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Unit test 6A Pre-intermediate

1 Choose the correct words. 3 Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs
1 How long have you lived / did you live here? You in the box.
haven’t unpacked yet! enjoy ​­work ​­move ​­be (x2) ​­grow
2 Did / Have you ever been married? ​­ rite ​finish ​­have ​­begin ​­use
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3 What have you done / did you do at the weekend?
4 She moved / has moved to Barcelona in 2001. Erica Luetzow (1) has worked as an interpreter
5 I haven’t seen / didn’t see you for months! for twenty years and (2) fluent in
How are you? Spanish. At present she runs her own translation and
interpretation business in Raleigh, North Carolina.
6 They got / have got back from their holiday last
night.
‘While I was in college on a language course in
7 What did he do / has he done before he became a Mexico, I (3) the opportunity to train
musician? as a conference interpreter,’ says Erica. ‘The course
8 How long have you known / did you know Tom and (4) and I (5) back to
Cathy? They’re great! the USA. I (6) working as a volunteer
9 My great-grandmother died / has died last year. interpreter.’

1 point for a correct answer 8 ‘As the demand for translation and interpretation
services (7) in my hometown of
Raleigh,’ she continues,
2 Complete the three conversations with the Present
Simple, Present Perfect, or Past Simple form of the
verbs in brackets. ‘I (8) my bilingual skills to start my
own translation and interpretation business.’
Conversation 1
A (1 do) What do you do          ? Erica (9) the variety of jobs, people
B (2 be) I ‘m a TV presenter for The BBC. and opportunities that her interpretation job
A (3 work) Where you ? includes. ‘I (10) never
bored so far,’ she says. ‘I (11) even
B All over the world.
a book about interpreting!’
A (4 work) How long you
in TV?
B (5 leave) Since I university. 1 point for each correct answer 10

Conversation 2
4 Complete the sentences with for or since.
A (6 meet) Where you
Anya? 1 I’ve had this laptop for years.
B At a tennis match at Wimbledon. 2 The lawyers have been in that meeting
ten o’clock.
A (7 know) How long you
each other? 3 I haven’t seen Sam we were at school
together.
B About ten years.
4 He studied at the University of Buenos Aires
A (8 talk) What you about three years.
at the match?
5 We’ve been married fifty years.
B (9 talk) We about our passion for
tennis! 6 I haven’t been anywhere on holiday
I was in Kenya.
Conversation 3
7 She worked as a journalist ten years.
A (10 have got) you
a tablet? 8 I’ve become interested in my family history
I talked to my grandmother about it.
B Yes, I have.
9 We haven’t had a break ages.
A (11 cost) How much it ?
10 He hasn’t seen his parents the
B (12 pay) My dad for it. So I don’t beginning of the year.
know exactly.
11 They’ve been in the cinema a couple
1 point for a correct answer 10 of hours.
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5 Read the interview answers and write the questions. 5 What’s the name of that act ? He’s been in
lots of films.
David Romney-Phillips is an English celebrity chef.
We talked to him about his passion for food. 6 Do you know a good electric ?
A (1) How long have you been interested in cooking? 7 Could you ask the reception to bring us
coffee?
B I’ve been interested in cooking ever since I can
remember. 8 My great-grandfather was a farm . He kept
dairy cows.
A (2) ?
9 That politic is awful. He’s talked for over an
B My granny and my mum taught me to cook.
hour and hasn’t answered a single question!
A (3) ?
1 point for each correct answer 8
B No, I’ve never won any prizes!
A (4) ? 8 Complete the table.
B My last holiday was in June. I went to New NOUN VERB
Orleans in the USA. They have amazing food
there. competition 1 compete    
A (5) ? 2 invite
B No, I’ve never thought of moving to the USA.I’m behaviour 3
very English! explanation 4
A (6) ? 5 decide
B I can’t tell you how much money I’ve made.
But my books and TV programmes are very NOUN ADJECTIVE
successful … ambition 6
2 point for each correct answer 10 7 responsible
8 expensive
6 Complete the sentences. Write always, ever or never. danger 9
1 ‘Do you ever      travel abroad for your job?’ success 10
‘Not very often.’
1 point for each correct answer 9
2 ‘Have you been interested in old
coins?’ ‘Yes. When I was little, I became fascinated 9 Complete the sentences with words from exercise 8.
with them.’
1 Have you ever won a competition ?
3 ‘Do you like Egyptian food?’ ‘Actually, I’ve
tried it, so I don’t know.’ 2 I’ve been enormously in my business
and I’ve made a lot of money.
4 ‘Cape Town was amazing!’ ‘I’ve
wanted to go there myself. You’re so lucky!’ 3 Who did you to your party?
5 ‘I don’t think I’ve seen an aqueduct.’ 4 Does Marcos badly at school?
‘Oh, I bet you have.’ 5 Don’t touch that – it’s !
6 ‘I’ve wanted to be famous. It must be 6 It’s been a difficult choice , but I’ve to
horrible.’ ‘I disagree.’ move to Paris.
1 point for each correct answer 5 7 We think politicians are for the
country’s economic problems.
7 Use the endings in the box to complete the words. 8 My is to work for a children’s charity
There are some spelling changes. when I leave college.
1 point for each correct answer 7
-ian ​­-or ​­ -ant ​­-ian ​­-er ​­-ist

1 My husband is an economy ist     for a big bank. 10 Underline the stressed syllable.
2 I’m a press photograph . I’ve worked for 1 famous 5 compete
The Daily News for five years. 2 behave 6 employ
3 Has your mother always worked as an account ? 3 kindness 7 discussion
4 He’s an invent – he has invented several toys 4 danger 8 collection
for babies and young children.
1 point for each correct answer 7

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11 Read 1–6. Match them with a reply and comment.

1 Our dog is huge, isn’t he? 11    c         .
2 Your mum married young, didn’t she?

3 You’ve got ten grandchildren already, haven’t you?

4 My chess playing has improved, hasn’t it?

5 He’s visited The Guggenheim Museum, hasn’t he?

6 Leo loves playing computer games, doesn’t he?

Reply
7 No, he doesn’t.
8 No, we haven’t.
9 Yes, she did.
10 Yes, it has.
11 Yes, he is.
12 Yes, he has.
Comment
a You’ll be winning major competitions in no time!
b We’ve got eleven – six boys and five girls.
c And he’s still a puppy!
d It’s Sophie who really loves them.
e She was only twenty.
f It’s the one in Bilbao with the amazing architecture,
isn’t it?
1 point for each correct answer 10

12 Correct the mistake in each item.

1 Alexei has no ever been to Germany. never      
2 You will be there on time, don’t you?
3 ‘Have you been to Brazil?’ ‘Yes, I’ve.’
4 They’ve already make an important discovery.

5 Have you ever saw a Roman bath?

6 Tabitha is an assist in a university science
department.
7 He have moved to Moscow, hasn’t he?
1 point for each correct answer 6

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