FINAL EXAM PRACTICE 2

VOCABULARY

1 Add a word to each group. Use the words below. There are more words than you need.

travel guide • carry • stormy • science • calculator • row • nephew • sausages
vacuum cleaner • wife • ice rink

       1.  father • grandfather • uncle • ……………………

       2.  theme park • bowling alley • football field • ……………………

       3.  maths • literature • history • ……………………

       4.  camera • passport • suitcase • ……………………

       5.  cloudy • snowy • cold • ……………………

       6.  dive • swim • bath • ……………………

       7.  drill • blender • iron • ……………………

       8.  steak • fish • chicken • ……………………

  2  Write the opposites next to the words.

       1.  weak  ……………………                          4.  win  ……………………

       2.  curly  ……………………                          5.  peaceful  ……………………

       3.  pull  ……………………                            6.  hot  ……………………

  3  Complete the sentences. (6 x 1 = 6 points)

       1.  Where did I leave my car? I can’t remember. I’m feeling c … … … … … … … .

       2.  Susan plays the violin and she enjoys c … … … … … … … … music.

       3.  John has got an expensive y … … … … and he’s sailing to Greece.

       4.  Let’s b … …  t … … … … … … for the concert.

       5.  Has a mosquito bitten you? You shouldn’t s … … … … … … the bite.

       6.  Cheryl got married last year, but she doesn’t want to h … … …  c … … … … … … … yet.

GRAMMAR

  1  Choose the correct answers. 

       1.  Mike is / has got / have got a new passport.

       2.  That’s my pen. The red one is you / your / yours.

       3.  I don’t like country music. I always / often / never listen to it.

       4.  We are going to meet / were meeting / have met our friends in an hour.

       5.  The fox / foxes / fox’s babies are very small.

       6.  The bus is coming every day / last night / soon.

  2  Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (7 x 2 = 14 points)

       1.  If it …………………… (snow) tonight, we …………………… (not have) school tomorrow.

       2.  Shawn usually …………………… (wash) the dishes after dinner, but tonight he

            …………………… (go) to a restaurant for his birthday.

       3.  …………………… you …………………… (watch) House yesterday? I …………………… (forget) it was on.

       4.  They …………………… (arrive) in Jordan an hour ago and they …………………… (dive) in the Red Sea right now.

       5.  I …………………… probably …………………… (take) a nap after lunch, but I …………………… (want) to get up by 2.00.

       6.  Anita …………………… (sneeze) while she …………………… (hug) the cat.

       7.  If Adam …………………… (not catch) the ball, his team …………………… (lose) the game.

  3  Choose the correct answers. (10 x 1 = 10 points)

I ¹ have just read / am reading / reads Guinness World Records and I thought it was ² a /
a lot of / an interesting book. You ³ could / should / mustn’t read it, too. It’s ⁴ big /
the biggest / bigger than collection of records in the world and ⁵ many / much / any of
the facts are amazing. Look at these examples:

•    A Mandril monkey ⁶ can / must / should weigh up to 54 kilos. That’s about the average weight of a 15-year-old boy.

•    Linda Wolfe of the USA ⁷ gets married / has got married / was getting married 23 times! ⁸ Do / Did / Have you think that’s a good thing?

•    On Valentine’s Day in 2009, ⁹ were there / there was / there were 39,897 people in the Plaza de la Constitución in Mexico City. What ¹⁰ were they doing / they were doing /
are they doing there? Kissing!

ANSWERS

VOCABULARY

1     1.  nephew             3.  science            5.  stormy              7.  vacuum cleaner
       2.  ice rink             4.  travel guide      6.  row                   8.  sausages

2     1.  strong              3.  push                5.  noisy
       2.  straight             4.  lose                 6.  cold

3     1.  confused          3.  yacht                5.  scratch
       2.  classical           4.  buy tickets       6.  have children

      GRAMMAR

1     1.  has got             3.  never                             5.   fox’s
       2.  yours                4.  are going to meet           6.   soon

2     1.  snows, won’t have                                  5.  will ... take, want
       2.  washes, is going / is going to go             6.  sneezed, was hugging
       3.  Did ... watch, forgot                                7.  doesn’t catch, will lose
       4.  arrived, are diving

3     1.  have just read        4.  the biggest           7.   has got married            9.   there were
       2.  an                         5.  many                    8.   Do                             10.   were they doing
       3.  should                   6.  can

FINAL EXAM PRACTICE 1

  1  Complete the sentences with the emotions below.

       bored • embarrassed • confused • thrilled • exhausted • worried • surprised

       1.  Bob is …………………… about his grandmother because she is in hospital.

       2.  Jane’s friends are making her a party, but she doesn’t know about it. She will be very

            …………………… .

