Name: Mark:

VOCABULARY
(Bloque 3 Comprensión escrita: 1. Comprender instrucciones extensas y complejas)

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below. Use one verb
twice. (8 x 0.5 = 4 points) attempt ■ catch ■ lose ■ fall ■ stick ■ show ■
tend
1 I’m sure you’ll enjoy the trip. It’ll give you a chance to .............................. off your language skills.
2 I’ve .............................. count of the times I’ve told you to be quiet.
3 I’ve been asked to join the local athletics club. I .............................. their eye when I won the school
100-metre race last month.
4 I .............................. to find out what was wrong with Michael, but he wouldn’t tell me.
5 Cheer up. Everything will suddenly .............................. into place and all our problems will disappear.
6 I don’t think Chris will come with us. He .............................. to avoid doing anything risky.
7 Oh! You’ve .............................. me by surprise. I wasn’t expecting anybody.
8 My parents .............................. to their ways of doing things. They don’t like much change.

2 Complete the sentences below with a suitable word or phrase. Use the definitions in brackets to
help you. (8 x 0.5 = 4 points)
1 You have to ......................................... (make certain) everything is working properly before
we set off.
2 Don’t worry. You will be in ......................................... (protected).

3 ......................................... your ......................................... (be careful)!

4 That was a ......................................... (nearly an accident)!

5 Don’t worry. The water is ......................................... (not deep).

6 I’ll be there for you ......................................... (whatever happens).

7 It’s completely ......................................... (unknown) for people here to harm strangers.

8 We can ......................................... (save money) by taking the bus instead of a taxi.

3 Rewrite the sentences using a word or phrase below. Do not change the meaning of the original
sentence. (5 x 1 = 5 points) good at ■ familiar with ■ faulty ■ lost his nerve ■ lost touch

1 This phone isn’t working.

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.
2 She hasn’t been in contact with her cousin for five years.
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.
3 She draws very well.
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.

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4 Just before the bungee jump, he got scared and didn’t
do it.
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.
5 I’ve used this program, so I know it well.
....................................................................................................................................................................
.

4 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. (6 x 0.5 = 3 points)
1 Always stand .............................. for what you believe in!
2 Careful! You nearly knocked .............................. the lamp!
3 I long .............................. the day when we can meet again.
4 We just have to iron .............................. one or two small problems, and then we’ll be ready.
5 I know it’s warm, but I’m going to take a coat just to be on the .............................. side.
6 Don’t make me stay .............................. . Let me come with you!

5 Complete the sentences in a logical way to show that you have understood the words in
bold. (4 x 1 = 4 points)
1 Can you please
fetch ...................................................................................................................... ?
2 I’m concerned about her
because ................................................................................................. .
3 It isn’t appropriate
to ....................................................................................................................... .
4 I got distracted by ........................................................................................................................... .

6 Complete the sentences with the words below. (10 x 1 = 10 points)

reluctant ■ works out ■ award ■ setback ■ out of place ■ balance ■ harsh ■ on the
ball asset ■ leaps
1 The new player is an .............................. to our team. He’s going to help us win many games.
2 You need .............................. to stand on one leg.
3 Why does the coach have to be so .............................. and yell at the team?
4 The winner will receive an .............................. .
5 The short gymnast looked completely .............................. next to the basketball players.
6 Eric was .............................. to start playing football again after his injury.
7 At the end of the dance, the woman .............................. into the man’s arms.
8 Losing the game was a .............................. , but I know we can overcome it.
9 He is .............................. when it comes to the rules of this game. He knows everything.
10 My sister .............................. at least five times a week. She’s very athletic.

TERM TEST 1 Level 1

GRAMMAR

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 Name: Mark:
(Bloque 3 Comprensión escrita: 1. Comprender instrucciones
extensas y complejas)

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (12 x 0.5 = 6 points)
I wish I 1. ............................. (know) more about the history of this building. If we 2. .............................
(buy) a guidebook, I 3. ............................. (be able to) learn all about it before we arrived.
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4.
You can’t remove all the risks from life unless you ............................. (stay) at home all the time.
Even then, something could happen. I 5. ............................. (read) some news articles about
6.
accidents at home recently. It’s frightening. I can’t believe I ............................. (survive) for 16
years without a major injury!
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If there 7. ............................. (be) a lifeguard here, I 8.

