1. The document is a practice test for an English exam covering listening, vocabulary, grammar, reading, and use of English.
2. It contains multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions testing a variety of language skills.
3. The questions cover topics like matching speakers in a listening passage, completing sentences with missing words, choosing the correct answers in a reading comprehension, and producing similar meanings with provided words.
1. The document is a practice test for an English exam covering listening, vocabulary, grammar, reading, and use of English.
2. It contains multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions testing a variety of language skills.
3. The questions cover topics like matching speakers in a listening passage, completing sentences with missing words, choosing the correct answers in a reading comprehension, and producing similar meanings with provided words.
1. The document is a practice test for an English exam covering listening, vocabulary, grammar, reading, and use of English.
2. It contains multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions testing a variety of language skills.
3. The questions cover topics like matching speakers in a listening passage, completing sentences with missing words, choosing the correct answers in a reading comprehension, and producing similar meanings with provided words.
1. The document is a practice test for an English exam covering listening, vocabulary, grammar, reading, and use of English.
2. It contains multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions testing a variety of language skills.
3. The questions cover topics like matching speakers in a listening passage, completing sentences with missing words, choosing the correct answers in a reading comprehension, and producing similar meanings with provided words.
Group A Name: ______________________________________ Class: ____ Total: ___/50
LISTENING 4 The house next to ours was s _ _ _ _ _ by
lightning. There was a big fire but no one 1 TRACK 2 Listen to five people talking was hurt. about studying. Match statements A-F with speakers 1-5. There is one extra 5 I just told you the exam is next Tuesday! statement. Really, you have a memory like This speaker… a s _ _ _ _. _____/5 A was unable to make an important decision. 3 Match the verbs in A with the nouns in B was happy with a small circle of B. Then complete the sentences. friends. You may need to change the form of C wasn’t impressed by the teaching. the verbs. There is one extra verb. D learned an important lesson about life. A feel rack write find regain jog have E listened to the wrong advice. B consciousness one’s brains an urge F now has a different attitude to a brainwave one’s memory studying than before. one’s dissertation
1 2 3 5 5 Can you jog my memory what the Speaker homework is?
1 He’s going to ______________ his
______________ on Ancient Greece. _____/5 2 I don’t _____________________ to study VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR for the exam, it’s an easy subject.
2 Complete the sentences with the 3 I’ve ______________ my _____________
missing words. Some letters are given. but I can’t remember what her name is. There is one space for each missing letter. 4 After three hours of trying to find a solution, Jenny Jack used to be a b u l l y but now he’s kind to everyone in the class. _____________________ and solved the problem. 1 I used to study French but I’ve had a long 5 It was at least five minutes before break so I’m taking lessons to s _ _ _ _ e _ my skills. I _____________________ when the ball hit me on the head. 2 I only have a v _ _ _ _ memory of my first _____/5 day of school, but I think I enjoyed it.
4 Complete the sentences with one word USE OF ENGLISH
in each gap. 6 Read the text and choose the correct – Did you really use to skip a lot of classes answer, A, B or C. when you were a student, Mum? I can’t believe it! Then why 1_______________ An Unexpected Career you always telling me that attendance is so important? This is so unfair. My brother, who is a researcher, is the brains – Well, yes, it’s true. I made this mistake _____ a revolutionary new technique of brain and I’d like to save you from it. My mum 2 surgery which has saved hundreds of lives. I’m so _______________ always trying to proud of him because he 1_____ a very good explain this to me but I 3______________ student. He had a 2_____ for science but was never listen to her. Even now, when she gives me advice, I 4________________ quite disruptive in lessons and was often reprimanded. Most of his teachers gave up on usually roll my eyes although deep inside I know she’s almost always right! him and he fell 3_____ with all his school work. I 5_______________ to think I would be After wasting time doing dead-end jobs, he such a relaxed mum to my kids but now decided to go back to school and pass his exams. I can see I’m just like her! He went on to do a master’s degree and then _____/5 worked in the 4_____ of research for many years. He is now very successful and in 5_____ of his 5 Complete the sentences with the achievements he was even given an award. I’m correct form of the verbs in brackets. so happy he decided to follow his dreams.
