Life, Pre-Intermediate, Unit 1 Test

Vocabulary
1 Complete the text with the verbs in the box. There is one extra word you do not need. There is an
example at the beginning (0).
do fall feel get go make play stay take wake watch work
I usually (0) __wake______ up very early – at four o’clock. I lie in bed for a few minutes, then I (1)
____________
get up and start my day. I take the bus to the post office where I pick up all the letters and
parcels for my area and put them in the van. I’m a postman, you see. I (2) ____________
work long hours and
I rarely (3) ____________
take a break, so, at the end of the day, I (4) ____________
feel really tired. I don’t (5)
____________
stay up late in the evening and (6) ____________
watch go
TV. I usually (7) ____________ to bed at eight
and I (8) ____________
fall asleep very quickly. On Sundays, I have a day off. I (9) ____________
do some
play
gardening and sometimes I (10) ____________ tennis but, mostly, I sleep.
(10 points)

2 Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the beginning
(0).
0 Graham ____________ fishing every weekend.
A makes B does C goes
1 Janice doesn’t ____________ home until ten on weekdays.
A take B fall C get
2 I ____________ karate at the sports centre.
A play B do C go
3 Rebecca’s ____________ her homework right now.
A making B doing C going
4 I like ____________ cards.
A playing B doing C going
5 You’ll ____________ better in a few days.
A make B feel C go
6 I’ve got a sore ____________ .
A cough B throat C ache
7 I’ve got ____________ ache.
A head B nose C stomach
8 ____________ these pills for your backache.
A Make B Do C Take
9 I don’t like ____________ shopping.
A making B taking C going
10 Can you ____________ the piano?
A play B do C stay
(10 points)

Grammar
3 Complete the email with the correct present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Hi Jenny
I (0) _am doing___ (do) a course in Spanish at the moment. My best friend Susie and I (1) ____________
are staying

(stay) with a host family in Madrid. They’re very friendly and talkative – Spanish people (2) ____________
talk

(talk) a lot! On the course, we (3) ____________

have (have) lessons every day in the morning, but we (4)
____________
don't go (not go) to lessons in the afternoon. What (5) ____________
do we do (we / do) in the afternoon?
Well, we (6) ____________ go
usually study (usually / study), but sometimes we (7) ____________ (go) shopping. Right
now, Susie (8) ____________ is listenning
isn't studying (not study) – she (9) ____________ (listen) to music in her room. It’s very
loud! Anyway, what’s your news, Jenny? (10) (you / do) anything interesting this summer?
are you doing
Write soon.
Alex
(10 points)
1
1 get 2 work 3 take 4 feel 5 stay 6 watch 7 go 8 fall 9 do 10 play

2
1 C 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 B 6 B 7 C 8 C 9 C 10 A

3
1 are staying
2 talk
3 have
4 don’t go
5 do we do
6 usually study
7 go
8 isn’t studying
9 ’s listening
10 Are you doing
 Life, Pre-Intermediate, Unit 2 Test
Vocabulary
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are two extra words you do not need. There
is an example at the beginning (0).
celebrate celebration competition competitive footballer gymnastics like
line matches race racing slow team
0 Ronaldo is a famous __footballer___.
1 Eid is an annual ____________
celebration .
2 Ivan got tired and started to ____________
slown down.
race
3 The Tour de France is a famous cycling ____________ .
like
4 Olive is very ____________ her sister.
5 ____________
gymnastics is an Olympic sport.

6 There are fifteen players in a rugby ____________

team .
line
7 Jason was first to cross the finish ____________ .
racing
8 The sport of horse ____________ is popular in Ireland.
competitive
9 Jill is very ____________ . She hates losing.
10 We saw two ____________
matches at the hockey stadium.
(10 points)

