................................................... morning,” said the salesman.
a great composer, lived in Austria. The salesman said that ............................
3 The gardener is going to cut our grass. the television the next morning.
We are ....................................................
our grass cut by the gardener.
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D Fill in the correct preposition.

1 There is a great demand ................ mobile 4 The story was sad ................ the beginning,
phones these days. but it had a happy ending.
2 Mr Harris is an expert ................ computer 5 What is the difference ................ a personal
systems. stereo and a portable stereo?
3 I cried ................ the end of the film.
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 TEST 1 A

Communication

E Complete the exchanges.

a Don’t mention it c I’d love to see the new James Bond film e I haven’t a clue
b That would be great d What is the problem exactly

1 A: That’s very kind of you. Thank you. B: ............................................................?

B: ............................................................ . 4 A: Do you know what the capital of
Tasmania is?
2 A: Do you fancy going out for dinner B: ............................................................ .
tonight?
B: ............................................................ . 5 A: What would you like to do this evening?
B: ............................................................ .
3 A: There’s something wrong with this
computer.

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Listening

F You will hear part of a conversation between two friends about a film project.
For each question, put a tick () in the correct box.

1 Steve thinks Katie would be best in front of 4 Steve wants to be

the camera because A  the makeup artist.
A  she is a good actress. B  an actor.
B  she is in their group. C  the director.
C  she is pretty.
5 Mark is going to talk to Lucy
2 Gary can’t be in the film project because A  in their English lesson.
A  he is in the school play. B  in their Art lesson.
B  he is in another group. C  in their Maths lesson.
C  he wants to do his own project.

3 Lee is going to be
A  an actor.
B  the cameraman.
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 TEST 5 A

Reading

G Read and choose the correct word for each space.

Radio Days

In the 1900s, people were keen to 1) ........ about new ideas and inventions, but perhaps the most
popular and amazing idea of that decade was the radio. The first demonstration of the radio took
2) ........ on Christmas Eve, 1906. On this day, wireless operators on ships off the coast 3) ........ the
USA became the world’s first radio 4) ........ . The Morse code (a series of short and long sounds)
they were 5) ........ to was suddenly interrupted by the sound of a voice coming 6) ........ their
headphones. They heard someone telling the story of Christmas and a violin playing Silent Night.
The voice 7) ........ them a merry Christmas and then the Morse code started up again. The voice
belonged to a man named Reginald Fessenden. He was an inventor and an engineer who had been
trying to produce voice radio 8) ........ 1901. His success amused many people, but very few of them
believed that voice radio would ever be useful. 9) ........ , after World War I, when there were several
advances in technology, more people bought and used radios. In 1920, the first radio station started
to broadcast, and four years later, there were 600 radio stations across the USA. 10) ........ days,
millions of homes all over the planet have radio sets. Radio is a part of our lives, and it is here to stay.

1 A learn B study C find D teach

2 A part B off C up D place
3 A from B of C with D to
4 A spectators B watchers C audience D viewers
5 A hearing B looking C seeing D listening
6 A through B between C out D across
7 A greeted B told C wished D invited
8 A about B since C from D before
9 A However B Although C Though D Despite
10 A Those B This C That D These

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 TEST 1 A

Writing

H You ordered a jacket and a jumper from a catalogue. When your order arrived,
you realised that the jumper had a hole in it, and when you tried on the jacket,
you saw that one of the buttons was missing and it was not your size. Write a
letter of complaint stating that you are returning the clothing and asking for a
full refund (80-100 words). Use the plan below to help you.

Dear Sir/Madam,
(Para 1) – reason for writing
(Para 2) – your complaints (e.g. jumper with hole, missing button, wrong size etc)
(Para 3) – what action you expect to be taken (e.g. full refund)
– your contact number & address
Yours faithfully,
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