PRE-INTERMEDIATE PLACEMENT AND REVISION TEST

Exercise 1 Questions and verb forms (15) ________ (write) to him but he moved and I
Put the words in the right order to make a question.
Example (16) ________ (not have) his new address.
job / learning / for / English / your / you / are? A Well, what about dinner on Friday?
Are you learning English for your job?
B That's fine. What time?
1. English/you/start/did/learning/when? A Is 8 o'clock OK? I (17) ________ (ring) Brian
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2. tennis/often/play/how/does/she? yesterday to check the day, and I (18) ________
________________________________________ (ring) him again tomorrow to check the time.
3. do/doing/what/at/you/like/weekend/the?
________________________________________ B Well 8 o'clock is fine for me. I (19) ________
4. weekend/do/what/you/would/to/this/like? (come) at about 8 and I (20) ________ (bring)
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5. dictionary/why/got/you/haven't/a? a bottle of wine.
________________________________________ A See you on Friday then!
6. much/put/my/coffee/sugar/how/did/in/you?
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7. phoned/doing/John/when/what/you/were? Exercise 3 Countable and uncountable nouns
________________________________________ Underline the uncountable noun in the following pairs
8. sandwiches/make/is/who/to/going/the? of words.
________________________________________ Example cheese/egg
9. radio/listening/does/enjoy/to/mother/the/ your?
________________________________________ money/pound meat/hamburger
10. live/Anna/where/was/child/a/did/when/ she? rice/potato flower/flour
________________________________________ loaf/bread song/music
job/homework luggage/suitcase
Exercise 2 Tenses and verb forms food/meal furniture/desk
In the following conversation put the verb in brackets into
the correct tense or verb form. Exercise 4 Articles
Example Put a, an, the or nothing into each gap in the story.
A Why did you go (go) to the seaside last weekend? Example
B Because we like sailing (sail). I had  dinner with the Queen.

A (1)________ you ________ (know) Brian Bailey?
B Yes, I (2)________ (meet) him two years ago
while I (3)________ (work) in Germany.
(4)________ he still ________ (live) there?
A Yes. He does. He (5) ________ (live) in Frankfurt.
He (6) ________ (have got) a good job there but
at the moment he (7) ________ (work) in London.
He's here for a few days and I'd like (8) ________
(invite) him and you for dinner. Can you
(9) ________ (come)?
B Yes, I hope so. I'd love (10) ________ (see) Brian
again! When I was in Germany we (11) ________
(see) each other quite often because his office
was near the school where I (12) ________
(teach) and so we sometimes (13)________
(have) lunch together. I always enjoyed
(14) ________ (talk) to him. I wanted 
My Aunt Vanessa is (1) _________ artist. She lives
in (2) _________ beautiful old cottage by (3)
_________ sea and she paints (4) _________ small
pictures of wild flowers and birds. She doesn't like
leaving
(5) _________ cottage, but once (6) _________ year
she travels by (7) _________ train to London and
has (8) _________ tea with me at (9) _________
Savoy Hotel. At the moment I'm quite worried about
her because she's in (10) _________ hospital, but
I'm sure she'll be better soon. I'm going to visit her
next week.

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 Exercise 5 Description
Below there are three dialogues. Put one of the words in
the box into each gap.
worst latest more as(x2) funniest
funnier than friendlier tastier like
was what the most
A I started a new job today, working in an office.
B Really! How did it go?
A It was OK. I was a bit nervous.
B What are the other people (1) _________?
A They're very nice. They seem (2) _________ than
the people in my old job, and the job is much (3)
_________ interesting.
B You worked in a shop before, didn't you?
A Yes. Working in an office is better (4) _________
working in a shop, I'll tell you! That was the
(5) _________ job I've ever had. I hated it.
C We went out for a meal to Luigi's last night - you
know, that new Italian restaurant.
D Mm, I know. What (6) _________ it like?
C It was (7) _________ best Italian meal I've ever
had, and it wasn't as expensive (8) _________
Giovanni's, so I think we'll go there again.
D Yes. Giovanni's used to be the (9) _________
popular restaurant around here, but then it started
getting very expensive.
C And the service isn't (10) _________ good as it
used to be.
D What did you have?
C Paul and I both had veal, but mine was cooked in
wine and herbs, and it was (11) _________ than
Paul's. But he liked it.
D It sounds great.
E Have you read John Harrison's (12) _________
book, "Going Round the World?"
F No. (13)_________’s it like?
E I think it's the (14) _________ book he's written.
I laughed out loud all the way through.
F I didn't like "The Truth and the Light", the one that
came out last year.
E Neither did I. This one's much (15) _________.
F Can I borrow it?
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Exercise 6 Correct the mistakes
In the following pairs of sentences, one is correct, and in
the other there is a mistake. Tick () the correct one.
Example
I have watched TV last night.
I watched TV last night. 
1. I have lived in Chesswood for five years.
I live in Chesswood for five years.
2. We moved here after my daughter was born.
We have moved here after my daughter was born.
3. I am a teacher since I left university.
I have been a teacher since I left university.
4. I went to Bristol University in 1984.
I have been to Bristol University in 1984.
5. I never went to Russia, but I'd like to.
I have never been to Russia, but I'd like to.
Exercise 7 Time clause
Put the words in the right order.
Example
bath / I/ when / home / will / get / have / a / I
I will have a bath when I get home.
1. hear/if/I/news/any/you/I/phone/will
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2. pay/as/you/I/back/soon/can/I/as/will
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3. you/feel/stop/better/if/will/you/smoking
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4. car/Peter/enough/when/he/buy/a/has/will/
money
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5. problem/help/I/you/have/you/a/will/if
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Exercise 8 Questions
Write questions about the words in italics.
Example
Somebody broke the window.
Who broke the window?
1. They are talking about somebody.
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2. Peter works for somebody.
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3. Somebody hit Lilly.
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4. Something smells awful!
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5. Jeremy lives with someone.
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6. Mike and Polly are arguing about something.
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7. Ssh! I'm listening to something.
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8. Someone gave me £100!
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9. Someone told me that Ann was getting married!
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10. Something has just crept across the carpet!
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 Exercise 9 Passives 4. We haven't made coffee yet.
Put the words in the right order. We didn't make coffee yet.

