Vocabulary

1 Complete the words. (10 marks)

A mobile phone is a small gadget.
1 Many soldiers fought and died in the w________.
2 Bruce Lee is a martial arts i__________. He is famous around the world.
3 In the 1960s, there was a c__________ for wearing short skirts. They were very popular.
4 In some parts of Africa, p___________ is a big problem and people cant buy food and drink.
5 The internet and mp3 players are twentieth century i__________________s.
2 Complete the sentences using expressions with get. (10 marks)
She ran and just got home in time for lunch.
1 Xi ______ __ ______ as a nurse at the hospital.
2 Joe and Lola are _________ _________ in the church. Lola is wearing a beautiful white dress.
3 We need to ______ Mum __ _________ for her birthday. What about chocolates, or flowers?
4 I dont ______ ______ ______ my sister. We often argue, and we never agree about anything!
5 When you ______ ______ ______, you sneeze, get hot, and feel very ill.

Language focus
3 Complete the questions using the correct form of used to. Then write true answers. (12 marks)
What did you use to watch on TV? (watch)
I used to watch cartoons. ()
but I didnt use to like the news! ()
1 What food _________ you ______________ when you were little? (like)
I ______________________________________ ()
but I ___________________________________. ()
2 What hobbies _________ you ______________ when you were little? (have)
I ______________________________________ ()
but I ___________________________________. ()
4 Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect or past simple form of the pairs of verbs. (14 marks)
arrive / not start not finish / leave not invent / be
play / teach hear / tell phone / send watch / read
1 I ____________________ the news before she ____________________ me about it.
2 I ___________________ the film after I ____________ the book.
3 I ___________________ Alex after I ____________ him the email.
4 The disco ______________________ when we ___________________, but we couldnt stay.
5 When I _____________________ at his house, the party ______________________ yet.
6 People _______________________ mp3 players when Gran_______________________ young.
7 He ___________________ the piano really well because his dad ___________________ him.

5 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past continuous form of suitable verbs. (14 marks)
1 I was standing in the snow and I _____________________ colder and colder.
2 They were sitting near the door when someone _____________________ it.
3 He asked a question and I ___________________.
4 I ____________________ some food when my mum came into the shop.
5 She ____________________ out of the window and it was getting darker and darker.
6 We _____________________ the celebrity in town and we asked for his autograph.
7 What _______________ you _______________ at the time when the window broke?

Reading
86 Read the diary. What is it mainly about? (2 marks)
a Dees old primary school friends.
b Dees old and new friends from different schools.
c Dees life at primary school.
d Dees three best friends.

DEES DIARY
Yesterday, I went to a primary school reunion. It was the first time Id seen my old classmates for five years since I
left primary school. The others get together quite often. My family moved to another area when I was eleven, so I
hadnt seen them for a long time.
I didnt recognize Maisie Symonds at first. Shed changed a lot. She used to have short, dark hair and now its long
and blonde. Her personality hadnt changed. Shes still kind and very funny. She used to be good friends with a
sporty boy called Jamie, but later he got a girlfriend and he didnt want to spend time doing sport with her any more.
Shed got quite upset at first, but now shes got a new best friend, called Bella.
I hadnt expected to see Simon Stratford. His mother had got an important job in Paris and his family moved there
when he finished his last year at primary school. He had made a lot of new friends in Paris because he started his
new secondary school at the same time as the other children. He used to be quite loud and annoying at primary
school, but hes much quieter now, and really friendly.
I talked to Megan Jones, too. I couldnt remember her, but when she talked about some of the things wed done
together at school, I suddenly realized who she was. Shed been my best friend for a whole year! We used to sit at
the back of the class and write messages to each other, especially in boring maths classes. Were meeting
tomorrow.
7 Choose the correct answers. (8 marks)
1 Dee tells us that she ... .
a sees her old classmates quite often
b used to live in a different house
c never speaks to any of her old classmates
d last saw everyone eleven years ago.
2 Today, Maisie has got ... .
a long hair and new hobbies
b a different appearance and personality
c dark hair and a different boyfriend
d different hair and a different best friend

3 Dee didnt expect to see Simon because ... .

a he lived in France
bhe didnt have many friends
c he used to be a very quiet person
d he was moving house
4 Megan ... .
a didnt remember Dee c is seeing Dee again
b is Dees best friend
d used to like maths

Communication
8 Complete the dialogue. Write one word in each gap. (10 marks)
A
B
A
B
A

Did I ever (1) __________ you about our wedding?

(2) ___________ was that?
It was around twenty years (3) ___________ now.
Did you (4) ___________ a good time?
It was wonderful. The (5) ___________ bit was when we had our first dance. We were so happy!