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Units 1-3 Standard Test

VOCABULARY 3 Complete the sentences with the correct

preposition.
1 Complete the text with the correct words. 1 The bank is _____ to the police station.
I bought this travel magazine in the (1) n_____. 2 The post office is ______ the hairdresser’s.
Then I saw an advert for a holiday to Iceland, so I
went to the (2) t_____ to get more information. 3 The travel agency is ___ the bank and the
The package is great, so I booked the holiday and hotel.
I am going tomorrow! I need to take some 4 The taxi is in _____ of the hotel.
(3) p_____ and a (4) j_____ because it is cold
there and some (5) b_____ to walk in the snow. I /4
must find my (6) c_____ too because I want to
take lots of photos. I can’t wait!
PRONUNCIATION
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stressed syllables.
2 Match the first part of the conversations 1– Number of
10 with the replies a–j. syllables
1 Are they holding hands? sixty 2
2 What’s happening? umbrella
3 I can’t do this anymore. watches
4 I bought this for you. dangerous
5 Come here! enjoy
6 You can’t go on your own. exhibition
7 Did you have fun? architect
8 Where were you? designed
9 Is she ok? lovely
10 How was the concert? invented
original
a) It isn’t safe.
b) I hope you like it.
c) Yes, the band was great. /5
d) It was brilliant!
e) Buying tickets. It took ages.
f) Of course not.
g) Not much, I’m just reading my emails.
h) What do you mean?
i) I need to speak to you.
j) As far as we know she’s fine. We’re waiting to
see the doctor.

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New Inspiration Level 2 Tests Units 1-3 Standard Test

LANGUAGE WORKOUT (10) _____________________ (not like)

museums.
(GRAMMAR)
5 Complete the sentences so they have a /10
similar meaning.
1 That shirt is hers. = It’s _________ shirt.
7 Write questions for these answers.
2 This is your jacket. = This is _________.
3 Which ice cream is mine? = Which is 1______________________________?
_________ ice cream? He’s from Spain.
4 I borrowed this bicycle from my friend. = It’s
my _______ bicycle. 2______________________________?
5 I got this computer from my parents. = It’s my Yes, I do. I like chocolate ice cream.
________ computer.
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At the moment I’m working in a shop.

6 Complete the text with the present simple 4______________________________?

or present continuous form of the verbs in I went to the swimming pool.
brackets.
Carol and Ben (1) __________________ (visit) 5______________________________?
She played tennis.
London today. They (2) ________________ (live)
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in Scotland so this is a special day for them. They
(3) __________________ (travel) with their
8 Complete the sentence with the correct
school friends and their teachers on a school word or words.

trip. It (4) __________________ (take) six hours
to get from Scotland to London by train so they
(5) ______________ (stay) in a hotel for three
days.
Carol’s teacher, Susan,
(6) ________________ (know) London very well.
She (7) _____________ (take) one group of
students to some interesting shops. But Ben’s
teacher, Mike, (8) _________________ (not
know) London very well, so he
(9) ______________ (go) round the British
Museum with another group. The students can
choose their group. Some of them
1 The girl __________ sitting in the car is my
cousin.
2 The pen __________ on the table is mine.
3 She’s the one ________ wearing the red dress.
4 Our buses are the ones ___________ waiting
outside the hotel.
5 The boys ________ sitting in the park are my
friends.
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9 Complete the sentences with the correct
preposition.
1 I like getting up late _____ the morning.
2 My birthday is _____ 26 June.
3 I was born _____ 1993.
4 I love going out _____ night.
5 I usually go on holiday _____ July.
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New Inspiration Level 2 Tests
10 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of some of these verbs.
go queue stand listen stay take
1 I enjoy ______ to festivals.
2 You should ______ an umbrella.
3 We don’t mind ______ for tickets.
4 Should we ______ together? I don’t want to
get lost.
5 They hate ______ in the rain.
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READING
11 Read the text and complete with the
correct form of the words in brackets.
Carnival in Cadiz
Pack your bag and go to the south of Spain for
the (1) ___________ (noisy) time of your life.
Carnival in Cadiz is starting soon, and you
shouldn’t (2) ___________ (miss) one moment
of the fun.
They say that Carnival in Cadiz is the third
(3) ___________ (large) carnival celebration in
the world (after Rio de Janeiro and Trinidad).
People from all over Europe (4) ___________
(travel) to Spain to enjoy the fun of the ten-day
carnival.
Cadiz is a quiet city in Andalusia except when
it holds Spain's (5) ___________ (good) party.
The fun (6) ___________ (start) in the 17th
century, when the city of Cadiz decided that
because there (7) ___________ (be) carnival
celebrations in Venice and Genoa in Italy it
should have a carnival too. Spanish ships at that
time (8) ___________ (come) back to Cadiz from
the New World with gold and silver, and also
with lots of different kinds of music you can still
hear today mixed with local Andalusian and
traditional flamenco music.
The people of Cadiz put up stages all over the
city. There are various groups of performers but
the chirigotas are perhaps the most famous
stage performers. They sing about current events
and make fun of politicians. Groups called choirs
walk around the streets entertaining people with
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their funny songs and fancy costumes. Then
there (9) ___________ (be) rock concerts in the
cathedral square with some of Spain's most
popular groups, and there is a huge firework
display every night in San Juan de Dios Square.
See the parades with their fantastic
costumes, (10) ___________ (go) to Parque
Genrives for carnival rides, or enjoy some time
with your friends and join the crowds of dancers
in the streets. At the Cadiz Carnival, there’s
something for everyone. Come to Cadiz – it’s
party time!
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12 Choose True or False and give reasons for
any false answers. Then answer the
questions.
1 The Cadiz carnival is the biggest in the world.
True / False
2 Only Spanish people go to this carnival.
True / False
3 Cadiz is always noisy. True / False
4 South American music came to Cadiz more
than 300 years ago. True / False
5 At the carnival you hear music from South
America and Spain. True / False
6 The fireworks are quite small. True / False
7 Dancing in the streets is popular at carnival
time. True / False
8 How long does the carnival last?
______________________________________
9 Name three things that you can watch at the
carnival.
_______________________________________
10 Why is carnival in Cadiz fun?
____________________________________
____________________________________
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LISTENING _______________________________________

13 Listen to three conversations. Answer the _______________________________________

questions. _______________________________________
Conversation 1 _______________________________________
1 What are the boy and girl talking about?
__________ _______________________________________
2 What is the girl doing? __________ _______________________________________
3 What does the boy dislike? __________
_______________________________________
Conversation 2 _______________________________________
4 What are the two people talking about? _______________________________________
__________
5 What do children get on this day? _________
6 Who do they usually visit? __________
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Conversation 3
7 Where did the boy go? __________ SPEAKING
8 What did he like best? __________
9 What did he see after lunch? __________
10 Did he enjoy it? __________ 15 In pairs, describe and compare:

/10  London, New York and your home

town/city
 playing computer games, watching TV,
WRITING reading books
 three (famous) people you know
14 You are doing a project about festivals at  three means of transport
school. Write about a famous festival or
celebration in your country and say why you Say which you like most and why.
like or dislike it.
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