Pre-Intermediate Course Exam Name:

Date:

1 Fill in the gaps with these verbs.

lose — go for — fill in — apply — earn — be

0 lose your job

1 ......................... an application form
2 ......................... a lot of money
3 ......................... for a job
4 ......................... unemployed
5 ......................... an interview
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2 Write the comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives.

Comparative Superlative

0 rich richer richest

1 bad ........................................ ........................................

2 easy ........................................ ........................................

3 good ........................................ ........................................

4 thin ........................................ ........................................

5 reliable ........................................ ........................................

6 happy ........................................ ........................................

7 aggressive ........................................ ........................................

8 rude ........................................ ........................................

9 fat ........................................ ........................................

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3 Read John’s school report. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the adjective in
brackets.

John is the (0) brightest (bright) boy in the class. He’s also the (1) ........................................
(good) at most sports and he’s (2) ........................................ (popular) than anyone else.
Perhaps everyone likes him because he’s also very helpful. His exercise books are (3)
........................................ (organised) than anyone else’s and he helps the boys who aren’t as
(4) ........................................ (intelligent) as him with their homework. His friends are much
(5) ........................................ (big) than him. John is still very small because he’s the (6)
........................................ (young) boy in the class so he isn’t as (7) ........................................
(good) at basketball as the others. Some of the other boys are much (8)
........................................ (lazy) than John in class. But he’s as (9) ........................................
(easy-going) as them. I think I’m the (10) ........................................ (lucky) teacher in the
school because the children in my class are much (11) ........................................ (nice) and
also (12) ........................................ (mature) than children in the other classes!

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4 Underline the correct words.

0 There aren’t much / many coffee cups.

1 Is there a few / any shaving gel in the bathroom?

2 I bought some / any coffee this morning.

3 I found a bit of / a few nice T-shirts in that shop.

4 We didn’t bring much / many sun cream with us.

5 How much / many books have you read?

6 I’ve only got a bit of / a few make-up.

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5 Write questions for the underlined words.

0 He lives in Germany.
Where does he live?

1 Matthew works for a bank.

........................................................................................................................
2 Gary lives in Brazil.
........................................................................................................................
3 Nick and Jo are coming to stay tomorrow.
........................................................................................................................
4 Wendy and Vince have got four children.
........................................................................................................................
5 My sister wrote this book.
........................................................................................................................
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6 Make questions to ask about the underlined words.

0 Dad’s washing the car.

What’s Dad doing?
1 They had lunch in the park.
Where .................................................................................................... ?
2 Sue goes to London once a week.
How often .................................................................................................... ?
3 Jack was watching TV at 8 o’clock.
What .................................................................................................... ?
4 They’re going to buy a boat.
What .................................................................................................... ?
5 Joe paid £2,000 for his TV.
How much .................................................................................................... ?
6 Jenny’s been to 30 countries.
How many .................................................................................................... ?
7 I saw Brad Pitt at the concert!
Who .................................................................................................... ?
8 Karen works for a TV company.
Who .................................................................................................... ?
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7 Read about John. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

This story (0) happened (happen) to John, a friend of mine, ten years ago. He (1)
....................................... (travel) back to the UK from Japan and he (2) .......................................
(meet) a Japanese woman on the plane. He (3) ........................................ (start) talking to her
and learned that she was working in London. It (4) ........................................ (rain) when
they (5) ........................................ (get) to the airport, so John (6) ........................................
(decide) to get a taxi. While he (7) ........................................ (wait) in the queue, he (8)
........................................ (see) the Japanese woman again. He (9) ........................................
(offer) her a lift home and gave her his phone number. Six months later he (10)
........................................ (ask) her to marry him.

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8 Fill in the gaps with the correct form of have to and complete the short answers.

0 I have to get up at 6.30 on school days.

1 A vet .................................................. learn a lot about animals.

2 My parents .................................................. borrow a lot of money when they started their

business.

3 A: .................................................. football referees .................................................. learn a lot of

rules?

B: Yes, they .................................................. .

