MIDDLE-OF-THE-BOOK TEST UNITS 1-7 TEST A

1 Circle the correct words.

0 Excuse me. I don't understand / 'm not understanding.

1 He works in a restaurant. Is / Does he?

2 Tomorrow afternoon I'm sailing / going sailing.

3 On my first day at school I cried / used to cry.

4 While I was playing football, I broke / was breaking my leg.

5 We are as clever as / than them.

6 This food isn't hot enough / enough hot for me to eat.

7 This is the man who / whose book I read.

8 Is / Are there any garlic bread?

9 If I win / will win the race, I'll buy you all a meal.

10 My father used be / to be in a band.

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2 Five of these sentences have mistakes. Find and correct them. Tick (V) those sentences that are correct.

0 Where did you used to buy your food when you lived in London? use .

1 I don't agree with you. I think Dan is right. _______

2 Did you do anything interesting at school today? _______

3 Could you tell me where is the railway station? _______

4 We were walking along the road when we suddenly were seeing a police car. _______

5 They didn't want to talk to me. _______

6 I went to a restaurant which youcan buy real Italian ice-cream. _______

7 All political parties are as stupid like all the others _______

8 We aren't rich enough to buy a new house _______

9 I won't probably go out tonight. I've got lots of work to do. _______

10 There are some very good books here. _______

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

0 (you remember) Do you remember what our Maths homework is?

1 It's nice to see that they (talk) _______________________ to each other now.

2 (The Beatles sing) _______________________`Help' in 1965?

3 Rembrandt (not paint) _______________________ the Mona Lisa

4 When I was young I (use be) _______________________ lazy.

5 I saw the beach while we (drive) _______________________ to the hotel.

6 Hotels are (expensive) _______________________ than campsites.

7 Our country (not have) _______________________ any forests by the year 2050.

8 If he (not be) _______________________ careful he'll lose his money.

9 You (not be) _______________________ rich if you don't study.

10 I stopped (worry) _______________________ about the weather a long time ago.

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4 Complete the text. Use the correct forms of the words in capital letters.

I went to an (0) interesting talk INTEREST

yesterday. The speaker was

a writer. A very (1) ______________ IMAGINE

writer who writes travel books.

He was very (2) ______________ and told TALK

us many stories. On one journey

he was travelling by train. It was

a very (3) ______________ train COMFORT

and he couldn't fall (4) ______________. SLEEP

Finally, he did and, while he was

sleeping his bags (5) ______________. APPEAR

He couldn't find them anywhere.

When he got off the train, he

was in a terrible place, the

(6) ______________ was so bad you POLLUTE

could taste it. The walk from

the station to the city was much

(7) ______________ than he thought FAR

and there were no taxis. It was

a really good evening's

(8) ______________ - some ENTERTAIN

really (9) ______________ stories, and FORGET

I will (10) ______________ buy DEFINITE

his book when I see it.

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5 Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in capital letters. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences.

0 Debbie is very modest about her exam results.
ISN'T
Debbie isn't arrogant about her exam results.

1 Where do we get our money from?
GET
Could you tell me ________________________________________________ money from?

2 He often went out when he was at school.
USED
He often ________________________________________________ when he was at school.

3 Could you tell me what house you live in?
DO
What ________________________________________________ live in?

4 I didn't like sports when I was at school.
TO
I ________________________________________________ like sports when I was at school.

5 The headmaster is investigating the fight in the playground.
INTO
The headmaster __________________________________________ the fight in the playground.

6 I'm trying to think of a way to make a lot of money.
UP
I'm trying to __________________________________________ a way to make a lot of money.

7 The cakes in Joe's café are fresher than the cakes here.
AS
The cakes here ________________________________________________ the cakes in Joe's café.

8 I can't eat this meal, it's too unhealthy.
ISN'T
This meal ________________________________________________ for me to eat.

9 There aren't many vegetarians in my class.
A
There are only ______________________________________________ vegetarians in my class.

10 We might build a garage next to our house.
POSSIBLE
It ________________________________________________ will build a garage next to our house.

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6 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

A I stayed 0 up until 4 o'clock this morning.

B (1) __________ you? Why?

A I had lots of homework to do.

B What was the homework about?

A I had to find (2) __________ about Captain Cook the explorer. He was born in Yorkshire and, when he was 16, he moved to a fishing village. Maybe he got his love of the sea while he
(3) __________ watching the men from the village when they (4) __________ fishing. He was very good (5) __________ making maps. In 1768, he travelled (6) __________ ship to the Pacific Ocean and sailed to Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia. On April 29th 1770, he landed in Australia, at the place (7) __________ is now called Botany Bay. He met some Aborigines
(8) __________ taught him the word `Kangaroo'. Before Cook, a lot of sailors (9) __________ to become very ill because they (10) __________ not eat any fruit or vegetables. Cook gave his men fruit and they stayed healthy.

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7 Circle the correct answers: a, b or c.

What are the British like? It's a difficult question to answer. Society is changing. Young people are more (0) __________ than their parents. Britain is now a multicultural society which can cause problems. The British can't completely (1) __________ these problems but they are doing better than a lot of other countries.

The environment isn't as positive. Britain lost its forests many years ago and the government probably won't (2) __________ them. The government says that it is trying to (3) __________ pollution but Britain's cars and factories don't help. The government could also do more to
(4) __________ waste.

Tourists often complain that Britain's food is (5) __________ and Britain's breakfasts are famous for being (6) __________ with eggs, sausages and bacon cooked in oil. Now, because of the large ethnic population, Britain's most popular food is the (7)__________ curry.

Accommodation in England can be expensive but there are a lot of (8) __________ hostels which are much (9) __________ than hotels. They are also a good place to meet friendly,
(10) __________ people.

0 a) tolerate b) tolerant c) intolerant d) tolerated

1 a) solve b) cure c) help d) lose

2 a) recycle b) save c) replant d) remove

3 a) down b) low c) less d) limit

4 a) recycle b) save c) replant d) take out

5 a) tasteless b) tasty c) tasteful d) taste

6 a) cosy b) vegan c) greasy d) stale

7 a) stale b) spicy c) fresh d) sweet

8 a) your b) youth c) young d) yacht

9 a) cheap b) cheapest c) cheaply d) cheaper

10 a) helpful b) helping c) unhelpful d) help

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