LEVEL 3 SELF-CHECK UNIT TEST 1

Answer on a separate sheet of paper. Then check your answers. Follow the examples.

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GRAMMAR

JUST (5 points)

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY (10 points)

Make sentences from the prompts

using the adverbs in parentheses.

I / get / work / 7 (usually) =

I usually get to work at 7.
1 He / clean / room / Friday (always)
2 I / not have / time / shower (generally)
3 How / you / go / grocery shopping? (often)
4 My brother / take / trash out (twice a week)
5 She / have to / cook? (every day)
6 We / clean / bathroom (once a week)
7 My father / do / the ironing (hardly ever)
8 I / make / bed (once in a while)
9 He / sweep / floor (sometimes)
10 My husband / do / any housework (never)
PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS,
PRESENT PERFECT & PAST SIMPLE (10 points)

1
2
3
4
5
4

Add just in the correct place in the

sentences.

She just left the house.

Sorry but hes gone jogging.
No idea! I arrived today.
Shes the right person for the job.
I dont care what he does anymore.
Dont listen to her. Shes trying to be funny.
Match the sentences in exercise 3
with the meanings of just.

Example - a
a) a short time ago
b) only
c) right now / at the moment
d) really
e) exactly

Put the verbs in the right tense.

David Beckham
David Becham was born in 1975 in London,
England and 1 start to play soccer when he was a
child. During his professional career, he 2 play for
Manchester United and also for the British
National Team. He currently 3 play for Real
Madrid in Spain. He 4 marry ex-Spice Girl
Victoria Adams in 1999. They 5 have two
children, a boy and a girl. Paparazzi, bodyguards
and fans always 6 follow them everywhere they
go. Beckham 7 be famous for several years in
many countries and continents. He usually 8 wear
very smart and expensive clothes. However, his
naturalness and kindness
9
represent a reversal of the typical attitudes
generally associated with very rich and popular
people. Although a perfect product of marketing
and advertising, Beckham 10 score some of the
best and most amazing goals in the last few
years.

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VOCABULARY

JOBS (2.5 points)

THE GENDER GAP

(10 points)

2 Match the jobs and the definitions.

1 Complete the sentences with the

nurse / hairdresser / lecturer / lawyer /

chairperson / flight attendants

right word.

discriminate / earn / shortage of / hours / shift /

spare time / sexist / politically correct /
outnumber / apply / male-dominated
I think a lot of men discriminate women in
our society.
1 Many teaching jobs in the USA are done by
foreigners since there is a tremendous
teachers.
2 We live in a society. Women hardly ever
work in high paid professions
3 Id like to have a job with flexible
4 Hes very tired today. He had to do the night
yesterday.
5 In my I like to read, travel and go
climbing.
6 Men still more money than women for the
same job.
7 Women usually men in sectors like
teaching and nursing.
8 Once I finish my career in business
administration, Id like to for a job as a
bank manager.
9 My boss is very He never employs women.
10 Mankind is not a expression. You should
use humanity instead.

The person that helps doctors = nurse

1 People that work in a plane but arent pilots.

2 A university teacher.
3 The person who directs the work of a committee
or organization.
4 A person who can legally represent you.
5 This is the person who cuts your hair.
CHARACTER ADJECTIVES (5 points)

3 Match the adjectives and the

opposites.

1-a
1 good
2 rude

3
4
5
6
7
8
9

a) bad
b) unselfish

aggressive
emotional

c) insecure
d) polite

introvert
natural

e) happy
f) weak

selfish
passive

g) artificial
h) peaceful

confident

i) active

10 sad
11 strong

j) extrovert
k) insensitive

PHRASAL VERBS WITH UP (2.5 points)

4 Choose the right verb.

Speak / speak up! I cant hear you.
1 I want to give / give up smoking.

2 Relax! Dont bottle / bottle up so much stress.

3 Turn off / turn up the TV. You arent watching it.
4 Why did you use / use up my toothpaste? Now
there isnt any left.
5 His father was shot / shot up during the war.
ERROR ANALYSIS (5 points)
Find and correct the mistakes.

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I am playing play soccer every day.

1 Im studying a career wonderful in college.

2 I love doing photos when I travel.

3 He is very happy since he married.
4 Johns a very sensible man. He cries easily.

5 Men dominate the political profession for

generations.

TOTAL POINTS: ________ / 50

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ANSWER KEY
GRAMMAR

1 1 He always cleans his room on Friday.

2 I dont generally have time to shower.
3 How often do you go grocery shopping?
4 My brother takes the trash out twice a week. / Twice a week my brother
5 Does she have to cook every day?
6 We clean the bathroom once a week. / Once a week we clean
7 My father hardly ever does the ironing.
8 I make my bed once in a while. / Once in a while I make
9 He sometimes sweeps the floor. / Sometimes he sweeps
10 My husband never does any housework.
2 1started 2 has played 3 plays / is playing 4 married 5 have 6 follow / are always following 7 has been 8
wears 9 represent 10 has scored
3 1 Sorry but hes just gone jogging.
2 No idea! I just arrived today.
3 Shes just the right person for the job.
4 I just dont care what he does anymore.
5 Dont listen to her. Shes just trying to be funny.
4 1-a, 2-c, 3-e, 4-d, 5-b
VOCABULARY

1 1shortage of 2 male-dominated 3 hours 4 shift 5 spare time 6 earn 7 outnumber 8 apply 9 sexist
10 politically correct
2 1 flight attendant 2 lecturer 3 chairperson 4 lawyer 5 hairdresser
3 2-d, 3-h, 4-k, 5-j, 6-g, 7-b, 8-i, 9-c, 10-e, 11-f
4 1 give up 2 bottle up 3 turn off 4 use up 5 shot
ERROR ANALYSIS
1 Im studying a wonderful career in college.
2 I love taking photos when I travel.
3 He has been very happy since he married.
4 Johns a very sensitive / emotional man. He cries easily.
5 Men have dominated the political profession for generations.