End of Course Test A
End of Course Test A
End of Course Test A
Pronunciation
1 Track 18 Listen and tick the sentence you hear.
a We’ve been waiting here for hours.
b We have been waiting here for hours.
1 a How long’ve you been working here?
b How long have you been working here?
2 a I’ve been looking forward to this for ages.
b I have been looking forward to this for ages.
3 a We’ve been living in Paris for years.
b We have been living in Paris for years.
4 a I’ve been playing tennis since last year.
b I have been playing tennis since last year.
5 a You’ve been reading that book for a long time.
b You have been reading that book for a long time.
Listening
3 Track 20 Listen and match speakers 1–6 with the illnesses or injuries a–f.
a a allergy
1 b broken arm
2 c swollen ankle
3 d headache
4 e fever
5 f sore throat
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2 How many gold medals did Team GB win in the 2012 Olympics?
8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
While we were listening (listen) to the news, David called.
1 By the time I got home, I (have) enough of sightseeing!
2 As soon as I clicked send I realised I (send) the email to the wrong person.
3 The sun was shining and I (look) forward to a pleasant day out in the forest.
4 I didn’t recognise Mark, so I (not say) anything to him.
5 We (meet) at 7 o’clock as we’d arranged.
Vocabulary
9 Complete the sentences with a suitable noun. You have the first letter to help you.
Living in the city centre is very exciting because there’s a lot going on.
1 You’re not allowed to drive your car in a pedestrian z_ _ _.
2 If you live in a residential a_ _ _, there won’t be any shops near you.
3 Stop! The traffic l_ _ _ _ _ are red.
4 The public t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ system is very efficient, so you don’t need a car here.
5 I always take glass bottles and newspapers to the r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bins near my house.
11 Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the box. You won’t need all the
adjectives.
afraid different full good interested keen similar suitable
surprised worried
I’ve always been afraid of the dark, so I sleep with the light on.
1 Are you in history?
2 Your phone is to mine.
3 My bedroom cupboards are of clothes that I never wear.
4 I was very about John’s news. I had no idea what he was planning to do.
5 Helen has never been at keeping secrets, so I never tell her anything.
12 Complete the sentences with a suitable adjective. You have the first letter to help
you.
I always tell the truth because I believe in being honest.
1 Lucy’s very s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and always thinks about other people’s feelings.
2 Please be p_ _ _ _ _ _ and I’m sure you’ll get what you want if you wait long enough.
3 David’s very o_ _ _ and always shares his thoughts and feelings.
4 Hannah’s very a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and likes to show her friends and family that she loves
them.
5 Tom has always been a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, so I’m sure he’ll get to the top.
Functional language
14 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences/questions.
end / to / road / Go / of / the / the
Go to the end of the road.
1 traffic / straight / at / Go / lights / on / the
Kevin
I was brought up never to ask anyone for money and for that reason I never lend money
either. A good friend of mine recently asked me to lend him £500 just for a few weeks and
when I said I wouldn’t, he got really angry and hasn’t spoken to me since.
David
I don’t really care too much about money, not like some people who think money is everything.
That’s the problem with our society in many ways. A quote I really like and often use is:
‘There’s enough in the world for everyone’s need, but not for everyone’s greed.’ And how true
that is.
Linda
I agree with David. I don’t earn very much, so it’s usually quite a long time until I have enough
money to buy bigger things like a washing machine or bicycle, but when I do have enough, I
really appreciate and value what I have. I can’t understand how people can throw things away
just because they’re a year old.
Chris
Money is a difficult topic to discuss because there will always be unfairness: those who have
and those who don’t. I’ve been incredibly lucky because I was left a lot of money by my
grandfather. I hadn’t expected to get anything as I hardly knew him, but his gift has changed
my life. As I grew up with very little I certainly value what I have now.
Daniel
I lost my job recently and things are hard. I didn’t use to think about money before as I always
seemed to have enough, but now I count every penny. When I go to the supermarket I look for
the bargains and I’ve even stopped eating meat because it’s too expensive. I hope things will
get better soon as it’s really getting me down.
Alison
Well, there’s always the lottery! As they say, you have to be in it to win it and somebody has to
win, so it might as well be me. If I won the jackpot, I’d buy a big house by the sea and a new
car and I’d be happy. I believe that money can buy you happiness. It’s only the people who
have it who say that it doesn’t. So I’m off to buy another ticket.
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