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NAME: MARK:
TERM TEST 1

VOCABULARY

1 Complete the sentences with the words below. (12 x 0.5 = 6 points)
convenient | enable | strict | stunning | miss | tool | compulsory
disrupt | support | encourage | post | share

1 All students here study a foreign language. It’s .............................................. .

2 This software is a useful .............................................. for web design.
3 My parents aren’t very .............................................. . They trust me to do the right thing.
4 Although I .............................................. my students to do extra reading, few of them do.
5 I read his blog, but I never .............................................. a comment.
6 This software will .............................................. you to create 3D photo albums.
7 It is .............................................. to travel with just one bag.
8 Having the .............................................. of my parents, friends and teachers helped me succeed.
9 Tick this box – and we won’t .............................................. your personal information with anyone.
10 I didn’t want to .............................................. the lesson, but I needed to ask the teacher a question.
11 You look .............................................. in that dress! You should buy it.
12 Try not to .............................................. the meeting. It’s important that you’re there.

2 Complete the second sentence using the words in brackets. Do not change the original meaning. (6 x 1 = 6 points)
1 Let’s meet soon to talk about your ideas. (over)
Let’s meet soon to ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... .
2 Who invented the first device to control the TV? (remote)
Who invented the first .................................................................................................................................................................................................... ?
3 Try not to let your attention wander in class. (pay)
Try to ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .
4 We’re in touch on a regular basis. (keep)
We .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .
5 The psychologist encouraged her to stop hiding her feelings. (express)
The psychologist encouraged her .......................................................................................................................................................................... .
6 I’m not sure you can trust him with a secret. (keep)
I’m not sure he ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .

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NAME: MARK:
TERM TEST 1

3 Complete the text with the correct form of the words in brackets. (8 x 1 = 8 points)

In Australia, there have always been families living so far away from anyone else that their children cannot
get to school every day. That’s why in 1951, the School of the Air started. Students had one hour of lessons
every day and 1 .............................................. (communicate) was by radio. After that, students studied alone or with
their parents’ help, and completed 2 .............................................. (assign) which were sent by post.

It’s not 3 .............................................. (surprise) that there were challenges for both teachers and students. Teachers
had to remember who all their students were and supply them with materials, and students sometimes
waited weeks to get homework back. Another problem for children in distant communities has always
been 4 .............................................. (lonely), so there were also a few one-week meetings for students and teachers
each year.

With recent 5 .............................................. (develop) in technology, the School of the Air can now use video links,
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e-mail and texting. These have led to great .............................................. (improve) in educational standards, which
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are now the same or even better than standards in normal schools. This .............................................. (remark)
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success is partly due to the .............................................. (personal) of the students. They tend to be independent
and hard-working – probably characteristics they need when living in the middle of nowhere.

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NAME: MARK:
TERM TEST 1

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Where there is no verb, use a suitable relative
pronoun. (10 x 0.5 = 5 points)
1 By 2050, scientists ............................................................... (invent) new forms of clean energy.
2 I ............................................................... (not hear) of this book until Cathy recommended it.
3 The shop ............................................................... I ordered the flowers makes free deliveries.
4 This time tomorrow, we ............................................................... (take) our last exam.
5 Haven’t you finished Great Expectations yet? You ............................................................... (read) it for weeks!
6 You’ve been writing e-mails all morning. How many .............................................. you ............................................................... (send)?
7 I was late! Luckily, they let me into the room even though everyone .............................................. already
............................................................... (start) doing the exam.
8 Have you seen the film ............................................................... is based on this book?
9 I ordered the flowers about an hour ago. They ............................................................... (not deliver) them yet.
10 You ............................................................... (not pay attention) to a word I’ve said all morning.

2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in brackets.
(5 x 1 = 5 points)
1 Computers will replace teachers before 2050. (have)
By 2050, computers ................................................................................... teachers.
2 I can’t meet you. I have to work all day. (be)
I ................................................................................... all day, so I can’t meet you.
3 Ben called Sue an hour ago and they’re still talking. (for)
Ben and Sue ................................................................................... an hour.
4 We met in primary school and are still friends. (since)
We ................................................................................... we were in primary school together.
5 This is Bill. His parents are teachers. (whose)
This is Bill, ................................................................................... .

3 Match the sentence beginnings in A to the correct endings in B. (10 x 0.5 = 5 points)
A B
1 By the end of the year, I will have .......... a heard from her for a few days.
2 There was a time at college .......... b have felt better since you explained everything to
me.
3 This time next week, we’ll be
.......... c that you downloaded.
4 Amy is probably busy. I haven’t
.......... d finished school.
5 My parents spoke with the woman
.......... e had downloaded a new app.
6 Your laptop has probably been crashing because
of that free software .......... f hadn’t slept all night.
7 I’m so glad we talked. I .......... g where they sell second-hand phones.
8 I felt tired during the exam because I .......... h when I didn’t think I’d make friends.
9 There’s a new shop near our school .......... i who I’m going to work for over the summer.
10 Jack first noticed the strange message on his .......... j sitting in our first lesson of Year 11.
phone after he
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NAME: MARK:
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4 Complete the sentences logically with the tenses given. (5 x 1 = 5 points)

1 This time tomorrow, I .................................................................................................................................................. . (Future Continuous)
2 By the time I’m 30, I ............................................................................................................................................ . (Future Perfect Simple)
3 I ............................................................................................................................ for more than a week. (Present Perfect Continuous)
4 I .............................................................................................................................................. since I was a child. (Present Perfect Simple)
5 Before this year, I ....................................... never ................................................................................................ . (Past Perfect Simple)