Circle the adjective that doesn’t describe each category. Then add one adjective below to each category.

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quick | nervous | trendy | interesting

1 films: frightening • boring • wonderful • sorry ................................

2 negative feelings: worried • scared • normal • afraid ................................
3 clothes: noisy • pretty • modern • old-fashioned ................................
4 animals: tiny • slow • polite • thirsty ................................

Replace the words in bold with the words or phrases below. (5 points)
pretty | simple | huge | difficult | celebrate | hungry | get married
thick | quiet | rude

1 The instructions were easy. ................................

2 The children are not making a noise. ................................
3 I was not polite. ................................
4 It is not thin. ................................
5 The house is very big. ................................
6 I can’t do it. It’s too hard. ................................
7 He has got a good-looking sister. ................................
8 They want to be husband and wife. ................................
9 He feels it's time to eat. ................................
10 I want to have a party on my birthday. ................................

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. (5 points)

1 Ian grew up / got a job / got married at the shop.
2 My dad is a famous / noisy / tiny singer in the UK.
3 I didn't like the film. It was very interesting / hungry / boring.
4 My younger sister doesn't like being unique / alone / famous at home.
5 Don’t wear that! It's horrible / simple / worried!
6 My brother was very angry / calm / polite because somebody stole his tablet.
7 My uncle was rude / lucky / nervous to win £1 million in the lottery.
8 Swimming in the sea can be dangerous. Be quick / slow / careful!
9 The opposite of nervous is quick / calm / pretty.
10 They didn't want to be together, so they died / graduated / separated.

Match A to B to make phrases. (3 points)

A B
1 grew ..... a born
2 had ..... b school
3 leave ..... c in love
4 are ..... d up
5 fell ..... e divorced
6 got ..... f a baby

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 5 Use the phrases in Exercise 4 to complete the sentences below. (
1 I ................................ with her when I first met her.
2 A UK study shows that the most babies ................................ at 4 o’clock in the morning.
3 My sister ................................ , so now I’ve got a nephew.
4 After they ................................ in June, the boys can work in the factory.
5 My family moved to London when I was a baby, so I ................................ in the city.
6 Mr and Mrs Carter weren’t happy together, so they ................................ .

Choose the correct answer. (2

1 This is more difficult than / the most difficult / as difficult as exercise in the book!
2 Ross was too strong / strong enough / not strong enough to move the piano alone,
so we helped him.
3 Don’t buy the brown boots. They’re trendier than / less trendy than / the trendiest
the black ones.
4 Sue had the most original / the least original / less original than idea, so she won
the competition.

7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. (
1 Marie looked beautiful. She was ............................................. (pretty) girl at the party.
2 Eddie ate a huge meal. He was ............................................. (hungry) to finish three hamburgers!
3 I love action films. They’re ............................................. (interesting) dramas.
4 Mark and Dan can run a kilometre in three minutes. Mark is ............................................. (fast) Dan.
5 The pilot doesn’t want to leave in the storm. It’s ............................................. (dangerous).
6 Gail isn’t a fast runner. She’s ............................................. (slow) the other girls.

8 Choose the correct modal. (4 p

Kate: I 1. can’t / shouldn’t / mustn’t get my diploma at the end of this month.
Pam: Why not?
Kate: I 2. can’t / couldn’t / mustn’t do the maths and history exams last week because I was ill.
3.
Pam: Should / Could / Can you take them another time?
Kate: Yes, I 4. must / should / can return to school at the end of July to take them.
5.
Pam: Should / Must / Can you still go on holiday with your family in July?
Kate: No, I 6. can / must / could stay here and study. My mother went to the travel agent to
change the dates.
7.
Pam: Should / Must / Could she change them?
Kate: Yes, we were lucky. Our holiday is in August instead.
Pam: Oh, that’s really good, but you 8. couldn’t / can’t / shouldn’t miss the party.
Kate: No, of course not. I'll be back in time. I want to say goodbye to all my friends.

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original sentences. (9
1 The jacket isn’t as thick as the coat. (than)
The jacket is .................................................................................................................................... .
2 A dog is noisier than a cat. (as)
A cat is ............................................................................................................................................... .
3 It wasn’t possible to go sightseeing because of the rain. (couldn’t)
We ....................................................................................................................................................... .
4 Using your phone here is prohibited. (mustn’t)
You ...................................................................................................................................................... .
5 That song isn’t as popular as the others on the list. (least)
That song is ..................................................................................................................................... .
6 It isn’t possible for him to get a job here. (can’t)
He ....................................................................................................................................................... .
7 Jim and Ron both weigh 95 kilos. (heavy)
Jim is .................................................................................................................................................. .
8 A dolphin isn’t as frightening as a shark. (less)
A dolphin is ...................................................................................................................................... .
9 It isn’t a good idea to leave school now. (shouldn’t)
You ...................................................................................................................................................... .

Choose the correct answers to complete the text. (

It’s fun to grow up in Tombohuaun, Sierra Leone. The children 1. ..... play together in the jungle
and get fruit from the trees. But growing up in Tombohuaun used to be 2. ..... than it is today. The
children had a lot of hard work to do, so they 3. ..... have much fun. The 4. ..... job of all was to carry
water from the waterhole several times a day. Seven-year-old Hawa wasn’t 5. ..... to do hard work.
She 6. ..... carry any water and her mother had a lot of extra work to do. It wasn’t only hard work.
The water from the waterhole wasn’t clean, so it made the children ill. Nancy is a year 7. ..... her
cousin. But she didn’t grow 8. ..... her cousin because she was often ill. The 9. ..... day of Nancy’s
life was when her little sister died. The water made her sister ill and she died because she was
10.
..... .

