Grammar

1 Complete the sentences in reported speech.

1 `I don't want to go.'

She said   she didn't want to go.  

2 `I don't understand what she's doing.'

He said                                                        .

3 `Their new film won't be very successful.'

The article said                                              .

4 `We'll be home late, Peter.'

They told                                                        .

5 `Bob will lend you his car, Dave.'

He said                                                           .

6 `I can't help you, Maggie.'

She told                                                         .

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2 Match 1-6 with a)-f).

1 Would they go on holiday   a  

2 If I were Jack,     

3 She wouldn't get so hungry     

4 If the plane was delayed,     

5 If he didn't work so hard,     

6 We'd have more time for a social life,     

a) if they had more time?

b) would they get here in time for the party?

c) he wouldn't be so tired.

d) I wouldn't do business with them.

e) if she ate more regular meals.

f) if we didn't have computers.

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Vocabulary

3 Complete the sentences with film words.

1 My favourite   s c i e n c e   fiction films are the Matrix trilogy.

2 I love h                         l dramas but the facts are sometimes wrong.

3 That s             was filmed ten times with 70,000 e             s and cost $10 million.

4 Tom Cruise is both the s       r and

p                   r of the Mission Impossible films.

5 Harrison Ford became most famous for his r       e as Indiana Jones.

6 Stephen Spielberg was one of the most successful d                      s in the 20th century.

7 The old Hammer h             r films about Dracula are still his favourites.

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4 Complete the adjectives with the correct suffix.

1   Celebrity   TV programmes are becoming very boring these days.

2 I know they're very adventur       but I think a trip up the Amazon is too danger       .

3 She's an excellent politic       but she's losing her popular       with the people.

4 He wanted to be a writer but instead he became a very success       photograph       .

5 We've just seen the most wonder       film!

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5 Underline the main stress in the words.

1   producer   7 actor

2 celebrity 8 online news

3 current events 9 musical

4 fantasy film 10 documentary

5 science fiction 11 action film

6 recommend

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Functions

6 Complete the conversation with the phrases in the box.

important can you for a musical shall I would you take them me to would it to organise certainly like to

A: Susan, some ¹  important   American clients are arriving tomorrow.

B: How long are they staying, Mr White?

A: Five days. ²                     be able to get tickets ³                     or something?

B: ⁴                    . And would you like ⁵                     rent a car for them?

A: Yes, why not? ⁶                     be possible ⁷                     a private tour of the city?

B: Yes, no problem.

A: And I'd ⁸                     invite them to dinner on Friday night.

B: ⁹                     book a table at the usual place?

A: No, I think I should ¹⁰                     to a more expensive restaurant. ¹¹                     recommend one?

B: Yes, I'm sure I can. Anything else?

A: No, I think that's all. Thank you, Susan.

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Total:

50

Pre-intermediate Quick Check Test 12B

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