Intermediate Tests Answer Key

Quick Check Test 5A Quick Check Test 6A

1: 2 friendly 3 biggest, cheapest 1: 2 lose 3 don’t 4 ’s 5 unless 6 ’re

4 lower, higher 7 won’t, study 8 invite, will 9 do
5 delicious, more expensive 2: 2e 3a 4f 5c 6d
6 most interesting, most successful 3: 2 confused 3 satisfying 4 worried
7 larger 5 embarrassing 6 annoyed
2: 2 did she 3 won’t they 4 was he 4: 2 on 3 up 4 on, down 5 up
5 aren’t we 6 have you 7 are they 5: 2 cut/’ve cut 3 watch, doing
8 will she 9 has she 4 raise, hold
10 hasn’t he 11 will they 6: /ʌ/ money, up, shut, worried;
3: 2– 3– 4– 5 6– /əʊ/ hold, programme, scroll;
4: 2 antibiotics 3 vaccinations /ɒ/ job, off, log
4 engineering 5 appliances 7: 1 annoying 2 guess, joking
6 Solar power 3 Bad, shame, sorry, hear
5: 2 respond 3 looking into 4 good, Have, Wow, Congratulations
4 having a debate 5 making inquiries
6 research Quick Check Test 6B
6: 2 off, work 3 order 4 out, stick
7: 1 Could you lend me your car? 1: 2 do 3 invite, will 4 Will they be, don’t
2 Do you know when the film starts? 5 lose 6 unless 7 ’re 8 ’ll be, don’t
3 Would you mind turning the TV off? 2: 2f 3c 4e 5a 6d
4 Could you tell me where the bank is? 3: 2 embarrassed 3 annoyed
5 Do you know what time it is? 4 confusing 5 satisfied 6 worried
6 Would you mind taking me to the 4: 2 off, on 3 up 4 on 5 down
station? 5: 2 raised, held 3 watched, doing
4 jumped
Quick Check Test 5B 6: /ʌ/ money, up, shut, worried;
/əʊ/ scroll, program me, hold;
1: 2 beautiful, bigger 3 more economical /ɒ/ log, job
4 attractive 5 most interesting, more 7: 1 annoying 2 somet hing, Have, Wow,
successful 6 best, cheapest fantastic
7 better, worse 3 afraid, awful, hear 4 what, joking
2: 2 aren’t they 3 will he 4 has she
5 didn’t he 6 will they 7 did he
8 have they 9 were they 10 are we
11 haven’t you
3: 2– 3 4– 5– 6
4: 2 washing machine 3 nuclear power
4 antibiotics 5 vacuum cleaner
6 vaccinations
5: 2 investigating 3 research 4 reply
5 inquiring 6 discuss
6: 2 memory, print 3 working, rec harging
4 crashing
7: 2 Do you know where the cinema is?
3 Would you mind carrying my bag?
4 Do you know when the concert
starts?
5 Would you mind switching off the
TV/switching the TV off?
6 Could you tell me the way to the
bank?

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 Intermediate Quick Check Test 5A

Vocabulary
Grammar
4 Complete the sentences with words from
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form
Exercise 3.
of the adjecti ve in brackets.
1 Switch off the electricity before you go on
1 The world’s a much smaller place than it used
holiday.
to be. (small)
2 The doctor gave her for her cough.
2 He’s the least person I’ve ever met.
3 I had to have four painful before I went
(friendly)
to the Amazon jungle.
3 It’s the supermarket in town, but not the
4 Genetic will change the way people
. (b ig / cheap)
think about having babies.
4 His marks in the last test were slightly
5 Women were fu ll-time housewives until modern
in maths, but much in English. (lo w /
domestic were invented.
high)
6 is a much cleaner source of
5 The food wasn’t as as we expected, and
energy than nuclear power.
it was far . (delicious / expensive) 5
6 It was by far the (interesting) film he’s
ever made, but not the .(interesting / 5 Underline the correct alternati ve.
successful) 1 Do you ever wonder / research why the earth is
7 Actually, our new house is a little bit round?
than we need. (large) 2 Why didn’t he respond / inquire to my email?
10 3 Customer services are replying / looking into the
problem.
2 Write the correct question tag.
4 They’re discussing / having a debate about the
1 You already know my brother, don’t you?
issue in Parliament next week.
2 She didn’t call you last night, ?
5 The police are making inquiries / investigating
3 They’ll be here soon, ?
about the robbery.
4 He wasn’t married then, ?
6 He’s doing medical investigation / research at
5 We’re very late, ?
Oxford Un iversity.
6 You haven’t done it, ? 5
7 They aren’t coming, ?
8 She won’t like it, ? 6 Complete the missing words.
9 She hasn’t told him, ? 1 He’s late because his car’s broken d o w n.
10 He’s already been here, ? 2 I tried switching it on and o _ _, but it still doesn’t
11 They’ll never find out, ? w_ _ _.
10 3 We can’t use the lift. It’s out of o _ _ _ _.
4 Do you want me to print o_ _ the photos or save
Pronunciation them onto a memory s_ _ _ _?
3 Tick the pairs of words with the same stress 5
pattern. Functions
1 washing machine / vacuu m cleaner 
2 nuclear power / solar power 7 Put the words in the correct order to make
3 electricity / vaccinations polite requests.
4 technology / engineering 1 you / car / lend / your / me / Could
5 antibiotics / communicat ions Could you lend me your car?
6 computer networks / do mestic appliances 2 when / the / you / starts / Do / film / know
5 ?
3 mind / the / off / Would / turning / TV / you
?
4 tell / bank / is / me / where / you / Could / the
?
5 it / Do / you / is / know / what / time
?
6 you / taking / Would / mind / me / station / to / the
?
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 Intermediate Quick Check Test 5B

