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Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences. 15 He plays the guitar ________ I do.
A  much better than  ■   B  as better as  ■  
Example: I rode my bike ________ and finally won the race.
C  more better than  ■
A  fast and fast  ■   B  faster and faster  ■✓  
C  more faster  ■ 16 Could we leave for school ________ today than we did
yesterday?
1 I went to a party at ________ last night. A  slightly early  ■   B  slightly earlier  ■  
A  Mick  ■   B  Mick’s  ■   C  Micks  ■ C  earlier slightly  ■
2 My ________ business is a hardware store in the town 17 That was ________ the best meal I’ve ever eaten!
centre. A  by far  ■   B  by much  ■   C  so  ■
A  families  ■   B  families’  ■   C  family’s  ■ 18 Uri is ________ the tallest person on the team.
3 We painted the ________ room yellow. It’s really cheerful. A  three times as  ■   B  slightly  ■   C  nearly  ■
A  children’s  ■   B  childrens’  ■   C  childrens  ■ 19 ________ I work, the happier I become.
4 Can you remember the ________ the book Charlie A  The more  ■   B  More  ■   C  As more  ■
recommended?
20 A  When are you going to move house?
A  name of  ■   B  name  ■   C  name’s  ■ B  ________ the better.
5 Shelly is a friend of my ________. A  It’s sooner  ■   B  The sooner  ■   C  As soon as  ■
A  mothers’s  ■   B  mother  ■   C  mother’s  ■
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6 Can you open the ________ for me, please? I’m carrying a
stack of plates. V O C AB U L AR Y
A  door of kitchen  ■   B  kitchen door  ■  
a Tick (✓) the correct word, A, B, or C.
C  kitchen’s door  ■
7 My aunt Lily is a ________. Example: finely chopped meat from a cow
A  teach maths  ■   B  math’s teacher  ■   A pork ribs  ■   B minced beef  ■ ✓  
C  maths teacher  ■ C turkey breast  ■

8 My brother is ________! He ate the last two pieces of cake 1 to pour water away from something
and I didn’t have any! A  stir  ■   B  drain  ■   C  beat  ■
A  so mean  ■   B  such mean  ■   2 a round metal pot with a lid and handles
C  so much mean  ■ A  a saucepan  ■   B  a baking tray  ■  
9 It was ________ yesterday that we decided not to go out. C  a bowl  ■
A  such a hot  ■   B  hot  ■   C  so hot  ■ 3 very complicated
10 We’ve got ________ to do before we can leave. A  stretch-based  ■   B  ripe  ■   C  elaborate  ■
A  such things  ■   B  such  ■   C  such a lot  ■ 4 a person whose job is telling jokes
11 There was ________ entertainment to choose from, we A  a physiotherapist  ■   B  a comedian  ■  
didn’t know where to begin. C  a foodie  ■
A  much  ■   B  so much  ■   C  so well  ■ 5 the main part of the body apart from the head
12 We had ________ nice holiday that I didn’t want to come A  the trunk  ■   B  the spine  ■   C  the calf  ■
home. 6 a period of physical exercise
A  so  ■   B  such a  ■   C  such  ■ A  a stride  ■   B  a sit-up  ■   C  a workout  ■
13 You play the violin ________ I think you should become
professional.
A  so well  ■   B  so good  ■   C  good  ■
14 My car is nearly ________ my dad!
A  as old than  ■   B  so old as  ■   C  as old as  ■

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b Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences about 18 If you understand your own ________, then you can
food. work to improve them.
Example: Curry has a strong flavour because of the A  weaks  ■   B  weak  ■   C  weaknesses  ■
________ used to make it. 19 I thought Mark made ________ of himself when he
A  cheese  ■   B  spices  ■ ✓    C  fruit  ■ ordered three desserts.
A  an absolute pig  ■   B  absolutely pig  ■  
7 Could you hand me the ______, please? I need to cut
C  the pig  ■
up these vegetables.
A  chopping board  ■   B  frying pan  ■   20 My three favourite vegetables are avocados, peppers,
C  chopped onions  ■ and ________.
A  raspberries  ■   B  aubergines  ■  
8 Steamed mussels are my favourite kind of ______.
C  noodles  ■
A  vegetable  ■   B  shellfish  ■   C  dressing  ■
9 After you have mixed the sauce, you need to let it 20
________ for about 20 minutes. P R O N U N C IATI O N
A  pour  ■   B  simmer  ■   C  peel  ■
a Which word has a different sound? Tick (✓) A, B,
10 A  What’s for dessert? or C.
B  We’re having vanilla ice cream with ________
chocolate on top. Example: A  onions  ■   B  shrimps  ■
✓    C  figs  ■
A  scrambled  ■   B  stuffed  ■   C  melted  ■ 1 A  seafood  ■   B  sardines  ■   C  minced  ■
11 We should ________ that pasta in the microwave so it 2 A  humour  ■   B  sum up  ■   C  oven  ■
isn’t so cold.
3 A  steamed  ■   B  whipped  ■   C  baked  ■
A  heat  ■   B  slice  ■   C  mix  ■
4 A  laughing  ■   B  physiotherapist  ■  
12 Apple pie is really delicious with ________ cream on it.
C  way of preparing  ■
A  grated  ■   B  poached  ■   C  whipped  ■
5 A  bowl  ■   B  toasted  ■   C  comedy  ■
c Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
b Which is the correctly stressed syllable? Tick (✓) A,
Example: My uncle and cousins are ________. They B, or C.
spend a lot of time together.
Example: A  flexibility  ■   B  flexibility  ■
✓  
A  close  ■ ✓    B  distant  ■   C  near  ■
C  flexibility  ■
13 Mashed ________ are often served with roast meat.
6 A  political  ■   B  political  ■   C  political  ■
A  potatoes      B  shrimps      C  dressings     
7 A  hilarious  ■   B  hilarious  ■   C  hilarious  ■
14 That comedy was excellent. It really made me laugh out
________. 8 A  preparing  ■   B  preparing  ■  
A  witty  ■   B  loud  ■   C  burst  ■ C  preparing  ■

15 I thought the film was ________. I burst out laughing 9 A  cartoonist  ■   B  cartoonist  ■  
several times. C  cartoonist  ■
A  hilarious  ■   B  a good sense of humour  ■   10 A  comedy  ■   B  comedy  ■   C  comedy  ■
C  political  ■
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16 The people who are the best at telling jokes ________
themselves. Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50
A  make fun  ■   B  take seriously  ■  
C  laugh at  ■
17 Lifting weights really helped ________ my upper body.
A  strengthen  ■   B  stronger  ■   C  strong  ■

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