Grammar
4 Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
0 You ____________ buy a ticket. The museum is free on Saturdays.
A have to B don’t have to C must D mustn’t
1 Students ____________ park their cars in front of reception. Those parking places are for visitors only.
A can B don’t have to C can’t D have to
2 You ____________ be late. If you miss the start of the play, they won’t let you in.
A can B don’t have to C have to D mustn’t
3 You ____________ buy a ticket on the door or in advance – it’s your choice.
A can B have to C must D can’t
4 You ____________ wear a hat inside the chapel. It’s not allowed.
A must B don’t have to C have to D mustn’t
5 Joe ____________ go to the party if he doesn’t want to.
A can’t B doesn’t have to C has to D mustn’t
6 Do I ____________ sign this form here?
A have to B can C must D can’t
7 I’m interested in ____________ this club.
A join B to join C joining D to joining
8 ____________ cricket is popular in Australia.
A Play B Playing C To play D To playing
9 I can’t ____________ my glasses.
A find B finding C to find D to finding
10 We hate ____________ all the time.
A lose B losing C to lose D to losing
(10 points)

2
1 celebration 2 slow 3 race 4 like 5 Gymnastics
6 team 7 line 8 racing 9 competitive 10 matches

4
1C2D3A4D5B6A7C8B
9 A 10 B
 Life, Pre-Intermediate, Unit 3 Test
Vocabulary
1 Complete the text with the verbs in the box. There is an example at the beginning (0).
book drop get off get on go by go on miss pay pick stop take
It isn’t easy to get to the volcano. You have to (0) __go by_____ taxi, then by train, then by bus, and,
finally, you have to (1) ____________
go on foot. Ask the taxi driver to come early in the morning to (2)
____________
pick you up from your hotel and (3) ____________
drop you off at the train station. Make sure you
leave early – you don’t want to (4) ____________
miss the train. And make sure you (5) ____________
book your
train ticket online before you go because the train is often full. (6) ____________
take the train to the end of
get on
the line, then (7) ____________ the bus that goes up into the mountains. Make sure you have money with
you because you have to (8) ____________
pay the fare on the bus. Ask the bus driver to (9) ____________
stop

when you see the lake. Then (10) ____________

get off the bus and walk up the path to the right of the lake. It’s
a three kilometre walk to the volcano.
(10 points)
2 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 My uncle drives a lorry / train. Every week, he drives hundreds of kilometres along motorways from
Poland to Portugal.
1 It takes four days for the ship to commute / cross the ocean.
2 The roads round here are very busy during the rush hour / period.
3 The government wants to stop carbon emissions / produces.
4 Sorry I’m late. There’s a traffic limit / jam in the city centre. The cars aren’t moving.
5 The buses to town are traditional / frequent – they come every ten minutes.
6 Although there’s only one bus a day, it’s very punctual / convenient for me because it stops near my
house.
7 The new trains are very comfortable / traditional. The seats are big and there’s a lot of leg room.
8 The train is slow but reliable / punctual. It never breaks down – you know you will get to your destination.
9 When you’re in London, go / take the underground. It’s the quickest way to travel.
10 When you buy a ticket, ask for a receipt / change. It proves that you have paid.
(10 points)

Grammar
3 Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
0 It’s one of the ____________ expensive holiday resorts in the country.
A lot B much C most D more
1 The road isn’t as long ____________ some people think.
A as B than C that D for
2 The new cruise ship is ____________ any built before.
A big as B biggest than C bigger than D as big
3 This is one of ____________ traffic jams I can remember.
A the badder B as bad as C the worst D worse than
4 Today is ____________ than yesterday.
A sunnier B the sunnier C the sunniest D sunny
5 I prefer the train because it’s ____________ .
A reliable than B more reliable C as reliable as D far reliable
6 Which one is ____________ ?
A tastier B more tasty C tasty as D tastier than
7 We want to find the ____________ restaurant.
A near B nearly C nearer D nearest
8 Bikes ____________ cars.
A are slower than B are as slow C are the slowest D aren’t slowly
9 This is the ____________ of my life.
A good day B better day C best day D as better day as
10 We aren’t all ____________ as Tom.
A clever B the cleverest C cleverer D as clever
(10 points)