Vocabulary
Grammar
4 Complete wi th words from Exercise 3.
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form
1 I switch off the electricity when I go away.
of the adjecti ve in brackets.
2 My grandmother used to spend hours doing the
1 The world’s a much smaller place than it used
laundry before she got a .
to be. (small)
3 People think that isn’t as safe
2 The garden wasn’t as as she described
as solar power.
it, but it was far . (beautifu l / big )
4 The doctor gave me fo r my cough.
3 Our new car is a little bit than the last
5 The carpet’s dirty – where’s the
one. (economical)
?
4 She’s the least person I’ve ever met.
6 Babies are usually g iven several to
(attractive)
prevent common illnesses.
5 It was by far the film he’s ever written 5
and was a lot . (interesting / successful)
6 It’s the restaurant in town, but not the 5 Underline the correct alternati ve.
. (good / cheap) 1 Do you ever wonder / research why the earth is
7 She was slightly at maths in the last test, round?
but her chemistry results were much . 2 The police are making inquiries / investigating the
(good / bad) murder.
10 3 She’s doing historical investigation / research at
Cambridge Un iversity.
2 Write the correct question tag.
4 Why don’t they response / reply to my emails?
1 You already know by brother, don’t you ?
5 The neighbours were inquiring / looking into
2 They’re arriving at 10, ?
about your health.
3 He won’t like me, ?
6 They’re going to discuss / have a debate the issue
4 She hasn’t heard the news yet, ?
at the UN next week.
5 He knew I was coming, ? 5
6 They’ll never find out, ?
7 He didn’t call her last night, ? 6 Complete the missing words.
8 They haven’t met her, ? 1 He called to say his car’s broken d o w n.
9 They were never married, ? 2 You can save the photos onto a
10 We aren’t late, ? m_ _ _ _ _ stick and p_ _ _ _ them out.
11 You’ve got the job, ? 3 Your mobile’s not w_ _ _ _ _ _. The battery needs
10 r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
4 My computer’s useless – it keeps c_ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Pronunciation 5
3 Tick the pairs of words with the same stress Functions
pattern.
1 wasshin machine / vacuum cleaner  7 Put the words in the correct order to make
2 antibiotics / vaccinations polite requests.
3 technology / appliances 1 you / car / lend / your / me / Could
4 nuclear power / solar power Could you lend me your car?
5 electricity / co mmunications 2 the / Do / you / is / know / where / cinema
6 computer networks / co mmercial airp lanes ?
3 you / carrying / Would / bag / mind / my
5 ?
4 when / the / you / starts / Do / concert / know
?
5 mind / the / off / Would / switching / you / TV
?
6 tell / way / to / you / the / Could / the / me / bank
?

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 Intermediate Quick Check Test 6A

4 Underline the correct alternati ve.

Grammar 1 Have they settled down / up yet?
1 Underline the correct alternati ve. 2 Simon d idn’t come because he and Tom don’t get
1 If I’ll see / see him, I’ll tell you. in / on.
2 When people will lose / lose their jobs, they 3 We don’t need to dress up / down. It’s a very
usually get depressed. informal party.
3 She’ll be worried if you won’t / don’t phone her. 4 If you click in / on this icon the computer will shut
4 He loves walking on the beach when it’ll be / ’s down / off.
sunny. 5 I saw her chatting you off / up last night.
5 I won’t co me i f / unless I feel better. 5
6 Do you shout at people when you’re / ’ll be very 5 Complete the sentences with the correct form
angry? of the verbs in the box.
7 They don’t / won’t pass the exam unless they’ll
study / study harder. get raise do watch hold cut
8 If they invite / ’ll invite you to the party, do / will
1 We couldn’t get seats for the concert.
you go?
9 What will / do you usually do when you’re 2 I really like the way they your hair.
frightened? 3 Did you that programme about the
10
educational experiments they’re ?
4 We’ll lots of money for the homeless if we
2 Match 1–6 wi th a)–f). a sale.
1 Where would he work b 5
2 If they got engaged,
3 We wouldn’t be able to buy it Pronunciation
4 If you lost your passport, 6 Put the words in the correct column according
5 What would we do to the underlined vowel sound.
6 If you got a good degree,
cut go on money hold job up o ff
a) unless we got a loan fro m the bank. programme shut scroll log worried
b) if he left school now?
c) if we couldn’t pay back the money? /ʌ/ /əʊ/ /ɒ/
d) would you be offered a better job? cut go on
e) we could organise a party for them.
f) how would you get back to this country?
10 5

