Name: Angel Vasev

Class: 8g

I. Dictation
1 [Track 8] Listen and write the sentences you hear, including the punctuation.

I’m quite fashionable. My friends think I am crazy spending so much on what I wear.

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II. Listening
2 [Track 9] You will hear four people talking about fashion. Put a mark [X] in the correct column in the
table for questions A–G. Some speakers say more than one of these things. There is one extra sentence
which does not match any of the speakers. 14p.

Speaker 1 2 3 4
Who…
A dresses differently depending on
where he/she is going?
B says that people don’t like it when
you are different?
C tries to look better than other
people?
D is upset by other people’s
comments?
E gets advice about clothes from other
people?
F sometimes has negative thoughts
about other people’s appearance
G doesn’t follow fashion at all?

III. Reading
3 For questions 1–8, read the text and decide if the statements about the blog are TRUE or FALSE. Put a
mark [X] in the correct column in the table.
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The blog says that… TRUE FALSE

1 …the men who read the news are x

too serious.

2 …there should be more middle- x

aged female newsreaders.

3 …TV companies treat women x

unfairly.
 4 …male newsreaders should be x
young and handsome.

5 …people should watch men and x

women on TV in different ways.

6 …TV companies should change x

their way of looking at women.

7 …people don’t want to see lots of x X

middle-aged women on TV.

8 …readers should support them and x

their ideas.

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NO TO TV SEXISM!

Do you watch the news on television? Do you ever think: ‘Why are the men middle-aged and serious but the women
are young and attractive?’ Where are all the middle-aged women? We need them! The news is a serious programme. It
isn’t a fashion show, it’s a chance to see what is happening in the world. When we watch the news, we want to know
that the stories are true and that the people reading the news can tell us clearly and calmly what is happening and why.

So, why do TV companies only employ attractive, slim young women? The answer is sexism! They look at the
male newsreaders and see someone who is intelligent and serious. A person who the people watching trust and
believe. He has to dress smartly because he is doing a serious job but he doesn’t have to be handsome or young. The
female newsreaders are there for a different reason. The TV companies think that people just want to look at them. They
have to be attractive for the men watching. They also have to wear elegant clothes and have nice hairstyles for the
women viewers.

This is a very old-fashioned and wrong way of looking at women and their place in society. It tells women that, when
they reach middle-age, we don’t want them. It also tells girls not to worry about studying. This isn’t a new problem but it
is getting worse. That’s the best way for them to get on in life. Only we can change this situation.

Sign your name below to show your opinions: I say ‘no’ to TV sexism

Helen Chatteris
Craig Simons
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IV. Vocabulary

1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.

assist fun science shelf tradition wave

0 I like Carole because she is funny and makes me laugh.

1 This is a tradition meal from Greece that my grandmother always cooks when we visit her.
2 Meg has got long, blond, wavy hair. She looks fantastic.
3 My uncle is a science. He always helps me with my Biology and Chemistry homework.
4 This supermarket is very big. There are three very long shelf just for pasta. shelves
5 I’ve got a job as a shop assist on Saturdays. shop assistant
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2 Complete the text by writing one word in each gap. The first letter for each word is given.
I work in a supermarket. I don’t (0) earn much because it’s only a (1) part-t me job – I only work in the evenings.
Some evenings I work on the (2) checkout It’s boring. I sit there. People put their shopping down and I tell them
how much it costs. On other days, I go into the car park to tidy the shopping (3) trollies and bring them back into
trolleys the shop. People take them to their cars, put all the food into their cars and then drive away. I like doing
that. I (4) work alone and I can relax in the fresh air. We don’t have to wear a uniform but we have to look nice – I
wear smart
(5) trousers– not jeans – and black shoes.
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3 Complete the text with the word in capitals at the end of the lines to make a word that best fits the gap
in the same line.

