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Part 1 Questions 1 – 5 Circle the correct answer A, B or C. Example 0 You see this notice in a health centre.

Please take a seat in the waiting room What should you do?

A B C 1 You see this notice.

Join Our Basketball Club

What can you do?

A B C

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2 In your classroom, you see this message on the board.

music lesson cancelled today What does the message tell you?

A The music lesson starts now.

B There is no music lesson.

C Today’s music lesson is late. 3 You see this sign outside a museum.

Queue here for tickets

What must you do?

A stand and wait in line

B hand in your tickets

C go straight inside

4 You see this notice in a cafe window.

Special Offer cake and coffee £3

What can you have for £3?

A B C

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5 You see this sign.

Hairdresser Open 9am – 3pm

What happens here?

A B C

AS J V IK M R TO E Q H F L C

B D G N P U W X Y Z

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Part 3 Questions 11 – 15 Read the email from your friend Alan. Circle the correct answer A, B or C.

Hi!

I had a fantastic holiday. We didn’t go to Qatar and Oman after all,

but we went to Yemen instead. We hired a car and drove high up into

the mountains. A few roads were closed because of the heavy rain. And

some roads were quite dangerous because animals walk along them!

We stayed in Sana’a, which is a really interesting city, and I bought you

a present in the market. I couldn’t go bowling in the evening because it

was always crowded. Fun City was very busy too so I didn’t go there

either.

But I did climb onto a statue of a horse in the famous central square

and sit there. All the tourists like to have their photo taken doing that!

But like me, they are not so interested in the museums.

I hope we can see one another before school starts again. I’m staying

with my cousins this week, but then I’ll be back home, so email me and

tell me when you’ll be free.

Alan

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11 Where did Alan go on holiday?

A Oman

B Yemen

C Qatar 12 What does Alan say about the roads?

A All the roads were dangerous.

B Some roads were not open.

C Most roads were full of water. 13 What did Alan do in Sana’a?

A He went shopping.

B He went to Fun City.

C He went bowling. 14 What does Alan say tourists like to do in Sana’a?

A visit the museums

B photograph the central square

C sit on a statue of a horse 15 When will Alan return home?

A tomorrow

B next week

C when school starts

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Part 4 Questions 16 – 20. Read the text about travelling. Circle the correct answer A, B or C.

I (0) travelling. Last year I (16) to Europe with my family.

We flew to different countries and (17) lots of sights. Rome was my

favourite city and I can still (18) how fantastic the Coliseum seemed.

Next year we (19) to Australia, which (20) wonderful.

Example 0 A loving B love C would love

16 A go B gone C went

17 A saw B looked C watched

18 A know B remember C find

19 A would go B are going C had gone

20 A will be B is being C has been

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Part 5 Questions 21 – 25 Read the text about butterflies. Circle the correct answer A, B or C.

Butterflies are found (0) many parts of the world. They are beautiful

insects (21) large and colourful wings. They fly from one flower to

another and live by feeding on the sugar (22) is in the plant. They like

wet places (23) they do not fly around when it’s raining. You should

never touch (24) wings of a butterfly as this can damage them, and

the butterfly (25) not be able to fly again.

Example

0 A by B in C on

21 A with B for C on

22 A what B where C which

23 A but B if C because

24 A a B the C those

25 A can B ought C might

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Part 6 Question 26 You have a new teacher. Write an email to your friend about this teacher. Write about

• what he or she teaches

• what he or she looks like

• what you like about him or her

Write 20 – 25 words

Subject: new teacher

Hi

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Part 7

Question 27 Look at the pictures below and write the story. Write 50 – 75 words.

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Questions 28 – 32 Read the email from your friend Amy. Circle the correct answer A, B, or C.

Hi!

I am writing to tell you all about my new school. It’s great! It’s not very

large, but we have a computer room and even a school band. I want to

learn to play the drums.

There are some really friendly girls in my class who I chat with in the

cafeteria at break. One of them, Emily, lives quite close to my uncle’s

house on the other side of the park. One of my other friends, Ruth,

walks to school with me in the mornings because she lives in my street.

The teachers give us a lot of homework, but we can stay after school

to do it in the library. We can use the internet to help with our

homework there, but we’re not allowed to take food or drink into the

room with us.

Soon, I’d like to be a member of the school tennis club because I loved

playing tennis at my old school.

Write soon and tell me all your news.

Amy

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28 What does Amy think of her new school?

A She likes it.

B It’s too big.

C There’s not much to do.

29 What does Amy do at break?

A She talks to her classmates.

B She stays in her class.

C She studies in the cafeteria.

30 Where does Emily live?

A next to Amy’s school

B near Amy’s uncle

C in Amy’s street

31 What does Amy say the pupils can do after school?

A have a snack in the computer room

B play games on the internet

C do their homework in the library

32 What does Amy say she wants to do next?

A learn a new sport

B visit her old school

C join a club

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Part 9

Question 33 You are having a party. Write a note inviting your friend Pat to your party. Write about

• why you are having the party

• the time and place of the party

• what you will do at the party Write 20 – 25 words.

Dear Pat,

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