People at WaterAid believe that we 11. ..... help villages like Tombohuaun. WaterAid brought clean
water to Tombohuaun. So now, the children play games instead of doing hard work and they are
12.
..... before.
1 a must b should c can
2 a least fun b less fun c fun enough
3 a shouldn’t b couldn’t c mustn’t
4 a most difficult b as difficult as c least difficult
5 a as strong as b stronger c strong enough
6 a can’t b shouldn’t c couldn’t
7 a older than b oldest c as old as
8 a tall enough b as tall as c less tall than
9 a worse b worst c bad enough
10 a too weak b not weak enough c the weakest
11 a couldn’t b can't c should
12 a healthier than b the healthiest c enough

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• Ice Hockey tournament
• Latest football news
• Sochi Winter Games

Best moments from the Olympics

Canada has got many reasons to be proud of its athletes. They are winning silver and gold medals at the
Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia. But these aren’t the only great moments for Canada in these games.
Canadian coach helps Russian athlete
Russian cross-country skier Anton Gafarov broke his ski during the Men’s Semi-finals. Nervous Russian fans
watched while Gafarov tried to continue on his broken ski, but it was too difficult. The fans were very worried
because they thought the race was over for the Russian athlete. Suddenly, the Canadian ski coach, Justin
Wadsworth, ran down to help him. Wadsworth gave the Russian athlete another ski so that he could finish the
race. That was a very generous act by our Canadian coach.
Speed skater Gilmore Junio helps a team member
Gilmore Junio grew up near a skating rink and practised almost every day. It was his dream to win a medal in
the Winter Olympics. But when he finally got to the Olympics, he decided to help a member of his team
instead. Canada’s best skater in the 1,000-metre race, Denny Morrison, fell in a competition before the
Olympics. Because of this, he lost his place in the 1,000-metre event. Junio thought Morrison had a better
chance of winning a medal than he did. So, he decided to give Morrison his place in the race. Morrison won a
silver medal for the Canadian team. Generous Junio wasn’t sorry about giving his place to Morrison because
it helped the team.

1 The writer is especially proud of two Canadians in the article because they … .
a won gold medals
b were very generous
c continued after they fell
2 Gafarov completed the race thanks to … .
a a Russian athlete
b a member of another team
c the Russian fans
3 Junio helped Morrison because … .
a he believed Morrison could win a medal
b Morrison wasn’t as fast as Junio
c Morrison fell
4 According to the article, Morrison won a silver medal in … .
a a ski race
b ice hockey
c speed skating

Complete the sentences.

1 The events in the article happened in .................................................................................... .
2 Gafarov couldn’t continue the race after ................................................................................ .
3 According to the article, the Russian fans felt ..................................................................... .
4 Junio used to practise at ................................................................................................................ .
5 Junio gave Morrison ..................................................................................................................... .
6 Junio was happy Morrison won a medal because ...............................................................

............................................................................................................................................................... .

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 WRITTEN PRODUCTION

(10 points)

Task 1: A Personal Profile

present main points in an organised manner • give information

Imagine you were born as another person. Write a personal profile about
yourself. Include the following:
a general details about yourself
b details about family members
d relationship with family

Task 2: A Post
describe an event • express opinions

Write a post about a family event. Include the following:

a what the event was c where it was
b who was there d your opinion of the event

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 ORAL COMPREHENSION

(10 points)
understand essential information • understand relevant details

Listen to the dialogue between a salesperson at the Home4You agency and Ben. Then tick (✓) the
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correct
02 information for Ben. (5 points)
1 Area: Benton Roker Street
any area near a school

2 Only find houses with:

more than two bedrooms
a big living room
a modern kitchen

3 Price: up to £168,000 up to £150,000

up to £146,000

One result matches your search: Address: 13 North Avenue

4 Facilities in area: shopping centre school park

5 Number of bedrooms: 1 2 3 or more

Listen again and complete the sentences. (5 points)

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02
1 Ben wants to buy a house because ..........................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................... .
2 At the moment, Ben and his wife are living .............................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................... .
3 The people in the house on Agnes Street are .......................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................... .
4 The owners want to leave North Avenue because the house isn't .................................
............................................................................................................................................................... .
5 Ben and his wife are going to see the house at .....................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................... .

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 ORAL PRODUCTION

(10 points)
give information • compare and contrast

Student A

1 Look at the picture. Use the adjectives below to compare the people in the picture.

ANN DEAN CARL SARA RAY

the shortest | the longest | not as tall as | curlier than | not as thin as

2 Listen to your partner comparing the people in the picture below. Label the people in the picture Jack, Kevin,
Tina, Ella and Pam.

Student B

1 Listen to your partner comparing the people in the picture below. Label the people in the picture Sara, Ann,
Dean, Carl and Ray.

2 Look at the picture. Use the adjectives below to compare the people in the picture.

JACK PAM ELLA TINA KEVIN

the tallest | darker than | not as trendy as | the thinnest | not as curly as

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