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MID TERM EXAM 2022– LASER B1+ (1-3)
Date: Teacher’s name:
Pupil’s name:

Reading
1 Read this extract from a novel. For questions 1–5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you
think fits best according to the text.
Reading
I’ll always remember the first time I went to a concert. My friend Jerry was a year older than me and he had been to a few
concerts. His mother worked in the box office of Leighton Hall and Jerry knew he could persuade her to get us tickets for
my favourite group, Rocking Hard, who were coming the following Saturday. My parents weren’t too pleased about the
idea of me going to the concert – they said at fifteen I was too young, but promises of working hard at school and keeping
my bedroom tidy finally won them over and they agreed I could go. With great happiness, I phoned Jerry and told him to
ask his mum to book the tickets.
Over the next week I kept my promise – my homework was done the minute I got home and my bedroom was so clean
and tidy it shone. As we got nearer to the big night of the concert, I was getting more and more excited. On Thursday,
Jerry and I went shopping to find some ‘cool’ clothes to wear to the concert. I bought a great black T-shirt with a skeleton
on it and Jerry found some wonderful jeans which looked like they were a hundred years old.
By Friday, we were at boiling point. We were so excited we could hardly sleep or eat. All our friends at school were
jealous because they couldn’t come with us to see Rocking Hard. That night, I went to bed thinking about only one thing –
the concert the next day. When I finally fell asleep, I’m sure all my dreams were about the group.
Well, Saturday came. I woke up and realised I had another eight hours to wait before the concert started. How was I going
to wait for so long? I sent a text message to Jerry, but he didn’t reply. He was probably still asleep. I needed to do
something to stop me thinking about the concert so I decided to take the dog, Bones, to the park.
As we walked through the park, I suddenly noticed a tall man with long hair in a black T-shirt and jeans. I stopped and
looked harder. No … it couldn’t be. Yes! It was Shane, the singer from Rocking Hard. This was too good an opportunity to
miss and luckily Bones made things easy. He ran up to Shane and started licking his hand. Shane laughed and turned
around to see who the dog belonged to. I started to apologise, but Shane said not to worry. Then I told him that my friend
and I were going to his concert that evening and Shane gave me a card inviting me and Jerry to a backstage party after
the concert. I was so happy I thought I’d faint.
When I got home, I rang Jerry to tell him the news. He couldn’t believe our luck. We knew that that evening we were going
to the concert of a lifetime.
1 The writer’s friend had C tried very hard to be good.
A never been to a concert before. D did all the housework after school.
B a mother who could get tickets.
C already booked the tickets. 4 How did the writer and Jerry feel during the
D persuaded his parents to let him go. week before the concert?
A very hot
2 At first, the writer’s parents B very jealous
A were worried she wasn’t old enough. C extremely tired
B wanted her to tidy the house. D full of excitement
C said they would book the tickets.
D said they were pleased for her. 5 The writer’s dog
A liked bones.
3 For the week before the concert the writer B helped to get an invitation from Shane.
A and her friend did lots of shopping. C caused a problem.
B did her homework in one minute.
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D attacked Shane
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Listening Track 6

2 You will hear five different people talking about a family member. For Speakers 1–5, choose
from the list (A–F) the family member they are talking about. Use the letters only once. There is one
extra letter which you do not need to use.

Speaker 1 ____ A brother

Speaker 2 ____ B father
Speaker 3 ____ C sister
Speaker 4 ____ D grandmother
Speaker 5 ____ E cousin
F aunt
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3 (1.05) Complete with the following words.

selfish popular optimistic

amusing ambitious generous

1 You share what you have with other people. You are _______________.

2 You think the future is going to be good. You are _______________.

3 You only care about yourself. You are _______________.

4 You want to be very successful. You are _______________.

5 You have lots of friends. You are _______________.

6 People think you are funny. You are _______________.

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4 (1.07) Circle the correct answer (A, B or C).

1 What _______________ now?

A) you do
B) are you doing
C) do you do

2 _______________ your dad always make breakfast?

A) Does
B) Do
C) Is

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3 They _______________ on very well with their sister.
A) don’t get
B) aren’t getting
C) doesn’t get

4 We _______________ to school today because it’s a holiday.

A) not go
B) doesn’t go
C) aren’t going

5 What time _______________ your mum finish work?

A) does
B) is
C) isn’t
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5 (2.08) Write the verbs in the correct past form.

1 We ____________________ (be) in Croatia last week.

2 Where ____________________ (you / go) on holiday in the summer?
3 ____________________ (you / used to) like trains when you were a boy?
4 Harry ____________________ (would / never / play) with toy cars.
5 Karen ____________________ (write) an email when she fell asleep.
6 Nancy ____________________ (not / used to / like) being by the sea.
7 I ____________________ (not / be used to) travelling long distances.
8 She ____________________ (not / recognise) him when she saw him.
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6 (2.11) Circle the correct words.

1 We watched / did watch a great travel programme last night.

2 The girls arrived / were arriving at exactly twelve o’clock.
3 We flew / were flying over the sea when I fell asleep.
4 Where you heard / did you hear about this hotel?
5 John didn’t like / liked travelling by boat.
6 I didn’t use / used to enjoy travelling.
7 Did you take / You took the dog for a walk?
8 I started / was starting at this school three years ago.
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7 (3.06) Complete with the correct form of go, do or play.
1 Have you ever _______________ volleyball?

2 I love _______________ camping in the summer.

3 I’ve never _______________ horse-riding but I’d like to try it.

4 In my free time, I like to _______________ basketball.

5 I wish we could _______________ gymnastics at school.

6 Dad says we can _______________ fishing together tomorrow.

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7 Julian spends his evenings _______________ video games.

8 Can we _______________ skiing this winter? ____/8

8 (3.02) Complete with the following words.

arcade valuable object traditional

weird rhythm balance afford

Ben has never been interested in (1) _______________ hobbies like stamp collecting. His main
interest is in online games – not the ones you find in a video (2) _______________, but the ones you
play against other players on the internet. Although his parents sometimes (3) _______________ to
Ben spending so much time online, Ben defends his hobby, saying that these games are a(n) (4)
_______________ part of his education. ‘It’s not what they think.’ Ben says. ‘I learn a lot from them
and they provide a good (5) _______________ between learning and having fun.’

Ben says that people have the wrong idea about these games. ‘People think they’re silly games
played to music with an annoying (6) _______________ but it’s not like that at all’, he insists. ‘Those
games are for young kids and if you play them for hours, it makes you a bit (7) _______________.
The games I play teach you how to think.’ Ben believes these games are a great idea, and the best
thing is you don’t need to be rich to be able to (8) _______________ to play them, ‘As long as you
have an internet connection, they’re free,’ he says.
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WRITING:
9 (1.24) You have become friends with someone through the internet. Now your friend wants
to know more about you, where you live, and your family.
Write an email. Write between 120 and 180 words.

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FINAL SCORE: ____/73