Pre-Intermediate Short Test Unit 5 Test A

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Test 1
Grammar
1 Write sentences. Use the present perfect and for or since.
1 we / study / English / three years __________________________________________
2 I / live / in Rome / two months __________________________________________
3 they / not watch / television / Monday __________________________________________
4 she / not eat / anything / seven hours __________________________________________
5 I / know / my best friend / primary school __________________________________________

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2 Complete the sentences. Use been or gone.

1 I’ve ________ to Florida, but not to Disney World.
2 Mum and Dad aren’t here. They’ve ________ to the shops.
3 I can’t see Ellie. I think she’s ________ to the sports centre.
4 You look relaxed. Have you ________ on holiday?
5 I haven’t ________ to the beach since last summer.

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Vocabulary
3 Complete the words for shops. Then match them to the shopping lists.

n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _’s e_ _ _ _ _ _c_ _ s_ _ _ _ b_ _ _ _ _ _’s g_ _ _ _ _ c_ _ _ _ _ s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _’s

1 pens, pencils, paper ____________________

2 CD player, fridge, laptop ____________________
3 car magazine, newspaper ____________________
4 sausages, meat, chicken ____________________
5 seeds, flowers, compost ____________________

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

artist audience audition busker concert market venues

I’m a(n) 1____________ , and I often play my music in popular 2____________ like Covent Garden. But then
one day I saw a poster. A band was looking for a singer. I’ve always wanted to be in a band, so I decided to go
to the 3____________ . It’s funny, but I was really nervous. When I play on the street in Covent Garden, I often
have a big 4____________ , but then I don’t feel nervous at all. Perhaps it’s because I’m just a street
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____________ and people don’t expect me to be good. Yesterday I wanted to prove that I can be great!

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Test 2
Grammar
1 Write the correct form of the verbs.
1 eat ate __________
2 see __________ seen
3 write wrote __________
4 sing sang __________
5 drink __________ drunk

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2 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I _______________ (go) on holiday to Switzerland last year with my family.
2 My aunt _______________ (take) her driving test ten times, but she keeps failing!
3 Jake _______________ (not buy) a jacket in the sale last Saturday.
4 _______________ (you / ever / find) money in an old coat pocket?
5 When I was little, I _______________ (want) to be an astronaut.

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Vocabulary
3 Complete the text with the correct word from the three options.
An auction can be a great place to get a bargain / discount / reduction 1. You can find some really
interesting old things for buy / offer / sale 2. You have lots of time to decide which things you want to
exchange / purchase / sell 3, and then you can make bids / goods / lots 4 to buy them. Remember to bring a
credit card or banknotes / receipt / wallet 5. And if you come to the auction by bike, don’t buy a grand piano!

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

exchange hole manager money receipt refund scratched

Kelly Hi. I’d like to return these jeans, please.

Assistant Is there a problem with them?
Kelly Yes, look. There’s a(n) 1____________ here, and the buttons have come off.
Assistant I see. I can 2____________ them. Is that OK?
Kelly I’d rather have a(n) 3____________ .
Assistant I’ll ask the 4____________ . Have you got your 5____________ ?
Kelly Yes. Here it is.
Assistant OK. Please wait. I’ll be back in a minute.

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