SECOND TERM TEST L:

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READING
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Name: W:
VOCABULARY
1 Complete the text with these words. There are five extra words. 5

bored • boring • disappointed • disappointing •frightened • frightening • surprised •

surprising •tired • tiring

Last night, we went to the cinema to see that film everyone’s talking about. I thought it was going to be wonderful, but I
was (1) ____________________ by the acting. I took my younger sister, which was a mistake, as she found it quite
(2)____________________ . She covered here eyes with her hands for most of the scenes! Mike had told me that it
was a great film, which is (3) _____________________, as he usually recommends very good films. I was (4)
____________________ after the first half hour and I hadn’t looked at how long it was. It was three hours long! I
thought it was never going to end. At the end, I was so (5) ____________________ that I nearly fell asleep. I wouldn't
recommend that you go and see it!

Complete the dialogue with the correct adjective form of the words
2 given. 10

Louise: Mum says you must be (1) ____________________ (care) when you’re driving along these country roads,
Dave. They’re very narrow.
Dave: Yes, I know. Don’t worry. I’m a very (2) ____________________ (sense) driver and I don’t take risks when
driving.
Louise: That’s good to know. I think it’s so (3) ____________________ (danger) when people drive along this road.
Dave: Stop worrying. This should be an (4) ____________________ (enjoy) drive in the country. I'm a good driver
and you’re in a very (5) ____________________ (comfort) car. Just look out of the window and enjoy the views!

3 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences. 5

1 I lent/borrowed some money from Julie to buy a sandwich.
2 I’m saving/making money to buy a new bike.
3 My brother earns/spends £10 per hour when he works at the pet shop on Saturdays.
4 Don’t lose/waste money on clothes you’ll never wear!
5 Our school donated/made £5,000 to a charity for homeless people.

4 Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the text. 5

Yesterday I went sales shopping with my best friend, Marcia. It was really good fun! I think we spent most of
the time in the (1) ……………………… trying clothes on, rather than buying things! The shops were completely
(2) …………………… because of the sales and it was so busy that we had to queue for ages to pay. When
we’d finished, I was really hungry so we had a quick (3) ……………………… in a café in the shopping centre.
Nothing special, just a sandwich. I had to borrow some money from Marcia to get the bus home because I had
only bought a (4) ……………………… ticket in the morning, not a return. Silly mistake. Marcia might be starting
a job soon in one of the shops we went to. It’s just a Saturday job as a(n) (5) ……………………… shop
assistant. Perhaps she’ll be able to give me discounts on my clothes when I shop there!

1 A changing room B shop C wardrobe D queue

2 A boiling B modern C enormous D packed
3 A main course B dish C snack D food
4 A single B return C journey D trip
5 A employer B trainee C employee D technician
Complete the email with these words and phrases. There are two
5 extra options. 5

continuous assessment • extracurricular activities •facilities • grade • lectures • term • tutor

Hi Jan,
How’s it going? Are you enjoying uni?
I really like my course now. It was difficult at first and I wasn’t sure how to organise my study time but I’ve got a
really nice (1) _____________________ and she’s helped me a lot. We have a lot of coursework to do this (2)
____________________ We have exams at the end of the year but there is (3) ____________________ , too,
so I have to work hard all the time to get good marks. I’m doing lots of (4) ____________________ as well –
playing hockey, singing in the choir, working on the student paper – and then there are all the social events.
Sometimes it’s hard to get up for (5) ____________________ at nine o’clock!
Write soon and tell me how you’re getting on.
SARAH

6 Complete the text with the correct form of do or make. 10

Tom has got an exam next week. He feels that he hasn’t (1) _____________________ much progress since the
last one but I told him not to worry. He usually gets really good marks and he’s (2) ____________________ very
well with his coursework. He has been spending a lot of time revising so I advised him to try (3)
____________________ some sport or something to help him relax. Kerry also (4____________________ some
good suggestions to help him with his revision so I think he’ll be OK. And we’re going to help out by (5)
_____________________ the dinner tonight. We’ll all watch a DVD together afterwards, which should take his
mind off things.

GRAMMAR
6 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. 10

1 ‘Susan has never seen a performance of a Shakespeare play.’

