Name ____________________________

Class ____________________________
GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: The man came out of his house and ran (run) down the road.
1 We were cooking (cook) dinner when the electricity suddenly went off.
2 I had been driving (driving) on the motorway for ages when I realized I was on the wrong one!
3 When I opened the document, I saw that I had forgotten (forget) to save yesterday’s work!
4 I didn't come (not come) swimming because Sheila hadn’t told me about it.
5 When we got to the ski resort it was snowing (snow) so heavily that we couldn’t ski.
6 I was disappointed the show was cancelled – It had been looking look) forward to it for weeks.
7 We weren’t sitting (not sit) in the garden when you called, we were in the kitchen.
8 The bus came (come) as soon as I got to the bus stop.
8
2 Underline the correct words.
Example: You’d gone / ’d been going out when Katie rang.

1 I’d been writing / ’d written my essay for an hour when I decided to take a break.
2 We had such a good / a so good time in Barcelona we can’t wait to go again.
3 Sylvia had been swimming / had swum so her hair was wet.
4 We’d seen / ’d been seeing the film before so we watched a comedy show instead.
5 They gave us so big / such big meals in the hotel that it was difficult to finish them.
6 I went to the doctors because I’d slept / ’d been sleeping badly.
6

3 Order the words to make sentences.

Example: want / because / go / incredibly / I / to / out / tired / don’t / I’m
I don’t want to go out because I’m incredibly tired.

1 hardly / to / find / tennis / we / ever / time / together / can / play

2 was / the / the / wounded / owner / apparently / seriously / restaurant / fight / in
3 it / bored / this / with / finished / I’m / I’m / nearly / extremely / glad / film’s / because
4 the / be / an / in / on / you’ll / beach / sitting / hour / half
5 my / speak / slowly / friends / I / I’m / Russian / more / with / always / English / when
6 taxi / fast / drove / early / we / fortunately / driver / incredibly / arrived / the / and

We can hardly ever find time to play tennis together.

Apparently the restaurant owner was seriously wounded in the fight.
I'm glad this film's nearly finished because I'm extremely bored with it.
You'll be sitting on the beach in half an hour.
I always speak more slowly English when I'm with my Russian friends.
Fortunately the taxi driver drove incredibly fast and we arrived early.

Grammar total 20
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
VOCABULARY

4 Complete the words in the sentences.

Example: The cabin crew’s job is to look after the passengers on the plane.
1 You can’t take prohibited items such as sharp objects through security.
2 Passengers are not always served meals on short-haul flights.
3 The plane landed on the runway with a loud bang.
4 Your seat number is printed on your boarding pass.
5 You have to go through passport control to get to the departures lounge.
6 If you only have hand luggage, you don’t need to go to baggage reclaim .
7 You can usually choose a window or aisle seat if the plane isn’t full.
8 The worst part of flying across time zones is the jet-lag you get for a few days afterwards.
8

5 Underline the correct word.

Example: When you get off / on the plane, the cabin crew will tell you where your seat is.
1 Most airlines encourage you to check out / in online these days.
2 You don’t need to park, just drop me off / out outside Departures.
3 Please fill in / through the immigration forms before you get to passport control.
4 I love it when someone picks me out / up at Arrivals, with my name on a card.
4

6 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).

Example: Richard’s an experienced pilot – he’s even flown a jumbo jet!
ever even hardly
1 I’ve written two novels, but I’m writing short stories ________.
lately actually at the moment
2 Are we ________ there, dad? We’ve been driving for hours and hours!
yet nearly still
3 Laura kept asking me about that book so ________ I bought her a copy.
in the end especially at the end
4 The pilot could ________ see the runway lights in the thick fog.
hard even hardly
5 Every flight I’ve been on recently has arrived ________.
lately in the end late
6 I read a lot of fiction, ________ crime fiction.
specially actually especially
7 Adam thought the tests would be easy, but _____ he found them very difficult.
gradually ideally in fact
8 Booking a ticket online is really easy. _____, you got the website, and follow the instruction.
obviously basically gradually
8

7. Tick () the correct word, A, B, or C.

Example: different buildings at an airport
A customs      B security      C terminals  
1 people who look after you during a flight
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
A customs officials      B cabin crew   -   C check-in staff     
2 to get on a plane
A board    -  B take off      C land     
3 late
A on time      B landing      C delayed   -  
4 a flight which takes you to where you can catch your next flight
A direct flight      B connecting flight   -   C long-haul flight     
5 the place where you pick up your suitcase
A baggage reclaim  -    B passport control      C baggage drop off     
6 the thing you walk down between the seats on a plane
A runway      B aisle  -    C board     
20

8. Underline the odd word out.

Example: blister rash temperature x-ray
1 gradually eventually in the end basically
2 homesick fed up delighted devastated
3 operation blister x-ray injection
4 fit match suit undress
5 freezing chilly boiling cool
6 suede velvet lace hooded
7 relieved offended desperate bewildered
8 checked loose plain striped
9 ulcer tumour rash pulse
10 direct turbulence connecting long-haul
10