Vocabulary Functions
3 Complete the adjecti ves using the correct -ed or 7 Complete the words in the di alogues.
-ing form. 1 A: U n f o r t u n a t e l y, the dishwasher’s
1 The film was so boring that we walked out of the broken.
cinema. B: That’s really a_ _ _ _ _ _g.
2 These instructions are terrible. I’m even more 2 A: You’ll never g _ _ _s what! Jane’s having
confus now. twins!
3 It was very satisf to find out she’d won the B: You’re j_ _ _ _g!
competition. 3 A: B_ _ news, I’m afraid. David and I have
4 He started to get worr when his daughter split up.
wasn’t home by 10.30. B: Oh, that’s a s_ _ _ _. I’m really
5 It was so embarrass when we didn’t have s_ _ _ _ to h_ _ _ that.
enough money to pay the bill. 4 A: I’ve got some g _ _ _ news.
6 I’m very annoy about his rudeness to everyone B: H_ _ _ you?
at the party. A: I’ve just been promoted!
5 B: W_ _! C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s!
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 Intermediate Quick Check Test 6B

4 Underline the correct alternati ve.

Grammar 1 Have they settled down / up yet?
1 Underline the correct alternati ve. 2 If you want to log off / up, you have to click
1 If I’ll see / see him, I’ll tell you. in / on this icon.
2 What will / do you usually do when you’re angry? 3 I saw you chatting him off / up in the club.
3 If they invite / ’ll invite you to the party, do / will 4 Sally didn’t want to go because she doesn’t get
you go? in / on with Marta.
4 Will they be / Are they disappointed if we don’t / 5 You should dress up / down a bit as it’s a very
won’t come? informal party.
5 When people will lose / lose their jobs, they 5
usually get depressed. 5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
6 He won’t come if / unless you phone him first. the verbs in the box.
7 Do you laugh a lot when you’re / ’ll be very get do raise ju mp watch hold
happy?
8 We are / ’ll be very surprised if we won’t / don’t 1 We couldn’t get seats for the concert.
win the game. 2 They’ve _______ lots of money for charity fro m
10 the sale they ______.
3 I _______ a programme last night about the
2 Match 1–6 wi th a)–f).
experiments NASA are ______.
1 Where would he work b
4 I’ve never _______ a queue in my life.
2 If you got a promotion,
5
3 If they got engaged,
4 Who could we invite Pronunciation
5 We wouldn’t be able to buy it
6 If their car broke down, 6 Put the words in the correct column according
to the underlined vowel sound.
a) unless we borrowed some money.
cut go on money scroll log up
b) if he left school now?
programme shut hold job worried
c) we could buy them a n ice present.
d) how would they get home? /ʌ/ /əʊ/ /ɒ/
e) if we had a party? cut go on
f) would you earn a much bigger salary?
Vocabulary
5
10
Functions
3 Complete the adjecti ves using the correct -ed or
-ing form. 7 Complete the words in the di alogues.
1 The film was so bor ing that we walked out of 1 A: U n f o r t u n a t e l y, the dishwasher’s
the cinema. broken.
2 I was really embarrass when I realised I’d B: That’s really a_ _ _ _ _ _ g.
forgotten his name. 2 A: I’ve got s_ _ _ _ _ _ _g to tell you.
3 She was very annoy about their bad behaviour. B: H_ _ _ you?
4 These instructions are really confus . I can’t A: I’ve just bought a house!
understand them. B: W _ _! That’s f_ _ _ _ _ _ _c news.
5 He was very satisf with the job they did. 3 A: Bad news, I’m a_ _ _ _ d. To m’s been fired.
6 We should all be very worr about climate B: Oh, that a_ _ _l. I’m really sorry to h_ _ _ that.
change. 4 A: You’ll never guess w_ _ _ ! We’ve won the
5 lottery!
B: You’re j_ _ _ _g!
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