True to Life - intermediate

Test I (units 1 - 4)

Name: ___________________________________
I Put in the right form of the verbs: use, write, need, depend.
In the past, people ___________ many things by hand, but they also ___________ typewriters a lot
for more formal documents. Nowadays, children learn ___________ computers from an early age,
and few people _________ typewriters. With credit cards, we _________ even __________ as
many cheques by hand. In the future, people ________ probably ____________ on technology
more and more, and some people _____ __________ to write anything by hand.
II Put in the right word:
1. When I saw a spider on my pillow I _____________ .
2. If you want to say something when you are in a library you should __________ so you don't
disturb other people.
3. If you want to put a nail in the wall you'll need a ______________ .
4. I didn't like the film ______ all.
5. I'm not looking forward _____ Monday morning.
III Put in the right word
1. If you have a __________ of flying, it makes international travel very difficult.
2. My sister is very good ______ tennis and has won several championiships.
3. This is not a very interesting film. I'm __________ , I think I'll go to bed.
4. I try to avoid ______________ alcohol when I'm driving.
5. Did you manage to persuade them _________________ with you?
What are the past tense forms:
throw - ____________ ; hear - _____________ ; smell - _______________ ;
mean - ____________ ; fall - ______________ ; grow - _______________ ;
IV Put in the missing words
1. Meryl Streep Talks About Discrimination ____________ Women in Film Industry
2. Leading Politician _____________ His Secret Fight Against Cancer
3. How Does The New Porsche ________________ with Its Japanese Rivals?
4. Women Are Not The Only Ones to Suffer __________ Sexual Harassment
5. How To ____________ With Stress At Work
Put the verbs into the correct form:
A: You (write) your article yet? ____________________________
B: Yes I (finish) it a couple of days ago. _______________________
A: The editor (see) it? ______________________________
B: No, not yet. But I (see) him tomorrow. ________________________
1. I (live) ________________ in this town all my life.
2. They (leave) _______________ Belgrade in 1993.
3. I (buy)____________ two magazines yesterday but (not read) __________________ them yet.
4. This magazine (sell) ______________ 500,000 copies a week.
5. Twenty years ago everyone (be) _____________ healthier than they (be) _________ today.
6. Twenty years ago there (be) _______________ more communist countries.
7. I (work) ________________ at the hospital in the casualty department at the moment, but I
(look)______________ for another job.