English Term Test

PRE INTERMEDIATE - USE OF ENGLISH TEST

STUDENT NAME: DATE: / /
2. Complete the sentences using the words
VOCABULARY: or phrases in the box.
1. Choose the correct alternatives. read music - really into - download -
compilation CDs - favourite band - lead
1 Latin music makes me feel
singer - favourite record - last concert
energetic/energy.
1 My ___________________ is Coldplay. I've
2 I don't believe that music can make you
got all their CDs.
more intelligent/intelligence.
2 The _________________ I went to was
3 I'm a very imaginative/imagination
Beethoven's 9th Symphony.
person.
3 I ____________________ a lot of music from
4 I sometimes don't go out at weekends
the internet.
because of tired/tiredness.
4 I can't ____________________ but I can play
5 I play the piano for relaxed/relaxation.
by ear.
6 I need to use my
5 I sometimes make __________
imaginative/imagination in my job.
___________ for my friends.
7 Everyone has the intelligent/intelligence
6 My ___________________ is Yesterday by
to learn a language. The Beatles.
8 I listen to music in the morning to give 7 I'd like to meet the __________
me energetic/energy. _____________ of Radiohead. He sounds
9 I'm always tired/tiredness when I get interesting.
home in the evening. 8 I'm ______________ jazz at the moment. I
10 Jazz makes me feel relaxed/relaxation. love Louis Armstrong.

3. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete 4. Complete the sentences with the
the sentence. adjectives from the box. Use the notes in
tasty - vegetarian - recipe - cooker - low marks brackets to help you.
work abroad - chef - smells
exciting - fun - relaxing - busy
1 We've just bought a new electric _____________.
1 Selena's life is very ______________! (It
2 Who is the new ____________ at the restaurant?
makes her happy and interested.)
3 I want to be a _________________ but I really like
2 His working hours are very
meat.
_______________. (There are a lot of things
4 I'd love to ____________- perhaps in New York.
to do.)
5 That meal gets ___________ from me. It was
3 She has quite a ____________ lifestyle.
horrible!
(There is a lot of time to do nothing.)
6 That looks very ___________. Can I have some?
4 Marcos evenings are ________________.
7 It ______________ great. How does it taste?
(There are a lot of enjoyable things to
8 I'm cooking for Ruth tonight. Do you know a
do.)
_____________ for chicken and spinach?
 2. Choose the correct alternatives in
GRAMMAR: Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. Choose the correct form of the Present Simple. 1 I usually go/am usually going to work by
A: (1) Do/Does you fall asleep quickly? car.
B: Yes, I (2) do/does. I (3) don't/doesn't 2 Listen to that man. What language does
listen to the radio, I just (4) go/goes to sleep he speaks/is he speaking?
immediately. 3 It doesn't rain/isn't raining much in the

A: (5) Do/Does you see an alarm clock? summer here.

B: No, I (6) do/don't. My mum (7) get/gets up 4 You work/'re working very hard today.

first, then she (8) call/calls me. 5 Do you prefer/Are you preferring tea or
coffee?
A: (9) Do/Does anyone in your family have 6 I stay/'m staying at the Savoy Hotel in
strange sleep habits? London for a week.
B: Yes, my brother (10) do/does. He (11) 7 Who's that woman? What does she
talk/talks in his sleep but he (12) want/is she wanting?
don't/doesn't wake up.

3. Use the Present Continuous to complete

the dialogues. A: Hello. I (5) ___________________ (phone)
A: I (1) ___________________ (wait) in the from London.
restaurant on the fourth floor. Where are B: Really? What (6) _____________________
you? It's 4.30! What (2) _________________ (you/do) there?
_______ (you/do)? A: Jenny and I (7) _________________ (stay)
B: We (3) ________________ (sit) on the with some friends for a week. It (8) ______
bus. The traffic is very bad. We __________ ______________ (rain) today so we (9) _____
_______ (not / move). __________________ (not / go) out.

4. Write sentences using the prompts from the box. Change the verbs if necessary.
don’t like / absolutely love / can’t stand / quite like / not very keen on / really hate
don’t mind / quite keen on
EX. / watch football on TV. I'm quite keen on watching football on TV.

1 / go to the cinema.
2 / my job.
3 / do crossword puzzles.
4 / beach holidays.
5 / be cold.
6 / dogs.
7 / talk on the phone in English.
8 / go dancing on Friday evening.
5. Complete the dialogues with the Past Simple of 6. Complete the sentences with the past
the verbs in brackets. participle of the verbs in the box.
A: Where (1) ________________ (you/grow up)? be - play - download - work - study - buy -
B: When I (2) _________ (be) very young, we meet

(3) __________ (live) Iin Venice. Then when I 1 She's _________ the lead singer of my
was twelve, my family (4) _____________ favourite band.
(move) to Milan. I (5) _________________ 2 I've never __________ an instrument in a
(not/like) it at first, but when I was a concert.
teenager, I (6) ___________ (love) it. 3 He's _________ to two rock concerts this
week.
A: (7) _____________ (you/go) to college when
4 I've ___________ in lots of music shops
you (8) _________ (leave) school?
so I'm quite experienced.
B: No. I (9) __________ (not/go) to college until
5 They've __________ every Radiohead
I was twenty-two. First, I (10) _________ (get)
album.
a job in a record shop for a year and (11)
6 She's __________ singing and piano at
________ (save) up some money. Then I (12)
college.
___________ (go) travelling.
7 I've ____________ lots of jazz music from
7. Agree of disagree using so, neither or the internet.
short answers.
A: I've got a headache. A: I'm doing my homework at the moment.
B: (agree) ________________. (1) B: (agree) ________________________ (4).

