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Test paper

I. Nine of these sentences contain mistakes with the form of the verbs. Find the mistakes and
correct them. 2p
1. They are making a lot of exciting plans for the future.
2. Linda and Bob is staying with us for a few days.
3. The worlds climate is getting warmer.
4. He dont believe anything I tell him.
5. More and more people is using cars these days.
6. Your town is clean or dirty?
7. Im travelling around Europe for two weeks.
8. We are developing a new system for paying by credit card.
9. His phone is no working at the moment.
10. My brother studys for three hours every evening.
11. My parents go to the cinema at least once a week.
12. What you are doing while youre in Lisbon?
II. Complete the sentences using either the present simple or present continuous form of the
verbs in brackets. 2p
1. Peter . (think) that we spend too much money on the environment, but I .. (disagree).
2. First you .. (fry) the potatoes and onions. Next you .. (beat) the eggs. Then you ..
(mix) the eggs with the potatoes and onions.
3. My sister (get) a bit fat because she has hurt her arm and she cant play tennis anymore.
4. The piano (weigh) more than 200 kilos.
5. Can you answer the phone? I (make) bread and my hands are covered in flour.

III. Look at the words in capital below and decide which word should go in each gap.
WONDER / WONDERFUL, FAMOUS / FAME, BEAUTY/BEAUTIFUL, ENVIRONMENTAL / ENVIRONMENT,
POISONOUS/POISON, DANGER/DANGEROUS, PLEASURE/PLEASED, PROBLEMATIC/PROBLEMS,
NECESSARY/NECESSITY. 2p

Working holidays give you a (1) . opportunity to visit some places which are (2)
.. for their natural (3) . and to help restore and protect the (4)
there. You can repair damaged footpaths in the area or clear some of the (5) .. waste
from the local rivers. The work will sometimes be (6) ., but never (7) ,
and at the end of the day, you will have the (8) of knowing that you have helped to
tackle some of the (9) facing our countryside in the 21 st century. We will provide you
with basic, but comfortable accommodation, all the (10) . food and drink for your stay, and
plenty of hot water for showers!
IV. You just won two free concert tickets. Write an email to a friend to invite him/her to the
concert. 3p