ENGLISH A.B.

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MOCK/REVIEW
AND STUDY GUIDE:
Intermediate
(EF-A)

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the second sentence with two words so that it means the same as the first
sentence. Contracted forms, e.g. isn’t, count as one word.
Example: I’m not sure who it is. Perhaps it’s his wife.
I’m not sure who it is. It might be his wife.
1 Do you have time to meet me on Friday?
Will you be _______ _______ meet me on Friday?
2 Our wedding is going to be in May.
We’re _______ _______ in May.
3 I didn’t like pasta when I was younger, but now I eat a lot of it.
I didn’t _______ _____ like pasta but now I eat a lot of it.
4 That garden is beautiful!
What _______ ________ garden!
5 I’ve never seen a funnier film.
That’s ______ _________ film I’ve ever seen.
6 We met a few months ago.
We _______ _______ each other for a few months.
7 All visitors must report to reception.
You _______ _______ report to reception.
8 This DVD isn’t as interesting as the last one you gave me.
This DVD is less _______ _______ the last one you gave me.
9 I was in the middle of my exercises when you rang.
I _______ _______ my exercises when you rang.
10 Travelling by air is more expensive than travelling by bus.
Travelling by bus isn’t _______ _______ as travelling by air.

2 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: How many cups of tea do you have (have) every day?
1 _______ you _______ (can) come to the meeting tomorrow?
2 We _______ (stay) with my sister at the moment while we look for a house.
3 _______ you _______ (see) the new James Bond film next week?
4 Chris isn’t in the office today. He ________ (work) in London.
5 _______ Sara _______ (look for) me 10 minutes ago? I was at lunch.
6 What _______ you _______ (give) Bill for Christmas last year?
7 I _______ (go) to the hairdresser’s at 2.00. I’ll see you at 3.00.
8 _______ she _______ (finish) reading that newspaper? That was quick!
9 They _______ (watch) a football match on TV when I arrived.
10 _______ you ever _______ (drive) a really fast car?
11 The coach _______ (not arrive) yet. It’s an hour late.
12 Don’t get a taxi. I _______ (meet) you at the station.
 13 I ________ (answer) ten phone calls since 9 o’clock this morning.
14 I’m sorry I’m late. _______ you _______ (wait) long?
15 We _______ (finish) dinner and were having coffee when Kate arrived.

3 Underline the correct word(s).

Example: She wants / is wanting to be alone at the moment.
1 You don’t have to / mustn’t pay to go into museums in the UK. They’re usually free.
2 We sometimes go to the restaurants / restaurants for a change.
3 My sister eats slowlier / more slowly than I do.
4 I dropped my iPad on the floor last year so I must / had to get a new one.
5 Are you liking / Do you like travelling to new countries?
6 Have you had / been having that car for a long time?
7 I’m a science teacher / science teacher in a secondary school.
8 He drives much more / most carefully than I do.
9 I’m afraid you can’t / couldn’t see Mr Allan. He’s in a meeting.
10 She’s been teaching at this school for / since 2008.
11 The weather was OK in Italy, but it wasn’t as hot as / than it was last summer.
12 You shouldn’t / don’t have to eat a lot of sugar. It’s bad for you.
13 Adam used to play / was playing handball when he was at university.
14 She isn’t needing / doesn’t need to get up early tomorrow. It’s a holiday.
15 What time do you go / are you going to Peter’s this evening?

VOCABULARY

4 Underline the correct word.

Example: The journey took ages; I was really tired / tiring when we arrived.
1 I’ve left my homework at home again! It’s very frustrated / frustrating.
2 Have you ever left the cinema because the film was bored / boring?
3 I wore my wife’s glasses to work. It was so embarrassed / embarrassing.
4 We were extremely frightened / frightening during the hurricane.
5 The rain in Britain makes me feel depressed / depressing.

5 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).

Example: I owe my dad £100.
borrow owe invest
1 I’m afraid I’m really busy right now. Can I _______ you back in 20 minutes?
leave dial call
2 They _______ us £15 to park the car at the bus station.
cost saved charged
3 I did the opposite of what my sister told me to do. She was _______.
filthy tiny furious
4 The _______ is much better in my new job than it was in my old job.
mortgage salary tax
5 Do you still keep in touch with any of your _______ from school?
colleagues partners classmates
6 She’s such a lovely little girl. She’s very _______.
aggressive moody affectionate
7 Are you going to apply _______ that job you were talking about?
of to for
 8 Be careful what you say to Michael. He’s very _______.
responsible sensitive sensible
9 I’m trying to cut _______ on chocolate at the moment. I just eat it once a week.
out down up
10 I never eat _______ food. I think all food is better cooked!
raw boiled fried

6 Write the opposite of the adjective.

Example: lazy hard-working
1 organized _______
2 tidy _______
3 freezing _______
4 tiny _______
5 mature _______

7 Underline the odd word out.

Example: glass napkin knife eggs
1 hilarious furious tiny hungry
2 earn throw inherit charge
3 moody bossy stubborn reliable
4 win play lose draw
5 coach fan track spectator
6 roast frozen boiled fried
7 beetroot melon peach pear

