Reading

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

a. The extract is about ___________________ in high school.( ) study skills ( ) making friends

b. 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. Caleb has decided to sit on the first row, closer to the teacher’s desk._____________________________________________________________________________________b. Justin reread his essay for his history class. He was able to make several corrections in his text._____________________________________________________________________________________c. Ben watched a webinar on note-taking skills yesterday._____________________________________________________________________________________d. Megan asks her teachers questions every time she doesn’t understand a concept.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________e. Robert has done all his homework on time._____________________________________________________________________________________f. Makayla is taking typing classes so that she can do her schoolwork on her computer._____________________________________________________________________________________

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.”( ) Don’t make any changes in( ) Copy your ( ) Continue to make progress on

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

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

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

mystery word?____ / 0.8 point

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

The mystery word is ___________________.

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

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

Grammar6 Complete the sentences with the present continuous or simple

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

a. Logan studies hard for his final exams. Right now, he _______________________ (do) some math exercises.

b. I always play video games after school. I _______________________ (play) League of Legends now.c. My father is saving money for my university tuition. He _______________________ (transfer) $100 to a

savings account every month.d. Our teachers have lunch at school every day, but they _______________________ (have) lunch at a

restaurant today.

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

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

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

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

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

e. Gabriel writes action plans at the end of every year._______________________________ his plans for next year yesterday.

f. Jennifer’s mother is a teacher now._______________________________ a college student last year.

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

a. I haven’t been to / wasn’t in Greenville High before.b. Isabella has worked / worked as an English teacher since August.c. Natalie hasn’t done / didn’t do her homework yesterday.d. My mother has opened / opened her own business last month.e. My older brother has gotten / got married last year.f. James and Dylan have made / made plans for a gap year after school. g. The student council hasn’t met / didn’t meet with the principal last Tuesday.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. Sydney / take a gap year__________________________________________________________________________b. Mike / start university in the fall__________________________________________________________________________c. Sam and Nicole / look for a job__________________________________________________________________________d. Madison / spend the summer in France__________________________________________________________________________e. Jacob / do volunteer work in Africa__________________________________________________________________________

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

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a. ____________________________________________________________Ethan is going to study for a test on the weekend.

b. ____________________________________________________________I went to the movies yesterday.

c. ____________________________________________________________Emma and Ashley will travel abroad after high school.

d. ____________________________________________________________Hans has lived in the United States for 2 years.

e. ____________________________________________________________The school opens at 6:30 am.

f. ____________________________________________________________We were playing soccer when the tree fell.

Listening11 Listen to

two friends talking about their plans for summer. Then write S for Susie and J for Josh. ____ / 1 point

Who…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?

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Writing12 Write a

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

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