level 1 (american english) file test

1. GRAMMAR
1 Write the time.
Example: 2:45 It’s quarter to three.
1 8:20 ___________________________.
2 12:15 ___________________________.
3 6:30 ___________________________.
4 10:50 ___________________________.
5 9:00 ___________________________.
2 Complete the sentence with a preposition.
Example: My new job starts on Wednesday.
1 The office closes __________ the evening.
2 Her party is __________ Friday.
3 I often play chess __________ the weekend.
4 I often have pasta __________ lunchtime.
5 It’s very warm __________ August.
6 Her birthday is __________ September 12th.
7 The class starts __________ two o’clock.
3 Choose the correct phrase.
Example: Do you like food Chinese / Chinese food?
1 It’s a book fantastic / fantastic book.
2 That’s a cheap cell phone / cell phone cheap.
3 Go often I / I often go to the market.
4 He has an old car / a car old.
5 I like music American / American music.
6 They aren’t always / are always not on time.
7 I always have / Always I have breakfast.
8 She never drinks / drinks never tea.
VOCABULARY
4 Complete the sequence.Write the correct word.
Example: August,September,October,November.
1 February,March,April,_______________.
2 eighteenth,nineteenth,twentieth,_______________.
3 seventh,eighth,ninth,_______________.
4 May,June,July,_______________.
5 fall,winter,spring,_______________.
6 second,third,fourth,_______________.
5 Write the opposite adjective.
cheap rich difficult dry full
low safe short young
Example: easy difficult
1 poor __________
2 empty __________
3 tall __________
4 expensive __________
5 dangerous __________
6 wet __________
7 old __________
8 high __________
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2. 6 Complete the sentence.Choose the correct word.
Example: We take the dog for a walk _____ a day.
A two II B times II C twice II
1 She _____ work at four thirty.
A goes II B does II C finishes II
2 I _____ to the gym in the evenings.
A have II B go II C take II
3 I _____ a bath every evening.
A do II B wake II C take II
4 He _____ dinner every evening.
A does II B goes II C has II
5 Jack usually _____ for eight hours a night.
A does II B has II C sleeps II
6 I often _____ up early on Saturdays.
A start II B wake II C go II
PRONUNCIATION
7 Which is the stressed syllable? Choose the correct
answer.
Example: A November II B November II
C November II
1 A twentieth II B twentieth II C twentieth II
2 A September II B September II C SeptemberII
3 A difficult II B difficult II C difficult II
4 A February II B February II C February II
5 A thirtieth II B thirtieth II C thirtieth II
8 Write the word with the same sound.
low clean third white they job
Example: easy clean
1 other __________
2 shopping __________
3 birthday __________
4 home __________
5 high __________
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3. READING
1 Read the text.Choose the correct answer.
Example: Lila gets up at _____.
A 7:00 II B 6:30 II C 6:00 II
1 Lila has breakfast _____.
A on the bus II B at school II C at home II
2 Lila _____ to work.
A runs II B walks II C rides a bike II
3 Lila _____ goes home by bus.
A always II B never II C usually II
4 Lila sometimes _____.
A goes out during the week II B eats meat II
C smokes II
5 Tim goes to work _____.
A by car II B by bus II C by train II
6 Tim often has lunch _____.
A in his office II B at home II
C in a fast-food restaurant II
7 Tim often eats with _____ .
A his parents II B journalists II C students II
8 Tim _____ exercises.
A often II B hardly ever II C never II
2 Read the text again and write Lila or Tim.
Example: Lila is a teacher.
1 __________ often eats vegetables.
2 __________ often exercises.
3 __________ usually eats a burger for lunch.
4 __________ doesn’t go to bed late.
5 __________ goes out on the weekend.
6 __________ always has breakfast.
7 __________ has an unhealthy lifestyle.
WRITING
Write a paragraph about your typical Monday.Write
75–100 words answering these questions:
• What do you do in the morning?
• What do you do in the afternoon?
• What do you do in the evening?
• What do you usually do?
• What do you sometimes do?
• What do you never do?
My typical Monday
Igetupat _____ .
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How people live
As part of our weekly series,we asked Lila Rivera and Tim
Greenwood to tell us about their lives.
Lila is a hardworking teacher in Miami.She gets up at six
thirty every morning and has breakfast.Then she makes
sandwiches to take for lunch and gets ready for work.Lila
usually walks to work because she thinks it’s important to
exercise every day.She sometimes walks home in the
evening,but she usually takes the bus.Lila has dinner at
seven o’clock and goes to bed early.She doesn’t go out
during the week,but she often goes out with friends on
the weekend.Lila eats five portions of fruit and vegetables
every day and fish twice a week.She eats meat
sometimes,but she doesn’t smoke.For more exercise,
Lila goes to the gym three times a week.She’s very
healthy and is hardly ever sick.
Tim lives by the ocean in Palm Beach.He’s a journalist for
a local newspaper.He usually gets up at eight o’clock,
takes a quick shower,and then he drives to work.Tim
doesn’t have time for breakfast,but he sometimes has a
sandwich in the middle of the morning.At lunchtime,he
usually has a burger.He buys it from the fast-food
restaurant across the street and eats at his desk.Tim
works long hours and often stays late in the evening.On
those days,he goes to a restaurant with people from
work.They usually have a big dinner.Tim doesn’t eat fruit,
and he doesn’t like vegetables.He plays football once a
month,but he isn’t very healthy.

4. LISTENING
1 AEF1 T6 Listen to the interview with Mr.Smith
about his lifestyle.Choose True or False.
1 Mr.Smith goes to work at 6:30 a.m.
A True II B False II
2 Mr.Smith gets to work at 7:30 a.m.
A True II B False II
3 Mr.Smith usually has a sandwich for lunch.
A True II B False II
4 Mr.Smith sometimes finishes work at 7:30 p.m.
A True II B False II
5 Mr.Smith goes to bed late.
A True II B False II
2 AEF1 T7 Listen to five conversations.Choose the
correct answers.
1 What does Dan want for breakfast?
tea and toast / coffee and toast
2 What does Heather do in the evening?
goes out / watches TV
3 How often does Karen go to the gym?
not often / very often
4 When’s Jason’s birthday?
June 13th / June 30th
5 What time does Diane usually get up on a Saturday?
at about 9:00 / at about 10:00
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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