Reading

1 Read quickly this extract of a guide for students who are about to start in high school. Then circle the correct words to complete the sentences. ____ / 0.4 point

The extract is about study skills / making friends in high school.It presents tips / facts and statistics.

Now is the time to concentrate on improving your skills as a student. If you practice the following tips, you may find you enjoy your classes more:

• Sit close to the front of the classroom when possible.

• Join in class discussions.

• Ask questions. If you don’t understand something, chances are others in the class don’t understand either.

• Keep up with class assignments. Finish them before they’re due.

• Ask for help in any class in which you find yourself falling behind. Remember, your teachers want to help you succeed!

• Look for ways to sharpen your basic skills in each class. You can practice your writing skills in history, your algebra skills in science, and your math and science skills in vocational education classes.

• Learn keyboarding skills so you can type your own schoolwork and use a computer.

• Learn to take good class notes. You’ll take lots of notes throughout the rest of your life.

• Learn to proofread, correct, and rewrite your written work.

• Develop test-taking skills. Your counselor and teachers can show you how to get started.

Now is the time to concentrate on improving your skills as a student. If you practice the following tips, you may find you enjoy your classes more:

• Sit close to the front of the classroom when possible.

• Join in class discussions.

• Ask questions. If you don’t understand something, chances are others in the class don’t understand either.

• Keep up with class assignments. Finish them before they’re due.

• Ask for help in any class in which you find yourself falling behind. Remember, your teachers want to help you succeed!

• Look for ways to sharpen your basic skills in each class. You can practice your writing skills in history, your algebra skills in science, and your math and science skills in vocational education classes.

• Learn keyboarding skills so you can type your own schoolwork and use a computer.

• Learn to take good class notes. You’ll take lots of notes throughout the rest of your life.

• Learn to proofread, correct, and rewrite your written work.

• Develop test-taking skills. Your counselor and teachers can show you how to get started.

Now is the time to concentrate on improving your skills as a student. If you practice the following tips, you may find you enjoy your classes more:

• Sit close to the front of the classroom when possible.

• Join in class discussions.

• Ask questions. If you don’t understand something, chances are others in the class don’t understand either.

• Keep up with class assignments. Finish them before they’re due.

• Ask for help in any class in which you find yourself falling behind. Remember, your teachers want to help you succeed!

• Look for ways to sharpen your basic skills in each class. You can practice your writing skills in history, your algebra skills in science, and your math and science skills in vocational education classes.

• Learn keyboarding skills so you can type your own schoolwork and use a computer.

• Learn to take good class notes. You’ll take lots of notes throughout the rest of your life.

• Learn to proofread, correct, and rewrite your written work.

• Develop test-taking skills. Your counselor and teachers can show you how to get started.

Now is the time to concentrate on improving your skills as a student. If you practice the following tips, you may find you enjoy your classes more:

• Sit close to the front of the classroom when possible.

• Join in class discussions.

• Ask questions. If you don’t understand something, chances are others in the class don’t understand either.

• Keep up with class assignments. Finish them before they’re due.

• Ask for help in any class in which you find yourself falling behind. Remember, your teachers want to help you succeed!

• Look for ways to sharpen your basic skills in each class. You can practice your writing skills in history, your algebra skills in science, and your math and science skills in vocational education classes.

• Learn keyboarding skills so you can type your own schoolwork and use a computer.

• Learn to take good class notes. You’ll take lots of notes throughout the rest of your life.

• Learn to proofread, correct, and rewrite your written work.

• Develop test-taking skills. Your counselor and teachers can show you how to get started.

Now is the time to concentrate on improving your skills as a student. If you practice the following tips, you may find you enjoy your classes more:

• Sit close to the front of the classroom when possible.

• Join in class discussions.

• Ask questions. If you don’t understand something, chances are others in the class don’t understand either.

• Keep up with class assignments. Finish them before they’re due.

• Ask for help in any class in which you find yourself falling behind. Remember, your teachers want to help you succeed!

• Look for ways to sharpen your basic skills in each class. You can practice your writing skills in history, your algebra skills in science, and your math and science skills in vocational education classes.

• Learn keyboarding skills so you can type your own schoolwork and use a computer.

• Learn to take good class notes. You’ll take lots of notes throughout the rest of your life.

