NAME End-of-course Test Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation ©) cass American ENGLISH Uv FI | GRAMMAR 7 Itsoundsas the neighbors arearguing 1 Gompleethesenences UsethecOreetOrmof Nee Roger __Yensimerestdin jing Hever apart aectyanut emia ‘sample: I've vad (live) near Nathan since l was chil 9 Wedidn't toplay sports, but we're really 1 Lthink you'd have gorten the job if you. (not ask) thar stupid question, 2 Callanambulance! Mrs. one (runover) byacar! 3 Timmediately regretted (send) the email 41 (writing) my essay for an hour when my computer crashed and lost itll 5 T'msure you wish you Ii’s been nothing but trouble. (not buy) that car. 6 We. (practice) this dance for neatly two ‘months, soitshould go well tonight. 7 think (learn) enough Chinese by the time goto China, 8 Iilleryou know the test resultsas soonas!. (discuss) them with your doctor. 9 Lwanted to meet Anna, butshe leave) when Igor tothe party (already ecouldn’t goinside the church because it (redecorate) (not sit) here now if hadn't managed 1 You to getus thei 12 One ofthe greatest 20th century paintings (report) to have been stolen 13 [lbring something 1 eatin case we (eet) hungry 1 (scill work) at 7:00. don't finish until 8:00 on Thursdays 15 Youshouldn. (spend) solonginthesun yesterday you've gor sunburn. Complete the sentences with one word. Example: A Hoved themovie. B Sodidl. 1 Lwish you keep leaving thedoor open when youleave the room, 2 Don't ime for your problems—they"re your responsibility. 3 Idon'rreally feel goingouttonight-let’s stay in 4 [don't speak French, bucmy sister 5 Doyouhaveany idea Football practice this w 6 Robert sangthat song really wel, ‘American English Fle 4 Photocopiable © Oxford Unversity Press 2014 into volleyball now. 10 twas shock when Gabby walked into theroom! 1 We' the roof fixed next week —the rainis starting to come through it. 12 The milk in the fridge. Can you go and xgetsome from the corner store? 13 We have been crazy to buy thishouse! ‘There’sso much wrong withit 14 Tean’e used to this computer mouse—it's really different from my old one. 15 Ifyou still feel unwell, you'd gotobed. gohomeand 3 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s). Example: Whomuadethiscake? Whomade Whodidmake Whomake 1 awhenI’m cleaning my apartment play often music play music often often play music 2 are becoming anincreasin, proportion of man Unemployed The unemployed The unemployed peopl 3 Weplayed the musiequietly wakethe children 4 the very steep climb up the ast hill, really enjoyed the walk. Although Despite 5 Oureldest daughterisat studying Physics. the a () 6 Thatsa table -where did you buy i? lovely litle wooden litlelovely wooden lovely wooden lite 7 like the dogs that my neighbor has, bur generally 1 Inspite college. She's prefer cats, (some the 8 ‘of our team played well today — that's why welost Neither None SomeNAME: cLass End-of-course Test Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation ©) 9 Hove in tharshop. afurnicure thefurnitures the furniture 10 Doesanyone know where 2 livesPecra doesPetralive Petralives ‘Grommet CH 5 VOCABULARY 4 Write the words after the definitions. Example: very angey'= furious 1 thething which planestake off from and land on 2 theperson who controls howan orchestra plays 3 unsure how toreact o something because your emotions areso strong = 4 someone who tries toavoid spending money ight. another word forluggage = you pur your head on this when you sleep: a group of people who sing together when you open your mouth very wide because you aretired= © the opposite of tight = 10 youuse these to breath 11 apersonwhosees acrime = 12. apersonwhoworks with youina company 13. asnow storm with very strong winds = 14 the persomin charge of a newspaper who decides ‘what will go init 15, material that does not allow water to go through Ca 5 Complete the sentences with the correct word. Example: It's quite chilly today and 've heard it’s going to get evencolder warm chilly damp 1 Youhaveto take Diana's age into. when youjudge her work. place care account ‘American English File 4 Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2014 13 4 v American ENGLISH FI rm and tired oflistening toall your problems —do something abour them! fedup sick bored think Jerry was very tired he's asleepon the sofa full fast deep Theaudience loved itso much that the band eame backtwiceto give encores choruses performances find it when apps keep updating themselvesallthe time, confused confusion confusing | walked for six hours, and now I've got. on ay feet. bruises blisters rashes e's difficult to get the truth from newspapersin this country—they’reall objective censored accurate That dressreally you, It goes really well with yourhair color. fits matches suits Geologists working in Australia have an important discovery. done carriedout made Have you. finished thar book? yet nearly still Thetwomen wereboth charged blackmail and theft. of with for This restaurants part ofa ~Iwent to one inNew Yorklast week. chain branch company Iwas trying hard notto. getting angrier and angrier. rise