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1a Test A
1 1 is 2 are 3 am 4 are 5 are
2 1 You’re… 2 I’m… 3 It’s… 4 They’re… 5 Tom’s…

1a Test B
1 1 is 2 are 3 am 4 are 5 are
2 1 You’re… 2 I’m… 3 It’s… 4 They’re… 5 Grandma’s…

1b Test A
1 1 sister 2 aunt 3 niece 4 wife 5 granddaughter
2 1 Is he your cousin? No, he isn’t.
2 Are you from Poland? Yes, I am. / Yes, we are.
3 Are Mary and Tom your parents? No, they aren’t.
4 Is it your birthday? Yes, it is.
5 Is Olivia your teacher? No, she isn’t.

1b Test B
1 1 grandad 2 husband 3 brother 4 nephew 5 uncle
2 1 Are you from London? No, I’m not.
2 Is Jason your teacher? No, he isn’t.
3 Are Olivia and John your cousins? Yes, they are.
4 Is it your book? No, it isn’t.
5 Is she OK ? Yes, she is.

1c Test A
1 1E 2D 3B 4C 5A
2 1 Where is she?
2 They aren’t hungry.
3 They aren’t / are not from England.
4 Is Tom hungry? / Tom is hungry.
5 Its two o’clock in the morning.
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1c Test B
1 1B 2A 3C 4E 5D
2 1 Where are they?
2 Tom isn’t tired.
3 What’s / is wrong?
4 It’s seven o’clock in the evening.
5 Is Tom in England? / Tom is in England.

1d Test A
1 1 What 2 Who 3 Where 4 What 5 How
2 1 kind 2 sporty 3 happy 4 lazy 5 confident

1d Test B
1 1 How 2 Who 3 What 4 Where 5 What
2 1 shy 2 musical 3 intelligent 4 friendly 5 nice

2a Test A
1 1 mouse 2 beautiful 3 rabbit 4 scared 5 rat
2 1 I have got a puppy.
2 Have you got a pet?
3 We haven’t got a dog.
4 I haven’t got a cat.
5 Tom has got a goldfish.

2a Test B
1 1 lovely / gorgeous 2 goldfish 3 scared 4 snake 5 hamster
2 1 Have you got a pet?
2 I have got a dog.
3 We haven’t got a puppy.
4 Hannah has got a goldfish.
5 I haven’t got a rat.
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2b Test A
1 1 She can dance salsa.
2 I can’t play the drums.
3 Can you ride a horse?
4 Ben can speak Spanish.
5 Can they play tennis?
2 1 but 2 or 3 and 4 can’t 5 can

2b Test B
1 1 Can you ride a bike?
2 Lucy can speak German.
3 Can they play table tennis?
4 David can dance salsa.
5 I can’t play the piano.
2 1 or 2 can’t 3 can 4 but 5 and

2c Test A
1 1 Have we got any pens?
2 Has Tom got a car?
3 Have you got an umbrella?
4 Has Tom got a pet?
5 Have you got any brothers?
2 1 Can we go home now?
2 How do you spell that?
3 What is her phone number?
4 Can I borrow your pen?
5 Can you play ice hockey?
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2c Test B
1 1 Has Mia got a pet?
2 Have you got any sisters?
3 Have we got any tomatoes?
4 Has Tom got a TV?
5 Have you got an umbrella?
2 1 What is his phone number?
2 Can you open the window?
3 Can I help you?
4 How do you spell that?
5 Can you repeat that?

2d Test A
1 1D 2A 3E 4B 5C
2 1 name 2 old 3 called 4 like 5 favourite

2d Test B
1 1B 2D 3A 4E 5C
2 1 from 2 years 3 got 4 love 5 great

3a Test A
1 1 get 2 brush 3 have 4 go 5 finish
2 1 wants 2 do 3 watches 4 goes 5 cook

3a Test B
1 1 get 2 have 3 do 4 watch 5 go
2 1 finishes 2 goes 3 buy 4 wants 5 brush

3b Test A
1 1 dining 2 garden 3 study 4 bathroom 5 pool
2 1 don’t need 2 hasn’t got / doesn’t have 3 don’t read 4 doesn’t live 5 don’t eat
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3b Test B
1 1 study 2 kitchen 3 court 4 sitting 5 garden
2 1 hasn’t got / doesn’t have 2 don’t play 3 doesn’t live 4 don’t eat 5 don’t need

3c Test A
1 1 twenty past two 2 ten to eight 3 five o’clock
4 half past ten 5 twenty-five past eleven
2 1 What time do you get up?
2 How do you get to school?
3 Who do you sit with in class?
4 When do you get home?
5 What do you do after school?

3c Test B
1 1 ten o’clock 2 half past six 3 twenty-five past seven
4 ten to nine 5 twenty past three
2 1 When do you have breakfast?
2 How do you get to school?
3 Why do you study English?
4 What time do you leave school?
5 What do you do in the evening?

