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TEST FOR UNIT 1 (Compact PET )

Name: ___________________________________
Group: __________________________________
Time: 15 minutes
0.25 point/1 correct answer

I. Choose the best answer:


1. Our children _____________ in their bedroom at the moment, playing computer games.
A. sit B. are sitting C. sat D. sitting
2. My best friend always _____________ funny jokes.
A. telling B. is telling C. tell D. tells
3. In many countries, people ____________ until they are sixty-five.
A. are work B. works C. work D. is work
4. Some students ______________ English well so they ____________ their own language.
A. aren’t knowing / speak C. doesn’t know / are speaking
B. don’t know / speak D. know / aren’t speak
5. The computers _________ in the office but nobody _________ them.
A. are run/is use B. running/using C. are running/is using D. ran/was used
6. I’m always really ____________ in watching horror films.
A. good B. afraid C. interested D. look forward
7. People are really ______________ losing their jobs.
A. worried about B. hate C. fond of D. dislike
8. You may feel nervous if you _____________ for the first time.
A. perform on stage B. pass the exams C. wear a uniform D. work hark
9. She never ______________ late for school. She’s always on time.
A. goes B. arrives C. gets D. plays
10. School children are fond of _____________ every year.
A. going on school trips C. handing in homework
B. passing the exams D. arriving late for school
11. Some people prefer to ____________ at work rather than have lunch at a restaurant or canteen.
A. eat packed lunch B. wear a uniform C. work hard D. join an after-school club
12. My son ______________ to an after-school English club every Tuesday.
A. goes B. arrives C. attends D. plays
13. I think that _____________ school uniform depersonalizes children.
A. eating B. working C. wearing D. passing
14. My brother goes to drama school so he often _____________ on stage.
A. performs B. arrives C. goes D. plays
15. The children are really excited because they're _____________ tomorrow.
A. eating a packed lunch C. going on a school trip
B. working hard D. arriving late for school
II. Circle the correct word to complete the sentences.
16. I won’t be at school tomorrow – please hand in / out your homework to Mrs Ford.
17. At school you have to attend all classrooms / classes.
18. Are you going on / off a school trip this year?
19. Only 60% of the candidates passed / performed the exam – it was really difficult.
20. We offer lots of after-school offices / clubs, like drama, photography, pottery and sports.
21. It’s not the end of the world if you take / get a bad grade – you’ll do better next time.
22. The school canteen / library will be closed next week – we’ll have to get our lunch from the
supermarket [Link] street.
23. Do you have to get / wear a uniform every day at your school?
24. My favourite lesson is chemistry, which we have in the science hall / lab.
25. Don’t forget to hand / arrive in your homework on time today
III. Complete the sentences with these words.
about at forward hates in mind quite stand
26. I quite like cooking, particularly unusual dishes.
27. Dad can’t stand waiting – he gets very impatient.
28. I’m really looking forward to seeing Tania after so long.
29. We’re not worried about speaking in public – we’ve done it so many times before.
30. Are you interested in buying my bicycle? It’s new!
31. The kids don’t mind sitting on the floor – they’re used to it.
32. Stella is really good at drawing cartoons.
33. Mike hates studying at the weekend, but sometimes he has to.

IV. Complete the sentences with these words: because, so, and, but, although, or
34. The journey was quite quick because the road was clear.
35. She walked home by herself although she knew that it was dangerous.
36. Edinburgh is an interesting place but it takes a long time to get there.
37. They were hungry so they made some sandwiches.
38. We can go to the pool or we can go horse-riding, whichever you prefer.
39. Shall we go to the cinema and watch that film you were talking about?
40. We know he has great dreams because he laughs in his sleep.
TEST FOR UNIT 2 (Compact PET )
Name: ___________________________________
Group: __________________________________

I. Choose the best answer:


1. While I ________________ homework, my mother _______________ at the door.
A. did/knocked B. did/was knocking C. was doing/knocked D. was doing/was knocking
2. [Link] ______________ very fast when he _______________ a tree.
A. drove/hit B. was driving/hit C. drove/was hitting D. was driving/was hitting
3. Our tennis coach ___________ helpful but we __________ the match in the end.
A. was/lost B. was/ were losing C. was/were lost D. was/lose
4. You must _____________ your own ability to make the right decision.
A. hand in B. get in C. stay in D. believe in
5. We’ll get in trouble if we don’t _____________ our homework on time.
A. hand in B. get in C. stay in D. believe in
6. At the party we _____________ all the games.
A. handed in B. got in C. joined in D. believed in
7. On Fridays all the family usually ______________.
A. hand in B. get in C. stay in D. believe in.
8. I forgot my key so when I got home I couldn't ______________.
A. hand in B. get in C. stay in D. believe in
9. I was quite a good _____________when I was a child. I really enjoyed sport at school.
A. athlete B. athletics C. athletes D. athletic
10. You must always have a positive _____________ even when something goes wrong.
A. competition B. success C. ambition D. attitude
11. There’s nothing wrong with showing your _________________ when you don’t do well in an
exam or a competition.
A. politeness B. rudeness C. disappointment D. tears
12. When he didn’t _______________ the final match he decided to stop playing football.
A. lose B. beat C. defeat D. win
13. I won my first _______________ when I was ten.
A. competitor B. competition C. compete D. competitive

