AA1/2020

ADULTS 1
New Headway Elementary
Final Test

TOTAL MARKS: 40
PASSMARK: 24
 Adults 1
New Headway Elementary Final Test
Name: ________________ Date: _______

READING

GHOST TOWNS

A German colonial town in the Namib Desert, Kolmanskop

became prosperous in the early 20th century because there was
an active diamond mining* industry. However, heavy mining and
the discovery of diamonds in another part of Namibia made that
people abandoned the town by the middle of the century. Now,
thousands of tourists visit the ruins covered with sand every year.

The island of Hashima, in Japan was in the early 20th century the
place where many Koreans worked when Japan controlled the
Korean peninsula. They abandoned the island in the 1970s when
the coal mine closed. People can now take a boat from the city of
Nagasaki to visit the island.

In the 19th century about 1,000 people lived in this Montana town,
looking for gold but when there wasn't any more mineral people
left Garnet.Today,the authorities preserve the place to show what
life was like during the best time of the town.

When a nuclear power station exploded it affected the city of

Pripyat, in Ucraine. The area is still unsafe for residency, but lots
of tourists visit it, especially with the popularity of the miniseries
Chernobyl.

People started living in the city of Craco, situated in the south of

Italy, in the 8th century, but they abandoned it in the middle of the
20th century. The city is on a hillside so the landslides** made the
buildings too dangerous to live in. The area still has religious
festivals each year and tourists can visit it as part of a guided tour.

During the Spanish Civil War, 1936 - 1939, the town of Belchite
was destroyed. However, it now exists in two parts. There's the old
town, full of ruins from that period and open to visitors in guided
tours, and the new town situated nearby. The town was first
occupied by Republican forces during the war, but finally the town

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fell to Franco's dictatorship***. Franco decided to leave the old town in that way to remember
the war and ordered to build a new town next to it.

*diamond mining = minería de diamantes

**landslides = deslizamientos
***dictatorship = dictadura

A. True or False

1. Kolmanskop is in a desertic area. ______

2. Nobody comes to the place now. ______
3. The workers at Hashima were not Japanese. ______
4. Prypiat was abandoned after a serious accident. ______
5. People still go to religious celebrations in the area of Craco. ______
6. The two towns in Belchite are in ruins. ______

6 marks
(1 each)
A. Answer

1. How can visitors get to Hashima?

____________________________________________

2. Why did people go to live in Garnet?

____________________________________________

3. Which place did a miniseries make famous?

____________________________________________

4. Where did some natural disasters happen?

____________________________________________

5. When did Belchite suffer the consequences of an armed conflict?

____________________________________________

5 marks
(1 each)

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WRITING

You have two best friends at school / work. Write about them, mention
and compare:

 what they look like

 their personalities
 what they like doing

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8 marks

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USE OF ENGLISH

A. Choose the correct option

1. Jack __________ married to Betsy. His wife’s name was Linda.

A. didn’t B. wasn’t

2. A: Could you swim faster __________ you were younger?

B: Of course.
A. when B. than

3. He’s anxious because he __________ all his old friends soon.

A. is going to meet B. meets

4. The new club is __________ my way home from the office.

A. in B. on

5. My dog is the ____________ in this street. He barks all the time.

A. most noisy B. noisiest

6. A: Is there __________ cheese on your pasta?

B: Yes, and I don’t like it.
A. many B. much

7. My children’s English teacher__________ got a good internet connection, so

it was really difficult for her to teach her pupils online.
A. haven’t B. hasn’t

8. There are __________ apples and a lot of bananas, buy only a few oranges.
A. some B. any

9. Mr and Mrs Clark __________ watering their plants in the garden.

A. are often B. often are

10. Today is my birthday__________ I’ll have my birthday party tomorrow.

A. but B. because

11. __________ 20th July 1969 Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.
A. in B. on

12. To get to my cousin’s house you must walk _________ the lake.
A. round B. over
6 marks
(½ each)

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B. Match

1. There weren’t A. a competitive game of cards.

2. They usually go B. drink, I’m really thirsty.
3. I like those C. many people in the concert.
4. Yesterday after dinner we had D. plants for our garden.
5. Tom and Ann sometimes E. skiing in the Alps.
6. We’d like a F. meet at Mary’s.

1._____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. ____ 6. _____

3 marks
(½ each)

C. Complete the questions with the phrases in the box. There is ONE extra

How long did Where are Who is

Why do Where did How often does

1. A:____________________ your girlfriend visit your mother?

B: Fortunately, not much. They always have arguments.

2. A: ____________________ your favourite school teacher?

B: My geography teacher.

3. A: ____________________ you wait for the bus yesterday?

B: For half an hour.

4. A: ____________________ your parents look after you so much?

B: Because they think I’m still a little girl.

5. A: ___________________ the computer games I gave you last week?

B: Here..
5 marks
(1 each)

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D. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. My two brothers ____________________ (not-be-born) in Uruguay, they are Chilean.

2. Sally’s daughter is very intelligent. She ______________ (can) read and write when she
was only three years old.

3. My son _________________ (speak) three different languages.

.

3 marks
(1 each)

E. Complete with ONE word. The first letter is given

1. My favourite season is a_______________ because I hate cold or very hot weather

and spring is very windy.

2. We are very w________________ because Spot, our dog is very ill in the vet clinic.

3. Wear your s_______________ to drive today. The sun is shining.

4. Mr Wilson is a p_______________ at university. He teaches Biology.

4 marks
(1 each)

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New Headway Elementary Adults 1
Key 2020 Final Test

READING

A. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T 6. F
B. 1. By boat / They can take a boat.
2. To find gold.
3. Prypiat.
4. At Craco.
5. During the Spanish Civil War (1936 - 1939)

WRITING
See bands for correction.

USE OF ENGLISH

A. 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. A. 10. A
11. B 12. A

B. 1. C 2. E 3. D 4. A 5. F 6. B

C. 1. How often does 2. Who is 3. How long did

4. Why do 5. Where are

D. 1. weren’t born 2. could 3. speaks / can speak

E. 1. autumn 2. worried 3. sunglasses 4. professor