File Test 10

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun and a comma (,) before it if
necessary.
Example: This is the beach where we used to have barbecues every summer.
1 Bill Gates ________ role in Microsoft has changed, now does a lot of charity work.
2 The Cadillac ________ is still made in the US, is a classic American car.
3 Patricia Cornwell was the writer ________ possibly solved the mystery of Jack the
Ripper.
4 There’s a Sherlock Holmes museum on Baker Street ________ the fictional detective
lived.
5 My grandfather ________ is seventy-eight, still works as a lawyer.
6 The town ________ I grew up has changed a lot since I was young.
7 The Mona Lisa ________ was painted in the 16th century, is worth millions of dollars.
8 Isn’t she the designer ________ furniture won the National Design Award?
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2 Cross out the relative pronoun if it isn’t necessary.

Example: The man who I spoke to was tall and thin.
1 The person who I feel sorry for is Jeff.
2 This is the book that won the Nobel Prize this year.
3 Is that the woman who you used to work for?
4 That’s the movie that I was telling you about yesterday.
5 Is that the restaurant that makes delicious pizzas?
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3 Complete the questions with the correct question tags.

Example: Caterina will come to the meeting, won’t she?
1 Dan wasn’t working on this project last month, _______ he?
2 The tickets cost $20, _______ they?
3 She will let him know the final decision, ________ she?
4 You didn’t like your meal, ________ you?
5 She worked in the sales department, ________ she?
6 He hasn’t been to Shanghai before, ________ he?
7 You’ve done this kind of work before, _______ you?
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Grammar total 20

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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
VOCABULARY

4 Complete the sentences with one word to complete the compound nouns.
Example: I like driving, but I hate sitting in traffic jams.
1 My cousin Ellie was a child ________ at the piano. But she stopped playing when she
was twelve and took up horse riding.
2 Don’t forget your racket this afternoon. I’ve booked a tennis ________ for five o’clock.
3 Jordan is a song ________ in his spare time. He sings his own songs when he
performs.
4 Have you read Dark Matter by Blake Crouch? It’s a science _________ novel about
traveling through different worlds.
5 That’s interesting. The bike________ here is green, but in my town I bike on a red part
of the road.
6 You can be fined for not wearing a seat ________, even in the back seats.
7 If you’re going to the beach, don’t forget to take your sun________ .
8 I love your desk ________. Is it new?
9 Craig designs book ________ for crime novels. You can see his work in most
bookshops.
10 Oh, no! I left my car here for five minutes and I got a parking ________!
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct word.

Example: The statistics show that the number of violent crimes, like murders, has gone
down over the last five years.
1 The man was released because there wasn’t enough ev________ to charge him.
2 Police are questioning three s________ in connection with the robbery.
3 After 20 years, detectives have still not been able to s________ this crime.
4 Two w________ came forward and said that they had seen the attack.
5 My favorite books are about a female d_________ who solves crimes in Rio de
Janeiro.
6 With so little evidence, it will be difficult to pr________ that he committed the crime.
7 Two men have been arr________ and taken to the police station.
8 Mr. Sampson’s death was accidental, and his son is clearly not a m________.
9 The police are doing everything they can to support the v________ of these robberies.
10 Agatha Christie wrote lots of famous murder my________ books, didn’t she?
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Vocabulary total 20

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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
PRONUNCIATION

6 Match the words with the same sound.

porch women royal

tough cough enough

Example: witch women

1 clock ________
2 up ________
3 flower ________
4 yacht ________
5 horse ________
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7 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: sub|titles
1 ex|hi|bi|tion
2 i|co|nic
3 e|vi|dence
4 ma|nu|fac|tur|er
5 pro|gram
5
Pronunciation total 10
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50

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 File Test 10
Reading and Writing A

READING

1 Read the blog and check () A, B, or C.

My music icon
Hi, guys! I’m Flora, and today we’re discussing musical icons. Pop music today isn’t that
inspiring, is it? If, like me, you think it’s repetitive and commercial, here’s something new for
you to try: chiptune. No, it isn’t a band — it’s a musical style whose melodies are created
using the 8-bit technology from old video games. Sounds crazy, doesn’t it?
The hero of chiptune fans is Koji Kondo. Kondo was the man who Nintendo hired as their
first-ever musical composer back in the 1980s. Kondo enjoyed computer arcade games. And
he had a little experience of composing music for his band, which played mostly covers of
famous rock songs (he played the piano). You may not recognize his name, or face, but
believe me everyone knows Kondo’s work. His first full composition for Nintendo was the
music for Super Mario Bros, which is one of the best-selling games of all time. That was in
1985 and, unbelievably, he followed it up with The Legend of Zelda in 1986. That’s pretty
awesome, isn’t it?
Before Kondo, games music wasn’t very important. Now we know the right music can
improve our enjoyment of the game. Writing good music for games can be challenging. For
example, the music can’t fill more than a certain amount of computer memory. Also, because
the player controls what’s happening, the music can’t tell one long story like a movie or TV
score. So games composers might write a “thinking” tune, a “running very fast” tune, a
“battle” tune, and so on.

