SHINE 3 Revision test 1: UNITS 1–3 Name:

SHINE 3Revision test 1: UNITS 1–3Name:A GrammarA1 Complete the questions.(10 points)1 How long ..........................................................………………………………….?I’ve been working here since 1999.2 How many ..........................................................………………………………...?I’ve read three books in English.3 Have ..................................................................…………………………………?No, I’ve never been to Washington.4 How often .........................................................…………………………………?We go to the theatre once a month.5 What .................................................................………………………………....?My mother wakes up at half past seven every morning.6 How ....................................................................………………………………..?I wash my hair every day.7 When ....................................................................……………………………….?He arrived when I had finished cooking.8 Where ....................................................................………………………………?We’re going to go to Acapulco this year.9 What .....................................................................……………………………....?I’m reading an article about Celeste, the model.10 How long ...............................................................……………………………...?I’ve lived here all my life.A2 Choose the correct form.(10 points)1 She has read/has been reading this book all day. She says she wants to finish ittonight.

2 He works/is working on a new film at the moment.3 My mum says I will have/am going to have a sister soon.4 I hope he will help/will have helped me.5 She had already left when I arrived/had arrived.6 He goes/is going swimming twice a week.7 She was out of breath because she had run/had been running.8 He has learned/has been learning English for five years.9 She went to bed when she has finished/had finished her homework.10 I have done/have been doing my homework. Can I go out now?A3 Complete the sentences using appropriate question tags. (10 points)e.g.You like him, don’t you?1 She plays the piano, ....................?2 You can’t speak German, ....................?3 They’re learning English, ....................?4 You have a computer ....................?5 You went to Italy last year, ....................?6 She hasn’t been to New York, ....................?7 They’ve just come back from Spain, ....................?8 You can swim very fast, ....................?9 They don’t live in Paris, ....................?10 You aren’t staying with them, ....................?A4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb. (5 points)1 I couldn’t help .................... (laugh) when I saw him.2 She’s looking forward to .................... (meet) you.3 He offered .................... (help) me finish my project.4 We have decided .................... (work) harder.5 I don’t feel like .................... (dance) tonight.

B VocabularyB1 Write the opposite.(10 points)1 pass (an exam) ....................2 lose your balance ....................3 nearest ....................4 agree ....................5 soft ....................6 comfortable ....................7 polite ....................8 happy ....................9 possible ....................10 necessary ....................B2 Complete each sentence with one word.(15 points)1 I wanted to go out with her, so I asked her for a d.................... but she told me to getlost.2 I’m w....................... out! I’ve been training all day.3 J....................... food like pizzas and hamburgers isn’t good for you.4 My grandmother r....................... last year and has a lot of free time now.5 There’s nothing special about it – it’s just an o....................... shop.6 Can I make a phone c.......................?7 Let me have a l....................... and see what’s happening.8 The weather hasn’t been very good r....................... .9 I don’t believe him! He’s a l....................... .10 Can you help me r....................... my CD player? It isn’t working.11 I’m not really k....................... on rock music.12 He’s not an experienced diver. He’s just a b....................... .13 My sister is a driving i....................... and she’ll teach me how to drive.14 I can’t go windsurfing because I’m a....................... of losing my balance.15 My brother r....................... to help me with my homework; he said I should do italone.C PronunciationMark the stress in these words.(10 points)adventure athlete calculate canoe childhood damage European excusefortunately instructor Mediterranean motorist ordinary organiser personalphotograph photographic secondary superstar surface unnecessary

D ReadingRead this article about Ricky Martin and do the exercises that follow.Ricky Martin1 Born in Puerto Rico on 24 th December 1971, Ricky Martin started singing andperforming when he was still at school. His parents encouraged him to take singing lessonswhen he was still very young ____________________________ (A). His favourite singerback then was David Bowie and his favourite music was not Latin but rock. However, this allchanged when his mother took him to a Celia Cruz concert when he was ten. It was then thathe discovered his love for Latin music.2 At the age of thirteen he joined a Latin boy group and started recording. In 1990 hemoved to Mexico,_________________________________ (B). He released two Spanishlanguage albums in 1992 and 1993, which were very successful in a number of countries.3 In 1994 he moved to Los Angeles and was given a part in the American soap opera,General Hospital, while he also recorded his third Spanish language album, which sold600,000 copies in six months. He was then offered a part in a Broadway musical and startedworking on his fourth album, which was released in 1998. This album was named Best LatinPop Album and won a Grammy Award in 1999, ________________________ (C).4 His first English language album was released in May 1999 and has sold millions ofcopies world wide. Its title is simply Ricky Martin ________________________ (D). Thesingle Living la Vida Loca from this album has become the biggest selling number-one singlein the history of Columbia Records.5 Still, Ricky doesn’t seem to have changed. He sees himself as a musician and an actor,_____________ (E). “I want to do this forever,” he told an American newspaper reporter, “Idon’t want to be the hit of the summer.”

D1 Match these titles with paragraphs 1–5(5 points)His first jobThe futureHis childhoodA new careerA big hitD2 Now complete the text with these phrases(5 points)1 not as a superstar.2 which made Ricky Martin world famous.3 and as a child he appeared in a number of television commercials.4 and it contains a duet with Madonna.5 where he started a solo career as a singer and as an actor in a Mexicansoap opera.E WritingWrite an article about your favorite actor or singer, real or imaginary. Use thesequestions to help you.(20 points)1 Where and when was he/she born? What was he/she like as a child?2 How did he/she begin his/her career? What made him/her famous?3 What is he/she doing at the moment? What are his/her future plans?Write about 100 words.