EQUIVALENCY TEST – Part 1.

Name ________________________ Total points 60/_____

1. Read the text. Match the missing sentences A–F with the gaps 1–5. There is one
sentence that you do not need.

The story of bread

If you had bread for breakfast today, a slice of toast, or perhaps a croissant, you are
certainly not alone. 1____ No matter where you travel, you will probably find a culture that has
its own type of bread. The story of bread goes back a long way – in fact, about 10,000 years.
2____ However, they discovered that they could use rocks to crush the hard grains from some
plants, which we know today as wheat, to make a rough powder, or flour. They mixed the flour
with water, put the mixture on flat stones and waited for the bread to bake. These first breads
were hard and flat and they probably didn’t taste very nice, but gradually, the recipe for bread
improved. The ancient Egyptians, for example, discovered how to make fermented dough: they
added ingredients to make the mixture rise, so that it became
lighter and tasted better. 3____ In the same way, different cultures developed their own recipes,
using local ingredients and suiting it to their traditions. The technology for baking bread also
improved. The first ovens were made of clay and a wood fire burned inside them. 4____ By the
time the oven had cooled, the bread was baked. At first, bread was made in people’s homes.
Then, in the Middle Ages, people started to take their bread mixtures to local bakeries to be
baked. These bakeries had large brick ovens which were heated by wood or coal. Today, of
course, most of the world’s bread is baked in large factories and is then transported to where it
is sold. Most people can easily go to a supermarket or a baker’s shop to buy bread when they
need it. 5____ In France in the 18th century, for example, there was very little bread in the shops
and its price was high. Angry people rioted in the streets and Marie Antoinette famously said,
‘Let them eat cake.’ Bread is an emotional issue. It’s mentioned in ancient books, prayers, and
proverbs of many different cultures. In many places it’s seen as one of the most important foods,
and is central to many cultures in ways that other foods are not.

A However, when things go wrong, it’s often bread that disappears first.
B People didn’t grow food then, but went out in the grasslands to look for plants and grains that they
could eat.
C Bread is a widely eaten foods in the world and it comes in an incredible range of shapes and sizes.
D In some countries, bread was considered a greater luxury than the most expensive meat.
E The ancient Greeks, and later the Romans, baked flat bread and often flavoured it with herbs and
spices.
F The bread mixture was placed inside these and then the opening was closed.
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Grammar

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Mark __/12
1 James was hungry because he ____________ (not eat) any breakfast that morning.
2 The boys ____________ (listen) to music when their friends arrived.
3 If I ____________ (have) more time, I’d learn the guitar.
4 He ____________ (do) his homework for an hour and he still hasn’t finished it.
5 Do you know if all the invitations ____________ (send) yet?
6 This time next week, I ____________ (sit) on a beach in California.
7 I saw Helen yesterday and she told me she ____________ (have) a fantastic time on
holiday.
8 Sometimes I wish I ____________ (know) what other people were thinking.
9 Hurry up! The exam ____________ (start) in five minutes.
10 Did you paint the house yourself or did you ____________ (it / paint) professionally?
11 Most of the people ____________ (watch) the concert were teenagers.
12 You look different! You ____________ (not / used to / have) blonde hair, did you?
2. Choose the correct answers.
1 The more exercise I do, ___ I get.
a fitter b the fitter c fittest d the fittest
2 Nathan didn’t like it when we suggested ___ instead of going out.
a study b to study c studying d studies
3 When I arrived at the party there was ___ there. They’d all gone home.
a Nobody b Somebody c Anybody d Everybody
4 My parents’ wedding anniversary, ___ we celebrate every year, is an opportunity for all the
family to get together.
a where b who c whose d which
5 Did you and Jessica enjoy ___ at the concert last night?
a yourself b yourselves c itself d themselves
6 Everybody knew who had drawn on the walls, but ___ of the students said anything.
a all b each c no d none
7 If he hadn’t been so nervous, he ___ his driving test.
a had passed b would have passed c will pass d would pass
8 We finished our classes early on Friday, so we decided ___ for our exam on Monday.
a to study b studying c studied d study
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Vocabulary

3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 I’ve got a very bad head_______.
A pain B hurt C ache
2 He fell over playing football and broke _______.
A a bone B his skin C a muscle
3 She got a really good job as a flight_______.
A assistant B attendant C agent
4 I don’t like the fashion of wearing _______ trousers.
A baggy B long-sleeved C matching
5 The advert _______ a natural beauty product.
A prevents B provides C promotes

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4. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
jealous relieved irritating guilty disappointment
1 She feels _______ because she broke Sarah’s laptop.
2 I was so _______ to pass the exam. I really thought I’d failed.
3 Does your boyfriend get _______ if you talk to other boys?
4 We lost the game. What a _______.
5 It’s _______ if someone interrupts you while you’re working.

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6. Complete the sentences with one word in each gap!

1 I’m not jealous __________ my brother’s success. I’m very happy for him!
2 I get __________ really well with my boyfriend. That’s why we’ve been together for so
long.
3 I’m depressed __________ my poor exam results. I know I can do better.
4 Jack and Lisa had an argument, but then they made __________. They’re very happy now.
5 There was a long queue at the check-in __________.
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7. Fill in the gaps with the words learned through the movies seen. First letters are given.
THE BOX
Inside is a locked wooden box with a t_________________ dome top and a large red button
visible u_________________. An a_________________ note reads:
’Mr. Steward will c____ _______ you at 5: 00 pm.’ Steward’s boxes are an
e_________________ to j_________________ whether a m_________________ of individual
members of the h_________________ r_________________ will put other lives before any
personal g_________________.
THE BOURNE SUPREMACY
Kirill travels to Goa to kill Bourne, but Bourne s___________ him and f____________ with
Marie. Kirill shoots and kills Marie instead of Bourne. Their vehicle p_________________ into
the river and Bourne leaves after unsuccessfully a________________ to r___________ Marie.
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8. Use of English - Complete the text. Choose the correct answers, A, B, C or D.

