I. Read the article. Are sentences 1 to 7 True (T) or False (F)? A NIGHT IN THE LIFE OF A HOT DOG SELLER In my job I meet a lot of interesting people. People like talking to me, they don t just want a hot dog, they want a conversation. It s great working at night. It s never hot, people are relaxed, and they are very hungry. Some nights I sell over 300 hot dogs. I have one customer, Hector, he s a taxi driver, he eats ten hot dogs every night. People ask me, Al, do you like hot dogs? Yes, of course I like them, I love them! Hot dogs are not junk food, they re good food. My boys love them too and we have hot dogs for dinner every Saturday night. I don t work at the weekend, I m with the boys all day and then sleep at night. They play football in the park, and I watch them, or I play with them. Or I go and get a hot dog! 0) Al likes people. T / F 1) Al doesn t like working at night. T / F 2) People eat a lot at night. T / F 3) Hector is a bus driver. T / F 4) Al loves hot dogs. T / F 5) Al and his boys have hot dogs for Sunday dinner. T / F 6) Al sleeps at night at the weekend. T / F 7) Al plays football with his boys. T / F II. Read the article and answer the questions. ANOTHER TEENAGE LOTTERY WINNER First there was Tracey Makin in 1998, then Michael Carroll in 2002, and then Callie Rogers in 2003 all of them were teenagers when they won the lottery. Tracey was sixteen at the time and won 1,055,171. Callie was the same age when she won 1,800,000 and Michael was nineteen when he won 9,700,000. Now eighteen-year-old Chloe Fullagar is the newest in this group of teenage lottery winners. She won 7,000,000 and we asked her about her future. I m not going to change my plans very much. I m still going to go to university. I m going to live like a normal student and not a millionaire. I love my baked beans on toast. It was only the second time that she played the EuroMillions Lottery. She bought her ticket from a newsagent s and watched the lottery result on television. 1
First on her shopping list is a holiday in Egypt and a replacement for her ten-year-old Ford Ka. I m going to fly to Cairo and spend about a month travelling around the country. When I come back, I m going to sell my old car and buy a new one. I d like to get a bigger one. 0) Who won the biggest amount of money? Michael Carroll 1) Who won the smallest amount of money? 2) Who is the oldest teenage winner? 3) Does Chloe want to study at university? 4) How did she find out about the lottery result? 5) Where is she going to go? For how long? 6) Why does she want to buy a new car? III. Read the article and underline the correct options in the summary. WALKING THE PERFECT SPORT? Forget about tennis, swimming, skiing and jogging. Walking is the easiest and cheapest way to stay fit. It s free, you don t need special clothes or equipment, you don t need a trainer or a special place. Anybody can do it anytime: young people, older people, alone or in groups. OK perhaps it s not really a sport, but it IS the most popular physical activity and one of the best ways to stay healthy What are the benefits? Walking is good for your heart and your legs; regular walkers say they sleep better and feel happier; and smokers say they don t smoke so much. Maybe you don t have very much time, so here are some ideas to help you start walking: Walk, don t drive, to the local shop. If you have a lot to carry, take a small backpack. If you have children, walk with them to and from school. Get off the bus or train a stop or two early. This will give you some extra daily exercise and it s cheaper, too! 2
Take a walk in your lunch hour at school or work. Once a week take a longer walk, and go on a completely new route; this helps to keep things interesting. There are walkers clubs all over the world. Join one walking is a great way to meet people and make new friends! 0) Walking isn t... easy / expensive / safe. 1) You need... a special place / no special shoes / your personal trainer. 2) Age is... very important / not a problem / the biggest problem. 3) If you walk, you... don t have toothaches / sleep better / smoke more cigarettes. 4) You should go... to a local post office / shopping / to church on foot. 5) You should... ride your bike / not use public transport / get off a bus early. 6) Take a different walk every week so you... you aren t bored / walk more / are an interesting person. 7) You can... help / greet / meet people when walking. IV. Answer each question with 2 sentences. Use full sentences. There is the example given. 0) What are you interested in? I m interested in history, jazz music and team sports. I know a lot about NBA and basketball stars. 1) Where do you live? 2) Who is the oldest person in your family? 3) How did you spend last weekend? 4) Which is your favourite season of the year? Why? 5) How do you relax? 6) How are you feeling at the moment? 7) Who is your best friend? 3
