PRACTICE EXAM MAY 2009

1. GENERAL

A. VERBS: Fill in the blank with the correct tense/form of the verb in parentheses. Auxiliary verbs and negative forms are possible. Put any other words given in parentheses in the correct position. Do not add any non-verbal forms. (14 points)

1. - Where’s Jenny?
- In the living room. She _______________________ (read) a Harry Potter book.

2/3. Paul __________________________ (clean) his room yet, but tomorrow he _________________________ (do) it with his brother.

4. ____________________________ (drink) that coffee! It’s very hot.

5. Julian _________________________ (often / be) aggressive, but when he plays tennis, he’s like a tiger.

6. My husband ___________________ (watch) football on TV every weekend. I leave him at home and go to the cinema with my friend.

7/8. Tom _________________________ (run) because he wants ____________________ (catch) the train.

9. - How long ___________________________ (you / be) here?
- Since 5 o’clock.

10. I ___________________________ (see) Pepe at the café yesterday. He was at home.

11/12. _______________________________ (you / give) me your email address, please?
I ____________________________ (like) to send you some photos of my house.

13/14. - _____________________________ (you / ever / eat) something horrible?
- Yes, I __________________________ (have) a very bad paella in Glasgow.

B. ARTICLES / SOME / ANY: Fill in the blank with A, AN, THE, SOME or ANY
IF POSSIBLE. (5 points)

1/2. - Can I have _____________ milk, please?
- I’m sorry. We haven’t got ____________ milk.
3. Does your sister have ______________ bike?
4. We visited ____________ Buckingham Palace.
5. He watched television for half ___________ hour.

C. PREPOSITIONS: Complete with a correct preposition IF POSSIBLE. (6 points)

1. My sister is very different _____________ me.
2. Give _____________ me your money.
3. What do you do ______________ the weekend?
4. We changed _____________ planes in New York.
5. James often arrives late _____________ class.
6. Yesterday he was _____________ least 15 minutes late.

D. MULTI-WORD VERBS: Complete the sentences with a verb from the box below and add the correct particle. (4 points)

PICK GO WAKE TURN STAY

1. I want to ____________________ to my own country soon.
2. I ____________________ early on Saturdays, but I stay in bed and read a book.
3. _____________________ the radio! I don’t want to listen to it.
4. Grandmother is upstairs. __________________ and see her!


E. QUESTION FORMING: Write appropriate questions for the following answers. (8 points)
1. _____________________________________________? They’re my husband’s.
2. _____________________________________________? Next month.
3. _____________________________________________? Yes, please.
4. _____________________________________________? My best friend.
5. _____________________________________________? Patrick was.
6. _____________________________________________? Every day.

F. VOCABULARY:
i) Fill in the blank with ONE word using the initial letter given. (3 points)

1. My flat is really hot in summer because I don’t have air c__________________.
2. I don’t put butter on my toast; I prefer olive o________________.
3. If you don’t want to q______________ for tickets, buy them in advance online.

ii) Choose the best option for each blank and circle the letter. (3 points)

1. I ___ Sundays with my mother.
a) spend b) am c) stay d) pass
2. He’s a ___.
a) political b) politic c) politician d) policy
3. Hurry up! I don’t want to ___ tonight’s TV programme.
a) lose b) fail c) miss d) be late
G. TRANSLATION: Translate into English. (12 points)

1. - ¿Cómo es la prima de Jenny?
- Es alta y bastante guapa. Vamos a salir con ella esta noche. ¿Te apetece venir?
2. ¿Cuándo fue la última vez que compraste un libro?
3. -¿Desde cuándo conoces a la amiga de tu hermano?
- Acabo de conocerla.
4. - ¿Por qué lloran los niños?
- Porque llevan mucho tiempo aquí y tienen sed.
5. El Guadalquivir es el río más largo de Andalucía.
6. ¿Quién bebió ese vaso de leche caliente? Era para mi hijo.

H. LISTENING COMPREHENSION: Listen to the sentences and circle the letter of the correct response. (5 points)

1. a) 20 metres. b) Yesterday. c) For two years.
2. a) No, thank you. b) Fruit, but not vegetables. c) Very serious.
3. a) After dinner. b) Outside. c) Only cigarettes.
4. a) Yes, he has. b) Yes, she has. c) Yes, she is.
5. a) Martin. b) Martin’s. c) Martin is.

