PRE-TEST 1

I Complete the gaps in questions 1-7 with the best word-A, B, C or D. (5 points)

1. She is not working tomorrow so she can have a bit of a …………………

A. lay-in B. lie-in C. lai-in D. lying-in

2. I wasn’t too .................... on going to the party.

A. interested B. keen C. happy D. glad

3. They are working under pressure to .................... a deadline.

A. meet B. take C. miss D. finish

4. He is paid well but he works long ........................

A. time B. work C. overtime D. hours

5. Please don’t be ........................ with me. It wasn’t my fault.

A. nervous B. bored C. pleased D. angry

6. I waited until they were all …………... asleep.

A. wide B. fast C. fall D. deep

7. I made the icing while the cake was ………………...

A. grilling B. baking C. roasting D. boiling

8. Tom and Lucy should …………… here by 6.30.

A. get B. go C. travel D. see off

9. She usually ……………… light.

A. goes B. moves C. travels D. goes on

10. It’s worth ………………

A. to try B. try C. a try D. trieing

II Ask an appropriate QUESTION for the underlined part of the sentence: (5 points)

1. I bought it from Peter. He gave me a really good price.

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2. Ann and her friends are studying in the library.

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3. The big man with the grey beard should take a nap.

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4. They have had this car for ten years.

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5. His new mountain bike costs $ 1000.

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III Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the phrasal verbs from the box. You
SHOULDN’T use all the words from the box! (2.5 points)

check into set off get around bring back deal with

put up with see off pick up get back look forward to

1. My parents came to the airport to ………… me ………….

2. I can’t …………. ………… …….. the noise any longer. It’s driving me crazy.
3. In my job I have to …………… ………… a lot of difficult customers.
4. The best way to ……………. …………. Scotland is to hire a car.
5. She is ……… ……… from London at 8.30.

IV Choose appropriate modal verb or appropriate phrase. (2.5 points)

1. You mustn't/ needn’t drive so fast – we’ve got a lot of time.

2. I can’t leave; I am supposed to/ am allowed to finish this work today.
3. You are not able /are not allowed to use calculators in the exam.
4. I must/had to wait half an hour for the bus yesterday.
5. You were allowed/were supposed to be here an hour ago!

V Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the Present Simple or the Present
Continuous (2.5 points)

1. Why …………………………………… (all those people/ look) at me?

2. John ………………………………. (cook) dinner every Sunday.
3. Sorry, I don’t understand the word 'aint'. What ……………………… (it/mean)?
4. Ready meals …………………………………. (become) more common in Germany.
5. ………………………………………. (the 7.15 train to London/ run) on Saturdays?
VI Find the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (3 points)

1. Neither of my brothers have a smart phone. …………………………………………………..

2. Don’t bother go to the art gallery. ……………………………………………………………..
3. How long have you been having your car? ……………………………………………………
4. We’re looking forward to see you ………………………………………………………………
5. This is a very touristic town. ……………………………………………………………………
6. I’m absolutely frightened of snakes. ……………………………………………………………

VII Put the verbs in the correct tense (PAST SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT PRESENT
PERFECT CONTINUOUS) 3.5 points

1. In 2004 he ……..……(make) a film called A Stranger which ……….……. (be) a blockbuster

ever since.
2. Can you help me? I …………….. (finish) my homework, but I still don't understand number
7.
3. Oh, it ……………….. (rain) all day today!
4. ……………… (they, spend) their holiday in New Zealand last summer?
5. For the last ten years John ………..…. (keep) a diary of his travels and so far he ………….
(publish) two books about his adventures.

VIII Translate into English (6 points)

1. Mislim da joj se ta knjiga neće svidjeti.

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2. Mi imamo dva televizora, ali nijedan od njih ne radi.

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3. Oni su otišli sinoć, zar ne?

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4. Meni ne smeta hladnoća, ali ne podnosim kišu.

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5. Da li treba da porazgovaram sa njom o tome? – Pa, vrijedi pokušati.

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6. Putovala je poslovnom klasom po prvi put.

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