Pre-intermediate End of course test
Grammar
Listening
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form
1 Recording 11 Listen and write true (T) or false
of the verbs in the box.
(F).
1 Mary thinks the thief should go to prison be buy do eat go have make (×2)
for five years. T take (×2) work
2 The man thinks the new tennis teacher
could be Spanish. 1 He won’t want tickets for that play. He went to
3 The woman has just bought some books. see it last weekend.
4 The woman is buying a present for 2 Over fifty CD players back to the shop
her father. because they were faulty.
5 The Globe Theatre is on Prince Road. 3 She’d soon get promoted in that job if she
6 The doctor says the man needs to get well under pressure.
outdoors more. 4 They’ll never learn anything if they don’t take
risks and mistakes.
5 5 I’m going my car to the garage today.
6 If you pass your driving test tomorrow, I
2 Recording 12 Listen to the phone conversations a car. I promise.
7I (not) yet and I’m really hungry.
and complete the notes.
1 8 You have to study hard an architect.
9 They a beach party when it started
Clarence Hotel Complaints Book
raining.
10 The company very well now so they
Name: Mr 1 Brown
might employ more people.
Room Number: 2
11 Emily won’t find it easy friends if she’s
Problem: Breakfast eggs were 3 and
4 so unfriendly.
were cooked too much.
Action: Talk to the 5
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2 4 Underline the correct alternative, a), b) or c).
Portland Hotel Complaints Book 1 Did your dad work in Canada?
a) used to b) use to c) never use to
Name: Mrs 6 Peters 2 You’ve missed them I’m afraid. They left
Room Number: 7 about five minutes ago.
Problem: 8 in room a) just b) since c) yet
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sings loudly in the 3 We chose at home as we were so tired.
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. a) stay b) to stay c) staying
Action: Talk to the 11 . 4 Did you see lions at the zoo?
a) a b) - c) the
5 Sorry I’m late. It was than I thought.
10 a) further b) far c) more far
6 I close the window? It’s getting a bit cold.
a) Would b) May c) Will
7I imagine staying in that hotel – it’s far too
expensive!
a) can’t b) can c) have to
8 What their new house like?
a) does b) ’s c) are
9 People eat too junk food these days.
a) many b) enough c) much
10 They told us they at nine.
a) ’d come b) comes c) ’ve come
11 What’s the name of the place we stayed?
a) where b) that c) which
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Vocabulary Function
5 Cross out the word that does not fit in each 8 Match sentences 1–11 with responses a)–k).
group.
1 Nice weather, isn’t it? a
1 suitcase biopic souvenir backpack 2 Could I speak to the manager please?
2 cheat gossip interrupt talk 3 Gina didn’t come to work today.
3 salary bonus brand tip 4 How long have you had this problem?
4 retail task sales accounts 5 Can I help you at all?
5 X-ray bills headache painkillers 6 What’s the problem?
6 litter spam delays blog 7 What time does the post office open?
8 Everyone should learn to drive.
5 9 Is this the right way to the train station?
10 I’ve been waiting for hours.
11 Would you be able to recommend a
6 Underline the correct alternative. good hotel in the area?
1 They’ve been on/for holiday for two weeks.
2 Why don’t we go to Luigi’s restaurant? We a) Yes, it’s wonderful.
haven’t eaten away/out for ages. b) About a week.
3 My boss suggested I took some time of/off. c) No, thank you. I’m just looking.
4 If Mary was better at dealing with/for people she’d d) Yes, it’s just around the corner. You can’t miss it.
be an excellent boss. e) Oh, at 8 o’clock I think.
5 Ashley is a very friendly person and gets by/on f) Certainly. There’s the Hotel Royal on King Street.
well with everyone she meets. g) Of course. Can I ask who’s calling?
6 We have decided to go of/away for the weekend. h) I’m not sure about that. Not everyone can afford
7 Two men have been arrested for/with fraud. to learn or wants to these days.
8 Everyone was very surprised when Sheila turned i) I’m really sorry I’m late. I missed the bus.
away/down the job in Australia. j) Perhaps she’s ill.
9 He didn’t sleep very well last night because he k) Well, it really hurts when I walk.
was worrying about/with his exams.
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9 Complete the words in the conversation.
