Life, Pre-Intermediate, Unit 5 Test

Vocabulary
1 Choose the odd word out in each list. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0A¼ B a quarter C a half D 25%
1 A about twenty B exactly twenty C approximately twenty D more or less twenty
2 A scissors B glass C leather D plastic
3 A paper B cardboard C wood D metal
4 A carton B jar C plastic D bag
5 A garbage B bin C trash D rubbish
6 A under a half B less than a half C more than a half D nearly a half
7 A request B demand C refund D ask for
8 A can B box C metal D bottle
9 A a lot B much C many D a little
10 A leather B tank C paper D plastic
(10 points)
2 Complete the text with the words in the box. There are two extra words you do not need. There is an example
at the beginning (0).
exactly 3. figured out 6. for 5. glass 4. made of 2. nearly 8ordered
panel 1 rooftop 7. shower 9taking 10.time to

Last month, we bought a solar (0) _panel______ to put on our (1) _rooftop__ . It cost (2) ___nearly___ £100 – £98,
in fact! Unfortunately, however, we haven’t (3) _figured__how to install it. It’s (4) _made of__ metal, plastic and
(5) _glass__ , and it’s surprisingly light. We want to use it (6) _for_ heating water so that we can have a bath or take
a (7) _shower___ when we want to. I’m sure it’ll be great once it’s in place. We’re really glad that we (8)
_ordered___ it online. It’s just that it’s (9) _taking___ a long time to read through and understand all the
instructions. I like to take (10) __time___ to do things properly, you see.
(10 points)

Grammar
3 Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 We didn’t buy ____________ boxes.
Aa B some C any D an
1 There aren’t ____________ places to recycle clothes.
A some B much C a lot D many
2 Only ____________ people stay here during the winter.
A any B a few C a little D much
3 There are ____________ different ways to save water.
A a lot of B much C any Da
4 Hurry up. We don’t have ____________ time.
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A some B much C many D a few
5 Don’t tell ____________ journalists why we’re here.
Aa B much C some D any
6 I take ____________ sugar in my coffee.
A a lot B a few C a little D any
7 We gave ____________ money to charity.
A some B any C many D a few
8 How ____________ people did you talk to?
A little B much C any D many
9 Sally found ____________ old photographs of her grandparents.
A a little B much C any D a few
10 ____________ students left early.
A A little B A lot C Any D Some
(10 points)
4 Complete the text with a, an, the or – (no article). There is an example at the beginning (0).
Recently, I read (0) ___an_______ extremely interesting article about (1) ______the______ world’s most amazing
buildings. (2) _____the_______ first building on (3) ____the________ list is (4) _____-_______ Angkor Wat. In (5)
______the______ article, it’s described as (6) _____a_______ beautiful temple in (7) ___-_________ Cambodia.
Second is (8) ____the________ Pyramid of Khufu in (9) ____-________ Egypt. (10) _____-_______ millions of
tourists visit these amazing places every year.
(10 points)

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 Life, Pre-Intermediate, Unit 6 Test
Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. You can use the verbs more than once. There are two extra
words you do not need. There is an example at the beginning (0).
3 ban 10 84 get 6 2go leave make 1play 7ride 5start take
0 It’s time to __get_______ ready for the party.
1 My sister can ____________ the violin by ear.
2 Some of these ancient stories ____________ back hundreds of years.
3 The government wants to ____________ fireworks because they are dangerous. In future, they won’t be allowed.
4 We should ____________ together soon and have dinner.
5 Now they’re married, do you think they’ll ____________ a family?
6 I’d like to ____________ to university when I leave school.
7 I don’t remember when I first learned to ____________ a bicycle – when I was five or six, perhaps.
8 When did you ____________ married?
9 In the UK, young people often _______leave_____ home and find their own place to live when they are eighteen
or nineteen.
10 When did you ______get______ back from your trip to Paris?
2 Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete the texts. There is an example at the beginning (0).
(0) ____________ , when they are fifteen or sixteen, have to be responsible for the first time in their lives. For
example, they have to (1) ____________ a bank account, or get a driving (2) ____________ . It’s a challenging time.
By the time they are twenty-four or twenty-five and in their (3) ____________ twenties, young adults are expected
to be (4) ____________ a career, earning a living and paying rent. Of course, (5) ____________ people in their mid
to (6) ____________ fifties have challenges of their own.
The festival was wonderful. There were people in amazing (7) ____________ : long gold dresses, for example, with
birds’ feathers all over them. Many wore (8) ____________ so you couldn’t see their faces. And they travelled
along the streets on (9) ____________ , moving platforms on lorries. Some of them were so (10) ____________
that they carried twenty or thirty festival-goers, dancing and singing.
0 A Children B Teenagers C Adults D Elderly
1 A open B take C make D place
2 A allowance B book C pattern D licence
3 A early B mid C over D late
4 A opening B doing C starting D putting
5 A mid-term B middle-aged C late adults D elderly
6 A late B far C early D soon
7 A costumes B fireworks C drums D candles
8 A bands B masks C parades D covers
9 A parties B carriers C ceremonies D floats
10 A delicious B smart C enormous D miserable

