Straightforward Pre-intermediate Unit Test 4
Name _______________________
Score _____________
Vocabulary
A
Complete the text with words from the box. There are some extra words you do
not need to use.
about
on
reception
at
in
romantic
ceremony
couple
by
registry office
bouquet
had
priest
guests
bridesmaid
told
on
made
groom
I went to a very nice wedding last year. The bride was one of my best friends from school, and she
asked me to be her (1) ____________. She met her husband at work, which is not very
(2) ____________ I suppose. But they were very much (3) ____________ love, and they only went
out (4) ____________ two or three dates before he asked her to marry him. They were crazy
(5) ____________ each other.
Their marriage (6) ____________ was at a (7) ____________. Then, afterwards, there was a
(8) ____________ at a hotel. There were a lot of (9) ____________ and we drank a lot of champagne!
The brides father (10) ____________ a lovely speech and then the happy (11) ____________ cut the
wedding cake and left the party to go (12) ____________ their honeymoon. It was a wonderful day.
B
Choose the best word a, b, or c to complete 1318.
(13)
Lynn ____________ a very unusual personality.
a) is
(14)
b) has
I went to the ____________ to buy a magazine.
a) newsagent
(15)
b) cinemas
c) bookstore
c) movies
I met my boyfriend in an internet ____________.
a) discussion
(17)
b) journalist
How often do you go to the ____________?
a) films
(16)
c) does
b) chatroom
c) website
I was a(n) ____________ mother with a small child when I was twenty.
a) single
b) only
c) lonely
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(18)
How long ago did Max and Sheila ____________ up?
a) broke
b) divorce
c) split
Grammar
C
Complete the text. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the
present continuous.
A:
John, congratulations! I hear you (19) ______________ (get married) tomorrow!
B:
Yes, I (20) ______________ (feel) a bit nervous about it at the moment.
A:
Why? You really (21) ______________ (love) Rachel.
B:
Yes, its not Rachel Im nervous about. My cousin Jack (22) ______________ (come) to the
wedding. In fact, hes my best man.
A:
Jack? (23) ______________ (I / know) him?
B:
Yes. Hes the guy who (24) ______________ (work) with me in the newsagent.
A:
Oh, now I (25) ______________ (understand) why youre nervous. Hell lose your rings and
make a terrible speech at the reception!
Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
(26)
I sometimes eat meat, but I am preferring vegetarian food.
_______________________________________________________
(27)
What are you doing on Sundays?
_______________________________________________________
(28)
Im meeting Jason at three oclock around.
_______________________________________________________
(29)
Its a wonderful wedding, and the bride is seeming to be very happy.
_______________________________________________________
(30)
What do you do, Harry? Im ringing my friend, Joe.
_______________________________________________________
(31)
The priest is chating to the bride and groom in the church.
_______________________________________________________
(32)
Every Saturday she studys at the library with her friends.
_______________________________________________________
(33)
What are you doing in dinner time tonight?
_______________________________________________________
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Functional language
E
Complete the conversation between Max (M) and Ruth (R) with one word or
phrase from the box in each space.
thats
meet
nights
how about
to go
shall
you have
in
Im afraid Im
meeting
why not
about
at
on
would you like to
evening
going
M:
Hello, Max, would you like (34) ___________ out somewhere tonight?
R:
Id love to Ruth, but (35) ___________ busy tonight.
M:
What (36) ___________ tomorrow night then?
R:
I cant. I do yoga on Thursday (37) ___________.
M:
(38) ___________ having lunch this Saturday, then?
R:
Yes, (39) ___________? I dont think Im doing anything this weekend.
M:
We could go for a walk in the park as well. The park looks lovely (40) ___________ spring.
R:
(41) ___________ a really good idea.
M:
Where (42) ___________ we meet?
R:
Why dont we (43) ___________ at my house (44) ___________ 11 oclock
(45) ___________ Saturday morning?
M:
OK. See you then.
Rearrange the words to make suggestions.
(46)
TV
watch
stay
tonight
lets
and
in.
_______________________________________________________
(47)
the
about
married
in
how
getting
Caribbean?
_______________________________________________________
(48)
to
we
the
go
dont
tomorrow
why
movies?
_______________________________________________________
(49)
pub
like
to
tonight
you
go
to
the
would?
_______________________________________________________
(50)
we
dinner
go
shall
restaurant
for
to?
_______________________________________________________
Straightforward Pre-intermediate Unit Test 4 p3
