level 1 (american english) file test

1. GRAMMAR
1 Complete Susan’s email.Use the -ing form of the
verbs in the list.
be cook do eat go see study
2 Complete the sentence with a pronoun from the list.
me mine them theirs his her you yours it
Example: That’s mine! Give it to me.
1 That dog isn’t __________.They don’t have a dog.
2 He likes Mary,but he doesn’t love __________.
3 Can you repeat that.I don’t understand __________.
4 Can you help __________? I can’t do this exercise.
5 It isn’t a good book.I don’t like __________.
6 This book’s __________.Look! Here’s your name.
7 Are they Japanese? Can you ask __________?
8 It isn’t __________.He has a blue jacket.
3 Choose the correct word(s).
Example: Do you like listening / listen to songs?
1 I like you.Do you like me / I?
2 That’s mine / my car.
3 I’m sorry.I can / can’t play tennis this evening.
4 Can you to play / play chess?
5 Do you can / Can you come to my birthday party?
6 I love going / go to the park.
VOCABULARY
4 Complete the phrase with a verb from the list.Use
each verb only once.
hear tell wait draw travel help talk play
Example: wait for a bus
1 __________ your sister with her homework
2 __________ a picture
3 __________ someone a secret
4 __________ a game
5 __________ a noise
6 __________ by plane
7 __________ to a friend
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Hi Chuck,
My name’s Susan and I’m a student.I like being a student,
but I don’t like 1 __________.I do four hours of
homework every evening.I live in a house with my friend
Laura.We like 2 __________ good food,but Laura hates
3 __________.She only makes pasta.We often go to fast-
food restaurants.It’s really unhealthy.I love
4 __________ home and eating my mom’s food.On the
weekends,we like 5 __________ friends.We love music
and singing.What do you like 6 __________?
Write soon,
Susan

2. 5 Complete the phrase with the correct verb.
Example: fly by plane
1 u__________ a computer
2 r__________ a race
3 p__________ soccer
4 c__________ a taxi
5 s__________ a song
6 Complete the sentence.Choose the correct word.
Example: I _____ my bike in the evening.
A go II B ride II C play II
1 Can you _____ that noise?
A find II B take II C hear II
2 This is a bad movie.Turn _____ the TV!
A off II B on II C up II
3 Can you _____ me with this question?
A talk II B wait II C help II
4 I can’t _____ my book.
A find II B watch II C look II
5 Can you _____ a photo of me?
A have II B call II C take II
6 Can you _____ the tango?
A go II B have II C dance II
7 I _____ by car every day.
A travel II B run II C use II
8 Mark can _____ the guitar.
A do II B run II C play II
PRONUNCIATION
7 Which is the stressed syllable? Choose the correct
answer.
Example: A restaurant II B restaurant II
C restaurant II
1 A classical II B classical II C classical II
2 A practical II B practical II C practical II
3 A newspaper II B newspaper II
C newspaper II
4 A creative II B creative II C creative II
5 A instrument II B instrument II
C instrument II
8 Write the word that rhymes.
line chairs quiz doors hits flowers
Example: its hits
1 theirs __________
2 mine __________
3 yours __________
4 ours __________
5 his __________
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3. READING
1 Read the article.Choose True,False,or Doesn’t say.
American artists living abroad
Article by Jim Knowles
Maegan Campbell is a 32-year-old actress from Los
Angeles,but right now,she’s living in Paris.She lives in an
apartment that overlooks the Seine River.Maegan’s
mother is French,which means Maegan can speak the
language perfectly.Maegan is very talented.She likes acting
in movies,but she can also sing and dance well,and she has
a leading part in a French musical right now.She can also
play the piano very well.In her spare time,Maegan likes to
relax at home by watching romantic movies.She doesn’t
have plans to return to the US.
Tom Hammond is from Dallas,but he lives in Tokyo.He’s
18,and he’s a music student.Tom can play the piano and
the guitar very well.He also writes songs with his friend
Toshi.Tom writes the music and Toshi writes the lyrics.
When they’re happy with a new song,they usually perform
it to students at their college.They love to have an
audience and would really like to be in a band.When he
isn’t composing,Tom downloads his favorite music from
the Internet.
Hannah Brown is a writer.She’s from New York,but she
lives in Mexico.Hannah is 25 and likes writing romantic
novels.Her goal,of course,is to be a published writer,so
she writes every day for at least four hours.Her favorite
time to write is early in the morning,but she sometimes
writes late at night,too.In the afternoons,Hannah works as
a waitress in a cafe.She doesn’t really enjoy this part of her
life,but it helps her learn Spanish.
Example: Maegan is French.
A True II B False II C Doesn’t say II
1 Maegan lives in Los Angeles.
A True II B False II C Doesn’t say II
2 Maegan doesn’t act in movies.
A True II B False II C Doesn’t say II
3 Maegan can sing and dance well.
A True II B False II C Doesn’t say II
4 Tom studies in Tokyo.
A True II B False II C Doesn’t say II
5 Tom writes songs with his friend.
A True II B False II C Doesn’t say II
6 Tom can sing very well.
A True II B False II C Doesn’t say II
7 Hannah works in a cafe.
A True II B False II C Doesn’t say II
8 Hannah likes writing in the afternoon.
A True II B False II C Doesn’t say II
9 Hannah never writes at night.
A True II B False II C Doesn’t say II
10 Hannah is always busy at work.
A True II B False II C Doesn’t say II
2 Read the article again and write Maegan,Tom,or
Hannah.
Example: Tom lives in Tokyo.
1 __________ watches movies at home.
2 __________ works in the afternoon.
3 __________ sometimes works in the theater.
4 __________ doesn’t play the piano.
5 __________ is a student.
WRITING
Read the notes and write 75–100 words about Susana.
• Berlin
• Argentinian
• work / German company
• very tall / short hair / blue eyes
• can play / guitar / piano
• love / romantic movies
• like / buy / clothes / hate / go to supermarkets
• always / go shopping / Saturday
• not smoke
• favorite time / Sunday morning / drink / coffee / read /
newspaper
SusanalivesinBerlin.She…
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4. LISTENING
1 AEF1 T8 Listen to the interview.Choose the correct
column in the table.
not very
well well well
1 Fran can speak Spanish. A II B II C II
2 Fran can play soccer. A II B II C II
3 Fran can dance. A II B II C II
4 Fran can paint. A II B II C II
5 Fran can drive. A II B II C II
2 AEF1 T9 Listen to five people talk about shopping.
Match the sentence halves.
1 In conversation 1,Mary … _____
2 In conversation 2,David … _____
3 In conversation 3,Sue … _____
4 In conversation 4,Paul … _____
5 In conversation 5,Carla … _____
A … doesn’t like shopping with friends.
B … likes malls.
C … likes trying on clothes.
D … likes shopping on the Internet.
E … doesn’t like busy stores.
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SPEAKING
Work in pairs.
Student A,look at Speaking Test A.
Student B,look at Speaking Test B.
25Listening and Speaking total
15Speaking total