8 carton margarine box jar

9 scooter van coach motorway
10 father nephew niece brother

8 Complete the words in the sentences.

Example: He’s very clever. He always knows the answer.
1 When Dave’s grandmother died, he i_______ her house.
2 Slow down! The speed l_______ on this road is 30!
3 My parents were an hour late because there was a terrible traffic j_______.
4 That’s Wendy, my fl_______. We live in the flat above the shops.
5 I don’t feel like cooking tonight. Shall we get a t_______?
6 You have to choose b_______ these two books.
7 You should try that new restaurant. The food is d_______.
8 Your plane is departing from g_______ 15.
9 Kate and I are really good friends because we have a lot in c_______.
10 Mr Jones is in a meeting right now. Would you like to l_______ a message?

PRONUNCIATION

9 Match the words with the same sound.

gossip injured organized selfish owe team
charming inherit paid journey height
Example: phone owe
1 train ________
2 jazz ________
 3 snake ________
4 tree ________
5 fish ________
6 bike ________
7 chess ________
8 clock ________
9 zebra ________
10 egg ________

10 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: com|pe|ti|tive
1 un|der|ground
2 am|bi|tious
3 mort|gage
4 rasp|be|rries
5 a|fford
6 i|ma|gi|na|tive
7 cir|cuit
8 in|de|pen|dent
9 spec|ta|tor
10 pe|de|stri|an
READING
10 Match gaps 1–6 in the text with sentences
a)–f) opposite.
Living Tomorrow
If you want to find out what houses might look like in the future, you should visit the Living
Tomorrow exhibition. It’s a permanent exhibition near Brussels in Belgium, where you can see for
yourself how tomorrow’s technologies will integrate into our daily lives.
1
c . Everything works via remote control, from warming up food, to authorising access to the
supermarket delivery man. The living room has touch screens which control the light, music and
windows. You might want to read, relax or just chat to friends there.2 .You’ll find out why
when you go upstairs.
The kitchen can be whatever you want it to be. Appliances like the oven, fridge and dishwasher slide
in or out of view as needed. They even change colour automatically when you adjust the lighting.
3
. The only thing that doesn’t move here is the flat screen on the wall. Among other things,
you can use this screen to do your shopping easily and safely online.
Upstairs is the ‘home theatre’, with specialised acoustics and large screens. The latest 3D technology
makes watching TV a whole new experience!4 .
The bathroom, which has water-free toilets and voice-controlled taps, is also equipped with an
‘intelligent mirror’. This acts as both a mirror and an electrically controlled screen. 5 . The
mirror will even check your blood pressure and temperature, and remind you to take your medicine if
necessary!
Finally, there’s the ‘home office’.6 . This means that the office will become much more central
to our lives. In fact, in ‘the house of the future’, it will hardly be necessary to leave home at all!

a)You can watch the news on it, check the weather forecast or listen to music while you clean your
teeth.
b) Next to this, in the ‘sleeping space’, you can try out a bed that adapts to your size and shape.
c)The ‘House of the Future’ consists of a living room, bathroom, kitchen, home theatre, sleeping space
and office.
d) Thanks to tomorrow’s interactive multimedia technology, more and more people will be working
from home.
e)The oven and microwave are designed to recognise different kinds of food and decide automatically
how to cook them.
f) However, you won’t see a TV there.

11
Read the text in Exercise 11 again and choose the correct answer: a), b) or c).
1 The Living Tomorrow exhibition a .
a) shows what daily life will be like in the future
b) is only going to be on for a short time
c) shows you what houses will be like in the future

2 In the ‘House of the Future’, you .

a) won’t have to switch the lights on
b) can watch TV in the living room
c) will have to open the door when your shopping is delivered

3 In the kitchen, .
a) thefridge and dishwasher are white
b) you can move the domestic appliances around
c) the oven decides what food you’ll eat
4 There’s a ‘home theatre’ upstairs .
a) where you can watch 3D TV
b) which has an ‘intelligent mirror’
c) where you can sleep

5 In the bathroom, .
a) the taps turn on automatically
b) music starts playing when you clean your teeth
c) you can check what the weather is like outside

6 In the future, .
a) peoplewon’t be able to go outside very much
b) the‘home office’ will be more essential than it is now
c) people won’t need to work

LISTENING
1 Track 11
Listen and tick ✔ the correct answer: a), b) or c).
1 Jo thinks she could be Native American.

5% 15% 50%
a) b) c) ✔

2 The woman felt the bed moving so she got up and .

got under the table went outside got dressed

a) b) c)

3 The girl’s going to save to go to the Moon.

$1m for a long time for 25 years

a) b) c)

4 Jack Nick’s idea for a new business.

likes agrees with doesn’t agree with

a) b) c)

5 The shop doesn’t have a .

price list computer dishwasher

a) b) c)

6 The woman saysshe couldn’t live without a .

fridge cooker tin opener

a) b) c)