Forty-five – minute test
I. Listening:
You are going to listen to a talk about Maximilian. Listen carefully and decide if the following statements are true or false. Tick in the right box to indicate your answer. You will listen to the tape twice.
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After leaving school, Maximilian worked on his brother's farm. |
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He left the village when he was 18. |
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The ship he worked on was sailing to the UK. |
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He made a lot of money on Wall Street. |
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He became a millionaire when he was 35. |
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His first wife was a model. |
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He lives with his first wife now. |
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Both of his daughters have become drug addicts. |
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He loves travels and he has visited every country in the world. |
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Neither he nor his brother is happy. |
II. Reading:
Complete the following passage by choosing one of the given phrases to fill in each blank.
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a. was watchedb. elimination roundsc.organised byd. every four yearse.elimination tournamentsf. host nationg. the sport's governing bodyh. viewed and followedi.was heldk. the final tournament |
World Cup is the most important competition in international football, and the world's most reprentative team sport event. (1) ...................... Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), (2)................., the World Cup is contested by men's national football teams which are FIFA members. The World Cup is held (3) ................... (except in times of war), but the (4)................... of the competition(which narrows the field of as many as 197 teams down to the final 32 teams) take place over a three-year period, using regional (5).....................
The (6) ............... phase (often called the "Finalists") involves 32 national teams competing over a four-week period in a previously nominated (7) .................... Only seven nations have won the World Cup Finals. The most recent football World Cup (8) .................. in Germany between June 9 and July 10, 2006. The World Cup Finals is the most widely (9) .................. sporting event in the world. The final match of the 2002 World Cup (10) .................. by more than one billion people.
III. Writing:
Use the prompts below to make up complete sentences about Cher, a famous American pop star.
1. Cher/ born/ May 20th, 1946/ El Centro/ the USA.
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2. She/ leave/ high school/ when/ she/ 16/ and/ go/ Los Angeles
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3. She/ plan/ take/ acting lessons/ there.
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4. However, she/ meet/ Salvatore Bono/ there/ and/ become/ famous singer/ when/ she/ only/ 19. ...............................................................................................................................
5. Cher/ get married/ twice/ and/ have/ a daughter/ a son.
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6. 1977/ she/ decide/ turn/ acting/ again.
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7. Cher/ win/ Best Actress/ the Cannes Film Festival/ 1985/ and/ Oscar/ 1987.
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8. Her long career/ Cher/ be/ successful/ both/ serious actress/ pop star.
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IV. Language Focus:
A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. laughb. photoc. orphand. Stephen
2. a. becauseb. tensec. nosed. please
3. a. villageb. engineerc. aged. game
4. a. teamb. breadc. meatd. season
5. a. Godb. globec. phoned. host
B. Complete the second sentence so that it it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. He didn't return to his native village until the war ended.
It was not..........................................................................................................................
2. We couldn't relax until all the guests had gone home.
It was not .........................................................................................................................
3. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
It was not until..................................................................................................................
4. Roger wants to buy a book, so he's gone to town.
Roger has gone .............................................................................................................
5. Jane wanted to earn some pocket money, so she got a part-time job.
Jane got .......................................................................................................................
ANSWERS
I. Listening:
+ key: 1- F 2 - T3 - F4 - T5 - F
6 - T7 - F8 - F9 - F10 - F
+Tape script:
When he left school, Maximilian also started work on the family farm. But he soon became bored. Country life wasn't for him. And so at the age of 18 he left the village. He's only been back three times since then. He went to Buenos Aires and there he got a job on a ship that was sailing to the USA. On the ship he met a rich American businessman. He liked Maximilian and offered him a job. Maximilian learnt quickly and in the next ten years he made a lot of money on Wall Street. He became a millionaire when he was only 25. Since then he has been part of the international jet set. He's had three wives. When he was 30 he married a beautiful model, but she died two years later in a car crash. His second and third marriages both ended in divorce. For the last ten years he has lived alone in his luxury villa in the Bahamas. His family life has not been happy. Two years ago his son went to prison. One of his two daughters has become a drug addict. He's been on television several times and the newspapers have followed his life closely. For the whole of his life he has loved to travel. He's visited almost every country in the world. ' Yes, I've made a lot of money. I've been everywhere and I've done everything. But has it made me happy? Not really. Now look at my brother, Emilio. For several years his life hasn't changed at all. But he's happy. Yes, Emilio is a happy man.'
II. Reading:
(1) - c2)- g(3) - d (4) - b(5)- e
(6) - k (7) - f (8) - i(9) - h(10) - a
III. Writing:
Use the prompts below to make up complete sentences about Cher, a famous American pop star.
1. Cher was born on May 20th, 1946in El Centro in the USA.
2. She left high school when she was16 and went to Los Angeles.
3. She planned to take acting lessons there.
4. However, she met Salvatore Bono there and became a famous singer when she was only 19.
5. Cher got married twice and has a daughter and a son.
6. In 1977 she decided to turn to acting again.
7. Cherwon theBest Actress at the Cannes Film Festival in 1985 and an Oscar 1987.
8. In her long career Cher has been successfulboth as a serious actress and as a pop star.
IV. Language Focus:
A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1.- d ; 2 - b; 3 - d; 4 - b ; 5 - a.
B. Complete the second sentence so that it it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. It was not until the war ended that he returned to his native village.
2. It was not until all the guests had gone home that we could relax.
3. It was not until he came into the light that I recognized him.
4. Roger has goneto town to buy a book.
5. Jane got a part-time job to earn some pocket money.
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