Intermediate Quick Check Test

1A
4 Make three more coll ocations for e ach ver
b.
Us e the wor ds in the box.

Grammar
1 Complete the ques tions wi th the
correct auxiliary ver b where necessary.
1 What
did
he tell you jus t now?
2 Who

s tole my
bag?
3
s he s peak Englis h we
ll?
4 When
they leaving?
5
you had lunch yet?
6 Who
co mes fro m
Scotland?
7
they arrive on time las t
night?
8 What
happened to your car?
9 Who
you us ually depend on?
10
he drunk his tea?
11 Who
drank my coffee?
12 What
s he talking about? I
dont
understand.

a cou rs e h ere grey angry five

minutes for a mea l the hous ework
married
1 do e xerc is e, your bes t
a cou rse
2 take photos , a
holiday
3 get a degree, a job
h ere
4 go mad, off coffee

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2 Complete the s ente nces with the correct for

m
of the ver bs in brackets .
1 Sorry
n t aans
ns w
er the
phone earlie r. I wa s
sleep inI gd.id(not
wer
/ s leep)
2 He
with his parents at the mo
ment
becaus e he
much money. (live /
not
earn)
3
you
that s trange nois e a few
minutes
ago? It
like a baby crying. (hear / s
4 ound)
Their ch ildren a ll
tennis very we ll.
They
a fter their mother. (play / take
5 )We
d inner at a friends hous e when
they
las t night. (have /
6 call)
I
much about my g randparents .
They
when I was very young. (not reme mber
/die)
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Vocabulary
3 Complete the s ente nces with s ix wor ds fr om
the box. There is one e xtr a wor d you do not
nee d.
s id e great relat ives ances tors
roots extended inherited related
1 I dont know much about my fathers
si d e
f the family.
2 She
her mothers bra ins and her
fathers
blue eyes .
3 Most of his
fa mily live in Manches
ter.
4 They found out that their
were mos
tlyartis ts and mus icians .
5 My
-grandparents emigrated to Aus
tralia
in the 1920s .
6 We only s ee our
at Chris t
mas .

Pronunciation
5 Underline the s tress ed s yllable i n eac h
1 pu d.
pil
7 fianc
wor
2 p art ner
8 ancestor
3 emp loyee
9 fa mily
4 mentor
10 his tory
5 clas s
11 relatives
mates
12 me mbe
6 godfather
r
5

Functions
6 Match ques tions 16 with res pons es a)
1 Do you have any questions ?
c
f).
2 What as pect of your job do you mos
t enjoy?
3 What about holidays ?
4 Could I as k you about that?
5 There are a couple of things Id like to
as k about. Firs t, can you drive?
6 What do you think abo ut working in
a team?
a) Emp loyees get three weeks a year. But one
thing
Id like to s ay is that we als o offer e xce
llent health care.
b)
Yes , Iactually.
go t my Ilihave
cen ceone
f ivquery.
e y ears ago.
c) Yes
d) For me, the mos t important thing is for tea
m me mbe rs to be hones t with each other.
e) I s uppos e Id have to s ay I like the travelling bes
t.
f) Yes , of cours e. Go ahead.
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1B
4 Make three more coll ocations for e ach ver
b.
Us e the wor ds in the box.

Grammar
1 Complete the ques tions wi th the
correct auxiliary ver b where necessary.
1 What d id
he tell you jus t now?
2 Which s tudents

co me fro m Ita
ly?
3
they arrive late las t
night?
4 Who
ate my cakes
?5 What
he talking about? I don
t understand.
6 What
happened to your hair?
7 Who
s tole my
dictionary?
8
s he s peak Spanis h
well?
9 When
they arriv
ing?
10
you had breakfas t
yet?
11 What
your decis ion depend
on?
12
he fin is hed his
homework?

a cou rs e h ere on a diet up golf

your best for a wa lk married photos
two hours me a favour a degree
1 do e xerc is e, the hous ework
a cou rse
2 take a holiday, after
3 get a job, angry
h ere
4 go grey, off coffee

