B1 first term

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GRAMMAR

1 Complete the text with a, an, the or 0 (no article).

My Uncle Paul is (1) artist. He was born in (2) UK but now he lives in (3) Paris with my aunt who’s
French. They’ve got (4) son called Pierre. Uncle Paul paints pictures of monuments like (5) Eiffel Tower and he
sells them to tourists.

Score: /5

2 Write complete sentences. Use the present simple or the present continuous.

1 tigers/not come/from this country

2 you/do your homework/right now?

3 Mark/usually/eat/with us/but today he’s at his friend’s house

4 Jane/need/any help/with her work?

5 the boys/wear/shorts/today/because it’s hot

Score: /5

3 Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

1 you/do/What/ yesterday evening/did?

2 did/go on holiday/Where/your brother/last summer?

3 you/did/an umbrella/Why/bring?

4 did/Who/speak to/she/about her homework?

5 get/they/to the football match/did/How/yesterday?

Score: /5
 4 Complete the text with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs given.

The other day I (1) (check) my emails when I (2) (see) one from a clothes shop. It said, ‘You
(3) (can) be the winner of a special prize!’ and it asked me to give my address and telephone number. I
(4) (type) in my details when my sister came in. She saw what I was doing and shouted ‘Stop!’ She said it
was a fraud and it wasn’t really a clothes shop. I’m so happy I (5) (not give) them my details.

Score: /5

5 Are the underlined words countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

1 I usually have a cup of hot chocolate when I get home from school. C / U

2 When you have some free time, let’s have a game of tennis. C / U

3 My brother works at the new furniture shop in Jacob Street. C / U

4 There were a lot of mistakes in Suzy’s homework. C / U

5 The word ‘banana’ comes from an African language. C / U

Score: /5

6 Complete the sentences with relative pronouns. Write 0 if it is possible to leave out the pronoun.

1 That’s a mistake people often make!

2 The Return of the King is a film won a lot of awards.
3 Miss Franks is the teacher first taught me English.
4 The film is about a couple young son can speak four languages.
5 There are now houses in the fields we played last year.

Score: /5

VOCABULARY

7 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 Helen’s uncle is her aunt’s second husband/son.

2 I have three nephews, but my sister’s daughter is my only niece/aunt.
3 Tom is 30 and has never married because he likes being single/divorced.
4 My cousin, Jade, is my aunt and uncle’s only/one-parent child.
5 My brother is my grandparents’ oldest grandson/son-in-law .

Score: /5

8 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

Lots of people worry about (1) retire /retirement. They think that (2) senior citizens/adolescents don’t have any fun. However,
my (3) grandmother/granddaughter disagrees with that. She thinks it’s important to be (4)independent/independence so she
goes out every day and meets (5) different/difference people. She seems like a young woman to me!

Score: /5
 9 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text.

There isn’t a lot of serious crime in my town. (1)Vandals/Vandalism is probably the biggest problem and a lot of it is graffiti. I
suppose (2)thieves/theft is also a problem – there’s a lot of (3)shoplifters/shoplifting in the supermarket. Sometimes (4)
thieves/theft also steal cars. We don’t have many other problems, although someone was arrested for breaking into a house.
The (5)burglar/burglary was caught when he was leaving through the window.

Score: /5

10 Complete the sentences with one preposition in each gap.

1 I was cleaning my room yesterday and I came an old diary.

2 Detectives are looking two men in a black car. They escaped from the police station this morning.
3 Can you find when the exam starts?
4 The police are looking the theft of a computer from the school. They’re questioning teachers and students.
5 Nobody knew where the stolen jewellery was, but it turned in New York three years ago.

Score: /5

11 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap.

1 People from Egypt are .

2 People in Thailand speak .
3 People in Poland speak .
4 People from Switzerland are .
5 People from Japan are .

Score: /5

12 Add the prefixes un-, in-, il-, ir- and im- to these words to make negative adjectives. Complete the sentences with the
adjectives. There are two extra words.

correct formal happy legal possible regular visible

1 Designers have invented clothes that can make you . If you wear them, no one can see you!
2 I must memorise my list of verbs for tomorrow’s test.
3 Lots of people download films but they forget that it’s . You can get into trouble with the police.
4 He says he can speak 25 languages but I don’t believe him. That’s !
5 I was a little with my marks in the exam because I know I can do better.

Score: /5

READING
 1 Mobile phones are an important part of our lives and most of us can’t imagine life without one. They keep us in
contact with friends and family at all times and when we have a problem we can call immediately for help. Now
parents can buy a special mobile phone for their four-year-old children. Is this a way to help protect our young
children or is it a silly idea?
2 The phone is called ‘My Moby’ and it looks like a toy, but it isn’t. It comes in many colours and young children love it.
It has five buttons and two of them call ‘Mum’ and ‘Dad’. Of course, the parents control all the numbers in the phone
and the idea is that the child can call their parents when they want to. And of course the parents can call the child
too.
3 Many parents like the idea and they think it’s good for their children’s safety. For example, if they’re worried, the
parents can phone their child, and if the child gets lost, they can call home! They also think it’s a good idea if children
learn how to use modern technology like mobile phones.
4 However, not everyone agrees that it’s a good idea and some people are angry about the idea. They think children
today are growing up too fast. They want to be like adults when they are very young and this isn’t good for them.
They believe that children need to enjoy their childhood and they think it’s a very bad idea to give a four-year-old a
mobile phone. They say it’s unnecessary and it can be dangerous for their health. They also say that young children
don’t need a phone because they are always with an adult.
5 So, is it a good idea or not? Can phones be good for protecting our children or are they just good for the phone
company? What do you think? Send us your comments.

13 Read the article about a new kind of mobile phone. The headings are missing from the article. Choose from the
headings A–E the one which fits each gap.

1
2
3
4
5
A Tell us what you think
B A new mobile phone
C Designed for children
D Do children need mobile phones?
E Good for parents and their children

Score: /5

14 Read the article about a new kind of mobile phone and choose the best answers, A, B or C.

1 The writer says mobile phones

A are important for many people.
B protect young children.
C cause problems for many people.
2 The writer says
A My Moby is a silly idea.
B My Moby is a toy.
C children like My Moby.
3 The writer says children
A can call their parents with My Moby.
B can’t make calls with My Moby.
C can call anyone with My Moby.
4 Many parents think My Moby
A will make them worry.
B will get lost.
C helps keep children safe.
5 Some people believe
A many children are angry.
B it’s important to enjoy childhood.
C children don’t like adults.
6 These people also believe that
A mobile phones can be bad for children’s health.
B young children need a mobile phone.
C young children don’t need adults.
7 The writer asks readers to
A protect their children.
B give their opinions.
C talk to their phone company.

Score: /7