She said she _________________________________________________________________________.
2 ‘We’ll see both of you outside the swimming pool at 6.30 this evening.’
They said they ________________________________________________________________________.
3 ‘I’m going to do some research on the arts project with Tony tomorrow.’
He said she __________________________________________________________________________.
4 ‘My sister wrote at least 15 postcards on holiday.’
Helen said her sister ___________________________________________________________________.
5 ‘I’ve never been to an exhibition of sculptures.’
My mum said she _______________________________________________________________________.

7 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences. 5

1 It might/can’t/won’t be hot at the beach, so take some suntan lotion.

2 You’ve got a lot of crime books – you can’t/must/could like detective fiction.
3 Don’t buy a book for Tara’s birthday. She can/might/must already have it. Get her some flowers instead.
4 That can’t/mustn’t/must be the new student. I haven’t seen him before.
 5 The teacher mustn’t/can’t/might have the results already. We only took the test this morning.

Choose one word to complete the sentences in the email.

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Hi Benny,
I’ve had (1) ____________________ a good day today! You know my mum and dad gave me some money for
my birthday? Well, I couldn’t decide what to (2) _____________________ it on, but finally I decided to get
tickets for me and Simon to go to the Westwood Music Festival last Sunday. Oh, I wish you had
(3) ____________________ there. You’d have loved it! There were
(4) ____________________ many bands playing that we couldn’t hear all of them. There were four different
stages as well as several big tents, and we just went from one to another. We knew all the words to the songs
so (5) _____________________ was smiling and joining in. I haven’t seen Simon in (6)
____________________ a good mood for a long time! I’m glad we decided to go on the Sunday because if
we’d chosen the Saturday, we would (7) ____________________ got very wet! It poured all day, and there
wasn’t really anywhere to shelter properly. But on Sunday we had one of the sunniest days of the year so far.
There’s (8) ____________________ better than listening to good music in the sunshine.
Anyway, I hope you’ve had a good weekend, too.
Love,
Lucy

Complete the short dialogues with the correct present simple or present
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continuous form of the verbs given.
1 A: What are you doing this afternoon? Would you like to come swimming with me?
B: Sorry, I ____________________ (have) art club on Wednesdays and then homework to do. Maybe later.
2 A: How’s it going? Do you like your new school?
B: Yes, I ____________________ (have) a great time. The classes are really interesting and my social life is
fantastic.
3 A: You look annoyed. What’s wrong?
B: I need my course book for my revision but Jack has got it. He ______________________ (always / borrow)
my books and he never gives them back.
4 A: Where have you been?
B: I went to see my teacher. I’ve been having problems with my homework but it’s OK – I __________________
(understand) it now.
5 A: I feel tired but I can’t stop working. I have to hand this assignment in tomorrow.
B: People always ___________ (make) that mistake. You should have a break then you’ll finish it more quickly.

Complete the text with the correct present perfect simple or

10 continuous form of the verbs given. 5

Alison (1) ____________________ (study) in the library all afternoon but she needs to do some exercise so she’s
going to the sports centre. She (2) ____________________ (be) a member of the basketball team since she started
at her new school and she does fitness training most afternoons. She (3) ____________________ (not finish) her
maths project yet so she’ll probably do some more reading before going out in the evening. One of her friends is in the
drama club and he’s in a play this week. He (4) ____________________ (act) since the beginning of secondary
school and he’s very good. This is the last night of the play and the students (5) ____________________
(already/perform) the play six times this week. Alison is sure that this final performance will be the best.

Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first,

11 using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between 8
two and five words.
1 I last spoke to Dan on Friday. SPOKEN
Dan and I _________________________________________________________________________________ Friday.
2 My sister never asks when she borrows my things. ALWAYS
My sister is ______________________________________________________________________________ asking.
3 This is my third visit to Paris. BEEN
 I ___________________________________________________________________________________________three times.
4 My tutor started working here ten years ago. FOR
My tutor ……………………… ten years.

SECOND TERM READING AND WRITING

TEST
Name:

READING
Read the article about technology in the classroom. Six sentences
1 have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences 6
A–G the one which fits each gap. There is one extra sentence.

