(1, HBBSssGBanBBGHGUSHSUGGHGEGISEGHGUSBSRERIGERERESELE” Cutting Edge Elementary Mid-course Test A This test is designed to be done after Module 7 of the course. 1 GRAMMAR: Complete the gaps with ONE word. eg. _What__'s her name? Lise: This is (1) the _* photo of my boyfriend Jen: Oh) hee ‘she from? = Lise: He's Italian. Jen: Where (3) dogs he live? Lise: He's (4) got. ‘a small apartment in (5) be ‘centre of Rome. Jen: And what's his (5) Jos. 2 Lise: He's (6) QE electrician. Jen; How often (7) do you see him? Lise: He usually (8). Comes to the UK every month to see me and sometimes visit (9) hile in Rome. Lise: He looks very nice. How old is he? Jen: He (10) Is. 32. 2 GRAMMAR Choose the correct answer e.g. How are you? co a) I'm Emma. b) I'm 18. QO I'm fine. ik < al PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2006 Pearson Longman ELT 7| Three coffees and two cakes? That's £6.75. a) Here's £6.75. b) Here they are, Here you are. 2Yes, Ahmed? 4) What means ‘order? (6) What does ‘order’ mean? _c) What is ‘order in English? 3 Do you like flying? (yes. Ido. b) Yes, I like, ) No.4 don't like them. 4 We need some bread rolls. Q) How many do you want? b) How much would you like? ©) How many do you tike? 5 How can I get to your house? __ a) You can to walk. b) by foot 6) You can catch a bus. 6 Does John live with his parents? a) Yes, he lives. (Byes: he dose. ©) Yes, he five. 7 Have you got any cheese? __ (@ Yes, there's some over there. b) No, we haven't got. ©) No, there aren't any cheese. 3 GRAMMAR Pat the verbs in brackets into the correct form e.g. Gary and Helena___met__ (meet) in Colombia, Our parents __weren'y _ (be not) American, EY PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2006 Pearson Longman ELT 2)When he (1)___ “as (be) young Juan (2) Leeds (love) eating cakes, biscuits and chocolate. He(3)___et4x’é___(be not) interested in studying o sports. Hes) lef eave) school atthe age of 16 and (5)__ Ade etede (start) working as a waiter in a small restaurant in Barcelona, He (6)___ ecm (become) very interested in cooking and (7) went X (get)a job as acook. Now he (8)___ Wee L$ __ (work) ina famous Spanish restaurant and he is often on television. 7 18 4 VOCABULARY Write the words 1 like eating __b read r olls and jam for breakfast, 1 Wendy isn't married. She's sya gle v 2 What's the time? I'm sorry, | haven't got my watchs J with me. 3Dave'samusiwan «He plays the guitar. 4 My nephéur Jack is two years old. His mother is my sister. SShe'sawactress in a café near here. 6 1 don't understand ‘wallet’ Can I took in your d1e47 onaey v 7 Mr. Khan's here on begr ACSS x not on holiday. 8 They're husband and wi ff v 9 Would you like anything to drink? Ano kANge jucee pease 10}No thank you. No carts. Ldont ike vegedableg [te [9 5 VOCABULARY Match the words | - 10 with a verb from the box 2 [bevel 9 eT TaphioT spp aps7 8940 / dpe Tread PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2006 Pearson Longman ELT. 31 the radio Usten tr JV 2 scooters a 3.ataxi v 4 schoo! 5 shopping er v 6 on the left dtive_ Ta shower have 8 law shy v 9a magazine fad 10 Chinese speak. Y 6 PRONUNCIATION Mark the stress in these words. e.g, holiday 1 engiheer / 2 Abnerican / 3 thirteen ¥ 4 information / 5 restaurant 6 ‘ordinary S 7 PRONUNCIATION Is the pronunciation of the underlined sound the same (S) or different (D)? e.g. address red PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2006 Pearson Longman ELTJ ecinema doctor ang 2 three that dD 3 people green $ 4 door walk Ss 5 study comes DJ 8 LISTENING Track 6 Listen to Marlene, a singer, from Wales. Are the statements true or false? 1 Marlene was born in Swansea. 2 She was the second daughter. 3 She loved music when she was very young, 4 She didn't like school. '5 She had piano fessons when she was 12. 6 She studied music and dancing at university. 7 She finished university in 1998. 8 She is a singer now Listen again 9 When was she born’? 10 What happened when she was 3 or 4? 11 What was her favourite subject at school? 12 What did she make last year? — True/False 1 Truc/False 7 True/False TruciFalse ¥ True/False v Truc/False Trueffatse Yd Tre/False if MONE in Sua a5ee see get Mhpur 'h PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2006 Pearson Longman ELT 59 READING Which questions does Jolene answer? Write the letter a1 in 2-6 (@ Whats your favourite type of transport? 'b) What do you usually have for breakfast? GQ Wat are you frightened of? (@ When was the last time you ate in a restaurant? @ What time do you get up? #) How far do you travel every week? g) What is your favourite food? hh) When was the last time you did some sport? i) When was the last time you travelled by plane? {j) What do you like doing at the weekends? 6 When was the last time you went on holiday? 1) What do you like doing in your free time? PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2006 Pearson Longman ELTJolene Brady | Singer and song-writer Jolene, 31, talks about her life and loves. le ‘At about 10 o'clock. | know it's late but I work very long hours and I never go to bed before midnight. | usually have a big breakfast with eggs, mushrooms, toast and jam and then I start writing, pide [About a week ago, 1 think. Yes, L went to a new place with my sister. It was Thai food and it was fantastic. We had spiey prawns and noodles Birt v ‘Well, often play tennis and last weekend I had a tennis lesson. I usually do something active, maybe sports or walking, Then I always phone or visit my mother. She lives in Dublin in Ireland so if 'm in the UK 1 go there for the weekend. My family al live in Ireland and we are very close, sud Hove going by train but I think I like flying best. | love the feeling of being in the sky and away from everything and I think airports are great, especially the shopping! f st v | don't often have the chance to go away because I work so much and in one week | often travel. to two or three cities. But six months ago I had a week in Peru, which was great! T went walking and I visited Machu Pichu, the famous old Inca city. st 4 I don't like spiders, When I find a spider in the bathroom there's a real problem! And sometimes I think I can't write songs well and that's terrible! Read the text again and answer these questions. eal PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2006 Pearson Longman ELT 77 Does she have meat for breakfast? hn, she Uecint S 8 Did she like the ‘Thai restaurant? yes 7 9 Who does she visit when she's in the UK? her_moker S 1 10 What does she like about airports? fhe, 11 Does she often go on holiday? 12, How long was she in Peru? 13 What does she hate? i] 10 WRITING Write a short biography of yourself (60 - 80 words). Include information about: where and when you were born your interests when you were young your school and / or university and / or job(s) your family life when you were young and / or now ) f the crete ch / Lebiuary 16, 1964 in 2 Yo | 20 les bop th Wien 9 mes lhe 9 Mood. An a ytlage | ee Vtnove. There wete seven Pe ple ba bah faurly. patents) 0ue byw Heb , tng wher My gard Pe terks, My anh Jo Uo Way & rere J we hapry al ay fk gelee!, Pets perk ae ne gpott Hy forreale Lord Wes hacttele « ; ign Puaft seheol om 1960. 7 Aeend fr ooik, in a Ay vempegy Cte. logy, shove a pik ) huskerk and Sine» D get mertect aw tur dauglhs vam & wy Aupy lista & gS PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2006 Pearson Longman ELT 8