TEST UNIT 1 OPTIMIZE + GRAMMAR Name:

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Complete the sentences with the present simple or continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Please don’t turn the TV off. I ________________ (watch) that programme.

2 He ________________ (not own) that tablet. He’s looking after it for his sister.

3 ________________ she ________________ (have got) a widescreen TV in her bedroom?

4 Our new teacher’s sitting over there. She ________________ (seem) very nice.

5 Well done, Kiera! You ________________ (work) very hard this term.

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Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
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Polly: Hi Mina, how are you?

Mina: I’m a bit stressed. I (1) ________________ (study) for an exam next week.
Polly: What subject is it?

Mina: Maths. I (2) ________________ (not hate) it but I do find it challenging!

Polly: Oh really? I thought you were good at it. You (3) ________________ (not seem) to have any
problems with maths at school.

Mina: That’s true but I’m really worried about this exam. Anyway, I need a break. What (4)
________________ (do) at the moment?

Polly: Nothing really. (5) ________________ (want) to come round to my house?

Mina: That sounds great. See you in 20 minutes.

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3 Find and underline five mistakes with tenses in the text.Write the correct form above each mistake.

I recently joined an online language learning community. It’s a website which is helping you learn new languages.
There are interactive lessons and you can also talk to other people by video chat. I learn English at the moment but I
might start Japanese soon. I’m liking it so much that I log on as soon as I’m waking up in the morning and I try to talk
to at least one person every day. I only started using it a few weeks ago but my English gets better already.
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Match the sentences.

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1 My teacher’s unhappy because I didn’t manage

2 He’s over there. Didn’t you see
3 We’d better
4 I don’t think they mind
5 My daughter’s refusing
a) him come in?
 b) me staying for dinner.
c) to stay at home and do her homework.
d) leave soon. We’ve got a long drive home.
e) to finish my homework on time.

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Complete the text with the correct form (-ing or infinitive) of the words in brackets.
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The latest craze in my school is Pokémon Go. It’s difficult to stop the children (1) ________________ (play)
it on their smartphones at break time. If you don’t know what it is, it’s an augmented reality game where
you try (2) ________________ (catch) virtual creatures. The game uses the camera on your phone and the
creatures look like they are in the real world around you. The teachers are not happy about it and they’d
rather we
(3) ________________ (use) it at school. They say that it stops us (4) ________________ (talk) to each
other. I don’t agree with that though. The children seem (5) ________________ (be) more sociable than
ever because they’re all talking to each other about Pokémon.

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Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

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1 I think we’d better to help / help / helping them.

2 She didn’t mention to see / see / seeing you at the museum.

3 I’d prefer to stay / stay / staying in this evening. I’m really tired.

4 We’re having difficulty to choose / choose / choosing paint colour for my bedroom.

5 Would you like me to read / read / reading your essay? I can check for mistakes.

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Complete the text with the correct form (-ing or infinitive) of the words in the box. There are two words which
you don’t need to use.
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do | go | join | look | show |
spend | take

My best friend wants me (1) ________________ a new online game with him. It’s a multiplayer adventure
game which you play with different people around the world. He’s really excited about it and he’s offered
(2) ________________ me how to play it. The thing is, I don’t really fancy (3) ________________ even more time
on the internet. It already feels like everything I do is online and I miss (4) ________________ normal things
with my friends. I think I’d rather (5) ________________ to a café or the park
8 Complete the sentences with the correct adjectival form of the words in brackets.

1 Eleanor always seems to wear the most ________________ (fashion) clothes.

2 That was a________________ (terror) film. It was the worst one I’ve seen in a long time.
3 We would like to make the library more ________________ (access) to young people.

4 It’s not (advice) to go out on your own late at night.

5 I agree with everything he says. I think he made a very (reason) argument.

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Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

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1 We disagreed on several points but in the end we came / made to an agreement.

2 Pablo did / took my advice and told his parents what had happened.

3 It doesn’t matter if you didn’t win. You made / did your best.

4 Sofia’s doing / making progress this term. I’m very pleased with her.

5 I come / take your point but I don’t think that’s the answer.

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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
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gadgets | limit | mend | post | upload

1 Do you know anyone who can ________________ my MP3 player? It’s stopped working.

2 We don’t recommend ________________ your photos to the internet. You don’t know who will see
them.

3 I haven’t got many ________________ really. The most technological one I’ve got is my phone.

4 I saw that you ________________ a message on my blog but I didn’t have time to read it.

5 You need to ________________ the amount of time you spend online.

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