TEST ROW A Name:_______________________ Class:_______
Date:_____________
1. Complete with the correct present simple or continuous form of the verbs.
Sam Hi, Ray! I 1 .......................... (wait) outside the Half Moon Club. Where are you?
Ray I 2 .......................... (just / leave) home now, but I’m a bit late.
Sam What? I 3 .......................... (not / believe) it! 4 .......................... (you / realise) that
it’s already 7.30?
Ray Yes, I 5 .......................... (know), I’m sorry.
Leah How 6 .......................... (Jen / get) to college every day?
Jon She 7 .......................... (usually / walk), but today she 8 .......................... (take) the
bus – she’s in a hurry.
Mum Dina, 9 .......................... (you / write) your essay?
Dina No, I 10 .......................... (do) a Sudoku puzzle!
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2. Complete with an appropriate form of used to or be / get used to and the verb in
brackets.
1 Sally ............................. (not / eat) dinner so late at night. She usually eats early, at about six.
2 As a child, I ............................. (go) to bed before 9 p.m.
3 I can’t ............................. (travel) by Tube – it’s so crowded!
4 The job was hard at first, but now I ............................. (be) it.
5 Dan ............................. (not / like) jazz, but he loves it now.
6 Carrie eventually ............................. (work) at night.
7 It was hard to ............................. (speak) English all day.
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3. Complete with the correct comparative or superlative form of the words.
Add the, than, as, etc., if necessary.
1 I think French is slightly .................................... German to learn. (easy)
2 That was .................................... film I have ever seen! (bad)
3 This is full of mistakes! You need to write a lot .................................... ! (careful)
4 Bea speaks English .................................... in the class. (fluent)
5 I can run a bit .................................... last year. (fast)
6 Adults don’t need to eat .................................... kids. (frequent)
7 Today there are .................................... visitors I’ve ever seen here. (few)
8 Liam sings a great deal .................................... me. (good)
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4. Complete with the verbs. There are two extra.
applied | ate | attended | cooked | did | got
joined | liked | made | shared | was | went
Last term was fantastic! I 1 ......................... a flat with my friends Caro and Matt, who I
2 ......................... to know in my first year. We 3 ......................... and 4 ......................... our
meals together every day. I 5 ......................... a lot of sport and I 6 ......................... out quite
a lot in the evening. I’ve always 7 ......................... taking complicated equipment apart, so last
term I 8 ......................... the electronics club, too. It 9 ......................... really fascinating and
I 10 ......................... some interesting new friends.
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5. Write the opposite adjectives.
1 loyal ..................... 6 honest .....................
2 selfish ..................... 7 narrow-minded .....................
3 flexible ..................... 8 caring .....................
4 mean ..................... 9 hard-working .....................
5 rude ..................... 10 arrogant .....................
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6. Complete the phrases.
1 Joe tells really funny jokes. He’s got a good .......................... .
2 I think it’s easier to understand people who are from a .......................... to yourself.
3 My sister and I are very .......................... . There are only ten months between us.
4 Don’t tell Annie anything! She can’t be .......................... .
5 I usually talk to Thea when I’ve got a problem. She’s a really .......................... .
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7. Write a total of ten appearance words in these two categories.
Do NOT use big, small, black or brown.
Body / Build
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Hair
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8. Read the article and put the sentences A–G in the correct place.
SETTING GOALS
Very few people achieve success totally by accident; you have to make it happen – and that
means having goals. Setting your own goals is the first step towards getting what you want
out of life.
Why set goals?
Do you sometimes feel that your life has no real purpose? Do you drift from one event to
another? 1 ....... Sometimes that’s not good enough and you need to take more control of your
life. Setting goals can help focus your mind and give more meaning to what you do. Your
goals will motivate you so that you get the best out of life, and your confidence will increase as
you reach each goal. Most successful people have set goals for themselves along the way.
With careful thought and planning, you’ll find that all your hard work will start to take you in the
right direction.
