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Unit 1 Test Reading

Listening A 1T2F3F4T5T

A 1F2T3T4T5F Writing

Vocabulary A Sample answer: My apartment is in a noisy city. It’s in

Bogotá. It’s a small apartment. There are three rooms.
A 1b2a3c4b5c There’s a small kitchen, a big living room, and a small
B 1 English 2 American 3 Spanish 4 French 5 Italy bedroom. There’s a big TV in the living room. There’s a
bed and a desk in my bedroom. On the desk, there’s a
C 1 parents 2 mother 3 wife 4 grandfather 5 brother laptop and a lamp. There’s a closet next to the door.
Grammar My apartment is beautiful.
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B 1 is 2 aren’t 3 ’m 4 are 5 n’t A 1f2b3d4g5a
C 1 Are 2 am 3 Are 4 am 5 is
Unit 3 Test
Reading
Listening
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Writing
Vocabulary
A Sample answer: I’m Carla. I’m 18 years old. I’m
from Colombia. I’m Colombian. My first language is A 1 pilot 2 teacher 3 chef 4 doctor 5 manager
Spanish. I also speak English. B 1 in 2 at 3 on 4 on 5 in
My parents are from Bogotá. My mom’s name is C 1b2a3b4c5a
Maria. My dad’s name is Pedro.
Grammar
I am a student. My major is psychology. My sister,
Julia, is a student, too. We are classmates. A 1 don’t work 2 goes 3 speaks 4 live 5 doesn’t like

Speaking B 1 Do 2 doesn’t 3 Does the café open 4 I do 5 don’t

A 1c2a3f4g5b C 1 I usually take a shower every day.

2 She sometimes goes to college by bike.
Unit 2 Test
3 I’m always busy on Monday morning.
Listening
4 We often see a movie on the weekend.
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5 The café is never open on Sunday.
Vocabulary
Reading
A 1 modern 2 quiet 3 small 4 big 5 beautiful
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B 1 phone 2 umbrella 3 wallet 4 ID card 5 notebook
Writing
C 1 in 2 on 3 between 4 under 5 next
A Sample answer: My name’s Mario. I’m a student in
Grammar New York. I get up at 7 a.m. every day. I always take a
A 1b2c3c4a5b shower and then I eat breakfast. I go to college at
8 o’clock. I often eat lunch with my friends at a café at
B 1 Are there two watches on the desk? about 1 p.m. In the evenings, I always study, and then
2 There are two phones in her bag. I go to bed early. On the weekend, I see my friends.
We sometimes see a movie or go to a restaurant.
3✓
Speaking
4✓
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5 Is there a laptop in the bedroom?
C 1 is 2 ’s 3 are 4 ’s 5 are

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Unit 4 Test Unit 5 Test

Listening Listening
A 1T2F3T4F5F A 1 F 2 T 3 NS 4 NS 5 T
Vocabulary Vocabulary
A 1 bus station 2 museum 3 park 4 coffee shops A 1a2b3a4c5c
5 restaurants
B 1 Chinese 2 music 3 creative writing 4 art 5 math
B 1 of 2 next to 3 across from 4 on 5 between
C 1 windy 2 snowy 3 rainy 4 sunny 5 cloudy
C 1 dress 2 boots 3 jacket 4 pants 5 T-shirt
Grammar
Grammar
A 1 Can 2 can’t 3 can’t 4 can 5 can
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B 1✓
C 1 are / ’re seeing 2 am / ’m having 3 is not /
2 Go straight up Main Street and it’s on your right. isn’t studying 4 is baking 5 are not / aren’t riding
3 Take the second right and it’s across from the park. Reading
4 It’s between the coffee shop and the bookstore. A 1b2c3b4c5a
5✓ Writing
C 1 Luis, do you like these jeans? A Sample answer: I’m a student at university here in
Santiago. I’m studying languages. I go to class every
2 And look at that jacket. It’s nice, too.
morning in the week. In the afternoons, I work in a
3 No, I don’t like it, but this dress is a pretty color. bookstore. It’s great because I like reading.
4 I prefer these T-shirts. I like the colors. On the weekend, I see my friends and we go out.
Sometimes we go to the beach in hot weather. We
5 like those blue shoes over there, too.
like to go skiing when it’s snowy. In the evenings, we
Reading go for a coffee near the park.
A 1F2F3T4F5T Unit 6 Test
Writing
Listening
A Sample answer: My town is small, but it’s great. It has
A 1c2e3b4h5a
interesting places to visit, and there are good hotels
to stay in. There is a big park, too. Lots of people go Vocabulary
for walks in the park and visit the coffee shops.
A 1 old 2 dark 3 eyes 4 nose 5 mouth
My town has a university. There’s a hospital near the
B 1 salad 2 vegetables 3 cereal 4 sandwiches 5 tea
university and there are interesting museums, too.
There are also stores near the university. There are lots C 1 tired 2 hungry 3 excited 4 sad 5 bored
of expensive stores, but there are cheap stores, too.
Grammar
It’s a great town to live in.
A 1 She has blond hair and blue eyes.
Speaking
2✓
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3 They have dark hair and brown eyes.
4 He doesn’t have the same nose as his sister.
5 We don’t have short hair.
B 1 any 2 some 3 any 4 a 5 any

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C 1 They are eating breakfast. E 1 I work in an office.

