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The document provides a practice test with multiple sections: 1. An exercise with verbs to put in the correct tense in a letter about vacations in Greece and Spain. 2. An exercise to complete sentences with 2-5 words including a bolded word. 3. An exercise correcting mistakes in 10 sentences. 4. An exercise filling gaps in sentences with words from a table about environmental and cultural topics. 5. Instructions to write a 150-180 word short story and letter of weight loss advice. 6. The song lyrics to "Wild World" by Cat Stevens to fill in blanks.

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Dear Jason

The document provides a practice test with multiple sections: 1. An exercise with verbs to put in the correct tense in a letter about vacations in Greece and Spain. 2. An exercise to complete sentences with 2-5 words including a bolded word. 3. An exercise correcting mistakes in 10 sentences. 4. An exercise filling gaps in sentences with words from a table about environmental and cultural topics. 5. Instructions to write a 150-180 word short story and letter of weight loss advice. 6. The song lyrics to "Wild World" by Cat Stevens to fill in blanks.

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Time available: 90 min.

PRACTICE TEST

Student’s name:

Exercise 1
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense

Dear Jason,

Thank you so much for your recent letter. I really ………………………………….


(enjoy) reading about your holiday in Spain. It sounds like you
…………………………. (have) a wonderful vacation. Let me tell you about our
summer holiday in Greece!

The flight to Greece ……………………………… (go) smoothly. However, we had


some problems with the ferry in Athens! We ………………………………………
(book) a ferry crossing two weeks before we …………………….. (leave) and arrived
at the port with our tickets in hand. Unfortunately, the ferry
……………………………… (be) nowhere in sight! We rushed about the port trying
to find the ferry, but no one …………………. (ever/hear) of the ferry lines! Finally,
after we …………………… (wait) for about four hours, a man
………………………. (tell) us that the ferry line …………………………….
(change) owners and had a new name and kindly directed us to the correct ferry.

We arrived in Sifnos and …………………………….. (find) our apartment. We


…………………………… (spend) our days reading, swimming, napping and having
a very relaxing time indeed. We also ………………………….. (take) a number of
long walks around the island.

I'll always remember one walk in particular: We ………………………… (wake up)


early that morning so as to get an early start. I ……………………………………
(make) coffee when my brother-in-law, …………………….. (come) in saying,
"Susan is ill and we have to go to the doctor's". We …………………………. (get
into) the car and took her to the doctor’s. Then, we …………………….. (return) to
our apartment and Susan went to bed for the day. Daryn, my brother-in-law, and I
…………………………. (decide) to go on our hike even though we
……………………………………. (lose) a few hours going to the doctor. By that
time, the sun ……………………………. (rise) high in the sky. A slight breeze
………………………………….. (blow) so we really
……………………………………… (not/notice) the heat. After we
…………………………………. (walk) for about an hour, the wind suddenly

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……………………………………. (stop) and we found ourselves alone in the
countryside without a drop of water. We decided we would keep walking as we were
sure to find somewhere to stop and have a drink and a rest. Unfortunately, as we later
……………………………………. (discover), the closest village was another five
kilometres away. Once we got there, we …………………………… (go) into the
nearest bar to have something to drink. It was then that I
……………………………….. (realize) that I ……………………………………
(leave) my wallet in the apartment as I …………………………………… (rush) to
get out the door and go on the hike! Luckily, the people of the island are really
friendly, so we …………………………… (explain) our situation and the owner
offered us a Coke on the house. I don't think I …………………………………..
(ever/enjoy) a drink so much in all my life.

The rest of the vacation was spent relaxing. We really had the time of our lives!

I hope you and Barbara are well. Write me soon.

Best wishes,

Ken

Exercise 2
Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold

1. In spite of not having eaten for 24 hours, I didn’t feel hungry.


even

……………………………………………….. for 24 hours, I didn’t feel hungry.

2. People think that Shakira is an extremely talented artist


thought

………………………………………………….. an extremely talented artist.

3. The train was delayed because the weather was bad.


because

The train was delayed …………………………………………… weather.

4. Users should follow the instructions very carefully.


should

The instructions …………………………………………. very carefully.

5. I wrote down Susan’s number so that I could call her the following week.
order

I wrote down Susan’s number ……………………………. her the following week.

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6. They will fire you if you go on behaving like this!
fired

You ………………………………… if you go on behaving like this.

7. Simon was handsome as well as smart.


and

Simon was ………………………………………

8. She covered the cake with icing.


was

The cake ……………………………………. icing.

Exercise 3
Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.

1. At an early age, Susan and her brother learned how to look after injured animals.
2. If I thought I could get away to it, I wouldn’t pay any tax at all!
3. I understand why she was angry but there was need to be so rude to him.
4. Michael is in his early teenager. That’s why he acts this way!
5. If people treat animals this way, it is not wonder that animal lovers try to do the
best they can to protect them.
6. You both have my very good wishes for a long and happy life together!
7. I'm not having much succeed in communicating with him at the moment.
8. Paul didn’t seem very interested to what I was saying.
9. She’s got a great sense of rhythmic, so she’s a great dancer!
10. New staff have a week's train in how to use the computers.

Exercise 4
Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word from the table.

culture, government, environmental, disappear, deserve, shelter, provide,


chemicals, waste, arrest

1. The police…………………….. her for drinking and driving.

2. Each year, factories release millions of tonnes of toxic …………………… into the
atmosphere.

3. This booklet ……………………….. useful information about local services.

4. She's studying modern Japanese language and …………………...

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5. Chris ……………………………. our special thanks for all his hard work.

6. The …………………………. is expected to announce its tax proposals today.

7. The trees gave some ………………….. from the rain.

8. Britain produces 20 million tonnes of household ………………. each year.

9. I can't find my keys anywhere - they've completely …………………….

10. Many ……………………… organisations try to protect endangered species of


animals.

Writing

1. Write a short story (150-180 words) beginning with the sentence Stuart
couldn’t believe his eyes!

2. Your friend is desperately trying to lose weight. Write a letter of advice (150-
180 words) telling him/her what you think he/she should do.

Cat Stevens – Wild world

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Now that I've …………….. everything to you
You say you wanna start something new
And it's breakin' my …………… you're leavin'
Baby, I'm grievin'
But if you wanna leave, take good ………….
I hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
But then a lot of nice ………………. turn bad out there

[Chorus:]
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
It's ………….. to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
I'll always …………….. you like a child, girl

You know I've seen a lot of what the ………….. can do


And it's breakin' my heart in two
Because I never wanna …………… you a sad girl
Don't be a bad girl
But if you wanna leave, take good ……………..
I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just ………………. there's a lot of bad and beware

[Chorus]

Baby, I love you


But if you wanna leave, take good …………..
I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just ……………. there's a lot of bad and beware

[Chorus]

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