Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
9 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
GRAMMAR
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: If we had had (have) more time, we’d have visited Anne and Dave.
1 I ________ (never / manage) to buy a house if my parents hadn’t helped me financially.
2 You wouldn’t have done so well in life if you ________ (not / go) to university.
3 We ________ (get) completely lost if a stranger hadn’t shown us the way.
4 If you’d run faster, we might ________ (not / miss) the bus.
5 He wouldn’t have crashed the car if he ________ (not / answer) his phone.
6 She ________ (worry) about you if you hadn’t phoned to say you were OK.
7 We could ________ (look after) the children last night if you’d asked.
8 He would have resigned if he ________ (not / be) promoted.
9 ________ (you / know) that was John if I hadn’t told you?
10 You wouldn’t have been so cold if you ________ (wear) a jacket.
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2 Underline the correct word(s).
Example: A lot of / Many of people cheered when they heard the news.
1 I often get headaches because I spend too much / many hours on my computer.
2 Excuse me, this shirt isn’t enough big / big enough. Do you have a larger size?
3 We have no / none time for arguments. Just hurry up and do it!
4 I don’t like living in the city – there’s too much / many traffic.
5 They don’t have plenty / much money, but they’re still very generous.
6 There are not / no enough seats for everyone.
7 Very little / few money is being invested in the public health system.
8 I was going to have a biscuit, but there aren’t none / any.
9 There are very few / very little modern buildings in this town.
10 There isn’t enough room / room enough in this car. I need a bigger one.
10
Grammar total 20
VOCABULARY
3 Complete the sentences with the + or – adjective or adverb form of the noun in
brackets.
Example: The bride and groom smiled happily (happiness) for their wedding photos.
1 You can have some ice cream for waiting so ________ (patience).
2 Walk ________ (care) here – it’s very icy.
3 Anna was so ________ (luck) to lose her suitcase in the airport.
4 I hate going in David’s car. He drives really ________ (care) and so fast!
5 This old knife is ________ (use) – it doesn’t cut anything!
6 He knocked the vase off the desk, but ________ (luck) I caught it before it hit the floor.
7 Don’t be so ________ (patience). Dinner will be ready in a minute!
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
9 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
8 We missed the flight, but ________ (fortune) we managed to get seats on the next one.
9 She was so tired, and the armchair was so ________ (comfort) that she fell asleep.
10 It was very ________ (fortune) that someone heard his shouts for help.
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4 Write the word(s).
Example: A small button you press up and down to turn on electricity switch
1 The glass surface of a computer where the information appears. __________
2 Something you use when a plug won’t fit into a socket in another country. __________
3 The set of keys on a computer. __________
4 A small portable object for storing computer data. __________
5 A part of an electronic device that the sound comes out of. __________
6 An object to control something from a distance. __________
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5 Underline the correct phrase. If both phrases are correct, put a tick ().
Example: Turn the radio up / Turn up the radio, will you? I can’t hear it!
1 The heating’s on too high. Could you turn it down / turn down it? ____
2 Could you plug the TV in / plug in the TV, please? ____
3 Don’t forget to switch your phone off / switch off your phone in the cinema. ____
4 Are you watching this TV or shall I turn off it / turn it off ? ____
4
Vocabulary total 20
PRONUNCIATION
6 Match the words with the same sound.
brought laugh enough
through although cough
Example: up enough
1 phone ________
2 car ________
3 boot ________
4 horse ________
5 clock ________
5
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
9 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
7 Underline the stressed syllable.
Example: do|cu|men|ta|ry
1 de|vice
2 un|comfor|ta|ble
3 im|pa|tient|ly
4 dis|co|nnect
5 e|lec|tro|nic
5
Pronunciation total 10
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
9 Reading and Writing A
READING
1 Read the story and tick () A, B, or C.
Sylvie’s lucky mistake
When I left school, I went to England for the first time as an au pair in Newcastle-under-
Lyme, a market town about 150 miles north of London. I had booked a train ticket from
London to Newcastle online – it would take three hours and I would arrive in Newcastle at
9.30 p.m. on the Sunday evening. The family who I would be working for would meet me
there.
When I was on the train, about halfway there, I asked a ticket inspector what time we would
arrive at Newcastle-under-Lyme. He looked at me and said ‘You’re going in the wrong
direction for Newcastle-under-Lyme. This train is going to Newcastle-upon-Tyne.’ I didn’t
have very much English so it took a while for him to explain patiently that there were two
different towns, both called Newcastle, and the one I was going to was unfortunately 200
miles further north than the one I needed to get to. As I was feeling very anxious, I asked him
what I should do. He told me there was no station in Newcastle-under-Lyme, and that I would
have to get off the train at York and take another train to a town called Stoke-on-Trent. And
then a bus.