II. Circle the best word to complete the sentences.


14. She beat / won the gold medal.
15. The teacher wants us to stay/ hand in our homework tomorrow morning.
16. I can't find my key so I can't stay / get in my house.
17. He won because he gave / believed in himself.
18. He's a good goalkeeper. He defends / defeats very well.
19. Can your team succeed / achieve in winning the World Cup?
20. He's such a bad loser. He has a really positive / negative attitude.
21. It’s important to give / show respect to other athletes.
22. He lost / failed to get into the final, but he will try again at the next competition.

III. Complete the sentences with one word. Write one letter in each space. The first
letter of each word is given.
23. I’m such a bad loser – I cannot hide my d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
24. If you work really hard, you’ll a_ _ _ _ _ _ your goals.
25. Do you think Portugal will s _ _ _ _ _ _ in getting through to the final?
26. As a child I always b_ _ _ _ into tears when I didn’t finish a race.
27. Our team b_ _ _ the other team by three points.
28. She was too proud to admit d_ _ _ _ _ .
29. All the a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ lived in the Olympic Village during the games.
30. There are so many c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ fighting for the world title in this sport, I wonder who will
win.
IV. Read the text and choose the best answer for each blank.
Tom Daley, Diving Champion
Tom Daley took up diving at the age of seven. When he was only fourteen years old, Daley
was the youngest member of Great Britain's team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the
youngest to (31) ___________ in a final. (32) ___________, Daley failed to win a medal in Beijing
and only (33) ___________ enough points to reach seventh place. (34) ___________, the following
year, at the age of just fifteen, Daley became world (35) ___________ for the 10-metre platform diving
event.
While he (36) ___________ to achieve his dream, Daley did an hour and a half of homework
every weekday before going to the (37) ___________ and the pool for four hours. Twice (38)
___________ week he practised for two hours before school and (39) ___________ Saturday morning
he trained again for three hours. Daley believes that hard work is the key to his (40) ___________.

31. A. challenge B. compete C. win D. score


32 A. Fortunately B. Luckily C. Unfortunately D. Greatfully
33 A. scored B. won C. beat D. gained
34. A. Although B. Because C. However D. If
35 A. championship B. champion C. winner D. loser
36. A. trained B. was training C. has trained D. trains
37. A. playground B. science lab C. classroom D. gym
38. A. every B. one C. a D. an
39. A. Ø B. at C. in D. on
40. A. success B. failure C. achievement D. opponent
TEST FOR UNIT 3 (Compact PET )
Name: ___________________________________
Group: __________________________________

I. Complete the sentences with these words.


jewellery leather navy smart plain stripes suit top
1. I don’t often wear __________ shoes – I prefer trainers, because I do a lot of walking in my job.
2. Dad’s workplace is quite formal – everybody wears a __________, with a white shirt and a tie.
3. This belt looks like genuine __________, but it’s only plastic!
4. __________ don’t go with spots. Too many different patterns together doesn’t look nice.
5. The school uniform for girls is a __________ black skirt, without a pattern and a white shirt.
6. Stella always wears a lot of __________, like necklaces and rings.
7. I’ve got a lovely silk __________ to wear with my new jeans.
8. __________ blue seems to be this summer’s fashion colour– don’t you have a beautiful dress in
that colour?
II. Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative form of
the adjectives in brackets. Add extra words where necessary.
9. I find trousers ____________________ (comfortable) skirts, that’s why I wear them all the time.
10. She always wears jeans and a T-shirt, but she looks much _________________ (nice) in a dress.
11. £300? Those are ________________________ (expensive) shoes I’ve ever seen!
12. Strangely enough, the department store wasn’t _____________________ (crowded) it is usually.
13. My friends say that blue suits me ________________________ (good) red, but I still prefer red.
14. I don’t think the reduced items are ________ (bad) the other ones. Their quality seems the same.
15. The white coat is ________________________ (warm)than the gray one.
16. The cleaning staff aren’t ________________ (friendly) everybody says. They never say ‘hello’
or ‘goodbye”

III. Choose the correct word(s) to complete the sentences.


17. I bought an Italian silver precious / a precious Italian silver bracelet.
18. When I was young I played with two small red wooden / red small wooden toy boxes.
19. My brother always goes to this clothes shop where / which he finds the most expensive clothes.
20. My grandmother wore a round French ancient / an ancient round French wrist watch.
21. Yesterday we watched a scary old black and white / a black and white boring horror movie.
22. I love this fashionable bracelet which / who my friend gave me for my birthday.
23. Why did you buy this strange square white / white square strange painting?
24. My dad always throws away my old dirty cotton / dirty old cotton T-shirts without asking me first.
25. It doesn’t look like gold or silver – what material/ pattern are your earrings made of?

