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Level Review – Pre-Intermediate 1

SPEAK UP – LEVEL REVIEW – PRE-INTERMEDIATE 1

EX. 1 Fill in the gaps with the words below.

medieval / divorced / self-confident / enemies / reliability / ambitious

0. Keep your friends close and your __enemies__ closer.

1. Tom is a very __ambitious__ person. He always wants to get the best grades at
school.
2. I am ___divorced___ and I will never get married again.
3. __Medieval__ period fascinates people all over the world.
4. ___Reliability___ is the most important feature of his character.
5. You need to be more _self-confident____ if you want to become successful.

EX. 2 Put the words in the correct order.

0. you / I/ there / always / know / want / to / for / you / that / I / be / will / .

I want you to know that I will always be there for you.
1. anytime / welcome / my / You / at / place / are / .
You are welcome at my place anytime.
2. stop / get / You / off / at / need / to / tram / next / the /the .
You need to get off the tram at the next stop.
3. prioritise / important / to / daily / It's / tasks / your / .
It’s important to prioritise your daily tasks.
4. time / started / It's / planning / high / you / ahead / .
It’s high time you started planning ahead.
5. sure / on / for / interview / Make / you're / time / your / .
Make sure you’re on time for your interview.

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Level Review – Pre-Intermediate 1

EX. 3 Fill in the sentences with the words below.

affectionate / unkind / talkative / management / novels / unpredictable

1. Jake is a very talkative person. He never lets other people talk.

2. Time management is an important skill nowadays.

3. His actions are totally unpredictable . You never know what will pop to his head.
4. It was very unkind of him. He did not help Peter.
5. Julianna broke up with her boyfriend as he turned out not to be as
affectionate as she had expected.

6. Although Jane Doe published a few novels, it was her poetry that gained her
international recognition.

EX. 4 Choose the correct form of the verbs.

0. I _a___ that actions speak louder than words.

a. agree b. agreeing c. am agreeing
1. I ___c____ that this film is absolutely incredible.
a. thinking b. will think c. think
2. It's high time she ___b____ her own business.
a. start b. started c. starts
3. He wants to set a good example and he's always _a__ time at work.
a. on b. in c. at
4. She loves ___b___ on the phone.
a. speaking b. talking c. telling
5. How ___a_____ is the post office?
a. far b. long c. much
6. How ___c___ does it cost to travel to Australia?
a. long b. many c. much
7. It is very time-____c____ to learn how to drive.
a. eating b. taking c. consuming
8. The shops are very close. It's ___a___ walk from here.
a. a five-minute b. five minutes c. a five-minutes
9. Her father is such a ___c___ person. He always thinks about other
people's needs.
a. considering b. considerable c. Considerate
10. He always speaks his mind. I admire his ___b___.
a. honestly b. honesty c. honest