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Unit test 6A Pre-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION

1 Match the questions and answers.
1 What does she look like? e
2 What’s Francisco like? ____
3 How’s your brother? ____
4 What sports do you like? ____
5 Do you like Dong Liang? ____
6 Do they like Chinese food? ____
7 Do you like Mona? ____
8 What’s the weather like? ____
a Yes, they love it!
b No, I don’t. He’s rude and unfriendly.
c Yes, I like her a lot.
d He’s tall, dark and good-looking.
e She’s got long brown hair and she wears glasses.
f Beautiful! Blue skies and sunshine.
g He’s fine, thanks.
h I like swimming and cycling.
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2 Write the questions using the notes.
1 what / Mexico City / like ?
What’s Mexico City like?
2 what / food / like ?
____________________________
3 what / the children / look like ?
____________________________
4 what / weather / like ?
____________________________
5 what / buildings / like ?
____________________________
6 what / New York taxis / like ?
____________________________
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3 Match the questions in exercise 2 to the answers.
a It’s much more delicious than the Mexican 2
you get here!
b They are yellow – and there are many of ___
them in the streets.
c They’re both tall and they have beautiful ___
brown eyes.
d It’s big and hectic, and surrounded by ___
mountains.
e When we were there, it was hot with ___
beautiful blue skies.
f They’re a mix of old and new. ___
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4 Complete the sentences using the adjective in brackets.
You may need to add other words.
1 She’s (intelligent) more intelligent than her brother,
as creative
but I don’t think she’s (creative)
as him.
2 We think London is (exciting) _____________ city in
Europe, and it’s also one of (important)
_____________ financial centres.
3 He’s (good) _____________ student in the class, but
he’s also (boring) _____________ !
4 The Taj Mahal serves (good) _____________ food
than the Maharani, but it’s also (expensive)
_____________ .
5 Paris is usually (hot) _____________ than London in
the summer, but it isn’t (hot) _____________ as
Madrid.
6 His new job in the city is (hard) _____________ his
old one – he works very long hours. But his new salary
is (good) _____________ he’s ever had.
7 My sister is (moody) _____________ and more shy
than me. But she’s also much (ambitious)
_____________ . She’s going to be very successful!
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Unit test 6A  Continued Pre-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION

5 Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it. 7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
1 I’m a little old than my sister. words in the box.
I’m a little older than my sister.
clever ​difficult ​
loud ​
terrible ​
tiny ​
well-off ​
2 ‘What are the shops like?’ ‘They are like expensive.’ pleased
___________________________
1 ​A My wife’s parents are rich.
3 London isn’t as exciting than I hoped.
B Yes, they’re well-off .
___________________________
2 A Are you happy with your new job?
4 Today is the hotter day of the year.
B Actually, I’m not very _______ with the salary.
___________________________
3 A Our new neighbours are very noisy.
5 Tokyo has a bigger population from Osaka.
B Yes, they’re much _______ than our old neighbours.
___________________________
4 A He’s intelligent – he’s going to study medicine at
6 Do you earn the more money in your family?
university.
___________________________
B I know. He’s the _______ in the family.
7 Who works longest hours in your company?
5 A We bought a Smart because it’s smaller and easier to
___________________________
park than other cars.
8 Let’s eat here. It’s most cheaper than the other B But it really is _______ . I like bigger cars.
restaurant.
6 A That was the easiest test I’ve ever taken!
___________________________
B I agree. It wasn’t very_______ .
9 ‘What does Heinrich like?’ ‘He’s really lovely.’
7 A The weather is awful this summer. The skies are
___________________________
always grey.
10 Today is more warm than yesterday. B Was it as _______ as this last summer?
___________________________
11 ‘What do the people like?’ ‘They’re very cosmopolitan.’ 1 point for each correct answer  6
___________________________
8 Complete the sentences to agree politely.
1 point for each correct answer  10 1 A I’ve got the messiest children in the world!
B Yes, they aren’t very tidy , are they?
6 Match the adjectives in A with an antonym in B. There 2 A I’m sorry the house is so dirty.
is one adjective in B you don’t need.
B Don’t worry. My house is never very _______ either.
A B
3 A Shall I turn the TV off? This programme is boring.
1 small sad B OK. I suppose it isn’t very _______ .
2 happy big 4 A I’m really angry with Max. Sometimes he’s so stupid!
3 easy poor B Yes, sometimes he isn’t too _______ .
4 intelligent stupid 5 A Cheer up! You look miserable.
5 rich cheerful B I know. I’m not feeling particularly _______ today.
6 awful difficult 6 A Bill has no imagination! I don’t think he’s very good
7 noisy quiet at art.
lovely B Well, you’re right, he’s not very _______ .
7 A The waiters in this restaurant can be rude sometimes.
1 point for each correct answer  6 B I agree. They’re not always _______ .
8 A Look at the bill! This restaurant is incredibly
expensive.
B Mmm. I suppose it isn’t very _______ .

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Unit test 6A  Continued Pre-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION

9 Complete the text with an appropriate form of the 10 Choose the correct options to complete the
words in the box. conversation.
1 A What would you like to do today?
fed up ​rude ​awful ​good (x3) ​noisy ​loud ​messy ​
exciting ​friendly B a Never mind.
b I’m not sure.
Dear Susanna, 2 A Do you like art galleries?
As you can see from my new address, I’m now in Rio de B a I don’t really feel like painting.
Janeiro! b Yes, I’m very interested in art.
I arrived two days ago. My plane took off very late so I got 3 A So would you like to go to an art exhibition?
(1) fed up waiting at the airport. The people from the B a What’s on?
airline were (2) _______ and unfriendly too. Anyway,
b What films are showing?
I finally got to Rio and the weather was (3) _______ – not
much (4) _______ than the grey clouds and rain in 4 A It’s a big Picasso exhibition of his most famous work.
London! But it got better quickly, and soon there were B a That sounds interesting!
beautiful clear blue skies again. b That sounds like a very big business!
I’m sharing a flat with two other girls. They’re both lovely, 5 B Where’s it on?
but they can be quite (5) _______ – they play much A a It’s on every day from ten till six.
(6) _______ music than my flatmates back home. And the b It’s at the Museum of Modern Art.
flat isn’t very tidy – in fact, it’s (7) _______ than my 6 B Can we go on the Underground?
eight-year old brother’s room! A a Green Park station.
But Rio is the (8) _______ city I know. It’s busier and more b It’s probably quicker to go by bus.
hectic than London. But people are more polite and 7 B How much is it to get in?
(9) _______ too. I’m studying Portuguese at the A a That’s very expensive!
university. The classes are going (10) _______ than I
b It’s about ten pounds each I think.
expected – but I’m not as (11) _______ some of the other
students in the class. 8 B OK! Great idea!
A a Let’s go!
Write soon, and tell me your news.
b Let’s see a film!
With love
Helena 1 point for each correct answer  7

1 point for each correct answer  10 11 Translate the sentences.

1 ‘She isn’t as good-looking as you.’ ‘That’s kind of you!’
2 ‘It’s awful weather today, isn’t it?’ ‘Yes, it’s terrible!’
3 ‘Did you hear what that rude woman said?’ ‘Yes, it
wasn’t very polite.’
4 ‘What’s on at the Odeon tonight?’ ‘I don’t know.’
5 I love Kenya. I wouldn’t think of living anywhere else.
6 ‘What’s your nationality?’ ‘I’m a British citizen.’
7 People like herbal medicine now. It’s becoming more
and more popular.
8 Things are very organized in this country. It’s a bit of a
culture shock.
9 My wife doesn’t work as long hours as me – but she
earns more!

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