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Unit test 9A Pre-intermediate

1 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past 3 They were hungry because they … anything all day.
Continuous form of the verbs in the box. a had eaten
b hadn’t eaten
do ​­get ​­meet ​­play s​­ leep ​­watch
c are eating
1 I went to see Maria yesterday evening, but she 4 What … at ten o’ clock yesterday morning?
was sleeping .
a have you done
2 They married and went to live in
b had you done
Ecuador.
c were you doing
3 She her husband while she was
working in Africa. 5 … a nice time at the party last night?
4 He sprained his ankle while he a Did she have
football. b She was having
5 I TV when Giorgio phoned me. c She had had
6 What were you when you saw 6 We got to the concert after the music … .
the wolf? a started
1 point for each correct answer 5 b had started
c was starting
2 Complete the sentences with the Past Perfect form of 7 We … when the doorbell rang.
the verb in brackets.
a were sleeping
1 Liam hadn’t heard of Pinocchio. (not hear)
b sleep
2 We the wrong tickets and couldn’t get
c had slept
on the train. (buy)
8 I looked for the cat for ages, but she … .
3 After we at the station we called
Mum. (arrive) a disappearing
4 They far when they met a strange old b had disappeared
woman. (not walk) c was disappearing
5 Tobias all the way to Hong Kong for 9 There was a wise old man who … in the woods.
nothing. (fly) a has lived
6 I upset for weeks because of an b lived
argument with Katy. (be) c is living
7 Until her teacher talked about astrophysics, 10 He cleaned his teeth, brushed his hair and then …
Angelique which course to study. (not the house.
decide)
a left
8 Megan to Iris’s house without
phoning first. (come) b was leaving
9 The rain , but the roads were still c had left
wet. (stop) 11 … when you met him?
1 point for each correct answer 8 a Did the professor already retire
b Was the professor already retiring
3 Choose the correct option. c Had the professor already retired
1 She explained that she … from the monster. 1 point for each correct answer 10
a escaped
b had escaped
c escaping
2 I’m tired because I … to bed after midnight.
a had gone
b was going
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Unit test 9A
4 Complete the sentences with although, so or because.
1 She didn’t answer my question, although
I asked her three times.
2 They forgot to bring any lunch, they
were very hungry by the time they got home.
3 the train was late, I still got to the
village hall on time.
4 He looked awful this morning he
hadn’t slept all night.
5 She was best-known for her novels,
she wrote beautiful poetry too.
6 No-one answered the door when I called,
I had to go home again.
1 point for each correct answer
5 Join the sentences using the conjunction given. Use a
Past Perfect verb in each sentence.
1 We didn’t swim. We forgot to take the towels.
BECAUSE
We didn’t swim because we had forgotten to take the
towels.
2 The train finally arrived. We got on it.
SO
3 She felt homesick. She wasn’t away from home
for long.
ALTHOUGH
4 Everyone said the autobiography was amazing.
Nobody read it.
BUT
5 We published the book. It became a best-seller.
AS SOON AS
6 He spoke. I didn’t realize he wasn’t English.
UNTIL
7 I just fell sleep. The phone rang.
WHEN
8 I whispered my secret to her. She promised not to
tell anyone.
AFTER
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6 Choose the correct words.
As a man and his son (1) were going / had gone with
their donkey to market, they (2) were meeting / met
a man who said: ‘Why (3) aren’t you riding / didn’t you
ride your donkey?’ So the man (4) was putting / put
the boy on the donkey and they (5) continued / were
continuing to walk.
But soon they passed a group of men, and one said:
‘Look at that lazy boy, who (6) rides / rode while his
father has to (7) walking / walk.’ So the man ordered
his boy to (8) get / got off, and got on the donkey
himself.
5 But they (9) didn’t go / hadn’t gone far when they
passed two women. One said to the other, ‘What a
terrible father – he makes his poor little son walk.’ So
this time the man (10) was putting / put the boy in
front of him on the donkey.
