Get 200 test house (basic)

1 EXAM TASK You will hear twice four people talking about different places to live. For each extract (1-4) choose the answer (A-E) which you think fits best according to what you hear. Put the answers in the correct column. There is one extra sentence that you do not need to use.

1 The speaker describes the neighbourhood where he/she lives.   [A, B, C, D, E]

2 The speaker complains about living in a block of flats.       [A, B, C, D, E, extra]

3 The speaker advertises a particular type of houses.       [A, B, C, D, E, extra]

4 The speaker gives advice about choosing a place to live.       [A, B, C, D, E, extra]

5 The speaker describes a disadvantage of living in the suburbs.       [A, B, C, D, E, extra]

EXAM TASK Read the following text. Three sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences (A-E) the one which fits each gap (1-3) to obtain a logical and grammatically correct text. There are two extra sentences that you do not need to use.

When I came back to the flat I was sharing with Mark, a college friend, it was already past midnight. I had spent the weekend in my hometown with my parents and I was feeling quite relaxed. I quietly unlocked the door and went into the flat.                                          [There was a pile of dirty dishes in the, I was sure he was already asleep., And my good mood disappeared a second la, I always did the tidying when it was my, The coffee table was cluttered with hi]I nearly fell over Mark’s sports bag, which he’d carelessly left in the middle of the hall. His shoes and tennis stuff were lying all around the floor. I took off my coat and went to the kitchen to have some tea. It was the same old story there.                                          [There was a pile of dirty dishes in the, I was sure he was already asleep., And my good mood disappeared a second la, I always did the tidying when it was my, The coffee table was cluttered with his]Food leftovers were on the table and the bin was so full that some rubbish had fallen over it onto the floor. Angry, I dashed to the living room, which I’d carefully tidied on Friday before leaving the place. The awful smell of cigarette smoke hit my nose as soon as I opened the door. I’d asked him a thousand times not to smoke in the flat. The living room wasn’t any better than the kitchen.                                          [There was a pile of dirty dishes in the, I was sure he was already asleep., And my good mood disappeared a second la, I always did the tidying when it was my, The coffee table was cluttered with his]He hadn’t even emptied the ashtray, which was full of cigarette ends and gave off a terrible smell.

‘I’ve had enough of that!’ I thought as I walked angrily into his bedroom.

Complete the sentences with the correct words in the box. There are four extra words that you do not need to use.

1 It was getting cold, so she covered her legs with a warm           .

2 Look at this         . There’s a house for sale in the suburbs. Why not go and see it this afternoon?

3 I dream of living in a house that would the ocean              .

4 They’re thinking of leaving the city and moving to a          area.