PART II: GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY

A) Fill in the blanks using the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets.
Use the PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
( 20 points)

1. My father __________________ (wash) the car now. He always

_______________ (wash) it on Saturday morning.
2. Don’t make a noise! The baby ____________________ (sleep).
3. Mary’s father usually ______________ (drive) her to school, but this
week she _________________ (take) the bus.
4. We _______________ (start) school at 8:30 and the last lesson
_____________ (be) at 14:30.
5. ‘Where _______ you ________ (go) on holiday?’
‘I _________________ (not know), my parents _______________ (not
want) to go to the beach again.’
6. _______ Mandy _______ (like) pasta? No, she _____________.
7. Don’t go out! It _________________ (rain) cats and dogs.
8. Maria is a vegetarian. She ________________ (not eat) meat.
9. My brother ________________ (study) a lot these days. He
___________ (want) to pass his exams.
10. It usually ____________ (snow) here a lot but it _______________
(not snow) now.
11. I’m sorry, I can’t answer the phone. I _________________
(vacuum) the floor.
12. How often ________ the children _____________ (play) football?

B) Circle the correct words. (10 pts.)

1. A: Kelly, is this bag you’re / yours?
B: No, it isn’t my / mine. It / Its is my sister’s.
2. This is my / mine friend John. He’s / His very clever and funny.
His/ He’s clothes are very trendy and he / he’s looks really cool.
 3. Who is that girl? Do you know her / hers?
4. These are my cousins. I love them / they.
5. We bought this house last year. It’s our / ours.

C) Read the text and choose the answers A, B or C. (7 pts.)

Hi Rob,

I’m (0) _____________ a great holiday! We arrived five days (1) ____. In
the morning, we go snowboarding. I (2) __________ snowboard now! I really
enjoy it. In the afternoon, we usually visit interesting places. Yesterday we
(3) ______ to a big town near here. We watched an ice-hockey (4) ________.
The two teams (5) _________ very different- one team played well and the
other team played badly. After that, we (6) _________ in a nice restaurant.
Tomorrow we aren’t (7) ________ to do anything in the afternoon. Anyway,
that’s all my news. How is your holiday? I hope you’re having fun!

Love, Liam.

0. A) having B) have C) had

1. A) yesterday B) ago C) last week
2. A) am not B) can’t C) can
3. A) go B) went C) going
4. A) match B) competitor C) viewer
5. A) was B) did C) were
6. A) eating B) eat C) ate
7. A) going B) went C) go

D) Complete the conversation between Ella and Rob. Write the correct
letters (A-F) for the gaps (1-5). (5 pts.)

Ella: Hi Rob. Did you enjoy your weekend?

Rob: (0) __D__
Ella: What did you do?
Rob: (1) ________.
Ella: Oh, great! What was the weather like?
Rob: (2) _______.
Ella: Did you go cycling?
Rob: (3) _______.
Ella: Well, on Sunday we visited my grandparents.
Rob: (4) _______.
 Ella: Yes, I did. We went to the cinema.
Rob: (5) ______.
Ella: Yes, I did. It was really interesting. It was about a famous
scientist.

A. Yes, we did – on Saturday and On Sunday. What about you? What

did you do?
B. I went camping in Wales with my dad and my brother.
C. And what about Saturday? Did you meet Sara?
D. Yes, I did. It was fantastic! I had a really good time.
E. Did you enjoy the film?
F. It was OK – It was warm and it wasn’t rainy!

E) Choose the correct answers A, B or C. (25 pts.)

