Semester 1 Control Test

VOCABULARY

1 Choose the correct answers

1. Living together is called.....

a) Co-operation b) Cohabitation c) Co-work

2. Tie the knot means....

a) To get engaged b) To get married c) To break up

3. When live with your grandparents your family is .......

a) Married b) Nuclear c) Single-parent d) Extended

4. I have bought a new bookcase. Can you .......it?

a) Gather b) Install c) Assemble d) Fix

5. It is not easy to .....children in a single parent family

a) Fix b) Raise c ) Rise d) Assemble

6. Their marriage....... They divorced.

a) cheated b) drifted apart c) broke up d) failed

7. He is so close......his mum

a) with b) to c) on d) about

8. A husband- to- be is a ...

a) fiancée b) fiancé c) wife d) mate

9. I can take advantage ......him

a) of b) on c) with d) about

10. Our relationship is so ......We don't get on well.

a) Complicated b) happy c) apt d) compatible

11. He is no longer with us. He .........in summer. But he was a great man. a) fell out b) passed
away c) broke up d) broke down

12. He looked poor and ......I gave him some money.

Mark: ______/ 12

2. Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of GET and a word or phrase:
BORED / ON WITH / TO KNOW / ON someone's NERVES / COMPLICATED

d) Renovation

d) To fall in love

1. It isn't easy to _______________ someone who can't stand your taste in music.

2. Social networking sites offer many opportunities __________________ people online.

3. If someone's message ____________________________, you can just ignore them.

4. If you didn't complain all the time, I wouldn't ____________________ and stop

listening.

5. In theory, you can have a best friend of the opposite sex, but in practice, the thigs can

_____________________!

Mark:_______ / 5

3 Complete the text using appropriate words given in the boxes. In each box there is one
extra word that you do not need to use.

POLITICS

The rise of Stephen Johnson

Civil / diplomatic / local / Mayor / member / political / politician / town hall

Stephen Johnson joined the 1 ________ party before he left school. Both his parents were

2 ________ servants, but he wanted to be a 3 ________. After two years as a party 4 ________,

he stood as a candidate in the 5 ________ elections.

He won and became a town councillor. He spent four years in the 6 ________ before becoming 7
________ of his town.

the Cabinet / general / leader / majority / minister / minority / MP (member of Parliament) /

made him a member of 11 ________. Over the next three years he was regularly chosen in
12________ as the most popular government 13 ________. So it was no surprise when he was
elected 14 ________ of his party. In the next election, he won a large 15 ________ in parliament
and formed a government.

constitutional monarchy / govern / head of state / human rights / political system / president /
referendum / won

Stephen didn't think the King should be the 16 ________; he thought his country should be

a republic and not a 17 ________ so he called a 18 ________ to change the constitution. The
opposition parties united in favour of the royal family but Stephen's government 19 ________
the vote. He became the first 20 ________ of his country and worked tirelessly in favour of

21 ________ around the world. He knew the 22 ________ wasn't perfect but agreed with
Winston Churchill who said, 'Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others
that have been tried.'

Mark:_______ / 22

GRAMMAR 1.

Complete the conversations. Put in a to-infinitive or an -ing form.

♦ A: I hear you sometimes sail to France in your boat. B: That's right. I really enjoy sailing.

Mark: _______/ 9
A: Are you going to organize our trip?

B: Yes, of course. I've agreed _____________ it.

A: You wear a uniform at work, don't you?

B: Yes, I have to, although I dislike ________________ it.

A: Do you think they'll approve the plan?

B: Yes, I'm quite sure they'll decide ___________________ it.

A: What time will you be back?

B: Oh, I expect _____________ back some time around nine.

A: Did I remind you about the dinner tonight?

B: Yes, thank you. You keep _____________ me.

A: Was your decision the right one, do you think?

B: Yes, luckily. In the end it proved ___________ the best thing for everyone.

A: Do you still work at the post office?

B: No, I gave up ___________________ there last year.

A: Have ICM bought the company?

B: Well, they've offered ________________ it.

A: I'm sorry you had to wait all that time.

B: Oh, it's all right. I didn't mind _______________ .

