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UNIT 1
PART A: READING
I. Question 1-10. Vocabulary
Choose the best answer ( A), (B), (C) or (D) to complete each sentence
1. Which day comes between Tuesday and Thursday?
A Monday B Saturday C Friday D Wednesday
2. We __________ from Spain.
A are B is C to be D be
3. Is she ___________?
A China B Korean C Mexico D Japan
4. __________ you on holiday?
A IsIs B Are C Am D Do
5. What’s __________? This is a stamp
A this B these C that D those
6. Jack doesn’t like playing with his at home. He likes going out with
his friends.
A Chair B Table C Window D Computer
7. I often go to the ______ at the hotel for checking-in. I do not like check-in online.
A Lift B Reception C Bar D Double-room
8. ‘Is he in Class 12?’ ‘No, he __________ .’
A is B Not be C isn’t D aren’t
9. You need to be in a quiet place. You enjoy several kinds such as novels. What is
this activity called?
A collecting B reading books C doing sports D playing
stamps volleyball
10. Today is Friday. Tomorrow will be .
A Sunday B Saturday C Monday D Thursday
II. Question 11-20. Grammar
Choose the best answer (A), (B), (C) or (D) to complete each sentence
11. ‘What’s _____ address?’ ‘I live at 33 Marston Street.’
A his B my C your D her
12. We are students. __________ teacher is American.

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A Her B Our C Their D His

13. No, we __________. We are students.
A are B isn’t C aren’t D is
14. Nadia has a new car. She washes ______ car every week.
A my B his C her D our
15. Where does ________ father work?
A him B you C your D me
16. My computer is very old. ______ keyboard doesn't work well.
A It B Its C His D He
17. What is your name?
A I'm a boy B He´s Mark Lee C I like Mark Lee D My name is Mark Lee
18. Johnny : How are you?
Mark : ________
A Good bye B I'm fine, thanks. C Are you OK? D I'm 15 years old
19. How old are you?
A She is 17. B I like 17. C I am 17. D Me is 17.
20. They are students. ________ names are James and Marta.
A His B My C Your D Their

III. Read the following signs and notices and choose the best answer (A), (B), or (C).
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A You cannot travel by railway until tomorrow.
B Only adults pay to go here.
C You must pay before you travel on it.

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A We will give you something free.
B Buy your favorite songs here.
C You can get your tickets here.

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A You won’t need a raincoat today.
B You can visit this place today.
C You cannot travel here today.
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A You cannot go here in the morning.
B You can visit the park in the morning.
C You should not visit the park today.
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A Everyone can park here.
B The staff can park here.
C Only guests can park here.

IV. Read the following passages and circle the best answer (A), (B), (C) or (D)
Passage 1:
My family
Hi, I’m Julia and I’m sixteen. I haven’t got a very big family, just my mum, my dad, my
brother Aden (he’s fourteen) and me.
My mother’s name is Suzanne – she’s thirty-eight and she’s an office worker. My father’s
name is Daniel. He’s forty and he’s a nurse.
My parents haven’t got brothers or sisters, so I haven’t got uncles or aunts or cousins. But
I’ve got cool grandparents. Their names are: Sam and Alice. They like going shopping
together and hanging out with their friends. My grandfather – Sam is sixty and he’s a doctor
and his wife, Alice, is fifty-eight and she’s a science teacher. My other grandmother, Trudy
is an actress and her husband, Ben is a pilot. They are great!

Check your understanding: True (T); False (F); or Not Given (NG)
26. Julia is 16 years old.
A True B False C Not Given
27. Julia’s brother is in grade 10.
A True B False C Not Given
28. Julia has many uncles, aunts, and cousins.

