Gateway to the World B1+

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LISTENING

1 Listen to two students, Yan and Lisa, talking in the college Unit 4 Test Audio
canteen. What is the result of the conversation?

A Yan decides to go vegetarian.

B Yan decides to write a recipe for a vegetable dish.

C Yan decides to look at a food company’s website.

Score: /1

2 Listen again and choose the best answer. Unit 4 Test Audio

1 Who has a packed lunch?

A They both do.
B Lisa does.
C Yan does.

2 What is strange about the fruit and vegetables that Lisa is eating?
A They’re an interesting colour.
B They’re raw.
C They’re a funny shape.

3 Why do supermarkets refuse some fruit and vegetables?

A Because they don’t look perfect.
B Because they are rotten.
C Because they are too expensive.

4 Why does Lisa buy her fruit and vegetables from the company?
A Because it’s cheaper.
B To help reduce food waste.
C Because they buy it from local farms.
 5 What does Yan laugh about at the end of the conversation?
A the shape of a piece of fruit
B Lisa’s joke
C the company’s blog

Score: /5

VOCABULARY

3 Match the foods to the definitions.

cherry It’s a type of cake.

spinach It’s made from animal milk.

lamb It comes from the sea.

prawn It’s a type of red meat.

butter It’s a green vegetable.

muffin It’s a small red fruit.

Score: /6

4 Complete the text with the words in the box. There are two words that you do not
need to use.

canteen dessert fast food packed lunch starter vending machine

School information

Break time is from 10.15 am to 10.30 am every day. If students forget to bring a drink,
they can get bottles of water from the 1 , which is outside the Sports
Hall.

Lunch is served from 12 pm to 2 pm in the 2 . There is usually a meat

or vegetarian main course on offer followed by a 3 or fresh fruit. If
students prefer to bring their own 4 , they can eat it in their classroom
or in the outdoor seating area.

Score: /4
5 Complete the words in the sentences with the correct prefixes.

1 Can you add some national options to the menu, like Indian and Chinese
dishes?

2 The advantage of bringing a packed lunch to school is that you have to get
up early to make it!

3 Let’s cook the carrots for a bit longer – I don’t like them hard and cooked.

4 Oh no, I didn’t realise this dish came with eggs. I understood the menu.

5 Where has all the plum pie gone? It’s appeared very quickly!

Score: /5

6 Complete the dialogue with the words in the box.

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Dave: Hi Laura! Are you happy to be back at school?

Laura: Yes and no! I’m a bit tired this week. It’s not usually this busy at the beginning of
1 .
Dave: What do you mean?
Laura: Well, our geography teacher has already planned a 2 to the
countryside next week. We need to prepare for it first. Yesterday, our English
teacher gave us two 3 to write on Jane Austen’s Pride and
Prejudice. And, this morning, our history teacher asked us to start our
4 , which will take a few months to write. I don’t know where to
start!
Dave: Oh, I know what you mean. At least there aren’t any 5 until
January!

Score: /5

7 Complete the sentences using the first parts of the words in the box and the correct
suffixes (-or, -ee, -er, -ist or -ian).

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 1 The said it’s OK to keep the book for another week.

2 Sophie is a . She speaks three different languages!

3 There’s something wrong with the product I bought. Can I speak to the
?

4 My older sister is a sports . She works with tennis players to help them
focus and perform better.

5 My cousin has just started her first job at this shop. She’s a new .

Score: /5

GRAMMAR

8 Choose the correct alternative.

1 I’ve decided I’m going to cook/’m cooking an Italian dish tomorrow evening.

2 Don’t worry about the pie. I think it’s going to/’ll be tasty.

3 The canteen opens/will open early at midday tomorrow.

4 I think everyone will eat/eats less meat in the future.

5 I’m really hungry. I think I’ll have/’m having a starter and a main course.

6 Are you going to/Will you cycle to the supermarket?

Score: /6

9 Choose the best answers (A, B or C) to complete the text.

Hi Oscar!