You may have heard of Stephenie Meyer. She’s the best-selling author of Twilight, 1____ is a
novel for young adults. Stephenie grew up in the United States and was one of six children.
After she left university, she got married to a man she had met some years before 2____ they
were at school together. They had three sons and Stephenie decided to stop work and stay at
home to look 3 ____ them. Then, one night, she had a dream. When she woke up she was
really excited 4____ the story and the characters in her head: a vampire called Edward
and a human girl called Bella. She began 5____ a novel.
1 A who B where C which D when
2 A since B while C as D until
3 A after B for C forward D upon
4 A of B about C with D to
5 A was B written C write D to write
writing
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EQUIVALENCY TEST – Part 2. Name ________________________ Total points 60/_____

Grammar

1. Complete the text with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
A meeting 1_______ (hold) at 4.30 p.m. on Friday 14 March and 2_______ (attend) by five
members of the committee. The remaining members 3_______ (contact) since the
meeting and 4_______ (inform) of the decisions that 5_______ (take) at the meeting.
After the year’s accounts 6_______ (discuss), committee members voted on a new
chairperson for the club. Mr Davies, the current chair, 7_______ (replace) by Mr Dryden
on 15 April. Notes from the meeting 8_______ (type) up by the club secretary at the
moment and 9_______ (circulate) to club members as soon as possible.

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2. Choose the correct answers.

1 I wish it didn’t rain / wasn’t raining. Then we could go for a walk.
2 If you didn’t / wouldn’t smoke you would be / were in this room please.
3 Ben wishes he would / could be here but unfortunately he has another appointment.
4 If he would earn / earned more money, he’d move house.
5 If she didn’t wear / wouldn’t have worn that strange pink dress I would have talked /
had talked to her.

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3. Report the questions.

1 ‘Where have you been?’
Tom wanted to know __________________________________________________.
2 ‘I’ve just handed in my homework.’
I told him ____________________________________________________________.
3 ‘Was Miss Barker still in the classroom?’
He asked me _________________________________________________________.
4 ‘She’ll be there for another half an hour.’
I told him ____________________________________________________________.
5 ‘I’m always late with my homework.’
He said ______________________________________________________________.
6 ‘I’m doing exactly the same thing next week!’
I told him _____________________________________________________________.

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Vocabulary

4. Fill in the gaps with the words learned through the movies seen. First letters are given
CITY OF ANGELS
1. Seth is one of the many angels who w___________ o___________ humans and protect
in u___________ ways.
2. Seth decides to become human through the symbolic g___________ of jumping from
the top of a skyscraper. Immediately u___________ a___________ he starts to
experience all of the human feelings and s___________.
3. Seth expresses the fact that he has c___________ to t___________ with his new life
by running into the water. Cassiel is senn laughing j_________________ for his friend.

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5. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

1. Unfortunately the plans for a new business project fell _______.
2. Jan’s parents split _______ after 15 years together.
3. It’s important for children to have someone to look _______ to.
4. He stole the teacher’s bag but he didn’t get _______ with it.
5. She gets _______ so well with her boyfriend’s parents.

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6. Choose the correct answer.

1. The guitarist played a __________ which lasted for twenty minutes.

a beat b chord c harmony d solo
2. The journey was all right, but we waited for an hour at passport __________.
a desk b control c office d gate
3. The trains are usually __________, but today they are running over an hour late.
a comfortable b dangerous c reliable d stressful
4. I work in a shop so I have to __________ with the public. It can be difficult.
a deal b charge c earn d serve
5. I bought the shoes for a special __________. That’s why they were so cheap.
a price b refund c reduction d credit

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Reading

7. Read the text.

LIFE ON MARS?
In the UK people celebrate the first day of April by playing jokes on each other and
sometimes TV programmes and newspapers join in the fun! There have been some very
clever jokes over the years, which people believe because they are in the paper or on TV.
One that I remember vividly from when I was young was on a programme called
Tomorrow’s World. This programme looked at unusual scientific inventions and stories. It
was on every week, and was very popular. Well, this particular 1 April the programme
started off looking at the number of ‘missing people’ in Britain over the last year. They
then went on to ‘prove’ that the USA and Russia were starting a colony on the planet
Mars and this was where all these people had gone! They showed photographs of the
planet with heat rising from the ground. Apparently the people were living under the
ground in specially designed homes.
I believed this story completely! It seemed so real and so possible. That was until I got to
school the next day and realised that the whole thing was a joke! But it was a very clever
joke and one that I have always remembered.
3 This particular programme was
Choose the best answers.
about
1 On 1 April
A people on another planet.
A there are parties. B the space development
B people exchange stories. programme.
C there are untrue stories in the C the problem of people who run
media. away.
2 Tomorrow’s World
4 On the programme you could see
A was an educational programme
for schoolchildren. A the people.
B was on TV regularly. B the people’s homes.
C taught people how to invent C the atmosphere.
things. 5 The writer
A still believes the story.
B didn’t like the joke.
C liked the jokes

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8. Writing
Imagine you have just read an interesting job advert for student helpers at a museum,
gallery or art festival. Write a formal letter (120–150 words) to ask for more information
before you apply.

more information.
cations are needed and briefly describe the skills and qualifications
you have.

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