The Citizen Service is an (0) international NATION

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charity that helps young people to change
some of the (1) poor communities around POOR - EST
the world. It is a UK (2) government GOVERN
programme to help people all around the
world, SPECIAL
(3) ESPECIALLY children.
The organisation works in thirty countries. VOLUNTEER
Young people can do (4)volunteer
VOLUNTARY work in any of these
countries. They help to teach primary school HEALTH
children about staying
(5)healty and also work in hospitals.
V. Grammar
4 One word is missing in all of these sentences. Rewrite the sentences with the missing word in the
correct place.
0 What time do you have come home on a Friday evening?
What time do you have to come home on a Friday evening?
1 Teachers are less well-paid doctors.
Teacher are less pay then doctors. LESS - PAID
2 What you doing at the moment?
What are you doing at the moment.
3 I’ve got job on Saturdays.
I’ve got a job on Saturdays.
4 These are most comfortable shoes in the shop.
These are the most comfortable shoes in the shop.
5 How much this sandwich cost?
How much does this sandwich cost?
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5 Complete the dialogue with the correct forms of the words in brackets. Use the contracted forms of
verbs.
Matt: Hi, Michelle. I’m bored. I (0) don’t know (not know) what to do.
Michelle: Why don’t you go for a walk?
Matt: It (1) is raining (rain).
Michelle: Not very much. The weather is (2) better (good) than this morning.
Matt: Is it? I (3) don’t get up (not get up) early on Saturdays. I (4)'m having (have) breakfast at the moment.
Michelle: Breakfast! It’s two o’clock in the afternoon!
 Honestly, Matt. You’re the (5) the laziest (lazy) person I know. I’m surprised you don’t just go back to bed.
Matt: Hey, that’s a good idea. Thanks.
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6 Complete the sentences with words in the box. There are five extra words.

any don’t doesn’t healthier healthiest how isn’t smarter smartest some what

0 My brother isn’t learning to drive. He hates cars.

1 This is delicious and much healthier than fast food.
2 Jane doesn’t have to go to school today. She’s ill.
3 Hey, Maria, how do you make a Spanish omelette?
4 Wear this jacket to work. It’s the smartest thing you’ve got in your wardrobe.
5 In the evening, I usually write some emails before I go to bed.

VI. Use of English

7 Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
At the moment, we (0) are doing a lot of exams and tests at school. I have (1) to revise every evening. These
are the (2) most important exams of the year. I don’t get
(3)bad results for about two weeks. Then I can decide which (4)subjects to study next year – I need to choose
five. I hate revising (5)because it’s really boring but I want to do well at school. I can (6)earn lots of money
afterwards in a well-paid job. What I’d like to do is (7) gain experience in another country – I want to learn about
the job and another language at the same time.
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8 Write the correct word next to each definition. The first letter for each word is given. Do not change the
first letter.
1 A person who writes for a newspaper or magazine. journalist
2 If your hair is not curly or wavy then it is this.
straight
3 Your job is this if you work all day for five days a week.
full -time_
4 Someone who wants to do very well at work and get better and better jobs is this.
Ambition AMBITIOUS
5 An adjective you use with clothes to mean that they feel good to wear.
comfortable
6 Likes to give time, money or things to other people.
generous
7 If someone is very good at something or lots of things.s talanted
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9 Decide which answer, A, B or C best fits each dialogue.
0 I’m sorry but we don’t have your size.
A Thank you very much!
B Oh dear, that’s a shame!
C I’d like to buy it, please.
1 I don’t like these jeans very much.
A There are some nicer ones here.
B Yes, they look very fashionable.
C The changing room is over there.
2 I think Anna is more sociable than Eva.
A Yes, they are really good friends.
B Yes, Anna looks much older than Eva.
C Yes, Anna spends a lot of time with friends.
3 I only earn enough to pay for the rent.
A Is your job very boring then?
B You need to get a better job!
C You can gain some experience.
4 I’m doing a course in computer science at the university.
A Are you enjoying it?
B Do you study here every day?
C Where are you studying?
5 I don’t have to do any homework tonight.
A Work hard!
B Poor you!
C Lucky you!
6 My brother is working abroad at the moment.
A How many hours a week does he work?
B Which country is he living in?
C Does he like physical work?
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Ex 10.
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4.2 Write the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives.

Positive Comparative Superlative

fat Fatter The fattest
nice Nicer The nicest
easy Easier The easiest
friendly Friendlier The friendliest
dangerous More dangerous The most
dangerous
intelligent More intelligent The most
intelligent
far Farther The farthest

little less least

Much / many more Most
good better The best
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Total: 100p.