WEEK 2 INTERMEDIATE TEST

UNIT 2
GRAMMAR
1 Complete the sentences with as, like or – (if no word is necessary).

1 Your dress looks ________________ really nice.

2 It sounds ________________ you had a great time on the trip.
3 Petra looks ________________ if she’s seen a ghost.
4 The plot seems ________________ a bit dull and boring to me.
5 Unfortunately, the cake I made tastes ________________ an old shoe.
6 Your coat smells ________________ funny.
7 Danny is just ________________ his father.
8 It sounded ________________ if people were a bit disappointed by the performance.
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2 Choose the correct option.

1 Sue and Jo meet / are meeting up later today.

2 I don’t agree / am not agreeing with anything you say.
3 On Saturdays, I usually go / am usually going to judo classes.
4 What sort of equipment do you need / are you needing?
5 This weekend, we stay / are staying in a small farmhouse in the country.
6 I fly / am flying to New York every month for work.
7 Susan doesn’t believe / isn’t believing in ghosts.
8 How often do you play / are you playing golf?
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3 Complete the email with the present simple or continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Hi Dani

Hope you’re well, and thanks for your email. Believe it or not, I 1_______________________
(write) to you from a service station on the M1 motorway. We 2 ________________________
(drive) down from Scotland to visit my brother and his wife in Abingdon, a small town near
Oxford in England. We 3________________________ (go) there every summer, and 4
_______________________ (usually / stay) with them for a couple of weeks. Actually, we
5_______________________ (only / stay) for a few days this year because I
6_______________________ (need) to get back to Scotland for work, but it’ll still be fun.
Fortunately, my brother 7 _______________________ (have) a really big house, so there’s lots
of room for everyone. Ken 8 _______________________ (wave) to me from the queue. I 9
_______________________ (not know) why he wants my attention, but I must go and see what
he wants! I hope you 10 _______________________ (still / enjoy) your job!

Write soon.

Susie

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VOCABULARY

4 Match each word 1–7 with the word a–g which is most similar.

1 tired a pleased
2 worried b fed up
3 angry c down
4 bad d exhausted
5 happy e stressed
6 bored f furious
7 depressed g guilty /7

5 Choose the correct option.

1 I’m fed up by / with / about sitting in this office all day.

2 Jenny was surprised over / in / by all the support she got from well-wishers.
3 Sally was pleased with / over / in her time, but not happy about finishing last.
4 Don’t feel guilty of / with / about leaving me here on my own.
5 Andy gets so stressed about / for / in everything.
6 I’m on / at / in a really good mood today.
7 I feel bad about / of / with shouting at Stuart.
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6 Complete the sentences with the correct adjective form of the verbs. Use an -ed or -ing ending.

1 That film was so _____________ (depress). I feel like crying.

2 I’m really ______________ (disappoint) about missing your wedding.

3 We’d probably find some of their habits really _____________ (shock).

4 Andy’s _______________ (bore) with having to sit there all day.

5 The course seems _______________ (confuse) at first, but you soon realise it isn’t so hard.

6 One of the most _______________ (annoy) things is the insects which keep you awake at night.

7 Some pedestrians were ______________ (shock) after witnessing the accident.

8 Climbing the mountain was ________________ (exhaust) but it was a fantastic achievement.

9 That was probably the most ______________ (disappoint) meal I’ve ever eaten.

10 I’m _______________ (please) you came, it was lovely to see you again. Drive home safely.

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UNIT 3
GRAMMAR
1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Use each word once.

won’t going have might thinking meeting to of

1 What are you _____________________ of doing once you’ve finished the course?
2 I can’t come because I _____________________ to help out at the college tomorrow.
3 We probably _____________________ see you again until we get back.
4 Susie’s _____________________ to retake the exams she’s failed.
5 What time are you _____________________ John?
6 I _____________________ come round later if I have time, but it depends.
7 Joe’s thinking _____________________ changing jobs.
8 When are you going _____________________ finish painting those walls?
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2 Write sentences from the prompts. (two marks for each)

1 Peter and I / think / watch / a film later.

______________________________________________________________

2 How / she / going / explain this to Cathy?

______________________________________________________________

3 What time / I / have / get there?

______________________________________________________________

4 We / probably / see you later.

______________________________________________________________
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VOCABULARY
3 Choose the correct option to complete the phrases.

1 a lively street market / ruin / park

2 a modern art town / gallery / stall
3 a theme lake / town / park
4 market stalls / palace / parks
5 exciting night ways / life / times
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4 Match the words in the box to the descriptions.

gallery mosque ruins palace castle

lake market
1 You can hear the call to prayer from there in the morning.
2 There’s an exhibition of paintings on here.
3 A recently restored 17th-century building with a grand dining room.
4 Why not hire a boat or go fishing here?
5 Climb the towers and thick walls of this medieval wonder.
6 You can buy inexpensive antiques at its stalls.
7 All that remains are a few broken walls.
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5. Match the words (1-7) with the definitions (a-g)

1 humid a a little bit cold

2 freezing b really hot
3 pouring down c hot and wet
4 chilly d stopping raining
5 miserable e extremely cold
6 clearing up f grey and dull
7 boiling g raining heavily /7

6 Match the two parts of the sentences.

1 It’ll be hot and sunny all week, so a … don’t leave any towels out or they’ll blow away.
2 What’s the weather going to be like b … I may get a suntan.
3 The weather forecast said it’ll be freezing, so c … you’ll need a jumper later.
4 It’s going to be chilly, so d … next weekend?
5 They say it’s going to be very windy, so e … I’ll probably get my winter clothes out.
LISTENING (OPTIONAL IF THE TEACHER HAS TIME. NEW ENGLISH FILE
TESTS TRACKS 4 AND 5)

1 Listen. Tick () the five sentences that are correct.

1 Helen and her husband moved to the countryside 10 years ago. 
2 They haven’t changed the house much since they moved in. 
3 The second photo shows them looking tired and dirty. 
4 At the beginning they sold apples to their friends. 
5 They invested money from her husband’s grandfather in the business. 
6 They started selling apple juice five years ago. 
7 They have started to make a good income from the business. 
8 They haven’t been able to spend much money on holidays. 
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2 Listen to five conversations. Tick () A, B, or C.

1 Alice’s friend has _____ her grandmother’s house.
A recently sold  B just bought  C just left 
2 Lisa has been _____ for WaterAid since April.
A working  B giving talks  C organizing events 
3 Kate tells Wendy that her bus _____.
A hasn’t arrived yet  B didn’t stop  C has broken down 
4 The DVDs from the market cost _____ in the shops.
A the same as  B less than  C more than 
5 Chris says that he has _____.
A made no changes to his life  B just changed jobs  C lived in another country 
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Listening total 10