Technology plays a large part in the lives of most students today. (1) ………………………
Handwritten essays are also becoming a thing of the past. Many schools equip their classrooms
with computers for use during lessons, and students are expected to be computer literate at an early
age. (2) ……………………… Therefore, school libraries are no longer as necessary as they once
were. The world of learning is changing quickly and dramatically. But how far can technology go in
education? Will teachers still be necessary in 10 or 20 years’ time? Or will online teaching be the
norm? Now, there’s a thought!
In Denmark, the government is taking the use of computers in schools one step further. Computers
are now being used in the exam room itself. (3) ……………………… Using computers in exams is
not completely new for Danish students. They have been able to type up their exam essays on
computers instead of writing them by hand for several years. However, now, under a new scheme,
students in exams are allowed complete access to the Internet. (4) ……………………… The only
thing they cannot do is communicate with anyone else online. So, no emailing or messaging while in
the exam room.
Opponents of the idea point out that it is very difficult to ensure that all the computers are working at
the same speed – or even working at all, which can only add to the stress for exam students. Then
there are security concerns, with some people suggesting that using computers like this in exams
opens the door to cheating. They say it is impossible to monitor the sites the students visit or any
contact they may make with friends outside the exam room or even other students in the same
exam. (5) ……………………… They point out that exams these days are no longer about
remembering facts and figures. They are about analysing things. Examination questions these days
do not usually ask about when, who or what. They ask why and how. It’s hard to cheat using the
Internet on questions like this.
Surely, computers are such an important part of the learning process today that it is a natural step to
use them in exams? Many people believe that it is only right that students should be tested with the
same tools that they use to learn. For those worried about cheating, it’s important to remember that
in exams the students are under a lot of pressure and have to do a lot of things in a very short time.
(6) ……………………… Perhaps computer use in exams will become standard procedure in a few
years’ time. What do you think? We’d love to hear your views. Post a comment on our website.

A However, supporters believe that we should trust the students.

B In some schools, the need to use reference books has mainly been replaced by easy access to information
online.
C The rules say that they can go on any website they wish.
D Students themselves are aware of the possible accusations of cheating.
E There isn’t really a lot of time to cheat.
F Unsurprisingly, this is causing a fair amount of controversy.
G More and more students have their own computers at home or even laptops, so that they can do online
research for projects and assignments.
 2 Read the article again and answer these questions. 4

1 Which phrase in the first paragraph indicates that people no longer write by hand?
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2 Is it true that the Danish government is not very progressive in its attitude to the use of computers in schools?
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3 What does the underlined word ‘they’ refer to in Paragraph 3?
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4 In the last paragraph, what argument does the writer use to suggest that cheating is not really a problem?
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WRITING

Read the email from your friend, Mark, and write a reply.
3 Remember to answer all his questions. Write 150–180 words. 10

Hi Tom,
I hope you’re enjoying university life! You’ve been there three months now. As we arranged, I’m
coming up to stay with you next weekend. I just wanted to check a few things. I’m seeing your
parents tomorrow, so is there anything you’d like me to bring you from home? Also I’m not too sure
where to meet you and when. Remember, I’m getting the 3.15 train from Tashworth and it usually
takes about two hours. Do I need to get a taxi when I get to Cambridge or is it quick to walk to your
place?
I’m really looking forward to seeing you. It seems ages since you left. Have you arranged anything
for the weekend or shall we just decide what we want to do when I come? Is there much to do in
Cambridge? I’ve never been there.
All the best,
Mark

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SECOND TERM LISTENING TEST

2º
J 2020
ESO
Name:

LISTENING

Listen to five people talking about going to university. Match the

1 speakers (1–5) with the statements (A–H). There are three extra 5
statements.
Speaker 1 ………………………
Speaker 2 ………………………
Speaker 3 ………………………
Speaker 4 ………………………
Speaker 5 ………………………

A The speaker is happy with his/her decision for the moment.

B The speaker is copying a family member.
C The speaker misses his/her family.
D The speaker changed his/her attitude to studying.
E The speaker is doing better than his/her friends.
F The speaker has the same hopes as his/her parents.
G The speaker is now doing what he/she always wanted.
H The speaker wants to change course.

Listen again and complete the sentences with two or three words
2 in each gap. 5

1 In his final exams, Speaker 1 ……………………… .

2 Some of Speaker 2’s friends were ……………………… so they didn’t apply for university.
3 Speaker 3 thinks that going to university is worth all ……………………… .
4 It was necessary for Speaker 4 to get ……………………… to pay for university.
5 Speaker 5 wants to repeat his cousin’s success ……………………… at university.