October 2018 1 42 Report

1Complete the gaps with a or an and the correct word from the box.

nursechef housewife plumber mechanicreporter receptionist politician waitress actor engineer cashier

0A mechanic repairs cars.

1__________serves food in a restaurant.

2__________ repairs baths and sinks.

3__________interviews people for a newspaper.

4__________cooks in a restaurant.

5__________ takes money in a shop.

6__________performs in a play or film.

7__________works in a hospital.

8__________ welcomes people who arrive at a hotel.

8 marks

2Write the American English for words 1–3 and the British English for words 4–6.

0taxi_____cab_______

1biscuit_______________

2film_______________

3autumn_______________

4pants_______________

5sidewalk_______________

6subway_______________

6 marks

3Circle the correct answer.

0That film star is very loyal / generous / polite.She gives a lot of money to charity.

1Something boring is bad-tempered / annoying / dull.

2Mark is very selfish / serious / moody and never shares with his friends.

3Robert is the best chess player in school but he never talks about it. He’s very honest / patient / modest.

4Her brother is so sensitive / cheerful / sensible. He smiles all the time.

5We must wait for ten minutes. Don’t be so big-headed /self-confident / impatient.

6I don’t like unfriendly / bossy / dishonest people who tell me what to do.

6 marks

Grammar (20 marks)

4Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

0She can’t talk to you now. She’s having(have) a shower.

1My parents met while they_______________(study) law at university.

2I _______________ (not want) to go to the cinema tonight.

3We _______________ (go) to Disneyland when I was eight.

4Peter _______________ (prefer) rock to heavy metal.

5When you called, I _______________ (get) ready for school.

6He’s an author but he _______________ (not write) at the moment.

7We _______________ (play) basketball every day.

8I _______________ (not see) her yesterday.

8 marks

5Write questions for the answers.

0When’s your birthday_______________________________?

My birthday? It’s in March.

1__________________________________________________

Lunch? I usually have it at home.

2__________________________________________________

To the cinema? She goes there once a week.

3__________________________________________________?

That bag? It’s Dave’s.

4__________________________________________________?

To get to school? About twenty minutes.

5__________________________________________________

I’m waiting for my sister and her boyfriend.

6__________________________________________________?

His warm coat? He’s wearing it because it’s cold.

6 marks

6Correct the mistakes in each sentence.

0I’m usually getting good marks at school.

I usually get good marks at school.______________________

1The teacher asked her a question but she wasn’t answering it.

__________________________________________________

2We were meeting a lot of interesting people while we were travelling.

__________________________________________________

3I’m sure Tim isn’t going swimming every day.

__________________________________________________

4My parents are not understanding me.

__________________________________________________

5I can’t go out now – I study for my History test.

__________________________________________________

6I read a book when I heard a strange noise.

__________________________________________________

6 marks

Communication (20 marks)

7Match the questions (1–10)with the correct answers (a–k).

0Have you got our tickets?a

1What’s your boyfriend like?

2What time does the film start?

3What does Bob do in his free time?

4How long does the train take?

5What does your father do?

6How are things?

7What’s ‘soccer’ called in British English?

8What’s a ‘holiday’ in American English?

9What’s Tom doing?

10Who is it?

aYes, here they are.

bHe’s watching the news.

cAt five o’clock.

dHe’s a teacher.

eIt’s Matthew. Can I speak to Nick, please?

fHe’s very intelligent and nice.

gHe likes playing football.

hFootball.

iAbout two hours.

jI’m fine, thanks.

kVacation.

8Complete the conversation with a word from the box.

going worry in for like there doing by thanks talkative on sorry...


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