Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 9

Name ___Velichka Ivanova____ Score _____________

Vocabulary

A Underline the word, a, b, or c that doesn’t belong with the container.

(1) a box of a) tissues b) eggs c) jam

(2) a bottle of a) milk b) tomato soup c) beer
(3) a can of a) peanuts b) cola c) lemonade
(4) a tub of a) margarine b) crisps c) ice cream
(5) a jar of a) jam b) coffee c) lemonade
(6) a packet of a) orange juice b) biscuits c) crisps

B Match the words in the box to the definitions (7–12). There are two extra words.

discount shop shop assistant security guard shopaholic

shoplifter corner shop shopping centre window-shopping

(7) someone who is addicted to shopping and buying things is a ___ shopaholic _
(8) when you look at lots of things but don’t buy anything you are __ window-shopping _____
(9) a big building with lots of different shops inside is called a __ shopping centre __
(10) someone who steals things from a shop without paying is a ____ shoplifter _
(11) a shop where everything is cheaper than in a normal shop is a _ discount shop
(12) someone who works in a shop helping customers is a shop assistant

C Complete the text with words from the box. There are three extra words.

advantage corner shops danger high street hurry

a look online-shopping our word trouble your breath

Are you in a (13) _ hurry ____? Then (14) ___ online-shopping _ at Eezeemall.com is the thing
for you. Shop from the comfort of your own home and take (15) __ a look ___ at what we can
offer you. If you’ve heard bad things about Internet shopping, please take (16) ___ our word___ that
you are not in any (17) ___ danger ___ at all – security is our top priority. We also think that value
for money is important and, because we don’t have any (18) ___ high street __ shops you can
take
(19) __ advantage __ of some of the lowest prices around.

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Grammar
D Complete the text with a, b, or c below.

Are you (20) _______________ modern man? Do you enjoy shopping for (21) _______________
food or simply eating the stuff? Most of (22) _______________ men I know hate food shopping, but,
according to (23) _______________ National Office of Statistics there are (24) _______________
who really enjoy it. Recently I was talking to (25) _______________ husband of a friend and he told
me that he really enjoyed shopping at his local supermarket. He said that he never had
(26) _______________ time to enjoy being with his wife as they were either at
(27) _______________ work or at home with their children. But, when they went shopping they had
(28) _______________ of time to talk about (29) _______________ different things. He also said that
he liked thinking about what he was going to eat and that there were (30) _______________ things
that they ate now that they had never even tried before they started shopping together.

(20) a) the b) a c) Ø
(21) a) the b) any c) Ø
(22) a) the b) a c) Ø
(23) a) the b) some c) Ø
(24) a) too many b) any c) a few
(25) a) the b) some c) Ø
(26) a) enough b) plenty c) many
(27) a) the b) any c) Ø
(28) a) much b) many c) plenty
(29) a) any b) lots of c) few
(30) a) many b) the c) none

E Complete the sentences with the correct words.

(31) I don’t have enough / little time to go shopping.

(32) She spends too much / a few money on clothes.
(33) Have you looked at any / plenty of online-shopping websites?
(34) None of / Most of the shops had what I wanted, so I’ll have to try again tomorrow.
(35) Some / Any of my friends are shopaholics.
(36) A few / Few of the shops had what I wanted, so I was quite happy.
(37) I only spend a little / a lot of time shopping at the weekend.
(38) Most / Most of the time I spend relaxing.
(39) Most / None people enjoy buying new things.

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Functional language
F Correct the mistakes in the sentences. There is one mistake in each sentence.

(40) I’d like a money back.

___I’d like to have my money back._____ _____________________________________
(41) What to be the problem?
____What seems to be the problem?_____________________________________________
(42) You ask someone to help me?
Would you ask someone to help me?___________________________________________________
(43) It’s a lot unacceptable.
____It’s unacceptable.______________________________________________________
(44) I think there’s a wrong with it.
___I think there’s something wrong with it.
__________________________________________________
(45) I’m that’s not good enough.
_______I’m sorry that’s not good enough.______________________________________________

G Complete the conversation with phrases from the box.

afraid that’s not good enough there’s a problem

to be the problem to have my money back to the manager

A: Excuse me!
B: Yes, Sir. Can I help you?
A: I hope so. I bought this CD player here yesterday and I think (46) ____ there’s a problem _
with it. It doesn’t seem to work.
B: Let me have a look? Mmm.
A: What?
B: Have you dropped it?
A: No!
B: Well, it’s broken, I’m afraid. I can’t replace it until next week.
A: Next week? I’m (47) afraid that’s not good enough ____. Could I speak (48) to the
manager __, please?
B: Of course, Sir.
C: What seems (49) ___ to be the problem ____?
A: I bought this CD player here yesterday and it’s broken.
C: Ah! What would you like me to do?
A: I want (50) __ to have my money back ____.

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C: Certainly, Sir.

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