Name __________________________________________ Class ______________________________

Lifestyle Pre-Intermediate Test B – Unit 1

1 Choose the correct phrase to complete these sentences.
0 What ___________ now?
A do you read B are you reading
1 __________ in France this year.

A She lives B She is living

2 __________ a wonderful time on holiday.
A I am having B I have
3 She ___________ swimming three times a week.
A is going B goes
4 ___________ your sister often?
A Do you visit B Are you visiting
5 ___________ at the moment.
A It snows B It is snowing
6 __________ a lot of time at work this month.
A He spends B He is spending
7 ___________ movies in English?
A Do you watch B Are you watching
8 What __________ about?
A do you think B are you thinking

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2 Choose the correct word(s) in each sentence.

0 We sometimes are going / go swimming on Mondays.

1 Do you speaking / speak French?

2 The library closes / is closing at 6 p.m. every day.
3 It doesn’t rain / is not raining at the moment.
4 He is waiting / waits for a phone call.
5 I always paying / pay by credit card.
6 They are going / go to the cinema every weekend.
7 Do they know / Are they knowing Matthew?
8 She want / wants to go on holiday next month.

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3 Choose the word which makes the second sentence mean the same as the first one.
0 He doesn’t play football.
He ____________ (never/usually) plays football.
1 She loves swimming and goes every Monday and Thursday.
She goes swimming ____________ (twice a month/twice a week).
2 Every April and November we visit our head office.
We visit our head office ____________ (twice a year/twice a month).
3 He goes running in the morning most days.
He ____________ (sometimes/usually) goes running in the morning.
4 I go on a short holiday every year or two.
I ____________ (always/rarely) go on a short holiday.
5 He is never late for work.
He is __________ (usually/always) on time for work.
6 Once or twice a month I watch a movie at the cinema.
I ____________ (often/sometimes) watch a movie at the cinema.
7 I visit my parents every December.
I visit my parents ____________ (once a month/once a year).
8 They watch TV most evenings but they sometimes go out.
They ____________ (always/usually) watch TV.

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4 Complete the conversations with the words and phrases in the box.

lend course May I have contacts Could you

right borrow network problem

A: 0 May I have_ your name please?

B: Certainly. It’s Bob Jenkins.

A: Can I 1__________ your car to go to the cinema tonight?

B: Of 2___________ you can.

A: 3________________ get some cheese when you go to the shops?

B: No 4____________. What type do you want?

A: Can you 5_________ me €30? I can give it back to you tomorrow.

B: Well, all 6________ then.

A: My boss always likes me to 7___________ when I go to conferences.

B: Yes, it’s a good way to meet people and make new 8___________.

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5 Match the words and phrases in the box to the definitions 1–8.

hang on pick up maintenance a lift acquaintances

benefits contradict survive manipulate
0 make someone do what you want by influencing or deceiving them manipulate
1 a ride in a car __________
2 continue to live, not die __________
3 wait __________
4 people you have met, but do not know well __________
5 go and collect someone or something __________
6 good things, advantages __________
7 say something different from what you said before __________
8 work we do to keep something working properly __________

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