2 We rarely go to restaurants. 2 He doesn’t like his job.
3 They don’t have dark hair. 3✓
4 My bag is not under the table. 4 Do you speak Spanish?
5 I can’t play the piano. 5 No, they don’t.
Reading F 1 I am often at work early.
A 1 NS 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F 2 She rarely eats in restaurants.
Writing 3 We never walk to work.
A My favorite restaurant is Mamma Mia. It has great 4 She is sometimes late for class.
pizzas and salads. The food is delicious, and there are
5 They always study in the morning.
vegetarian pizzas with lots of vegetables, too.
Reading
They make all the pizzas at the restaurant. The chef is
excellent. The waiters are very nice and friendly. A 1F2T3F4F5T
The restaurant is cheap, and there are discounts B 1c2b3c4a5b
for students. It’s open seven days a week for lunch
Writing
and dinner.
A Sample answer: My name is Daniel. I’m 19 years old
Mid-Course Test and I come from Brazil. I’m a student in São Paulo. My
majors are in English and Spanish. I love languages.
Listening
I speak three.
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I live in a small apartment in the city with a classmate.
B 1a2b3b4c5c I work in a café on weekends. In the week, I go to
college and I study a lot.
Vocabulary
B Sample answer: I’m a student. I’m usually very busy.
A 1 fine 2 France 3 Mexican 4 English 5 What’s
I get up at 7 a.m. every day. I never eat breakfast, but
B 1 brother 2 husband 3 grandparents 4 mother I always drink coffee. I go to college at 8 a.m. In the
5 daughters evening, I usually study. I sometimes see a movie or
watch TV. I always have a shower before I go to bed.
C 1 beautiful 2 modern 3 umbrella 4 phone 5 noisy
On weekends, I work in a café. I work on Saturday
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mornings. I always meet my friends on Saturday night.
E 1T2T3T4F5F I never go out on Sunday.
F 1 at 2 take 3 eat 4 In 5 On Speaking
Grammar A 1 Hi. What is / What’s your name?
A 1 is / ’s 2 is not / isn’t 3 are 4 are not / aren’t 5 am / ’m 2 Nice to meet you.
B 1 Is 2 aren’t 3 Are 4 isn’t 5 am 3✓
C 1 Where are you from? 4 Where are you from?
2 How old is your brother? 5 I’m fine, thanks.
3 What’s your name? B 1c2e3a4d5f
4 How are you today?
5 Who’s that girl?
D 1 brushes 2 umbrellas 3 watches 4 sandwiches 5 pens

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End-of-Course Test E 1 has 2 doesn’t have 3 have 4 don’t have 5 have

Listening F 1 any 2 any 3 some 4 some 5 a

A 1c2f3d4g5e Reading

B 1c2b3c4a5c A 1F2T3T4F5T

Vocabulary B 1 NS 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 NS

A 1 university 2 museum 3 coffee shop 4 restaurant Writing

5 hotel A Sample answer: There are lots of great things to see
B 1 on 2 on 3 between 4 on 5 across in my town. There is a history museum. Visitors love
it! They love the big beautiful park, too. It’s nice to go
C 1a2c3b4a5a for a walk there on a sunny day. After walking, you can
D 1 windy 2 rainy 3 sunny 4 snowy 5 cloudy sit in a coffee shop. The cafés have great chocolate
cakes. They’re very popular with visitors, too.
E 1 slim 2 eyes 3 nose 4 young 5 blond
In the evening, there are movie theaters where you
F 1 eggs 2 juice 3 sandwiches 4 vegetables 5 hungry can see a movie and some great restaurants. All the
Grammar restaurants have vegetarian food.

A 1 When 2 Where 3 What 4 Where 5 How Come and visit my beautiful town.

B 1✓ B Sample answer: My favorite store in my town is a

clothes store. It’s called Casa. It has great clothes for
2 Take the second left. young people. It isn’t expensive. It’s cheap. There’s a
3 This jacket here is great. discount of 10% for students.

4 Do you want those jeans over there? I go there with my friends on Saturdays. They have
great jeans and nice dresses. They sell bags and hats,
5 Is this Kate’s book? too. The shop is very popular with young people. We
C 1 Can you draw a picture of a horse? like shopping there.

2 Go straight up this road. Speaking

3 Can you bake a cake for my party? A 1b2c3f4a5e

4 She can play an instrument.

5 It’s on the corner of 3rd and Main.
D 1 am / ’m reading
2 are / ’re studying
3 is not / isn’t eating
4 is / ’s having
5 are not / aren’t swimming

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