............................. (let) you go swimming, but
9.
there isn’t and, if anything happened to you, I ............................. (not know) what to do.
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10.
What ............................. you ............................. (do) all morning? Before we went shopping, I told
you to tidy your room. You 11. ............................. (not make) your bed yet. I wish I
12.
.............................
(can) relax like you, but there is so much to do in the house.

2 The sentences below are incorrect. Rewrite them correctly. (8 x 0.5 = 4 points)
1 As soon as you’re ready, we leave.
....................................................................................................................................................................
.....
2 We haven’t been reaching the viewpoint yet.
....................................................................................................................................................................
.....
3 You’ll never fit in unless you don’t try harder.
....................................................................................................................................................................
.....
4 Mark has been taking risks for a long time before he broke his leg.
....................................................................................................................................................................
.....
5 If you would be more open-minded, you would enjoy travelling more.
....................................................................................................................................................................
.....
6 I wish you don’t talk so much.
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.....
7 The thief would have succeeded if the police wouldn’t have caught him red-handed.
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.....
8 If only I haven’t slipped on the wet rock yesterday.

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3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original sentence.
Use 2-5 words including the word in capitals. (6 x 1 = 6 points)
1 I caught a cold because I didn’t wear a coat. WORN
If I ........................................................... , I wouldn’t have caught a cold.

2 I regret falling asleep on the balcony. FALLEN

If only ........................................................... on the balcony.

3 The firefighters arrived three hours after the fire started. BURNING
The fire ........................................................... three hours when the firefighters arrived.

4 They won’t do it unless you agree. PROVIDING

They ........................................................... you agree.
5 It’s sad that I don’t know more about my roots. WISH
I ........................................................... about my roots.
6 Steve started working as a lifeguard two years ago. BEEN
Steve ........................................................... as a lifeguard for two years.

4 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (8 x 0.5 = 4 points)

Recently, I 1. ......................................... (read) some of the stories my parents used to read to me. Before I
started reading them, I 2. ......................................... (forget) how interesting some of them were. I think my
favourite is The Drop of Honey, an Iranian story. It starts with a hunter who 3. ......................................... (walk)
in the mountains with his dog. In a cave, he finds some honey. He packs it in his bag and thinks, “I’ll sell this
honey and then I’ll buy some food.” In the next town, he tries to sell some honey in the market and a drop
falls to the ground. Flies come to eat the honey, birds arrive to eat the flies, a cat kills the birds and the
hunter’s dog kills the cat, which belongs to the market trader. When the trader 4..........................................
(see) this, he kills the dog, and then the hunter kills the trader. The hunter is then killed by the people of the
town. As soon as the people from the hunter’s town 5. ......................................... (find out), a war starts. So, if
the hunter 6. ......................................... (spill) that one drop of honey, the war 7.
.........................................
(start). The meaning of the story is clear. Huge wars can start because of little incidents. I’ll read this story to
my children in the future. The next generation 8. ......................................... (make) the same mistakes as past
generations unless we teach them how to live better lives.

5 Complete the sentences with the verbs in bold. Use the correct active or passive form of the
verbs.
(6 x 1 = 6 points)
defeat
1 My teammates and I ......................................... our opponents at last night’s match.
2 We have to win tonight’s game! The other team ......................................... !
throw
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3 If you ......................................... the ball right now, we
will get the point!
4 If you aren’t able to catch the ball, it ......................................... to another player.
not give

5 In this contest, the runner-up ......................................... an award.

6 The coach ......................................... us our new kits yesterday. They weren’t ready yet.

6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the active, passive or
causative form. (5 x 1 = 5 points)
1 Where .............................. the Olympic Games .............................. (hold) in 2016?
2 James can’t talk right now. He .............................. his hair .............................. (cut).
3 My father .............................. (teach) me how to wrestle last year.
4 Last night’s game .............................. (not cancel). We just postponed it to tomorrow.
5 You can’t come rock climbing with us until you .............................. your gear .............................. (fix).