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LANGUAGE AND SKILLS TEST

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1 Complete the gaps with the correct preposition from the box.

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on (x 3) / in (x 2) / to / under 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Is there any food _ in _ the fridge? There is a computer _______ the desk. Theres a post office next _______ the bank. My house is _______ the corner, opposite the park. Thats a beautiful picture _______ the wall. My keys are _______ the drawer. You have to clean the floor _______ the table.

2 Complete the text with one word in each gap. You can see the first letter of each word.

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A This is our new house. Were very happy here. Theres a cooker, fridge and washing machine in the 0 kitchen . There are lots of 1 c____________ to put things in. We eat here because we havent got a 2 d________ r_______. Do you want a cup of tea? B Yes, please. A Here you are. Do you have 3 m_______ in your tea? B Yes, please. A And do you want any 4 s________ in it? B No, thank you. A Do you want to sit in the 5 l_______ r______? Its very cosy. And theres a beautiful 6 v_______ of the sea from the window.

3 Read the text and underline the correct words.

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There are a lot of good things about my house. First of all, there 0 is/ are / have seven rooms, so it is quite big. There 1 is /are / have lots of plants and it is always warm. There isnt 2 much / many / some noise the neighbours are very quiet. There arent 3 some / much / many problems. I have to work in the bedroom because there 4 arent / havent / isnt a study but the bedroom is big so thats OK. There is a beautiful garden but there arent 5 lots of / some / any trees, only flowers. And, in the kitchen there are always 6 a lot of / a tin of / a kilo of biscuits.

4 Write the questions about the text in Exercise 3 and write the correct answers.

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How many rooms are there? seven / There / rooms / are There are seven rooms.______________________________

______________________________ plants are there? plants / lots / There / of / are __________________________________________________

______________________________ much noise? isnt / No / there ______________________________ Its very quiet.

______________________________ many problems? many / problems / there / No / arent __________________________________________________

______________________________ a study? No, I / bedroom / the / have / work / to / in __________________________________________________

______________________________ garden? Yes / beautiful / Its / is / there __________________________________________________

______________________________ trees? flowers / some / are / but / there / No / arent / there __________________________________________________

5 Complete the text with a/an/the or

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I live in 0 a small town in England. 1_______ town has got 2_______cinema but I dont go there very often. I dont like 3_______ films. 4_______ cinema is very new but there is 5_______ old theatre. I dont always like plays but I like 6_______ plays they have in our theatre. I want to be
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_______ actor. I think 8_______ actors are very interesting. Theres 9_______ restaurant in our

town too, and 10_______ caf. 11_______ restaurant is very good but I dont like 12_______ caf. The food there is terrible!

LISTENING SKILLS
Track 4

1 Listen to two young men talking about breakfast. Underline the correct answers: a, b or c.

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The two boys a always have an English breakfast. b sometimes have an English breakfast. c never have an English breakfast.

With an English breakfast, people drink a tea with milk. b coffee with milk. c tea with no milk.

For an English breakfast you need a eggs, bacon and potatoes. b eggs, bacon and sausages. c eggs, sausages and chips.

One of the boys likes a a lot of milk in his coffee. b a lot of milk in his tea. c a lot of milk in coffee and tea.

The boys find that there a isnt any butter.

b is some butter in the fridge. c is some butter on the shelf. 6 There a isnt anything in the fridge. b is only one thing in the fridge. c isnt a fridge. 7 The boys say that a there arent any shops open on a Sunday. b there is one shop open on a Sunday. c they dont know if there are any shops open on a Sunday.

READING SKILLS
1 Read the advertisement for houseboats. Tick true and cross false. /6

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Houseboats are very big. There are cupboards in the kitchen. The living room is a good size for There are plants inside the houseboat. Not all the houseboats in Skipton stay there. There arent any problems living on a houseboat.

I like our house but I dont like the neighbours. Dont worry, we can move the house tomorrow and find new neighbours.
Can you do this? People who live on a houseboat can! Our houseboats have got everything you want in a home, they are cheap and you can live in a new place every day! What do they look like inside? There are four rooms: a kitchen, a living room, a bedroom and a bathroom. They arent very big but they are very cosy. When you go through the door, you come first to the kitchen. Here there are lots of cupboards, theres a small fridge, a sink and a cooker. From the kitchen, you go through a door into the living room. In here theres a table and two chairs. Theres a small TV on the wall. There isnt much room but for two people its just right. In the bedroom theres a sofa. This can be a bed at night. There are two cupboards and theres a small desk. In the bathroom, theres a shower, basin and toilet. There isnt a bath. Outside, there are some plants and theres a lot of room to sit in the sun. Lots of people have got houseboats and you can buy one for just 30,000. (A one bedroom house costs 100,000.) David and Alison live on a houseboat in Skipton, Yorkshire. David says, There are always lots of

friendly people here. Some of them stay for one or two days and then move. Other people live here all the time. Weve got lots of friends here. Are there any problems living on a boat? Alison says, Not many. The only thing I dont like is the toilet. You have to have special equipment to clean it out. I cant think of any other problems. Its warm, its quiet, its safe. I love living here. You can live on a houseboat too! Phone 451666116 now!

COMMUNICATION
1 Put the dialogue in the correct order. /7

A Good morning. Can I help you? B Yes, certainly. Here you are. Would you like anything else? C Thats 1.40 altogether, please. D Ive got some eggs but I havent got any tomatoes. How many eggs would you like? E Er, yes. Id like some tomatoes and some eggs, please. F Oh, twelve please. How much is that?

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G 1.40 Here you are. H Hello. Yes, have you got any bread?

LANGUAGE AND SKILLS TEST UNIT 5-6 ANSWER KEY

1 1 on / 2 to / 3 on / 4 on / 5 in / 6 under 2 1 cupboards / 2 dining room / 3 milk / 4 sugar / 5 living room / 6 view 3 1 are / 2 much / 3 many / 4 isnt / 5 any / 6 a lot of 4 1 How many / There are lots of plants. / 2 Is there / No, there isnt. / 3 Are there / No, there arent many problems. / 4 Is there / No, I have to work in the bedroom. / 5 Is there a / Yes, there is. Its beautiful. / 6 Are there any / No, there arent but there are some flowers. 5 1 The / 2 a / 3 / 4 The / 5 an / 6 the / 7 an / 8 / 9 a / 10 a / 11 The / 12 the Listening: 1 c / 2 a / 3 b / 4 a / 5 c / 6 b / 7 b Reading: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 Communication: 1 H / 2 B / 3 E / 4 D / 5 F / 6 C / 7 G