short test 1b

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1 Match the verbs (1–6) with the nouns/ 4 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
expressions (a–g). Use the present simple or present continuous.
0 wear ___
e a concentration 0 It _______________
rains (rain) all the time in this
1 solve ___ b an apprenticeship area.
2 earn ___ c problems 1 I _______________ (not enjoy) this party.
3 improve ___ d for a test 2 My grandmother is Scottish but my
grandfather _______________ (come) from
4 make ___ e a uniform
Ireland.
5 revise ___ f a high salary
3 We _______________ (not do) anything
6 get ___ g decisions interesting next weekend.
/3 4 I love your cake. It _______________ (taste)
really good!
2 Complete the sentences with one word in each
gap. The first letter is given for you. 5 Which _______________ (you/prefer):
Nintendo DS or Nintendo Wii?
0 How many p_u_p_i_l _s are there in your class?
1 My brother is u_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at the moment /5
– he can’t find a job. 5 Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
2 Matthew is really good at Geography. He
always gets good m_ _ _ _ in his coursework. 0 I every week go to the cinema.
3 Do you think private schools have better
I go to the cinema every week.
______________________________________
teachers than s_ _ _ _ schools? 1 We’re flying to Paris on next Tuesday.
4 I can’t m_ _ _ sense of what I’m reading. ______________________________________
I don’t understand it at all. 2 Never I eat vegetables.
5 School uniform is c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ here – ______________________________________
everybody has to wear it. 3 She’s reading at this moment.
6 Our school has very strict r_ _ _ _ about ______________________________________
mobile phones – they are not allowed in the
classrooms and we can only use them at break /3
time.

Unit 1
Score: ______ /20 marks
7 I’d like to be happy in my future job. Job
s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is more important for me
than money.
/7

3 Underline the correct word(s) to complete the

sentences.
0 They go/are going skiing next week.
1 Bethany’s French improves/is improving.
2 How often do they play/are they playing tennis?
3 This term we practise/are practising really hard
for our play.
4 What do you think/are you thinking of Robert’s
new girlfriend?
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