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Test Your English Vocabulary in Use Tey Michael McCarthy Felicity O’Dell CAMBRIDGE Ae ieee tty Contents Learner training Test 1 Talking about language Test 2 Learning vocabulary Everyday verbs Test 3 Haveshadshad Test 4 Gofwentigone Test $ Do/did/done Test 6 Make/made/made Test? Comeleame/come Test 8 Take/took/taken Test 9 Bring/brought/brought Test 10 Getigot/gor Test 11 Phrasal verbs Test 12 Everyday things Test 13 Talking Test 14 Moving Words and grammar Tet 15 Conjunetions and connecting words Test 16 Time words (1) Test 17 Time words (2) Test 18 Places Test 19 Manner Test 20 Irregular verbs Test 21 Common uncountable words Test 22 Common adjectives: good and bad things Test 23 Common adjectives: people Test 24 Words and prepositions Test 25 Prefixes Suffixes Words you may confuse Birth, marriage and death The family Parts of the body Clothes Describing people Health and illness Feelings Greetings and other useful phrases Example language ‘noun, verb, plural Word family, picture have lunch, have time 0 away, go shopping do an exercise, do the housework make coffee, make a mistake come in, come from take the bus, take lessons bring something here, bring back Bet a present, get tired Put on, turn down watch TV, go to bed say, tell walk, carry because, although Monday, July, winter next year, often middle, front, abroad fast, loudly drink, write bread, money nice, awful happy, naughty wait for, good at impossible, unhappy useful, useless uite/quier, lend/borrow wedding, widowed mother, uncle stomach, foot haat, shire tall, dark headache, heart attack love, surprised Good morning, Happy New Ye ‘Test Your Engish Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 At home est 4 nnd dri ce est 44 s I In the School and workplace s47 J , : hool and univer biol est 49 ( nica phe Leisure 1 Holi . Test $1 Shops an. " Test 52 I do Te ng cal 1 1 Test 55 ¢ we Test 56 ar Social issues Tes mu Test 58. ‘The medi TV Test 59 Everyday pr ! Test 6 bal problen : Phon 2 Te Introduction Who is this book for? : ; ; Ish ioe | How is the book organised? | ft — 2 ber : i sof 30 ma te : f Bw do I use this book? { ma : ifr Rowacie, ci Ine marking scheme The a ; : To marks Talking about language Complete the table with the grammar word from the list beginnin in wuage. Y sat 1 W 4 just one a I that per all alcapital Ie haf ml le word us nour ns fr 10 more than < rs, students, Fill the gaps with words which tell you how to do the exercises in this book. i Fill i nother example to this | Answer the questions. What is th f Which of these word ne. out, lon Match the instructions on the left with the exer Instr ie ‘orrec Z I her a. present, A Ies with prepositions 4 Answer the questi mplete ‘ hi ¢ the m She came in the morning mplete the dialogu: V bur ph wer? Wes 378654, Learning vocabulary 2.1 Whi wipners ia Have/had/had ople doing? Write sentences using hav ‘ 1 pave 2 ha i oe Do you ike in have? il the gap ; : I E lk 7 lesson {30 tera Go/went/gone 5 Doldid/done 5.1 Filld Wwo of the forms the gardening Make/made/made 6.1 What is cach person making? Write sentences, 6.2. Pur these words in the right column, dinars - otk e n ment Mak | unch : | 6.3 There are six mistakes in this letter. Correct them ~ the fi ne for you (mans Dear Jane sid. ‘ve had such a busy day. After school | até my homenork. | did it very ickly so | think | probably did a lot of mistakes. Then my friend and | went to a film. The hero died so it made us feel very happy. After the film we went to a café. The food smelt very good, which made me feel very thirsty. The n't very good, but at least | didn’t have to make the dishes. Ive got to make an exam next week, but let's meet at the weekend Ea ix » Anvie Your Englsh Vocabulary im Use (elementary 9 naa Come/came/come «1 What are the ng? Fill the gaps using expressions with come Hi Mum! I've finished ppi ye tin don’t sta Hi, Jan ast n train Hi a kh i 7-2 Match the underlined words on the left with the definitions on the right mrks 1 Jo 7 7 I came across an ol 0 fa sit a person