2 Choose the correct answers

1. We ... at the airport when it ... .

A were arriving, were raining

B arrived, was raining

C were arriving, was raining

2. Transport ... be much slower three hundreds years ago. A used to

B was
C didn`t use to

3. I.... classical music when I was small but now I love it.

A didn't like

B didn't used to like

C didn't use to like

4. As soon as he _____________the old clock on the wall it _______ again.

A repaired/had broke B repaired/ broke

C had repaired/ broke

5. I ... a book when my sister ... in. A read, came

B was reading, was coming

C was reading, came

6. As a child, Neville ... often ... his toad Trevor.

A has...lost

B would ... lose C had ... lost

7. It __________his first trip to India. He _________ there several times before. A wasn't/ was

B wasn't/ had been

C hadn't been/ was

8. When he ... younger, Nick ... jogging every morning

A was, would go B was, was

C was, had been

9. Tom ... at 7 pm yesterday. A was sleeping

B slept

C had slept

10. By the time we __________________ to the stadium, the performance

A got/ had started

C had got/ started

11. I ... a new bag yesterday.

A was buying B buyed

C bought

12. Ann _______ blonde hair, but now she has brown hair because she _______ it yesterday. A
is having / used to dye

B used to have / dyed

C used to have / is dying

Mark:_______ / 12

3 Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences

1. I have got up at 7 a.m. yesterday.

2. Terry has been working as a teacher for five years when he decided he needed a change.

3. By next year George has finished university.

4. Javier lives in London for three months.

5. Natalia was tired yesterday because she didn't sleep the night before. Mark: _______/ 5

Reading

1 Read the text. Match sentences A–F with gaps 1–5. There is one extra sentence. Victims
of fame?

Everybody thinks being a teenage celebrity is glamorous, and, to a large extent, it is. 1___
However, there is, of course, a downside to being in the public eye, and there are many high-
profile cases of youngsters whose lives have gone seriously wrong. So, how can teenage
celebrities avoid becoming victims of fame?

When the lives of teenage stars go out of control, the press are quick to blame their employers
and their pushy parents, and they have a point. Often it is the pressure that other people put on
celebrities that causes most stress. In a recent interview, American sitcom star Tia Mowery
described how she had found being on a hit show emotionally and physically exhausting. 2___ It
is a responsibility few teenagers have to face.

3___ They also need to be shrewd enough to recognise when a new acquaintance is not to be
trusted. The presence of a well-known celebrity can have a strange effect on other people. They
turn and stare, and ask for autographs. Imagine how that can affect an insecure teenager. 4___
Teenage celebrities need to be well-balanced enough to realise that fame is not likely to last, and
thick-skinned enough not to get upset by criticism or negative attention. It's a big ask, and no
wonder that so many find it difficult.

The quality of the support network behind any young star is vital. 5___ This isn't always the
case. A lot of parents are star struck, enjoying their children's success to the point that they
encourage them to be vain and badly behaved. They allow their famous offspring to do whatever
he or she wants, and, even worse, they help them spend the money they earn instead of investing
it wisely.

A Teenage stars have to work hard at keeping their true friends, who may feel jealous of their
success.

B It can easily make any individual vain and self-important, with a false idea of how important
they are.

C Stardom brings fortune as well as fame, and experiences that average kids can only dream of.

D A case in point is that of teenage stars who ended up losing all their money and finding
themselves on the wrong side of the law.

E As the leading actor, she had felt the strain of carrying the show, knowing that if she had put in
a bad performance, the careers of other people would have been affected.

F It's no surprise that big Hollywood stars like Jodie Foster and Daniel Radcliffe, who started out
as child actors, came from families who considered the well-being of their kids more important
than being in a film.

Mark: / 5

Listening

2 Listen to four people talking about their first day at a new school. Match the speakers (1–
4) with the sentences (A–E). There is one extra sentence.

A Speaker ___ felt anxious on their first day at school.

B Speaker ___ felt well-prepared for their first day.

C Speaker ___ started at a new school in the middle of the year.

D Speaker ___ was in two minds about what to do on their first day.

E Speaker ___ managed to seem upbeat despite the situation.

Mark: ___ / 5
Total: ___ / 75