3d Test A
1 1 geography 2 difficult 3 history 4 easy 5 art
2 1B 2A 3E 4D 5C

3d Test B
1 1 science 2 awful 3 biology 4 fun 5 history
2 1C 2B 3D 4E 5A
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4a Test A
1 1 My dad never goes to the gym.
2 Do you usually read in bed?
3 My parents hardly ever go to bed before midnight.
4 Does he often bring sandwiches to school?
5 I always get up early.
2 1 Does he want a ticket?
2 I usually stay at home and watch TV.
3 He doesn’t usually play football.
4 Do you have lessons on Saturday?
5 We never have breakfast in bed.

4a Test B
1 1 Do you usually go to the cinema?
2 My friends hardly ever play football after school.
3 Does he often go to the gym?
4 I always go to bed late.
5 Tom never brings extra sandwiches.
2 1 He doesn’t usually get up early.
2 Do you go to the cinema on Friday?
3 We never go to sleep in class.
4 Does she keep tickets in her purse?
5 I usually stay at home and do my homework.

4b Test A
1 1 fifteen 2 two thousand 3 forty 4 a / one hundred 5 thirteen
2 1 spring 2 average 3 winter 4 September 5 sunny

4b Test B
1 1 a / one thousand 2 fifty 3 three hundred 4 thirteen 5 twenty
2 1 degrees 2 summer 3 June 4 rainy 5 autumn
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4c Test A
1 1 love watching
2 Does, like reading
3 hates shopping
4 don’t like writing
5 Do, like meeting
2 1 Let’s 2 Sorry 3 doing 4 play 5 hate

4c Test B
1 1 hates cooking
2 don’t like reading
3 Do, like playing
4 love walking
5 Does, like going
2 1 doing 2 watch 3 hate 4 Let’s 5 Sorry

4d Test A
1 1 north of 2 In (the) winter 3 It’s 4 average 5 to see
2 1B 2E 3A 4C 5D

4d Test B
1 1 in (the) summer 2 south of 3 average 4 It’s 5 to see
2 1E 2C 3D 4A 5B
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5a Test A
1 1 She is doing her homework.
2 They are singing.
3 The dog is sleeping.
4 I am standing in the street.
5 You are reading my paper.
2 1 He is having fun.
2 They are listening to the radio.
3 I’m not having a bath.
4 Are you joking?
5 I can’t talk – I’m running.

5a Test B
1 1 They are clapping.
2 The dog is running.
3 I’m eating chocolates.
4 You are watching a good film.
5 She is having her English lesson.
2 1 I’m not listening to music.
2 Is she practising for the show?
3 I can’t talk – I’m swimming.
4 People are giving them money.
5 They are sleeping now.

5b Test A
1 1 trousers 2 hat 3 socks 4 coat 5 skirt
2 1 Is she wearing a jumper?
2 When are they coming?
3 Why are you wearing a tie?
4 Are they wearing boots?
5 What is he eating?
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5b Test B
1 1 tie 2 shoes 3 hat 4 shirt 5 socks
2 1 When is the teacher coming?
2 Why are you wearing a jacket?
3 Are they wearing blue jeans?
4 What are you eating?
5 Is he wearing a sweatshirt?

5c Test A
1 1 four pounds fifty
2 eleven pounds ninety-nine
3 eighty-five p / pence
4 seven pounds and one p
5 twenty p / pence
2 1 please 2 like 3 those 4 pence 5 much

5c Test B
1 1 sixty-five pence / p
2 three pounds and a penny / one p
3 fifteen pence / p
4 five pounds fifty
5 twelve pounds ninety-nine
2 1 please 2 pounds 3 much 4 these 5 like

5d Test A
1 1 much 2 sale 3 sell 4 on 5 online
2 1 smart 2 old-fashioned 3 dirty 4 old 5 broken

5d Test B
1 1 for 2 buy 3 on 4 online 5 much
2 1 dirty 2 new 3 torn 4 old-fashioned 5 smart
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6a Test A
1 1 theirs 2 my friend’s 3 her parents’ 4 ours 5 yours
2 1 finds 2 doesn’t see 3 don’t like 4 gives 5 know

6a Test B
1 1 her friends’ 2 ours 3 yours 4 theirs 5 my sister’s
2 1 like 2 doesn’t give 3 don’t know 4 sees 5 doesn’t find

6b Test A
1 1 second 2 sixteenth 3 fiftieth 4 thirty-first 5 eighth
2 1 My birthday is on 14th July.
2 The school year in Poland starts in September.
3 When is Valentine’s Day?
4 In a leap year there are twenty-nine days in February.
5 The holidays start in June.

6b Test B
1 1 first 2 fourth 3 thirty-second 4 seventeenth 5 fortieth
2 1 The school year in Poland finishes in June.
2 When is Christmas Day?
3 In a leap year there are twenty-nine days in February.
4 The school year starts in September.
5 His birthday is on 13th July.

6c Test A
1 1B 2C 3E 4D 5A
2 1 to 2 adult 3 are 4 How 5 please

6c Test B
1 1E 2B 3A 4C 5D
2 1 ticket 2 Child 3 Here 4 much 5 please
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6d Test A
1 1 her 2 them 3 it 4 him 5 us
2 1 What is the festival called?
2 What happens at the race?
3 The festival is on the fourth Wednesday in August.
4 Nobody knows where the festival comes from.
5 About forty men compete every year.