oF pil Her r anne up i ation th someon 7.3 Correct the mistakes in these conversations. : Take/took/taken 8.1 How long did it take people to do these things? Make sentences yo ns Exan am half an hour to go/get { homework tc Jin Par P c h z d 1 started : d Sept 8.2 Use th pelow to write full sent 1 1 " a | F : k nt / ta I | He take /b f E P rerd &} Or re : ie mem ° \ rel 1 ng taba 9.2 10 mar 9.3 10 mark 720 Bring/brought/brought ill the gaps with the correct form of take or bring. She of al ne : h d ri half a She be my cam back eh What could you say Tuesday 4 March 2003 1i Eller Guess what? Tim takes me to the cinema last night and today when | was studying at home he came to see me and is taking me some flowers! | think he must be in love with me! Bye, Marian Wednesday 5 March 2003 Dear Marian ¥ im is in| jou! Why don’t you brought him to our party we can all meet him? Oh, and take that new CD you mne about, I'd like to hear i Ellen Thursday 6 March 2003 Hi again Eller Thanks for inviting Tim. He said yes. I bring the the party tomorrow and I'll leave it with you You can took it back when you come to see me on Sunday. Take care Marian, ii 10 Get/got/got 1-5 with an adjective (e.g. dark, hot, etc). Fill the gaps in 6-10 with a noun 10.1 Fille Romie (cx, 10.2 BRIM Examp 10.3 Fill the gaps with the correct form of get. ww Examy t i get fn I Dg a 1 David and H n | 4 va ,m Phrasal verbs 2 Everyday things 2.1 Andy does these things every morning. At what time does he do each thing: 13.1 Match the s ngs on the left with the correct endings on the righi sine | | her na She tol un Ttold h a 13.2 _ Fill the gaps with the correct form of say or tell Smarts Did sh fe was aj i Jim about the ¢ ¥ I hanks when you her credi No, sh Dok it. Y ha 4 F Di ny jokes at the din terd Yes, as usual hi funny on 5 Ca h juseum is, pl Yes, acks a m he 1 left 13.3 What do you do in these situations? Use th Nommaeks Example: You are i ¢ verb ask in your answer w what to see, where to eat, et Ask for information (¢.g.. at, the. tourist office) 1 > how to get from place A to plac 4 re in class and t underst; w word 5 Someon ing a CI ly an ying to study 13.4 Correct the mistakes in these sentences NORGE 1 The pho ply to it, please, David | My best frien f ars 50 she ra lent Danish : d back ' Iealian’ | I ¢ an interesting story about w 7 i | S30 16 Test Your Engh Vocabulary 14 Moving B14.1 Wharis each person doing? Write a sentence using one of the verbs from the box, F i id wim walk / i Example jes vowing. i moana} 14.2 orrect answei i Boas | HS Ex bust 2a 1 1 ; ayer | i a tl , “ arch j i pla 2) fly b) drive i id yc r V ar to Munich by train. j 2) tak 38 go q ji 14.3 Fill he gaps with the correct form 0 | Wimars «Example: || going. ai da rid ~ walk F 1 : child round the track : the pool and | ; ul | r wan \ t ‘Bi i every evening he pa suit a for an hour | E b \ Conjunctions and connecting words word from the box to fill the gap in each sentence, Use each word once only 4 I like I na fn Pn Tk | 15.2 Choose the correct explanation, Circle the correct as bh I I don’t w Bo ne bE bh Bot rr ii ister is sma Hild are both me h ii tha 4 ic il i d seu 1 the piano. Hi i Find five sentences that make Time words (1) 16.1 Which month is this: PRM Ex2mp) sare i neds om th bs | | i B 16.3 1 i Fear t h LW fe cinco fog ; urd T mn | oe = 30 | Time words (2) '18 Places 18.1 March the ORE Exam j 18.3 Choose the best word from the box to fill each of the gaps in the e-mail ts - j puter at. home | | 7 and ; i : | me i : 1 = | /30 4 Manner Put pairs of opposite words into the tabl how sn frien d im for th n a ttle child sn he was hapy k 19.3 Answer the questions using adverb forms of the words in the box. Write full sentences. 