A: I thought that coat was very expensive. A: I've got really noisy neighbours.
B: (agree) __________________ (2). B: (disagree) _______________________ (5).
A: I didn't like her last single. A: I went to a great restaurant last weekend.
B: (disagree) _____________________ (3). B: (agree) _________________________ (6).

8. Complete the dialogues with the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple.
A: (1) _______________ (you ever win) a competition?
B: Yes, I (2) _______. I (3) _______ (won) a singing competition when I was six.

A: (4) _____________ (you watch) TV last night?

B: Yes, I (5) ________. I (6) ____________ (see) a documentary about child prodigies.

A: (7) ________________ (you ever meet) a famous person?

B: No, I (8) ________. But I (9) ________________ (see) Kylie in a concert last year!

A: (10) _________________ (you ever play) a musical instrument in public?

B: Yes, I (11) ________. I (12) ________ (be) in a band when I was a teenager.

9. Write complete sentences with going to or will. 5 we/visit your parents tomorrow?
1 Rachel/not/get a new job. 6 Do you think we/live on the moon in the
2 I think Flor/get married next year. future?
3 They/not/come to dinner next week. 7 He/call you later.
4 Who do you think/get the job? 8 Where/Peter and Tania/stay?
10. Complete the sentences with who, which or 11. Make sentences using the Present
where. Continuous for future meaning.
1 This is the café __________ I always buy my
1 I/not do/anything/tonight.
lunch.
__________________________________________.
2 She's the woman _____________ owns the
2 Karen/go to a restaurant/next week.
café.
___________________________________________.
3 Is that the ring _________ your son gave
3 He/not go out/this weekend.
you?
__________________________________________.
4 This is _____________ I lived as a child.
4 We/watch TV/at home/tonight.
5 You are the only person __________________
___________________________________________.
has noticed my new haircut.
5 they/spend this summer/by the beach?
6 Do you have the money _________________ I
___________________________________________.
gave you yesterday?
6 I/play football/tomorrow night.
7 Is she the one _________ you don't like?
___________________________________________.
8 This is ___________ we first kissed.

12. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form using Present Simple, Present Continuous,
Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple.
1 We both _______________ cats. (to like)
2 My mum ___________________ outside now. (to wait)
3 Bob _______________ boats for a living. (to build)
4 Luna ____________ in a restaurant until June. (to work)
5 She ___________ a cake yesterday. (to eat)
6 ___________ you ever ___________ taking up Yoga classes? (to try)
7 I ______________ to the cinema now. (to go)
8 Charlie _____________ me chocolate for my birthday. (to give)
9 I _________________ a chair but it is not finished yet. (to make)
10 I ____________ every morning. (to run)
11 I __________________ Medicine for over 10 years. (to study)

VOCABULARY: GRAMMAR:
SCORE: SCORE:
1. 10 1. 12 4. 8 7. 6 10. 8

2. 8 4. 4 2. 7 5. 12 8. 12 11. 6

3. 8 3. 9 6. 7 9. 8 12. 11
TOTAL SCORE: TOTAL SCORE:
30 106
English Term Test
PRE INTERMEDIATE - LISTENING TEST
STUDENT NAME: DATE: / /

1. Jennifer is helping Chris in the kitchen. He is trying to make a chicken pie. Listen to their
conversation and fill the space in each question with a maximum of TWO words. Remember,
this is not a dialogue.
Jennifer: Yeah, that's a fair deal. Now, have you bought all the

you need?

Chris: Chicken, pastry, _________________ (1), onions and carrots.

Jennifer: Is the chicken ______________ (2) already?

Jennifer: Right, first put ________________ (3) in a saucepan and melt it. Then add some flour.

Jennifer: ____________ (4) it all together over the heat.

Jennifer: Add a ________________ (5) and pepper and about two cups of chicken broth.

Jennifer: Add the chicken next. __________________ (6) it into small pieces...

Jennifer: You can slice the mushrooms and chop the onions into very _________________ (7).

Jennifer: Let it all _________________ (8) for about five minutes.

Jennifer: ...put it in the oven and _________________ (9) it for about 40 minutes.

2. Jennifer is helping Chris in the kitchen. He is trying to make a chicken pie. Listen to their
conversation and answer the following Yes/No questions.

1 Does Jennifer have a lot of free time? YES / NO

2 Does Chris know a lot about castles in Scotland? YES / NO
3 Do they have all the ingredients they need? YES / NO
4 Is the chicken already cooked? YES / NO
5 Does Chris understand everything Jennifer says? YES / NO
6 Does Jennifer use large pieces of chicken for the recipe? YES / NO
7 Are there any carrots in this recipe? YES / NO
8 Does it all take less than an hour to prepare? YES / NO

SCORE:
1. 9 2. 8

TOTAL SCORE:
17