tests Pre-intermediate 4th edition / tests Pre-intermediate 4th edition / hwy_pre_int_unittests_9b

1Complete the sentences with although, so or because.

1He didn’t wake up, although he had slept for twelve hours.

2The supermarket was closed ______ we had to do the shopping the next day.

3______ we were late, nobody was upset.

4You’re pale ______ you’re so stressed and anxious!

5I was angry ______ the children were so badlybehaved.

6The bus didn’t arrive ______ I called a taxi.

2Join the sentences using the conjunction. Use one verb in the Past Perfect.

1I can’t drive. I lost the car keys.

BECAUSE

I couldn’t drive because I had lost the car keys.

2He cried. She told him her secret. AFTER

________________________________________

3She worked hard. She felt nervous about her exams. ALTHOUGH

________________________________________

4I said the words. I knew I made a mistake. AS SOON AS

________________________________________

5We just got to the station. The train arrived. WHEN

________________________________________

6Everyone said the book was awful. Nobody actually read it.

BUT

________________________________________

7They already ate pizza. They weren’t hungry at dinner time.

SO

________________________________________

8She fainted. I didn’t realize she was so ill. UNTIL

________________________________________

3Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verb.

do  got  lend  read  call  walk

1 I was feeling upset when you called me.

2We ______ divorced and I went to live in New Zealand.

3She ______ me all her CDs while she went travelling.

4He twisted his ankle while he ______ in the mountains.

5I ______ poetry and enjoying a quiet evening at home.

6What were they ______ when the monster attacked?

4 Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1I refused to talking about my childhood.

I refused to talk about my childhood.

2We didn’t find the money because the thief had hid it so well.

_________________________________

3Were you seeing the suspect’s face before he ran away?

_________________________________

4You didn’t tell me that you eat supper already.

_________________________________

5As soon as I was hearing the cry, I ran to find help.

_________________________________

6What did you doing last night when I met you?

_________________________________

5Choose the correct options.

1He cried out that he ______ the monster. a killed

b had killed c killing

2I’m tired because I ______ to bed last night. a had gone

b didn’t go c went

3She was jealous because he ______ to another woman all evening.

a had talked b hadn’t talked c has talked

4What ______ at five o’clock yesterday morning? a did she

b she had done c was she doing

5______ a nice time at the concert? a Did you have

b Were you have c You hadn’t

6We got to the stadium after the football match ______ . a started

b had started c was starting

7Were you ______ when the doorbell rang? a sleeping

b slept c sleep

8The police searched for the villain, but he ______ . a had disappeared

b disappearing

c was disappearing

9I was terrified when I ______ the wolf in the moonlight.

a was seeing b had seen c saw

10Which novel was he ______ when he died so suddenly?

a writing b wrote c written

11We were wandering for hours in the forest before we

______ at the village. a arrive

b were arriving c arrived

6Choose the correct options.

Once while a lion (1) was sleeping / slept a little mouse began (2) run / running up and down his back. This soon

(3) woke / was waking the lion, who (4) put / was putting his huge paw on the mouse and (5) opened / had opened his big mouth to swallow him. ‘Pardon, O King,’ cried the little mouse. ‘Forgive me this time and who knows how I might help you in return?’ The lion (6) was having to /

had to laugh at the thought of the mouse helping him. But

he (7) had lifted / lifted his paw and let the mouse go. Some time after, some hunters (8) had caught / were catching the lion in a trap, and the men, who (9) were wanting / wanted to take the lion to the King, (10) were tying / had tied him to a tree. Then they (11) looked / were looking for a cart to carry him on. Just then the little mouse (12) passed / had passed by and (13) saw / had seen the lion. He soon

(14)bit / was biting through the ropes that tied the lion.

(15)‘Wasn’t I / Hadn’t I been right?’ said the little mouse.

aThat the murderer had killed herself.

bUgly and disgusting.

cBecause she was terrified.

dYes, he said he was very sorry for what he had done.

eHe had battled with forces of evil.

fTired and upset.

gNo, he didn’t drink any.

hIn a kitchen cupboard.

8 Complete the sentences with so many, such, such a or so.

1 It was very busy in town today. There were so many people there!

2Her behaviour was really terrible. I was _______ upset!

3Shakespeare has _______ good characters in his plays!

4We had _______ bad weather on holiday. We were

_______ unlucky!

5I didn’t know you had _______ well-known author in the family.

6That was _______ good meal. It was delicious!

7I visited Prupti at the weekend. She was _______

surprised to see me!

9 Complete the conversation with the words in the box.

such a (x3)  ​so many (x2)  so​ (x3)  ​

A ​Did you go to the work party on Friday night?

B No, I had (1) such a tiring day, I went straight to bed.

AOh dear! I’ve had (2) _______ busy week!

BMe too. I’ve had (3) _______ things to do.

AWell, you should go and see Love Song at the cinema. We saw it last night – it was (4) _______ romantic story and the actors were (5) _______ good!

BI’ve seen (6) _______ romantic films on TV, I’m fed up with them. I think I’d rather read my murder-mystery novel. It’s (7) _______ exciting, I can’t stop reading it!

AWhat are you doing this weekend?

BWe’re going sailing. The weather has been (8) _______

perfect the last few days …

astressed

bnervous

cscared

dupset

ejealous

fhomesick

gdelighted

hamazed

ilonely

11Choose the correct options.

1‘Do you miss your friends?’ ‘Yes – I feel pretty nervous / homesick .’

2‘Are you pleased about the baby?’ ‘I’m absolutely upset / delighted!’

3She was very stressed / jealous because she had so much work to do.

4Is your little girl upset / scared of monsters?

5I spent a lot of homesick / lonely nights at home watching TV before I met you!

6Why are you so delighted / jealous? You know how much I love you.

7‘What’s the matter?’ ‘I’m upset / disappointed because I heard that man say something rude about me.’

8I’m amazed / upset I got such a good score on the test!

9‘Are you homesick / nervous about the new job?’ ‘A little bit.’

12Translate the sentences.

1 After everyone had gone, we took the train home. 2 I wanted to know what you had said to him.

3 She was sure she’d seen him somewhere before.

4 As soon as we heard the shouts, we went to see what the matter was.

5 Did you cut yourself while you were shaving?

6 Although I didn’t feel well, I decided to go to work. 7 Were you frightened and lonely in the empty house? 8 I’ve got such an amazing surprise for you!

9My mobile rang just as I had sat down to eat dinner.

10We’d like to go to Venice for our anniversary this year.