4 I .................................................. (not) study very hard when I was at school.

5 A: .................................................. he .................................................. work last night?

B: No, he .................................................. .
6 Rob .................................................. (not) go to school today because it’s a holiday.

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9 Fill in the gaps with for, since or ago.

0 We’ve had this car for fifteen years.

1 He’s lived in Edinburgh .................... he was a child.
2 I bought this computer five years .................... .
3 We’ve been in this school .................... nine months.
4 She’s had that watch .................... she was ten.
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10 Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or the Present Perfect.

The police are interviewing people about a man called Mr Johnson. He (0) disappeared
(disappear) three days ago. A: How long (1) ........................................ you
........................................ (know) Alan Johnson? B: Oh, a very long time. We first (2)
........................................ (meet) in 1985. I started as an engineer in his father’s factory and I
(3) ........................................ (be) here since then. A: When (4) ........................................ he
........................................ (become) the manager of the factory? B: In 1995, I think – when
his father (5) ........................................ (retire). Alan (6) ........................................ (be) a good
boss to me. A: He owns another factory in France, doesn’t he? How long (7)
........................................ he ........................................ (have) it? B: He (8) ........................................
(buy) it three years ago. Since then we (9) ........................................ (not see) him much. A: I
see. So when (10) ........................................ (be) his last visit to this factory? B: Two weeks
ago.
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11 Underline the correct words or phrases.

0 He’ll call us when / until he arrives.

1 I think I’ll do my homework if / before I go out.
2 I’ll travel round the world after / before I retire because I’ll have more time then.
3 We stayed until / as soon as the bar closed.
4 Before / If we’re late, we’ll take a taxi.
5 I’ll call you until / as soon as I get my exam results.

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12 Underline the correct words.

0 Is somewhere / anybody going with you later?

1 Do you want everything / anything from the shops?
2 I know somebody / anybody who drives a Ferrari.
3 Nobody / Anybody came to her party last Saturday.
4 We haven’t got nothing / anything to eat for lunch.
5 You can’t go nowhere / anywhere by car on the island of Sark.

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13 Fill in the gaps with a, an, the or no article (-).

Anita Roddick was born in 1942 in (0) a small town on (1) .................... south coast of
England called Littlehampton. Her mother and stepfather had (2) .................... café in
Littlehampton. Anita’s mother took over (3) .................... café when her husband died
and Anita had to help after school and at (4) .................... weekend. Anita trained to be
(5) .................... teacher and then travelled round (6) .................... world. She got
married to Gordon Roddick in 1971 and (7) .................... couple opened (8) ....................
international restaurant in Littlehampton. While Gordon was abroad for two years in
(9) .................... 1970s, Anita opened (10) .................... first Body Shop. The shop sold
(11) .................... beauty products made from plants and flowers and has never tested
its products on (12) .................... animals. Now there are over 2,500 shops in over 60
countries. Anita died in September 2007 and she left all her money to charity.

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14 Fill in the gaps with the correct form of used to and the verbs in brackets.

0 My aunt used to make (make) bread every day, but now she buys it.
1 David ....................................................... (have) long hair, but now he’s bald.

2 My niece ....................................................... (not wear) dresses, but she does now.

3 Which sports ....................................................... you ....................................................... (do) at

primary school?

4 There ....................................................... (not be) any shops open on Sundays in the UK.

5 ....................................................... people ....................................................... (play) computer

games in the 1980s?

6 A hundred years ago people ....................................................... (not buy) frozen food.

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15 Make second conditional sentences. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs
in brackets.

0 If I were (be) the president, I would change (change) many laws.​

1 If Lisa ........................................ (have) a car, she ........................................ (drive) to work.​

2 If we ........................................ (know) about the party earlier, we ........................................

(attend).

3 What ........................................ you ........................................ (do) if you ........................................

(lose) your passport?​

4 If Mark ........................................ (speak) French fluently, he ........................................ (move)

to Paris.​

5 If she ........................................ (not be) afraid of heights, she ........................................ (try)

bungee jumping.

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