Kondo says he doesn’t begin creating his music until he has a prototype game to play. Then
he plays it for hours and hours. He says he wants the music to match what it feels like to play
the game. Interestingly, the places where he has his best ideas aren’t at work. He says he
often finds inspiration in the bath, or walking around his house, or even in his sleep!
Kondo’s compositions are only contained within games, but there are plenty of chiptune
bands using the same technology to create pop tracks. Some people say chiptune doesn’t
have enough human emotion, but I completely disagree. Just because there isn’t someone
singing about love and heartbreak doesn’t mean there’s no emotion, does it? These tracks
certainly make me smile. They have a catchy rhythm that makes me want to dance in my
chair. My friends found chiptune weird at first, but I’ve played them tracks that have a
chiptune-backing track with more normal pop singing over the top, and they seem to prefer
that. Chiptune may never be a commercial “hit,” but we wouldn’t want the whole world to
sound the same, would we?

Example: Chiptune, which is created using _____, is a style of music.

A just drums  B old technology   C a piano 
1 Most people will recognize _____ .
A Kondo’s name  B Kondo’s voice when he speaks to them 
C Kondo’s compositions 
2 Kondo, who _____, is not a trained musician.
A used to be in a famous boy band  B can play the piano 
C had never composed before 

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Reading and Writing A
3 Kondo’s most famous composition, which was written in 1985, is _____ .
A Super Mario Bros  B The Legend of Zelda  C Tetris 
4 Games music can’t ____.
A distract the player  B use too much computer memory 
C be challenging 
5 Games composers write _____ that fit together when the game is played.
A short pieces of music  B movie pieces  C a long musical story with many
parts 
6 It’s ____ that Kondo wants his music to match.
A the game’s story  B his own feelings  C the players’ feelings 
7 Kondo has his most creative ideas _____.
A while playing games  B at home  C in his office 
8 Some people say chiptune is _____.
A unemotional  B uncreative  C repetitive 
9 The tracks that _____ contain a mix of chiptune and normal pop.
A Flora prefers  B Flora’s friends prefer  C make Flora smile 
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2 Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

Example: Flora isn’t a fan of most pop music today. T
1 Chiptune fans idolize Koji Kondo. _____
2 Kondo didn’t enjoy computer games when he was younger. _____
3 Nintendo hadn’t hired a full-time music composer before. _____
4 The music and the computer game are written at the same time. _____
5 Flora says chiptune tracks are about love and heartbreak. _____
6 Flora doesn’t think chiptune will ever be commercially successful. _____
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Reading total 15

WRITING

Write an article about an iconic item or person you admire (100–150 words).
Answer the questions.
• What is your iconic item? / Who is the person you admire?
• What does it look like and what does it do? / What do you know about his / her life?
• Why is it a classic? / Why is he / she famous?
• Have you seen or do you own one of these items? / Why is he / she important to you?
Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 25

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 File Test 10
Listening and Speaking A

LISTENING

1 Listen to an interview with crime novelist Goran Magnusson. Check () the
five sentences that are correct.
1 The story takes place in Reykjavik. ____
2 Goran’s detective is trying to solve a murder for the first time. ____
3 The interviewer thinks the location of the murder is interesting. ____
4 The detective is an expert sailor. ____
5 At first, the detective suspects the victim’s business partner. ____
6 The detective finds some evidence at the victim’s house. ____
7 Goran’s books don’t usually involve evidence on computers. ____
8 The detective catches the murderer at the end of the book. ____
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2 Listen to five conversations. Check () A, B, or C.

1 José doesn’t know the name of _________.
A a book  B a job  C an artist 
2 Chloe and Arjun are most interested in the museum’s _________.
A history  B reading room  C architecture 
3 Saliyah is _________ chef.
A a world-famous  B an influential  C a self-taught 
4 The police _________ the thief in Ecuador.
A shot  B caught  C are looking for 
5 Bella and Louisa are talking about _________.
A an iconic designer  B what music they like  C the best way to shop 
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Listening total 10

SPEAKING

1 Make questions and ask your partner.

1 What / famous building / you / strongly dislike? Why?
2 What modern designs / you / admire?
3 Can / describe / advertisment / you think / very clever?
4 you / been robbed? What? When?
5 like / reading / detective stories? Why? Why not?
Now answer your partner’s questions.

2 Talk about the statement below, saying if you agree or disagree. Give
reasons.
‘Architecture was much more beautiful a hundred years ago.’

3 Listen to your partner talking about crime. Do you agree with him / her?

Speaking total 15
Listening and Speaking total 25

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