Pre-Intermediate Short Test Unit 4 Test A

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Test 1
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences. Use the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1 Twilight is a good film, but I think the Twilight books are ____________ (good) than the film.
2 The summer of 2003 was ____________ (hot) summer for a long time.
3 I love Friends. It’s quite old now, but I think it’s ____________ (funny) comedy series on TV.
4 I think Angelina Jolie is ____________ (beautiful) now than when she was younger.
5 I don’t like cartoons. I prefer ____________ (serious) programmes like documentaries.

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2 Write sentences and questions with comparatives or superlatives.

1 Mount Kosciuszko / high / mountain / in Australia
2 the Nile / long / the Danube
3 dolphins / intelligent / dogs?
4 which / expensive / city / in the world?
5 sharks / scary / fish / in the sea
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Vocabulary
3 Match the words below to the definitions. There are two words you do not need.

dull gripping slow spectacular serious moving funny

1 Amazing to see. ______________

2 Very exciting. ______________
3 Makes you laugh. ______________
4 Doesn’t move quickly. ______________
5 Makes you feel something strongly. ______________

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4 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two words you do not need.

actress ceremony director prize results speech winner

1 I watched the Oscars ____________ on TV, but it was quite boring.

2 Jenny won a(n) ____________ for a short story she wrote for a competition.
3 Dad made a(n) ____________ at my sister’s wedding. He told some stupid jokes.
4 Who was the ____________ of the award for Best Actor this year?
5 I got my exam ____________ in the post this morning. I passed!

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