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8  Quick Test Intermediate Plus

GRAMMAR 13 Do you like the new bathroom? I ________ myself

– with my own two hands.
Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences. A  had it done  ■  B  would do it  ■  C  did it  ■
Example: People should ________ from using mobile 14 How often does the Golden Gate Bridge need
phones in hospitals. ________ repainted?
A  stop  ■  B  to be stopped  ■  A being ■  B  to be  ■  C having ■
C  be stopped  ■
✓
15 My handbag ________ stolen!
1 Where did you ________? A had ■  B  was been  ■  C  has been  ■
A  have cut your hair  ■  B  have your hair cut  ■  16 William Shakespeare will never ________.
C  your hair have cut  ■ A  be forgotten  ■  B  have been forgot  ■ 
2 We couldn’t go in the gallery because it ________. C  be forgetting  ■
A  was renovating  ■  B  had renovated  ■  17 It’s a good idea to have your passport photo ________
C  was being renovated  ■ professionally.
3 I love ________ out for a meal. It makes a nice change. A take ■  B took ■  C taken ■
A  being taken  ■  B  be took  ■  18 Josh did very well in the interview and he ________ the
C  to being take  ■ job immediately.
4 A lot of cars are ________ in Germany every year. A  was being offered  ■  B  was offered  ■ 
A produce ■  B producing ■  C produced ■ C offered ■
5 A When did you say the school ________ built? 19 I ________ a pay rise, but they didn’t give me one.
B Next year. A promised ■  B  promised myself  ■ 
A was ■  B is ■  C  will be  ■ C  had been promised  ■
6 Our favourite village in Cornwall ________ by tourism. 20 Water ________ hydrogen and oxygen.
A  has been spoilt  ■  B  has being spoilt  ■  A  is made up of  ■  B  makes up  ■ 
C  had spoilt  ■ C  has made up  ■
7 Sophie is going ________ a special prize for her hard 20
work at school.
A  to have given  ■  B  to be given  ■  VOCABULARY
C  be give  ■
a Tick (✓) the correct word A, B, or C. They are all
8 Notes from A Small Island was written ________ Bill
related to history.
Bryson.
A of ■  B from ■  C by ■ Example: the ruler of a country
A leader ■ ✓   B lead ■  C leading ■
9 I had ________ a local company. Their rates were very
reasonable. 1 the place where battles are fought
A  my house decorated by  ■  A battleplace ■  B battlefield ■ 
B  decorated my house by  ■  C battlecamp ■
C  my house decorated from  ■ 2 an attempt by many people to change a government,
10 Don’t take the car into the city centre this week. The often using violent action
high street ________. A revolution ■  B revulsion ■ 
A  has resurfaced  ■  B  is resurfaced  ■  C revolver ■
C  is being resurfaced  ■ 3 a large gun on wheels
11 ________ on the Abbey’s website. A cannon ■  B canon ■  C canone ■
A  The opening times can found  ■  4 a war between groups of people in the same country
B  You can find the opening times  ■  A uncivil ■  B civil ■  C civic ■
C  The opening times you can find  ■
5 a country with a king or queen
12 ________ your hearing tested? Perhaps you should.
A royalty ■  B queendom ■ 
A  Have you ever had  ■  B  Had you ever  ■  C monarchy ■
C  Have you ever  ■

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8  Quick Test Intermediate Plus

b Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences. PRONUNCIATION

They are all about keeping fit.
a Which word has a different sound? Tick (✓) A, B,
Example: My favourite gym equipment is the or C.
________trainer.
A  rowing  ■  B cross- ■ ✓  Example: A car  ■  B warm  ■✓  C army  ■
C exercise ■ 1 A standard  ■  B afterwards  ■ 
C reward  ■
6 How many press-________ can you do? I can only do
four. 2 A avatar  ■  B start  ■  C quarter  ■
A ups ■  B downs ■  C outs ■ 3 A war  ■  B farmer  ■  C towards  ■
7 I find ________ weights is excellent for muscle tone. 4 A monarchy  ■  B bargain  ■  C dark  ■
A raising ■  B lifting ■  C pushing ■ 5 A afterwards  ■  B warning  ■ 
8 Alison spends an hour every day on the ________ C wardrobe  ■
mill.
A tread ■  B step ■  C foot ■ b Which is the stressed syllable? Tick (✓) A, B, or C.
9 One of the most intensive forms of exercise is doing Example: A  a|ro|mas  ■  B a|ro|mas  ■
✓ 
________. C a|ro|mas  ■
A spin ■  B spinning ■  C spinns ■ 6 A ma|ni|cure  ■  B ma|ni|cure  ■ 
10 I’ve just bought a new yoga ________ to do exercises C ma|ni|cure  ■
at home. 7 A ae|ro|bics  ■  B ae|ro|bics  ■ 
A mat ■  B rug ■  C carpet ■ C ae|ro|bics  ■
8 A po|ny|tail  ■  B po|ny|tail  ■ 
c Tick (✓) the correct word A, B, or C for the
C  po|ny|tail  ■
definitions. They are all related to hair.
9 A ex|er|cise  ■  B ex|er|cise  ■ 
Example: to change the colour of hair or material C  ex|er|cise  ■
A  put up  ■  B trim ■  C dye ■ ✓
10 A re|lax|ing  ■  B re|lax|ing  ■ 
11 the front part of your hair above your eyes C  re|lax|ing  ■
A plait ■  B fringe ■  C shave ■ 10
12 hair cut very short, usually for men
A  a pigtail  ■  B  a trim  ■  C  a buzz cut  ■ Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50

13 style with a hairdryer

A  hot dry  ■  B  blow dry  ■  C  air dry  ■
14 the opposite of curled
A straightened ■  B dyed ■  C  put up  ■
15 the line where hair is divided using a comb
A leaving ■  B combing ■  C parting ■

d Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the beauty

treatments.
Example: ped- A  icure  ■
✓   B igree ■ 
C alo ■
16 mas-  A icure ■  B arge ■  C sage ■
17 fa-  A cing ■  B cial ■  C ce-off ■
18 wa-  A ning ■  B xing ■  C shing ■
19 fake  A tan ■  B colour ■  C skin ■
20 manic-  A al ■  B acial ■  C ure ■

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