8) What do you enjoy doing? 9) What did you this morning? 10) What is the best book you ve ever read? 4
USE OF ENGLISH V. Complete the text with the words from the box. Use each word once only. There is the example at the beginning. a) my d) hers g) both b) our e) lots h) me c) them f) yours i) theirs I live in a large apartment with a (0) sister, Jane. It belongs to (1) parents. Their names are James and Norah. The furniture doesn t belong to (2) and my sister it s all (3), too. But the television and music system are ours we bought (4) together last year. We ve (5) got mobile phones: mine is a Nokia and my sister s is a Motorola. We use them a lot, but (6) isn t very good because it hasn t got a camera. My phone has got camera and it plays MP3! My sister s boyfriend has got a really good phone. He can use his when he travels because it works in (7) of different countries. Have you got a mobile phone? Can you use (8) in different countries? VI. Write dates (1-3), numbers (4-6) and times (7-9) in words. There are some examples at the beginning. 11/04 the eleventh of April 87 eighty-seven 4.45 quarter to five / four forty-five 1) 30/08-2) 14/02-3) 28/11-4) 13 5) 56-6) 99-7) 10.15-8) 1.30-9) 4.06-5
VII. Complete the questions with the question words from the box. Use each word once only. There is one example for you. a) How fast d) How many g) What b) How much e) Where h) Which c) Who f) Why 0) Which teacher do you like best? 1) milk do we have in the fridge? 2) do you drive your car? 3) is the nearest bus stop? 4) don t we go to the swimming pool? 5) do you work with? 6) people did you invite to the party? 7) do you like doing in your free time? VIII. Write the sentences in the negative. There is the example at the beginning. 0) Henry gets up early morning. Henry doesn t get up early morning. 1) Jane is going to learn Spanish. 2) I spoke to my mum last night. 3) My brothers can swim very well. 4) They are riding their bikes now. 6
5) You were a fast runner in primary school. 6) Keith s children play chess. 7) We have won the school competition. 8) Greg gave you the book yesterday. 9) My boss is reading important documents. 10) They hope to be here next month. IX. Complete the short answers. There is the example at the beginning. 0. Can she swim? Yes, she can. 1) Is it from Norway? No,. 2) Do you know her? Yes, 3) Was Frank ill last week? No, 4) Is she afraid of storms? No, 5) Are you watching the match? Yes, 6) Does your father like fishing? Yes,. 7
X. Underline the correct words in the dialogues. There is one example for you. A. C: What do you need / want / hope (0) to do tonight? T: I m really tired. I don t want to do nothing / anything / something (1). Shall we stay at home and watch TV? C: OK. What s on / at/ in (2)? T: I m afraid nothing interested / interest / interesting (3). C: Why don t we get a DVD? T: Better / Big / Great (4) idea. What kid / kind / key (5) of film would you like to watch? C: I think a good comedy. How about / around / away (6) you? T: I can t agree more. You know I love comedies. I m a bit hungry. Let s order a pizza. C: Why not? I ll call for the pizza and you choose a film. T: Fine. B. R: Hello, Reception. Can I help / hold / have (7) you? W: Oh, yes. I m in room 17. I have a problem with / from / to (8) the heating. R: Why s / When s / What s (9) the problem? W: It doesn t work. The room is real / reality / really (10) cold. R: Oh, I see. I m sorry madam. Are them / there / they (11) any other problems with your room? W: No, I don t think so. It s nice and clean. R: I send / I ll sent / I ll send (12) someone immediately. 8
XI. Complete the stories with the words or contractions in the box. Use each word/contraction once only. a) brother s e) to i) didn t b) re f) d j) can t c) never g) going d) when h) don t A. My friend is going (1) organise a trip. He is a professional tour guide. We (2) going to visit Prague next month. I ve (3) been to this city. Unfortunately, my brother (4) go with us. He works on Saturdays. My (5) boss doesn t like him and won t give him a day off. B. I (6) enjoy doing shopping. I do it only (7) I have to. But my sisters love shopping. Yesterday they (8) have dinner with us because they went to a shopping centre. I (9) like to know what they did for five hours... They aren t (10) to go to Prague because there will be sales in their favourite clothes shop. I can t believe it! XII. Choose the right alternative to complete the sentences. 1) I can t go dancing with you. I must do / make some housework. 2) Grace always has / does her breakfast in the morning. 3) I get / have a lot of text messages every day. 4) What time does Tim usually go /get up in the morning? About 7.00. 5) My wife makes / does the best pancakes I ve ever eaten. 6) We re going to Greece tomorrow. Enjoy / Have your holiday! 7) My younger sister always does / makes a lot of noise. 8) What are you doing? We are making / doing some exercise. 9