Grammar

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets.

1 The world's a much   smaller   place than it used to be. (small)

2 He's the least                 person I've ever met. (friendly)

3 It's the                 supermarket in town, but not the                . (big / cheap)

4 His marks in the last test were slightly                 in maths, but much                 in English. (low / high)

5 The food wasn't as                 as we expected, and it was far                . (delicious / expensive)

6 It was by far the                 (interesting) film he's ever made, but not the                 .(interesting / successful)

7 Actually, our new house is a little bit                 than we need. (large)

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2 Write the correct question tag.

1 You already know my brother, don't you?

2 She didn't call you last night,                ?

3 They'll be here soon,                ?

4 He wasn't married then,                ?

5 We're very late,                ?

6 You haven't done it,                ?

7 They aren't coming,                ?

8 She won't like it,                ?

9 She hasn't told him,                ?

10 He's already been here,                ?

11 They'll never find out,                ?

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Pronunciation

3 Tick the pairs of words with the same stress pattern.

1 washing machine / vacuum cleaner

2 nuclear power / solar power

3 electricity / vaccinations

4 technology / engineering

5 antibiotics / communications

6 computer networks / domestic appliances

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Vocabulary

4 Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 3.

1 Switch off the  electricity  before you go on holiday.

2 The doctor gave her                 for her cough.

3 I had to have four painful                 before I went to the Amazon jungle.

4 Genetic                 will change the way people think about having babies.

5 Women were full-time housewives until modern domestic                 were invented.

6                                 is a much cleaner source of energy than nuclear power.

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5 Underline the correct alternative.

1 Do you ever wonder / research why the earth is round?

2 Why didn't he respond / inquire to my email?

3 Customer services are replying / looking into the problem.

4 They're discussing / having a debate about the issue in Parliament next week.

5 The police are making inquiries / investigating about the robbery.

6 He's doing medical investigation / research at Oxford University.

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6 Complete the missing words.

1 He's late because his car's broken d o w n.

2 I tried switching it on and o _ _, but it still doesn't w_ _ _.

3 We can't use the lift. It's out of o _ _ _ _.

4 Do you want me to print o_ _ the photos or save them onto a memory s_ _ _ _?

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Functions

7 Put the words in the correct order to make polite requests.

1 you / car / lend / your / me / Could

Could you lend me your car?

2 when / the / you / starts / Do / film / know

                                                                           ?

3 mind / the / off / Would / turning / TV / you

                                                                           ?

4 tell / bank / is / me / where / you / Could / the

                                                                           ?

5 it / Do / you / is / know / what / time

                                                                           ?

6 you / taking / Would / mind / me / station / to / the

                                                                           ?

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Total:

50

Intermediate Quick Check Test 5A

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