SO_PI_U1_TestB

^{Pre-intermediate Quick Check Test 1B}

Grammar

1 Write questions for the underlined answers. Use Wh- question words.

1   How many children has she got?  

She’s got three children.

2                                                                ?

She goes to the gym every Friday night.

3                                                                  ?

We had a barbecue last weekend.

4                                                                  ?

They work in the health centre.

5                                                                  ?

Her wedding was last Saturday.

6                                                                  ?

Paul sometimes stays at home on his own.

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I last   saw   him when I   was   in Cairo in 1991. (see / be)

2 They                 some time off and                 around the USA. (have / travel)

3 I              my flat and                 to Canada. (sell / move)

4 He                 her a month ago and they                 married last Sunday. (meet / get)

5 When she                 famous, she                 a lot of old friends. (become / lose)

6 We                 shopping at the weekend but we                 many things. (go / not buy)

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Pronunciation

3 Mark two links between words in each sentence.

1 Would you like a drink?

2 What are you doing this evening?

3 He met her in Estonia.

4 I’d love a coffee, thank you.

5 Did he phone her last night?

6 My holidays are in August.

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Vocabulary

4 Match 1–6 with a)–f) to make sentences.

1 She always goes   b  

2 How often does he eat      

3 He loves spending      

4 I had some      

5 Did she spend      

6 My brother and I didn’t play      

a) time off in January.

b) shopping on Saturday afternoons.

c) out with friends?

d) a musical instrument when we were younger.

e) much money on holiday?

f) time with his children.

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5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

get (x3) do meet argue fall

1 His parents   got   divorced in 2008.

2 We                 a lot until we both left home.

3 They                 to know each other at university.

4 Carla always                 on very well with her husband’s mother.

5 When                 you                 in love with him?

6 She                 her first husband at work.

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Functions

6 Tick the correct response, a) or b).

1 Would you like to go out?

a) I’d love to see a film 

b) Yes, it’s OK.

2 Did you see the women’s final?

a) Yes, it was great.

b) Yes, it’s lovely.

3 I hope we meet again soon.

a) See you later.

b) Yes, let’s keep in touch.

4 Dad, this is Miguel.

a) Nice to meet you.

b) It was nice to meet you.

5 Terrible morning, isn’t it?

a) Yes, it’s awful.

b) What was it like?

6 So what exactly do you do?

a) I’m working.

b) I work with animals.

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Total:

50

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