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(10 points)

Grammar
3 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 Don’t worry about your driving test! I’m sure you’ll pass / you’re passing.
1 I won’t come / I’m not coming on Friday, sorry. I have an appointment at the dentist’s.
2 Are you feeling sleepy? OK, I’m going to / I’ll open the window.
3 Look at the traffic! We’re going to be / We’re being late for school.
4 Don’t leave your laptops in the classroom! Someone is going to steal / will steal them.
5 Good morning and welcome to Sackville College. In this talk I’m telling / I’m going to tell you about ...
6 I’m sorry. I forgot your drink. I’m going to go / I’ll go and get it now.
7 I don’t think he’ll / think he won’t go to the party.
8 ‘Are you going to the cinema tomorrow evening?’ ‘Yes, I am / will.’
9 I’ll play / I’m playing tennis on Friday at three, so I can’t come on the picnic.
10 I love Susie. I’m marrying / I’m going to marry her one day.
(10 points)
4 Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets. There is an example at the beginning (0).
When I was in my early twenties, I had to (0) ___choose____ (choose) between getting married and going abroad
(1) _to work______ (work). My girlfriend wanted (2) _to get___ (get) married, but I enjoyed (3) __being____ (be)
single and, in my opinion, it was important (4) __to see__ (see) the world before starting a family. ‘Let’s (5)
__go____ (go) away together,’ I said. ‘We should (6) __make____ (make) some great memories, then we’ll be
ready (7) __to buy___ (buy) a house.’ She wasn’t interested in (8) __traveling_______ (travel) but, in the end, she
agreed (9) __to wait___ (wait) for me for a year. Six months later, I was back home. It was difficult (10) _to
spend______ (spend) so much time away from her. Now, we’re married and we have three children.
(10 points)

Life, Pre-Intermediate, Unit 7 Test

Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 Sophie works Monday to Friday from 9 to 5 – it’s a ____________-time job.
A whole B full C half D part
1 We’re on the ground floor – the ____________-is downstairs.
A basement B first floor C third floor D top floor
2 Walk up the ____________ on the left and you’ll get to the canteen.
A lift B stairs C exit D floor
3 Joe’s job is boring and ____________ -paid. He doesn’t earn much.
A low B high C well D part
4 I’m a shop ____________ . I serve customers in the local supermarket.
A officer B designer C representative D assistant
5 I need to ____________ a call. I’ll be back in a minute.
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A put B do C make D go
6 Have you____________ your bed? I hope your room is tidy.
A done B made C set D put
7 I didn’t ____________ very well at school. I failed most of my exams.
A show B score C do D make
8 Something ____________ a noise in the forest. What was it?
A gave B made C went D did
9 To ____________ for the job, call the manager.
A place B apply C provide D make
10 There are only a few ____________ staying in the hotel right now.
A clients B customers C applicants D guests
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in CAPITAL LETTERS. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
0 I have a very _interesting_____ job. INTEREST
1 We need ____________ workers such as electricians and plumbers. SKILLed
2 Deep sea fishing can be a ____________ profession. DANGER
3 My uncle Tony is a sales ____________ for a company that makes dishwashers. REPRESENTative
4 I’d like to be a fashion ____________ . DESIGNer
5 A well-known ____________ has said that prices will start to rise soon. ECONOMist
6 I always feel sorry for ____________ - nobody seems to like them. POLITICians
7 My sister is a ____________ teacher. She hopes to qualify as a full-time teacher next May. TRAINee
8 Wait for me near the ____________ . I’ll come down in five minutes. ENTER entrance
9 Jerry had to make a difficult ____________ . He wasn’t sure what to do. DECIDE decision
10 Please provide two ____________ on your CV. REFERences

Grammar
3 Complete the text with the correct past simple or present perfect form of the verbs in brackets. There is an
example at the beginning (0).
Jack (0) __has worked__ (work) in the language school for over 20 years. I (1) __have known_____ (know) him
since I (2) __started______ (start) working here in 2014. Recently, he (3) __hasn’t been_____ (not be) very well,
and, a few days ago, he (4) __told______ (tell) me news that I wasn’t expecting: he (5) __decided_____ (decide) to
retire.
I think I’ll miss him. For the last two years, Jack and I (6) __have planned______ (plan) a number of courses
together and I (7) __have learned_____ (learn) a lot from him. When we first (8) __started________ (start) working
together I (9) __didn’t know__________ (not know) much about teaching, to be honest. I (10) _have
become________ (become) a better teacher because of him. It’s going to be lonely in the school without him!
4 Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 How long ____________ you worked in this office?
A do B are C have D did