9 Underline the correct word.

Example: My hotel is near / nearly the airport.
1 I don’t need to check anything in, I’ve only got hand baggage / luggage.
2 Apparently / Ideally we’d like to find a cottage not too far from the sea.
3 This phone is specially / especially designed for older people.
4 We’ve been working very hardly / hard recently. I hope things will get easier soon.
5 That pizzeria’s been open nearly a year and we still / yet haven’t tried it.
6 I hate having to eat in a rush. I prefer to take my time / easy.
7 Dan’s going to take part / up Tai Chi. There’s a course starting in April.
8 We usually go on a trip at / in the end of the school year.
9 It’s just an informal evening so there’s no need to dress up / get dressed.
10 I’m going to take notice / advantage of the dry weather and cut the grass.
10
Vocabulary total 60

PRONUNCIATION
10
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
1 Match the words with the same sound.

drove said lay board aisle security

Example: told drove

1 long haul board
2 baggage security
3 ever said
4 plane lay
5 pilot aisle

2 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: es|pe|cia|lly
1 ba|sic|ally
2 de|par|tures
3 il|le|gal
4 a|ppa|rent|ly
5 tur|bu|lence
5
Pronunciation total 10

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 90

READING

Read the article about perceptions of risk between men and women when driving. Five
sentences have been removed. Choose from the sentences A-F the one which fits each
gap (1-5). There is one extra sentence you do not need to use.
A Mr Vroom flew so often that he knew the planes better than most of the cabin crews
B In a period of 20 years, he estimates that he flew a staggering 38 million miles
C Although he believes he hadn’t done anything wrong, American Airlines disagreed.
D He worked as a catalogue sales representative.
E On top of that, the ticket holder could also collect airmiles each time they flew
F The AAirpass quickly paid for itself.

The ultimate frequent flyer

Jack Vroom, an American businessman from Dallas, Texas, has made a claim as the
ultimate frequent flyer. (---1- B---) Even more amazingly, he did this without paying for any of
the flights. But after having flown enough times to go round the world 1,600 times, Mr Vroom
has now been banned from flying on American Airlines.

Mr Vroom’s adventure began in 1988, when a friend told him about a unique opportunity.
American Airlines were selling an unlimited, life-long first-class travel pass called the
AAirpass. For a fee of $350,000 plus interest, the ticket-holder and one companion could fly
first-class anywhere, whenever they wanted, and as much as they wanted. (----2- E--).
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
Although they were expensive, American Airlines sold a total of 40 tickets, before they
stopped issuing them in 2004.

The pass was designed mostly for business use, but Jack Vroom decided to use it all the
time. (---3- F--) He would fly across the USA to watch his son play American football at
university, or to pick up his father-in-law from Washington DC so he could babysit his
children. He told friends it was cheaper than paying for a local babysitter. He would also go
abroad too, often just for a few hours. He flew to Milan to pick up some parts for a motorbike,
and to Guadalajara, Mexico, just to buy some belts. (---4-A-) He didn’t even need to show his
pass, and everyone at his local airport knew him by name.

His adventure came to end, though, in 2009 on a flight back from London. He had used his
companion pass to fly his daughter’s friend back to the US, but when they arrived at
Heathrow airport, Mr Vroom was taken to the VIP lounge and was given a letter saying that
he could never use the ticket again. (----5-C-) When they checked who he was flying with,
they noticed he booked trips with people he had never flown with before. They also noticed
he would fly to far-away destinations in Europe and Asia, but only stay for a few hours. They
accused him of selling his companion ticket, which was against the rules. His frequent flying
was also costing the airline millions of dollars a year.

Mr Vroom disagrees with the decision, and believes there was nothing written anywhere
which said he wasn’t allowed to gain compensation from his companion ticket. He believes
that any money made was for his business services, or simply because friends wanted to
pay him for the flight.

These days, Mr Vroom stays on the ground, working as a teacher and giving lectures in his
house in the city of Dallas in the United States.

Reading total 10

WRITING

Write an article about the following topic.

‘How people’s lives will change in the future’

Write 140-180 words. Include the following information:

 how people’s lives will change
 why their lives will change
 explain why you think these changes will be good or bad
Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 20
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

It is known that life in the 21st century is developing very fast. In other words,
if we look on people's lives five years ago we probably will be surprised how it
has changed through years. From this reason, I think that life in the future will
be different from what we have now. 
Firstly, in the near future technology will obviously change our lives. Even
now we can see smart robots, inventions and devices that make our lives easier.
In the nearest future we'll have robots that will activate in medicine, security,
industry, army and so on. At the same time , robots will replace people in all
actions that require physical strength, risk or high accuracy.
Secondly, in the next years I think the process of globalization will become
faster. On the one hand, in the world will be big powerful countries with deep
decentralization inside. On the other hand, a lot of small cultures and languages
will disappear. Probably English will remain the most widely used language in
the world.
Speaking about medicine, it's evident new medicine will be discovered and
from this reason doctors will save people’s lives more efficiently and rapidly.
The medicine will cure the cancer and other dangerous diseases, so people will
live longer and healthier.
Thirdly, the cities of the future will be Smart Cities. Moreover, the actions of
all the inhabitants will be followed by artificial intelligence to ensure security
and safety.
The biggest changes will occur in transport, that is why driverless cars will be
almost everywhere. In such away during their trips every driver will be able to
relax. In my opinion, one good thing will be that we will have fewer accidents.
Nevertheless , I hope that in future international law will be more developed
and respected than nowadays. From this point of view I hope that there will be
fewer conflicts based on discrimination or hatred and the people from this
territories will live in peace and in better living conditions.
In conclusion, the world in the next years will be smarter and more automatic.
I think our life will change in a better way but at the beginning we should solve
our environmental problems, problems with peace and security in conflicted
regions.