Stop and Check Test 1 Units 1-4

General review on learning and technology.

Read the message. Choose the correct answers. If there is a C What (6) __________ you and your husband __________
blank, write one suitable word – a preposition, an auxiliary (do) in your free time?
verb, a modal verb, an adverb of frequency, etc. D We (7) __________ (not have) very much free time,
To [email protected] actually.
From [email protected] C Oh, why is that?
Subject Hi D Well, I (8) __________ (work) shifts at the hospital and
Mike (9) __________ (travel) a lot for his job. He (10)
Hi Jo, __________ (fly) to a meeting in Michigan right now!
How are things? (1) __________ you get that job that you 1 10
(2) talking / were talking / are talking about last time we
met? (3) I’ve looked / I look / I’ve been looking for a new job Questions
for a while. In fact, (4) I think / I’m thinking / I thought of Complete the questions for the answers.
changing careers altogether. (5) I’m not / I haven’t / I don’t Example What is your favorite day of the week ?
enjoying being an accountant any more. It’s a little boring I like Fridays best.
because I (6) __________ to do the same thing every day
and (7) I haven’t / I don’t / I’m not allowed to plan my own 1 How many ____________________________________________?
schedule. My boss (8) giving / gives / is giving me a list of I work about 40 hours a week.
tasks at the start of every week, and she hardly (9) 2 Who ___________________________________________________?
__________ gives us any praise. I get along well (10) I’m waiting for my sister.
__________ my coworkers, but I’m not (11) paying / paid / 3 Why ___________________________________________________?
pay enough to put up with a boring job! I (12) __________ I like working here because the people are great.
had a couple of interviews, but no success up to now. 4 Do _____________________________________________________?
Guess who I (13) seen / see / saw last weekend – Annie No, I don’t go to concerts but I listen to music at home.
Fisher from our old school. She (14) __________ to be very 5 Why ___________________________________________________?
shy, but she looks very different now. When I saw her, she They moved because they needed more space.
(15) __________ wearing a business suit and working on a 6 Where _________________________________________________?
high-tech laptop. She’s (16) __________ working for an He’s learning English at a school in Boston.
international law firm for five years. She (17) is earned / 7 How often _____________________________________________?
earns / earning a fortune! Apparently, a school reunion is We see our friends once a week.
(18) __________ organized now. (19) Have / Should / Must 8 Did ____________________________________________________?
we go, do you think? It would be fun to see everyone again. No, we didn’t go to the movies. We went for coffee.
Anyway, I’ve (20) __________ to go now. Write to me soon.
Alex
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Auxiliary verbs and short answers

Present tenses
Complete the conversation with the correct auxiliary verb.
Complete the conversations with the correct form of the
E = Elena A = Adam
verbs in parentheses.
E E Oh, hi. Sorry I’m late. Have you been waiting long?
A Hi, my name’s Chiara Ponti. I work (work) for Global
A A About half an hour. What happened? (1) __________
Solutions. (1) __________ you __________ (enjoy) the
your bus arrive late?
conference?
E E No, it (2) __________. It was my fault. I left my cell
B Yes, it’s interesting, but there are so many talks I (2)
phone at home and I had to go back for it.
__________ (not know) which ones to choose. I (3)
A A OK, never mind. (3) __________ you had lunch yet?
__________ (want) to go to Professor Fry’s talk on
E E No, I (4) __________ Let’s get something to eat now.
computers in education later today.
__________ you like Mexican food?
A (4) __________ you__________ (work) at a university?
B Yes, but right now I (5) __________ (do) some research
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A Mmm, yes, I (6) __________. I (13) __________ (not do) any paintings for years. In the
E Well, there’s a new restaurant near here. following months, my family (14) __________ (encourage)
A (7) __________ you been there before? me to take it up again. After I (15) __________ (produce)
E No, I (8) __________ but it had a good review in the about 15 paintings, I (16) __________ (hold) a small
local paper. exhibition in a local art gallery. While the visitors (17)
A OK, let’s try there. __________ (look around), I (18) __________ (interview) by
8 a journalist from the newspaper. In her article, I (19)
__________ (describe) as “a new local talent” and a few days
Active or passive? later three paintings (20) __________ (sell) at the gallery. It
Choose the correct forms. was amazing!
Example I think most singers and actors pay / are paid 20
too much.
1 Leo’s new job involves / is involved a lot of travel. should/can/must/have to/be allowed to
2 How many people are employed / employ at your Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the verb in
company? parentheses.
3 Soccer and tennis play / are played all over the Example It’s a good idea for you to get more exercise.
world. (should)
4 Was breakfast included / Did breakfast include in the You should get more exercise.
price of the hotel room? 1 It’s illegal to carry guns. (can)
5 A different city is hosted / hosts the Olympic Games You _________________________________________________________.
every four years. 2 Women couldn’t vote in the 1800s. (be allowed to)
6 The number of female directors is growing / is being Women _____________________________________________________.
grown. 3 It’s isn’t advisable to smoke. (should)
7 Most students are studied / study a second language at People ______________________________________________________.
school. 4 It isn’t necessary to confirm your order. (have to)
8 The city center was redeveloped / redeveloped last year. You _________________________________________________________.
9 Millions of trees cut / are cut down every year. 5 Is it necessary for visitors to leave their bags at the front
10 I can’t send you an email because my computer is desk? (have to)
repairing / is being repaired. _____________________ visitors _______________________________?
6 Wearing a seat belt is required. (must)
10 All drivers and passengers ________________________________
___________________________________________________________.
Past tenses 7 Can parents park outside the school? (be allowed to)
Complete the text with the correct past form of the verbs in ____________________ parents ________________________________?
parentheses. Some of the answers are passive. 8 It was necessary for me to leave early. (have to)
When I was (be) a teenager, I (1) __________ (used / love) I _____________________________________________________________.
art. I (2) __________ (spend) a lot of time drawing and 8

painting. By the time I was fifteen, I was really good because

my dad (3) __________ (teach) me all about color and Vocabulary
shapes when I was much younger. I (4) __________ (stop) 1 Choose the word that has a different pronunciation.
painting when I (5) __________ (go) to college. I (6) Example tooth truth foot boot
__________ (not can) even remember where I (7) 1 some come from home
__________ (leave) my paints! Then while I (8) __________ 2 dear hear pear fear
(sort out) some stuff in my mom’s house, I (9) __________ 3 good would food should
(come across) all my materials and some old paintings. I (10) 4 paid weighed said made
__________ (look through) them for a few minutes before I 4
realized that my girlfriend (11) __________ (stand) behind
me. “These paintings are really good!” she said. “When (12)
__________ you (give up) __________ art?” I explained that

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2 Choose the word that has a different meaning.

Example boil herb roast fry
1 sweating sketching staying fit going for a run
2 eggs recipe herbs olive oil
3 growing baking weeding planting
4 peel weigh chop saucepan

3 Replace the words in italics with a pronoun.

Example She can’t give up chocolate.
She can’t give it up.
1 Do you take after your mother?
____________________________________________________
2 Did you pick up German quickly?
____________________________________________________

3 Can you look after my little boy tomorrow?

____________________________________________________

4 You should take up golf.

____________________________________________________

5 I get along well with all my coworkers.

____________________________________________________

6 They brought their children up to be very polite.

____________________________________________________

7 Did you look up the spelling in your dictionary?

____________________________________________________

8 I’m really looking forward to the party next week.

____________________________________________________

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