Oxford horizons 1 tests

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The first month of the year is

1 The month of the year isFebruary

2 The third month of the year is

3 The month of the year is April

4 The fifth month of the year is

5 The month of the year is July

6 The eighth month of the year is

7 The month of the year is October

8 The twelfth month of the year is

/8Grammar

4 Complete the dialogues with the correct form

of be Use the contracted form where possible.

B No, he He’s at the Internet café

3 A Where Mr and Mrs Ward?

5 Write questions with have got and a or any.

Then write short answers (✔ = yes, ✘= no)

Example: desktop computer ✔

1 modem ✔

2 computer games ✘

3 CDs ✔

4 camera ✘

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Have you got a desktop computer?

Yes, I have.

’re are

6 5

4

9 8

7

is the first month of the year.

1 is the twelfth month of the year

2 is the fifth month of the year

3 February is the month of the

year

4 April is the month of the year

5 is the eighth month of the year

6 is the third month of the year

7 July is the month of the year

8 October is the month of the year

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January computer

4 Write questions with have got and a or any.

Then write short answers (✔= yes, ✘= no)

Example:desktop computer ✔

1 CDs ✘

2 camera ✔

3 modem ✘

4 computer games ✔

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5 Complete the dialogues with the correct form

of be Use the contracted form where possible.

Example:

B They in your bedroom

1 A Nina at work?

B No, she She’s at the Internet café

2 A Where you from?

Yes, I have.

Part two

Grammar and functions

6 Write sentences which are true for you using

have/haven’t got and a, some or any.

7 Write answers which are true for you.

1 What’s the date today?

_

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In my bedroom I’ve got…

brown (x2) straight pretty

Grammar

3 Rewrite the phrases using the possessive case.

Example:

the wife of John

1 the hair of Karen

2 the cottage of my parents

3 the flat of my sisters

4 the son of Emma and Richard

5 the grandparents of the child

6 the house of Francis

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4 Correct the mistakes which are underlined in the sentences.

Example:

I’ve got two watchs

1 They’ve got three childs

2 They’ve got big familys

3 Scottish woman are attractive

4 I’ve got two brothers They names are Joe andSam

5 My husband’s name is Chris We children arethree and five years old

6 What are yours daughters’ names?

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5 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of

have got Use the contracted form where

possible.

and sisters?

B Yes, I 1 I 2 abrother and two sisters And you?

A I 3 a brother

B 4 he any children?

A Yes, he 5 a boy and a girl Mynephew 6 dark, curly hair andbrown eyes, and my niece 7

long, blonde hair and blue eyes They’re verydifferent 8 you any nieces or nephews?

B No, I 9 , but I 10 alot of cousins

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got Have

Part one

Vocabulary

1 Write the words in the box under the correct

heading.

Grammar

3 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of

have got Use the contracted form where

possible.

A you any brothers and sisters?

B No, I 1 , but I 2 a lot

of cousins And you?

A I 3 a sister

B 4 she any children?

A Yes, she 5 a girl and a boy Myniece 6 long, dark hair andbrown eyes and my nephew 7 blonde, curly hair and blue eyes They’re verydifferent 8 you anyuncles or aunts?

B Yes, I 9 I 10 twouncles and an aunt

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4 Rewrite the phrases using the possessive case.

Example:

the wife of John

1 the friends of the child

2 the bedroom of my brothers

3 the book of James

4 the computer of Emma

5 the daughter of Sue and Paul

6 the car of my parents

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5 Correct the mistakes which are underlined in the sentences.

Example:

I’ve got two watchs

1 He’s got two daughters They names are Abbyand Mel

2 She’s got three childs

3 My wife’s name is Sam We house is very big.

4 We’ve got small familys

5 What are yours parents’ names?

6 Irish man are attractive

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watches John’s wife

David and Sally

Daniel and Vicky James and Helen

Have got

Part two

Grammar and functions

6 Write a paragraph about your family (25–35 words)

Answer these questions: Have you got a big or small family? How many brothers

and sisters have you got? What are their names and how old are they? Have you

got two grandfathers and two grandmothers? How many cousins have you got?

My Family

_ _

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7 Complete paragraphs A and B to describe

yourself and your best friend Use two

adjectives to describe hair and use an

appropriate adverb to describe height and

8 Translate these sentences.

1 I’ve got two sisters and one brother

2 My sister’s got long, red hair

3 My brother’s got blue eyes

4 I’ve got short, black, curly hair

5 My dad’s got blonde hair and brown eyes.

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2 go skiing 6 play football

3 listen to music 7 do crosswords

I rap and hip hop

1 I like jazz, but I _classical music

2 My brother soul and techno music

3 A you rock music?

B We Latin and R&B

6 My sister pop She prefers

3 Complete the e-mail with the -ing form of the

verbs in the box.

go (x2) do (x3) play (x2) watch listen

Hi!

