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MIDDLE-OF-THE-BOOK TEST UNITS 1-7 TEST A
1 Circle the correct words.
0 Excuse me. I don t understand /  m not understanding.
1 He works in a restaurant. Is / Does he?
2 Tomorrow afternoon I m sailing / going sailing.
3 On my first day at school I cried / used to cry.
4 While I was playing football, I broke / was breaking my leg.
5 We are as clever as / than them.
6 This food isn t hot enough / enough hot for me to eat.
7 This is the man who / whose book I read.
8 Is / Are there any garlic bread?
9 If I win / will win the race, I ll buy you all a meal.
10 My father used be / to be in a band.
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2 Five of these sentences have mistakes. Find and correct them. Tick (V) those sentences that are
correct.
0 Where did you used to buy your food when you lived in London? use .
1 I don t agree with you. I think Dan is right. _______
2 Did you do anything interesting at school today? _______
3 Could you tell me where is the railway station? _______
4 We were walking along the road when we suddenly were seeing a police car. _______
5 They didn t want to talk to me. _______
6 I went to a restaurant which youcan buy real Italian ice-cream. _______
7 All political parties are as stupid like all the others _______
8 We aren t rich enough to buy a new house _______
9 I won t probably go out tonight. I ve got lots of work to do. _______
10 There are some very good books here. _______
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
0 (you remember) Do you remember what our Maths homework is?
1 It s nice to see that they (talk) _______________________ to each other now.
2 (The Beatles sing) _______________________ Help in 1965?
3 Rembrandt (not paint) _______________________ the Mona Lisa
4 When I was young I (use be) _______________________ lazy.
5 I saw the beach while we (drive) _______________________ to the hotel.
6 Hotels are (expensive) _______________________ than campsites.
7 Our country (not have) _______________________ any forests by the year 2050.
8 If he (not be) _______________________ careful he ll lose his money.
9 You (not be) _______________________ rich if you don t study.
10 I stopped (worry) _______________________ about the weather a long time ago.
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4 Complete the text. Use the correct forms of the words in capital letters.
I went to an (0) interesting talk INTEREST
yesterday. The speaker was
a writer. A very (1) ______________ IMAGINE
writer who writes travel books.
He was very (2) ______________ and told TALK
us many stories. On one journey
he was travelling by train. It was
a very (3) ______________ train COMFORT
and he couldn t fall (4) ______________. SLEEP
Finally, he did and, while he was
sleeping his bags (5) ______________. APPEAR
He couldn t find them anywhere.
When he got off the train, he
was in a terrible place, the
(6) ______________ was so bad you POLLUTE
could taste it. The walk from
the station to the city was much
(7) ______________ than he thought FAR
and there were no taxis. It was
a really good evening s
(8) ______________  some ENTERTAIN
really (9) ______________ stories, and FORGET
I will (10) ______________ buy DEFINITE
his book when I see it.
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5 Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in capital letters. Do not change the meaning of the original
sentences.
0 Debbie is very modest about her exam results.
ISN T
Debbie isn t arrogant about her exam results.
1 Where do we get our money from?
GET
Could you tell me ________________________________________________ money from?
2 He often went out when he was at school.
USED
He often ________________________________________________ when he was at school.
3 Could you tell me what house you live in?
DO
What ________________________________________________ live in?
4 I didn t like sports when I was at school.
TO
I ________________________________________________ like sports when I was at school.
5 The headmaster is investigating the fight in the playground.
INTO
The headmaster __________________________________________ the fight in the playground.
6 I m trying to think of a way to make a lot of money.
UP
I m trying to __________________________________________ a way to make a lot of money.
7 The cakes in Joe s café are fresher than the cakes here.
AS
The cakes here ________________________________________________ the cakes in Joe s
café.
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8 I can t eat this meal, it s too unhealthy.
ISN T
This meal ________________________________________________ for me to eat.
9 There aren t many vegetarians in my class.
A
There are only ______________________________________________ vegetarians in my class.
10 We might build a garage next to our house.
POSSIBLE
It ________________________________________________ will build a garage next to our
house.
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6 Complete the text with one word in each gap.
A I stayed 0 up until 4 o clock this morning.
B (1) __________ you? Why?
A I had lots of homework to do.
B What was the homework about?
A I had to find (2) __________ about Captain Cook the explorer. He was born in Yorkshire and,
when he was 16, he moved to a fishing village. Maybe he got his love of the sea while he
(3) __________ watching the men from the village when they (4) __________ fishing. He was
very good (5) __________ making maps. In 1768, he travelled (6) __________ ship to the
Pacific Ocean and sailed to Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia. On April 29th 1770, he landed in
Australia, at the place (7) __________ is now called Botany Bay. He met some Aborigines
(8) __________ taught him the word  Kangaroo . Before Cook, a lot of sailors (9) __________
to become very ill because they (10) __________ not eat any fruit or vegetables. Cook gave his
men fruit and they stayed healthy.
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7 Circle the correct answers: a, b or c.
What are the British like? It s a difficult question to answer. Society is changing. Young people are
more (0) __________ than their parents. Britain is now a multicultural society which can cause
problems. The British can t completely (1) __________ these problems but they are doing better
than a lot of other countries.
The environment isn t as positive. Britain lost its forests many years ago and the government
probably won t (2) __________ them. The government says that it is trying to (3) __________
pollution but Britain s cars and factories don t help. The government could also do more to
(4) __________ waste.
Tourists often complain that Britain s food is (5) __________ and Britain s breakfasts are famous
for being (6) __________ with eggs, sausages and bacon cooked in oil. Now, because of the large
ethnic population, Britain s most popular food is the (7)__________ curry.
Accommodation in England can be expensive but there are a lot of (8) __________ hostels which
are much (9) __________ than hotels. They are also a good place to meet friendly,
(10) __________ people.
0 a) tolerate b) tolerant c) intolerant d) tolerated
1 a) solve b) cure c) help d) lose
2 a) recycle b) save c) replant d) remove
3 a) down b) low c) less d) limit
4 a) recycle b) save c) replant d) take out
5 a) tasteless b) tasty c) tasteful d) taste
6 a) cosy b) vegan c) greasy d) stale
7 a) stale b) spicy c) fresh d) sweet
8 a) your b) youth c) young d) yacht
9 a) cheap b) cheapest c) cheaply d) cheaper
10 a) helpful b) helping c) unhelpful d) help
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