When I got to York that evening, however, I discovered that there were no more trains to
Stoke-on-Trent until the next day. I was 17, from a small French village, and I had never
travelled on my own before. I also had very little money, not enough for even a cheap hotel. I
didn’t know what to do. I felt I was going to cry. Suddenly, a woman in her 40s, who had
heard the conversation said, ‘Excuse me, but if you need somewhere to stay in York, I live
here with my family. We have a spare room and you’re welcome to stay with us.’
I often think, if there had been a station at Newcastle-under-Lyme, or if I had known more
about English geography, or if I’d been less careless about my booking, I wouldn’t have got
on that train. So then I wouldn’t have met Jill, the lady from York. And if she hadn’t been so
kind, I wouldn’t have stayed with her. Oh, and obviously I wouldn’t eventually have married
Ben, her son!
Example: Sylvie first visited England when she was 18.
A True c B False c C Doesn’t say c
1 Sylvie bought a return ticket from Newcastle to London.
A True c B False c C Doesn’t say c
2 The English family was planning to meet her when she got to Newcastle.
A True c B False c C Doesn’t say c
3 When she spoke to the ticket inspector, she realized that she had travelled too far south.
A True c B False c C Doesn’t say c
4 The nearest train station to Newcastle-under-Lyme is Stoke-on-Trent.
A True c B False c C Doesn’t say c
5 The inspector advised her to get another train the next morning.
A True c B False c C Doesn’t say c
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
9 Reading and Writing A
6 Sylvie wasn’t worried about where she could stay that night.
A True c B False c C Doesn’t say c
7 A woman offered her a bed in her spare room.
A True c B False c C Doesn’t say c
8 Sylvie feels that her life changed because she hadn’t booked her train carefully.
A True c B False c C Doesn’t say c
9 Jill kindly lent Sylvie some money.
A True c B False c C Doesn’t say c
10 Sylvie is now Jill’s mother-in-law.
A True c B False c C Doesn’t say c
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2 Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
Example: Sylvie went to England to look after some children. T
1 Sylvie booked her train ticket before she arrived in London. ____
2 Sylvie thought that the train journey would last no more than three hours. ____
3 Newcastle-under-Lyme is south of London, not north. ____
4 When she realized her mistake, Sylvie started looking for a hotel in York. ____
5 Sylvie wouldn’t have met Ben if she hadn’t made a mistake with her train ticket. ____
5
Reading total 15
WRITING
Write a story about an interesting encounter with a stranger (or invent one) (140–180
words). Answer the questions.
• Set the scene: When was it? Where were you? What were you doing?
• Tell the story: Who did you meet? How? What happened?
• Conclude: Did it change your life in any way?
Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 25
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
9 Listening and Speaking A
LISTENING
1 Listen to a radio programme about saving energy. Complete the sentences with one
or two words. You may have to change the form of the words you hear.
1 Matthew decided to _________ the way he uses gas and electricity.
2 He says that not turning off the TV at the socket ________ energy.
3 He thinks another good idea is to ___________ the central heating.
4 Using a special plug for your __________ can control its energy use.
5 He is very __________ that he is helping to save the planet.
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2 Listen to five conversations. Tick () A, B, or C.
1 The man offers to lend the woman _________.
A an adaptor c B a cable c C a socket c
2 The man had problems using a _________.
A keyboard c B laptop c C cable c
3 The customer sometimes needs the second USB port for his _________.
A speakers c B mouse c C printer c
4 Kate wouldn’t have _________ if she’d known Sue was in Australia.
A posted the card c B gone for a walk c C bought the stamp c
5 Gus _________ a place to stay if he hadn’t met the couple.
A would have found c B mightn’t have found c C wouldn’t have found c
5
Listening total 10
SPEAKING
1 Make questions and ask your partner.
1 What / advantages / not having mobile phone?
2 What / you / do to protect / environment?
3 What / most useful / invention / last 50 years?
4 you do / if / saw / someone / crying ?
5 you / believe /some people / luckier / others?
Now answer your partner’s questions.
2 Talk about the statement below, saying if you agree or disagree. Give reasons.
‘You should always help a stranger, because one day that stranger might be you.’
3 Listen to your partner talking about information overload. Do you agree with him /
her?
Speaking total 15
Listening and Speaking total 25