You can’t afford to waste (waste) any A with B behind C of
more time. You’ll miss the train. 1 A didn’t used to be B didn’t use to being 1 Will you remember __________________ C didn’t use to be (feed) the cat twice a day? 2 A passion B brain C knowledge 2 The degree enabled me ______________ 3 A down B behind C off (get) a better-paid job. 4 A field B scholarship C career 3 She made us ______________________ 5 A success B honour C addition (swear) we wouldn’t tell anyone. 4 My dad keeps ___________________ _____/5 (lose) his keys so I’m always late to school. 5 I’ve tried ____________________ (drink) warm milk but it didn’t help me fall asleep.
it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in capitals. Write up to 8 Complete gaps 1–5 with sentences six words. A–F. There is one extra sentence.
I was in the habit of drinking coffee before LEARNING FROM HOW OTHERS LEARN breakfast. USED I used to drink coffee before breakfast. If we want to give our children the best education possible, it is sensible to look at the most 1 I think you would find this book successful education systems in the world for interesting. INTEREST ideas. Different countries have different ideas about how to ensure that their children I think this book would _______________ maximise their potential. It’s clear that no ______________________________ you. education system is perfect. (1) So, what, if anything, can we learn from them and are there 2 My brother always makes a mess when he any similarities between them at all? cooks anything. WILL The two countries are South Korea and My brother _________________________ Finland. Korea has a one hundred percent _____________ when he cooks anything. literacy rate. Its students achieve outstanding grades in all kinds of tests compared to those 3 I wasn’t in the habit of putting off work in other countries. How do they do it? until the last moment. USE (2) Many are taught by private tutors after their normal lessons. Despite large class sizes, I _________________________________ there are no problems with discipline. work until the last moment. Teachers are respected and teach in 4 After the exams we’ll have a big party. a traditional manner with the children paying attention and obeying instructions FOLLOWED unquestioningly. Our exams will ______________________ Finnish children also do very well in comparison ________________________ a big party. with school students in other countries. However, in Finland, schools combine a short 5 I haven’t trained since my knee injury. school day and extra after-school activities to STOPPED develop individual interests and motivate the I _________________________________ children. (3) There is much less stress in Finnish schools than in Korean schools but that when I had my knee injury. doesn’t mean that the teaching is _____/5 unprofessional. Finnish teachers spend less time teaching but more time in professional development. They are highly educated and teaching is a well-respected and well-paid profession. So, what can we learn from this brief look at two countries who are able to educate their
children more effectively than we can? Firstly, B These comparisons can hide faults and children need a reason to learn. That may be ignore positive aspects of poorly pressure from parents, peers and society as performing students but, generally, they a whole to succeed. (4) Too often in our give us a good idea of which education schools, we find children who are uninterested systems work best. in the lessons and parents who are uninterested in their progress. Politicians and C Alternatively, it could be an interest in journalists would rather criticise teachers than what they are learning and a thirst for praise them and, as a result, members of the even more knowledge. teaching profession lack the respect they receive in other countries. (5) The opposite D However, in most studies, two countries should be true. have a higher standard of education than As we can see, Finland and South Korea do others, even though the way they educate share one great similarity. In both societies, their children seems to be completely people look up to teachers and recognise the different. importance of the job they are doing. So, let’s have more respect for teachers, students and education in general and, maybe, our children E The idea is that they will work hard can be challenging those from South Korea and because they want to rather than because Finland in the future. they are forced to.
A The answer appears to be by sheer hard F The public are more aware of the length work. Students are under immense of teachers’ holidays than the enormous pressure to achieve their goals. pressure they are under in the classroom. _____/5
WRITING
9 Do the writing task.
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