My name’s Natasha and I love sports I really like 1 basketballand 2 jogging I also like

3 to music My friends and

I like 4 computer games and

5 cycling My sister likes

6 crosswords, but I can’t standthem – they’re too boring My brother likes

7 football on TV What do you like 8 in your free time?

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4 Complete the sentences with the correct object pronoun.

Example:

You’re a good friend I really like

1 Football’s boring I hate

2 A What do you think of war films?

1 Which/What music do you like?

2 Which/What activity do you prefer, swimming

a

f e

d

i h

g

You’re a good friend I really like

1 Mark’s cool Everyone loves

2 A What do you think of my sister?

B I like a lot

3 A Do you like my brother?

B Yes, but he doesn’t like

4 This war film’s fantastic I really like

5 Horror films are boring I hate

1 Which/What singer do you prefer, Jennifer

Lopez or Kylie Minogue?

2 Which/What sports do you like doing?

3 Which/What computer games do you like?

4 Which/What films do you like, love stories or

I rap and hip hop

1 A What music you and your classmates ?

5 I like soul, but I _jazz music

6 My sister Latin and R&B music

7 A you techno music?

5 Complete the paragraph with the -ing form of

the verbs in the box.

watch play (x2) go (x2) listen do (x3)Hello! My name’s Chris and I love sports

I really like 1 swimming and

2 volleyball What do you like

3 in your free time? My friends and

I like 4 skiing and 5 computer games I also like 6 toCDs My brother likes 7 crosswords

My sister likes 8 swimming on TV,but I can’t stand it – it’s boring

4

9 8

7

doing

Part two

Grammar and functions

6 Give your opinion Use and, but or or.

9 Translate the paragraph.

1 Hi My name’s Tony Nichols 2 I’m fromNottingham 3 My girlfriend’s name’s Ellie

4 I really like her 5 She doesn’t like doing sport –

6 and neither do I 7 In our free time we likelistening to music 8 Ellie’s favourite group

is Gorillaz 9 She really likes them

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I love watching comedies They’re funny.

A I quite like Tom Hanks.

B So do I (or) Oh, I don’t

A I love playing volleyball.

Part one

Vocabulary

1 Match the verbs (1–8) to the words and

phrases (a–m) Some verbs have two possible

a the shopping h the washing

2 Write complete sentences Use the Present

simple and the correct preposition: in, at or

on.

Example:

John/not have/breakfast/the morning

John doesn’t have breakfast in the morning.

1 British students/not go/to school/Saturdays

I play in the football team (sometimes)

I sometimes play in the football team.

1 I’m late for school (never)

2 Do you listen to music in the evening?

(always)

3 My dad does the washing-up (hardly ever)

4 We go to the gym on Wednesdays (usually)

5 He’s at home on Saturday evening (often)

6 They go to school on Sundays (never)

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4 Write questions and positive (✔) or negative (✘) short answers.

Example:

your father/do/the shopping? ✔

Does your father do the shopping? Yes, he does.

1 you/do/the washing-up? ✘

?

2 your school/have/a sports day? ✔

?

3 you and your friends/have/lunch at school? ✔

?

4 your best friend/do/gymnastics? ✘

?

5 you and your family/go/to the gym? ✘

?

6 your friends/often/go/to the town centre? ✔

?

Part one

Vocabulary

1 Match the verbs (1–8) to the words and

phrases (a–m) Some verbs have two possible

matches.

d the washing k the shopping

2 Write complete sentences Use the Present

simple and the correct preposition: in, at or

on.

Example:

John/not have/breakfast/the morning

John doesn’t have breakfast in the morning.

your father/do/the shopping? ✔

Does your father do the shopping?

Yes, he does.

1 your best friend/often/go/to the town centre?✘

?

2 your friends/have/lunch at school? ✔

?

3 you/do/gymnastics? ✘

?

4 you/do/the washing-up? ✔

?

5 you and your friends/go/to the gym? ✔

?

6 your school/have/a sports day? ✘

?

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4 Rewrite the sentences, putting the adverb of frequency in brackets in the correct position.

Example:

I play in the football team (sometimes)

I sometimes play in the football team.

1 He goes to the gym on Saturdays (usually)

2 Does she watch TV in the afternoon? (often)

3 I do the ironing (never)

4 They play football on Sundays (always)

5 We’re at home on Wednesday evening

(never)

6 He’s free at weekends (hardly ever)

Part two

Grammar and functions

5 Answer the questionnaire about your lifestyle.

Write complete sentences.

6 Look at the pictures and write the times and the time of day in words.

7 Translate these sentences.

1 My brother and I both go to the gym

1 I like watching Disney c on TV.

2 When I’m on holiday, I usually write

p to my friends

3 I usually go to the l to study

It’s quiet there

4 C is a board game with black and

Example :

Do you dinner for your girlfriend?

