8B Test

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CLASS ………………………………………………………………………… MARK _______ /100

(Time 50 minutes)

Vocabulary C Choose the correct item.

A Choose the correct item.
1 This dish is too _____ , my mouth is burning!
A sore B crispy C spicy Orient is a new restaurant here in Newtown serving
1) luxury/traditional Chinese food. Here, you can order
2 The beautiful displays are the _____ of the
a special three course 2) meal/dessert with a bottle of
festival.
3) salt/mineral water and choose from a variety of
A highlight B treat C passion
4) main/side dishes to go with your meal. The food is
3 Plants use _____ to grow. delicious, and the 5) bill/service is very fast. The
A ingredients B nutrients C bacteria restaurant gets very busy, though, so make sure you
6) book/make a reservation in advance.
4 Lia _____ herself to a delicious chocolate muffin.
A wrapped B treated C tried

5 Animals that are _____ only eat plants. 5 x 1 = 5 points

A omnivores B consumers C herbivores
5 x 1 = 5 points
D Choose the correct item.
1 I ate too much and now I have a stomach
B Fill in: flow, producers, carnivores, vegetarian, pain/ache/illness.
staircase, luxury, tunnel, chain. 2 If you have a sore ear/stomach/throat, drink hot
water with honey in it.
1 I don’t eat meat. Do you have any
3 A home relief/remedy/medicine can make you
___________________ dishes on the menu?
feel better in no time!
2 The children got afraid when they entered the
4 Take one teaspoonful of this cough syrup/
dark ____________________ .
extract/tablet twice a day.
3 ____________________ are animals that only
5 A cup of mint tea will help you lose excess cold/
eat meat.
temperature/heat.
4 There is a great five-star restaurant in the
____________________ hotel. 5 x 1 = 5 points
5 The spiral ____________________ in Jo’s
house takes you to the main bedrooms.
6 Plants and trees are types of primary E Fill in: in, for (x2), down, at.
____________________ . 1 Italy is famous __________ its delicious pasta
7 An energy ___________________ is when and pizzas.
energy passes from one organism to the next. 2 The carnival in Rio De Janeiro is a feast
8 One organism eats another in the food __________ the eyes.
___________________ . 3 When I go to the food festival, I want to take part
8 x 1 = 8 points __________ the cooking contest.
4 I always keep some medicine close __________
hand in case someone is ill.

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5 Decomposers like worms and mushrooms break
__________ dead organisms.
5 x 1 = 5 points

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Grammar I Report the sentences.
F Choose the correct item. 1 “We went on holiday” Peter said.
_______________________________________
1 Don’t buy too much/many lemons, we only need _______________________________________
one or two. 2 “I can drive you to the airport,” Tom said to Sue.
2 There's a few/a little milk left, so you can have a _______________________________________
cup of tea. _______________________________________
3 I need to buy a/some flour so I can bake a cake. 3 “William is late,” she said.
4 Jane has light blonde hair/hairs, green eyes and _______________________________________
a small nose. _______________________________________
5 Would you like some/any chicken salad? 4 “We bought a new car,” Tim said.
_______________________________________
5 x 0.5 = 2.5 points _______________________________________
5 “The shop is closed,” Lucy said
_______________________________________
G Fill in: somewhere, no, nobody, everyone, _______________________________________
anything. 5 x 1 = 5 points
1 Is there ____________________ else you would
like to order sir?
2 There was ____________________ traffic so we Everyday English
arrived on time. J Choose the correct response.
3 Is ____________________ ready for the school
trip? 1 A: Are you OK?
4 There was ____________________ home when B: a I’ve got a terrible toothache.
I rang the bell. b I’m sorry to hear that.
5 Let’s go ____________________ sunny this 2 A: I have a headache.
year. What about Greece? B: a I feel awful.
5 x 0.5 = 2.5 points b Poor you!

3 A: You don’t look well.

B: a What a drag!
H Choose the correct item.
b I’ve got stomach ache.
1 That/This exam we took yesterday was quite
4 A: Is there anything else?
difficult.
B: a Yes, a chocolate muffin.
2 You had a really nice time at the party,
b Thank you.
hadn’t/didn’t you?
3 Louis doesn’t eat meat, does/doesn’t he? 5 A: What would you like to drink?
4 It’s/There’s cold outside. Put on your gloves and B: a No, that’s all.
scarf. b I’d like some cola.
5 There’s/It’s an interesting exhibition about
5 x 2 = 10 points
different animal species at the zoo this month.
5 x 1 = 5 points

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Reading Listening
K Read the text and complete the gaps L You'll hear a man speaking. Listen and
with the correct word. fill in the gaps.

Location: Surrey, 1

Date: 25-26 2

Events: 3 tasting,
and people wearing bee beards

Time: 12- 4 every day

Admission: 5

If you like food, then 1) _____ no better place to

be than the Dubai Food Festival. It takes place in 5 x 2 = 10 points
the city of Dubai, UAE in late winter or early
spring. It’s a great way to try some interesting new
2) _____ from around the world. Writing
The Dubai Food Festival features delicious food M An international teen magazine wants
from over 200 different cultures, so there is its readers to send in articles
3) _____ tasty for everyone to try. For instance, describing a food festival in their
you can taste many types of popular local country. Write your article for the
4) _____ food. You can also buy delicious local magazine saying what people can see
snacks made with fresh 5) _____ . There is a food and do there, and recommending the
and craft market, too, where you can find the
festival (100-120 words). Use Ex. K as
freshest fruit and vegetables and also 6) _____
interesting crafts made by hand! a model.
__________________________________________
The Dubai Food Festival is an unforgettable
7) _____ and is well worth a visit. As the __________________________________________
American chef James Beard once 8) _____ , __________________________________________
“Food is our common ground, a universal
experience.” __________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
1 A this is B there’s C it’s
2 A cuisine B cookery C kitchen __________________________________________
3 A something B anything C everything __________________________________________
4 A city B street C world __________________________________________
5 A choices B fats C ingredients __________________________________________
6 A no B some C any
__________________________________________
7 A demonstration B exhibition C event
__________________________________________
8 A said B asked C told
__________________________________________
8 x 2 = 16 points 20 points

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