IV. Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Choose the best answer
26.
Hi Nadia,
Can you look for my scarf? I had it in A. Laura remembers leaving her scarf in Nadia’s dad’s
your dad’s car so it might be there. If car.
not, can you check your bedroom? B. Laura doesn’t know where her scarf is.
If you find it, give it to my sister at C. Laura gave her scarf to her sister and now wants it
school. back.
Lots of love,
Laura

27.
Amanda,
James texted me. He can’t come A. James is asking to borrow a bicycle from Amanda.
on the trip next Sunday unless you B. James will only go on the trip if he finds a bicycle.
lend him a bike because his is broken C. James will go on a trip with his friends when his
and can’t be repaired in time. bike is repaired.
Jane
28.
School Gym A. Students must remove their clothes from the
Students must not leave lockers before the weekend.
clothes in lockers at weekends. B. Students must not leave any keys in the lockers at
Keys for lockers available at the weekend.
reception desk. C. Any clothes left in the lockers at the weekend will
be taken to the reception desk.

29.
Ken,
The books you ordered from E-Library A. The books cannot be delivered at the time that was
will arrive on Friday morning, as you arranged.
B. If the delivery time is not convenient, Ken must
requested. If you are not going to
write to E-Library.
be in, send them an email the day C. E-Library will not deliver the books until Ken
before to arrange a different time. emails them.
Delivery is free.
Barbara

30.
Special Offer
A. This offer is limited to students.
Free backpack when you spend € 100
B. This offer is on items that cost over €100.
or more on school items. Offer starts C. This offer is available for a short period.
on 20th August and ends 25th
August.

V. Rewrite the sentences


31. Jo has an expensive car. She keeps it in the garage. (Combine the sentences using a relative pronoun)
______________________________________________________________________________
32. She worked for a man. The man used to be an athlete. (Combine the sentences using a relative pronoun)
______________________________________________________________________________
33. Do you remember the place? We went on holiday there last year. (Combine the sentences using a
relative pronoun)
______________________________________________________________________________
34. I think that good health is more important than money.
I tink that money ________________________________________________________________
35. No mountain on Earth is as tough to climb as Mount Everest.
Mount Everest _________________________________________________________________
TEST FOR UNIT 4 (Compact PET )
Name: ___________________________________
Group: __________________________________

I. Choose the best answer:


1. Have you ___________ been to Japan?
A. ever B. yet C. since D. for
2. A: Would you like a cup of coffee? - B: Thank you. I have ___________ had one.
A. ever B. yet C. just D. since
3. My father is on the way. He hasn't arrived home ____________.
A. yet B. never C. ever D. already
4. Your daughter has ____________ returned home. You don't have to worry anymore.
A. ever B. yet C. already D. never
5. We met four years ago. ___________ then, we’ve always been best friends.
A. Since B. From C. For D. yet
6. The end of the film was a real _____________.
A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised D. surprises
7. My mum doesn't find science-fiction films _____________ at all.
A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interests
8. It's important to ____________ yourself to do things you find scary.
A. challenge B. challenging C. challenger D. challenges
9. The ride wasn't as _____________ as I expected.
A. excite B. exciting C. excited D. excitement
10. I don’t get much ________________ from scary films.
A. enjoy B. enjoyable C. enjoyment
11. The headteacher was very ____________with those of us who had missed the maths class.
A. annoyed B. nervous C. scared D. satisfied
12. Sarah's ________________ of her best friend's success.
A. worried B. excited C. surprised D. jealous
13. I was very ________________ about my performance in the play, but in the end it was fine.
A. disappointed B. anxious C. scared D. satisfied
14. The teacher was ________________ with our exam results. All got grades A & B.
A. worried B. disappointed C. scared D. satisfied
15. We were very ________________ about our trip to London.
A. jealous B. excited C. disappointed D. satisfied