I’m really looking forward to the festival. My mum 1 me to the station. As

soon as I 2 there, I’ll text you. The train 3 at midday, so I’ll
try to be there by 11.45. When we 4 at the festival site, we’ll go to the
campsite and put up the tent. The music 5 until five o’clock, so we’ll have
plenty of time. It 6 so much fun. I can’t wait.

See you on Saturday!

Lily
 1 A drives B ’s driving C will drive
2 A get B ’ll get C am getting
3 A will leave B is leaving C leaves
4 A ’ll arrive B are arriving C arrive
5 A won’t start B doesn’t start C isn’t starting
6 A is B ’ll be C ’s being

Score: /6

10 Complete the sentences using the correct future perfect or future continuous form of
the verbs given.

1 I can’t help you with your science homework as I (play)

football on Thursday evening

2 Your cousins (not come) on holiday with us next year.

They want to go with their friends.

3 By the end of this term, we (learn) all the tenses in

English.

4 Who (teach) us history next term?

5 (your parents/get) home soon?

6 They (not arrive) home yet. It’s only 6.30.

7 (you/finish) your meeting by 7.30?

Score: /7

WRITING

11 Read the email from your friend Tess. Reply to the invitation in the correct style.
Answer all of Tess’s questions and ask her some questions. Write 120–160 words.

Hi!

How are you? I hope everything’s going well. Will you be finishing term soon?

A group of us are going to a concert in the park next weekend for my birthday. It’d be
great to see you there. Are you free?
It starts at about 6.30 pm so we’re going to bring a picnic for dinner. What food do you
like? Is there anything you can’t eat?

We’re meeting a bit earlier at around 6 pm by the park gate so we can find a good place
to sit.

Write back and let me know if you can come or not!

Love Tess

Checklist

Use expressions for accepting or refusing an invitation:

Thanks for …
I’m really sorry, but …
I’ll definitely be there on …
Would you like me to bring …?
I’m really looking forward to …
 Score: / 10

USE OF ENGLISH
 12 Choose the best answers to complete the text.

Great Oak School in Suffolk is one of the UK’s leading tennis schools. If you
1 an excellent tennis player, you can get a scholarship to study there
and train at their Tennis Academy. Only around 20 tennis players train at the school’s
academy at any one time. The tennis players 2 wear a uniform like the
other students. To make it easier for them, they 3 wear their sports
clothes in lessons. They usually train before school at 6.00 am and after school until 6.30
pm, and they sometimes play between lessons, so they don’t have time to change into
the school uniform. They 4 train hard, but at the same time, they need
to 5 progress with their school work. Most students at the school study
11 or 12 subjects, but the tennis players only have 9 or 10 on their 6 .
They have to do key subjects like English and maths, but they can choose not to do art or
music, for example, and they don’t usually have time to do any
7 activities, except tennis. The players have time off school to travel to
other countries to play in competitions. When they get back, they have to work hard to
catch 8 on the school work they have missed.

1 A were B are C would be D can be

2 A don’t have to B mustn’t C can’t D shouldn’t
3 A should B must C can D ought to
4 A can B should C ’d better D must
5 A make B do C have D catch
6 A term B grade C timetable D assignment
7 A media B research C extracurricular D excursion
8 A in B back C behind D up

Score: /8

READING

13 Choose Finn, Agnes or Narki.

1 has a very long day? Finn / Agnes / Narki

2 goes to quite an easy-going school? Finn / Agnes / Narki

3 uses the Internet a lot? Finn / Agnes / Narki

4 has jobs to do at home? Finn / Agnes / Narki

5 can decide their own schedule? Finn / Agnes / Narki

6 has a lot of free time? Finn / Agnes / Narki

Score: /6

14 Are the statements True (T), False (F) or is the information Not Mentioned (NM)?

1 Finn has always studied at home. T / F / NM

2 He likes studying at home because he can work at his own T / F / NM

speed.

3 Agnes loves spending time with her family. T / F / NM

4 There aren’t many vegetarian dishes at her school. T / F / NM

5 Narki can choose half of her school subjects. T / F / NM

6 Narki speaks French and Dangme at home. T / F / NM

Score: /6