TEST 1

I. Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines next to the numbers.
The (1) …most.… important celebration holiday in China is the Lunar New Year. At this time, shops are
closed. People (2) … celebrate .… by having parties, by paying friendly phone (3) …calls.… to their neighbors,
and by visiting the temples or pagodas to make (4) … promises… for the New Year. Children (5) …walk.…
through the streets, carrying colorful lanterns and paper figures. Fireworks are also set off (6) …to light.… up
the sky.
The time of the New Year is also the time at which (7) …Chinses.… people decorate their homes. For
example, the windows, which are made of thick rice paper are torn down, and new ones are (8) …put.… up.
This is also the time during which people pay (9) …their… debts. Everyone tries to settle all his bills before the
beginning of the New Year. Before New Year's Eve, people (10) …make.… their homes attractive by decorating
them with flowers and plants, and hanging brightly-colored decorations.
II. Read the email and write the missing word. Write ONE word on each line next to the numbers.
How’s it going? Are you (1) …………. a good time in Berlin?
Here are some photos of my group on the Spain course. We’re all from different (2) ……….…, so we usually
speak (3) ……….… when we’re together – not very good for my Spanish! Anyway, I‟m having a great time
here and the time‟s going much too quickly. There are lots of good cafés here and we usually all (4) ……….….
out in the evening together.
What‟s Berlin like? (5) ……….… me some photos! See you back at college next month.
Simon

TEST 2
I. Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines next to the numbers.
A large supermarket was (1) …looking… for a manager for a new store they (2) …were.. planning to open.
Out of over 90 people who had applied for the post they had chosen five and asked them to come for an interview.
The first (3) … applicant…. Mr Riley, walked into the interview room. He was smartly dressed, but it was
(4) …clear… that he was listening to a personal stereo. He sat down, (5) …took… off his shoes and lit a
cigarette. One (6) …of…. the interviewers said that they would prefer him not to smoke and Mr. Riley
apologized. Just at that moment, a telephone rang. Mr. Riley reached (7) …into.… his pocket, took out his
mobile phone (8) …and… began a conversation with a friend of his. In a minute or two, the interviewers had
enough and (9) …said… they wanted to begin. “Certainly, go ahead.” Said Mr. Riley. They asked him why he
wanted the job. “I don‟t,” he replied. “But I felt like a day in London, and you‟ve already (10) …paid.… my
train fare to come up here for the interview.
II. Read the email and write the missing word. Write ONE word on each line next to the number.
Hope you're both well and you're enjoying the summer. I'm (1) ……….… Salamanca, in Spain. This is a
(2) ……….… I took of the old center. It's a beautiful old town, as you can see. As you know, I'm (3) ……….…
Spanish at the moment. I'm doing a two- month Spanish course here, so my Spanish is slowly improving. The
classes are very good and we also (4) ……….… Spanish films. It's pretty hot here, (5) ……….… it's nice and
cool in the evenings.
Love to all, Simon
 TEST 3
I. Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines next to the numbers.
Yujia Hu was born in China, but (1) …moved… to Milan, in Italy, when he was eight. His family
(2) …have… a Japanese restaurant there. When Yujia left school, he (3) …began… a course at an art school,
but he didn't complete it. (4) … Instead.…, he went to work in the family restaurant as a sushi chef. Sushi is a
Japanese (5) …dish… made of rice, with fish and vegetables.
Yujia is a big (6) …fan… of basketball, and a few years ago he (7) … decided… to start using sushi to make
models of the faces of famous players. (8) …His… next idea was to make little shoes, usually trainers, out of
sushi. It (9) …takes.. him about 30 minutes to make each shoe. Yujia doesn't serve the sushi shoes to customers
at his family's restaurant, but he (10) …shares.. photographs of them online.
II. Read the email and write the missing word. Write ONE word on each line next to the number.
Dear Laura
I can’t believe that we’ve (1) …been… here for a week already. This city is very interesting and (2) …there..
are a lot of things to see. We’ve visited art museums, churches, castles and we’ve seen the lions and tigers at the
city’s famous zoo.
We went to the theatre last (3) …night... and we saw of our favorite one actors! The food is our only problem
here. It’s (4) …too… expensive to eat in restaurants and the food in cheap cafés isn’t very good. I
(5) …will… be very hungry next Monday night, when I come to your house for supper! See you soon.
Love, Kate