6d Test B
1 1 them 2 it 3 her 4 us 5 him
2 1 The championship takes place the third week in August.
2 The man who throws the furthest is the winner.
3 People of all ages can take part in the competition.
4 What is the race called?
5 What happens at competition?

7a Test A
1 1 knew 2 went 3 wrote 4 bought 5 had
2 1 laughed 2 walked 3 wanted 4 loved 5 happened

7a Test B
1 1 saw 2 lost 3 had 4 knew 5 did
2 1 wanted 2 loved 3 happened 4 waited 5 helped

7b Test A
1 1 about 2 looked 3 beard 4 friendly 5 tall
2 1 was 2 weren’t 3 wasn’t 4 were 5 wasn’t

7b Test B
1 1 moustache 2 unfriendly 3 short 4 about 5 looked
2 1 wasn’t 2 were 3 wasn’t 4 was 5 weren’t
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7c Test A
1 1 I didn’t have breakfast at home.
2 We didn’t go to the cinema.
3 They didn’t play football.
4 It didn’t rain yesterday.
5 We didn’t watch TV.
2 1 Did you have a good time?
2 Who did you go with?
3 Did they win the match?
4 What did you do?
5 Where did you go on holiday?

7c Test B
1 1 They didn’t play tennis.
2 I didn’t walk to school yesterday.
3 They didn’t win the game.
4 I didn’t have a party.
5 We didn’t stay at home.
2 1 Did they see their friends?
2 What did you do?
3 How did you get there?
4 Did you have a bath last night?
5 Who did you go with?

7d Test A
1 1 started 2 went 3 laughed 4 had 5 broke
2 1 was 2 did 3 were 4 did 5 was

7d Test B
1 1 slept 2 put 3 happened 4 said 5 followed
2 1 did 2 were 3 was 4 did 5 was
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8a Test A
1 1 well 2 brilliantly 3 happily 4 quietly 5 nicely
2 1 They played very badly.
2 What’s the matter with you?
3 You run fast.
4 This is an amazing match.
5 They spoke loudly.

8a Test B
1 1 badly 2 loudly 3 amazingly 4 quietly 5 happily
2 1 You play football well.
2 This is a brilliant match.
3 They spoke English well.
4 They played very fast.
5 What’s the matter with you?

8b Test A
1 1 nurse 2 boring 3 musician 4 dangerous 5 waiter
2 1 a lot of 2 a lot 3 a lot of 4 a lot 5 a lot of

8b Test B
1 1 writer 2 difficult 3 waitress 4 singer 5 easy
2 1 a lot 2 a lot of 3 a lot 4 a lot of 5 a lot

8c Test A
1 1 Would 2 love 3 On 4 at 5 See
2 1 Where is the party?
2 It’s in a / the café.
3 Betty invited me to the party.
4 What time does it start?
5 Who was that on the phone?
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8c Test B
1 1 Would 2 on 3 love 4 At 5 there
2 1 They invited me to the party.
2 When does it start?
3 Who was that on the phone?
4 When is the party?
5 It’s at the cinema.

8d Test A
1 1B 2A 3D 4E 5C
2 1 over 2 at 3 to 4 for 5 after

8d Test B
1 1B 2E 3C 4D 5A
2 1 for 2 by 3 at 4 after 5 for

9a Test A
1 1 be 2 get 3 say 4 study 5 go
2 1 He is going to play tennis tomorrow.
2 I am not going to go to university.
3 They are going to go to the party.
4 He wants to learn to drive.
5 They do not want to make a cake.

9a Test B
1 1 say 2 study 3 go 4 be 5 get
2 1 He wants to get married.
2 They do not want to buy a present.
3 He is going to buy a new computer.
4 I’m not going to move now.
5 They are going to have children.
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9b Test A
1 1 lemon 2 ham 3 chips 4 sandwich 5 pears
2 1 some 2 some 3 an 4 some 5 a

9b Test B
1 1 milk 2 cheese 3 eggs 4 cucumbers 5 sandwich
2 1 some 2 some 3 an 4 some 5 a

9c Test A
1 1 Where are you going to have lunch?
2 I’m going to drink some tea.
3 He isn’t going to have a pizza.
4 What are they going to have?
5 We are going to have ice cream.
2 1 help 2 Can 3 course 4 thanks 5 Here

9c Test B
1 1 I’m going to drink milk.
2 They aren’t going to have chips.
3 What is she going to have?
4 We’re going to have cheeseburgers.
5 Where are you going to have lunch?
2 1 Can 2 please 3 some 4 thanks 5 are

9d Test A
1 1 Cut 2 Mix 3 Add 4 Cook 5 Turn
2 1 dark 2 messy 3 heights 4 safety 5 underwater

9d Test B
1 1 Chop 2 Add 3 Cook 4 Serve 5 Put
2 1 seats 2 crane 3 sky 4 belts 5 melt