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Unit test Pre-intermediate

1 Read the answers. Then use the notes to 3 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form
write the questions. of the verbs in brackets.
1 who / feed / the cat? 1 The journey began (begin) in July 2016.
Who fed the cat? 2 He (leave) England to look for
My mother did. adventure.
2 what / you / do / yesterday evening? 3 We (arrive) at the camp late at night.
4 I (walk) 500 miles in three weeks.
I was enjoying myself at a friend’s party. 5 She (meet) her companion in Peru.
3 when / they / arrive / at the police station? 6 She (take) a photo of a huge toy
penguin.
At ten o’clock, I think. 7 We (decide) to try our first
4 what / he / wear? triathlon.
8 They (want) to meet a local
fisherman.
He was wearing a ski hat and dark glasses. 7
5 she / talk / to them? 1 point for each correct answer

4 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or

Yes, she did. She asked them some questions. Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
6 where / race / take place? 1 The policeman was talking (talk) to a teenager
when he (see) a man running away.
The race was in San Francisco, near the beach. 2 One day I (clean) my car when a tiny
1 point for each correct answer
5 plane (fly) overhead.
3 Sanchez (not go) into the sea because
2 Choose the correct words. he (be) afraid of the water.
A thief (1) stole / was stealing a $200,000 Pablo Picasso picture from a San Francisco gallery
4 She (have)yesterday.
an argument with
Then he (2) got / was getting into a taxi and he her husband when they (hear) a loud
disappeared / was disappearing. The man, who noise.
was / was being well-dressed and (5) had / was having sunglasses 5on,Thieves
(6) took / was taking the picture
(steal) my without
luggageanyone
while noticing, the San
(7) reported / was reporting. I (wait) at the airport.
6 The penguin (get) bigger and
It was the weekend and there were lots of people in the gallery. Some (8) looked / were looking at the paintings, and some (9) talked /
new feathers (grow), so it
(10) looked / was looking when the thief (11) took / was taking the picture? It seems incredible, but the
(swim) home.
cameras in the gallery (12) recorded / were recording all day, and (13) didn’t show / were not showing a thing!
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1 point for each correct answer

5 Write the questions for the sentences in exercise 3

with the question words in the box. You can use
a question word more than once.

What Where How far Why When

1 When did the journey begin?
2
3
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1 point for each correct answer 4
5
6
7
8
1 point for each correct answer 7

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6 Write the Past Simple form of the regular verbs in 9 Choose the correct word.
the box in the correct group.
1 They speak Russian perfect / perfectly.
rt look visit stay work
sta
want refuse stop close laugh
2 The snake bit me bad / badly on the hand.
watch hate listen walk decide 3 Please talk clearly / clear. I can’t understand
what you’re saying.
/d/ stayed 4 News of the robbery spread fastly / fast.
/t/ laughed 5 I watched TV until midnight and then got up very
/id/ visited late / lately the next morning.
14 6 She fell off her bike and hit the ground
1 point for each correct answer
hardly / hard.
7 Rewrite the sentences with the adverbs in brackets. 7 He completely / complete forgot to lock the door.
1 She spoke. (again, quietly) 8 I’d appreciate it if you could answer all
the questions honestly / honest.
She spoke again quietly.
9 The football team played good / well even
2 Do you see him? (still, often) though two men were injured.
10 We asked the guide to walk more slow / slowly.
3 I was watching TV when I heard a loud 9
1 point for each correct answer
knocking noise. (quietly, really)
10 Complete the sentences with the adverb form of the
4 I got back from holiday. (just, adjectives in the box.
tonight)

5 Check your work for mistakes. (first, carefully) passionate fluent brave bad careful
1 She loved him passionately but he didn’t love her
6 Does he drive? (ever, fast) at all.
2 The flight attendants spoke in French
7 I’m eighteen years old and I earn $100,000 a and English.
year. (only, already) 3 The doctor examined his patient .
4 The footballer fell and injured
6 himself.
1 point for each correct answer
5 The cabin crew got all the passengers
out of the burning plane before leaving
8 Write the dates in two ways.
themselves.
1 04/07 the fourth of July
6 The crowd at the finishing line shouted
July the fourth at the end of the race.
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1 point for each correct answer
2 19/09

3 03/05

4 21/12

5 01/04

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1 point for each correct answer

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11 Correct the mistake in each item. 13 Write the preposition. Some sentences don’t need
1 On this morning, I was in Prague. This a preposition.
2 I played football when you called yesterday. 1 I left the house at six o’clock.
2 We took a trip along the coast the
3 The plant die when I was on holiday. weekend.
4 Omar’s friends whispered continual about his new 3 Did we visit New York 2001 or 2002?
girlfriend. 4 What were we doing two days ago?
5 What were they to do at 10 p.m. yesterday? 5 My birthday is September.
6 I like to watch TV the evening.
6 I felt tired so I was stopping the car. 5
5 1 point for each correct answer
1 point for each correct answer

TOTAL 100
12 Match the dates in words (1–6) to the dates in
numbers (a–f). Write one word to complete each date.
1 eighteen sixty f
2 thirteen
3 eighty-eight
4 nineteen oh
5 two and four
6 twenty -
a 2035
b 1988
c 2004
d 1902
e 2013
f 1860
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