COLLECTION OF TESTS LEVEL a

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.. Then, on your answer space, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter you have

COLLECTION OF TESTS LEVEL A

COLLECTION OF TESTS

LEVEL A

Test 1 READING AND WRITING TEST

A READING

I Below is an article with incomplete sentences For each numbered space

you will see four corresponding words or phrases, marked A, B, C, and D Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence Then, on your answer space, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter you have chosen Fill in the space so that the letter inside the square cannot be seen

Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest and highest (1) _ in the world It

is also the (2) _ isolated This southernmost land of ice and snow, (3) _ for part of the (4) _ the sun doesn’t rise and for another part, never (5) _, sits alone more than 2500 kilometres south of Hobart Only one native warm-blooded animal (6) _ on the Antarctic continent (7) _ the freezing winter - the emperor penguin No human has ever made a permanent (8) _ in Antarctica But people

do visit - (9) _ scientists, support personnel, and tourists To some it becomes a way of (10) _ and they may go back south many times over the years

II Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence Then,

on the answer space, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter you have chosen Fill in the space so that the letter inside the square cannot be seen

1 In the evenings I never _ TV - I don’t have time I relax and have dinner with my husband

11 How many times _ her since you _?

A do you call/leave

B have you called/have left

C have you called/left

D did you call/left

C need for you

D demand for you

20 How many hours a day do you _ at a computer?

Test 2 LISTENING TEST

PART I: Fill in the gaps with the missing words as you listen to the tape

The recording will be spoken 3 times with pauses in the second reading

Extract 1

I = Interviewer, JM = Jose Manuel

I: Jose Manuel, are any things changing in Unilever, Spain at the (1) _? Are there any new developments?

JM: Yes, in (2) _ there’s a very big change We’re changing our distribution system, from the (3) _ system of three distribution centres to just one big centre So right now I’m having a lot of meetings with consultants, to

(4) _ the best system to use in the new centre It’s a lot of work, and it’s very (5) _ I make the right decision!

Extract 2

I = Interviewer, G = Geneviève

I: Genevieve, are any changes taking (6) _ in your company, or your job?G: Well, Téléimages is expanding very (7) _, so that means I’m making new contacts and working with more (8) _ in my job And in France right now the number of TV channels is increasing My company wants to buy a TV channel so we’re working hard in order to be (9) _ We’re (10) _ to get the news soon that Téléimages has got its own TV channel

PART II: You will listen to the following 3 dialogues between Roberto,

James and Monique

For questions 1-11 tick (V) whether you think the statements are true or false

You’ll get 0.5 point for each tick (x) in the boxes (of the TRUE/FALSE columns) below No points if you tick all the boxes in either of the two columns (or if all the boxes are ticked)

You will hear the piece three times

true false

1 Roberto is a wine consultant x

2 Roberto does a lot of travelling

3 Monique is an importer

4 Monique speaks nine languages fluently

5 James is Monique's friend

6 James is a journalist

7 Roberto is with the Vinexpo translation service

8 Monique can speak Bulgarian

9 Monique writes a lot about wine.

10 James wants to talk business with Monique

11 They agree to meet at the bar in the evening

Test 3 LISTENING TEST

PART I: Listen to the following conversation between Alyson Viner and the

interviewer If you agree with the statement put a cross (x) in the box under 'Yes'

If you do not agree, cross the box under 'No' No points if all boxes are ticked

You will hear the piece 3 times

1 The traffic in Wellington is terrible

2 At weekends almost everyone in Tokyo drives to the mountain

3 The interviewer lived in Wellington for two years

4 Life in Tokyo is more relaxed

5 Alyson likes Wellington for the slower space of life

PART II: Fill in the gaps with the missing words as you listen to the tape

The recording will be spoken 3 times at normal speed

1 A: Could I speak to Miss Cole, please?

B: She’s on another (1) _ at the moment Would you like to (2) _?A: All right

3 A: May I speak to Miss Hennings?

B: I'm afraid she's not in Would you like to leave a message?

A: Well, actually, I (5) _ to meet her tomorrow at ten is she (6) _?B: Yes, she is Your (7) _, please?

4 A: Is Mr Platt in, please?

B: He's busy right now Would you like to leave a message?

A: It's all right I'll call (8) _ this afternoon

5 A: Mrs Gordon, please

B: I'm (9) _, she's not here today

A: Oh Then could I speak to Mr Harper, please?

B: Yes, just a moment

6 A: I'd like to speak to Mrs Wilson, please

B: She's at a (10) _; at the moment I'm afraid

A: Oh Could you ask her to call Ted Collins on 467 3445?

