Test Sol pre-int 1-3 /11.

A infó Name/Date: ________________________________

1 Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I __________________________ (not go) to Mary’s party next Saturday. I don’t have time.
2 I’m sorry, he’s busy. He ________________________ (talk) on the phone at the moment.
3 Please turn the radio off! I _____________________ (hate) rap music.
4 Which _______________________ (you / prefer): pop music or indie bands?
5 What _______________________ (she / wear)? It’s a terrible colour!
6 They _______________________ (not work) on Thursdays. The shop is closed all day.
7 It often _______________________ (rain) in the UK in March. Mark: ___ /7

2 Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs below.

fly meet not know want send study

1 How many messages ________________________ (he) you every day?

2 I ________________________ Jenny at the station at five o’clock this afternoon.
3 We ________________________ to Paris on business every week.
4 He ________________________ many people here. Introduce him to some of your friends.
5 She ________________________ to be a teacher when she grows up.
6 Which subject ________________________ (you) at the moment? Mark: ___ /6

3 Complete the sentences. Use the infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I really enjoy ______________________ (watch) sport on television.

2 We spent hours _______________________ (cook) dinner.
3 They decided ________________________ (go) to the USA this summer.
4 I fancy ________________________ (stay in) to watch a film this evening. How about you?
5 She expected ________________________ (hear) from him, but he didn’t call her.
6 He’s very polite. He offered ________________________ (carry) my bags.
7 I finished ________________________ (write) the essay at midnight. Mark: ___ /7

4 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Usain Bolt was born on 21 August 1986 in the small town of Sherwood Content in Jamaica. While he
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_________________ (grow up), Usain 2_________________ (play) cricket and football in the street with his
brother. He 3_________________ (love) sports! Then, when he 4_________________ (study) at primary school, he
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_________________ (start) running. He was 15 when the athletics World Junior Championships
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_________________ (come) to Kingston, Jamaica in 2002. He 7_________________ (win) his first major gold
medal for the 200 m and 8_________________ (become) the youngest winner of the event. Many people
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_________________ (watch) the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008 on TV when he 10_________________
(break) the 100 m and 200 m world records. Mark: ___ /10
5 Complete the text. Choose the correct options, A, B, C or D.

Venice, 1____________ the north east of Italy, is 2____________ city with a difference – it's all built on water!
There aren't 3____________ roads on the islands, only narrow streets that you can walk around. There are hundreds
of small 4____________ too, so that you can walk 5____________ the canals from one street to another. There are
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____________ shops where you can buy souvenirs and a lot of museums to 7____________ too. Or you can go on
a 8____________ trip on one of the water buses or famous gondolas. One of the best times to go is for the 'Carnival
of Venice' in February or March every year. The city gets really 9____________ with tourists but it's a very
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____________ experience.
1 A at B in C on D to
2 A a B an C the D there
3 A any B few C much D some
4 A bridges B cafés C parks D roundabout
5 A into B over C past D through
6 A any B a little C many D much
7 A go B sell C take D visit
8 A boat B shopping C traffic D walking
9 A crowded B empty C outdoors D relaxing
10 A enjoyable B scary C stressful D sunny Mark: ___ /10

6 Complete the text with the words below.

actor characters good good-looking lives musical playing plays restaurant working
Johnny Depp is an American 1_________________. He's 48 and 2_________________ in France, the USA and
The Bahamas. He's 3_________________ and fashionable. He's also 4_________________ and he
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_________________ the guitar – he likes 6_________________ rock music. He's interested in food and he owns a
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_________________ in Paris with some of his acting friends. As an actor, he plays many different
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_________________. They're often a little strange but usually 9_________________, such as Jack Sparrow in The
Pirates of the Caribbean. At the moment, he's 10______________ on a film called Dark Shadows. Mark: ___ /10

7 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 When we __________________ (arrive) at the café, Ben ___________________ (wait) for us outside.
2 It __________________ (rain) when we ____________________ (go) out.
3 While we ____________________ (drive) home, we ____________________ (see) an accident.
4 The students ____________________ (chat) when the teacher ____________________ (come) in.
5 I ____________________ (read) a book when the telephone ____________________ (ring).
6 The lights ____________________ (go) off while Jane ____________________ (watch) a film.
7 He ____________________ (eat) the pizza when he ____________________ (find) a hair on it. Mark: ___ /7
8 Read the text. Match the sentences A–F with the gaps 1–5 in the text. There is one extra sentence you do not
need.

A buzz about town

I’m in an expensive hotel in the centre of Paris. 1_____ The hotel owner, Jean Leforestier, tells me that the honey is
from the hotel’s own bees. I imagine that the hotel has a farm somewhere in the countryside, but Jean is smiling.
‘Would you like to see the bees?’ he asks. ‘They’re upstairs.’
I’m surprised, but I follow Jean up the stairs. On the roof of the hotel, far above the busy streets of Paris, there is a
roof garden. 2_____ I can see them flying around. They live in six small hives made of wood, and they make honey
for the hotel’s guests.
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_____ Some people have gardens, but you don’t need much room for a small hive. Like Jean at the hotel, people
are building them on rooftops or on balconies. In the city of Paris there are over 400 hives. It’s surprising, but
research shows that bees in the city are healthier and produce more honey than their country cousins.
Research suggests that the use of chemicals on farms, and the size of modern farms are not good for bees. The
farmers plant huge fields with just one type of crop. 4_____ When the farmers cut their crops to sell them, the bees
have almost no food left.
In the city, bees visit our parks, gardens, balconies and flower beds. 5_____ They can produce honey for longer
each year. Next time you’re in the park, look out for bees buzzing among the flowers. There might be an urban bee
keeper in your town too!

A In fact, more and more people in big cities are keeping bees. _____
B Alice Jennings keeps bees at her farm in Devon. _____
C It’s breakfast time and I’m putting some honey on my bread. _____
D This means that bees have only one type of food. _____
E Urban bees can have up to 250 different types of food. _____
F This is where the hotel keeps its bees. _____ Mark: ___ /5

9 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two words you do not need.

arrogant confident funny generous lazy nasty rude shy

1 ‘Hey! Give me some orange juice!’ ‘Don’t be so ____________ ! Say ‘please’.

2 My brother can talk to anyone. He’s so ____________ .
3 ‘Gina’s hair and clothes are awful!’ ‘Don’t be ____________ . I think she’s a very nice girl.’
4 My aunt is taking me to Paris for my birthday. She’s very ____________ .
5 ‘Please help me wash the dishes.’ ‘Don’t be ____________ ! I washed them yesterday.’
6 ‘Charlie isn’t talking to anyone. Is he OK?’ ‘Yes. He’s just ____________ .’
7 Harry thinks he’s better than other people. He’s so ____________ !
8 You’ll like my cousin. She’s really ____________ . She can tell some great jokes. Mark: ___ /8

TOTAL: _________/70