Gold Experience A1 Mid-year test Units 15

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Grammar
1 Put the words in the correct order.
1 sometimes / to / Jill / town. / goes

Jill sometimes goes to town.

2 on / posters / some / There / the / are / wall.

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3 two / brothers. / got / Russell / has

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4 in / bus. / the / Dont / eat

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5 you / Where / live? / do

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6 tennis. / playing / is / Joe

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 2 Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.
1 Do you like history?
A Yes, it does.
B Yes, I can.
C Yes, I do.
2 Can Ben speak Italian?
A Yes, he can.
B Yes, he does.
C Yes, he is.
3 Have your parents got a car?
A No, they dont.
B No, they havent.
C No, they dont got.
4 Are there any apples?
A Yes, there are.
B Yes, are.
C Yes, are there.
5 Where does Philip live?
A He live in London.
B He does live in London.
C He lives in London.
6 What are they doing?
A They are singing.
B They are sing.
C They sing.

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 3 Read the text. Choose the best answer, A, B or C, for each space.
Claires dad is a farmer. Every day Claire gets up 1) at 6.00 to help 2) _____________ . Then she has a
shower and she 3) _____________ breakfast. There isnt 4) _____________ school bus, so
5) _____________ mum drives her to school. She 6) _____________ school. After school,
7) _____________ does her homework 8) _____________ her bedroom. Then she
9) _____________ watches TV or goes to the park with her friends. Now, its Sunday. Claire is
10) _____________ in the living room with her friend, Kate. They 11) _____________ watching a
DVD and eating pizza.

1 A in B on C at
2 A he B him C it
3 A is B has C does
4 A one B a C any
5 A her B she C is
6 A has B loves C doesnt
7 A there B her C she
8 A at B to C in
9 A sometimes B doesnt C is
10 A sitting B to sit C sit
11 A is B are C do

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 Vocabulary
4 Write these words in the correct group.
curtains desert do homework forest get dressed kitchen lion spider talk
theatre whale
Verb: get dressed, ____________________________________

In the home: ____________________________________

Animal: ____________________________________

In the town/countryside: ____________________________________

5 Complete the words in the sentences.

1 You play this sport with a ball and two teams: football

2 This person works in a hospital: d________

3 Kangaroos dont walk; they h________ .

4 Its lovely today. Its hot and s________ .

5 I get up and then I have b________ .

6 James sometimes travels to Japan by p________ .

7 Im going to the c________ to watch a film.

8 Where are my trainers? Theyre u________ your bed.

9 I sleep in my b________ .

10 Adam and Les r________ their bikes to school.

11 My clock is on a s________ near my bed.

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 6 Choose the correct words.
1 Turn left/straight on/straight at the caf.

2 I like meerkats and/because/but I dont like giraffes.

3 Jill goes to school in/by/with bus.

4 We have geography at/in/on Monday and Thursday.

5 Simon and Steve go/play/have swimming lessons.

6 Where/What/When is your mobile phone?

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 Listening
7 Listen to a telephone conversation and choose the correct sentence, A or B.
1 A Catherine is in town.
B Dominics in town.
2 A Catherines in a running competition.
B Catherines dad is in a running competition.
3 A Its hot today.
B Its cold today.
4 A Dominics getting the bus.
B Catherines getting the bus.
5 A Their meeting place is the theatre.
B Their meeting place is the train station.
6 A The theatre is opposite the supermarket.
B The theatre is opposite the park.

8 Listen again and choose the correct words.

1 Catherine is outside the bank/bus station.

2 Catherine is waiting for her mum/dad.

3 They are running 25 km/45 km.

4 10/100 people are running.

5 Catherine wants some food/a drink.

6 Catherine wants a camera/pizza.

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 Speaking
9 Read the telephone conversation. Choose which sentence (AF) fits each space.
(F = Mrs Forester J = Judy E = Emily)
F: Hello?

J: 1) E

F: Yes, of course. Just a minute.

J: 2) ____

E: Hi, Judy. Do you like your new school?

J: 3) ____

E: What time do you start school every day?

J: 4) ____

E: Do you have art and music?

J: 5) ____

E: Really? And do you have a lot of homework?

J: 6) ____

A I start at 8.30 and I finish at 3.30.

B Oh yes, Im doing it now!
C Yes, its cool!
D Yes, I have art on Monday morning and music on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon.
E Hello, Mrs Forester. Its Emily here. Is Judy there, please?
F Hi! Emily?

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 10 Choose the correct answer, A or B.
1 Which is different?
A I think its the spider because its small.
B The meerkat and the giraffe.
2 What are the people doing?
A The man often runs and the girl sometimes plays tennis.
B The woman is riding a bike and the boy is eating.
3 I think its a garden. What do you think?
A I think its a park.
B Yes, I do.
4 Excuse me. Wheres the cinema, please?
A Yes, of course.
B Its on your left.
5 What is that photo of?
A Its from my family.
B Its of my family.
6 Which is the odd one out?
A The apartment because it hasnt got a garden.
B The house is near the bus station.

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 Reading
11 Read the article. Match the headings (16) with the paragraphs (AF).
1 Home
2 Now
3 My dream
4 My friends
5 Places
6 School

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I often plan my dream city when I do my homework after school.

B ____
The city is very big and beautiful. Its always sunny and hot. There arent any museums or libraries, but
there are lots of shops and cafs. There is a river. Its lovely and clean. I often swim in it with my
friends. There is a zoo next to the river. All my favourite animals live there and I visit them every
Sunday.

C ____
My school is near my house. I dont get the school bus I walk with my friends. We start school at
10.00 and finish at 3.00. We only study our favourite subjects, so I study English, geography and art. I
dont study science. Our teachers give us homework, but I usually do it in a caf with my friends and
its always really easy.

D ____
My home is big. Its a boat! My family lives on the river. We love it. My bedroom is big and its got
blue walls and a big TV on it. Theres a garden on the boat.

E ____
All of my friends live near me, so they visit me every day after school. We go swimming and we go
shopping.

F ____
So thats my dream city. Do you like it? Now Im at home. Im doing my science homework. Its
difficult and my friends arent helping me.

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 12 Read the article again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 My dream city is beautiful. T

2 There are some libraries in my dream city. ____

3 There is a dirty river. ____

4 The river is next to the zoo. ____

5 I often go to the zoo. ____

6 I go to school by bus. ____

7 School starts in the morning. ____

8 I like geography. ____

9 I do my homework at home. ____

10 I live on a boat. ____

11 My bedrooms got a garden in it. ____

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13 Find these things in the text.

1 one free-time activity visiting the zoo

2 one day ________________________

3 one time ________________________

4 one job ________________________

5 one room ________________________

6 one colour ________________________

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 Writing
14 Read Lucs letter and complete the table.
My names Luc and I live in Biarritz in France. Im in year eight at school. My favourite subjects are
chemistry and history. I dont like art or Spanish. Im not very good at them! In my free time I love
swimming and playing computer games. I dont play football very often. I cant run very fast! My
favourite animals are bats and spiders. A lot of people dont like spiders, but Ive got a lot of DVDs
about them. They are fantastic!
Name Luc
Lives
Year at school
Favourite subjects
Free time
Favourite animals

15 Write a letter about you. Write 2030 words. Include this information:
your name
where you live
your year at school
your favourite subject
your free-time activity
your favourite animals

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