3 Intermediate Solutions Inter Nieznany (6)

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Test 1

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Grammar

Complete the sentences with the correct present
form of the verbs in brackets.

1 We

(go) to France tomorrow.

you always

(go out) for a

meal on Fridays?

3 Hurry up! The bus

(leave) in five

minutes.

4 What time

you

(meet) Gary?

5 I

(not enjoy) listening to classical

music.

Choose the correct answers.

1 This car is belonging / belongs to the head

teacher.

2 Are you needing / Do you need any help with

that?

3 He isn’t understanding / doesn’t understand

the question.

4 I am studying / study really hard at the

moment.

5 Why are you waiting / do you wait here?

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.

tight high fur plain short

coats are made from animal skins.

2 You shouldn’t be wearing a

-sleeved T

shirt! It’s freezing outside!

3 This dress is too

. I’ve put on weight.

4 I don’t like patterned shirts. I prefer

shirts

-heeled shoes are bad for your feet.

Total

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Grammar

Choose the correct answers.

1 I can’t help to like / liking him.

2 He pretended not to notice / not noticing me.

3 I hope to see / seeing you again soon.

4 Can you imagine to live / living in New York?

5 I expect to hear / hearing from the company

shortly.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in brackets.

1 I remember

(meet) him when I was in

London.

2 We stopped

(have) a coffee earlier.

3 I won’t forget

(e-mail) you his

address.

4 We tried

(take) the motorway before

but it didn’t save time.

5 Did you remember

(switch off) the

oven?

Everyday English

Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.

in at looks with looks like

1 The man

the back is my uncle.

2 My sister is the girl

the long, black

hair.

3 The woman

the stripy top is my mum.

4 Your dad

nice.

5 That building

our house.

Total

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Grammar

Choose the correct answers.

1 It stopped / was stopping raining at 6.00 p.m.

2 While I cooked dinner I had listened / listened

to some music.

3 When I got home Jan watched / was watching

TV.

4 Yesterday he got up and had / was having a

shower.

5 It was snowing / snowed so we decided to

make snowmen.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in the box.

finish interview buy eat check

1 Dave

a new employee when I arrived

at work this morning.

2 After I

the post I replied to some

e-mails.

3 My secretary went out at 11.00 a.m. and

us some cakes.

4 The phone rang while I

one of the

cakes!

5 I phoned back when I

the cake!

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.

upset disappointed homesick delighted
fed up

1 When I lived abroad I was very

first.

2 I was really

with the terrible weather

It rained all weekend.

3 When I opened the present I was

. It

was exactly what I wanted.

4 When I heard about the accident I was

5 I was sure I’d get the job. When I didn’t I was

quite

Total

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Grammar

Put the words into the correct order to form
sentences.

1 used cartoons to watch He .

2 take use bus to you the Did ?

3 didn’t playing I to football use like .

4 to They that used in street live.

5 holiday Did use abroad go on to you ?

Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative
or negative form of

used to and the verbs in

brackets.

1 He

(eat) meat but now he’s a

vegetarian.

2 She

(be) thin, but now she is.

3 They

(live) in the city, but they’ve

moved to the country.

4 We

(study) French but we don’t

anymore.

5 I

(exercise) regularly but now I jog

every day.

Everyday English

Complete the phrases with

How or What.

fantastic!

a shame!

a difficult question!

exciting!

interesting!

Total

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Grammar

Complete the sentences with

who, where or

which.

1 That’s the teacher

helped me with my

English.

2 That’s the shop

I used to buy my

clothes when I was younger.

3 She is the person

makes all the calls.

4 I’ve just bought a new gadget

tells

you when you need to buy more milk.

5 There’s the park

we played as

children.

Complete the sentences with the correct relative
pronouns and the phrases in the box.

you can see plays people who are ill go

works on a building site

comes from cows grows crops

1 A hospital is a place

2 A labourer is a person

3 A farmer is a person

4 A theatre is a place

5 Milk is a drink

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 Could you

the phone please? I’m

busy at the moment.

2 Do you prefer working on your

or with

other people?

3 Bob is now in

of the whole

department.

4 Sometimes it’s good to

some manual

work and give your brain a rest.