7 Complete the sentences with the correct form A: In my 1 opinion , public transport should be
of the words in CAPITALS. cheaper. Then more people might use it.
1 The doctor said it wasn’t a serious illness and he B: I 2 a . I think the main problem is that
had nothing to worry about. public transport isn’t always reliable.
ILL A: That’s 3 t , but I think that people also
2 If you want to go to that new restaurant, I’ll make have to change their way of thinking.
a for tomorrow night. B: 4 D . If more people cared about the
RESERVE environment, then public transport would
3 You must make a soon or he’ll find become more popular. It would then get better.
someone else for the job. A: Exactly. The problem is that governments prefer
DECIDE to spend their money on building new roads. I
4 I stayed at home and watched a film. It was a also 5 t they care more about the car
really evening. industry than the environment.
RELAX B: I 6 t agree but it does make sense if you
5 She gave an amazing in the concert. think about the economy.
PERFORM
6 All new students must go to the desk 5
on their first day.
REGISTER
7 You don’t have many so it won’t take
you long to move house.
POSSESS
8 Her as a writer grows every year.
POPULAR
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Reading 11 Read the poster and the message. Then
complete the notes below.
10 Read the article and complete the gaps in the
summary below with a number or a date.
Island Tour
The Queen of Chess
The champion chess player, Hou Yifan, was born on Take a boat trip around six beautiful islands.
27th February 1994 in Xinghua, China. She first Mon–Fri: 10.00a.m. to 2.00p.m
became interested in the game when she was three Sat and Sun: 10.00a.m. to 4.30p.m.
and her parents bought her a chess set*. Then, at five Leaves from the boat tour office in the port.
years old, she began taking lessons with a
world-famous chess tutor who encouraged her to Tickets:
play in local chess competitions from the age of six. €10 (Mon–Fri with coffee/cold drink)
These gave her experience in playing against others €25 (Sat/Sun with lunch and drinks)
and improved her skill at the game. Amazingly, she
won the World Youth Chess Championship for Girls
when she was only ten and two years later, she
Adam,
became the youngest person to play in the World
Women’s Championships.
I’m just going shopping for the
Her success continued when in 2008, at the age of afternoon. Hope your game of golf
13, she became the youngest ever Chinese chess was good. I’ve just seen an ad for a
champion and the youngest female to become a boat trip round the islands. We
grandmaster. Then, a few years later in 2010, she can't go tomorrow because we
won her first Women’s World Championship. She have the coach trip to the old
also won it in 2011 and 2013 and is the only player Greek ruins. How about Saturday?
in history who has won three world championships We can have a lovely day sailing
before the age of 20. around the islands with lunch
These days, you will find her studying in the School included! Do you think you could get
of International Studies at Peking University as well the tickets? I'm sure you'll love it.
as playing chess professionally. Her chess career
still continues and in March 2015, at the age of 21, Jx
she was officially named as the best female player in
the world. More recently, she nearly beat the Male
World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, and many Notes
people think that in the future, she may become the
world’s best chess player. Name of tour: 1 Island Tour
Day: 2
*The board and pieces used to play the game of chess. Time: 3 to 4.30p.m.
Number of tickets: 4
Hou Yifan started playing chess when she was Price per ticket: 5
1
three years old and was taught by an Leaves from: 6 in the port
international chess teacher from the age of
2
. She won her first world-level
competition when she was 3 and
became the youngest grandmaster in 4 . 5
She won the Women’s World Championship 5
times. She became the world number
one female chess player in March 6 .
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Writing
12 Match the underlined words in the email to
formal phrases a)–f).
¹ Hi, Mr Mackenzie
² Just a quick note about the plans for the new
airport in Falton. I think having a new airport
is ³ a great idea. I travel to Berlin a lot and the
airport will make my life much easier.
⁴ Also, it’ll bring more foreign tourists to our
area.
⁵ Write back soon,
⁶ Bye,
Vicky Dobson
a) In addition
b) Yours sincerely
c) Dear 1
d) I look forward to hearing from you
e) I’m writing about
f) an excellent
13 Write an answer to the question below in
75–100 words. Include at least two positive
and two negative points in your answer.
‘How do you think technology will change our lives
in the next twenty years?’
It seems to me that/In my opinion,
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Total: 100
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