New Inside Out Pre-intermediate Unit 12 Test
Name _______________________ Score ______/50
Part A
Vocabulary
Collocations
1 Complete with the correct form of have, make or take.
a) My uncle is a lawyer. He ____________ a lot of money.
b) Did you ____________ a laugh with your friends tonight?
c) Penny's ex-husband ____________ her many promises that he didn't keep.
d) Could you ____________ a photo of us with our new car?
e) They don't want ____________ any risks with their money.
f) Try it! ____________ a go! You've always wanted to sing karaoke.
(6 points)
The weather
2 Complete the words in the weather forecast.
Today will start with some thick (1) f_____________ in places, but this will clear by mid-morning. So, another lovely (2) wa_____________ day, with lots of (3) s_____________. The forecast for tomorrow is very different. It will be (4) st_____________ and wet, with (5) r_____________ and strong (6) wi_____________ in most places. And next week, winter arrives! It will feel much
(7) c_____________ , with (8) s_____________ expected across the north of the country. Great for skiing!
(8 points)
Grammar
Past perfect
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs
a) When Bertie _______________ (got) home, the party _______________ (already / start).
b) Before Jill _______________ (meet) Peter, she _______________ (be married) twice.
c) Because the film _______________ (finish) George _______________ (switch) off the TV.
d) As Marie _______________ (look) at his face, she remembered she _______________ (meet) him before.
e) When I _______________ (arrive) at the airport, I realised I _______________ (not / put) the tickets in my bag.
(5 points)
Passives
4 Rewrite the sentences in the passive.
a) People made this computer in China.
This computer ________________________________________________________
b) They grow peaches in Italy.
Peaches ________________________________________________________
c) We make all the food here in this kitchen.
All the food ________________________________________________________
d) Someone built this church in 1200.
This church ________________________________________________________
e) Somone has stolen my bike!
My bike ________________________________________________________
f) No one invited me to the party.
I ________________________________________________________
(6 points)
will and might for future possibility
5 Underline the correct words.
a) Tim is feeling rather tired. He will probably / probably won't stay in tonight.
b) You will definitely / might need to go to university if you want to be a doctor.
c) It will definitely / might snow tonight, but I'm not sure.
d) I might / definitely won't eat at this restaurant again. That meal was horrible!
e) I probably won't / definitely won't go to work tomorrow, but I'll decide in the morning.
(5 points)
Useful phrases
6 Complete the conversations with the words in the box.
awful exhausted incredible strange tired
A: Ooh. I feel a bit (1) _______________ after our walk.
B: What? We walked 25 kilometers! I'm absolutely (2) _______________ .
A: The news isn't good, I'm afraid. The Prime Minister has resigned.
B: Oh. That's absolutely (3) _______________ !
A: That's a very (4) _______________ story.
B: It's more than that. It's absolutely (5) _______________ .
(5 points)
Part B
Pronunciation
Sentence stress
[Track 29]
7 Listen and underline the stressed words in each sentence.
a) What a beautiful jacket!
b) She's so cute!
c) It's very expensive!
d) Their house is enormous!
e) That's absolutely incredible!
(5 points)
Listening
[Track 30]
8 Listen to the conversation between Paul and Louise. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a) It had been raining for two days. ___
b) Paul's brother was walking behind him. ___
c) Paul spoke to his brother on the phone. ___
d) There was a lot of water in the village. ___
e) Frank had been inside his house all night. ___
(5 points)
Reading
9 Read the text and underline the correct information.
a) The Great Wall of China is made of many bricks / earth and brick sections.
b) The sections of the wall could go from New York to Los Angeles / around the earth.
c) The wall was first built to stop people attacking China / groups of people fighting each other.
d) Chinese people today like / don't like the wall.
e) Parts of the wall have been destroyed by people / by new roads.
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is one of the most incredible sights in the world. It is the world's longest human-made structure, and is about 6,000 km long. The wall is not actually one continuous wall, but many sections of earth and brick walls, built over many centuries. If you put the sections together, the wall would go from New York to Los Angeles, and if the bricks of the Great Wall were made into a single wall, five metres high and one metre thick, it would go all around the earth! The Great Wall was begun about 3,000 years ago and was still being built up to about 450 years ago. Originally the wall was built to separate tribes of people who were at war in China, and later it protected the country from attackers. For many years, people hated the wall because it had cost so much money to built, and many people had died while building it. But today the wall is popular with both Chinese and foreign tourists. One section, at Badaling near Beijing, has been visited by 130 million people. Many sections of the wall have disappeared because of the weather, or because people have used the bricks for building houses or roads. The wall was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
(5 points)
New Inside Out Pre-intermediate Unit 12 Test p5
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