GET READY FOR YOUR TEST

UNITS 0,1. TEST PREPARATION

1. Choose the correct word or expression.

1. Children usually have a lot of fun at the convent / amusement park / monument.

2. Sometimes, there is a graveyard / petrol station / tunnel next to a church.

3. Ships leave from and return to a tower / port / castle.

4. Young people often stay in a fountain / bridge / youth hostel instead of a hotel.

 2. Match the words to the definitions. There are more words than you need.

coat • suitcase • recycle • helmet • cloudy • water bottle • sweet • avocado • crisps

1. You put clothes in it when you travel. ……………………

2. It’s a salty food from potatoes. …………………… 

3. People drink from it while travelling. …………………… 

4. It protects your head. ……………………

5. The sky looks like this before rain. ……………………

6. You wear this in winter. ……………………

7. People do this to help the environment. ……………………

3. Write the word for the definitions:

1. People sleep in tents there. 

2. You can get a newspaper or magazine there.

3. People go there to have a drink.

4. This is often built over a river.

5. a very tall building

6. In the past, kings and queens lived there.
7. You wear them to protect your eyes.
4. Complete the series with at least 2 words.

slide,…
elbow pads,...
trousers,…

plumber,…

screen protector,…
cherries ... 
5 Translate
Me gustaría reservar una  habitación doble
¿Cuál es tu fecha de regreso?
billete de ida/ ida y vuelta
pensión completa
Perdone, ¿Cómo se va al Corte Inglés?
billboard
sane
hopeful
brave
wise

4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.       Present Simple / Present Continuous

      1.   …………………… they …………………… (jog) in the park

right now?

      2.   She usually …………………… (stay) at the Tulip Hotel.

      3.   Olga never …………………… (run) in winter.

      4.   We …………………… (not see) horror films. We hate them.

      5 This factory ……usually……….(not make) these products.

      6.   Muñoz Molina sometimes…………………… (write) novels

about cities.

5. Complete the facts about London with the words below. Use the Past Simple. 

not be • write • open • see • play live • become

1. In 1926, people …………………… television for the first time in Soho, a district of London.

2. Before 1907, London buses …………………… only red. They were painted in different colours.

3. Charles Dickens …………………… Oliver Twist in London between 1837 and 1839.

4. In 1811, London …………………… the first city in the world with a population of more than one million.

5. In 1963, the Beatles …………………… at 67 Green Street, London.

6. The first coffee house …………………… in London in 1652.

5 Write questions for the answers below. Pay attention to the words in bold. Use the Past Simple.

1.

Yes, we drove through the tunnels in Switzerland.

2.

We stayed at a youth hostel in the Alps.

3.

We left on the 1st and came back on the 9th.

4.

I went with my two brothers.

5.

My brothers went snowboarding every day.

6.

We chose the Alps because we love it there.

6 Complete the text about the Great Fire of London with the words in brackets. Use the Past Simple.

1. …………………… you …………………… (know) there was a terrible fire in London in 1666? 

 It… 2.………………… (start) in a bakery. The fire 3. …………………… (burn) for three days and nights and 4. …………………… (destroy) many houses, shops and churches, including St Paul’s Cathedral. There was a strong wind and the fire 5. …………………… (spread) quickly. In those days, people 6. …………………… (build) their houses from wood and it 7. …………………… (not be) easy to put out a fire. Many people 8. …………………… (not have) water in their homes and 

the city didn’t have a good fire-fighting service. Most of the people 9. …………………… (run) away. After the fire, Sir Christopher Wren 10. …………………… (design) a new cathedral and a monument to remind people of the Great Fire of London.