5 It’s Sandy’s job to

clients. She’s our

receptionist.

Total

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Grammar

Choose the correct answers.

1 The song, who / which he wrote in ten

minutes, made millions.

2 The girl, whose / who was ten, was his cousin.

3 The new shopping centre, where / which took

two years to build, is excellent.

4 His car, which / who was new, broke down.

5 The actor, whose / who films include The Night

Watchman and Nemesis, is really talented.

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 The man _______ spoke to him at the

conference was the director.

2 My new dress, _______ my boyfriend hated,

cost £100.

3 The woman, _______ dog was stolen, was

interviewed on TV.

4 The park, _______ we often played football,

has been redeveloped.

5 This computer, _______ has the latest

software, cost me a fortune.

Everyday English

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 How did you

out about the job?

A find

B look

2 I saw your

in the newspaper.

A interviewer B advert

3 Why do you think you’re the

person

for the job?

A first

B right

4 Thanks for

in.

A being

B coming

5 We’ll be in

soon.

A letter

B touch

Total

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Grammar

Use the words to make sentences and
questions.

1 I/already see/the film.

2 I/known/Terry/since we were children.

3 you/go/to the concert last summer?

4 How long/you/have/a driving licence?

5 She/be born/in 1990.

Complete the sentences with the past simple or
present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I

(see) Matt yesterday.

2 I’m sorry I

(finish) yet.

(speak) to Dan since the party?

4 We

(go) to London together last week.

5 I

(start) learning English two years

ago.

Vocabulary

Decide if these parts of the body are found on
the head (H), the leg (L) or the arm (A).

1 heel

2 scalp

3 wrist

4 lip

5 ankle

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Grammar

Complete the sentences with the correct present
perfect simple or present perfect continuous
form of the verbs in brackets.

1 She’s tired. She

(work) all day.

2 She’s angry. She

(have) an argument

with her sister.

3 She’s got a headache. She

(surf) the

Internet for hours.

4 She’s in a bad mood. She

(have) a

bad day.

5 Her back hurts. She

(lift) a lot of

heavy boxes today.

6 She’s fed up. She

(wait) ages for a

phone call.

7 She’s relieved. She

(pass) all her

exams.

8 She’s hungry. She

(not eat) all day.

9 She’s lucky. She

(find) £30.

10 She’s happy. She

(finish) all her work.

Everyday English

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 What

I do for you?

A can

B could

2 I haven’t

very well.

A felt

B been feeling

3 You

go to bed.

A should B would

4 I’ll

some tablets.

A instruct B prescribe

5 It should

up in a couple of days.

A repair

B clear

Total

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Grammar

Look at the words in brackets and complete the
sentences with

will, won’t, may or might not.

1 In the future we

use robots in our

daily lives. (perhaps)

2 Scientists say that we

need different

sources of energy. (100% certain)

3 I

get a job when I finish school. I want

to earn some money. (100% certain)

4 I

come to the party. I’m feeling quite

tired at the moment. (perhaps)

5 He

finish the work this evening. He’s

only done one page. (100% certain)

Match the sentence beginnings (1–5) with the
endings (A–E).

1 If we fly less,

2 If we don’t protect endangered species,

3 If they give us a lift,

4 If we use up all the oil,

5 If we build smaller houses,
A we won’t be late.
B it will cut down on pollution.
C more people will have homes.
D they may become extinct.
E we’ll have to find other sources of energy.

Vocabulary

Complete the text with the words in the box.

blog download log e-mails broadband

When I get home from school I immediately

onto my computer and answer my

. We’ve got

so it’s really fast.

Then I write my

for the day and I might

some music too.

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Grammar

Complete the text with the correct future
perfect or future continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.

In 30 years time we

(live) inland

because by then the sea levels

(rise)

and

(flood) towns on the coasts! None

of us

(drive) big cars because we

(use) up all the oil and we

(not develop) other ways of creating

energy. We

(wear) thinner clothes

because the temperatures

(increase) a

lot by then. Everyone

(work) from home

and all of us

(learn) to swim because

there will be water everywhere!

Everyday English

Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.

afraid don’t fancy kind maybe

1 Do you

going out tonight?

2 It’s

of you to ask but I already have

plans.

we could meet up at the weekend?