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Pronunciation
10

2 Complete the s ente nces with the correct for

m
of the ver bs in brackets .
1 Sorry
i d nans
t wer
a n s/ ws leep)
e r the phone earlier.
sleep inI g .d(not
2I
d inner in a res taurant when s
he
las t night. (have /
3 phone)
They
much about their grand mother.
She
when they were ve ry young .
(not
re me mber / d ie)
4 She
with her mother at the mo
ment
becaus e she
a job. (live / not have)
5
you
that nois e a few minutes ago?
It
like a door opening. (hear / s
6 ound)
Stephen
the piano very we ll.
He
a fter h is father. (p lay /
take)
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Vocabulary
3 Complete the s ente nces with s ix wor ds fr om
the box. There is one e xtr a wor d you do not
nee d.
s id e e xtended inherited roots
great re latives ances tors re
1 I dont know much about my fathers si d e o
f the family.
2 He did s o me res earch and dis covered his
family has
in Rus s ia.
3 Her
-grandparents emigrated to the
USA
after World War I.
4 They often vis it their
who live in
Scotland.
5 We found out that our
we re mos tly
teachers
and doctors like us .
6 Most of their
fa mily live in the s ame
town.
5

5 Underline the s tress ed s yllable i n eac h

1 pu d.
pil
7 godmother
wor
2 p art ner
8 ancestors
3 his tory
9 fa mily
4 mentor
10 emp loyee
11 me mbe r
5 clas s
mates
12 fiance
6 relatives
5

Functions
6 Match ques tions 16 with res pons es a)
1 Do you have any questions ?
c
f).
2 Could I as k you about that?
3 There are a couple of things Id like
to as k about. Can you s peak Englis
h?
4 What do you think about wo rking
in a team?
5 What as pect of your job do you mos
t enjoy?
6 What about holidays ?
a) Emp loyees get three weeks a year. But one
thing
Id like to s ay is that we als o provide a co
mpany car.
b)
Yes , Iactually.
liv ed in ILhave
ondoone
n foquery.
r t h ree years .
c) Yes
d) For me, the mos t important thing is for tea
m me mbe rs to be hones t with each other.
e) I s uppos e Id have to s ay I like working
with
people best.
f) Yes , of cours e. Go ahead.

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Intermediate Quick Check Test

2A
Vocabulary

Grammar
1 Write the s entences in the c orrect or
der.
1 flown / p lane / in / I / never / a / have
ha v/eHe
n eve
r flo wen/ ibought
n a p l an/ ejus
. t / has / a
2 Inew
/ hous
.
3 land / Moon / did / When / firs t / on / the /
as tronauts ?
?
4 not / left / the / yet / They / hous e / have
.
5 met / you / ever / a / fa mous / Have / pers on?
?
6 s een / We / that / have / twice / already / film
.
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2 Complete the s ente nces with the correct

narr ati ve tens e of the ver bs in
brackets .
1 It
(s was
ee) the mos t beautiful beach he d e v e r
2 As s oon as he closed the door, he
he
h is hous e keys on the table. (re me
mber
leave)/
3 While they
for the ta xi to arrive,
they
the doors and windows . (wa it /
4 lock)
As s he
over the bridge, the car in front
cras hed and nearly
into the river.
(drive
/ fall)
5 By the time he
to the s tation, the
train
. (get / go)
6 While I
the jo ke, I s uddenly realis ed
I
the ending! (tell / forget)
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Pronunciation
3 Match film types 16 with s tress patterns a)
1 fantas y
c
f).
2 docudrama
3 s cience fiction
4 ps ychological thrille
r
5 period dra ma
6 action
a) Ooo Oo
b) Oo
c) Oo o
d) Oo Oo
e) Oo Oo
f) ooOoo Oo
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4 Un derline the correct pre pos ition.

