Pre-Intermediate Cumulative Test Units 1–10 Test A

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Grammar
1 Choose the correct answers.
1 I try to avoid ______ lunch in the school cafeteria. The food is awful.
a eat b to eat c eating d eaten
2 There have been ______ burglaries in this area recently.
a much b any c a little d a few
3 Many tourists who come to Britain visit ______ capital city because London is so famous.
aa b– c the d at
4 Jamie is not as intelligent ______ his brother.
a than b of c as d to
5 This is ______ entertaining film I have ever seen.
a the most b the more c the better d too
6 ‘Has Dad ______ to the supermarket?’ ‘Yes, we’ve run out of bread.’
a went b gone c been d was
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2 Complete the sentences and questions. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Listen! Someone _______________
Playing (play) the violin upstairs. Can you hear it?
2 The Berlin Wall _______________
came (come) down in 1989.
3 My brother played a practical joke on me while I _______________
Am sleeping (sleep).
4 I hope to see Jane this weekend. I _______________
haven’t seen (not see) her since last Christmas!
5 In the future, the energy people use in their homes _______________
Won’t come (not come) from oil.
6 Ice cubes melt if you _______________
Put (put) them in warm water.
7 If you listen to your MP3 player so loud, you _______________
Will damage (damage) your ears.
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3 Rewrite the sentences.
1 I have made plans to go to the cinema with Toby on Friday.
I am ___________________________________________________________________.
going to the cinema with Toby on Friday
2 It isn’t necessary to give that book back.
You ___________________________________________________________________.
needn’t give that book back
3 People don’t switch their lights off, so they waste energy.
If people ________________________________________________________________.
Switched their lights off,they wouldn’t waste energy
4 I like dogs a lot, but I don’t have one.
I wish __________________________________________________________________.
I had one dog
5 Monica left the café and I arrived a minute later.
When I arrived ___________________________________________________________.
Monica had left the cafe a minute before
6 ‘I can’t see my car,’ said Diana.
Diana said _______________________________________________________________.
That she couldn’t see her car
7 They will send the invitations tomorrow.
The invitations ____________________________________________________________.
Will be sent tomorrow free

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Vocabulary
4 Read the notice and complete the words.

School trip to France

Village Bakery’s
The school exchange trip is to a small 1 v_ _ _ _ge. There is a 2 b_ _ _ _’s selling bread and
Newspapers
snacks, and a newsagent’s for things like 3 n_ _ _p_ _ _ _s and magazines, but there isn’t a
4 Chemist’s
c_ _ _ _ _ _’s, so please make sure you take any medicine you need with you.
Polite Quiet
Students will stay with French families. Be 5 p_ _ _ _e and 6 q_ _e_, and help around the house.
Kissing
Remember: in France it is normal to greet someone by 7 k_ _ _ing them on the cheek. Please
make sure you have a French 8 d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _y with you so that you can look up words you don’t
Dictionary
know.
Surfing
The village is near the sea, so there will be a chance to do water sports like 9 s_ _f_ _ _ and
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r_ _ing. Please bring suitable clothes and shoes. Riding

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5 Complete the dialogue with the words/phrases below. There are five words/phrases you do
not need.

audience audition buskers camcorder digital radio jazz MP3 player receipt
refund return shoplifter thief updates uploads wallet

Boy Hi. I’m looking for a present for my sister’s birthday. She’s really into music.
Assistant OK, what about this 1____________
Digital radio ? It receives hundreds of stations.
Boy Hmm. I think she’d prefer to record her own music. She loves 2____________.
Audience She
sings and she 3____________
Uploads her own songs to the Internet.
Assistant Well, how about this 4____________
Camcorder ? She can save hundreds of songs and share
them with her friends.
Boy That sounds great. Can I 5____________
Return it if she doesn’t like it?
Assistant Of course. Just keep your 6____________.
Receipt

Boy OK, brilliant. I’ll take it. Oh no! I can’t find my 7____________.
Wallet

Assistant Where did you last have it?

