Grammar.

Unit 1

Reading

1 F 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 E

 

Vocabulary

1 naive

2 courteous

3 reserved

4 tolerant

5 hot-headed

6 grumpy

7 stubborn

8 argumentative

9 flexible

10 level-headed

 

Grammar

1 had left

2 was wearing

3 hadn’t finished

4 was talking

5 started

6 had been waiting

7 had already started

8 celebrated

 

1 have had

2 have you been

3 have often wondered

4 have you been staying

5 have you done

6 have you been going out

7 have you been eating

8 have known

 

1 Not only did we go out for a meal but we went dancing too.

2 Never before had I seen such a beautiful sunset.

3 Rarely has there been such a high wind.

4 No sooner had they started the exercise than the lesson bell rang.

 

 

Listening

1 C 2 B 3 E 4 D 5 A

Writing

Content (maximum 4 points)

1 point for the content of each paragraph.

 

Form (maximum 2 points)

2 points for good sentence structure and paragraphing.

1 point for reasonable structure.

 

Range (maximum 2 points)

2 points for using a good range of vocabulary and structures.

1 point for using a reasonable range of vocabulary and structures.

0 points for using a poor range of vocabulary and structures.

 

Accuracy (maximum 2 points)

2 points for accuracy over 80%.

1 point for accuracy between 70 and 80%.

Unit 2

Reading

1 B 2 D 3 D 4 C 5 A

 

Vocabulary

1 make

2 cost

3 out

4 off

5 paid

 

1 precious

2 worthless

3 priceless

4 dirt cheap

5 well-off

 

1 A 2 B 3 A 4 C 5 C

Grammar

1 None

2 every

3 any

4 little / nothing

5 The

 

1 going

2 to hear

3 go

4 enjoying

5 to contact

6 cut

7 pay

8 missing

9 fixed

10 buying