TEST B UNITS 5–8 Time limit 1 hour

A  GRAMMAR
1 Mass and count nouns
Are these nouns mass, count, or both? Write M (mass) C (count) or MC (mass and count).
.......... information .......... news .......... exercise .......... wine
.......... machine .......... job .......... nightlife .......... advice
......... people .......... work .......... problem ......... suitcase
.......... luggage .......... time .......... unemployment .......... equipment
.......... money .......... trip .......... machinery .......... food
1
/2 mark per answer Total 10

2 some/any/a lot (of)/much/many

Complete these sentences using some/any/a lot (of)/much/many.
1 How ..................... times have you been to South America?
2 I’m sure he’s very rich. He’s certainly got ..................... money.
3 Could you give me ..................... information about language courses, please?
4 There isn’t ..................... industry in this area, only a few factories and workshops.
5 They didn’t have ..................... tickets, but I managed to get two tickets for the concert.
6 We’ve bought ..................... machinery for the new factory, but we need to buy more.
7 I haven’t got ..................... money. I’ve spent it all.
8 How ..................... time do you need for the project?
9 He didn’t have ..................... problems with the language. He understood everything.
10 Would you like ..................... more coffee?
1 mark per answer Total 10

3 for and since

Write for or since.
1 ............ several years 6 ............ the last three years
2 ............ yesterday 7 ............ last summer
3 ............ ten days 8 ............ 20 minutes
4 ............ 1980 9 ............ 6 a.m.
5 ............ I was at school 10 ............ a long time
1 mark per answer Total 10

4 Irregular verbs
Complete the chart.
Past Past participle
do .....................  ..................... 
eat .....................  eaten
give gave ..................... 
make .....................  ..................... 
study .....................  ..................... 
write .....................  .....................
1 mark per answer Total 10
5 Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple
Complete the text. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Richard .....................1(start) his career as an accountant with a multinational firm ten years ago,
and .....................2(be) with the same company ever since. He .....................3(have) several different
positions in the company, and .....................4(work) in several different countries. Three years ago
he .....................5(go) to work in Australia, and last year he .....................6(return) to the company’s main
office in London. He .....................7(like) living and working in Australia, and in the last few months
he .....................8(find) it very difficult to adapt to living in Europe again. So last month
he .....................9(decide) to start to look for a new job. So far, he .....................10(apply) for several jobs.
1 mark per answer Total 10

6 Simple Past, Present Perfect Simple, and Present Perfect Continuous

Complete these questions from an interview. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 How long ago ..................... you ..................... (leave) university?
2 How many companies ................. you ................. (work) for since you ................. (finish) university?
3  ..................... you ..................... (ever, have) any experience of managing a team of people?
4 How long ..................... you ..................... (work) for your present company?
5 What new responsibilities ..................... you ..................... (have) since you ..................... (start)
your present job?
6  ..................... you ..................... (ever, go) to the Far East on business?
7 How many presentations ..................... you ..................... (give) in your present job?
8 How often ..................... you ..................... (speak) English in your job in the last six months?
1 mark per answer Total 10

B  SOCIAL ENGLISH
1 Making and changing arrangements
Complete the conversations with a suitable word or phrase.
1 Nicole: Alan, could we arrange a meeting to discuss the project?
Alan: Yes, certainly. When .....................1?
Nicole: Is next Monday possible for you?
Alan: No, .....................2.
Nicole: .....................3 Tuesday, then?
Alan: Yes, that’s fine.
Nicole: Good, so I .....................4 meeting you on Tuesday then.
2 Alan: I’m very sorry, Nicole, but .....................5 the meeting on Tuesday. Could we .....................6 ?
Nicole: Yes of course. When .....................7?
Alan: What about Thursday morning?
Nicole: Yes, .....................8.
2 Inviting
Ann: Mark, .....................9 to dinner with us next Saturday evening?
Mark: I’d love to come, Ann, but .....................10.
Ann: Oh, what a pity. .....................11 the following Saturday instead?
Mark: Yes, .....................12. Thank you.
3 Suggestions
John: We both need a holiday. .....................13 to Rome for a few days?
Gina: Oh no, we’ve been there before. ..................... 14 to a city we don’t know – Prague for example.
John: Yes, ..................... 15. It’s a very beautiful city.
Gina: We could go on Friday and return Monday evening.
John: OK, let’s do that.
1 mark per answer Total 15

4 At a restaurant
Bart has invited Mary to a restaurant. Use the guide below to write their conversation.
Bart Mary
Ask Mary what she Ask for a
would like. recommendation.
Recommend a starter/main dish. Say what you’d like.
Ask Mary what she’d like to drink. Reply.
(Later)
Offer a dessert/coffee. Reply.
(After meal)
Reply to thanks. Thank Bart for the meal.
1 mark per answer Total 10

C  VOCABULARY
Read the clues and complete the word puzzle.
1 you carry papers in this to work
2 ‘How ....................., to win all that money!’ 1 F
3 ‘Do you have the right ..................... for the
job?’ 2 L
4 ‘I ..................... for being so late. The traffic 3 I
was terrible.’ 4 G
5 a small book which gives pictures and
information 5 H
6 the adjective of competition 6 T
7 smaller than an onion and good for your heart 7 A
8 you eat this before a main course
8 T
9 before a planes takes off, passengers
hear ..................... instructions 9 T
10 you eat this after a main course 10 E
11 He got the job because he had a lot of useful 11 N
..................... .
12 you feel this if you don’t sleep, or after a long
12 D
flight 13 A
13 ‘I’m very sorry. I have to ..................... our 14 N
meeting on Thursday.’
14 another word for advantage
15 T
15 you often hear ..................... announcements
at airports.