• Learn to proofread, correct, and rewrite your written work.

• Develop test-taking skills. Your counselor and teachers can show you how to get started.

Now is the time to concentrate on improving your skills as a student. If you practice the following tips, you may find you enjoy your classes more:

• Sit close to the front of the classroom when possible.

• Join in class discussions.

• Ask questions. If you don’t understand something, chances are others in the class don’t understand either.

• Keep up with class assignments. Finish them before they’re due.

• Ask for help in any class in which you find yourself falling behind. Remember, your teachers want to help you succeed!

• Look for ways to sharpen your basic skills in each class. You can practice your writing skills in history, your algebra skills in science, and your math and science skills in vocational education classes.

• Learn keyboarding skills so you can type your own schoolwork and use a computer.

• Learn to take good class notes. You’ll take lots of notes throughout the rest of your life.

• Learn to proofread, correct, and rewrite your written work.

• Develop test-taking skills. Your counselor and teachers can show you how to get started.

Now is the time to concentrate on improving your skills as a student. If you practice the following tips, you may find you enjoy your classes more:

• Sit close to the front of the classroom when possible.

• Join in class discussions.

• Ask questions. If you don’t understand something, chances are others in the class don’t understand either.

• Keep up with class assignments. Finish them before they’re due.

• Ask for help in any class in which you find yourself falling behind. Remember, your teachers want to help you succeed!

• Look for ways to sharpen your basic skills in each class. You can practice your writing skills in history, your algebra skills in science, and your math and science skills in vocational education classes.

• Learn keyboarding skills so you can type your own schoolwork and use a computer.

• Learn to take good class notes. You’ll take lots of notes throughout the rest of your life.

• Learn to proofread, correct, and rewrite your written work.

• Develop test-taking skills. Your counselor and teachers can show you how to get started.

Now is the time to concentrate on improving your skills as a student. If you practice the following tips, you may find you enjoy your classes more:

• Sit close to the front of the classroom when possible.

• Join in class discussions.

• Ask questions. If you don’t understand something, chances are others in the class don’t understand either.

• Keep up with class assignments. Finish them before they’re due.

• Ask for help in any class in which you find yourself falling behind. Remember, your teachers want to help you succeed!

• Look for ways to sharpen your basic skills in each class. You can practice your writing skills in history, your algebra skills in science, and your math and science skills in vocational education classes.

• Learn keyboarding skills so you can type your own schoolwork and use a computer.

• Learn to take good class notes. You’ll take lots of notes throughout the rest of your life.

• Learn to proofread, correct, and rewrite your written work.

• Develop test-taking skills. Your counselor and teachers can show you how to get started.

Now is the time to concentrate on improving your skills as a student. If you practice the following tips, you may find you enjoy your classes more:

• Sit close to the front of the classroom when possible.

• Join in class discussions.

• Ask questions. If you don’t understand something, chances are others in the class don’t understand either.

• Keep up with class assignments. Finish them before they’re due.

• Ask for help in any class in which you find yourself falling behind. Remember, your teachers want to help you succeed!

• Look for ways to sharpen your basic skills in each class. You can practice your writing skills in history, your algebra skills in science, and your math and science skills in vocational education classes.

• Learn keyboarding skills so you can type your own schoolwork and use a computer.

• Learn to take good class notes. You’ll take lots of notes throughout the rest of your life.

• Learn to proofread, correct, and rewrite your written work.

• Develop test-taking skills. Your counselor and teachers can show you how to get started.

2 Read the guide again. Then check what different students are doing on their first week in high school and write the tip each of them is following. ____ / 1.2 points

a. Sophia is taking typing classes so that she can do her schoolwork on her computer.___________________________________________________________________________________b. Nathan asks his teachers questions every time he doesn’t understand a concept.___________________________________________________________________________________

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c. Mackenzie watched a webinar on note-taking skills yesterday.___________________________________________________________________________________d. Rachel has done all her homework on time.___________________________________________________________________________________e. Brandon has decided to sit on the first row, closer to the teacher’s desk.___________________________________________________________________________________f. Kaylee reread her essay for her history class. She was able to make several corrections in her text.___________________________________________________________________________________