Boy At the market. I was watching some 8____________.
Buskers There was probably a(n)
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____________
Thief in the 10____________.
Shoplifter

Assistant I’ll call the police.

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Use of English
6 Complete the text. Choose the correct options, A, B, C or D.

Ronnie Biggs is probably one of the most famous 1_______________ in Britain. In August 1963,
with 14 other gang members he stole 2.6 million pounds from a mail train travelling
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_______________ Glasgow and London. This was an 3_______________ large amount of
money at the time. However, the police caught him in September and he 4_______________ to
prison for 30 years. But Biggs only stayed in prison 5_______________ July 1965, when he
escaped and eventually ran away to Australia with his wife and sons. They 6_______________
there for 3 years when the police found out that they were in the country. So Biggs had to run
away again, this time to Brazil, but without his family. Biggs lived a relatively 7_______________
life in Brazil for over 30 years but returned, voluntarily, to the UK in 2001. The police
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_______________ him as soon as he got off the plane and sent him back to jail. Since then he
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_______________ various health problems and, as a result, he _______________ from prison
in 2009.

1 A arsonists B burglars C murderers D robbers

2 A between B from C in D at
3 A absolutely B definitely C deliberately D extremely
4 A has been sent B had sent C sent D was sent
5 A for B from C since D until
6 A had been living B have lived C lived D were living
7 A enjoy B enjoyable C enjoying D enjoyment
8 A arrested B asked C flew D invited
9 A had B had had C has D has had
10 A has been released B has released C released D was released

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Listening
7  Listen to the people talking about where they live. Complete the sentences with the
correct speaker, A, B, C, D or E. There is one extra sentence you do not need.

1 Speaker _____
C lives in a place with a lot of natural disasters.
2 Speaker _____
B lives in a place where crime is a problem.
3 Speaker _____wishes
A he/she could go to cultural events more often.
4 Speaker _____ would like to move to the countryside.
5 Speaker _____
E was too late to buy his/her ideal home.
6 Speaker _____
D has recently moved to a big city.
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Reading
8 Match the topic sentences A–F with the film reviews 1–5. There is one extra sentence you
do not need.
1
_____ They said nothing could be better than the original, but I think they were wrong! The latest
film in the Darkness series is just as gripping as the first story. If the epilogue wasn’t enough for
you and you wanted more, you’ll love this next story.

2
_____ If you’re already a fan, you’ll absolutely love it! If you don’t like musicals, you won’t
choose this film. But you ought to see it anyway, and you might be surprised. A moving story
about the challenges of life. Don’t miss it!

3
_____ Her projects are famous for their amazing scenery and serious message. This film follows
in the path of hurricane Leila, which brought so much destruction to the coast of China last year. It
will really make you think.

4
_____ The fast-moving new film from director Seth Goldblum is going to be a hit this winter.
White-out tells the story of a group of skiers who are caught in an avalanche. It’s gripping from the
first minute, and the scenes on the mountain are really scary. You must see this!

5
_____ If that’s enough for you, you’ll enjoy this ridiculous romantic comedy. If you’re looking
for a gripping story, a funny script or you just want some entertainment, you won’t find it here! It
was so dull, my friend asked for a refund.

A Angel from the inner city is a film biography of a great jazz singer. _____
B This film has no plot, no characters, just a handsome male lead. _____
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C Can a sequel ever be a real success? _____

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D This is another stunning documentary from Jane Armathwaite. _____

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E Fans of the disaster movie will not be disappointed! _____

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F This is a spectacular horror film that will keep you awake all night. _____
4

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Writing
9 Your American friend is coming with you to a special family occasion. Write him/her an
email to tell him/her what to expect.

 Say that you are happy he/she can come to the event and tell him/her when and where it is.
 Briefly explain who will be there and what will happen.
 Recommend what to wear/not to wear and explain why.
 Mention one other custom or tradition that he/she should be aware of.

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