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Beckett Institute
Adults VII
April Test

Name:
Marks: R: 8
U: 27
W: 6
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Reading.

8 marks.

2) Vocabulary.
A- Choose the correct word A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1- There are three golf ______ in my town.
A pitches

B tracks

C courses

D courts

2- Dont ______ your time! You havent finished homework yet.

A spend

B waist

C pass

D space

3- Last night the town bank was ______.

A stolen

B cheated

C robbed

D burgled

4- The ______ from London to Bristol takes 3 hours.

A travel

B voyage

C trip

D journey

5- This book is _____ reading.

A worth

B cost

C value

D price

6- The castle is set in beautiful ________.

A environment

B surroundings

C situation

D views

7- She was not a ________ prime minister and will probably lose the election.
A famous

B known

C popular

D modern

8- The documentary was first ________ on BBC television last year.

A played

B broadcast

C recorded

D performed

9- Most films nowadays are ________ in Hollywood.

A produced

B shown

C broadcast

D rolled

10-The house is surrounded by a high _________ wall.

A stone

B rock

C wood

D built

11- I love ________ films, especially ones about Dracula and Frankenstein.
A adventure

B action

C terror

D horror

12- Have you _______ yourself recently? How tall are you?
A counted

B added

C calculated

D measured

6 marks ( each).

B- Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs: catch up with take up looking
up count on given up making up.
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1- I wish you would stop______________________________________ stories all the time.

2- If you get bored why dont you _________________________________ a hobby?
3- She was an excellent tennis player, but she has ________________________________
playing because it was hard to train long hours.
4- I spend a long time ________________________________ information about the places I want
to travel.
5- Sue missed lessons, she was ill, now she will have to study hard to ____________________
the rest of the class.
6- Shes a reliable person, you can ____________________________ her completely.
3 marks( each).

C- Complete this chart.

Verb
1- invent

Adjective

Noun

_________________

___________________

2- ________________ _________________
3- ________________ original

creator
___________________
3 marks( each).

D- Use the word in capitals to form a word that fits the space.
1- Sue drives very _________________________________.

CAREFUL

2- Mandela has a great ___________________________ in his country.

INFLUENCIAL

3- You must be more ______________________________, said the teacher.

ATTENTION

4- Dont make up so much. Be more ________________________________.

NATURE

5- Who is your ______________________________________ actor /actress? FAVOUR

6- Mother was ___________________________ because we arrived so late.

DISGUST
3 marks ( each).

E- Write the verbs in the correct tense (simple past present perfect past perfect).
1- I _______________________ (meet) him when we ________________________ (be) at school.
2- I _______________________ (finish) yet.
3- When we arrived home, mother _______________________ (leave).
4- ____________ you ever ___________ (be) to Paris? she asked Sue.
5- I ______________________ (not see) you for months.
3 marks ( each).

F- Choose the correct tense in these sentences.

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1- When I walked into the living-room yesterday, father (read was reading) the
newspaper.
2- By the time class own this morning the rain (stopped had stopped).
3- They arrived exhausted because they (travelled had been travelling) for days.
4- Tomorrow we (leave are leaving) early, the journey to Milan takes a long time.
5- I (am going will) to eat dinner before I go to bed.
6- (Would Will) you like to change your job if you could.
3 marks.

G- Your friend wants to lose weight, advise him / her what to do.
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3 marks.

H- Complete the sentences with a tag.

1- Lets go out, _________________________________________________________?
2- No one will take the exam, ___________________________________________?
3- You used to take the children to the park, _____________________________?
4- She couldnt arrive on time, __________________________________________?
5- Youd better hurry, __________________________________________________?
6- We will revise for the test, ___________________________________________?
3 marks.

Writing.
Look at the advertisement and write a letter asking for more information.
The English Centre.
Learn English the Natural way
- Small groups of international

Where from?
How old?

students.
- Explore the countryside.
- Short and full length course
- Not expensive

- Accommodation available

What to see?

Need a course for two weeks

possible?
How much?
Where?
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6 marks.