Decide what's important
This is a good time to stop and think about what really matters to you. For some, success is
money, and that means finding a way of making it, whether it is through years of study and hard
work, by starting a business, or by inventing something. But we’re all different, and different
things make us happy. It might be more important to you to have a large family, or a job that
you love doing, rather than being super-rich. After all, what use is making a million if it means
you have no time for yourself, your family or your friends? 2 ....... It can’t buy health either, so
don’t kill yourself over something you’re not all that sure you really want.
Visualise your future
What image do you have of your future self? How do you see your life twenty years from now?
3 ....... Of course, we don’t know what will happen in the future and our dreams might not come
true. But this is no time for negativity. Think only about positive things and try to see them in
detail in your mind’s eye – your home, your job, your lifestyle. A clear image of what you want
to achieve can be very motivating. You can deal with any changes later. For now, you need
something to aim for.
Prioritise
You should now have a good idea of your main goals, but you need to choose the most
important ones. 4 ....... Too many goals will leave you without enough time to work on any of
them; too few and the chances are you won’t put in the effort. Also if you only have one goal,
there’s a danger of you becoming obsessed with one thing, and that’s not healthy. Now take
a piece of paper and write down your goals. It’s a lot harder to cheat if you’ve written stuff down.
Keep your goals focused
Writing ‘Get rich’ won’t help you much if you have no idea how to go about it. You need smaller,
more manageable goals that will help you get there. What can you do today that will help you
move towards your idea of your perfect future? Perhaps you want to get fit or improve your
health. Decide what you need to do in order to achieve that. 5 ....... These are things you could
do today – add them to your list of goals, and start working on them now. Even going to bed
early (so that you get a good start tomorrow) can make a difference. Don’t ignore your long-term
goals, but stay focused on the things you can do now.
Extend and review
Follow up your daily goals with weekly or monthly ones. These could be something like, ‘Finish
the project by the end of next week,’ or ‘By the start of November, I want to have saved €100.’
Keep reviewing your goals. 6 ....... If not, why not? What can you do to make it happen?
Perhaps you need to change the goal. Consider this a valuable lesson. If you did achieve a
goal, congratulate yourself. Even reward yourself with a day off, or a similar treat. Just one
small goal that you achieved is a great success. Feel proud – you deserve it!
Be flexible and enjoy the ride
If you ask someone at 40 to remember what they wanted when they were 18, they’ll probably
tell you about the goals they didn’t achieve. We plan for the ideal, but we often have to settle
for less than perfect. 7 ....... It’s quite normal, and it doesn’t mean you’re a failure. But don’t
stop having goals because of this. Maybe one of your goals can wait another year while you
deal with something more urgent. Above all, it’s no good thinking that your happiness is all in
the future – you have to enjoy the journey. So make sure that you live your life now, because
you won’t get a second chance.
1 ....... 2 ....... 3 ....... 4 ....... 5 ....... 6 ....... 7 .......
A How about ten years or five years from now, or even next year?
B Naturally, things happen that make us change our direction in life, but that’s OK.
C It could be something very simple, like giving up snacks or taking up a sport.
D Did you reach your last goal?
E Think about which goals you most want to achieve – five is a reasonable number.
F Do you just let life happen?
G Money, they say, can’t buy happiness.
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9. Answer the questions.
1 According to paragraph 1, what can make you feel more confident?
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2 According to the writer, what is more important than money for some people?
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3 In paragraph 2, what does the writer mean by ‘don’t kill yourself’?
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4 At the end of paragraph 4, why does the writer say you should write your goals down?
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5 What should you do instead of writing ‘Get rich’ as one of your goals?
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6 At the end of the text, what does the writer mean by ‘you have to enjoy the journey’?
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10. Match the words and phrases from the article with their meanings. Circle A or B.
1 drift (paragraph 1)
A move purposely B move without direction
2 making it (paragraph 2)
A becoming successful B getting money
3 not all that sure (paragraph 2)
A uncertain B wrong
4 cheat (paragraph 4)
A try to fool yourself B try to fool others
5 how to go about it (paragraph 5)
A how to do it B how to write it
6 treat (paragraph 6)
A something difficult B something pleasant
7 settle for (paragraph 7)
A be happy with B aim for
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11. [TR1.02] Listen to five people talking about a friend and circle the correct
answer, A, B or C.