       3.  Kurt is …………………… . He hasn’t slept for two days.

       4.  Emily was …………………… when her mother hugged and kissed her in front of her friends.

       5.  Dean is …………………… . He doesn’t understand his homework.

       6.  Nina is …………………… . She is watching a documentary and it isn’t interesting.

       7.  John is …………………… with his new bike. He rides it all the time.

2 Circle five emotions in the puzzle. Then use them to complete the sentences.

u	p	s	e	t	s	w	g	z	e
a	b	e	g	z	k	f	q	b	x
p	n	f	r	j	p	t	p	s	c
z	h	g	w	o	e	r	h	k	i
s	q	t	r	b	s	g	o	w	t
b	g	k	p	y	z	f	b	u	e
f	r	i	g	h	t	e	n	e	d

       1.  Jill’s brother is a famous singer. She is very …………………… of him.

       2.  Paul is very …………………… because his dog died.

       3.  The police officer was …………………… with the driver because he didn’t stop.

       4.  Ben is going to Disneyland. He’s …………………… !

       5.  Sue hates snakes. She is …………………… of them.

  3  Write sentences with the words below.

       1.  the girls / travel / to London / yesterday / .

The girls travelled to London yesterday.

                                                                                                                                                  

       2.  what / you / do / at 10 o’clock last night / ?

                                                                                                                                                  

       3.  Kim / play / basketball / after school tomorrow / .

                                                                                                                                                  

       4.  the van / move / when / the motorbike / hit it / ?

                                                                                                                                                  

       5.  if / it / rain / tomorrow / we / not go / to the beach / .

                                                                                                                                                  

       6.  Paul / not wash / the dishes / at the moment / .

                                                                                                                                                  

       7.  my friend / usually / go / to the cinema / at the weekend / .

                                                                                                                                                  

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

have seen

I ¹…………………… (see) some very strange traditions in my life, but the strangest of all was in Germany. Last summer, I ²…………………… (visit) my cousin, Adrian, in Bonn. While we ³…………………… (walk) in the city one day, I saw some people next to the City Hall. They were throwing things on the ground and a man ⁴…………………… (sweep) them up. Some girls were laughing, but the man wasn’t laughing. He ⁵…………………… (be) very embarrassed. “What ⁶…………………… that man …………………… (do)?”

I asked Adrian. “Well, believe it or not, it’s his 30th birthday and he ⁷…………………… (not be) married,” Adrian replied. In Germany, it’s a tradition for single 30-year-old men to clean the ground next to the City Hall. If they ⁸…………………… (clean) very well, they will be good husbands. So, this tradition ⁹…………………… (help) them find a wife. Adrian ¹⁰…………………… (not want) to get married until he is over 30, so he ¹¹…………………… probably …………………… (clean) the ground, too, one day.

ANSWERS

VOCABULARY

1     1.  worried             3.  exhausted        5.  confused          7.  thrilled

       2.  surprised          4.  embarrassed    6.  bored

2	u	p	s	e	t	s	w	g	z	e
	a	b	e	g	z	k	f	q	b	x
	p	n	f	r	j	p	t	p	s	c
	z	h	g	w	o	e	r	h	k	i
	s	q	t	r	b	s	g	o	w	t
	b	g	k	p	y	z	f	b	u	e
	f	r	i	g	h	t	e	n	e	d

       1.  proud               2.  upset               3.  angry                4.  excited             5.  frightened

GRAMMAR

3     1.  The girls travelled to London yesterday.

       2.  What were you doing at 10 o’clock last night?

       3.  Kim is going to play basketball after school tomorrow. / Kim is playing basketball after school   tomorrow.

       4.  Was the van moving when the motorbike hit it?

       5.  If it rains tomorrow, we won’t go to the beach.

       6.  Paul isn’t washing the dishes at the moment.

       7.  My friend usually goes to the cinema at the weekend.

4     1.  have seen                  4.  was sweeping             7.  isn’t                10.  doesn’t want

       2.  visited / was visiting   5.  was                            8.  clean              11.  will ... clean

       3.  were walking               6.  is ... doing                 9.  helps