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SHORT TEST 1 A UNIT 1
1 Complete the gaps with the words below. There are more words than you /8
need.
optimistic / cheerful / talkative / rude / jealous / bossy / modest / confident / lively / generous /
lazy / shy tolerant
0 Try to be more optimistic and don’t only think about bad things.
1 She is a very _______________ girl. She doesn’t play with other children in school.
2 They’re really _______________. They like all nationalities, religions and cultures.
3 You’re _______________ because you can’t have the same car, aren’t you?
4 That actor is really _______________ because he gives some of his money to the poor.
5 I hate _______________ people because they tell me what I should do.
6 Her daughter can’t sit in one place for two minutes. She’s such a/an _______________ child!
7 That young man is very _______________! I can’t believe he called me ‘stupid’!
8 He isn’t very _______________ He only says ‘yes’ or ‘no’ when I ask him a question.
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: /8
Present Simple or Present Continuous.
0 Do you like (you/like) her?
1 He ___________________ (not/play) the drums regularly.
2 No, I don’t like that band now. I ____________________ (listen) to Muse these days. Do you
know them?
3 He’s so boring! He usually _______________ (talk) about his favourite sports team and I’m
not interested in it!
4 My girlfriend ______________________ (not/understand) why I like heavy metal.
5 Look, he ____________________________ (fall) asleep again! I can’t believe it!
6 _________________________ (he/read) anything at the moment?
7 His father _______________ (prefer) detective stories.
8 ___________________________________ (her husband/come) from Wales?
3 Complete the following echo questions. /4
0 She’s Welsh. Is she?
1 She thinks I’m from Ireland. _______________ she?
2 He’s got a bilingual daughter. _______________ he?
3 I love my community and its traditions. _______________ you?
4 They are complaining about their boss. _______________ they?
Score / 20
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