But people in the town said, ‘How awful for the poor
donkey to carry both of them!’ So as they (11) had
walked / were walking across the market bridge,
the man (12) decided / had decided they should
carry the donkey. But the donkey (13) was kicking /
kicked the boy, who (14) was dropping / dropped the
donkey, and it (15) fell / had fallen over the bridge
and (16) had drowned / drowned. Moral: Try to please
everybody and you please nobody.
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7 Match the adjectives in the box with the definitions.
homesick ​­angry ​­nervous ​­disappointed ​
scared ​­delighted ​­amazed ​­proud ​­lonely
1 feeling anxious or afraid about something
nervous    
2 missing home
3 not enjoying being on your own
4 having strong feelings about something you dislike
5 upset because something you hoped for hasn’t
happened
6 frightened of something
7 very surprised
8 pleased and satisfied with something you have
done
9 really pleased
1 point for each correct answer 8
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8 Complete the sentences with appropriate adjectives 6 His behaviour was absolutely awful. I was so / so
from exercise 7. much upset!
1 ‘Are you nervous      about your interview?’ ‘Yes, I 7 London was very busy today. There were so much /
am. I haven’t done much preparation for it.’ so many people there!
2 ‘Are you happy?’ ‘Yes, I’m absolutely !’ 1 point for each correct answer 6
3 She was very because she had failed
all her exams. 11 Complete the conversation with the words in the box.
4 Is your little girl of monsters? such a (x2) ​­so many (x2) ​­so (x3) ​­such
5 I spent a lot of nights at home
watching TV before I met you! A I’ve had (1) such a         busy week!
6 ‘Why are you so ?’ ‘You lied to me!’ B Me too. I’ve had (2) things to do.
7 We are very of our grandchildren. A Did you go to the work party on Thursday evening?
They have all grown up to be good people. B No, I was (3) tired, I had to have an
8 I’m you haven’t heard about her new early night.
film. Everyone’s talking about it. A What are you doing this weekend?
9 At first, I was at university – I missed B We’re going cycling if the weather’s good. But we’ve
everyone so much. had (4) bad weather lately …
1 point for each correct answer 8 A Well, you should go and see Horror Story at the
cinema if it rains. We saw it last night – it was
9 Match (1–7) to (a–g). (5) terrifying but (6)
good film!
1 The man was upset e    
B I’ve seen (7) horror films on TV, they
2 Joshua had seen the film of Mary Poppins
don’t scare me anymore. I think I’d rather read my
3 As soon as she saw the photo of James and Belle novel. It’s (8) well-written, I can’t stop
reading it!
4 Had the film started? 1 point for each correct answer 7
5 She’d been well-behaved
6 Had Fran and Lukas met before? 12 Correct the mistake in each item.
7 Although they had felt stressed, 1 I checked my phone as soon and I woke up.
a Yes, it had. as soon as  
b because she wanted an ice-cream. 2 Imran was 25 minutes late so his friends had
c No, they hadn’t. already go into the cinema.
d but he hadn’t read the book. 3 Sara didn’t like the book, what suprised me. I
thought it was great.
e because he had lost his phone.
4 I was homesick because I hadn’t saw my family for
f their presentation went well. a year.
g Marta felt jealous. 5 Sandy needed help because she was missed her
1 point for each correct answer 6 train.
6 Kilian and Marco went to this restaurant last week.
10 Choose the correct word. They didn’t like him.
1 That was so / such a good film. I loved it! 7 I can’t come because I’ve got so many work to do.
2 I visited Deepak at the weekend. He was such a / so
surprised to see me! 8 I hated that film. I was so scary of the monster!
3 I didn’t know you had such a / so many well-known
author in the family. 9 Rachael started teaching but she loves children.
4 Dickens has much / such good characters in his
books! 1 points for each correct answer 8
5 We had so / such good weather on holiday. We were
so lucky! TOTAL 100

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