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1 We’ve been here ____________ hours.
A in B over C for D since
2 They ____________ oil in this region five years ago.
A discover B discovered C were discovering D have discovered
3 Have you ____________ had a job abroad?
A ever B for C long D last
4 What ____________ when you saw him?
A do you do B did you do C have you done D are you doing
5 I’ve known Joe ____________ primary school.
A since B for C ever D last
6 My office is ____________ the top floor.
A in B at C from D on
7 They ran ____________ the building through the emergency exit.
A out of B up C down D next to
8 Be careful when you walk ____________ the road.
A through B across C opposite D at
9 They got ____________ the car and drove away.
A into B onto C up D down
10 The canteen is ____________ the post room.
A onto B next to C into D down

Life, Pre-Intermediate, Unit 8 Test

Vocabulary
1 Complete the text with the missing prepositions. There is an example at the beginning (0).
One of the problems (0) ___with_____ car keys is that they get lost or stolen. That’s why manufacturers are
thinking (1) __about__________ getting rid of car keys altogether. In the future, car owners who are bad (2)
__at__________ remembering where their keys are will be able to download a smartphone app that will lock,
unlock, and start the car using Bluetooth technology. If you’ve got more than one car, your smartphone will work
(3) __with__________ each car, so you won’t need to carry lots of keys. The idea (4) ___of_________ having to
depend (5) ___on_________ a key will be a thing of the past. Scientists are also interested (6) __in__________
using smartphone technology to lock and unlock doors and windows around our homes. The idea is similar (7)
___to_________ that being developed for cars. Homeowners will be able to set (8) ___up_________ and log (9)
___into_________ to a computer system that controls all the security around their home. Soon you won’t need to
remember your keys – you will just have to be good (10) __at__________ using the technology on your phone.
2 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 I often get / make bored on Sundays.
1 I’m sure I’ve done / made a lot of mistakes already.
2 When did you first fall / be in love?
3 We’re having problems trying to log / connect to the internet.

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4 If you upload / subscribe your photos to this site, we’ll all be able to access them.
5 Charge / Push the button to switch it on.
6 You can operate it using a remote control / charger.
7 Push the lever forwards / for to turn on the power.
8 There are about 150 taken / known Aboriginal languages in Australia.
9 They carried the heavy camera packings / equipment through the forest.
10 We hope to protect this environment forever / afterwards. We don’t want to lose it.

Grammar
3 Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 If you ____________ careful, you’ll make a mistake.
A aren’t B won’t be C won’t
1 What will Tom do if everything ____________ ?
A goes wrong B will go wrong C might go wrong
2 If she leaves home, she ____________ to learn how to cook.
A will needs B will need C is needing
3 If we ____________ hurry, we’ll miss the start of the film.
A aren’t B don’t C won’t
4 What ____________ if it rains?
A will do we B we will do C will we do
5 You’ll be late if you ____________ now.
A aren’t leaving B don’t leave C won’t leave
6 If I ____________ my sandwiches, I buy something from the canteen.
A forget B can forget C will forget
7 If we ____________ online, we save ten per cent.
A order B ordered C will order
8 Generally speaking, bikes ____________ more fun if the weather’s fine.
A are being B will be C are
9 If you ____________ for help, I’ll be happy to come round.
A ask B asked C will ask
10 Pets ____________ kind to them.
A are happy if people will be B will be happy if people will be C are happy if people are
4 Write one sentence using a relative pronoun to combine the two sentences provided. There is an example at
the beginning (0).
0 We met a man. He was an inventor .
We .
1 We arrived at a place. They make lifeboats there.
We ____________ .
2 Josie has a cat. It can open the doors of cupboards.

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Josie _________which/that___ .
3 Peter doesn’t like beaches. They are polluted. Which/that
Peter ____________ .
4 New York is a city. There are many exciting businesses there.
New York ________where____ .
5 I met some friends. I knew them from school.
I ____________ .who/whom
6 South Korea is a country. It has many important electronic companies.
South Korea ___________which_ .
7 My sister is a person. She gives me good advice.
My sister ____________ who.
8 The local theatre is a venue. Many people in our town meet there.
The local theatre __________where__ .
9 The museum is a building. I like it very much.
The museum ___________which_ .
10 The students are members of a club. It meets every Monday.
The students ____________ . which