Test Answers - Erican

ERICAN CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH Level 3 - Stage 3 Stage Test

based on English in Mind Book 2

ANSWERS

Created using the English in Mind 2 Second edition Testmaker © Cambridge University Press 2010

Name: ___________________________________ Class: ________________ Date: ________________

1. A

GRAMMAR Write the correct words to replace the underlined words.

e.g. We had a great time in Devon. Someone enjoyed it.

Everyone

___________________________

1

No one phoned when you were out. He said he’d call back later.

Someone ___________________________

2

A: Did you have a good summer?

B: No, I didn’t go nowhere.

anywhere ___________________________

3

A: What are you doing this evening Jo?

B: Oh, anything special. Why?

nothing ___________________________

4

Sam told me everywhere he knew about chemical reactions and I passed the test!

everything ___________________________

5

I want to go something really exciting this weekend. Any ideas?

somewhere ___________________________

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B

Reorder the words and make sentences using the present perfect continuous.

e.g.

work / Mark / all morning.

Mark has been working all morning. _______________________________________________________________

1

not study / enough / Milly / recently

Milly hasn’t been studying enough recently. _______________________________________________________________

2

you / the guitar / over the last few weeks / practise

Have you been practising the guitar over the last few weeks? _______________________________________________________________

3

help / we / the new student / to make friends

We have been helping the new student to make friends. _______________________________________________________________

4

not look after / her new dog / Flora

Flora hasn’t been looking after her new dog. _______________________________________________________________

5

a job / since he finished university / Mike / look for

Mike has been looking for a job since he left university. _______________________________________________________________


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C

Underline the correct answer.

e.g.

Where have you been walking / walked? Your boots are dirty.

1

I’ve been learning / learnt English for four years now.

2

Have Sue and Nick been phoning / phoned you yet today?

3

OK, I’ve finished / been finishing the bathroom. Now I must paint the hall.

4

You’re late. I’ve waited / been waiting for you for ages.

5

I’ve never wanted / been wanting to be rich. It’s not that important to me.


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2. A

VOCABULARY Find five more music words in the wordsearch.

S C V I O L I N K

A X O P H L A R I N I G R A N C K L N A R M C O W O R G S Y N K O T P U T Z U H E N B R A

e.g.

Saxophone __________________________

1.

clarinet __________________________

2.

violin __________________________

3.

piano __________________________

4.

drums __________________________

5.

trumpet __________________________

O E T M D R U M S

N T R U M P E T E

E T R U M P E T E


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B

Match the problems in Column A with the advice in Column B.

A

B

0

I’ve got a headache.

5

You shouldn’t read in the dark.

1

I’ve got stomach ache.

3

You should go to the dentist.

2

I’ve got a temperature.

4

We should call an ambulance.

3

I’ve got a toothache.

0

You should take an aspirin.

4

There’s been a serious accident!

1

You shouldn’t eat so much.

5

My eyes hurt.

2

You should stay in bed and drink lots of water.


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3. A

EVERYDAY ENGLISH Complete the dialogues with the expressions in the box.

have to say

loads of

What do you mean

I’m just saying that

Check it out

nothing to do with

e.g.

have to say A : I ___________________________ that this seafood pasta is very good.

Congratulations to the chef!

B : Yes, it’s delicious, isn’t it?

1

A : I’m really sorry, but I can’t come on Saturday.

What do you mean B : ___________________________ you can’t come? I bought the tickets for

the concert ages ago! 2

loads of A : I’ve got ___________________________ homework to do this afternoon!

B : Me too. Why do they give us so much?

3

nothing to do with A : Mind Games 1 has got ___________________________ Mind Games 2.

That was much better!

B : Do you think so? I preferred Mind Games 1.

4

I’m just saying that A : Come on, Jody, don’t get angry! ___________________________ I don’t

particularly like your new dress!

B : Well, if you can’t say something nice, just don’t say anything!

5

A : I really want to go abroad this summer, but I haven’t got much money.

Check it out B : Budget Air has cheap flights to Greece. ___________________________

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B

Complete the dialogues with the expressions in the box.

at the same time

looks like

it’s a shame

it just goes to show

it’s not worth it

it’s no good

at the same time A: I really want to see this film, but _______________________________ I’d e.g. like to go out with my friends. B: Well, you’ll just have to make a decision, won’t you? 1 2

it’s not worth it A: Don’t get angry with Pete – _______________________________. B: I suppose you’re right. He’s not usually so lazy.

It’s a shame A: _______________________________ you can’t come to the cinema. John told me the film is great. B: I know, I wish I could come, but I said I’d visit my grandmother this evening.

Looks like 3 A: The sky’s full of clouds. _______________________________ it’s going to rain. B: Yes. Did you bring your umbrella? It’s no good 4 A: _______________________________ – I give up. I just can’t understand this mobile phone. B: Let me help you. What’s so complicated about it? 5 A: Oh no, I’ve just bought this bag and it’s already broken. Luckily it only cost a few euros. It just goes to show B: _______________________________ that you get what you pay for.


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4. A

READING Read the text about someone’s best friend. Then underline the correct answer to complete the text: a), b), c) or d).

