EC_B1P - End-of-Year Test A.docx

End-of-Year Test A                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Units 1-9

Name:  _______________________________________  Class:  ______

              English Class B1+ © Pearson Central Europe 2018                   PHOTOCOPIABLE               5

LISTENING

1              [Track 11] You will hear three short dialogues about work and jobs. Listen and choose the correct answers to the questions – A, B or C.

Dialogue 1

1               What’s Eve doing today?

              A               going shopping

              B               looking for work

              C               working in a shop

2               What are Rob’s holiday plans?

              A               He’s going on holiday with his family.

              B               He hasn’t got any plans.

              C               His French cousins are coming to visit.

Dialogue 2

3               What advice does Mike give Julia about body language?

              A               It’s not as important as answering difficult questions.

              B               She must look at the interviewer when she responds.

              C               She should stand up straight.

4               Where did Julia find out about the job?

              A               online

              B               from a friend

              C               in a magazine

Dialogue 3

5               What does the man want the woman to do first?

              A               explain why she wants the job

              B               talk about her past work experience.

              C               describe herself

6               Why does the woman talk about the school prom?

              A               to show how she can keep calm in difficult situations

              B               to show that she has worked before

              C               to show she is an organised person

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VOCABULARY

2               Choose the correct answers.

0               Ellie lowered her ___ so nobody could hear her.

              A head                                                        B voice                                          C eyebrows                            D shoulders

1               I just need to finish writing this ___ of my new book.
A character                                          B chapter                            C novel                                          D cover

2               Gemma has got ___ ears.
A painted                                          B dyed                                          C ringed                                          D pierced

3               The doctor ___ him some tablets to help the pain.
A wrote                                          B prescribed                    C signed                                             D advised

4               I’m afraid I got ___ from my job yesterday.
A fired                                                        B promoted                            C unemployed              D contracted

5               Patrick is a news ___ on the local radio station.
A author                                          B reporter                            C designer                            D paparazzi

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3               Choose the correct options.

              Our teacher has just 0 appeared / come / seen in the news because she’s written a 1 novel / biography / poem of Charles Dickens. It’s 2 given / been / taken her ten years to write because she’s a full-time teacher. The 3 reviews / report / critics of her book are excellent and people are saying it could be a 4 broadsheet / bestseller / tabloid. We hope she doesn’t stop teaching because she’s great at helping students with 5 asthma / insomnia / dyslexia to read.

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GRAMMAR

4               Complete the text using the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

Yesterday my friend and I 0 were told (tell) to see the head teacher. She told us that she
1 ____________________ (choose) us to represent the school in a spelling competition in Manchester.

When I started school, I 2____________________ (not/can) spell very well and now I’m one of the best in the school. I 3 ____________________ (not/be) interested in books until my English teacher 4 ____________________ (manage/find) something that interested me. If I hadn’t started reading,
I 5 ____________________ (not/become) a better speller. If we do well in the competition, we
6 ____________________ (win) some money for the school and some books for us.

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5               Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the word in capital letters.

0               She can’t see him until Monday. ABLE
She isn’t able to see him until Monday.

1               It was necessary for her to leave early. HAD
She ______________________________________________ early.

2               No one has given me the password yet. BEEN
The password ______________________________________________ yet.

3               My advice is: don’t tell him about it. WERE             
If I ______________________________________________ him about it.

4               I started work here ten years ago.  FOR
I ______________________________________________ ten years.

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ENGLISH IN USE

6              Complete the email with one word in each gap.

Hi, Josh,

how are you 0 doing? I’ve finished the book you asked me to read 1 ____________ last. I apologise 2 ____________ taking so long. I really enjoyed it and would certainly 3 ____________ it to anyone. The plot’s really exciting and the characters are great. I think this is 4 ____________ of the best books I’ve ever read!

By the way, I can’t come to your house this weekend. My sister and I are 5 ____________ trouble with Mum for not helping in the house, so we can’t go out, but you can come here on Sunday afternoon.

Let me know if you can come,

Andy

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7               Complete the dialogue with the phrases from the box. There is one extra phrase.

              concerned     for example     I can see     one     personally     you’re right     you suggest

A:                                           Which magazine are you going to buy?

B:                                           This 0one, I think. It’s got all the celebrity gossip.

A:                                           Those are terrible magazines, Ana. You need to read something which has more news in it.

B:                                           What do 1 _________________?

A:                             Well there are quite a few good news magazines especially for teenagers. This one, 2 _________________.

B:                                           As far as 3 _________________, this is really boring, Dan. There’s nothing that interests me in it.

A:                                           Well, in my opinion, your magazines are rubbish. You should read magazines to learn more about the world. Not what famous people wear and eat.

B:                                           4 _________________, I buy magazines to relax. Not to study.

A:                                           I think we should agree to disagree.

B:                                           Maybe 5 _________________. We don’t want to break up our friendship over magazines!

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READING

8               Read the text and complete the sentences. Write up to 3 words in each gap.

0                             Today, there can be a mix of cultures where we live and work.

1               Maria couldn’t ____________________________ well when she arrived in the UK.

2               Maria ...