1. ______ are happy with ______ new dog.

a) We / us b) we / our c) us / our

2. Do you have ____ umbrella?

a) an b) the c) –

3. These are ______________.

a) my favourite shoes
b) my favourites shoes
c) my shoes favourite

4. He __________ with his parents, he lives with his sister.

a) doesn’t lives
b) don’t lives
c) doesn’t live

5. I go to the gym ____ Tuesdays and Thursdays.

a) at b) in c) on

6. _________ at weekends?
a) Do you work
b) Are you working
c) Are you work
7. In my bedroom, there is a _________ for my books, a _______ for my
clothes and a _______ for reading at night.
a) lamp / bookcase / wardrobe
b) bookcase / wardrobe / lamp
c) bookcase / lamp / wardrobe

8. Can I have ______ milk, please?

a) some b) any c) a

9. When ____________?
a) did she arrive
b) she arrived
c) did she arrived

10. There are very dark clouds ______ us.

a) under b) above c) near

11. My sister’s school is ________ than my school.

a) more far b) farer c) further

12. Put your ________ around your neck to keep warm.

a) scarf b) gloves c) hat

13. We love watching musicals and plays at the _________.

a) cinema b) museum c) theatre

14. My sister’s daughter is my ________.

a) niece b) cousin c) nephew

15. Every day, I get up at 7.00 and _____ a shower. Then I ______
dressed and ______ my teeth.
a) have / get / clean
b) take / make / clean
c) do / go / brush

16. It’s a place you go and get a train.

a) tower b) station c) castle

17. It’s a place you go and borrow books.

a) museum b) theatre c) library
18. A comfortable seat for more than one person.
a) sofa b) armchair c) chair

19. something to keep food cold.

a) fridge b) cooker c) oven

20. My mother’s brother’s wife is my ____________.

a) cousin b) uncle c) aunt

21. I am my mother’s parents’ _____________.

a) grandchild b) grandmother c) nephew

22. My birthday is _____ the 23rd of March.

a) in b) on c) at

23. I meet my friends ____ the afternoon ____ Saturday.

a) on / in b) in / on c) in / at

24. We have dinner _____ night ____ 7 o’clock.

a) at / in b) in / at c) at / at

25. We usually go on holiday ____ July ____ summer.

a) in / in b) in / on c) at / in
PART I: READING

A) Read the text. Then complete the form about Sam. (8 pts.)

My best friend is Sam Patterson. He’s twelve, like me. He lives in

London near my house. He likes football and watching TV. We often watch
films on TV. We sometimes go to the park. He doesn’t like maths or video
games! He’s tall and he’s got blond hair and blue eyes. He also has a
lovely smile! He’s friendly – he talks to everyone. His favourite football
team is Manchester United. He’s got a football shirt from an important
game. He doesn’t wear it because it’s on his bedroom wall.

Name (0) Sam Patterson

Age (1) __11 __12 __13 __14

Likes

(2) __ __ __

Doesn’t like

(3) __ __ __
Physical (4) Colour of eyes: ____
description
(5) Colour of hair: ____

Has a nice (6) ______

Personality (7) ______

Favourite (8) ______

possession
B) Read the text and answer the questions. (10 pts.)

A day in space - Life in space

The International Space Station (ISS) is a big space ship. Find out
about life there:
- Six astronauts live there. They usually stay for between three or
six months. Sometimes other astronauts visit for one or two
weeks. A total of ten astronauts can stay there.
- It takes two days to get to the station from Earth.
- The astronauts are different nationalities and there are men and
women.
- Time is different in space – there isn’t night and day like on Earth.
- The astronauts are awake for twelve hours every day. They are
always busy! They do a lot of science experiments. They clean
and repair the station too.
- They do exercises for two hours every day to stay strong.
- There aren’t any showers in the space station!
- There are three meals a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner. There
are also snacks if they are hungry. Food in space is different –
astronauts don’t cook, they eat dry food. There isn’t any fruit.
- Their bedrooms are very small and they don’t sleep on beds –
they float in the air!
- They use email and a special phone to contact their families and
friends.

1. How many astronauts live in the International Space Station?

_____________________________________________
2. What do the astronauts do in the space station?
_____________________________________________
3. Why do the astronauts exercise every day?
_____________________________________________
4. Are there any showers in the space station?
_____________________________________________
5. Do the astronauts cook?
_____________________________________________