tests Pre-intermediate 4th edition / tests Pre-intermediate 4th edition / hwy_pre_int_unittests_8b

1 Put the words in order to make questions.

1 better / cooking / Are / girls / at?

Are girls better at cooking?

2conversation / better / making / Are / boys / at?

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3sports / is / Who / at / playing / best / the ?

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4their / feelings / about / can / Who / talk ?

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5think / best / Do / maths / girls / are / at / you / the ?

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6than / men / drivers / Are / women / better ?

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2 Write your own answers to the questions in exercise 1.

2______________________________________

3______________________________________

4______________________________________

5______________________________________

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3 Choose the correct options.

1 … worry too much. Everything’s going to be fine.

7You … get professional help to deal with this problem. You can’t do it on your own.

8 … wear a suit for my first day at work? a I should b Shouldn’t I

9I don’t think Bartosz … ask for an X-ray. It’s just a twisted ankle.

4Complete the sentences with the correct form of (don’t) have to or can’t.

2I ______ take antibiotics. The doctor says I’m OK.

3Climbers ______ be very fit and strong.

4We ______ wait a long time for the bus this morning. It was very late!

5Look – his temperature is 38.2 degrees. He ______ go to school today. He ______ stay in bed.

6We______ go out now. It’s much too hot!

7______ you ______ wear a school uniform when you were young?

8She ______ eat this – she’s allergic to nuts.

9We ______ pay for our tickets. We won them in a competition.

10We ______ see you tonight. We’re busy.

5 Complete the adjectives to match the definitions.

6Complete the sentences with an appropriate adjective.

1Your daughter is very gentle with the new baby – she hasn’t woken him up!

2I didn’t know Chloe was so ______ . She runs, swims and cycles every week.

3I’m lucky to have such a ______ husband. He always knows when I’m feeling upset.

4Martin is always ______ when we play chess. He gets very annoyed when he doesn’t win.

5Wei Wei is very ______ tonight. What’s the matter with him? He’s usually got a lot to say.

6It’s not ______ to talk with your mouth full! Wait until you’ve finished eating.

7My girlfriend is ______ . She loves to party and she never stops talking.

8Does your boyfriend talk much? I think boys are usually less ______ than girls.

9Boys are usually more ______ than girls – they love to run, jump and make lots of noise.

10You’re so ______ ! Why don’t you put things away after you’ve used them?

7 Complete the text with the correct form of the words in the box.

Hurling is an (1) outdoor team game played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the

(2) _______ sport of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, and people (3) _______ it for at least 3,000 years. Although many hurling clubs exist (4) _______ , it’s really only the Irish who are passionate about it. However, some university teams are now (5) _______ in North America.

Players (6) _______ use their sticks to hit a small ball between the opponents’ goalposts into a net guarded by a goalkeeper. Players can (7) _______ the ball, but they

(8) _______ carry it in their hand for (9) _______ than four steps. They (10) _______ throw the ball either. Players (11) _______ to wear protective clothing, but since 2010 they (12) _______ wear a helmet. Hurling can be a dangerous game so you (13) _______ be brave as well as (14) _______ to try it!

8Read the symptoms and match them to the correct diagnoses.

2I ate some old meat and I’ve been sick several times since.

3My ankle is red and swollen and it hurts a lot.

4I have to go to the toilet every twenty minutes.

5I’ve got a fever and my body aches all over.

6I’m blowing my nose and coughing.

afood poisoning

bcold

cdiarrhoea

dflu

etwisted ankle

fallergy

9 Order the sentences in the conversation.

10Translate the sentences.

1 Was it difficult to climb Mt Kilimanjaro?

2 You can’t go out after midday because it’s too hot. 3 Do you play hockey outside or inside?

4 I’ve had to train very hard to be a top athlete.

5 Are you going to wear a shirt and tie to the party? 6 This is a favourite tourist spot of mine.

7 That javelin throw was over ninety metres!

8 What does the doctor think is the matter with you?

9These feelings are very common between brothers and sisters.

10Does she think boys are harder to bring up than girls?

11I don’t have to get up early tomorrow.

11 Match the words to the definitions.

asilk

bwool

cgold

dleather

ecotton

fsilver

gdenim

12 Complete the conversations with words in the box.

jeans trousers socks T-shirts jacket sunglasses

1 ​A Are you packing for the skiing holiday?

B Yes, I’ve packed lots of pairs of wool (1) socks and five or six cotton (2) ______ .

AWhat about a ski (3) ______ ?

BI’m going to wear that to the airport.

AAnd do you have a good pair of (4) ______ ? I think it’s going to be sunny on the slopes!

BYes – got those too. I’m not sure whether to take ski

(5) ______ or not. I think I’ll just ski in my

(6)______ .

AYou must be a much better skier than me – you’re clearly not planning to fall over much!

aftershave boots silk jeans gold grandfather’s

2A Have you seen my watch?

B This (7) ______ one? It’s lovely.

A Yes, it’s quite old. It was my (8) ______ . B Have you decided what to wear tonight?

AI think I’ll wear this new (9) ______ shirt and my (10) ______ .

BYou should put on some of your (11) ______ so you smell nice.

AGood idea. And should I wear my trainers or (12) ______ ?

BNot your trainers, please!