1 He a lways works o n / by his own.
2 We got there in / at five ocloc k on / in
Saturday morn ing.
3 Las t night I watched a film by / for Peter Jac ks
on
on / at TV.
4 Some people in Brita in go by / for a s wim on /
in
Chris tmas Day.
5 Shes always in / on a hurry, but s he never
arrives
at / on time.
6 I didnt brea k it for / on purpos e. I put it in
the dis hwas her by / for mis take.
7 I bought it in Ro me at / in 1990 when I was
there
7
5 Complete the wor ds in the he
adlines .
12 Heavy
rain
causby
es huge
serious
City des
troyed
e_ f_l _o _o _d _s _
_e
3 Thous ands protest in antiwar d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _n
4 Ten h _ _ _ _ _ _s res cued from
gunman
5 Motorway c _ _ _ h kills s ix
6 Man a_ _ _ _ _ _d by mad dog
7 Murder f_ _ _ _ _ _e back in pris on
8 Trans port s _ _ _ _ e caus es travel
8

Functions
6 Complete the s ente nces with the wor ds in
the box.
all happened ne xt end before finally
s udden anyway in kne w beginning
1 I was wa lking down the s treet in my new
hat. Then a ll of a
, it s tarted
2 raining.
Well,
, when I went to pay the bill,
I couldnt find my wallet.
3 In the
, he found out that s he was
already
ma rried!
4 This
las t year when I was on
holiday.
5 The
thing I
, I woke up in hos
pital!
6
the
, I thought he was being s erious
but he was only joking.
7 So
, I gave up and walked ho
me.
8
long, a ca r s topped and the driver offered
to help me.
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Intermediate Quick Check Test

2B
Vocabulary

Grammar

4 Underline the correct pre pos ition.

1 He a lways works o n / by his own.
2 I didnt throw it a way for / on purpos e. I put it
in the rubbis h bin by / for mis take.
3 They met on / by chance at / for lunchtime and
decided to go for a coffee.
4 She got home in / at five oc lock on / in
Saturday morn ing.
5 Las t night I watched a f ilm by / for Ja mes
Ca me ron on / at TV.
6 He bought it in Ne w York at / in 2001 when
he was there on / by bus iness .
7 Some people in Brita in go by / for a s wim on / in
Chris tmas Day.
8 Hes always in / on a hurry, but he never arrives at
/ on time.

1 Write the s entences in the c orrect or

der.
1 flown / p lane / in / I / never / a / have
ever/ that
flo w/nhas
in a/ palready
l an e. / film
2 Is ha
eenve/ nShe
.
3 not / arrived / not / yet / The / train / has
.
4 s poken / you / ever / a / fa mous / Have / to /
pers on?
?
5 walk / Moon / did / When / on / the / firs t /
as tronauts ?
?
6 new / They / car / bought / jus t / have / a
.

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2 Complete the s ente nces with the correct

narr ati ve tens e of the ver bs in
brackets .
1 It
(s was
ee) the mos t beautiful beach he d e v e r
2 By the time he
to the airport, the
plane
. (get / go)
3 While he
the joke, he s uddenly realis
edhe
the ending! (te ll /
4 forget)
As s oon as s he clos ed the door, s he
s
he
her hous e keys on the table. (re me mber
/leave)
5 While we
for the ta xi to ar rive,
we
a ll the windows . (wait /
6 lock)
As they
over the bridge, the car in front
cras hed and nearly
into the river.
(drive
/ fall)
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Pronunciation
3 Match film types 16 with s tress patterns a)
f).
1 fantas y
e
2 romantic co
medy
3 mys tery
4 s cience fiction
5 docudrama
6 period dra ma
a) Ooo Oo
b) OoOo
c) oOo Ooo
d) Oo
e) Oo o
f) Oo Oo

