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File Test 10 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A

English File fourth edition

Pre-intermediate

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GRAMMAR 1 Underline the correct word.

Example: William saw the Eiffel Tower when he flew

onto

/

over

/

along

Paris. 1 This is the wrong way. Turn

out

/

over

/

round

and go back. 2 I saw Valerie as I was driving

along

/

under

/

around

the High Street. 3 It

doesn’t talk long to get to the station if you go

into

/

over

/

through

the park. 4

The lift wasn’t working so we walked

across

/

down

/

along

the stairs. 5 Arthur walked

past

/

into

/

through

me without saying hello. 6 Come

out

/

towards

/

in

, Kerry. It’s

lovely to see you.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

Example:

What are you doing? I’m

looking for my keys.

looking my keys for looking for my keys 1

‘This programme’s boring.’ ‘Well, turn __________.’

off it it off 2 Will you __

________ while I’m away?

look after my cat look my cat after 3 Bella rang. Can you call __________ this afternoon? back her her back 4 What time do __________ during the week? get they up they get up 5

Your glasses are here. Why don’t you put _____

_____? them on on them 6 Do you want me to __________ from the airport? pick up you pick you up

3 Complete the sentences using the present or past passive.

Example: My niece played the part of Cinderella. The part of Cinderella

was played by my niece

. 1 My mother decorated the kitchen. The kitchen ___________________________________. 2

I didn’t write these letters.

These letters ___________________________________. 3 Millions of people speak English. English _______________________________________. 4 Rubbish pollutes our rivers. Our rivers

_____________________________________. 5

The cook doesn’t do the washing up.

The washing up _________________________________. 6 Our school won the swimming competition. The swimming competition ________________________. 7 Miss Stuart

doesn’t teach art.

Art _________________________________________. 8 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. The telephone _________________________________.

6 6 8 Grammar total 20



Pre-intermediate


VOCABULARY 4 Complete the sentences with the correct word.

Example: The board game Scrabble

was

invented

by

Alfred Butts. based invented directed 1 The film

The Birds

was __________ by Alfred Hitchcock. discovered invented directed 2 Her wedding dress was __________ by Chanel. shown used designed 3 Is this film __________ on a true story? based invented given 4 I think this picture was __________ by Van Gogh. played painted designed 5 The art gallery was __________ by the Queen on 15

th

July 2010. built painted opened 6 A lot of the coffee we drink is __________ in Brazil. produced called created 7 When was the North Pole __________? designed shown discovered 7

5 Match the sports to the sentences.

basketball cycling windsurfing golf motor racing rugby skiing Example: You kick a ball over a goal.

rugby

1 You ride a bike around a track. __________ 2 You try to hit a small ball into a small hole. __________ 3 You throw a ball through a ring, which is high on the wall. __________ 4 You move across water on a board. __________ 5 You drive round a track. __________ 6 You wear things on your feet to help you go down a mountain. __________

6

6 Complete the phrasal verbs.

Example:

Aydin’s

room is a mess. He never puts his clothes

away

. 1 Tur

n the TV __________. It’s too loud.

2 Tom

doesn’t get __________ with

Sam. They argue all the time. 3 Can you help me to fill __________ this job application form? 4 The lesson will be __________ at half past three, then you can go home. 5

If they don’t kn

ow a word, they can look it __________ in a dictionary. 6 How can I find __________ what time the museum opens? 7 When did you give __________ smoking?

7 Vocabulary total 20



Pre-intermediate


PRONUNCIATION 7 Match the words with the same sound.

ques

t

ionnaire Ar

g

entina

Swedi

sh

rela

t

ionship

ener

g

etic wa

tch

1 apolo

g

ize

Argentina

__________ 2

Ch

ina __________ __________ 3 informa

t

ion __________ __________

5

8 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: ath|letics 1 cus|to|mer 2 tech|no|lo|gy 3 re|la|tion|ship 4 in|ven|tion 5 wind|sur|fing 5 Pronunciation total 10 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50

File Test 10 Reading and Writing A


Pre-intermediate


READING 1 Read the article and tick (

) A, B, or C.

Inventions in sport

This week in

Inventor’s World

, we speak to three professional athletes about how modern inventions have changed their sport.

Luke Gautier, road cyclist

Professional cycling is a very inventive sport. Riders and bike teams are always happy to try out new types of bicycles, helmets, cycling clothes

–

anything to try to save one second in the race. In my opinion, the biggest change in recent years is what the bikes are made of. Thanks to a technology called carbon nanotubes, racing bikes are stronger and lighter than ever before. Carbon nanotubes were invented by the computer company, IBM, but so far no one has used them inside computers. In

1996, the Swiss company BMC made the first ‘carbon fibre’ racing bike –

it won the Tour de France that year. Carbon nanotubes are also used in tennis rackets and the screens of phones.

Edgar van Marl, swimmer

Sometimes a new invention can be controversial. In my sport, a new type of swimsuit caused problems a few years ago. The company involved, Speedo, have made swimsuits for over one hundred years. They are so famous that in some countries,

a racing swimsuit is simply called ‘a speedo’. In 2008 they made a new

suit that was inspired by shark skin

. Called, the ‘LZR racer’, the suits were designed

with long arms and legs to help swimmers cut through the water like a fast shark. The suit was first sold in March 2008. By November 2008, swimmers wearing the suit had broken 74 world records

. That’s incredible! When Michael Phelps wore the

suit at the Olympics in Beijing he won eight gold medals and said,

‘I feel like a rocket’. Swimmers loved them,

but the judges didn’t. The suits were banned and

there are now a lot more rules about what suits are made of.

Suki Tyler, tennis

The use of video technology has really changed my sport. The most common system was invented in 1999 by an English company. It was developed especially

for sport on television. It’s called Hawk

-Eye

–

a ‘hawk’ is a type of hunting bird

which has very good eyesight

. The video can show very clearly if a ball has or hasn’t gone

over a particular line. Hawk-Eye was used almost immediately to help with decisions in cricket

–

in 2001 it was used for the first time in a match between England and Pakistan. It was soon used in tennis too. The audience loves the excitement that the

technology brings to matches. For me, it’s a positive thing.

Sometimes it’s part of the

strategy I use. For example, even when I know that the line judge has made the right decision, I can ask for Hawk-Eye

just because I know it’s going to make my opponent wait. It’s going to make her really annoyed!