4 I’m

I can’t. I’ll be in London.

5 Why

we have a meal next week then?

Total

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Grammar

Choose the correct answers.

1 It must / can’t have rained in the night. The

lawn is wet.

2 We must / might have missed the turning. I’m

not sure but I think we’ve gone too far along
this road.

3 He must / can’t have got the job. He hasn’t

got any experience.

4 He must / can’t have phoned while we were

out. There’s no record of a call.

5 I must / might have left your essay in the

library. I’m so sorry.

Complete the sentences with

said or told.

1 I

him I would help him with the

exercise.

2 He

that the questions were really

difficult for him.

3 He

that he had been trying to answer

the questions all afternoon.

4 I

him I had answered the first three.

5 He

me that he knew the answer to

the last one.

Vocabulary

Decide whether these can be found in the
garden (G) or the house (H).

1 rug

2 flowerbed

3 basin

4 patio

5 fireplace

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Grammar

Complete the reported questions with the
correct pronouns.

1 She asked

if I wanted anything.

2 Kate asked

when he would be back.

3 Joe asked

if she could help him.

4 She asked

if we had finished.

5 He asked

where they were going.

Put the words in the correct order to make
reported questions.

1 party asked her I to the come to

2 asked music rap if She liked Pete he

3 She to early why asked I leave wanted me

4 had him Jack bag found if asked his he

5 when up him pick we would asked Tom us

Everyday English

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 What

we do tonight?

A shall

B will

2 I’m not in the

A feeling

B mood

3 There’s nothing

watching on TV.

A worth

B good

4 We could have a meal

A otherwise

B instead

5 OK, you’ve

me.

A persuaded

B pushed

Total

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Grammar

Complete the sentences with

the, more or most.

1 I drive

slowly than you do!

2 He’s

fastest runner in the school.

3 Who writes the

clearly in the class?

4 This is

interesting than the

programme yesterday.

5 It’s

best book I’ve ever read.

Rewrite the sentences in exercise 1, so that they
mean the opposite.

Vocabulary

Choose the correct answers.

1 I fell back / out with my brother last week.

2 She doesn’t get on / in well with her sister.

3 Jack is going off / out with Maria at the

moment.

4 His mum lets him get out / away with a lot

these days!

5 Larry got on / back together with Sue last

week.

Total

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Grammar

Complete the sentences with

I wish (or If only)

and

I’d rather.

I lived in the USA!

2 I don’t like Mondays.

it was Friday.

3 This is difficult!

I was better at maths.

4 I don’t want this apple.

have

chocolate.

I had my own room!

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 If only you

the same films as me!

A liked

B would like

2 If he

to London I would go with him.

A would move B moved

3 I wish he

have long hair.

A didn’t

B wouldn’t

4 I’d rather you

compare your answers.

A didn’t

B wouldn’t

5 My mum

be pleased if I passed the

test.

A had

B would

Everyday English

Put the words in the correct order to make
sentences and questions. Add the correct
punctuation where necessary.

1 are Susan me Excuse you aren’t you ?

2 meet pleased I’m you to .

3 any got you Have hobbies ?

4 I’ll around see sure I’m you .

5 to better I’d back work get .

Total

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Grammar

Complete the sentences with the correct passive
form of the verbs in brackets.

1 We

(delay) by a long traffic jam on our

way here today.

2 The letter

(post) two days ago.

3 When they arrive they

(drive) across

town in a limousine.

4 The new song

(record) at Abbey Road

today.

5 The photos

(take) before they moved

to America.

6 The book

(write) by Charles Dickens.

7 Your passport

(check) at passport

control.

8 The programme

(broadcast) when the

power failed.

9 The criminal

(identify) by two

witnesses last week.

10 The new park

(open) by the Queen

next Saturday.

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 We waited for the train on

four.

2 Is there a direct train to Edinburgh? I don’t

want to

3 The accident caused a long

on the

motorway.

4 We had a terrible holiday because the airline

lost all our

5 We

at 4.30 p.m. but we didn’t get off

the plane for an hour.

Total

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Grammar

Complete the sentences with the correct
indefinite pronouns.

1 I haven’t been

in my new car yet.

called while you were out but I don’t

know who it was.

