Language Test 1A Unit 1

1 Complete the gaps with the words in the box. There are two extra words that you do not need.

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My name's Larry. My home town is Leeds but I live in London now. My nationality is British, but I'm ¹_________ - I speak English and French, and I often go to France for meetings. I also ²_________ to a French cooking club. In my free time, I like reading. I usually read ³________ novels from the 18th and 19th centuries but, at the ⁴________, I'm reading a book of French ⁵________ stories from the 1950s. It's really interesting!

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2 Complete the missing verbs in their correct form. The first letter of each verb is given.

Do you ever chat online?

1 I often d_____ puzzles when I'm bored.

2 I try to k_____ fit by going to a gym.

3 My parents p_____ a lot of board games at Christmas.

4 My brother sits in his room every day and l_____ to CDs.

5 The internet helps us to g_____ to know each other.

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3 Complete the adjectives of personality. The lines show you how many letters to use.

Why is Dan so c h e e r f u l? Is he in love?

1 You're so _ _ s _ _ . You're always telling me what to do.

2 Jane paid for us all to go to the cinema. She's so _ _ n _ _ o _ _.

3 My brother doesn't do anything. He's so _ a _ _.

4 Chris always thinks something terrible is about to happen. I don't know why he's
so _ _ s _ _ m _ _ t _ _

5 The new girl is very _ _ p _ _ a _ with all the boys. They all want to go out with her.

6 Simon is so _ _ m _ _ t _ _. He bought me flowers and took me out to dinner on my birthday.

7 Your parents are very _ _ l _ r _ n _. Mine would never let me go out in clothes like that.

8 Your little sister's quite _ _ d _. I said hello and she just turned round and walked away!

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4 Complete the sentences and questions with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

What are you doing (you/do) at the moment?

I `m listening (listen) to reggae.

1 _________________ (your brother/want) to come to the cinema with us today?
No, he ________________ (not/go) out this week because he's got important exams at school.

2 How often ________________ (your parents/eat) at restaurants?
Never. They _______________ (not/think) it's a good way to spend money.

3 It's very noisy. ________________ (your brother/have) a party?
No, he's always noisy. He _______________ (like) loud music.

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5 Choose the correct answers.

These are my friends, Arthur and Anna. Arthur is very clever and serious. He _____ out very often. He usually ¹_____ at home and reads books. At the moment, he ²_____ about classical music. He ³_____ listening to classical music. Anna, his sister, is very outgoing and laid-back. She's my best friend. We ⁴_____ sports together. This term, Anna ⁵_____ a lot of basketball because she ⁶_____ to get into the school team.

a not go c isn't going

b doesn't go d don't go

1 a is staying c does stay
b stay d stays

2 a is reading c read
b reads d reading

3 a loves c love
b is loving d does love

4 a plays c are playing
b is playing d play

5 a play c is playing
b plays d are playing

6 a wants c is wanting
b want d does want

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