0 marks Harry s jar moutht* to h How did I /30 20 Irregular verbs 20.1 Use the past te Common uncountable words 21.1 Write the uncountable noun for each picture, We give you the first letter each tim 21.2 Pur these nouns into two columns: countable anc wana milks " ic appl i 21.3 Correct the mistake 24 Test Your English Vocabu 22 Common adjectives: good and bad things 22.2 Circe the corer undelned adjective in these semtenes Esample: H ; i + | i 22.3. Fill he gaps in these dialogues. We give youth st ete ach tm Prone i Example io Common adjectives: people in these sentences, Use each adjective once only kh 4s t ch s. ld! Sk litte f i sf 1 f a f dl fod bso : n Fe hil P th Prefixes 25.1 Read the instructions. Use Vomarks A ri x M. b 1 frien not any r h A jject he opr i f A dic he opr tell Mal bth tell something. again Make an adjective with the opposite meanin 25.2 Rewrite the sentences using a word with the prefix given, Do not chan Vomarks Example: Mr Trottr Mr Trottman is ith the LH esi a Mik th. Ichi hi bur 1 E in h , Th h nildre h cost alf the n h | im lie 10 Th : 25.3 Correct the mistakes. WOU 1 This machine isi us x with the word on the left to complete the table 26 Suffixes 26.1 Look atthe suffixes in the table. What do they mean? Add another example for each suffix i is or q full painful tp , : 5 hag dness 26.2 Rewrite these sentences using an adverb ending in ‘ly’ instead of the adjectiv Borst: Example: ‘The aut i ter The. author of this book writes. quickly Th \ : ! f T + sful pla 26.3 Por the letters in the right order to make a word and then match each phrase to the correct Piers picture Example ' MMCHT mathematics ~ a | | 1 ng IILPSO isa NUNY | Words you may confuse box which ends in the same sound as the word in the table, 28 Birth, marriage and death 28.2 Look at this form. What is ¢ The family 29.1 Complete what these people are saying, marks Example: I'm his broth my, brother He's my mother Pm Ye F roth He’s m Hi father’ f T father’s mother and fath h 29.2 Complete the crossword. Waiieks Across Down i r i, wou ‘Your mother’s brother fother and father toget ” nh id u Mar L (30 is Ne W nai m 2 cs uly Une (leet 30 Parts of the body 30.1 First write the names of the body parts beside the pictures. Then find these parts of the body fas in the word square Example A 7 5 FFA ut the body, Clothes Write the correct word BE (ay fl, y is) / 31.2 Underline the word on the right which has the same vowel sound as the word on the left Simarks Examp 31.3. Which five of these clothes words must always be used in the plural? or ire et 1 \ glasses 31.4 Answer the questions. mom 1 Dc ' r n you Dn a do y f W 1 nid trou , f Which is correct: “Roberti nbrell ng an um has an umbrella on Health and illness 33.1 Match the sentences on the left with the sentences on the right. 33.2 Say the words aloud, then write them down. Example: /'dokta 1 hederk keen, Kolar 33.3 Match the sentences below with the illnesses from 33.2. This ma : ‘ I u hat y bit ps. Sometimes you are given the first and/or last letter omatks 1 Th in my job, so when I get home, I try tc x and 1 ink about work uncle Tim had a a e's ner I get flowers and grass make m 5 rh nd /30 36 Test Your Engh Vocabulary What are the 0} of these verbs and adjectives Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets, Example: Peter di Peter doesn't like. his. new boss 34.4 rople look? Use the letters to make a word and finish the sentence. BRS Examp hort ha OTF woman with, short hair looks. hot Greetings and other useful phrases What You Sf Ph peopl 35.2 Fill the gaps in the com hese phrases : 6 ith hell m is I've got RON: R Dh well x Thanks. Well, I 4 36 Countries, languages and people 36.1 Which continent are th: Mie French French capital cities? Write a sentence about each city, You can use an atlas to 37.1 37.3 Weather Match the weather wor 40 Correct the mistakes wh ‘ Ie ng in N 4 W ormth lew ing ar the left with the sentences on the righ You cai at it makes things m rake low When light comes suddenly from th fren durir Irs yella r arm These ar in and white and € en in Isa ng wind, Ie’s whi 1's write it in the box. If it does not, put an X in the box 38.2 Smet 38.3 [2 mae In the town What do these signs mean = = : @ A eS What places or people do thes Exan Which words match these definitions? The firs letter of each word is given to help you officer foal In the countryside 39.1 Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right, Use