Tercero ESO: First Test Second Term

VOCABULARY

1. Complete the sentences with the words below. (5P)

chance • journalist • ferocious • aunt • alike

1. My mother’s sister is my .......................... .

2. Wild tigers are .......................... .

3. A writer for a newspaper is a .......................... .

4. Two things that are almost the same are .......................... .

5. Another word for opportunity is .......................... .

2. Complete the sentences with the words below. There are more words than you need. (5P)

refuse • fashion designer • viewer • domestic
judge • shop assistant • savage • chance

1. A .................................... sells things.

2. A .................................... creates clothes.

3. A .................................... animal is tame.

4. A .................................... watches TV.

5. I never .................................... help from my friends.

3. Complete the sentences.(5p)

1. To get in shape is to .......................... .

2. A famous person is a .......................... .

3. Someone taking part in something is a .......................... .

4. Someone working without pay is a .......................... .

5. An organisation raising money to help people is a .......................... .

4. Complete the text with the words below. There are more words than you need.(5P)

perform • survivor • raise money • sponsored • trek • committed

Jill is very 1. .................................... to charity work. Last week, she organised a 2. .................................... through the forest. Many companies 3. .................................... the event
to 4. .................................... for poor people. A band volunteered to 5. .................................... for us at the end.

5. Find pairs of words with similar meanings.(5p)

receive • protect • save • get • brave • handsome
care for • rescue • courageous • good-looking

1. ........................... – ...........................

2. ........................... – ...........................

3. ........................... – ...........................

4. ........................... – ...........................

5. ........................... – ...........................

6. Complete the sentences. (5ps)

1. You saved me. You’re a real ........................... .

2. A .......................... does experiments in a laboratory.

3. Most superhero stories have got an evil .......................... in them.

4. We use .......................... to repair trousers and shirts.

5. I’m honest. I always tell the .......................... .

7. Translate into Spanish (5p)

1. Deaf

2. Fashion fad

3. Perform

4. Raise money

5. Sales

6. Stunning

7. Celebrity

8. Trek

9. Unpredictable

10. Volunteer

8. Translate into English (5p)

1. Eternamente joven

2. Ciego

3. Rescatar

4. Luchar

5. Capa

6. Hilo

7. Poderoso

8. Malvado

9. Héroe

10. Derrotar

GRAMMAR

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or the present continuous tense.(10p)

1. Cuckoos………………….. (not build) nests. They ………………….. (use) the nests of other birds.

2. You can't see Tom now: he ………………….. (have) a bath.

3. He usually ………………….. (drink) coffee but today he ………………….. (drink) tea.

4. What she ………………….. (do) in the evenings?- She usually ………………….. (play) cards or ………………….. (watch) TV.

5. I won't go out now as it ………………….. (rain) and I ………………….. (not have) an umbrella.

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the past continuous (10p)

1. I lit the fire at 6.00 and it ………………….. (burn) brightly when Tom came in at 7.00.

2. When I arrived the lecture had already started and the professor………………….. (write) on the overhead projector.

3. I………………….. (make) a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark.

4. I didn't want to meet Paul so when he entered the room I………………….. (leave).

5. Unfortunately when I arrived Ann just ………………….. (leave), so we only had time for a few words.

6. He ………………….. (watch) TV when the phone rang. Very unwillingly he ………………….. (turn) down the sound and ………………….. (go) to answer it.

7. He was very polite. Whenever his wife entered the room he ………………….. (stand) up.

8. My dog ………………….. (walk) along quietly when Mr Pitt's Pekinese attacked him.

3. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple. (5p)

John 1. .................................... (always / want) to go to Africa and now his dream 2. .................................... (finally / come) true. He 3. .................................... (already / receive)
his plane tickets and 4. .................................... (make) his hotel reservations, but he 5. ................................... (not buy) a camera yet.

4. Complete the sentences with the time expressions below.(5p)

since • an hour ago • just • already • yesterday

1. Jack has .......................... sent you three messages today.

2. I haven’t eaten .......................... 9 o’clock.

3. Our class visited the museum .......................... . Today we are writing about our visit.

4. My parents have .......................... returned from a long trip. They’re very tired.

5. Emma stopped working .......................... .

5. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the simple past tense. In some sentences the present perfect continuous is also possible. (10p)

1. This is my house. - How long ………………….. (you live) here? I ………………….. (live) here since 1970.

2. He (live) in London for two years and then ………………….. (go) to Edinburgh.

3. ………………….. (you wear) your hair long when you were at school?- Yes, my mother ………………….. (insist) on it.

