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Digital Gold Quick Test 4 – Units 7 and 8

GRAMMAR 18 He ________ to work on Saturdays. He’s a shop

assistant.
1 Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
1 You’ve got an exam tomorrow. You ________ go out
A has ■ B must ■ C mustn’t ■
tonight. 19 I hate ________ for buses in the rain!

A don’t should ■ B shouldn’t to ■ ​ A wait ■ B the wait ■ C waiting ■

C shouldn’t ■ 20 You ________ touch that. It’s very dangerous.
2 He ________ speak to you again if you tell anyone his A has ■ B must ■ C mustn’t ■
secret.
Grammar total 20
A doesn’t ■ B wouldn’t ■ C won’t ■
3 If you ________ time, will you come round for lunch?
VOCABULARY
A have ■ B will have ■ C had ■ 1 Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
4 If the pool is open, we ________ for a swim. 1 I ________ to go to the doctor’s today.
A go ■ B ’ll go ■ C ’d go ■ A dream ■ B need ■ C like ■
5 I think they ________ buy a new sofa. Their old one is 2 My grandfather will ________ gardening for as long as
uncomfortable. possible.
A should ■ B should to ■ C mustn’t ■ A go on ■ B go in ■ C go out ■
6 A Is this ________? 3 Please stop ________ so much noise. I’m trying to sleep!
B No, we need to find platform 8. A doing ■ B working ■ C making ■
A ours train ■ B our train ■ C us train ■ 4 Elisabetta always ________ a long time getting ready.
7 You’ll love this book ________ you like history. A spends ■ B wants ■ C passes ■
A then ■ B if ■ C when ■ 5 He always ________ to help me with the washing up.
8 You ________ walk home at night. It’s dangerous. A offers ■ B thinks ■ C says ■
A should ■ B shouldn’t to ■ C shouldn’t ■ 5
9 I don’t think you ________ tell your parents about this.
2 Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
A shouldn’t ■ B should ■ C should to ■ 1 My baby son has just started ________.
10 Nandita couldn’t come to my birthday party, but I went
to ________. A to walk ■ B walk ■ C to walking ■
2 Have you thought ________ to university?
A her ■ B she’s ■ C hers ■
11 It’s important ________ to customers in my job. A going ■ B to go ■ C about going ■
3 We’re learning ________ tennis.
A listening ■ B to listen ■ C listen ■
12 ________ about everything is the best way to have a A play ■ B playing ■ C to play ■
good relationship. 4 Bruno is very good ________ the guitar.
A Talking ■ B Talk ■ C The talking ■ A to play ■ B at playing ■ C playing ■
13 ________ books or magazines is a great way to relax. 5 Suzanna promised ________ us organize the party.
A Reading ■ B Read ■ C The reading ■ A help ■ B to help ■ C helping ■
14 I don’t mind ________ time with my partner’s family. 5
A to spend ■ B spend ■ C spending ■
15 It’s interesting ________ your partner’s brothers and
sisters.
A meet ■ B to meet ■ C for meet ■
16 She’s good at ________. She makes fantastic pasta.
A cooking ■ B to cook ■ C the cooking ■
17 You ________ pay to go into that museum. It’s free.
A don’t must ■ B mustn’t ■ C don’t have to ■

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Digital Gold Quick Test 4 – Units 7 and 8

3 Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences. PRONUNCIATION

1 They sang a lovely ________ song. 1 Which word has a different sound? Tick (✓) A, B,
A sadly ■ B sadness ■ C sad ■ or C.
2 The children were playing ________ in the garden. 1 A should ■ B food ■ C good ■
A happy ■ B happiness ■ C happily ■ 2 A enough ■ B would ■ C just ■
3 Your room is very ________ at the moment. 3 A must ■ B foot ■ C love ■
A tidy ■ B tidily ■ C tidying ■ 4 A could ■ B put ■ C but ■
4 Our team played really ________, and we won the 5 A boot ■ B look ■ C push ■
match.
5
A good ■ B well ■ C excellent ■
5 Our Spanish teacher speaks too ________ for me to 2 Which word has a different number of syllables?
understand. Tick (✓) A, B, or C.
A quick ■ B fast ■ C fastly ■ 1 A relationship ■ B incredibly ■ C university ■
2 A language ■ B mustn’t ■ C ambitions ■
5
3 A girlfriend ■ B invited ■ C parents ■
4 Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences. 4 A haven’t ■ B dreamed ■ C loved ■
1 She got ________ the bus and walked home. 5 A finished ■ B politics ■ C something ■
A on ■ B to ■ C off ■ 5
2 He left work at six and got ________ at 6.30.
10
A to home ■ B the home ■ C home ■ Pronunciation total