I have 0 _________ in the cafe for half an hour, waiting for my best friend, Tina. There’s 1 _______ in the world like her; she’s always late for everything. 2 _______ I tell her we 3 _______ meet at seven o’clock when the film doesn’t start until eight, hoping that with this trick we won’t be late. Unfortunately, she has 4 _______ this clever plan and takes all the time that she needs. What does she do? I have no idea. She’s got 5 _______ clothes so it takes her a long time to decide what to wear. 6 _______ , however, that when she comes out of the front door she looks fantastic. She’s 7 _______ to be the most beautiful girl in our school. We have 8 _______ best friends 9 _______ we were six years old. I know she’s beautiful, but for me it’s more important that she’s 10 _______ and great fun to be with. 0

a) sit

b) been sitting

c) am sat

d) sitting

1

a) no one

b) everyone

c) nowhere

d) anyone

2

a) Somewhere

b) Somehow

c) Some

d) Sometimes


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3

a) don’t want to b) don’t have to

c) must

d) mustn’t

4

a) understood

b) been understanding c) understand

d) have understood

5

a) a few

b) loads of

c) some

d) much

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a) Anyway

b) I wouldn’t say

c) I can’t say

d) I have to say

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a) consider

b) been considered

c) considered

d) considering

8

a) been being

b) been

c) gone

d) be

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a) since

b) for

c) until

d) while

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a) kindest

b) kinder

c) kind

d) more kind


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B

Match the descriptions of the people when they were young with their lives now. You only need to write the first sentence of the description. There are two descriptions of their lives now that you do not need. 1

Joanna used to be a journalist. She used to be very ambitious and planned to become a foreign correspondent for a major national newspaper. She didn’t have a boyfriend because her job took up all her time.

2

Martin used to work in a garage. He loves cars and wasn’t interested in studying. His dream used to be to repair and restore an old car all on his own.

3

Antonella used to help her dad in their pizza restaurant in the centre of London. She loves art and used to dream about transforming the pizza restaurant into an art gallery. She used to find serving at the tables extremely boring and felt very frustrated.

4

Simon used to be a musician. He used to play with his friends in pubs and clubs in his town. His parents weren’t happy about his choice and used to tell him that he needed to find something more serious to do.

5

Raphael was an engineering student. He used to relax by creating funny objects from old pieces of metal and selling them in markets. He wanted to work for a big company, possibly abroad.

Description: a) Today he is a successful sculptor. He makes big metal sculptures which are usually sold to city councils for decorating squares and parks. b) She is married with three children. She is a writer for a famous publisher and her last novel is going to be made into a film. She still travels but only during holidays and with the whole family. c) He has a restaurant in the centre of town. It has a nice garden for the summer. Running the restaurant is a tiring job and he is quite stressed. His wife helps him at weekends.


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d) He is a music agent. He discovers musicians with great talent and helps them to become famous. He has just signed a contract with a world famous label for his latest clients, a band called ‘The Moors.’ e) She has opened ‘Tea and Talent’. This is an art gallery with a café. People go to the exhibitions and can then meet the artists in the café, over a cup of tea and a piece of cake. She is married to a painter and feels very satisfied with her life. f)

He buys and sells vintage cars on the internet. He finds the best old cars for his clients and has a team which specialises in finding the spare parts necessary to repair the cars.

g) He has a factory which produces concrete. He sells to all the major building companies and is very successful. However, he is not very happy; he would like to do something more intellectual, like teaching.

1

Joanna

b) She is married with three children. ______________________________________________

2

Martin

f) He buys and sells vintage cars on the internet. ______________________________________________

3

Antonella

e) She has opened ‘Tea and Talent’. ______________________________________________

4

Simon

d) He is a music agent. ______________________________________________

5

Raphael

a) Today he is a successful sculptor. ______________________________________________


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5. A

LISTENING Listen to two friends talking about an exam. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

Joanne is revising for a French exam.

T

1

Joanne didn’t start revising early enough.

F

2

Bill thinks it’s important to revise everything she’s done this year.

F

3

Joanne wants to go to Cambridge University.

T

4

Bill thinks if Joanne is nervous she will do well in the exam.

F

5

Joanne doesn’t agree she needs to relax more.

T

e.g.


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B

Listen to a conversation between Maria, a Spanish girl studying in the UK, and Paul, an English friend of hers. Underline the correct answer: a), b) or c).

1

Maria thinks the IT teacher doesn’t like her because

a) she’s foreign

b) she isn’t good in the lesson

c) she’s too strict

2

Filippo is

a) a student who has graduated

b) another foreign student

c) 11 years old

3

Maria

a) wants to improve her English

b) thinks life is difficult

c) thinks Paul isn’t good

4

Paul thinks Maria should

a) complain to the headteacher

b) create a good atmosphere

c) speak to the IT teacher

5

The IT teacher

a) used to get angry with Paul

b) left her USB stick at home

c) annoys Paul


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6.

WRITING Here are some sentences. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.

e.g.

When I was a child I played football in the afternoon.

used to play When I was a child I ______________________________ in the afternoon.

1

Unfortunately I don’t have time to play volleyball now that I’m doing exams.

would play If I had more time, I ______________________________ volleyball.

2

As a child I often cried when I watched scary films.

used to cry As a child I often ______________________________ when watching scary films.

3

The girl is sitting on the bench. She’s new in this school.

who is sitting The girl ______________________________ on the bench is new in this school.

4

My sister is wearing a red dress. It’s her favourite.

which my sister The red dress ______________________________ is wearing is her favourite.

5

Look, there’s the village. I was born there.

where I was Look, there’s the village ______________________________ born.


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1

GRAMMAR

A

_______ /5 marks

B

_______ /5 marks

C

_______ /5 marks

VOCABULARY

2

3

4

5

6

A

_______ /5 marks

B

_______ /5 marks

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

A

_______ /5 marks

B

_______ /5 marks

READING

A

_______ /10 marks

B

_______ /10 marks

LISTENING

A

_______ /10 marks

B

_______ /10 marks

WRITING

7

_______ /15 marks

SPEAKING

Total

A

_______ /10 marks

_______ /100 marks


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