1.Fill in the gaps using the following words:

forty / `m / party / great / baloons/ / years/ friends/ was /very / is


Yesterday it was my dad’s birthday, and we organized a surprise ___________ for him. It _______ great! We decorated the living room with__________, and Mum baked a big cake. There were_________ candles on the cake because my dad was forty ____________ old. We invited all the family and lots of __________, and waited for him to come back from work. It was __________ funny. He usually comes into the house and shouts ’Hi, everyone! I_______ home!’, but yesterday he shouted ‘Where ___________ everyone?’ He was surprised to see us coming out behind the chairs, the sofa and the curtains, shouting ‘Surprise’. We had a __________ party, and Dad said it was the best party ever.
(10x2p=20p)

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Susan Smith ________ (1 work) in an office. Every day she ________ (2 get up) early and ________ (3 take) her children to school. She ________ (4 go) to work by car. She likes ________ (5 read) and ________ (6 write) short stories in her free time. She wants ________(7 be) a writer. 'I ________ (8 have) about fifty stories,' she says, 'but I ________ (9think) I ________ (10be) famous!'
(10x1p=10p)


3. Read the sentences below and decide which are true=T or false = F. Then complete the sentences comparing the children.


1.The pen is shorter than the pencil.
2. The ruler is the longest.
3. The pencil is shorter than the pen.
4. Mary is________________________ Liz.
5. Liz ______________________________all.
Ben Mary Liz 6. Ben _________________________Mary.
(6x1p=6p)

Look at this room. Complete the sentences with words from the list.

in / on / next to / under / above / between / behind / in front of

1.The bookshelf is ______ the armchair.
2. The boy is ______ the television.
3. The dog is ______ the basket.
4. The cat is _______ the table.
5. The table is __________ the sofa.
6. The lamp is _______ the table.
7. The clock is ________ the sofa.
8.The dog is _______ the armchair and the sofa
(8x0,5 p=4 p)


5. Carol is on holiday and sends a postcard to her parents. Read the postcard and put the verbs in the correct tense.
Hi, Mum and Dad!
As you can see, I _________ (l be) in New York! Last week I ________ (2 be) at the Museum of Modern Art and yesterday I ________ (3 have) the chance to visit the Empire State Building. It _________ (4 be) fantastic. I _________ (5 Iove) the people here, but I _________ (6 like) the food very much. At the moment I __________ (7 sit) in my hotel room, _________ (8 write) a few postcards. Tomorrow I _________ (9 visit) the Statue of Liberty. I _________ (10 have) a great time!
See you soon
Carol. (10x2=20p)