Grammar

1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the past simple or past continuous.

1 He   was playing   tennis when he   hurt   his arm. (play / hurt)

2 While we                      , we                      a lot of new friends. (travel / make)

3 Gill                      a new job when she                      the lottery. (look for / win)

4 Who                      you                      with when I                      you? (dance / see)

5 He                      me while I                      TV. (call / watch)

6 Mum                      a shower when they                      . (have / arrive)

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2 Underline and correct one mistake in each sentence.

1 It was rain when I got up.   raining  

2 We wasn't listening.             

3 What time did he came?             

4 What was they doing?             

5 Were you sleep?             

6 She arrived while we ate.             

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3 Underline the correct alternative.

1 They want   to climb   / climbing the mountains tomorrow.

2 She decided to buy / buying a sunhat.

3 I hope to go / going to Japan next year.

4 Can I have that magazine when you finish to read / reading it?

5 I don't mind eating / to eat now. It's 7.30.

6 They don't enjoy walking / to walk in the rain.

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Vocabulary

4 Rearrange the letters and complete the sentences.

1 It's easy to move around on the London   underground  . (ugrnoddreun)

2 I'd love to travel to Asia by                 . (inrta)

3 My grandmother didn't travel on a                 (npela) until she was thirty.

4 His boss goes to meetings in France by                 . (thpelireco)

5 A                  (iibmnsu) is smaller than a                 . (ohacc)

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5 Complete the sentences with the words.

sunhat money binoculars digital map clothes rucksack dictionary walking souvenirs umbrella

1 You need to wear a   sunhat   to the beach.

2 My daughter never uses a suitcase or a wallet. She puts her clothes in a            and wears a            belt.

3 Look! You can see that ship really well with these            .

4 It's very wet outside so wear waterproof            and            boots.

5 She didn't bring back any            for me from her holiday.

6 He always travels with his            camera.

7 They always go sightseeing with a            so they know where they are.

8 I take a           with me when I travel so I can look up words.

9 It's useful to have an           in case it rains.

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Pronunciation

6 Underline the main stress in the words.

1   note  book 7 umbrella

2 binoculars 8 souvenirs

3 money belt 9 motorbike

4 rucksack 10 aeroplane

5 waterproof clothes 11 minibus

6 sunhat

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Functions

7 Complete the conversation with the words in the box.

to get take going reach you'll first on far right can't left

A: Excuse me. We want ¹  to get   to the bus station. Is this the ²                way?

B: Yes, go past that supermarket and take the ³                right.

A: First right.

B: Yes. Then keep ⁴                until you ⁵                the end of the road. Turn ⁶                and then ⁷                the second, um … no, the third right.

A: So I need to turn left, and then third right.

B: Yes, ⁸                see the bus station ⁹            the right. You ¹⁰                miss it.

A: Is it ¹¹                ?

B: It's about a 15-minute walk.

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Total:

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Pre-intermediate Quick Check Test 5B

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