3 Read the extract once more. Then check () the words and phrases that can replace the underlined parts. ____ / 0.9 point

a. “Keep up with class assignments. Finish them before they’re due.”( ) Continue to make progress on( ) Don’t make any changes in( ) Copy your

b. “Ask for help in any class in which you find yourself falling behind.”( ) copying assignments from other students( ) being less successful than other students( ) arguing with the teacher

c. “Look for ways to sharpen your basic skills in each class.”( ) practice( ) reduce( ) improve

Vocabulary4 Read the clues and complete the crossword puzzle. What is the

mystery word? ____ / 0.8 point

a. The most important subject someone studies at college or university.b. A second subject someone studies at college or university, in addition to a main subject.c. Good things that happen or that are received because of something a person has done.d. Money that someone gets from working or from investing money.e. The most important facts, skills, or needs.f. Something a person hopes to achieve.g. The job or series of jobs someone does during his/her working life.

The mystery word is ___________________.

5 Complete the sentences with the words from Act. 4. ____ / 0.8 point

a. When I finish my vocational course, I want to pursue a _____________ in gastronomy.b. My father works for a place that offers annual _____________ to the most productive workers.c. Elizabeth’s _____________ at university is Engineering, with a _____________ in Mathematics.d. The economic crisis has reduced many families’ _____________.e. Friendship is one of the keys to a successful _____________. f. I need to learn the _____________ about coding to develop a simple computer game.g. What is your main _____________ in life?

Grammar6 Complete the sentences with the present continuous or simple

present forms of the verbs in brackets. ____ / 0.8 point

a. Our teachers have lunch at school every day, but they ________________________ (have) lunch at a restaurant today.

b. My mother is saving money for my university tuition. She _______________________ (transfer) $100 to a savings account every month.

c. I always play video games after school. I _______________________ (play) League of Legends now.d. Bob studies hard for his final exams. Right now, he _______________________ (do) some math

exercises.

7 Complete the sentences with verbs in the past. ____ / 0.6 point

a. Zachary writes action plans at the end of every year._______________________________ his plans for next year yesterday.

b. I am doing my math homework now._______________________________ it yesterday but the lights went off.

c. John’s mother is a teacher now._______________________________ a college student last year.

d. Joey eats Monica’s food every day._______________________________ her lasagna yesterday.

e. What are you doing now?_______________________________ yesterday when I called you?

f. I go to the club on Mondays.Today is Tuesday, so _______________________________ to the club yesterday.

8 Circle the correct verb forms to complete the sentences. ____ / 0.8 point

a. I haven’t been to / wasn’t in Springfield High before.b. Kyle hasn’t done / didn’t do his homework yesterday.c. Noah and Julia have made / made plans for a gap year after school. d. My older sister has gotten / got married last year.e. The student council hasn’t met / didn’t meet with the principal last Tuesday.f. Isabella has worked / worked as an English teacher since August.g. My father has opened / opened his own business last month.h. We have finished / finished our school project last week.

9 Use the prompts to write sentences in the future. ____ / 0.5 point

After graduating from high school…

a. Allan / take a gap year__________________________________________________________________________b. Bea / start university in the fall__________________________________________________________________________c. Rachel / do volunteer work in Africa__________________________________________________________________________d. Chris and Alexis / look for a job__________________________________________________________________________e. Olivia / spend the summer in France__________________________________________________________________________

10 Write questions to these answers. Pay attention to the underlined parts.

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a. _________________________________________________I went to the movies yesterday.

b. _________________________________________________Andrew is going to study for a test on the weekend.

c. _________________________________________________Lars has lived in the United States for 2 years.

d. _________________________________________________We were playing soccer when the tree fell.

e. _________________________________________________The school opens at 6:30 am.

f. _________________________________________________Jane and Jessica will travel abroad after high school.

Listening11 Listen to

Susie and Josh talking about their plans for summer. Then check () the person the questions refer to. ____ / 1 point

Who… Susie Josh

a. is looking forward to the summer vacation?

b. is going to sleep and eat a lot?

c. will learn a new language?

d. offered to help his/her friend?

e. will spend a week in another country?

f. is going to work at the family business?

g. thinks working during summer is boring?

h. will probably run a business in the future?

i. will take dance lessons with a friend?

j. will go to the pool at the community center?

Writing12 Write a

short paragraph about your plans for your summer vacation.____ / 1 point

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