File Test 7
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
GRAMMAR
1 Underline the correct word(s).
Example: You won’t pass the exam unless / if you study harder.
1 After / Until we move into the house, we’re going to completely redecorate it.
2 Shall I take my shoes off unless / before I come in?
3 Hello, this is an important message for Sian. Please call me as soon as / if you get
home.
4 Don’t eat anything now! Wait until / when dinner’s ready.
5 We won’t get to the station on time unless / if we don’t leave work early.
6 I won’t be able to go if / unless you take me in your car, because I can’t drive.
7 Antonio will call us as soon as / until his plane lands.
8 You’ll keep getting bad marks unless / if you check your work more carefully.
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: If we have (have) enough time, we’ll visit Tricia on the way home.
1 You’d be a fantastic guitar player if you ________ (practise) more.
2 If she does enough revision, she ________ (pass) the exam easily.
3 Young people will live at home as long as possible if you ________ (let) them.
4 If I ________ (have) the opportunity to enter a talent contest, I’d take it.
5 Anyone would be annoyed if they ________ (receive) a parking fine.
6 She won’t tell you unless you ________ (promise) to keep it a secret.
7 I ________ (buy) that laptop if it wasn’t so expensive.
8 They won’t sell their house if they ________ (not repaint) it first.
9 The waiter will take your order as soon as you ________ (be) ready.
10 I wouldn’t go to that restaurant if you ________ (pay) me to!
11 He’ll let you know his decision after he ________ (speak) to Sam.
12 If you painted the living room white, it ________ (look) bigger.
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Grammar total 20
VOCABULARY
3 Complete the words in the sentences.
Example: Pupils in Britain can leave school when they’re 16.
1 I went to school in the UK so there were three t_______: spring, summer and autumn.
2 We wore a uniform at my school. We weren’t all_______ to wear whatever we wanted.
3 Zak’s behaviour was so bad that he got ex_______ from his first school.
4 I’m never going to t________ an exam again. I hate them!
5 Vicky f________ one of her exams, but she can take it again next month.
6 I need to r________ tonight for my history exam tomorrow.
7 It’s easy to ch________ in an exam, but I think it’s wrong.
8 Michael doesn’t live at home now because he goes to b_______ school.
9 Congratulations! I hear you p_______ your final exams!
10 Gina starts work again next week, so her three-year-old son will go to n_______
school.
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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
4 Underline the odd one out.
Example: armchair sink wall chest of drawers
1 cosy fireplace chimney fire
2 modern suburb spacious light
3 basement ground floor top floor balcony
4 cottage house flat entrance
5 path floor gate patio
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.
Example: It’s nice in winter when we can sit by the open fire.
1 They live in the US, ______ the west coast.
2 I wouldn’t like to live ______ the country in winter. I prefer the city.
3 We live ______ the outskirts of Paris.
4 He gets plenty of exercise because he lives ______ the top floor!
5 My brother lives in a suburb ______ London.
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Vocabulary total 20
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File Test 7
Listening and Speaking A
READING
1 Read the article about school start times and tick (✓) A, B, or C.
Dr Breus, sleep scientist
All humans have a ‘body clock’ that says when we should wake up, work and sleep. In
ancient times, people woke up at sunrise and went to bed when it was dark. But modern life,
with its indoor living and artificial lighting, has broken our biological body clock.
For teenagers, the problem is even worse. Their biological clock and their modern living
clock are telling them to stay up late and sleep all morning. Their brains are at a key stage of
development. This is why sleep scientists often use them in research. Teenagers actually
need to go to bed late. Because the teenage brain prefers to be awake at midnight,
teenagers find activities that they can do at midnight, like texting and playing video games.
And this then makes them stay up even later.
I believe there are four different ‘chronotypes’ or sleep personalities. I call them bear, wolf,
lion and dolphin. Lions enjoy mornings but can’t work very well from the late afternoon
onwards. Because of their brain biology, many teenagers have the ‘wolf’ personality. They
tend to get up very late and work best in the afternoon or early evening. Our chronotype
changes as we get older but we shouldn’t ignore it. Our chronotype affects our relationships,
our chances of academic success and even our health. We should take teenage clocks very
seriously.
Veronica, student (16)
I’m studying biology, chemistry and literature. My ideal job would be in science. I’d really like
to develop new vegetarian foods or create plants that don’t get diseases, something like that.
But I’d like to travel abroad for a year before I go to university. I enjoy my school subjects but
I don’t like mornings at all. I think it’s great that we’ll start school at 11.30 a.m. when Mr
Lincoln’s experiment begins. We’ll have one class before lunch and school won’t end until
6.30 p.m. So for the last three hours we’ll have the school to ourselves, without the younger
children. Personally, if lessons were later — say, 1.30 to 7.30 — I’d be able to concentrate
even more.
Mr Lincoln, headteacher
My school, Hamilton Secondary School, is not the first in this region of the UK to change its
start time. In fact, Ashwell Grange, where the fees are around £10,000 per year, introduced a
later start time for its sixth form three or four years ago. Although this isn’t a new idea, there
has been some resistance from parents. A later start time will mean that teenagers often
have to be left at home on their own for a few hours each day. Of course, I understand their
concerns. However, this is an experiment for 6 months for 16 and 17 year olds only. If pupils’
school results don’t improve, we won’t continue with the new timetable.
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Listening and Speaking A
Example: ___________ has broken our body clocks.
A Modern furniture B Spending time indoors
✓ C Social media
1 Sleep researchers ___________ teenagers.
A often study B don’t usually study C have recently studied
2 People with a ‘wolf’ chronotype like to ___________.
A go to bed early B work in the evening C wake up early
3 Dr Breus thinks our chronotype ___________ .
A is created by our activities B affects our personality
C changes over time
4 Veronica is studying ___________ at school.
A science subjects B science and art subjects C art subjects
5 She wants to work ___________ after school.
A abroad B with young children C with plants
6 Veronica’s ideal start time would be ___________.
A in the afternoon B 11.30 C before lunch
7 Children aged ___________ go to Hamilton School.
A 5–10 B 11–18 C 5–18
8 The experiment at Hamilton School is only for ___________.
A the oldest pupils B teenagers C a term
9 Mr Lincoln will change the times permanently if ___________ .
A the parents agree B the pupils’ grades improve
C the pupils are on time
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2 Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
Example: Some people don’t have a body clock. F
1 Teenager brains are the same as adult brains. ____
2 If teenagers stopped texting they’d be able to go to sleep. ____
3 Veronica wants to take a year off after leaving school. ____
4 Veronica has a ‘lion’ chronotype. ____
5 Ashwell Grange is a private school. ____
6 Some parents at Hamilton Secondary don’t support the experiment. ____
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Reading total 15
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