1
1 go on 2 pick 3 drop 4 miss 5 book 6 Take
7 get on 8 pay 9 stop 10 get off
2
1 cross 2 hour 3 emissions 4 jam 5 frequent
6 convenient 7 comfortable 8 reliable 9 take
10 receipt
3
1A2C3C4A5B6A7D8A
9 C 10 D
 Life, Pre-Intermediate, Unit 4 Test
Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
0 Sophie is very nice and ___________ .
A friend B friendly C patience D patiently
1 Some people ___________ themselves difficult challenges in life.
A give B do C take D play
2 Don’t ___________ risks in the mountains when the weather is bad.
A do B make C get D take
3 Joel is very ___________-working. He spends a lot of time at work.
A strong B good C hard D long
4 After spending twenty years in my job, I think I can say I am ___________ .
A experienced B positive C kind D intelligent
5 What is the biggest ___________ we have to solve today?
A challenger B challenge C challenging D challenged
6 Did you ___________ for the exam?
A test B memory C score D study
7 We need to find a ___________ to the problem.
A solve B score C solution D achievement
8 Jill left her bag on the bus but, ___________, we found it later.
A really B fortunately C while D next
9 Thanks for buying me flowers on my birthday. That was very ___________ of you.
A positive B intelligent C kind D patient
10 On our way home, we drove ___________ a tunnel.
A across B through C on D onto
(10 points)
4 Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
0 The yachtsman Sir Francis Chichester ____________in 1972.
A die B died C is dying D was dying
1 We missed the train because it ____________at the station.
A not stop B didn’t stop C wasn’t stopping D don’t stop
2 We were ___________ tired so we went home.
A feel B feels C feeling D felt
3 While she ___________ through the country, she visited many interesting places.
A was travelling B were travelling C travelling D is travelling
4 What ___________ when you saw him?
A was Tom doing B were Tom doing C Tom was doing D Tom were doing
5 I ___________ my leg when I fell off the ladder.
A break B broke C am breaking D was breaking
6 ___________ you see the film last Friday?
A Do B Was C Did D Were
7 While ___________ watching the match, it started to rain.
A we were B she were C were we D were she
8 I was hoping to pass the exam but, in the end, I ___________ it.
A fail B failed C was failing D am failed
9 Fiona and I ___________ get on during the holidays last summer.
A don’t B wasn’t C weren’t D didn’t
10 I ___________ breakfast when the alarm went off. I stopped eating and ran outside.
A ate B was eating C eat D am eating
(10 points)

1
1 A 2 D 3 C 4 A 5 B 6 D 7 C 8 B 9 C 10 B
4
1 B 2 C 3 A 4 A 5 B 6 C 7 A 8 B 9 D 10 B
 Life, Pre-Intermediate, Unit 5 Test
Vocabulary
1 Choose the odd word out in each list. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0A¼ B a quarter C a half D 25%
1 A about twenty B exactly twenty C approximately twenty D more or less twenty
2 A scissors B glass C leather D plastic
3 A paper B cardboard C wood D metal
4 A carton B jar C plastic D bag
5 A garbage B bin C trash D rubbish
6 A under a half B less than a half C more than a half D nearly a half
7 A request B demand C refund D ask for
8 A can B box C metal D bottle
9 A a lot B much C many D a little
10 A leather B tank C paper D plastic
(10 points)

2 Complete the text with the words in the box. There are two extra words you do not need. There is an
example at the beginning (0).
exactly figured out for glass made of nearly ordered panel
rooftop shower taking time to

Last month, we bought a solar (0) _panel______ to put on our (1) ____________
rooftop . It cost (2) ____________
nearly
figured out
£100 – £98, in fact! Unfortunately, however, we haven’t (3) how to install it. It’s (4) ____________
made of metal,
plastic and (5) ____________
glass , and it’s surprisingly light. We want to use it (6) ____________
for heating
shower
water so that we can have a bath or take a (7) ____________ when we want to. I’m sure it’ll be great once
it’s in place. We’re really glad that we (8) ____________
ordered it online. It’s just that it’s (9) ____________
taking a
time
long time to read through and understand all the instructions. I like to take (10) ____________ to do
things properly, you see.
(10 points)