1 A What’s up?

B I really ill

2 Do you to your boyfriend on the

phone every day?

3 We computers in our IT classes

4 a great time at the party!

5 They exams every term

6 We to the radio every day

7 Do you the newspaper every day?

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3 Complete the questions and answers with the

Present continuous of the verbs in brackets.

Use the contracted form where possible.

Example :

A What’s she doing(do)?

B She ’s listening(listen) to music

1 A they (play) cards?

B No, they They _(play) tennis

2 A What you (watch)?

B We (watch) a film

3 A she (read) a book?

B No, she She

Sarah Hi, Emma How’s it going?

Emma Fine, thanks

Sarah What you (do)

these days?

Emma I 1 (work) as a secretary Andyou?

Sarah I 2 (study) computers now

Emma And 3 you and James (go) out together?

Sarah No, we 4 My newboyfriend’s name is Andy We

5 (have) a great timetogether 6 you (go) out with anyone?

Emma Yes, I 7 His name’s Simon,but he isn’t here at the moment He

8 (travel) in Spain this month

Sarah That’s great See you soon, Emma.

Emma OK Bye.

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5 Underline the correct alternative.

Hi, Ben

How are you? I have/’m having a great time

here in Florida with my host family I 1’m using/ use their computer at the moment The weather

here is fantastic – the sun shines2every day/ now and everyone 3goes/is going to the

beach We 4are usually talking/usually talk to a

group of American girls there – they5like/are liking British music.

My sister is here with me I think she 6falls/’s falling in love with an American boy! She talks

to him on the phone 7every night/now.

I must go now We 8always have/’re always having dinner at this time.

Send me a message soon All the best

Adrian

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doing are

Part one

Vocabulary

1 Complete the sentences with a verb from the

box.

Example:

Do you dinner for your girlfriend?

1 How often do you books?

2 They computers for homework

sometimes

3 Do you to the radio in the car?

4 I on the phone every evening!

5 A How are you?

B Not very well I really ill

6 We exams at the end of the year

7 I always a great time on holiday

1 C is a difficult game of strategy

2 I read books in the l at school

3 Do you write p when you go on

3 Complete the dialogue with the Present

continuous of the verbs in brackets or with

short answers Use the contracted form where

possible.

James Hi, Simon How’s it going?

Simon Great, thanks

James What areyou doing(do) these days?

Simon I 1 (study) at college

And you?

James I 2 (work) as a mechanic

now and I’ve got a new girlfriend

Her name’s Emma I 3

(have) a great time with her

Simon So 4 you and Emma

(go) on holiday together?

James Yes, we 5 6 you

etters make

Simon No, I 7 I like a girl called

Lucy, but she 8 (travel) inEurope at the moment

James Oh, well See you soon, Simon.

Simon Yes Bye.

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4 Underline the correct alternative.

Hi, Sophie

How are you? I have/’m having a fantastic time

here in Sydney with my host family The weatherhere is great – the sun shines 1every day /at the

momentand everyone 2goes /’s going out every

evening We 3always have /’re always having dinner

at about half past seven and then we go out

My brother is here too I think he 4falls /’s falling

in love with an Australian girl! He 5talks /’s talking

to her on the phone at the moment

I 6‘m usually talking /usually talk to a group of

Australian students here – but I 7don’t like /am

not likingany of the boys I’ve already got aboyfriend at home!

I must go now I 8’m using /use my host family’s

e-mail at the moment and it’s expensive!

Write soon

love,Natasha

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5 Complete the questions and answers with the Present continuous of the verbs in brackets or with short answers Use the contracted form where possible.

Example:

A What’s she doing (do)?

B She ’s listening(listen) to music

1 A she (listen) to music?

B No, she She (use) the Internet

2 A they (have) a great time?

B No, they They (do) an exam

3 A What you (do)?

B We (play) the piano

4 A you (play) cards?

B No, I I (play) theguitar

5 A What you (read)?

B I (read) an e-mail

6 A What he (watch)?

B He (watch) a video

7 Write four sentences saying what these people

are doing at the moment Use the Present

2 Where/you/sit/at the moment?

?

3 What sports/you/often/do?

?

4 What books or magazines/you/read/these days?

?

5 Which exams/do/this year?

?

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English

9 Translate the telephone conversation.

Jane Hello Can I speak to Carrie, please?

1 _

Carrie It’s me.

2

Jane Hi How are you?

3

Carrie I’m OK I’m doing my homework at the

moment And you?

4

Jane My sister and I are playing computergames Are you free later?

5

Carrie No I always play tennis on Thursday

evenings

6 _

Jane OK See you tomorrow at school

7 _

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