3 Alex and Maria are getting ________ next year. Test total 50
A married ■ B marry ■ C marrying ■
4 I get ________ well with my brothers and sisters.
A on ■ B to ■ C off ■
5 He studies a lot and his English is getting ________.
A best ■ B better ■ C the best ■
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Vocabulary total 20

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Digital Gold Skills Test 2 A

READING 2 Match five of the bold words / phrases in the text

with the meanings.
1 Read the text and tick (✓) the correct answer A, B,
or C. 1 not stop ____________
2 think something is important ____________
It’s 7 p.m., and Carly Lewis has been in the pool for more
3 winner of competitions ____________
than two hours, but she can’t stop swimming yet. Before her
daily training session, she has a demanding day at school, 4 difficult ____________
and she’ll have homework to finish later tonight. ‘I’ve never 5 think something will happen ____________
worked as hard as I am now,’ she smiles. ‘But if I keep going,
maybe I’ll be in the team for the next Olympics.’ 10
Carly has been in the pool since she was a baby. Her parents Reading total 25
joke that she started swimming before she started walking.
She won her first competitions at the age of just six, and nine WRITING
years later, she’s now a national champion.
But it wasn’t always like this. Carly was born very early, and 3 Answer the questions. Write 25–35 words for each
at first her bones were weaker than normal, and she couldn’t question.
walk easily. ‘Being in the water was good for my body,’ she 1 Compare two places that you know well.
says. ‘Nobody expected me to become such a great
_______________________________________________
swimmer!’
Now, swimming is the only thing she really cares about. ‘I
_______________________________________________
know that I work harder than most children my age,’ she _______________________________________________
says. ‘And my parents often say that I don’t have to do this. _______________________________________________
But I want to. Making the Olympic team is the most
important thing in the world to me.’ With only two more _______________________________________________
months before the national championships, Carly must _______________________________________________
practise 20 hours a week. ‘That’s three hours every evening
_______________________________________________
from Monday to Friday, and five hours on Saturday,’ she
says. ‘Sunday’s my day off. Everyone should take a break, 2 Describe your eating habits.
and I spend my Sundays reading, seeing friends and relaxing _______________________________________________
with my family. But I’m still thinking about swimming. That
_______________________________________________
will never stop!’
_______________________________________________
1 Carly starts her evening training at 5 p.m. _______________________________________________
A True ■ B False ■ ​
C Doesn’t say ■ _______________________________________________
2 She has to do homework every night. _______________________________________________
A True ■ B False ■ ​
C Doesn’t say ■ ​ _______________________________________________
3 She’s in the Olympic swimming team. 3 What rules are there at your school / work?
A True ■ B False ■ ​
C Doesn’t say ■ ​ _______________________________________________
4 Carly began winning competitions when she was six. _______________________________________________
A True ■ B False ■ ​
C Doesn’t say ■ ​ _______________________________________________
5 She won all of her competitions. _______________________________________________
A True ■ B False ■ ​
C Doesn’t say ■ ​ _______________________________________________
6 She started swimming because of medical problems. _______________________________________________
A True ■ B False ■ ​
C Doesn’t say ■ ​ _______________________________________________
7 She’s one of the world’s fastest young swimmers.
Writing total / 25
A True ■ B False ■ ​
C Doesn’t say ■ ​
8 Carly’s parents don’t like her swimming.
A True ■ B False ■ ​
C Doesn’t say ■ ​
9 The national swimming championships will be in two
months.
A True ■ B False ■ ​
C Doesn’t say ■ ​
10 Sunday is Carly’s favourite day.
A True ■ B False ■ ​
C Doesn’t say ■ ​

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