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A True B False C Not Given

29. Julia’s grandparents are cool people.
A True B False C Not Given
30. Julia’s grandfather is an actress.
A True B False C Not Given

Passage 2:
My Wonderful Family
I live in a house near the mountains. I have two brothers and one sister, and I was born last.
My father teaches mathematics, and my mother is a nurse at a big hospital. My brothers are
very smart and work hard in school. My sister is a nervous girl, but she is very kind. My
grandmother also lives with us. She came from Italy when I was two years old. She has
grown old, but she is still very strong. She cooks the best food!
My family is very important to me. We do lots of things together. My brothers and I like to
go on long walks in the mountains. My sister likes to cook with my grandmother. On the
weekends we all play board games together. We laugh and always have a good time. I love
my family very much.
31. My mother is a...
A waitress B doctor C nurse D writer
32. My house is near the...
A city B mountains C Italy D hospital
33. How old was I when my grandmother came?
A Just born B Ten years old C Two years old D Three years old
34. On the weekends, we ____________________
A Play board games together
B Go to a movie
C Clean the house
D Cook pasta
35. My sister is kind, but also __________
A strong B mean C Nervous D Quiet

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SECTION B: WRITING
PART 1: Use given words to make correct sentences
1. We/Britain.
____________________________________________________________
2. What/this?
____________________________________________________________
3. They/not/have/books.
____________________________________________________________
4. Is/teacher/American?
____________________________________________________________
5. Those/my photos.
____________________________________________________________
PART 2: Write a short paragraph on the following topic
Write a personal profile
Sample
1. I am Alex and I am from the UK. I live with my parents and my sister in Liverpool.
We’ve also got a cat, Louis.
2. On School-day, I get up at 7.30 a.m. I usually get home at 6 p.m. because I go to
clubs after school. My favorite club is Spanish but I am not very good at it.
3. I enjoy doing different things in my free time but I don’t like being alone. On
Saturday I go out with friends. We usually go shopping and to the cinema. I also
love playing computer games. My best friend has a lot of games so I often go to his
house.

Task 1: Match the paragraph 1-3 with the topic a-c

a Interests
b Personal information
c My day
Task 2: Underline possessive adjectives in the sample.
Task 3: Match the possessive adjectives with suitable subject pronouns.
1. I a. Our
2. We b. Their
3. They c. Your
4. You d. My
Task 4: Choose the correct words to complete the sentences
1. My sister likes studying/ study English because I want to travel to America/ American.

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2. Are/ Is they from the UK/ British?

3. I go to school at 7a.m and/ so I get home at 4.30p.m.
4. This/These is my best friend, her/she name is Lina.
5. I love watch/watching film on TV but he doesn’t love/ love it.
Task 5: Complete a family profile with the phrases from the box

1. am 2. listens to 3. listening 4. long brown hair 5. He

music
6. He 7. Spanish 8. my mum, my 9. English and 10. blank and
dad and my Spanish very friendly
big sister

I am Leo. I _____10 years old. I am American. Let me tell you about my family. I
live with _________________. We live in California. My mum’s name is Carmen.
She’s Mexican and she speaks_____________. She is a _________teacher. She’s
short and slim, she’s got long, brown hair and brown eyes. My dad’s name is David.
He’s American. _____’s tall and a little fat! He’s got short brown hair and blue eyes.
______ works in a bank. My sister Shania is 14 and she loves _________ to music.
She _______________all the time! She’s got __________and green eyes, like me.
I’ve got long hair too. We’ve got a pet dog, Brandy. He’s_____________.

Task 6 : Write your personal profile

Paragraph 1: Introduce yourself (name/ age/country/ nationality/…)

Paragraph 2: Talk about your family
Paragraph 3: Talk about your free time_ use like/ enjoy/love/ can’t stand/hate +
..ing.

Your writing here:

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PART C: SPEAKING
Practice with these following topics
1. Introduce about yourself/ Tell me about your personal profile.
You should say:
- What is your name? Do you have nickname?
- How old are you?
- What are your hobbies?
- Where do you live? Do you like your hometown? Why?
2. Let’s talk about your family
You should say:
- How many people are there in your family?
- Who are they?
- What do they do? How old are they?
- What do you often do with your family in weekends?

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