Laser A1+ Unit 3 Test

Section 3

Grammar

5 Put the verbs into the present simple or present continuous to complete the
text.

At the moment Angela and I (0) are shopping (shop) in the new shopping centre. I
(1) _________ (need) some new shoes and she (2) _________ (look) for a book.
The shopping centre (3) _________ (be) full of people today, because lots of shops
(4) _________ (have) special offers on their things, so everyone (5) _________
(spend) a lot of money!

Right now we (6) _________ (stand) outside the book shop and we (7) _________
(look) at the books in the window. We (8) _________ (not want) to buy any today,
but it’s always nice to look! Now we (9) _________ (have) a drink at our favourite
restaurant on the third floor. Angela (10) _________ (eat) an ice cream. This
shopping centre has got everything!
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6 Read the text and decide which answer (a, b or c) best fits each gap.

I (0) c with my friend at the shopping centre today. (1) _________ are going shopping
together because it (2) _________ his sister’s birthday soon and we need to buy (3)
_________ a present. I don’t know what she wants for (4) _________ birthday, but
she’s (5) _________ friend’s sister, so I’m sure he knows what she likes!

‘I think we should buy her a poster,’ I say, but my friend says she doesn’t like (6)
_________ .

‘Maybe she wants a CD?’ I say, but he says she doesn’t like them either.

‘We could buy her one of (7) _________ books she’s always reading – you know –
the Harold Pointer books,’ I say, but he says they don’t have any of (8) _________ in
the bookshop.

‘This is really difficult. What does she like?’ I ask my friend. He says she likes things
she makes (9) _________ .

‘But we can’t buy anything like that in (10) _________ shops!’ I say.

0 a am shop b shop c am shopping

1 a Us b We c Our
2 a being b is c it’s
3 a them b us c her
4 a she b her c your
5 a her b my c its
6 a them b it c their
7 a them b those c this
8 a them b this c they
9 a hers b her c herself
10 a these b them c this
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