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The document presents a discussion on gossip through the experiences of two individuals, Lesley and James, highlighting both positive and negative aspects. Lesley shares how gossip helped her connect with a boy she liked, while James expresses his belief that gossip can harm reputations and relationships. The document also includes various exercises related to grammar and vocabulary.

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Level_Test-Pre-intermediate[1]

The document presents a discussion on gossip through the experiences of two individuals, Lesley and James, highlighting both positive and negative aspects. Lesley shares how gossip helped her connect with a boy she liked, while James expresses his belief that gossip can harm reputations and relationships. The document also includes various exercises related to grammar and vocabulary.

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Test

1. Read the text and circle the correct answer.

Is gossip really good for you?


That’s the question we asked some of our readers this week.
Email us and tell us what you think.
Lesley Hartley, age 25
‘There’s a boy in my class at university who I really like. He’s
called Tony. I was too scared to ask him out. I told my best friend
Alice this secret. She said she wouldn’t tell anyone. Alice
couldn’t keep the secret, though, and she gossiped to her other
friends. Of course, her friends told Tony! Fortunately for me, the
gossip was actually a good thing. Tony waited for me after class
one day. He told me that Alice’s friends had gossiped about me.
And then he invited me to go out to the cinema one night. We’ve
been together since then! I think people are probably
programmed to gossip. We need to gossip to build connections
with other people.’
James Goodman, age 35
‘Unfortunately, I think gossiping is in our genes. And I don’t think
it’s a positive thing. People gossip to make themselves feel more
important. They don’t think about the effect it has on the people
they gossip about. For example, one of my neighbours gossiped
about me after I divorced my wife. She said that I had treated my
wife badly. Another neighbour told my work colleagues that my
wife was going to move to Germany with the children. These are
both lies. I’ve found it difficult to meet someone else because
people believe the gossip, not me.

1 Tony waited for Lesley after class / after work / after the
cinema one day.
2 James thinks people gossip because they want to feel more
positive / look more important / feel more important.
3 James’s neighbours told funny stories / lies / secrets
about him.
4 Eric thinks that gossip improves old / social / working
relationships.
2 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in
brackets.

1 Be careful. We just ___________________(paint) that door.


2 I_____________ (see) your brother at the pool when I was
swimming.
3 We ____________ (fly) to Malaysia at 10 o’clock next Tuesday.
4 ______ you _________ (be) to Moscow before?
5 My sister___________ (study) photography at the moment.
6 ___________ you_______ (wait) for your bus when I saw you
yesterday?
7 When they got to Paris, they_________ (go) out for a meal.
8 I _____________(not be) late tomorrow. That’s a promise.
9 I ___________(know) Lisa for ten years. We’re good friends.
10 We __________(live) in a big house in the country, but now we
have a city flat.
11 What would you do if you _____________ (lose) your wallet?
12 A I didn’t really like that film.
B Neither _________ (do) I!
13 If you really wanted that coat, you (save)____________your
money to buy it.
14 Jean-Pierre asked us if we __________ (want) to go out for a
pizza.
15 A How long ____________ (you / be) in the swimming team?
B Since last summer.
16 A I____________ (not go) to the party tonight.
B Neither are we.
17 Pasta comes from Italy, but now it _______________(make)
all over the world.
18 A Why are you going out?
B I _____________________ (post) this letter.

3 Circle the correct form.

1 I ’m going to / ’ll see you at the cinema at six o’clock.


2 What did you do / were you doing for your last holiday?
3 My room is more tidy / tidier than my sister’s.
4 When did he get / has he got back from Russia?
5 Katya didn’t run enough fast / fast enough to win the race.
6 Tai’s girlfriend is someone who / which loves dancing.
7 That’s the most / more difficult question you’ve ever asked
me.
8 We’ve finished our homework, but / so we’re going for a walk.
9 Who did you see / saw at the post office?
10 Does your brother stay / Is your brother staying with you
this weekend?

4 Choose the correct word(s) or phrase.

1 Have you done / made / cleaned your bed this morning?


2 They don’t go off / out / up to eat very often.
3 The hotels are too expensive, so we’re staying / hiring /
renting at a campsite.
4 How do you repeat / underline / pronounce this word?
5 We’re seeing our cousins next week. We’re really looking for /
forward to / after it.
6 The town centre was very quiet / boring / crowded. There
were a lot of people.
7 My university course starts in / on / at October.
8 We got / arrived / came at the hotel very late last night.
9 I spent / lent / borrowed Victor some money last month, and
he hasn’t paid me back.
10 Don’t eat all that cake! It’s unhealthy /uncomfortable /
polluted.
11 You don’t have to / mustn’t pay to enter the museum.
It’s free.
12 If you don’t tidy your room, your things will / would get lost.
13 I get on well with my brother / my brother well.
14 A I love salsa dancing.
B Neither / So does my sister.
15 We really enjoy / want spending time at the beach.
16 The meeting will / might finish early. It depends how long the
boss speaks!
17 You don’t have to / shouldn’t listen to him. He tells lies.
18 I borrowed my sister’s laptop, because mine / my was
broken.
19 Was / Did he use to teach history at your school?
20 They’ve lived in this flat for / since 18 months.
21 I used to play a lot of tennis, but I gave it down / off / up last
year, and now I play basketball.
22 Nina is really afraid on / of / by spiders.
23 My uncle decided to retire / receive / repair at the age of
50 and go travelling.
24 Go over / past / along the museum, and the cinema is on
your left.
25 When I saw them, they were walking on / away / across
the park.
26 Email was discovered / invented / designed in the 1970s,
but most of us first used it a lot later.
27 If you don’t know how to get there, look down / through / up
the directions on the internet.
28 My great-grandmother married young, and had / got /
became ten children.
29 I’m looking after / forward / for my neighbour’s cats while
he’s on holiday.
30 I luckily / accidentally / finally broke my friend’s iPod.

5 Find the opposites. Write the letter.


6 Complete the sentences with words from the box.

1 Please ____________ your dictionaries to the next class.


2 Frank doesn’t ___________ much money. His job is badly paid.
3 A Sorry this is taking a long time.
B That’s OK. I ___________mind waiting.
4 Leo __________on very well with Alex. They’re good friends.
5 I ____________ last night listening to my favourite songs.
6 Our teacher _________ we had all passed our exams.
7 The boy _____________ that he wanted to travel before
university.
8 Keith’s in the shower right now. He’ll call you _______ in
twenty minutes.

7 Write an article about an activity that you enjoy in your free


time.

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