High Score Exam Master
Test
High Score 3: Level 1: End-of-term Test 2
Vocabulary
1
Choose the correct alternative in each sentence. (10 marks)
1
Jenny said / told me that she wanted to go to the party.
2
My aunt can speak / talk French.
3
If you want to be a good piano player, you have to do a lot of practice / practise.
4
I need to do / make a phone call.
5
Sarah wasn’t at home when I phoned, so I left / gave a message.
6
Some roads are flooded because of the deep / heavy rain.
7
Some buildings were damaged in the severe / strong storm.
8
Maria is a very sensible / sensitive girl, who gets upset very easily.
9
Emma made / did a few mistakes in her English essay.
10 Their business is now making / getting a lot of money.
2
Complete the sentences with the words below. There are three words you do not need. (10
marks)
large
revise
repeat
assist
record
climate
atmosphere
attend
wrong
remember
drought
long
translate
1
This is an important meeting, and a lot of people will __________________ it.
2
John told me his address, but I can’t __________________ what it is.
3
These shoelaces are too __________________ . I need to make them a bit shorter.
4
I didn’t recognise the voice on the phone. I think I got a __________________ number.
5
It’s a lovely country, but it’s got a terrible__________________. It’s always cold and wet.
6
It hasn’t rained for six months, and now there is a terrible __________________ .
7
Cars give off gases which cause pollution in the __________________ .
8
If you want to do well in your exams, you must __________________ everything you have
learnt.
9
Can you __________________ these words into your language?
10 I’m sorry, I didn’t hear you. Please could you __________________ what you just said?
PHOTOCOPIABLE © Oxford University Press 2009
High Score Exam Master
Test
Grammar
3
Complete the text with the verbs below. Use the -ing form or the to infinitive. (8 marks)
travel
see
sell
understand
go
spend
do
think
Last year the Brown family from Birmingham made a very big decision. They decided
(1) __________________
their house and take their two children travelling for a year. They were
sick of (2) __________________ the same things week after week, and wanted
(3) __________________ the rest of the world. ‘When we explained how we felt, a lot of our
friends just suggested (4) __________________ on holiday, but that wasn’t enough for us,’ says
George. They have just come back from their trip, and George says it has really helped their
children (5) __________________ what life is like in other parts of the world. ‘At first they missed
(6) __________________ time with their friends, but soon they stopped
(7) __________________ about life at home. Now they both think that (8) __________________
is great fun.’
4
Complete the dialogues with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use will, going to or
the present continuous future. (10 marks)
1
A: I __________________ (go) to the cinema this evening.
B: Great. I __________________ (come) with you, if you like.
2
A: Look at those clouds. I think it __________________ (rain).
B: Well, I hope it stays dry. I __________________ (play) tennis at two o’clock.
3
A: Do you think global warming __________________ (get) worse in the future?
B: Well, I hope that scientists __________________ (find) a way to prevent this from
happening.
4
A: I __________________ (have) a party on Saturday. Do you want to come?
B: I’m afraid I can’t. My grandparents __________________ (come) to visit us.
5
A: I’ve decided I __________________ (get) a Saturday job to earn some money.
B: I don’t think that’s a good idea. I think you __________________ (get) too tired.
5
Complete the second sentence. Use the zero, first or second conditional. (10 marks)
1
I might finish my homework early, so I might go out with my friends.
If __________________ my homework early, I __________________ with my friends.
2
I don’t stay out late because my parents get worried.
My parents __________________ if I __________________ late.
3
You don’t do very much exercise so you are unfit.
If you __________________ more exercise, you __________________ so unfit.
4
Don’t press that button or the alarm will go off.
PHOTOCOPIABLE © Oxford University Press 2009
High Score Exam Master
Test
The alarm __________________ if you __________________ that button.
5
The water’s freezing so I won’t go swimming.
If the water __________________ warmer, I __________________ go swimming.
6
Paul buys clothes when he has enough money.
If Paul __________________ , he __________________ clothes.
Listening (12 marks)
6
Listen to Tom and Louise discussing some strange stories about lightning. Choose the
best answers: a, b or c.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Lightning
a
kills most of the people it strikes.
b
never kills anyone.
c
only kills a small percentage of the people it strikes.
Roy Sullivan
a
was killed by lightning.
b
was struck by lightning seven times.
c
was seriously injured by lightning.
The sport in which most people are struck by lightning is
a
golf.
b
football.
c
mountain climbing.
In swimming pools,
a
you are safe from lightning.
b
the water cannot be struck by lightning.
c
you can still be injured by lightning.
Some people in South America
a
continued trekking during a storm.
b
lay in their tent during a storm.
c
sat on metal chairs during a storm.
They were injured because
a
the lightning travelled through water on the ground.
b
the lightning hit them.
c
the lightning travelled through water on their tent.
Speaking (8 marks)
7
Choose the correct words in the dialogues.
A: I can’t come to the party tonight because I’m ill.
B: Oh, (1) dear / poor you! I hope you feel better soon.
A: You’ll never (2) guess / think what happened to me today.
PHOTOCOPIABLE © Oxford University Press 2009
High Score Exam Master
B: No, what?
A: I’ve broken my leg.
B: Oh, (3) poor / no! That’s terrible!
A: You won’t (4) know / believe who I saw today.
B: Who was it?
PHOTOCOPIABLE © Oxford University Press 2009
Test
0
