Short Test 1B real life intermediate

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Match the verbs (1–6) with the nouns/ expressions (a–g).

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Use the present simple or present continuous.

e 0 wear ___

a  concentration

1  solve ___

b an apprenticeship

0 It _______________ (rain) all the time in this rains area.

2  earn ___

c  problems

1 I _______________ (not enjoy) this party.

3  improve ___

d for a test

4  make ___

e a uniform

5  revise ___

f  a high salary

2 My grandmother is Scottish but my grandfather _______________ (come) from Ireland.

6  get ___

g  decisions

3 We _______________ (not do) anything interesting next weekend. /3

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4 I love your cake. It _______________ (taste) really good!

Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. The first letter is given for you.

5 Which _______________ (you/prefer): Nintendo DS or Nintendo N intendo Wii?

0 How many p_u_p_i_l _s are there in your class? 1 My brother is u_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at the moment – he can’t find a job. 2 Matthew is really good at Geography. He always gets good m_ _ _ _ in his coursework.

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Correct the mistakes in the sentences. 0 I every week go to the cinema.

I go to the cinema every week. ______________________________________

3 Do you think private schools have better teachers than s_ _ _ _ schools?

1 We’re flying to Paris on next Tuesday. ______________________________________

4 I can’t m_ _ _ sense of what I’m reading. I don’t understand it at all.

2 Never I eat vegetables.

5 School uniform is c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ here – everybody has to wear it.

______________________________________ 3 She’ She’ss reading at this moment.

6 Our school has very strict r_ _ _ _ about mobile phones – they are not allowed in the classrooms and we can only use them at break time. 7 I’d like to be happy in my future job. Job s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is more important for me than money.

______________________________________ /3 Score: ______ /20 marks

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Underline the correct word(s) to complete the sentences. 0  They go/are going skiing going skiing next week . 1 Bethany’s French improves/is improving i mproving.. playing tennis? 2 How often do they play/are they playing tennis? 3  This term we practise/are we practise/are practising  really hard  practising really for our play. thinking  of Robert’s 4 What do you think/are you thinking of new girlfriend? /2

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