Unit 1 Test (Intermediate)

1 Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use one verb in the past simple and one verb in
either the past perfect or past continuous.
1. Grandad _retired______________ (retire) after he __had__worked___________ (work) as a bus driver for thirty
years.
2. Carrie ___ watched__________ (watch) TV when we __returned_____________ (come) home.
3. I __don’t know_____________ (not know) about the school art competition because I __didn’t chek_____________
(not check) the noticeboard.
4. Lucy ____walked___________ (walk) on the beach when she ____found___________ (find) some money.
5. Peter and Jess __did not visit_____________ (not visit) America before their family ________emigrated_______
(emigrate) there last year.

Mark: ___ / 5

2 Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

1. Danny went for a walk when
A he was finishing his homework. B he’d finished his homework.
2. Our football team weren’t happy after
A they’d lost the match. B they were losing the match.
3. We saw you in the street yesterday when
A you were riding a bike along Lanyon Road. B you had ridden a bike along Lanyon Road.
4. Sam watched the film and then
A he went to bed. B he was going to bed.
5. Sarah and Chi-Hung met and got engaged when they
A had both lived in Shanghai. B were both living in Shanghai.

Mark: ___ / 5

3 Read the email and choose the correct words.

Hi Helen,
Guess what? My sister Sally is going to get 1engaged / married next week − can you come
with us to the wedding? I really want you to be there. After the wedding, Sally is going to
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leave home / emigrate to France, because that’s where her boyfriend Jean-Luc comes from.
Jean-Luc has just 3inherited / retired some money, and he’s going to use it to 4start a
business / settle down in Lyons. He wants to open an art gallery there. They’re really in love,
so I know they’ll be very happy, and they won’t 5split up / pass away. Anyway, email me
about the wedding.
Gabrielle

Mark: ___ / 5

4 Match the quotes with the words in the box. There is one extra word or phrase.
be born buy a flat get engaged grow up learn to drive start school

1. Welcome to our new home! Do you like it? _____ buy a flat __________
2. Peter is only six years old, and it’s his first day in this class. ____ start school __________
3. It’s a baby girl! Congratulations. ____ be born ___________
4. Max is really dangerous in a car − he’ll never pass the test. ______ learn to drive _________
 5. You were a small boy the last time I saw you. _____ grow up __________

Mark: ___ / 5

5 Look at the information. Then complete the sentences about Sabrina’s life. Use used to or didn’t use
to.
aged 10 now (aged
15)
speak English O P
have a cat P O
live by the sea O P
play computer O P
games
walk to school P O
1. Sabrina studies English at school now, but __________________________________ .
2. She’s got two pet dogs now, but __________________________________ .
3. Sabrina lives in Brighton now, but __________________________________ .
4. She often plays games on her laptop, but __________________________________ .
5. She gets the bus to school now, but __________________________________ .

Mark: ___ / 5

6 Complete the sentences and questions with the correct form of (be / get) used to and the words
below.
be get up (not) have (not) live play

1. London is much bigger than my home town, and I __not living________________ here yet.
2. __You played________________ (you) football with the kids in your street when you were a teenager, Dad?
3. Fifty years ago, people __did not have________________ mobile phones.
4. When I started my first job, it was very hard to _get up_________________ early in the morning.
5. You and Cathy ______have been____________ in love, but now you aren’t speaking. What happened?

Mark: ___ / 5

7 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. It was easy for Zoe to fit in with / live up to the people in her new class because everyone was really nice.
2. Cathy was sorry that she’d shouted at Tom, so she bought him a present to make up / look up for it.
3. The police will catch that criminal. I’m sure he won’t go back on / get away with it!
4. Danny didn’t answer all the questions in the exam because he went through with / ran out of time.
5. I really look up / look up to Eda’s mum. She’s an amazing person.

Mark: ___ / 5

8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word stems in brackets.
1. You mustn’t come into my bedroom all the time, Mum. I need some ___privacy_______________ (private)!
2. I get a lot of ____ criticism ______________ (critic) from my parents about my clothes. They always want me to wear
longer dresses and skirts.
3. Sophie is a very ___emotional_______________ (emotion) person. She often cries when she watches a sad film.
 4. Ben never studies, and he’s got important exams this year. My parents are very ____caring______________ (concern)

about it.
5. You want everything to be perfect, Kelly, but the world isn’t like that. You’re just an ___ideal_______________ (ideal).

Mark: ___ / 5

9 Read the text and complete gaps 1–5 with missing sentences A–G. There are two extra sentences.

A summer away from home

Many companies organise summer programmes abroad for young people aged fifteen to
twenty. From working with children in Africa to protecting an ancient Inca road in Peru, there
are lots of different trips to choose from. Travelling without your parents is a great way to
become more independent, make new friends, and see a different country. 1__A___ We
spoke to three young travellers about their experiences.
Josh Tanner went to Lagos, Nigeria
I’m really good at football, so when I heard about a football volunteer programme in Africa, I
was really excited. My parents weren’t so enthusiastic at first. 2__C___ I was feeling tired
when I arrived in Lagos, and I couldn’t believe how hot it was. But it only took me a few days
to get used to the weather. I stayed with the Ngembo family in an apartment in the centre of
Lagos. It was very small, and I had to share a room with three boys. But everyone was really
nice to me, so I soon got used to having no privacy. I worked really hard, but I enjoyed my job,
too. For most of the time, I was helping a Nigerian sports coach to teach football to ten-year-
old boys and girls. I had a great time there, and I really got used to living in a big, noisy African
city. By the time I left, I had really started to fit in!
Rebecca Jones went to Arles, France
Last year, I spent two weeks at a summer art school for young people in Arles. Arles is a
beautiful little town in Provence, in the south of France. We were staying in a campsite and
sharing tents, and most of the other students were French. I was nervous at first about
speaking French to them. But everyone was very nice to me, and they didn’t criticise my
mistakes. I really gained a lot of confidence after I’d been there for a week. The course was
good too. We had drawing and painting lessons every morning. 3__D___ The famous painter
Vincent Van Gogh used to live in Arles. Many other artists used to visit the area too, and I can
see why. It’s a really beautiful place. I think I painted some good pictures while I was staying
there. When Van Gogh was painting in Arles, people didn’t used to like his work. 4__g___
Who knows? Maybe the same thing will happen to my pictures one day.
Matt Hazelwood went to Bryce Canyon, USA
Last summer, I got a job at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, USA. It’s a beautiful place,
but it was very difficult to get there! After I’d flown ten hours from London to Las Vegas, I had
to get a bus to Cedar Springs, Utah. And after someone had met us there, it was another
three-hour drive to the park. When I’d finally arrived, I went to bed and slept for twelve hours!
Lots of young people like me were working in the park last summer. We were helping people
from the US National Park Service to repair and build things – like picnic tables and
information signs. 5___F__ That’s important because a lot of middle-aged and elderly people
visit the US national parks. I had to work really hard all summer, and get up very early in the
morning. But I soon got used to that, and it was great to work outside in such a beautiful
place. Bryce Canyon is famous for its red rocks and cliffs − and when the sun comes up in the
early morning, they look amazing!

A I missed my family, of course, but I made a lot of new friends.

B Now his paintings sell for millions of pounds.
C But after I had showed them some information on the internet, they decided that it was safe for me to go.
D It was great to be outside all day, and the weather was really nice.
E Then every afternoon, the teachers took us out into the countryside to practise our skills.
F We also helped to repair the walking paths and make them safe.
G But what is it really like to go on one of these trips?

Mark: ___ / 5

Total: ___ / 45