unit 1

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Name: _________________________________________

Score: ____________ / 30 points

language TeST 1a

PHOTOCOPIABLE

© Pearson Central Europe Sp. z o.o. 2011 New Matura Success Intermediate

1

Complete the missing words. The first letter of each

word is given.

(7 points)

Jamie is wearing baggy jeans which are very
loose and

1

r________ at the knees – the holes

are quite big. They’re held up with a leather

2 

b________. He’s also got on a red T-shirt which

is made of

3

c________ and he’s carrying

a sweatshirt with a 

4

h________ at the top. On his

feet he’s wearing black

5

b________ which are

quite

6

t________ now, they’re not old-fashioned.

He isn’t wearing any jewellery but he has got
a 

7 

p________ in his left eyebrow.

2

Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

There are two extra verbs that you do not need.

(7 points)

calm bump feel fool go hang

make put take try

I like this dress, I want to try it on and see

if it looks good.

1 Adults don’t like it when teenagers ________

out on the streets with their friends.

2 Mark is quite lonely, he wants to ________

new friends.

3 They’re behaving very badly, you shouldn’t

________ up with their behaviour!

4 Pete is always angry for no reason, he should

________ down.

5 On Friday nights I often ________ dancing

with my friends. It’s fun!

6 When I ________ bored I phone my friends.
7 People don’t ________ me seriously, they think

I’m joking all the time. It annoys me!

3

Complete the missing words. The lines show you how

many letters to use.

(2 points)

4

Choose the correct answers.

(6 points)

Kathy and Mandy _____ a flat at university this
year. Kathy

1

_____ much money and she can’t go

out very often so she

2

_____ every evening. She

says food

3

_____ more and more expensive all

the time. She is paying for her studies

4

_____ so

she has to be careful with money. Mandy

5

_____

careful with money. In fact, she usually

6

_____

more money than she has!

a share

c shares

b is sharing

d are sharing

1 a isn’t having

c don’t have

b doesn’t have

d doesn’t having

2 a usually studies

c is usually studying

b studies usually

d is studying usually

3 a get

c is getting

b gets

d are getting

4 a myself

c herself

b yourself

d himself

5 a isn’t always

c doesn’t always

b always isn’t

d is always not

6 a spends

c are spending

b spend

d is spending

5

Complete the sentences and questions with the

correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use the

Present Simple or Present Continuous.

(8 points)

My friend Pete goes (go) to a dance group

once a week. He ’s preparing (prepare)
for a competition at the moment.

1 You’re at university now, aren’t you?

_____________ (you/belong) to any interesting
clubs?

2 This week we _____________ (study) a lot

because we have exams next week.

3 I usually _____________ (have) guitar classes

on Fridays, but this month I _____________
(go) to  class on Thursdays because my
teacher is busy on Fridays.

4 _____________ (the price of computers/go

down) or are they the same price as before?

5 Kim _____________ (give) a presentation to

the class at the moment although generally
she _____________ (not/speak) much in class
because she’s very shy.

6 How often _____________ (Jamie/play)

football with his classmates?

I’m starting u n i v e r s i t y this week, so I’m
a 

1

_ r _ _ h _ r. I want to

2

_ o _ _ some clubs

so that I can meet other students and have fun.
I’m already a 

3

_ _ m _ e _ of the debating

4

_ o _ i _ _ y and the film club and I’m looking

for a sports club now.

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