3 The teacher explained the homework but

was listening!

4 I haven’t got

to wear for the party

tonight.

5 There’s

on TV tonight. Let’s go out.

6 Did you hear

during the night?

7 Let’s go on holiday

really hot and

sunny!

8 There’s

else we can look. It’s gone.

is wrong. He’s not answering his

phone.

10 I didn’t tell her

about the weekend.

Everyday English

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

I see your passport please?

A May

B Might

2 Can you

me where the nearest bank

is?

A tell

B telling

3 Would you

helping me with these

bags please?

A kind

B mind

4 Do you

how long the flight is?

A knowing B know

5 May I

where you’ll be staying?

A ask

B wonder

Total

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Grammar

Complete the sentences using the correct form
of

have something done and the prompts in

brackets.

1 We

(the bedroom /

redecorate) at the weekend.

2 We

(the car / check). It was

done last week.

3 We

(the windows / clean)

every week.

4 We

(the grass / cut) while

we’re away next week.

5 I

(my work / check) before I

send it off.

Complete the sentences with the correct
reflexive pronouns.

1 Did you write this

? It’s very good.

2 We painted the house

3 The owners of the restaurant serve the

customers

4 I prefer to do my accounts

5 He delivers all the orders

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 I had to

some money from the bank

to buy the car.

2 The shoes were only £10. They were a real

3 You must never tell anyone the

for

your debit card.

4 The

in the USA is the dollar.

5 I can’t

to go on holiday this year.

Maybe next year.

Total

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Grammar

Complete the third conditional questions using
the prompts in brackets.

1 If you had seen the accident,

(phone / the police)?

2 If you had needed more money,

(borrow / it from your dad)?

3 If you had failed the exams,

(retake / them)?

4 If you hadn’t decided to be a teacher,

(be / a doctor)?

5 If you hadn’t gone to France on holiday,

(go / to America)?

Match the sentence beginnings (1–5) and the
endings (A–E).

1 If I had phoned the police,

2 If I had borrowed money from my dad,

3 If I had retaken my exams,

4 If I had studied to be a doctor,

5 If I had gone to America,
A I would have passed them the second time!
B I would have spent a lot more money.
C I would have had to pay him back quickly.
D I would have been late for work.
E I would have had to train for six years.

Everyday English

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 I

you could be right.

A imagine

B suppose

2 I

your point but I don’t agree.

A make

B take

3 I

what you mean.

A see

B look

4 I don’t feel

about it.

A hard

B strongly

5 Do you really think

A so

B it

Total

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Grammar

Combine the sentences using a participle clause.

1 I found the cat. It was hiding in a box.

2 The documentary was very interesting. It was

shown last night.

3 The girl is my best friend. She’s playing the

lead role.

4 The museum is beautiful to look at. It was built

by J. Haynes.

5 I bought the book. It was advertised on TV.

Complete the text with the present or past
participle form of the verbs in the box.

scare hide write call build

The story,

by J.R. Rogers, is about a

criminal

Martin Jones. Jones,

in a deserted farmhouse, sees what he thinks is
a ghost.

by the sight, he falls though

the floor of the old barn. He finds himself in a
tunnel

during the last world war.

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 My dad bought my brother a drum

for

his birthday.

2 The youth orchestra is playing at the concert

next week.

3 My cousin used to work as a stage

the theatre.

4 I think performance

is very exciting to

see.

5 The abstract

sold for over a million

pounds.

Total

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Grammar

Choose the correct answers.

1 Most / Any of the film was good.

2 None / Every of the children liked the cake!

3 Every / All page in the book had a picture on

it.

4 All / Any of us enjoyed the concert.

5 A few / A little people left before the end of

the play.

6 I could understand only a little / all of the

story.

7 I couldn’t eat little / much of the meal.

8 Some / Every of the paintings were by Monet.

9 Many / Much hours were spent putting the

exhibition together.

10 We had any / no time to have a drink after the

performance.

Everyday English

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 I loved

minute of it.

A every

B each

2 The actors were

good.

A such

B so

3 Darcy is

a wonderful dancer.

A such

B so

4 The musicians played

quickly.

A such

B so

5 You

come with us next time.

A need

B should

Total

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