Grammar

1 Underline the correct alternative.

1 The population of the world is   bigger   / biggest than it was ten years ago.

2 The streets are most polluted / more polluted than they were in the past.

3 The city is noisy / noisier than ever because there's more / less traffic.

4 What's the more / most beautiful city you've ever been to?

5 Chips are the least healthy / less healthier food you can eat.

6 Sea levels are getting higher / more highest because the ice is melting fast.

7 Travelling by plane is expensiver / more expensive than travelling by car.

8 In many countries, there is less / the most food to eat every year.

9 The cheetah is one of the more faster / fastest animals in the world.

10 The River Nile is shorter / most short than the Amazon.

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2 Complete the sentences with a/an, the or - (no article).

1 They saw   a   large eagle in the sky.

2            elephants never forget.

3 We looked out of the window and saw            pig in            street.

4 She's really frightened of            spiders.

5 The art gallery is on            left of            post office.

6 He used to be            waiter but now he's            accountant.

7 She's travelled round            Asia and most of            Africa.

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Vocabulary

3 Complete the names of natural places.

1 The Yangtze is the longest   r i v e r   in Asia.

2 The g                      are melting faster every year because of global warming.

3 Canada has the longest c                         in the world.

4 The Amazon r                           is getting smaller every year.

5 The world's driest d                is the Atacama in Chile.

6 The Himalayas is the world's highest mountain r            .

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

disturb shake disappear hit pull off attack

1 Be careful. Don't   disturb   the animals.

2 Many wild animals only                 people when they're very hungry.

3 The sun                 and it started to rain.

4 They                 the trees with a stick and all the fruit fell off.

5 She                 her shoes and jumped in the river to save the children.

6 He                 his head and said no.

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5 Cross out the word which does not fit in each group.

1 elephant camel fly bear

2 tiger cow leopard lion

3 cheetah butterfly spider mosquito

4 shark jaguar dolphin whale

5 eagle penguin bee pigeon

6 tortoise pig crocodile snake

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6 Delete five more words which do not match the stress pattern.

Oo	oO
penguin ocean pigeon attack	ostrich extinct disturb desert (n)
oOo	ooO
domestic mosquito biologist gorilla elephant	disappear crocodile chimpanzee

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Functions

7 Underline the correct alternative.

1 A: He didn't come to work today.

B: No, he's definitely not /   might be   sick.

2 A: I've lost my wallet.

B: Maybe you / You could left it at home.

3 A: They've put €5000 in my bank!

B: It can't / could be a mistake.

4 A: The phone's ringing.

B: It could be perhaps / can't be Maria. She's flying to Madrid now.

5 A: That car is really beautiful.

B: Yes, it must / maybe cost thousands.

6 A: What's that noise upstairs?

B: It could be / is definitely not the dog. She's always asleep at this time.

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Total:

50

Pre-intermediate Quick Check Test 9B

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