Language Test 1A Unit 1

1 Complete the missing words. The first letter of each word is given.

Jamie is wearing baggy jeans which are very loose and ¹ r________ at the knees - the holes are quite big. They're held up with a leather ² b________. He's also got on a red T-shirt which is made of ³ c________ and he's carrying a sweatshirt with a ⁴ h________ at the top. On his feet he's wearing black ⁵ b________ which are quite ⁶ t________ now, they're not old-fashioned. He isn't wearing any jewellery but he has got a ⁷ p________ in his left eyebrow.

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2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. There are two extra verbs that you do not need.

calm bump feel fool go hang make put take try

I like this dress, I want to try it on and see if it looks good.

1 Adults don't like it when teenagers ________ out on the streets with their friends.

2 Mark is quite lonely, he wants to ________ new friends.

3 They're behaving very badly, you shouldn't ________ up with their behaviour!

4 Pete is always angry for no reason, he should ________ down.

5 On Friday nights I often ________ dancing with my friends. It's fun!

6 When I ________ bored I phone my friends.

7 People don't ________ me seriously, they think I'm joking all the time. It annoys me!

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3 Complete the missing words. The lines show you how many letters to use.

school life

I'm starting u n i v e r s i t y this week, so I'm a ¹_ r _ _ h _ r. I want to ²_ o _ _ some clubs so that I can meet other students and have fun. I'm already a ³_ _ m _ e _ of the debating
⁴_ o _ i _ _ y and the film club and I'm looking for a sports club now.

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4 Choose the correct answers.

Kathy and Mandy _____ a flat at university this year. Kathy ¹_____ much money and she can't go out very often so she ²_____ every evening. She says food ³_____ more and more expensive all the time. She is paying for her studies ⁴_____ so she has to be careful with money. Mandy ⁵_____ careful with money. In fact, she usually ⁶_____ more money than she has!

a share b is sharing c shares d are sharing

1 a isn't having b doesn't have c don't have d doesn't having

2 a usually studies b studies usually c is usually studying d is studying usually

3 a get b gets c is getting d are getting

4 a myself b yourself c herself d himself

5 a isn't always b always isn't c doesn't always d is always not

6 a spends b spend c are spending d is spending

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5 Complete the sentences and questions with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

My friend Pete goes (go) to a dance group once a week. He's preparing (prepare) for a competition at the moment.

1 You're at university now, aren't you? _____________ (you/belong) to any interesting clubs?

2 This week we _____________ (study) a lot because we have exams next week.

3 I usually _____________ (have) guitar classes on Fridays, but this month I _____________ (go) to  class on Thursdays because my teacher is busy on Fridays.

4 _____________ (the price of computers/go down) or are they the same price as before?

5 Kim _____________ (give) a presentation to the class at the moment although generally she _____________ (not/speak) much in class because she's very shy.

6 How often _____________ (Jamie/play) football with his classmates?

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