raise putup Wewere ‘when we heard that John'sankle wasn'tbroken, only sprained. disappointed relieved bewildered have tokeep reminding Sheila abourthe meeting ~she'svery -minded narrow open absent my voice, but was a |NAME End-of-course Test cass Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation ©) 6 Complete the sentences with one word made from_ the word in parentheses. Example: I mispronounced the word, so nobody understood me. (pronounce) 1 Theseeups are hard floor. (break) is abig problem inthis area (vandal) 3 The weather hereis so, it could be very different later. change) 4 like green vegetables, ven ifyoudrop them ona spinach. (special) 5 Housing costs are high inthe capital, so there area lotof, people. (home) 6 Idon't suffer from own. (lonely) ~Lenjey being on my 7 She behaves like litele girl sometimes she'sso- (mature) when | couldn't remember her co peanuts, but caneat any other kinds of nuts. allergy) 10 Ie wasa huge storm, and several trees were hieby (light) oo ‘American English Fle 4 Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2014 U American ENGLISH FI ——— PRONUNCIATION 7 Gircl the different sound. 1 free) reieved colleague leather illegal 2 [fish| guilty bilingual business presenter 3 [shower] specialist infection choke rash 4 jup) rmulricultural food hooded luggage 5 bike) linen height biased mild 6 [bird] — merge firm journalist heart 7 horse] sports score garden warm 8 | baggage faint lay ache 9 [ehess) scratch machine cello chilly 10 [boot) loose blood chew lose 8 Underlinethe stressed syllable. Example: vellvee neigh bor hood objjec|tive co|mmen|ta\tor eye| brow 1 2 3 4 5 6 exiport verb) 7 tur bullence 8 mulleina|tio|nal 9 aultolma ted 0name End-of-course Test Reading and Writing Lass Read the article. For questions 1-5, choose the correctanswer (A,B, C,orD). AStep in The Right Direction Rwas once famously said that some things intife—Uke paying taxes anddeath -are inevitable. Andleaving ‘education trying tind employments something that young people everywhere have to face. But despite the large amaunt of research thathas been undertaken on young peopl inthe job market, relatively ittleisknoan bout whathappens once young people start their ist. [Ateam of researchers fomLeeds Metropolitan University lookedinto ths aspect. The survey focusedon 30 people ‘and 39 employers, andadcressed arange ofissuesin relation to recruitment, employment nd particularly young people enteringinta the workplace. Itisclearfeomthe interviews with young people that for the vast majority, theidea of jab for fe” no longer ests, While somehad clear careerambstions, the majority sepeared tobe unclear on what they wanted te do, One enmnenmeennf thin that many yrmg pace seth carly work experiences as temporary -a"stop gap" until. ‘ther ideas on what they wantedto dohad developed, or ‘simply a way of earning money to pursue ther ambitions suchas travel Thistendency has alsobeen nated by many employers and 'sparticulat disappointing to smaller businesses looking forlong-termloyalty intheirstatt However, some ‘employers-for example in areas such as nancial services and callconters had adustedto thenew situation and ‘appeared to accept that they cannot expect young people ‘tobe loyal and see long-term future wth one employer. Uke anumberofother studies the findings confirm that ‘employers tend tofocuson"softer sls andbehavoral {ualtiesinthe recruitment process, with aless prominent role playedty formal qualifications. The opinions ofthis sample of young people were remarkably consistent with ‘those of the employes. Mostof the young people seemed tohave understood the message that forma qualifications ‘xe oftenanecessary, but not sufficient, condition for ‘obtaining the types ofjods which they hopeto dointhe future. They recognized that skis ke communication, team-working,orgaizaton andcustomer service are all important. There was evidence that many young people ha clearly workedon developing such kil, Where there does appear tobeasignificant diferenceot pinion betweenthe views of young peopleand employers related to theextent to which young people actually possess thenecessary “employability” skis. By andlarge, ‘American English Fle 4 Photocopable © Oxford Unverety Press 2014 American ENGLISH F: Lt | the young people interviewed were confidentin ther ability ‘to.demonstratethese skis and qualities. Employers, on ‘the whole, weremuch ess postive bout this, often feeling ‘that educatinalinstitutions wee focusing too strongly on ‘academic skils and quaificatons at the expense of ‘employability Another area where employers and young peoples views differed wasin relation to Information Technology (sk ‘When asked about the things they value most about young. recruits, mary employers mentioned tei ability with ‘computers. On the otherhans, few young people mentioned this expt. Theprebable explanations that young people simply take theirTskilsfr granted, often not realiznghow valuablethey might bet sore ‘employers, Encouraging young people tobe more postive about ths aspect mighthelp some toimprovethe way they ‘are viewed by potentialemployers. Interms of the orientations provided for their young recruits the results ofthis study eonfrmedboth ‘expectations andthe findings of earlier research ~ that ‘employers vary widely inthe nature ofthe training they provide. ferences includedthelengthof tie the ‘orientations an, haw frmalthe traning was, and how ‘oftentraining occured. The reaction of most young people tothe ctientationthey had experienced waspostve,orat leastreutral. There iscletl a tension between the need {ornew recrutsto become good at theirjobs, and thie understandable desir to get iwolvedas quickly as possible. From the point of view ofthe employer, much depended ‘upon the nature ofthe jb, the type of employer (partcuaty size and sector and the frequency with which they recruit young peopie.n general, the more regularly young people were recruited and thelarger the employer, ‘the more formal the orientation process. Inuncertain economictimes, t seems that young people ‘more than ever arehavingto doll they canto find ‘employment. The survey revealed that, in general,young people A donot valuc the early work experience they gain in B arcunconvinced they willdo the samejobuntilthey C would prefer to havea gap year before starting higher education D arcunsureabour which jobsthey want odowhen, they leave schoolNAME cuass End-of-course Test Reading and Writing ©) 2 Whatdoemple 1s think about formal qualifications? A They are less important than behavioral quali B Theyaremore important than behavioral qualities. C They are equally asimportantasbehavioral qualities. 1D They aremoreimportantth for certainjobsonly behavioral qualities 3 Whatcan welearn from the survey about young people and skills? A Employersdo not assume thatall oungemployees have good IT skills B Young people need to perfect their skills before starting work foran employer. © Young people should promote their IT skills ‘employers morethan they do currently D Employersdo not enjoy feeling inadequate as young people’sIT skillsare often superior to theirs, 4 The survey suggests that young people themselves value skills suchasbeing able to A gotthejob done faster than others B gotnew business forthe company getbetter results than colleagues D getalong with other people in the workplace. (Orientation processes vary in erms of. A where they ate carried out B whothey arereviewedby. C when they take place they focuson, “American English File 4 Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2014 American ENGLISH FI L | WRITING \Writeareportonthefllowing opi: “Workplces ofthe" Include thefaloinginformaion + say whayou think te verplcesofthe frre ibe the + iyo outinkchngsinde yoripcewiltake fice + lsc the changes ils emploes es Write 140-180 ordNAME End-of-course Test Listening and Speaking © cuass LISTENING 1 Listento five teenagers talk about trips they have made with their families, Choose from the list (A-F) what each speaker says they have learned as a result of going on the trip. Use the letters only once. There sone extra lereryourdonor need A Youcan learn things from family members. B I's goodrohavea positiveatticude Berealisticabout how much time youneed for things before you go. D Thingsineed to be carefully organized beforehand E Travelcan make youappreciate homes F Youcan benefit from unusual experiences. Speaker Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker Speaker 5: oo0000 CH 2 Listen toa talk by young dancer whoisdoinga ‘courseat the Youth Ballet School. Underlinethe 1 According Sophie, young people accepted onto the course must have achieved a high levelin ballet need to show thatthey are able tomeet its demands have usually applied fora place morethanonee, 2. During the first round of her successful audition, Sophie felt confident in her ability todo well worried aboutbeingtoo closeto thejudges) putoffby thenumber of people taking part. 3. Sophie was angry because her letter had been delayed | worried that no particular rolewas mentioned /satisfied that the school had made careful choice when she heard that she'd gottenaplaceat the school. 4 Sophie admits that rehearsing is surprisingly tiring | easier to don stage | improving her dancing. 5. Sophie says thatin the future she won't consider alternatives to dancing / shehopesshe'lbe able to makealiving by dancing she’s determined tobecomea top profe: dancer. “Amorican English Fle 4 Photocopiatle © Oxford University Press 2014 American ENGLISH FI Lt | ‘SPEAKING 1 Make questions and ask your partner. 1 Which ving person most admire? 2 What] change about your ie so far? 3 What} make agreateiy? 4 [Is [important | be happy yourjob? Why Why 5 When [ast fel disappointed? Now answer your partner's questions, 2 Listen to your partner. Do you agree with him / her? 3 Talk about one ofthe statements below, saying if youagree or disagree. Give reasons, Ie would be better For family life people worked Four aysa week instead of five.” Ifyou don't havea healthy lifestyle, youshouldn'tbe allowed free medicalcare” “People who don'trecycleor who use too much energy athomeshould haveto pay fine.”