Grammar

1 Underline the correct alternative.

1 I didn't see /   haven't spoken   to them since last weekend.

2 My mum has been / was a teacher for fifteen years. Then she became a writer.

3 I left / have university in 2007 and have worked / was in a bank since then.

4 They didn't go / haven't been to the USA for a long time.

5 Marta didn't write / hasn't written to us since March.

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2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the present perfect/past simple and for/since.

1 I  've been   (be) on a healthy diet   for   three weeks. I   started   (start) on 2^nd January.

2 She                      (not buy) any new clothes                      twenty years.

3 They                      (know) us                      ages. We                      (live) in the same street when we were children.

4 He                      (not be) back to see his parents                      1999. He                      (come) to London                      a year and                      (not go) back.

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3 Match 1-6 to a)-f).

1 I'll take an umbrella   e  

2 You might feel sick      

3 I might go to bed early tonight      

4 We should book a table      

5 She might need some time off      

6 He won't come tomorrow      

a) because she's had very bad flu.

b) because he'll be on a plane to Japan.

c) because I have to get up at 6 tomorrow.

d) because you've eaten five chocolate cakes.

e) because it might rain.

f) because the restaurant will be busy tonight.

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Vocabulary

4 Cross out the word which is not possible in each group.

1 eat: milk lamb mussels grapefruit

2 drink: wine milk grapefruit beer

3 grow: spinach chicken grapes oats

4 make: cake wheat jelly biscuits

5 play: tennis surfing badminton squash

6 go: skiing jogging rugby cycling

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5 Underline the correct alternative.

1 I've started eating   oily   / fatty fish and stopped missing coffee / breakfast.

2 You play tennis with a racket / bat and cricket / golf with a bat.

3 Stress / Vitamins and city / village life are very good for your health.

4 Exercise, fresh / frozen food and laughter help you live longer.

5 Torres scored three goals / tries and Liverpool won the football / badminton match.

6 Working / Walking with dogs / computers makes you feel good.

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Pronunciation

6 Underline the main stress in the words.

1   vitamins   7 vegetables

2 alcohol 8 chocolate

3 exercise 9 biscuits

4 grapefruit 10 cucumber

5 orange juice 11 caffeine

6 potato

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Functions

7 Complete the conversation with the words in the box.

what's the ago sleep back about to see I'll give worry sore for problem

A: Good morning. I'm Dr Simpson. ¹  What's the   matter?

B: Hello, Doctor. I've got a ²                     neck and my ³                     hurts. It's very painful.

A: How long have you had this ⁴                     ?

B: Since about a month ⁵                     . I can't ⁶                     very well.

A: Are you worried ⁷                     anything?

B: No, but I'm working on the computer a lot at the moment.

A: So that'll be the reason.

B: Yes, I think so.

A: It's nothing to ⁸                     about.

⁹                     you some pills. They'll help you sleep. Take them ¹⁰                     two weeks and then come back ¹¹                     me again.

B: Thank you, Doctor.

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Total:

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Pre-intermediate Quick Check Test 6B

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