II. DICTATION

III. COMPOSITION Write 100 words on ONE of the following topics. Count the words and put an asterisk (*) after the required number.

Essay:
Dialogue:


LISTENING COMPREHENSION PRACTICE TEST MAY 2009

1. How long did you live in London?
2. What is your friend Tom like?
3. When does she smoke?
4. Has she finished it?
5. Whose is this?

DICTATION

When Stephen was a boy, he lived in a house outside London. It was a beautiful place with a lot of parks. He liked the teachers in his school and had a very nice life. The only problem was the family next door. Their house was bigger than his and they had lots of children. They weren’t very friendly and made a lot of noise, so Stephen was really happy when he looked out of his window one morning in July and saw that his neighbours’ house was empty.

FILE 9. REVISE AND CHECK

GRAMMAR
FILE 1.
1.b 2.c 3.b 4.a 5.c

FILE 2.
1.c 2.b 3.a 4.c 5.b

FILE 3.
1.b 2.b 3.a 4.c 5.a

FILE 4.
1.a 2.b 3.a 4.c 5.b

FILE 5.
1.c 2.a 3.b 4.c 5.b

FILE 6.
1.b 2.b 3.c 4.b 5.a

FILE 7.
1.c 2.b 3.a 4.c 5.a

FILE 8.
1.c 2.b 3.c 4.b 5.a

FILE 9.
1.b 2.c 3.a 4.b 5.c

VOCABULARY

a.
1.Polish (not a country) 2.cooker (not a job) 3.grandmother (not male) 4.fast (not a feeling) 5.yesterday (not an adverb of frequency) 6.buy (not past) 7.living room (not furniture) 8.square (not a building) 9.strawberries (not a vegetable) 10.good (not an adverb)

b.
1.fifty 2.Tuesday 3.third 4.thirtieth 5.evening 6.three times 7.hour 8.winter 9.April
10.next week

c.
1.June 2. my aunt 3.the bathroom 4.dirty 5.thought 6.the post office 7.Spanish
8.a waiter 9.hate 10.generous

d.
1.get 2.have 3.go 4.do 5.make 6.take 7.turn 8.give 9.play 10.wait

e.
1.keys 2.glasses 3.rich 4.high 5.cupboard 6.bath 7.bridge 8.church 9.(some) cheese 10.(some) meat

f.
1.from 2.about 3.at 4.to 5.up 6.in 7.of 8.for 9.to 10.to

PRONUNCIATION

a.
1.bread 2.famous 3.work 4.four 5.three 6.get 7.love 8.hour 9.see 10.give 11.have
12.daughter 13.don’t 14.cinema 15.food

b.
1.American 2.afternoon 3.thirteen 4.breakfast 5.July 6.musician 7.between
8.bathroom 9.tomorrow 10.pronunciation 11.sunglasses 12.magazine 13.chocolate 14.umbrella 15.receptionist 16.grandmother 17.dangerous 18.museum 19.supermarket 20.newspaper

WORKSHEET FILE 9

DICTATION
My wife’s favourite film is “Titanic”. She’s seen it at least ten times and she cries every time. I remember when we went to see it at the cinema. We sat in the back row and I fell asleep because I was really tired. Of course, my wife woke me up. She didn’t want me to miss anything. She’s always wanted to travel on a big ship like the Titanic, so this year we’re going to America by boat to celebrate our 50th birthdays. I got some brochures from the travel agent’s last week, but we haven’t booked the tickets yet.

TRANSLATION
1. Hace mucho tiempo que no vamos a ningún sitio para el fin de semana.
2. Me salí del cine porque la película era muy aburrida.
3. Me encantaría ir a Venecia. Nunca he estado allí.
4. Conoce a su novia desde el año pasado.
5. Los niños ya han hecho los deberes.
6. Mi cuñado tiene muchos celos de los amigos de mi hermana.
7. ¿Cuánto tiempo lleváis casados?
8. -¿A quién esperas?
- A mi hija. Todavía no ha llegado su avión.
9. Acabo de ver a un político francés en el comedor del hotel.

MULTI-WORD VERBS
Complete the sentences with a verb from the box below and add the correct particle.
COME GO PICK SIT TURN

1. Can you _____________________ that photocopy? It’s fallen on the floor.
2. It rained every day. The sun didn’t ____________________ all week.
3. We had a fantastic holiday in Rome. We want to ___________________ next year.
4. At our school the students always stand up when the teachers _____________________.

FILE 7 WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER?

