TESTS

UNIT 1 TEST VOCABULARY

4 Complete each list with one word from the box.
GRAMMAR
French a twin a warehouse an engineer
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the separated Germany Law travelling
auxiliary verbs be, do and have. Use negative forms
when necessary. 1 an only child the oldest of three the youngest
1 What exactly you do for a living?
2 your company based here in the 2 Poland Russia Greece
south-east? 3 knitting winter sports literature
3 How long Harry been working there? 4 an office a college a factory
4 I know that you had applied for that job. 5 married divorced single
5 I studying French at university when I 6 Medicine Economics Engineering
met Laura. 7 English Swahili Japanese
6 Jeff learnt much about the subject yet. 8 an IT consultant a translator a scientist
7 Rob go to work earlier than usual this /8
morning? 5 Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
8 What you two talking about when I 1 I’m with Russian. I find it so hard to learn
came into the room? the alphabet.
/8 a mastering b expressing c struggling
2 Choose the correct option. 2 Amy has a strong . Where’s she from?
1 Conal fell / was falling off the ladder while he was a fluent b accent c accurate
painting the ceiling. 3 It’s not that hard to get on holiday with
2 Anna was really upset because she was forgetting / just a little bit of English.
had forgotten to bring her ballet shoes. a by b up c over
3 Halfway home, Tom realised he didn’t fill / hadn’t filled 4 I picked a bit of Portuguese in Brazil.
the car with petrol. a on b for c up
4 Dan broke / was breaking his arm in three places. 5 Bilingual kids speak two languages .
5 Martha knew all about the place because she went / a fluently b expressly c masterly
had been there before. 6 I can’t myself very well in Spanish.
6 Two actors performed / were performing on the stage a master b express c accurate
when the ceiling collapsed. /6
/6 6 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
3 Complete the story with the correct past form of
the verbs. interest time question research basic
Last Tuesday, while I 1 (stand) in a queue evidence growing terms allow opportunities
at the post office, I 2 (open) my purse
two or three times, just to check that the two twenty 1 A central of modern physics concerns
pound notes my father 3 (give) me the how the universe actually began.
week before 4 (be) still there. When 2 Fortunately, the numbers of primates in
I5 (reach) the front of the queue, the forest is a cause for optimism.
I6 (look) in the purse once more, but the 3 Two factors that scientists to be
cheque 7 (miss). Where 8 it successful are great facilities and reliable funding.
(go)? 9
I (drop) 4 Jill can hold a conversation in Swahili
it? I 10 (turn) round and 11 already, after only ten lessons.
(see) a man who 12
(hold) the note in his 5 You missed nothing of at the meeting.
hand. ‘Is this yours?’ he said. It was really dull.
/ 12 6 In of its appearance and markings, the
sparrow is an unremarkable bird.
7 I don’t believe there is sufficient to
prosecute Smith for these crimes.
8 Further on the brain has shown that
Anderson’s theories are correct.
9 to travel have never been so good
thanks to low-cost airlines.
10 Bacon performed experiments at a
when few others had any understanding of science.
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