Pre-intermediate Progress Test 4A: Units 7–8

1 Track 7 Listen and underline the stressed words.

I’ve lived in London for ten years.
1 How long have you known John?
2 How long have you studied English?
3 We stayed with our grandparents for two weeks.
4 How long have you lived here?
5 I’ve been a teacher for five years.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
I haven’t known (know) Simon for long, but I like him very much.
1 We met (meet) our cousins from Australia for the first time last Saturday.
2 My parents lived (live) in France for ten years before moving to England.
3 I ’ve been (be) in this class for one year now and I’m really enjoying it.
4 Dan hasn’t eaten (not eat) anything for 24 hours, so he’s really hungry.
5 Emma didn’t speak (not speak) to me for over a week because she was angry.
4 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in the box. You won’t need all
the words and phrases.
just already in 1999 last yet never on Monday so far when
this morning ago at 6 o’clock
Please take your dirty shoes off. I’ve just washed the floor.
1 Paul hasn’t finished reading that book yet.
2 Did you go away last weekend?
3 How many English tests have you had so far this year?
4 I got up at 6 o’clock.
5 You’re late! The film started ten minutes ago .
5 Complete the sentences with the, a, an or –.
Have you ever been to the Himalayas?
1 I haven’t seen Ben for a while. Perhaps he’s on - holiday.
2 We stayed in an expensive hotel in Rome.
3 the sun’s very hot at midday, so be careful.
4 I’ve got a good camera because I enjoy taking photos.
5 I’d love to go to - Brazil one day.
6 Choose the correct answers.
There aren’t any / some good restaurants in my neighbourhood.
1 I think there’s too many / much traffic in the city centre.
2 There isn’t enough / some time to see everything unfortunately.
3 Would you like any / some coffee?
4 I took too many / a lot of photos yesterday. I’m really pleased.
5 There are still a few / no places I’d like to see before we go home.
Vocabulary
7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. You won’t need
all the verbs.
get appear become buy earn go have learn start write
Linda and Greg got married last week.
1 I ’ve never appeared on television. Have you?
2 Peter went round the world after he finished his university degree.
3 I haven’t written a book yet, but one day I will!
4 Jack learned how to drive when he was 17.
5 Mark ’s just started his own business. I hope he does well.
 Pre-intermediate Progress Test 4A: Units 7–8
8 Complete the sentences with a suitable word. You have the first letter to help you.
I always read Julia’s blog because she writes really well.
1 Are you a member of any online communities?
2 I uploaded all my photos on to the internet as soon as I got home yesterday.
3 If you have a business, you need to have a good website
4 A lot of people use social-networking sites to keep in touch with their friends.
5 Do you know how many hits your online video clip has had?
9 Complete the sentences with a suitable word.
There are lots of cycle lanes in town so why don’t you use your bicycle?
1 I recently saw someone drive the wrong way down a one -way street.
2 You have to stop when the traffic lights are red.
3 Please put your old newspapers and bottles in the recycling bins.
4 Mum uses public transport to get to work because it’s cheaper than going by car.
5 We live in a high-rise apartment block.
10 Complete the sentences with the nouns in the box. You won’t need all the nouns.
mountain range beach coast desert forest hill mountain island
ocean river sea valley
The Alps are a mountain range in Europe.
1 There are a lot of very old trees in the forest near our house.
2 The Atlantic Ocean is a huge area of water between Europe and America.
3 No rain has fallen in the desert for years so there are no plants.
4 The sand on the beach is golden.
5 No one lives on the island off the coast.
Functional language
11 Cross out the extra word in each sentence.
Can you help for me, please?
1 Go out to the end of the road.
2 Take off the next right.
3 The cinema’s on to the other side of the road.
4 We’re looking on for the railway station.
5 You need to go over straight on at the traffic lights.

12 Complete the sentences with a suitable word.

The station is on your left, not your right.
1 Go to the end of the road and you’ll see the bank.
2 Take the next right and go straight on.
3 Turn right at the traffic lights.
4 You’ll see the cinema on the corner.
5 Excuse me, can you tell me where the station is?