GRAMMAR
1.a 2.b 3.b 4.a 5.b 6.a 7.b 8a 9.b 10.a

VOCABULARY
a
1.stay 2. see 3. get 4. meet 5. move

b
1. dessert (not a meal)
2. strawberries (not vegetables)
3. sugar (not a drink)
4. tomatoes ( not connected with potatoes)
5. coffee (not a dessert)

c
1. in 2. of 3. for 4. with 5. on

PRONUNCIATION
a
1. steak 2. tea 3. true 4. go 5. move

b
dessert menu vegetables banana biscuit

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

TEXT
a
1.c 2. b 3.a 4. b

CAN YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE?
a
1.b 2.b 3.b 4.a 5.b

b
1. She buys oranges, strawberries and carrots.
2. 4.95

File 6 Worksheet

NEW ENGLISH FILE ELEMENTARY
LEVEL 1 WORKSHEET FILE 6 MARCH 2009

DICTATION
Last summer my wife and I went to Germany for our holiday. When we arrived at the hotel it was very late and the other guests were upstairs in bed. Our room was very dark so we couldn’t see the furniture very well, but we felt that it was a bit spooky. We decided to go to bed because we were very tired but when we tried to go to sleep, we heard a strange noise in the cupboard. We were a bit nervous and didn’t sleep all night, but in the morning we opened the cupboard and found a small mouse.

TRANSLATION SENTENCES
1. ¿Qué haces? Escucho la radio.
2. Decidimos ir al cine porque no había nada en la tele.
3. Hay algunos vasos en el armario.
4. Tengo un problema. Mi vecino hace mucho ruido.
5. Mi casa es muy grande. Arriba hay 5 dormitorios.
6. No había ningún estudiante así que decidió irse a casa.
7. Quieren pasar sus vacaciones en algún sitio interesante.
8. Esta noche está celebrando una fiesta para el cumpleaños de su novia.

VERBS
1. How many people __________________ (there / be) at the party on Saturday?
2. My parents are on holiday in France. They __________________ (have) a great time.
3. I _______________________ (go) to sleep until my wife came home.
4. We decided ___________________ (watch) the football match on TV.
5. Who ______________________ (phone) you last night?
6. Everybody ____________________ (want) a glass of water. We’re all thirsty.
7/8.My neighbours _____________________ (often / make) a lot of noise, but today they ____________________ (move) furniture.
9. Would you like ____________________ (go) on the London Eye?
10. The view from the top is fantastic. You ____________________ (even / see) Windsor Castle.

FILE 6 WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER?

GRAMMAR
1.b 2.a 3.b 4.a 5.b 6.b 7.a 8.b 9.b 10.a

VOCABULARY
a 1. make 2. play 3. have 4. book 5. take

b 1. shelf (not a room)
2. cooker (not in a living room)
3. there (not a preposition)
4. town hall ( a building)
5. square (not a building)

c 1. with 2. on 3. on 4. of 5. to

PRONUNCIATION
a 1. near 2. know 3. floor 4. church 5. theatre

b opposite between behind cupboard museum

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

TEXT
a 1.B 2. F 3.E 4. A 5.D 6.G 7.C

b 1. True 2. False 3. False

CAN YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE?
a 1.b 2.a 3.b 4.b 5.a

b 1.b 2.a 3.b 4.b 5.a

CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
1. How many TVs are there in your house?
2. What was there on TV last night?
3. Is there a computer in your bedroom?
4. What time do the banks open in your country?
5. What are you wearing today?

Worksheet File 5

Dictation

Last year my cousin went to an expensive shop in London and bought a lot of clothes. He paid with his VISA card and, because he was in a hurry, he left the shop and forgot the card. When he arrived home and couldn’t find it, he was very worried so he took a taxi back to the shop. When he went into the shop, the shop assistant remembered him and gave him the card. He was very happy and invited her to dinner. They fell in love and got married in January. They are very happy.

Translation

1. Elvis Presley siempre desayunaba hamburguesas con patatas.
2. En Inglaterra las tiendas quedan abiertas 24 horas al día.
3. Hace 60 años las mujeres no llevaban mucho maquillaje.
4. Lali conoció a Lolo en la fiesta de Lola.
5. Pensaba que mi madre tenía sed así que le llevé una taza de té
6. Volaron a Varsovia en un pequeño avión el mes pasado.
7. De niño, Paco dormía con sus padres.