TEST 4
I. Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines next to the numbers.
Eric Koston is one the world‟s best-known skateboarders. He was born in Thailand, but his family
(1) …moved… to the US when he was a baby. (2) …His… love of skateboarding began at the (3) …age… of
11, when his older brother gave him a skateboard. It was an old, broken board, but he learned (4) …how…. to
skateboard by watching other kids and then he (5) … practised…. by himself every day.
Three years (6) …later…, he was so good that a company that made skateboards offered him a Summer (7)
…job…. That’s when he (8) …decided… to make skateboarding his life. Since then, Eric has (9) …won …
many international competitions, made boarding videos and starred in a skateboarding video game.
(10) …Now…. he owns a successful company making sports shoes and clothes.
II. Read the email and write the missing word. Write ONE word on each line next to the number.
I’m sending (1) ………….. some photos of the family I'm staying with in Salamanca. They've got a daughter
the same age as you (her name's Blanca). She (2) ………….. English quite well, but we usually speak Spanish
together. She introduced (3) ……….…. to some of her friends and I speak Spanish to them, too some of the
time, not always! (4) ……….… your job in the supermarket? Hope you're not working too hard and you're
saving (5) ……….…. of money?!
See you next week.
Love, Simon
 TEST 5
I. Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines next to the numbers.
Some people (1) …learn… a second language easily. Other people have trouble learning a new language.
How can you have (2) … yourself…. learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make
learning English a little (3) … easier…. and more interesting. The first step is to (4) …feel… positive about
learning English. If you believe that you can learn, you will learn. You do not have to understand
(5) …everything… all at once. It's natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from
our mistakes. The second step is to practice your English. For example, write in a journal, or diary every day.
You will get used to (6) …writing….in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English.
The third step is to (7) …keep… a record of your language learning. You (8) …can… write this in your journal.
After (9) …each… class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question (10) … correctly…? Perhaps
the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it. It is important to practice every day and make a record
of your achievements.
II. Read the text and write the missing words. Write ONE word on each line.
My colleague Andrea is really generous. She’s done a lot of work for charity. She’s (1) …run… two marathons
and from that she’s raised (2) …lot… of money for different charities. She’s (3) …spent… some time in foreign
countries – she’s been to India to help build (4) …a… school. At work, she’s helped me a lot (5) …when… I’ve
had problems.

TEST 6
I. Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines next to the numbers.
The battle of Dien Bien Phu (1) …ended…. the Indochina War. Today Dien Bien Phu is a (2) … tourists…
destination. Many visitors are battle veterans or members of their families. As well as visiting the battle site,
tourists (3) …can…. enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Muong Thanh Valley, (4) …visit… the neighboring
villages, and (5) …share… the hospitality of the local people. Most of the people who (6) …live…. in the area
are members (7) …of… the Thai or H’Mong ethnic minorities. (8) … However…, they do not depend on tourism
alone to live. As Dien Bien Phu is only 30 kilometers from the Laos border, it is an important trading
(9) …center…. Food leaves here for Laos and Thailand and (10) …goods…. arrive for the northern provinces
of Viet Nam.
II. Read the email and write the missing word. Write ONE word on each line next to the number.
Hi Martina,
How are you? We haven't (1) ……….… you for ages! Hope you're well and you're enjoying your new job.
This is just to say that we're having a barbecue (2) ………..… the weekend. Are you free on Saturday and, if
so, (3) …….…… you like to come? People are going to arrive around eight o'clock. Everyone's bringing
something (4) ……….… the barbecue. Do you think you could bring something?
It would be lovely to see you and (5) ……….… a chance to chat.
Best wishes
Barbara
 TEST 7
I. Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines next to the numbers.
“My home is in the air – I do an enormous amount of traveling. It is a fast life and (1) …full… of work, but I
like it and that is the only way (2) …for…. me. Everything is tiring – music, traveling – but what can I do? I am
not (3) …used… to complaining. It is hard to imagine now (4) …that… I will ever be very long in one place.
My home town is on the Caspian Sea. There is sea, wind, sun and (5) …too… many tourists and hotels. I have
my own flat with four or five rooms, but I am seldom there. If I am there for a day or two I prefer to (6) …stay…
with my mother and grandmother. They live in a small house, (7) …but… it is very comfortable and my mother
cooks for me. I like good, simple food.
I have no wife, no brothers or sisters and my father (8) …died… when I was seven. He was an engineer and I don’t
(9) …remember... him very well. He liked music very much and wanted me to (10) …become… a musician.”
II. Read the email and write the missing word. Write ONE word on each line next to the number.
Hi Bill,
How (1) ……….… things? I hope the cycling went well - you (2) ……….… good weather for it. Are you
doing anything on Saturday evening? We're having (3) ……….… barbecue and inviting a few people. Can you
come? It‟ d be great to (4) ……….… you!
Everyone is bringing something. We'll make some salads, but (5) ……….… you bring some meat for the
barbecue?
Love, Barbara