B: Yes, all right

Test 4 READING AND WRITING TEST

A READING

I Below is an article with incomplete sentences For each numbered space

you will see four corresponding words or phrases, marked A, B, c, and D Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence Then, on your answer space, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter you have chosen Fill in the space so that the letter inside the square cannot be seen

The English Language

English has for more than a century and a half (1) _ called a world language The number of people who speak it as their mother tongue has been estimated at between three hundred million (2) _ four hundred million It is recognized as an (3) _ language (4) _ countries where 1.5 billion people live

In China, the importance attached to learning English is such that a televised teaching course drew audiences of (5) _ to 100 million But this spread of English throughout the world is relatively recent In the late sixteenth century, English was (6) _ by just under five million people The arrival of English in North America was the key step in its (7) _ expansion The United States is a huge commercial market, and this has tended to promote the English language in many (8) _ nations About eighty per cent of the data stored on the world's computers is believed (9) _ in English and nowadays insufficient knowledge (10) _ English can be a problem in businesses

II Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence Then,

on the answer space, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter you have chosen Fill in the space so that the letter inside the square cannot be seen

1 _ of holiday are you interested in? - Package holiday

A Which

B What kind

c Which kinds

D What

2 Johnny _ the paper when! _ him

A has read/ interrupted

B was reading/ interrupted

C read/ interrupted

D read/ was interrupting

3 I'll see him when he _ here tomorrow

A comes

B will come

C has come

D had come4.1 work for different organizations I work _

12 Which word should not belong in this list?

C gives

D was giving

17 Can you tell me _?

A What time is it now

B What the time now

C What time it is now

D What is the time

18 To _ healthy, you need to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables Experts recommend at least five

A come

B rest

C stay

D make

19 Which sentence is correct?

A Don’t I work in an office

B An office I don't work in

C In an office I don’t work

D I don't work in an office

20 With an Advantage Card you _ points every time that you shop at Boots

A collect

B mustn't get

C are not able to take

D pay

B WRITING

In about 80 words write a thank-you letter to your friend who has just helped you with your moving into a new house The letter has been started for you

I Below is an article with incomplete sentences For each numbered space

you will see four corresponding words or phrase marked A; B; C and D Choose the one word or phrase that best complete the sentence Then, on your answer space, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter you have chosen Fin in the space so that the letter inside the square cannot be seen

In the Southern Colonies, there were many large farms called plantations Farmers who (1) _ plantations I were called planters Crops (2) _ on plantations included rice and tobacco

As planters became wealthy, they became dissatisfied with their old houses They (3) _ building two-story houses Some of (4) _ were even made

of brick Rough, hand-made furniture was replaced with nicely made tables and

chairs, some of them ordered from England Wooden plates, bowls,-and spoons were I replaced by ones made of pewter, a silvery metal made from tin and lead Silver was expensive in those! (5) _, and a family might have bought silverware piece by piece.

After a new house was built, the old house might be (6) _ as a kitchen Servants (7) _ food in covered dishes to die dining room in the new house

Southern colonists could not expect help from their neighbors (8) _ they were spread far apart They had to be (9) _ to produce almost everything they (10) _ on their plantations Of the few things they could not produce themselves, most came directly from England to their plantations Plantations often had their own ships and piers on the river

10 A needed

B owed

C sent

D put

II Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence Then,

on the answer space find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter you have chosen Fill in the space so that the letter inside the square cannot be seen

1 I usually _ dinner late in the evening - around 10 o'clock

4 Johnny _ the paper when I _ him.

A has read/ interrupted

B was reading/ interrupted

C need for you

D demand for you

7 Tea and refreshments _ at break time

C How much time

D How many times

13 “Are there many eggs in the fridge?" " _”

A Yes, there are

B Yes, they are

Test 6 LISTENING TEST

PART I: Listen to the following conversation between Saul Robbins and an

interviewer Then, in the space provided below, blacken the square that corresponds to the letter you have chosen Fill in the space so that the letter inside the square cannot be seen You will hear the recording three times at normal speed

1 Where's Saul from? He’s from

3 What time does he leave for work?

A At about nine a.m

B At about five a.m

C At about nine p.m

D At about five p.m

4 What does he do first after getting up?

A He has a shower

B He works on the computer

C He turns on the toaster

D He checks his beeper

5 How does he get to work?

A On Foot

B By train

C By subway

D By car

PART II: Listen and fill in the blanks You’ll hear the recording THREE

TIMES at normal speed

I = Interviewer, IS = Isabelle Segura, C = Corrado

I: Isabelle, can you (1) _ some of the things you do every day at work?IS: Well, first, I read my emails, then write replies I read a lot of other things, too, documents, for (2) _, and information - that's the work of a lawyer! I make phone calls, I have meetings with clients and give them advice

I: Do you have meetings with colleagues too?

IS: Yes, we have meetings to discuss clients' problems

I: (3) _ do you meet clients - at your office or at their office?

IS: Foreign clients (4)_to our office but I visit clients who have an office in Paris

I: Do you have business lunches with clients as well?

