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Listening

Listen to five conversations and choose thecorrect answers. You will hear each conversationtwice. (5 marks)

0 What’s Colin’s favourite number?

a) ............... b) ...............

11 What’s Will’s favourite day?

a) ............... b) ...............

2 When was David born?

a) ............... b) ...............

3 Where was Nicole last Saturday?

a) ............... b) ...............

4 When was Ben’s birthday?

a) ............... b) ...............

5 When was Sue born?

a) ............... b) ...............

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Listen to the conversation and choose thecorrect answers. You will hear the conversationtwice. (10 marks)

0 The Philosopher’s Stone was … Harry Potterbook.a) the first b) the second

1 The first book came out in …a) 1997. b) 1999.

2 In the first book, Harry was …a) eleven. b) twelve.

3 Harry’s cousin is called …a) Hagrid. b) Dudley

4 What was Hagrid’s dog called in the first book?a) Fang b) Fluffy

5 The Goblet of Fire was the … book.a) fifth b) fourth

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correctword. (5 marks)

0 The day after Tuesday is ............................................ .

1 The day after Wednesday is ..................................... .

2 The month after March is .......................................... .

3 The day before Sunday is ......................................... .

4 The month before June is ........................................ .

5 The day after Sunday is ............................................. .

Choose the wrong word in the groups.(5 marks)

0 first second three

1 Thursday August May

2 Monday Thursday March

3 twelfth fourteenth four

4 1972 2030 1955

5 December October 31 March

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seventeen seventy

1987 1989

the 14th the 15th

22nd July 2nd June

Saturday Friday

at a birthdayparty

at Pete’shouse

Wednesday

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UNIT 8 Test B Level 2

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Write the dates. (5 marks)

0 The second of March, two thousand and six.

.................................................................................................

1 The twenty-third of March, nineteen ninety-eight.

.................................................................................................

2 The second of November, nineteen seventy-nine.

.................................................................................................

3 The twenty-first of June, eighteen thirty-three.

.................................................................................................

4 The fourteenth of February, seventeen fifty-two.

.................................................................................................

5 The thirtieth of August, two thousand andtwelve.

.................................................................................................

Look at the date in the box and write theanswers. (5 marks)

Today is Tuesday, 25th February 2006.It’s 2.30p.m.

0 What was the date yesterday?

.................................................................................................

1 What day was it two days ago?

.................................................................................................

2 What month was it six months ago?

.................................................................................................

3 What month was it five weeks ago?

.................................................................................................

4 What year was it ten years ago?

.................................................................................................

5 What date was it two weeks ago?

.................................................................................................

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5 Grammar

Write the past tenses of the verbs.(10 marks)

Irregular Regular

0 make ....................... 6 start .......................

1 have ....................... 7 act .......................

2 meet ....................... 8 live .......................

3 became ....................... 9 move .......................

4 buy ....................... 10 like .......................

5 give .......................

Complete with past simple verbs from the box. (20 marks)

were had started made moved (x2)was (x2) became lived liked

Freddie Mercury 0 ....................... born on 5thSeptember 1946 in Zanzibar. His parents 1 ....................... called Bomi and Jer Bulsara and hisname 2 ....................... Farroukh. In 1947, his family 3 ....................... to India and they 4 ....................... therefor sixteen years. Freddie 5 ....................... pianolessons at school because he 6 ....................... musicvery much. His family 7 ....................... to England in1963. In 1970, he changed his name to FreddieMercury and 8 ....................... the band, Queen. Theband 9 ....................... a big hit and they 10 ....................... CDs of songs like BohemianRhapsody and We are the Champions. Freddiedied on 24th November 1991 in London.

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72nd March 2006

24th February 2006.

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UNIT 8 Test B Level 2

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Complete using was, were or wasn’t.(10 marks)

0 He ..................... fifteen on his last birthday.

1 I ..................... born in Manchester. I’m Spanish.

2 Kylie ..................... at the club with her newboyfriend last night.

3 ..................... they at the café yesterday afternoon?

4 She ..................... at the party last Saturdaybecause she was ill.

5 Where ..................... you two hours ago?

Communication

Read the answers about Freddie Mercuryand order the words to write questions.

(10 marks)

0 was/he/where/born/?

.................................................................................................In Zanzibar.

1 he/was/born/when/?

.................................................................................................In 1946.

2 what/his/called/parents/were/?

.................................................................................................Bomi and Jer.

3 he/was/where/1951/in/?

.................................................................................................In India.

4 he/in/London/was/1964/in/?

.................................................................................................Yes, he was.

5 was/a/ big hit song/what/?

.................................................................................................Bohemian Rhapsody.

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9 Reading

Read and choose the correct answers.(10 marks)

Elton John was born in London on 25th March1947. His real name is Reginald KennethDwight and his parents are called Stanley andSheila. His father didn’t want Elton to be amusician but Elton was very talented. He learntthe piano when he was a child and studiedmusic at the Royal Academy of Music inLondon. He reads music and writes a lot of his songs. His first hit record was Your Song in 1970. Hehad over 50 Top 40 hits from 1970 to 2003,and he’s still making records now. In 1997, Eltonsang Candle In The Wind for Princess Dianaafter she died.He plays tennis, watches football and he’s gottwenty-one dogs. He also likes classical music.

0 Elton John was born in March.a) true b) false c) doesn’t say

1 Elton’s mother wanted him to be a musician.a) true b) false c) doesn’t say

2 He writes songs.a) true b) false c) doesn’t say

3 Your Song was his second hit record.a) true b) false c) doesn’t say

4 He had 30 hits in the Top Forty.a) true b) false c) doesn’t say

5 He likes football and classical music.a) true b) false c) doesn’t say

Read the article again and answer True or False (T/F). (5 marks)

0 Elton John is his real name. .............

1 Elton plays tennis. .............

2 He is American. .............

3 He doesn’t like animals. .............

4 He likes football. .............

5 He studied English at the Royal Academy. .............

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Where was he born?

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