TEST 8
I. Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines next to the numbers.
Prague has (1) …the… population of over one million people. It is not the (2) …biggest…. city in Europe,
but it is certainly one of the most beautiful. People call Prague the “Golden City” and the “Mother of City”
(3) …because…. it has beautiful buildings and statues. Perhaps the (4) …most… popular building is the Old
Town Hall with (5) …its… amazing 15th century clock.
People also (6) …call… Prague “Europe's School (7) …of…. Music”. There are many concert (8) …halls….
and every May there is a famous music festival: “Prague Spring”. There (9) …are…. also twenty theaters and
many old pubs, wine bars and restaurants. There is now a modern underground, but traffic is still a problem. It
is often better to (10) …walk… and feel the atmosphere of the pretty little streets.
II. Read the email and write the missing word. Write one word on each line next to the number.
Dear Grandpa
I’m really sorry, the BBQ sounds great, but I’m can’t come. Thanks for asking. I’d love to, but my legs still
(1) ……….….
Yesterday we (2) ……….…. a great time in a football competition. The boys on the other teams were older
and taller (3) ……….…… we were, but we had the (4) ……….… players so we won the competition.
See you (5) ……….… anyway. Hope you have a nice time!
Love, Jack
 TEST 9
I. Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines next to the numbers.
Every year students in many countries (1) … learn… English. Some of these students are young children.
Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others (2) …study… by themselves. A few learn
English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. (3) …But…
not many are lucky (4) …enough… to do that. Most people must (5) …work…. hard on their lessons to learn
another language. Many boys and girls learn English at school (6) …because… it is one of their subjects. They
study (7) …their… own language, mathematics and English. In England, America or Australia, many boys and
girls study their own language, which (8) …is… English and another language, perhaps French, German or
Spanish. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their
higher studies because some (9) …of…. their books are in English at the college or university. Other people
learn English because they want (10) …to read… newspapers or magazines in English.
II. Read the email and write the missing word. Write ONE word on each line next to the number.
Hi Barbara,
Nice to hear (1) ……….… you. Yes, I'm fine, but I'm very busy. The job's great, but I (2) ……….… to work
very long hours. Thanks for (3) ……….… me on Saturday. I'm free that evening and I'd love to come. Is it OK
if I bring my daughter, Stephanie? We don't eat meat. but we'll bring some vegetables (4) ………..… the
barbecue.
I'm (5) ……….… forward to seeing you and having a good chat.
All the best

TEST 10
I. Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines next to the numbers.
"Speech is one of the most (1) …important… ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just
(2) …making… noises. To talk or to be understood by other people, we (3) …have… to speak a language, that
is, we have to use combinations of sound that (4) …everyone agrees to stand… for a particular object or idea.
Communication would be impossible if everyone made up (5) …their… own language.
Learning a language is very important. The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and only 2,000
words are needed to speak (6) …it… quite well. But the more words you know, the more ideas you can express,
and the more precise you can be (7) …about… their exact meaning.
Words are the main things we using in expressing what we want (8) …to… say. The way we say the words
(9) …is… also very important. One tone of voice can express (10) …many… emotions and show whether we
are pleased or angry for instance."
II. Read the email and write the missing word. Write ONE word on each line next to the number.
Dear Kate,
How are (1) ………..…? I hope the cycling went well - you had good weather (2) ……….… it. Are you
doing (3) ……….… on Sunday afternoon? We're having a lunch time and inviting a few people. Can you come?
It’ d be (4) ……….… to see you!
Everyone is bringing something. We'll make some salads, but could you bring some meat for the
(5) ……….…?
Love, Linda