II. Circle the correct word to complete the sentences.


The Greatest Director
Steven Spielberg is one of the richest and (16) ___________ movie-makers in Hollywood. He has
directed some of the most popular and (17) ___________ films ever made, including Indiana Jones, Jaws,
Jurassic Park and E.T. He was bom in Cindnnati, Ohio, on December 18,1947.
(18) ___________ he came from a very loving and happy family, Steven didn’t (19) ___________
well at school. He also found it difficult to make friends, partly (20) ___________ his father’s job meant
the Spielbergs had to move around a lot.
As a child, Spielberg began using his family’s home movie camera. He started recording camping
(21) ___________ and other family events. When Spielberg was sixteen, he filmed a sdence-fiction
movie, (22) ___________ he called Firelight. This movie was over two hours long and had a complicated
story (23) ___________ some aliens from another planet. His father rented a local cinema to (24)
___________ the film. It was the first (25) ___________ of many to come.
16. A. more powerful B. most powerful C. the more powerful D. most powerful than
17. A. entertain B. entertaiment C. entertainer D. entertaining
18. A. Although B. Despite C. But D. Unless
19. A. make B. work C. do D. pass
20. A. because B. but C. and D. so
21. A. journeys B. travels C. holidays D. trips
22. A. which B. who C. where D. whose
23. A. with B. about C. in D. on
24. A. display B. do C. show D. appear
25. A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successfully

III. Rewrite the sentences using The Present Perfect with For/Since
26. She last wrote to her boyfriend in February.
_____________________________________________________________________________
27. Tom and Mary started working here three years ago.
_____________________________________________________________________________
28. Ben last had his hair cut a month ago.
_____________________________________________________________________________
29. Kate and her husband began teaching at that school in 1998.
_____________________________________________________________________________
30. I began taking part in this English-speaking club last month.
_____________________________________________________________________________

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Emotion-laden language in English is often expressed through comparative structures to emphasize intensity. For example, "She looks much nicer in a dress" compares appearances to convey a preference or positive emotion. Similarly, "I’m always really interested in watching horror films" uses 'really' to intensify the interest described. Such comparisons help articulate nuanced emotional responses contextually.

Modal verbs in English articulate notions of necessity, possibility, and conditionality. For instance, "You may feel nervous if you perform on stage for the first time" , uses 'may' to denote possibility under a specific condition. On the other hand, necessity is expressed with 'must' as in "You must believe in your own ability to make the right decision" , indicating essential actions. These modals construct potential scenarios and prescribe actions.

Nouns and adjectives contribute significantly to imagery by enhancing specificity and vividness in descriptions. For example, "an ancient round French wrist watch" uses multiple adjectives to build a clear image of an antique object, conveying age, shape, origin, and use. Similarly, using specific nouns like 'bracelet' in "a precious Italian silver bracelet" adds detail, creating mental images that enhance narrative clarity and reader engagement.

Syntax in English determines clarity by providing a framework that dictates word order, thereby affecting meaning and coherence. In expressions like "It's not the end of the world if you get a bad grade" , the syntax ensures logical progression from cause to reassurance. Misplaced elements can lead to confusion, as seen in potentially ambiguous statements. Effective syntax balances clarity and complexity, enhancing comprehension in both spoken and written communications.

Preferences and aversions are conveyed through adverbs and specific verb choices in English. Phrases like "I quite like cooking, particularly unusual dishes" use 'quite' to softly emphasize preference. Conversely, aversion is expressed definitively in "Mike hates studying at the weekend" , using 'hates' for strong negative sentiment. The use of adverbs or emphatic verbs allows speakers to effectively communicate their likes and dislikes.

In narrative contexts, tense choices are crucial for depicting events accurately in sequence or simultaneously. Sequential actions are often in simple past, such as "While I was doing homework, my mother knocked at the door" , signifying two connected events. Simultaneity, however, uses progressive forms, exemplified by "He was driving very fast when he hit a tree" , where two actions occur at the same time. The variance in tense maintains clarity and temporal order in storytelling.

In English, the present continuous tense is used to describe ongoing actions happening at the moment of speaking, such as in the sentence "Our children are sitting in their bedroom at the moment, playing computer games" . Conversely, the simple present tense is used for habitual actions or general truths, such as in "My best friend always tells funny jokes" , indicating a regular occurrence.

In English, formality in questions is often indicated through indirect structures and polite forms. For example, using "Do you think..." can soften a question, making it more formal or polite. Informal questions typically employ direct forms, such as "When are you going to..." without additional modifiers. The inclusion or omission of these elements can adjust the perceived formality of the interaction, influencing responses and interaction tone.

Connecting words like 'because', 'although', and 'so' serve crucial roles in enhancing sentence cohesiveness by linking clauses and providing context for actions or events. 'Because' explains reasons, as in "The journey was quite quick because the road was clear" . 'Although' provides a contrast, such as "She walked home by herself although she knew that it was dangerous" . 'So' indicates a result, seen in "They were hungry so they made some sandwiches" . These connectors create logical flows between thoughts.

Comparative and superlative forms play a pivotal role in expressing subjective evaluations by establishing a baseline for judgments. For instance, "Those are the most expensive shoes I’ve ever seen" uses the superlative 'most' to highlight extremity in cost. Comparatives offer direct contrasts, such as "My friends say that blue suits me better than red" , evaluating preference against a standard. These forms allow nuanced expression of opinions relative to experiences or expectations.

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