Grammar
3 Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
0 We didn’t buy ____________ boxes.
Aa B some C any D an
1 There aren’t ____________ places to recycle clothes.
A some B much C a lot D many
2 Only ____________ people stay here during the winter.
A any B a few C a little D much
3 There are ____________ different ways to save water.
A a lot of B much C any Da
4 Hurry up. We don’t have ____________ time.
A some B much C many D a few
5 Don’t tell ____________ journalists why we’re here.
Aa B much C some D any
6 I take ____________ sugar in my coffee.
A a lot B a few C a little D any
7 We gave ____________ money to charity.
A some B any C many D a few
8 How ____________ people did you talk to?
A little B much C any D many
9 Sally found ____________ old photographs of her grandparents.
A a little B much C any D a few
10 ____________ students left early.
A A little B A lot C Any D Some
(10 points)
1
1 B 2 A 3 D 4 C 5 B 6 C 7 C 8 C 9 D 10 B
2
1 rooftop 2 nearly 3 figured out 4 made of 5 glass 6 for 7 shower 8 ordered 9 taking 10 time
3
1 D 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 D 6 C 7 A 8 D 9 D 10 D
 Life, Pre-Intermediate, Unit 6 Test
Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. You can use the verbs more than once. There are
two extra words you do not need. There is an example at the beginning (0).
ban get go leave make play ride start take
0 It’s time to __get_______ ready for the party.
play
1 My sister can ____________ the violin by ear.
go
2 Some of these ancient stories ____________ back hundreds of years.
ban
3 The government wants to ____________ fireworks because they are dangerous. In future, they won’t
be allowed.
4 We should ____________
get together soon and have dinner.
5 Now they’re married, do you think they’ll ____________
start a family?
go
6 I’d like to ____________ to university when I leave school.
7 I don’t remember when I first learned to ____________
ride a bicycle – when I was five or six, perhaps.
get
8 When did you ____________ married?
9 In the UK, young people often ____________
leave home and find their own place to live when they are
eighteen or nineteen.
10 When did you ____________
get back from your trip to Paris?
(10 points)

2 Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete the texts. There is an example at the beginning
(0).
(0) ____________ , when they are fifteen or sixteen, have to be responsible for the first time in their lives.
For example, they have to (1) ____________ a bank account, or get a driving (2) ____________ . It’s a
challenging time. By the time they are twenty-four or twenty-five and in their (3) ____________ twenties,
young adults are expected to be (4) ____________ a career, earning a living and paying rent. Of course,
(5) ____________ people in their mid to (6) ____________ fifties have challenges of their own.
The festival was wonderful. There were people in amazing (7) ____________ : long gold dresses, for
example, with birds’ feathers all over them. Many wore (8) ____________ so you couldn’t see their faces.
And they travelled along the streets on (9) ____________ , moving platforms on lorries. Some of them
were so (10) ____________ that they carried twenty or thirty festival-goers, dancing and singing.
0 A Children B Teenagers C Adults D Elderly
1 A open B take C make D place
2 A allowance B book C pattern D licence
3 A early B mid C over D late
4 A opening B doing C starting D putting
5 A mid-term B middle-aged C late adults D elderly
6 A late B far C early D soon
7 A costumes B fireworks C drums D candles
8 A bands B masks C parades D covers
9 A parties B carriers C ceremonies D floats
10 A delicious B smart C enormous D miserable
(10 points)

Grammar
3 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 Don’t worry about your driving test! I’m sure you’ll pass / you’re passing.
1 I won’t come / I’m not coming on Friday, sorry. I have an appointment at the dentist’s.
2 Are you feeling sleepy? OK, I’m going to / I’ll open the window.
3 Look at the traffic! We’re going to be / We’re being late for school.
4 Don’t leave your laptops in the classroom! Someone is going to steal / will steal them.
5 Good morning and welcome to Sackville College. In this talk I’m telling / I’m going to tell you about ...
6 I’m sorry. I forgot your drink. I’m going to go / I’ll go and get it now.
7 I don’t think he’ll / think he won’t go to the party.
8 ‘Are you going to the cinema tomorrow evening?’ ‘Yes, I am / will.’
9 I’ll play / I’m playing tennis on Friday at three, so I can’t come on the picnic.
10 I love Susie. I’m marrying / I’m going to marry her one day.
(10 points)

1
1 play 2 go 3 ban 4 get 5 start 6 go 7 ride 8 get 9 leave 10 get
2
1 A 2 D 3 B 4 C 5 B 6 A 7 A 8 B 9 D 10 C
1 I’m not coming
2 I’ll
3 We’re going to be
4 will steal
5 I’m going to tell
6 I’ll go
7 don’t think he’ll
8 am
9 I’m playing
10 I’m going to marry