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TEST 1 - 2018
BOOK : Laser B1+/Booklet - Units 15/1 COURSE: Pre-first
a) Complete the words.

1 The meeting was very f__________ – lots of ideas came up.

2 Water is v__________ for the human beings.

3 The Amazon rainforest is the natural h__________ of many birds.

4 I prefer spending my holidays in t__________ countries, I love hot weather.

5 Thousands of s__________ of animals and plants are in danger.

b) Circle the correct answers.

1 On an evening out to the countryside / farmland.

2 We should make people conscious of the consequences of throwing litter / papers in the street.

3 Tigers will soon become dead / extinct if we don´t protect them.

4 Pollution / fumes from car can be very dangerous for human health.

5 When animals are endangered / dangerous, it means we might lose them forever.

6 Global warming / heating is a serious problem that affects the weather.

c) Complete with the following words. There are some extra words
grew growing increased lost cutting slowing

1 The temperature _______________in the room so we needed to turn on the air conditioner.

2 The _______________ down of so many trees is leading to global warming.

3 I didn’t like that TV series but it’s _______________ on me.

4 At first, there were just a few people recycling but the idea _______________ from there and now it’s worldwide.

d) Use a form of the word in capitals to complete each sentence.

1. Simon is very ____________________. He feels he always has to win. (COMPETE)
2. It was ____________________of you to eat all that cake and leave none for me. (GREED)
3. Antonio always tells the truth, but I´m afraid Louis is rather _______________(HONEST)
4. That dog becomes quite _____________________whenever you walk past the garden. (AGGRESSION)
5. ______________are working to try and find chemical substitutes for extinct species of plants (BIOLOGY)
6. If you want to complain about the pollution in your town, write to your local. (POLITICS)
7. I felt so _____________that I went for a ten-kilometer run in the countryside. (ENERGY)
8. It´s _______________to lend a lot of money to someone who you don´t know. (FOOL)
9. Seeing my sister again after so many years was an _____________experience. (EMOTION)
10. Peter´s motorbike is really _______________. It breaks down almost every day. (RELY)
e) Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
1. Can you please stop making that silly noise? It´s really irritating/challenging/fascinating.
2. Karl always thinks the worst will happen ad hi brother is very optimistic/pessimistic/sympathetic, too.
 3. I fell more distracted/motivated/refreshed to work when I know that other people will benefit frm what I
do.
4. Jerry is extremely sensible/thoughtful/sensitive, so you must be careful not to say anything that might
upset him.
5. What´s the most puzzle/puzzling/astonishing thing about learning languages?

f) Complete the sentences with the future perfect simple or continuous.

1 Next week, I celebrate five years of working here. Next week, I will __________________________________.

2 At what age do you think you will get married? 30? By the age of 30, do _________________________________?

3 Will you speak to the boss before next week? Will you have _________________________________________?

4 At the end of this month, I will have my baby. At the end of this month, I ________________________________.

5 I started studying at eight o’clock and I will finish at ten. At ten o’clock, _________________________________.

g) Put the verbs in brackets in the future continuous or future perfect (simple or continuous).

1 If I come at seven, (you / sleep) ____________________? I don’t want to wake you.

2 I hope we (find) ____________________ a solution by the time I have children.

3 What (you / do) ____________________ while I’m on holiday?

4 (you / speak) ____________________ to Jack by the time I see you?

5 In the future, do you think people (live) ____________________ on the Moon?

6 At six o’clock tonight, I (study) ____________________ for ten hours non-stop.

h) Correct the negatives in these sentences.

1 Local people believe that the council won’t do anything.

2 Victor thinks Laura isn’t interested.

3 Belinda believes the government isn’t helping.

4 I imagine we won’t find a solution easily.

i) Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple or present
continuous.
Marcos: HI Felipe! _______________(you/get) this bus every day?
Felipe: No, I ________________(usually/take) the 64 to work, but I _____________(not/go) to the office
today.
Marcos: Oh, why not?
Felipe: Well, I _____________(get) a bit tired of that job, and I _____________(think) of leaving soon. In
fact, I´ll do that as soon as I _______________(find) something better.
Marcos: ________________(the boss/know) you ________________(take) the day off today?
Felipe: Not yet! I´ll call him later when he ________________(arrive) at the office. I
______________(not/like) him very much. He ___________________(always/criticize) the staff, and most of
us _______________(not/deserve) that.
Marcos: It _________________(not/surprise) me that you ____________(want) to leave.