4. But when I ………………….. (leave) school I………………….. (cut) my hair and ………………….. (wear) it short ever since.

5. Shakespeare ………………….. (write) a lot of plays.

6. I ………………….. (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.

6. Fill the spaces in the following sentences by using for or since. (5p)

1. We've been fishing…………………..two hours.

2. I've been working in this office………………….. a month.

3. They've been living in France …………………..1970.

4. He has been in prison ………………….. a year.

5. I've known that …………………..a long time.

6. That man has been standing there …………………..six o'clock.

7. She has driven the same car …………………..1975.

8. Things have changed ………………….. I was a girl.

9. The kettle has been boiling ………………….. a quarter of an hour.

10. The central heating has been on …………………..October.

7. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect continuous tense.

1. I ………………….. (make) cakes. That is why my hands are all covered with flour.

2. Her phone ………………….. (ring) for ten minutes. I wonder why she doesn't answer it.

3. He ………………….. (overwork). That is why he looks so tired.

4. There is sawdust in your hair.- I'm not surprised. I ………………….. (cut) down a tree.

5. Have you seen my bag anywhere? I ………………….. (look) for it for ages

8. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect continuous tense. (In some cases either could be used.)

1. We ………………….. (walk) ten kilometres.

2. We………………….. (walk) for three hours.

3. You ………………….. (walk) too fast. That's why you are tired.

4. I ………………….. (make) sausage rolls for the party all the morning.

5. How many………………….. (you make)? - I ………………….. (make) 200.

6. That boy ………………….. (eat) seven ice-creams.

7. He………………….. (not stop) eating since he arrived.

8. The driver ………………….. (drink). I think someone else ought to drive.

9. I………………….. (pull) up 100 dandelions.

9. READ THE FOLLOWING COMPARISON BETWEEN THE USA AND AUSTRALIA. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH ONE WORD ONLY (COMPARISON). (10P)

1. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH ‘TOO’ OR ‘ENOUGH’

1. My brother isn’t old………………….. to vote.

2. The car drove by…………………..quickly for us to see the registration number

3. The handwriting wasn’t clear…………………..for me to read

4. Algebra is…………………..complicated for me to understand

5. Janet isn’t tall…………………..to be a basketball player.

6. When the game was over, we were hungry_________to eat two meals

7. You didn’t wait long…………………..for your friend

8. Please be quiet! You are noisy…………………..to wake up the whole neighbourhood.

READING

1. WHICH IMAGE (A TO H) MEANS WHAT IS SAID IN THE TEXT (1 TO 5)? WRITE THE CORRECT LETTER NEXT TO THE SENTENCE. THE PASS MARK FOR THIS EXAM IS 70% OR OVER.

1 - If you have a second class ticket, you can't go in here.

2 - You should wait here before you sit down.

3 - There are no more seats for the show.

4 - If you want a seat, get your ticket seven days before you travel.

5 - First class tickets are cheaper at the weekend.

2. YOU ARE GOING TO READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT BILL BRYSON, A WRITER. FOR QUESTIONS 1 – 8, CHOOSE THE ANSWER (A, B, OR C) WHICH YOU THINK FITS BEST ACCORDING TO THE TEXT.

TEXT - Bill Bryson

I was born in the United States but I have written several travel books about England. I lived there with my wife and four children for 20 years, but for the last three years we have lived in the United States. Our children are now learning about life in the United States. I'm sure they will be happier because they have lived in two countries. I like Britain and I want to return, but my daughter, Felicity, is going to start college here soon, so it won't be for another four years .

I have just been to England for six weeks to work on a radio programme about the English Language and also to talk about the book I've just written. Most writers don't like doing this; they don't like travelling around the country, selling their book. I don't mind it. I like visiting new places and meeting lots of people. It's very different from the life I have in the United States when I'm writing. In England, people drove me around in big cars and I stayed in expensive hotels. It was good because I didn't have to pay any bills. Everyone was kind to me and it was fun.