Intermediate Unit test 7

Vocabulary
Grammar 3 Rearrange the letters to complete the sentences
to do with success.
1 Write sentences using the present perfect
simple or continuous. 1 I find it’s easier to focus (ofusc) on my studies if I
go to the library because it’s so quiet there.
1 She / work / in Japan / for six years. 2 Chian was really excited when he was offered the
She’s been working in Japan for six years. (nypopoitrtu) to study at a European university for
2 I / not see her / since the summer holidays. a year.
                                                            3 Usain Bolt is a                                 (scoldlawrs) runner
            . and everyone expects him to win more gold
3 What / you / do / all morning? medals.
? 4 It can take years to                               (earmst) a sport
4 I / always / enjoy / swimming in the sea. like golf.
. 5 Fatima is a high                               (vreiceha) and is
5 She / listen to / the same song all day. always top of the class.
. 6 Ian has always shown a natural                              
6 We / learn / Chinese / for two years. (nettla) for acting.
.
7 How long / he / be an engineer? 5
?
8 He / not meet / my parents / before.
. 4 Underline the correct answer, a), b), c) or d).
9 Yasuko / plan / to visit Canada for years. 1 Does anyone know who the red van parked
. outside belongs     b    ?
10 We / wait / for you for more than an hour. a) for b) to c) with d) on
. 2 He’s one of my best friends and I know I can
11 How long / you / know Martina for? always rely                     him when I need help.
? a) with b) on c) in d) for
3 Stop laughing                     me. You’re making me
10 feel embarrassed and it’s really not funny.
a) in b) for c) at d) to
2 Find and correct the mistakes. Tick () the 4 Do you have enough money to pay                     a taxi
home?
correct sentences.
a) with b) about c) on d) for
1 Do you think he can to play the guitar well? 5 I don’t have much in common                     John so
2 He is able to speak three languages by the time he it’s difficult spending time with him.
was fifteen years old. a) with b) for c) in d) about
3 Did you manage speak to your parents about the 6 Duncan works very hard at his studies and puts
ski trip? a lot of hours.
4 Gina wasn’t able to meeting us in Paris because a) for b) to c) on d) in
her flight was cancelled.
5 Could you hearing what they were saying from the 5
back of the class?
6 Were they able to getting in touch with you by
email?
7 Do you managed to do exercise three times a
week?
8 Are those the people who weren’t able to get
tickets for tonight’s concert?
9 I’m not always able to visit my parents at the
weekend.
10 Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to getting to the
station in time to catch the last train.
11 Do you able to help me look after their house for
the weekend?

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Functions
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the word in CAPITALS. 7 Complete the conversations with the words in
the box. There are two extra words you do not
1 I may be useless at doing sports but I can play need.
three musical instruments and I can sing quite
well. agree another do example for in like
USE must one reason said way what
2 You’re right. He has a lot of artistic
. He should get into the art college of his choice. 1 A: We need someone with good qualifications
ABLE who won’t need too much training.
3 Did you see the last competition she played in? B: I 1       do      think we should choose someone
She’s such a                                         tennis player that who has a university degree. Having 2                    
she won all her matches. that, I think it’s important that they already have
SKILL some work experience too.
4 Henryk is really                                         at languages A: Exactly. That’s 3                     I was saying.
and can speak English, Polish, Spanish and 2 A: Well, I 4                     say I’m very disappointed
Chinese fluently. with this restaurant. I was expecting it to be a lot
TALENT better than this. For 5                     thing, the waiters
5 Mary is                                         at organising events so are very slow…
we need to find someone else to help us plan the B: 6                     my view, it’s the food that’s their
party. biggest problem. My vegetables weren’t cooked
HOPE and the chicken was cold.
6 Evelyn is such a                                         musician. It’s 3 A: Mr Sanchez of MT Motors has suggested we
not surprising that she has won many music prizes work together on our next marketing campaign.
in her long career. B: Mmm…I’m not sure that that is a very good
GIFT idea. The 7                     I say this is that they have a
very different market to us and the last time we
5 worked with them it didn’t benefit our company at
all.
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                    me, it would be more practical for us to
6 Complete the sentences with the words in the
politely decline their offer and to focus on how we
box.
can best grow our business independently.
apprenticeship certificate degree 4 A: I prefer face-to-face learning.
distance licence online B: I 9                     . It’s more efficient. For 10                     ,
you can get your questions answered immediately
1 Alice has got a     degree              in economics from by your tutor.
the University of Toronto and an MA in finance A: And you get to meet your classmates and go
from UCL. out with them after lectures so they become
2 I wasn’t given my                                         during the friends too. It’s far more social and fun. You can
graduation ceremony. It was sent in the post a few really connect with people.
weeks later. B: 11                     I said, face-to-face learning is much
3 After we moved house I nearly forgot to update better. I’m so glad I decided to come to university
my address on my driving                                         . instead of doing a distance learning degree. I love
4 Tim has just started a(n)                                         course meeting up like this.
in accounting and says it’s a really good to way to
fit in his studies with work. 10
5 Many universities now offer                                        
learning courses so that people can continue Total: 50
working and study from home in their free time.
6 If you got a(n)                                         with our
company, you’d work four days a week with us
and go to college every Friday.

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