VOCABULARY 1) Complete this table (12 marks) Country Nationality Language Japan Korea Australia Egypt Brazil Argentina Sweden Saudi Arabia Russia Mexico Thailand China 2) Complete the sentences below using words from the box (12 marks) Mountain River Desert Ocean Island Continent Jungle Group of islands Lake Sea Country Mountain rage 1. The Balearics are a …………… in the Mediterranean 2. The Pyrenees is a ……………. between France and Spain 3. The Mississippi is the longest …………… in North America 4. Crete is a Greek ……………. in the Aegean 5. The Kalahari is a …………… in Africa 6. ……………. Tanganyika is between the Congo and Tanzania 7. The Pacific is the largest …………… in the world 8. Mont Blanc is the highest ……………. in France 9. Asia is a …………… 10. Japan is a ……………. in the Far East 11. The Amazon rainforest is a …………… in South America 12. The Red ……………. is in the Middle East 3) Complete the dialogue (6 marks) A: What does …………? B: Well, she’s medium height, with long fair hair and she always looks very elegant A: How …………, exactly? B: Oh, I don’t know. Probably about one metre fifty. A: And how much …………? B: Well, I wouldn’t really like to ask that question, but I’d guess between fifty and fiftyfive kilos. 4) Read the short text, then complete the sentences below (11 marks) This is James Thomas Brown; he has no brothers and sisters. His parents died when he was 20 and they left him their house. He married Julia and they has two children, but unfortunately his wife died two years ago. Recently he has fallen in love with Amy who he has known since they were young. She is the sister of a very good friend of his called Mike, who he likes and trusts. 1. James is his ……………… name 2. James Thomas brown is his ……………… name 3. Thomas is his ……………… name 4. Brown is his ……………… 5. He has no brothers and sisters so he is an ……………… child 6. At the age of 20, James ……………… his parents’ house 7. His wife, Julia, died so he is a ……………… 8. The two children and he form a ……………… family 9. Amy is his present ……………… name 10. Mike is a very ……………… friend 11. If James marries Amy, she will become the children’s ……………… -mother 5) Complete the sentences (10 marks) 1. It was so …………. that I could only see about 50 metres in front of me 2. The car didn’t stop when I put on the brakes, because the road was so …………. 3. They wanted to know the …………. so I had to go and find my thermometer 4. They don’t think it’s going to rain all day, but we may get a couple of …………. this afternoon, so take an umbrella 5. …………. are wind which often reach over 100 km per hour and can destroy trees and buildings quite easily 6. It’s getting very humid and the wind is also starting to increase, so I think we could get a …………. quite soon 7. We write -10ºC, but we say …………. ten degrees centigrade, or ten degrees below …………… 8. It’s not so bad in very hot weather if you can feel a gentle …………. on your face. You often get this near the sea. 9. It’s really hot and unpleasant today – you know, there’s 90% …………. 10. There was a lot of sun this morning, but this afternoon it got quite …………. and was much cooler. 6) Write an opposite for each of these words. Three of them just require a prefix; the other three need a completely different word (6 marks) 1. Honest ≠ 2. Generous ≠ 3. Kind ≠ 4. Friendly ≠ 5. Strong ≠ 6. Optimistic ≠ 7) What word or phrase could describe the people at these different ages? (10 marks) 1. 1 – 3 years old => 2. 3 – 12 years old => 3. 13 – 18 years old => 4. 18+ => 5. 22 => 6. 35 => 7. 48 => 8) Find the best ending on the right for each verb on the left. Use each verb once only (7 marks) 1. Lie a) The housework 2. Get up b) To bed 3. Do c) My own breakfast 4. Go out d) A rest 5. Go e) With friends 6. Have f) In bed 7. Make g) And have breakfast 9) Complete these definitions using words from the box Sterling Coins Standard Waste Cost Currency Notes 1. The amount that people pay for things in a country is called the …………. of living 2. The level of money and comfort people have is called their ………. of living 3. The type of money used in a country is called the ………. In the USA it is the dollar; in Britain it is called ………. 4. Money can be paper money called ………. or pieces of metal called ……… 5. To ………. money means to use money badly
