Group 11 SAU64
Group 11 SAU64
Group 11 SAU64
A patient / patience
B modest / modesty
C determined / determination
D loyal / loyalty
E idealistic / idealism
F intelligent / intelligence
Mark: ___ / 6
4 Read the text about a TV programme and choose the correct words.
Tonight is the final of Young Person of the Year, the competition which finds amazing teenagers across the country. There are
now three people left in the competition. But who will win tonight’s big award?
Mandy Driver
Mandy Driver’s life changed when she came 1over / across a person sleeping in the street. She was only ten years old, but after
that she decided that she wanted to make a 2change / difference and help the poor. She appealed 3with / to local business people
for money, and together with them, she started a charity called Sleep Safe.
Antje Freimann
If there’s an old machine that nobody wants, Antje Freimann will work 4in / out a way to use it. In fact, people have called her
‘the queen of recycling’. Antje turns old machines into useful things for people to use. Then she sells them and gives the money
to a charity which pays for 5disability / poor support workers.
Peter Betts
Peter takes 6in / after his father, who was a famous author. When Peter was ten years old, he sat 7in / at his desk and wrote his
first short story. Since then, he’s written many stories, and he’s become a very successful children’s writer – but he’s still only
fifteen! As well as writing books, Peter travels around the country and speaks at schools. He talks about his success and gives
advice because he wants to give other young people the 8self-confidence / shyness they need to start writing.
Mark: ___ / 8
5 Complete the sentences with the words below.
ask someone out engineer give up initiative look up nurse
1. Lilian’s mum is a(n) ________________ − she builds and repairs machines.
2. I’m going to ________________ this word in the dictionary because I don’t know what it means.
3. It takes courage to ________________ because you don’t want to be embarrassed if they say ‘no’.
4. I can’t tell you what to do all the time. In this job, you need to show lots of ________________ .
5. Kelly’s dad is a ________________ . He works in a hospital in Liverpool.
6. Max wants to ________________ sugar because he says it’s bad for his teeth.
Mark: ___ / 6
Use of English
6 Rewrite the sentences so they have a similar meaning. Use the words in brackets.
1. Is the job part-time? (may / ask)
________________________________________________________________________
2. What qualifications would I need? (could / tell)
________________________________________________________________________
3. What is the next stage in the interview process? (like / know)
________________________________________________________________________
4. What time do I need to arrive? (be / wondering)
________________________________________________________________________
5. What about getting here? (another / ask)
________________________________________________________________________
6. Do I have to work at the weekend? (interested / know)
________________________________________________________________________
7. Is there a uniform? (be / wondering)
________________________________________________________________________
8. I want to ask you another question. (may / ask)
________________________________________________________________________
9. What experience do I need? (like / know)
________________________________________________________________________
10. Is there a canteen? (interested / know)
________________________________________________________________________
Mark: ___ / 10
Listening
7 Listen to the dialogue. Are the statements true (T) or false (F)? Put a cross () under T or F.
1 Kelly started a business when she was fifteen.
2 Chris started by making clothes for people that he knew.
3 Kelly started writing software many years ago.
4 Kelly sells her app to people on the internet.
5 A website helped Chris’s designs to become more popular.
Mark: ___ / 5
Total: ___ / 45