Pre-intermediate Quick Check Test 9A

4 Complete the sentences with the correct

Grammar form of the verbs in the box.
1 Underline the correct alternative. disturb pull off attack shake
1 The population of the world is     bigger   / disappear hit
biggest than it was ten years ago.
2 Large cities are most polluted / more 1 Be careful. Don’t     disturb   the animals.
polluted than they were in the past. 2 He                               the trees with a stick and
3 Travelling by bus is cheapest / cheaper than lots of apples fell off.
travelling by plane. 3 He                               his shoes and jumped in the
4 In some African countries, there is less / the river to save the girl.
most water than before. 4 She                               my hand and said hello.
5 The cheetah is one of the more faster / 5 Many animals                               people to protect
fastest animals in the world. their babies.
6 The Amazon River is longer / most long than 6 The sun came out and the rain                               .
the Nile. 5
7 The streets are noisy / noisier than before
because there’s more / less traffic. 5 Cross out the word which does not fit in
8 What’s the more / most beautiful place each group.
you’ve ever seen? 1 elephant camel fly bear
9 Junk food is the least healthy / less healthier 2 shark cow dolphin whale
thing you can eat. 3 monkey eagle penguin pigeon
10 Sea levels are getting higher / more highest 4 tortoise crocodile bee snake
because the ice is melting fast. 5 tiger cheetah pig lion
10
6 butterfly jaguar spider mosquito
5
2 Complete the sentences with a/an, the or –
(no article). 6 Delete five more words which do not match
1 They saw     a    large eagle in the sky. the stress pattern.
Oo oO
2 I’m really frightened of                     snakes.
ocean pigeon extinct disturb
3 Camels can go without water for                    
attack penguin desert (n) ostrich
weeks.
oOo ooO
4 He used to be                     actor but now he’s
painter. biologist gorilla chimpanzee
5 What’s                     most beautiful city you’ve domestic mosquito disappear crocodile
ever seen? elephant
6 She’s travelled round                     Asia and
most of                     Africa. 5
7 They say that                     elephants never
forget.
Functions
8 We looked out of the window and saw 7 Underline the correct alternative.
cow in                     garden. 1 A: He didn’t come to work today.
10 B: No, he’s definitely not /     might be   sick.
2 A: The phone’s ringing.
Vocabulary B: It could be / can’t be Marek. He’s flying to
3 Complete the names of natural places. Poland now.
1 The Yangtze is the longest     r i v e r    in 3 A: That car’s really beautiful.
Asia. B: Yes, it must / maybe cost thousands.
2 The deepest l             in the world is Baikal in 4 A: What’s that noise in the kitchen?
Siberia. B: It could be / is definitely not the cat. He
3 The Andes is the world’s longest mountain usually comes in at this time.
r            . 5 A: I’ve lost my credit card.
4 The g                             are melting faster B: Perhaps you / You could left it at home.
every year because of global warming. 6 A: My bank’s sent me a €1000 cheque!
5 Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world’s B: It can’t / could be a mistake.
highest w                                 . 10
6 The Amazon r                           is getting
Total: 50
smaller every year.
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