5 Complete the wor ds in the he

adlines .
12 Heavy
es by
serious
floods
Man a_rain
_ _ caus
_ _ _d
mad dog
3 Armed f_ _ _ _ _ _e s till on the run
4 Banks c_ _ _ _ _ _ e in economic cris is
5 City des troyed by huge e_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_e
6 Trans port s _ _ _ _ e caus es travel
chaos
7 Thous ands protest in antiwar d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _n
8 Ten h _ _ _ _ _ _s res cued from plane

Functions
6 Complete the s ente nces with the wor ds in
the box.
all ne xt fina lly s udden end
anyway before in knew happened
beginning
1 I was wa lking down the s treet in my new s
2 hoes . Then
the
a l l , Iof
thought
a
he, was
it s tarted
being s erious
but he was only joking.
3 So
, I gave up and got a taxi ho
me.
4
long, a ca r s topped and the driver offered
to help me.
5 Well,
, when I went to pay the bill,
I couldnt find my wallet.
6 This
las t wee k when I was in the s
hopping
centre.
7 The
thing I
, I woke up in hos
pital!
8 In the
, s he found out that he was
already
ma
rried!
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Intermediate Tests Answer

Key
Quick Check Test 1A

Quick Check Test 2A

1:

1:

2:

3:
4:

5:

6:

3 Does 4 are 5 Have 6 7 Did 8

/has 9 do 10 Has 11 12 is
2 s living, doesnt earn 3 Di d (you)
hear, sounded 4 pl ay, take 5 were
havi ng, called 6 dont remem ber,
died
2 inherited 3 extended 4 ancestors
5 great 6 relati ves
1 the housework, me a favour
2 fi ve minutes, after, up gol f 3
angry, marri ed 4 grey, for a meal,
on
6 goaddiet
father 7 fia nc 8 ancestor 9
family 10 his tory
11 rel ati ves 12 mem ber
2e 3a 4f 5b 6d

2:

3:
4:
5:

6:

Quick Check Test 1B

1:
2:

3:
4:

5:

6:

3 Did 4 5 is 6 7 8 Does 9 are

10 Have 11 does 12 has
2 was having, phoned
3 dont remem ber, died
4 is living, doesnt have
5 Did (you) hear, sounded
6 plays, takes
2 roots 3 great 4 rel ati ves
5 ancestors 6 extended
1 your best, me a favour
2 up golf, photos, two hours
3 married, a degree
4 on a di et, for a walk, mad
3 his tory 4 mentor 5 c las s mates
6 relati ves 7 go dmother 8 anc
estors
9 family 10 em
11 mem ber
ploy ee
12 fi ance
2f 3b 4d 5e 6a

2 He has just bought a new house.

3 When did astronauts first land on the
Moon?
4 They have not left the house yet.
5 Have you ever met a fam ous
person?
6 We have already seen that film twice.
2 rem embered, d left
3 were waiting, locked
4 was dri ving, fell 5 got, had gone 6
was
d forgotten
2d/e telling,
3d/e 4f
5a 6b
2 at, on 3 by, on 4 for, on 5 in, on
6 on, by 7 in, on 8 by, at
2 eart hquake 3 dem onstrati on
4 hostages 5 crash 6 attacked
7 fugiti ve 8 strike 9 collapse
1 sudden 2 any way 3 end
4 happened 5 next, knew
6 In, beginning 7 finally 8 Before

Quick Check Test 2B

1:

2:

3:
4:
5:

6:

2 She has al ready seen that film.

3 The trai n has n ot arri ved yet.
4 Have you ever spoken to a famous
person?
5 When did astronauts first walk on
the
Moon?
6 They ve (They have) just bought a
new car.
2 got, had gone
3 was telling, d forgotten
4 rem embered, d left
5 were waiting, locked
6 were dri vi ng, fell
2c 3d 4f 5b 6a
2 on, by 3 by, at 4 at, on 5 by, on
6 in, on 7 for, on 8 in, on
2 attacked 3 fugiti ve 4 collapse
5 eart hquake 6 strike 7
demonstration
8 hostages 9 crash
1 sudden 2 In, begi nning 3 finally 4
Before
5 anyway 6 happened 7 next , knew

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