1. world / is / English / the / all / spoken / over 5. He is waiting to see the doctor since 9.
________________________________________ He's been waiting to see the doctor since 9.
2. since / has / nylon / 1932 / made / been 6. When did you buy your new car?
________________________________________ When have you bought your new car?
3. Mary's / invited / I / to / wasn't / party / why?
________________________________________ 7. Mary isn't home. She's been to work.
4. will / when / be / new / the / bridge / built? Mary isn't home. She's gone to work.
________________________________________ 8. I've run in the park, so I'm tired.
5. asked / car / design / were / they / to / new / a I've been running in the park, so I'm tired.
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9. I've run round the park three times.
Exercise 10 Second Conditional and might I've been running round the park three times.
Read the text about Jane. Then complete the 10. They already had their dinner.
sentences below. They've already had their dinner.
Jane's unhappy at home and unhappy at work.
She has a boring job and she doesn't earn much Exercise 12 Opposites
money. Her boss says that he will perhaps give Choose an adjective from the box. Write it next to its
her a pay rise next month, but he isn't sure yet. opposite.
She doesn't have a car and she goes to work on
crowded buses every day. She doesn't have a generou well- pleased tidy quiet
flat, she lives in a small room above a noisy s behaved
restaurant in the centre of town. She finds it beautiful interesting modern poo miserable
difficult to sleep because the restaurant doesn't r
close until after midnight. She thinks that she will
perhaps go and live with her friend, Wendy, but ugly _________ wealthy _________
she isn't sure yet because she likes living on her annoyed _________ happy _________
own. noisy _________ naughty _________
mean _________ boring _________
Example old _________ messy _________
Jane wouldn't be unhappy if she lived in a quiet flat.
Exercise 13 Irregular past tenses
1. Jane _______________ happier if she Here are 20 verbs. 10 are regular and 10 are irregular.
_______________ a more interesting job. Write in the Past Simple and Past Participle for the
irregular verbs only.
2. Her boss might
__________________________.
Base Past simple Past
3. If she _______________ a car, she form Participle
__________________________ to work by bus. appear
bring
4. If she _______________ live above a
climb
restaurant, she _______________ it easier to
fall
sleep. feel
5. She might _______________ her friend forget
Wendy. improve
invent
Exercise 11 Present Perfect Simple know
and Continuous let
In the following pairs of sentences only one is correct. Tick lose
() the correct one.
manage
pass
1. I saw her five minutes ago.
pick
I've seen her five minutes ago.
speak
2. We are here since last Saturday. start
We've been here since last Saturday.
tell
3. How long have you known Wendy? understand
How long have you been knowing Wendy?
use

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 Exercise 14 Prepositions
Put the correct preposition into each gap.
1. I've been reading a story ______ two girls who
travelled round the world.
2. I sold my car ______ £2,000.
3. If that machine weren't ______ of order, I'd get
you a drink.
4. Do you believe ______ UFOs?
5. He said that she was too young to buy alcohol
and that it was ______ the law.
Exercise 16 Used to or the Past
Simple
Look at the profile of the singer, Andy Goodchild.
Complete the sentences, using used to where
possible, or the Past Simple.
Example
He used to live with his parents in Leeds.
He had his first guitar when he was six.
Factfile on Andy Goodchild
Andy's highly successful solo career began in 1984.
He now lives in London with his wife, Suzy, and their
daughter, Trixie.
Andy tells us about his background.

Exercise 15 Words that go together 1959-80 Lived in Leeds with

Write the correct combinations below. my parents
1965 My first guitar!
A B 1970-80 Bradford School
1. never A. story 1971-75 Wrote songs with a friend
2. wear B. a lift called Keith
3. wait C. the truth 1976-83 Played in pubs and clubs
4. drive D. patiently 1980 Started going out with
5. tell E. weight a girl called Mandy
6. detective F. a uniform June 1981 Number one record, "She's
7. lose G. carefully mine"
8. give someone H. mind 1982 Toured the United States
9. narrow I. concert 1983 Broke up with Mandy
1984 Went solo
10. get J. glasses
August 1985 Pop festival in Los Angeles
K. in
11. sun
computers 1. He _____________________________
12. pop L. forecast
Bradford School.
13. rain M. path
14. interested N. heavily 2. He _______________________ football for
15. weather O. ready the school.

1 ____ 3. He _______________________ songs with

2 ____ a friend called Keith.
3 ____
4 ____ 4. He _______________________ with
5 ____ The Forwards.
6 ____
7 ____ 5. The Forwards _____________________ in
8 ____ pubs and clubs.
9 ____
10 ____ 6. In 1981 he _______________________ a
11 ____ number one record.
12 ____
13 ____ 7. He __________________ with a girl called
14 ____ Mandy.
15 ____
8. The Forwards __________________ the
United States in 1982.
9. Andy ________________________ in 1984.

10. He ________________________a pop

festival
in Los Angeles the following year.

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