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language and skills test 4b

VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
1 Cross out the word(s) that you cannot use with the word(s) in bold. 0 1 2 3 4 5 peel potatoes/milk/oranges traditional/balcony/semi-detached house slice bread/cheese/coffee feel skin diseases/sick/healthy a grated/spicy/sweet sauce have headaches/energy/fit

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Complete the sentences with one word in each ap. !he first letter is iven for you. 0 1 2 3 4 5 I like boiled eggs more than fried eggs. A balanced diet includes a mix of p___ I live in an a ___ lace the eggs in a b ___ block. full of ice water to cool them !uickly. or fried# , fat, carbohydrates and fibre.

"ould you like your fish g ___ $on%t forget to k ___

on the door if you want to enter her room. /5

"nderline the correct word(s) to complete the sentences. 0 1 &reakfast serves/is served from '.(( to ).((. I wish $ave didn't leave/wouldn't leave his clothes on the bathroom floor. It drives me mad* 2 I won't go/wouldn't go out with him if I were you.

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"hat will he do/would he do if his girlfriend decides to move abroad# ,he towels in my hotel room didn't wash/ weren't washed. If he won't revise/doesn't revise, he%ll fail the test. I have -ust had a telephone installed/installed a telephone in my new flat. /3

$ut the verbs in brac%ets into the correct tense. 0 1 2 3 4 5 # I wish you would stop .stop/ smoking. I0ll discuss it with 1oe if he ___ .come/ to the office early tomorrow. 2ave you heard the news# 1ess ___ .choose/ as the employee of the year. I0d appreciate it if you ___ .not call/ me several times a day. 3ur brave soldiers mustn0t ___ .forget/. 4obert wishes he ___ .not have to/ share his room with his brother. 2e ___ .interview/ by them -ust now. /6

Correct the mista%e in each sentence. 0 1 I had my suit dry-clean yesterday. I had my suit dry-cleaned yesterday. I%m going to cut my hair at the hairdresser%s. ________________________ 2 5esterday I had delivered a parcel to my door. ________________________ 3 "e don%t want to paint our house ourselves, so we will paint it by a professional painter. ________________________ /3

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Choose the best word a& b or c. I (___I had more free time. If I +___have to go to school every day, I would spend more time playing table tennis. I love it* And I can practise whenever I want because last month my dad
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___a table tennis table made for me for my birthday. It is in the 7___, so I simply go

downstairs and spend most of my free time there. I wish I 8___ play table tennis as well as some of the 9hinese world champions. At the moment I%m still learning and my brother always beats me. I wish he : ___ me win from time to time* &ut I know what I0ll do. If my mum ; ___, I0ll -oin a table tennis club next term. And then my brother will be in big trouble* 0 1 2 3 4 5 # a want a won0t a made a attic a could a will let a will agree b wish b wouldn0t b ordered b basement b can b let b agrees c 0d like c didn0t c had c terrace c would be able to c would let c would agree /3

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READING
' (ead the article about eatin . Choose the correct answer. 1 If people are overweight, they a b c 2 may get headaches. usually have a lot of energy. never do any exercise.

<cientists all over =urope are concerned that a b c too many people are putting on weight. more young people are obese nowadays. there are more young people in =urope now.

,he >andometer tells users a b c the weight of a plate of food before a meal only. how much food they eat during each meal. the weight of a plate of food during a meal.

If you don0t eat slowly enough a b c you eat more than other people. you don0t know when to stop eating. your stomach never gets full.

,he young people who took part in the experiment a b c always felt full after eating. ate meals that were not as small as before. lost weight because they ate more slowly.

=ating slowly is a good idea for a b people who have problems digesting food. everyone, whether they are overweight or not. 8

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people who are overweight only.

If you want to eat more slowly, you should a b c eat with your family. watch ,? when you eat. eat all the food on your plate. /7

)hy eatin slowly is ood eople who are overweight .too fat/ can have a lot of health problems, from headaches to low energy. It can also be hard for them to do enough exercise. <cientists all over =urope are particularly worried about the increasing number of young people who are overweight or obese. @ow, &ritish scientists have invented a new machine which they hope will help young people to lose weight. ,he machine, called the >andometer, has a small computer inside it and it can %talk% to users. $uring meal times, users put their plate on the machine and it calculates the weight of the food. "hen they start eating, it continues to measure the weight. ,hen it tells them if they are eating too !uickly. @utritionists know that people who eat too fast often put on weight. "hy# @ormally, when the stomach is full, it sends a message to the brain to tell it to stop eating. "hen you eat too fast this message doesn%t go to the brain correctly so you eat too much. =xperts hope that this machine can help people develop better eating habits. In a recent experiment in &ritain, +(; overweight children and teenagers used the >andometer to help them learn to eat more slowly. As a result, they ate meals that were 'A smaller and started to lose weight. =ating more slowly isn%t -ust good for overweight people, it%s good for everyone because the body digests food better. ,ry these tips for eating more slowly. ut a small amount of food in your mouth each time and chew well. "hen you feel full, stop eating. $on%t eat in front of the ,?. "hen people watch ,? while they are eating, they eat more !uickly. Binally, try to sit at a table and eat as a family because when people eat alone, they eat more !uickly.

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LISTENING
*. 5 +isten to the radio pro ramme. ,atch the spea%ers 1-# with the statements a- . !here is one e.tra statement. 1 2 Andy &eth 3 9hris 5 =llen 4 $avid # Biona

a b c d e f

%If the house wasn%t so old, it would be easier to heat.% %I wish there weren%t so many stairs up to the attic*% %If the flat wasn%t so hot, I%d be happier.% %If the shops were nearer, I wouldn%t have to drive.% %I wish I had a good view.% %I wouldn%t live in such a dark flat if I could choose.% %I wish I had more space in my flat. It%s too small.% /6

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COMMUNICATION
/. Complete the speech about reality !0 pro rammes with one word in each ap. %,here are several + ____ why I love reality ,?. Birstly, the programmes are really entertaining.
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________, you learn a lot about people. <econdly, you never know what will happen in the

programmes. In my 7________, that makes the shows more interesting. Binally, the shows are cheap to make. ,hat means ,? companies can spend more money on other programmes.
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________everyone should understand this# :________, many people think reality ,? is not

educational. ,hey say bad behaviour encourages young people to behave badly. I don%t agree. In ;________, I think we should have some reality ,? and some other programmes.
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________, I think that%s the best solution.% /7

10. Complete the dialo ue with the phrases below. <hall I make some sandwiches# 5es, all right. ,hat0s very kind of you.

$o you want me to put them over there#

9ould you move the table and chairs#

12 "e0ve got three hours to organise the party. 32 9an I help# 12 +_____________________________________ 32 <ure, no problem 6___________________________ 12 5es, over there, please. 7_______________________ C2 8_____________________________________

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12 @o, it0s 3D. I did that earlier. 9ould you organise the music# C2 : ___________________________________ /5

Marks &%'abula$( and )$amma$ ,eading Listening C%mmuni'ati%n Total *!+ ma$ks *7 ma$ks *- ma$ks *#! ma$ks /5! "arks

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