IS: Yes, (5) _

I: And do you travel to other cities or countries?

IS: No, I don't My work is all in Paris

I: Thank you Isabelle What about you, Corrado? What do you do on a (6) _ working day?

C: Well, I (7) _ my day with the financial newspapers, which I read for about an hour That’s (8) _ for me - to get the information I need in my job Then I make a phone call to London, also to get information Then I read my emails, reply and make more phone calls I (9) _ to my clients and give them information and advice

I: Do you have meetings with your clients?

C: Yes, I have meetings and business lunches with them

I: And do you travel to other cities and countries?

C: I travel to other cities in Italy, to visit companies and find out more about them At (10) _ I don't travel to other countries but maybe in the future …

Test 7 LISTENING TEST

PART I: You win hear 4 phone messages Fill in the gaps with the missing

information Write no more than ONE WORD OR NUMBER in each gap The recording will be played three times with pauses in the second reading

Simon Do you want to go to the (1) _ match on

Saturday?

0208-478961

Dad (2) _ before 7 01299- (3) _

Anna Please call her as soon as(4) _ 078-687-6890

Ellie She’s going to be (5) _ 0878-9678998

PART II: Fill in the gaps with the missing words as you listen to the tape

The text will be read three times with pauses in the second reading

Extract 1

I = Interviewer, JM=José Manuel

I: Jose Manuel, are any things changing in Unilever, Spain at the (1) _? Are there any new developments?

JM: Yes, in (2) _ there’s a very big change We’re changing our distribution system, from the present system of three distribution centres to just one big centre So right now I’m having a lot of meetings with consultants, to find the (3) _ system to (4) _ in the new centre It’s a lot of work, and it’s very (5) _ I make the right decision!

Extract 2

I = Interviewer G = Geneviève

I: Genevieve, are any changes taking (6) _ in your company, or your job?G: Well, Téléimages is expanding very (7) _, so that (8) _ I’m making new contacts and working with more people in mv job And in France right now the number of TV channels is (9) _ My company wants to buy a TV channel so we’re working hard in order to be (10) _ we’re hoping to get the news soon that Téléimages has got its own TV channel

Test 8 READING AND WRITING TEST

A READING

I Below is an article with incomplete sentences For each numbered space

you will see four corresponding words or phrases, marked A, B, c, and D Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence Then, on your

answer space, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter you have chosen Fill in the space so that the fetter inside the square cannot be seen.

Chicago is the third largest city (1) _ the United States (2) _ three million people live in the two hundred and twenty five mile area of Chicago

The world's first skyscraper was (3) _ in Chicago in 1885 Today, some

of the world's tallest and most famous skyscrapers are (4) _ in die city (5) _

in the heart of the city is the one hundred and ten story Sears Tower, (6) _ is among the most famous skyscrapers ever (7) _

Chicago is often (8) _ "The Windy City" It is assumed that this is due (9) _ the City's weather, but in the 1990s 11 major U.S cities outranked Chicago (10) _ average annual wind speed

II Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence Then,

on the answer space, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter you have chosen Fill in the space so that the letter inside the square cannot be seen

1 _ of holiday are you interested in? - Package holiday

A Which

B What kind

C Which kinds

D What

2 Johnny _ the paper when I him

A has read/ interrupted

B was reading/ interrupted

C read/ interrupted

D read/ was interrupting

3 How long does it usually _ to walk to school?

A need you

B take you

C need for you

D demand for you

4 Tea and refreshments _ at break time

B: Why don't you use the Internet? I am sure you _ get a lot of useful information on the Internet

12 We do a lot of things together - we go _ walks and we go cycling and swimming.

B WRITING

You have just moved to a new place In about 80 words write a letter to your friend, telling him/her what you think about your new home, start your letter with the following:

Well, I'm certainly settling down here in my new home

I Below is an article with incomplete sentences For each numbered

space, you will see four corresponding words or phrases, marked A, B, c, and D Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence Then, on your answer space, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter you have chosen Fill in the space so that the letter inside the square cannot be seen

Along (1) _ jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all-round forms of exercise It can (2) _ to increase your strength and energy, giving you more efficient muscles and a (3) _ heart But increasing your strength is not the (4) _ advantage of cycling Because you’re not carrying the weight of your body (5) _ your feet, it’s a good form of exercise for people with painful feet or backs However, with all forms of exercise it's (6) _ to start slowly and build up gently Doing too much too quickly can damage muscles that aren’t used to (7) _ If you have any doubts about taking up cycling for health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask his/her (8) _

Ideally, you should be cycling at (9) _ two or three times a week For the exercise to be doing you good, you should get a little out of breath Don’t worry that if you begin to lose your breath, it could be dangerous and there must be something (10) _; with your heart This is simply not true; shortness of breath shows that the exercise is having the right effect However, if you find you are in pain, then you should stop and take a rest