each word once only, Sometimes you will have 39.2 10 mark 1 " 41 h Th r The the Th E 39. fect the m There n Wormers 1 Sc h In th th c pic ter 47 tion He h 1 Jim high Hi 2 fest Your English Vocabul 40 Animals and pets wi3sa 4744 4\ Travelling 4.1 Write the type of transport under each picture omaks Ex, 2 Q F ob 41.2 Answer the questions. lo manks w 7 reap What Band b ti Who check ind ¢ a arrive in a Ww Sl ow , h 7 41.3 Circle the correct answer 1 marks b a F aid ‘Wel 4 can. goin, that, door Bau | 8 Please pay here. Please ring), Ces cw (oration eS) 42.2 Fill in these notices, 42.3 Write the notices that you need i France, don wade on the 83 ¥ Tor wa ogo hor : , leva smoke the | : ? allt let you know ny f : , re when they wan 0 pay Food and drink with the names of the fruit and vegetables in the pictures. 43.1 Complete the ewo crosswords womens 1 Dow eel Cc 43.2 Use the words from 43.1 10 J sentences. The firs letter is given omens 1 P ry ha a fficule ‘ ‘ > 1 : el th i er he a 10 R make win 43.3 Complete the conversations using words from the list. Use each word once only D British hat Tk 4 What rit ; ime, and 1 a 30 Yes, fi freeret 46 Test Your E 0 leme 44 In the kitchen 44.1 Complete the dial ose the right verbs from the box & Lad 45 In the bedroom and bathroom 45.1 Match the words with the picture cans 1 _ edside ww f ia] a alarm clock =| a 45.2 Match the words with the pictures omens Oo ; A. 0 EX 45.3 Correct the mistakes. 6 In the living room box to match the descriptions. 46.1. Choose words from th F H com it to the right place in the picture (hen 46.3 Complete each sente oa 4/ Jobs 47.1 What do we call ons 1 7 2a 0 fice an te a k peopl P a ya : P 4 Now use the words from 47.1 to fill the gaps. Use each word once only. Sometimes you w Yomarks have to use the plural form. é i 1 J met a \ rer sorn I . an ink she’s better than thi 4 Ou id in fe ar test next M You alk wat you can le h 6 While I was stud big s week I like the idea Iding big bridges : Td like t¢ have to study medic r Th ind Twas in host ere al 10 T at rest a f 47.3 Truc or false? Write T for true, F for false. If you write F, say why 30 50 Test Your English Vo oa (8 At school and university 49.1 He 49.2 Fil 49.3 Vo marke 49.4 52 Communications fare six things we use to help us communicate. Put th KYDBR( TETER IEBOM HON STOP BX PONTELEH! REESN II the gaps in the conversations. What It’s 26, Park Road, Shilton, SH: th 4 ymputer his pr U n EXT Put these si Write questions for these answers. Use the words in = ne letters in order to make wore, brackets 54 Which typ Which departme Shops and shopping 2 Ina hotel Bel Name these thing: BLEEP 1 exchange about staying in a hotel. a Eating out near these phrases? Match the phrases on the left with the places om th 53.1 Where would you erarke right 53.2 don’t eat me 53.3 Put the words into pairs. Use each word once only Example: tomato. soup we the others are all played. on a. field. or pitch 37 Cinema types has two name mes of the types of films next to the pictures. One of th q Write th + below with one of the film types from 55.1 wom ¢ 2 : ; re ® ss kH m a 56 Leisure at home ‘ 5 The. dog fo 57.1 60 57.2 Now use words from 57. 57.3 Crime Fill the shaded boxes in th | Example murderer alte 1 Thi ana F Answer the que 1W 4 Which ver What do w Wha What di fina = ey somebody place a Th . 3 a 10 drug [ 1 to fill the gaps in these sentences. n last night. Somebody TV set, a DVD player and some ca: wund river She had been Thi 4 a alk A man took hi k my car from the off park, The been thre : ark you kin nw have & nd dest lephone box in the park What do people w rim jolice come and take s y becaus ink they nce and criminal actions at football matche h ec med ilty of a er The media satellite, dish M ut 58.3 Which of these words go together with newspaper and which go together with maj ire news, magazine i Everyday problems Look at these pictures and choose a phrase to describe each one 5 What could you do abc 62 est Global problems 1 Look at the headlines. Which of the problems in the box