Speaker 1…
A thinks his friend is too shy and quiet sometimes.
B met his friend at a party.
C says his friend can be trusted with secrets.
Speaker 2…
A believes her friend is modest about her achievements.
B says her friend tells funny stories about her past.
C wishes her friend lived nearer.
Speaker 3…
A says his friend is calmer now, but he used to do dangerous things.
B knows that others get the wrong idea about his friend.
C would like his friend to be more open-minded.
Speaker 4…
A met her friend after a serious event in her life.
B has known her friend since they were children.
C says her friend is more realistic than she is.
Speaker 5…
A says he used to be as talkative as his friend.
B didn’t use to like his friend.
C says his friend sometimes talks too much.
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12. [TR1.03] Listen to a talk about procrastinating and complete the text with a word
or a phrase in each gap.
PROCRASTINATING: putting things off until later instead of getting started on them now
The speaker says that everyone has stayed 1 ..................................... longer than they need to
because they want to avoid starting the day.
Procrastination isn’t always bad. Sometimes we do it because we haven’t had
2 ....................................... .
When we don’t have enough time to do something, we’re not 3 .................................. because
we are more worried about not finishing the task.
Set a time limit and then start work. That way, you don’t feel that you have no time for yourself.
Another useful thing to do is to just start doing something, because when you spend, for example,
4 ....................................... doing it, you will probably find that you enjoy it.
Giving yourself a reward for your hard work means that you 5 .................................. your free
time because you know you’ve earned it.
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13. Write sentences that are true for you. Use the phrases in brackets.
You can change the form of the words.
1 (get to know)
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2 (gain experience)
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3 (get out of)
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4 (not enough)
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5 (get on with)
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14. This is part of an email you have received from a friend.
Write an e-mail to your friend. Write 140–190 words.
Anyway, that’s enough about me. How are you getting on there?
I’m sure you’ve made some interesting friends. Tell me about
some of them!
Jason
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15. Complete with the words or phrases. There are four extra.
a bit of | actually | big time | here goes | How cool is that?
I suppose | I’m loving it | it won’t kill you | super-easy
1
A Did you like the film?
B It was all right, ........................... , but I found it slow-moving at times. I left before the end!
2
A Ben’s got a job working for a film company. ........................... I’m really jealous!
B That’s amazing! He is really talented, though.
3
A How do you like your new course?
B I’ve got into it ........................... .I’m enjoying every minute of it.
4
A I’m not sure I want to go to visit Sam in hospital.
B Oh come on, ........................ to do something for her for a change. She’s always helping you.
5
A Can you tell me the names of ten great writers from your country?
B Well, I’m not really into books but ........................... …
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16. Circle the correct option.
Tom I think we should all meet up on Friday night at the café.
What 1are you thinking? / do you think?
Evie The problem with the café is the music. We can’t exactly talk there, can we?
Tom So what 2you say / you’re saying is you’d rather go somewhere else?
Evie Yeah. 3Wouldn’t it be / Doesn’t it be better to meet at someone’s house?
Why 4we don’t / don’t we meet at my house? My parents will be out anyway.
Tom Sounds good to me. 5What about you / Do you go with that, Maddy?
Maddy Yeah, that’s great. Shall we say seven o’clock?
Tom & Evie Perfect.
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17. Match 1–5 with the responses a)–e).
1 Let’s talk about something else, shall we? ......
2 What do you want to do for your birthday? ......
3 Fancy hitting the town tonight? ......
4 Shall we give Emily a ring? ......
5 I have to go to a meeting, so I must be off now. ......
a) OK. Nice seeing you. Take care!
b) Pardon? What do you mean?
c) Good idea. Do you happen to have her phone number?
d) So you mean you’re not interested in my work?
e) Would it be all right if I had some friends over?
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