will these articles be about: BOMBS DESTROY ENEMY TANKS | war WORKERS STOP WORKING HOUSES UNDER WATER AT CAR FACTORY FISH DIE IN DIRTY RIVER | CARS CANNOT MOVE IN CENTRAL LONDON ACCIDENT ON Perera MOTORWAY 1 | HEAVY SNOW STOPS TRAINS MORE PEOPLE WITHOUT JOBS BUILDINGS FALL IN’ | MORE TREES BURN CALIFORNIA QUAKE IN AUSTRALIA 60.2 Which word fills each gap 60.3 Put the words in the box in wars Example: heavy, rain = 30 | se Answer key Notes on the Answer key and marking scheme ac 4 Whi Test I wt 1.2 13 1.4 Test 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 Test 3 3.1 64 Corr af La l Colours Famil blac fa red : He's hi a shower They're / The student 4 They ng a pa 5 They're having lunch/dinne ural lo \ word in the right family and propriate r 7 wi 10 B.1 1 Irtook Miranda an th 100k T to chee Ie took M reer /an hou a ni her homework Ie rook J IF an hour and th : oP Te cook Julia ten n I it 10 mark: 82 11 ! rum Ka hk Greek | ’ 7 : : 8.3 as 1 ne k 1 0 \ if 10 marks: 1 for lal 1 fe sing each sentenc Test 9 9.1 1k 7 7 Tak 10 mark 9.2. th r bi st choose the cor t th Vt on k s " > take you to the arning E 1 near people saying bring h ‘ ithe Tuesday 4 March 2003 ‘iE Bye near) “1 Wednesday § March 2003 1 Thursday 6 March 2003 Hi again Eller Than He saic Wb e C ne party tc th yor git back when you Sunday Test 10 i 10.1 1 (i ) 8 bi ' 1 I 2 r leg ; yea 10.3 ) ‘ 10 get 121 ‘ 11.3 , 4 sh i 1 went o7 w ve got Test 12 120 12.2 12.3 Test 13 13.1 13.2 13.3 Test 14 14.1 14.2 14.3 nakes din 5 bed 1 tching TV 6 Ani f : t Ho ‘ 8 W 4 2 wall DH Note: 16 4 ossibl 1 7 4 1 body Ask somebody how ! somel pat th 4 Ask (the waite I 1W ” Hi ay ‘d ali 1 He's d b i 4. She's fal climbin She's jump He's ca ng; swimming; ridin 1 mark: ving, to/coming b rk n 1 go to the supermark ou (usually) come hom do you + friend's house in do you write let 10 marks} (0 marks) ) marks 70 NoT AT AL EVERY TIME 745 1 4 Test 18 18.1 ba 18.2 : 1 Piss in Test 19 19 Test 21 21.1 1 information 21.2 othe Rail : 8 a lot of w n Test Your Engh caugh caught b becom! rode ridden shot shot 1 stolen fel tral alw. bad TV in five minutes. Si Test 22 22.1 I I r I 222 4 Recor 2 I 4a é 8 c ous (10 mai 22.3 1p marvel b th 1 Wonderful marks) | Test 23 23:1. Ee I hort Lificul intelligent ; 23.2 1 hapr . nell 2 selfish 4 horribl i 8 stupid 0 love 0 marks) 23.31 we Test 24 24 if t 8 nd 1 ) marks) 24.2 im 150 possibl a lary mentary) B Test 31 16 Test 30 30.1 3nt 34.2 31.3 1 sh 4 th A ® Hol lol [ | fr iW wt 1 eyes Test 33 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 Test 35 35.1 1 Good 4 E : 35.2 Thanks. $0, Oh, great. fn fac just passed A ! ‘k Thanks. W 35 ¢ New Y . ‘ No proble Y vl fMerry Christmas th 1 78 nen marks) Test 36 i N D ) In 1 Th 4 h Ti 0 Damascus is 10 each sentence Test 37 ait 10 (0 marks E an E 79 Test 38 38.1 1 by ¢ information office em 38.2 1 mu braria 38.3 1 railway station 4 traffic ward destrian ap Test 39 39.1 bh $j i 9 39.2 1 vil ss $ mountains ota y 2 path 4 6 lake 8 1 39.3 1 Love naturefwildlfe; a con : 80 skiing th go the Test 40 40.1 1 sn h fh . mon elephant 4 tor f parrot fish 1 40.2 1 af ham, pork, bacon (1 mark each for any two of thes 2 chic mi t i 8 a snak 4 « > leat 40.3 1 Horse — because the othe of cat Sheep — because the ot foaby animals Foal ~ because the others are all typ c 1 he word = Not answers w song 80 Test Your Englah Vocabshory in Us nar Test 41 41.11 buseo: 41.2 tam ea k “ 4 rh icer fl lighe n 41.3 5 10 marks) [Test 42 p42 iy > A You can pull th x Th is open y buy thi r a k 8 Y P ings ther P n f 10 marks 42.2 WAYIN 3 MEN WC/ TOILE 5 WAY OUT / EXIT SH 5 mark: 42.3 15 ‘OILET; W P KIN Test 43 43.1 1 Down Acros Acros own 1 pineap : Test 45 45 Test 46 46.1 82 46.2 fest 47 470 ah 84 Test 48 Test 49 49. Test 50 50.1 Test 53 Test 54 86 play } 5 7 tive i 8 marks) Test 56 56.1 1 i ran P fet pa is watch is en ct f Hin i , 1 for h i } : a marks) ae i 10 marks! Test 57 m 10 ps : 8 shop 10 mark on : 6 thief 12 marks Test 58 Test 60 60.1 88 War Phonemic symbols Vowel sounds Consonant sounds 1

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