EFL pre-intermediate

Units 9-16

Name:________________

Test
1. Correct the sentences. Use the right collocation.
a. I go a shower every morning.
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b. Can I do an appointment, please?
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c. They get shopping on Fridays.
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d. Mary always does a rest after work.
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e. Tom goes dressed before breakfast.
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2. Make true sentences . Use was, wasn't, were or weren't.

a. It _________ raining yesterday.
b. My friends and I ___________ in the theatre last night.
c. The weather _______very cold yesterday.
d. My parents ___________ in a meeting last Sunday.
e. I _______ on holiday last month.

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3. Complete the text. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
When Mr and Mrs Bell went (go) away for the weekend, they _______ (leave) their
sons at home. The two boys _______ (buy) some pizzas and _________ (invite) their
friends to the house to watch videos. Unfourtunately, their friends _________ (want) to
drink some beer and things quickly __________ (start) to go wrong. When Mr Bell
__________ (ring) his sons to check they _______ (be) OK, he __________ (hear) loud
music and shouting. He and Mrs Bell ___________ (drive) home immediately and
__________ (ask) the boys' friends to leave.
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EFL pre-intermediate
Units 9-16

Name:________________

4. Join the sentences with because or so.

a. They weren't happy. They didn't spend much time together.
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b. They had good jobs. They had a lot of money.
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c. Goran was out till dawn. He is very tired now.
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d. Boris travelled a lot. He was often away at the weekend.
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e. They didn't go to school yesterday. They were ill.
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5. Complete the conversation. Use the right expressions.
A: There weren't many people at the fair today.
B: Oh, ___________.
A: Well, look at the weather.
B: Yes, I see _________ you mean.
A: People don't want to go out when it's raining.
B: That's ___________.
A: Someone said that they want to close the fair. It doesn't make much money.
B: Yes, I ________ about that. There's a meeting about it next month.
A: Oh, I _________. Can I come to the meeting.

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6. Write the years in words.

1944 ________________________________________
2011 _________________________________________
2003 __________________________________________

EFL pre-intermediate
Units 9-16

Name:________________

1567 ___________________________________________
1391 ___________________________________________

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7. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the correct verbs.
a. I ____________ up in a small village.
b. When she was 16, she ____________ in love.
c. Tom __________ his job last year so he has been unemployed since then.
d. Helen _________ born in 1956 in Cardiff.
e. Mario __________ an exam yesterday and he passed it.

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8. Put the following sentences into question and negative forms.

a. The police ran after the thief.
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b. The weather was nice yesterday.
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c. They did their English homework yesterday.
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d. Mary met Sandra at the party.
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e. His father worked in several different countries.
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9. Rewrite the sentences with an infinitive or purpose.

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EFL pre-intermediate
Units 9-16

Name:________________

a. He sat down. He wanted to have a rest.

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b. They switched on the computer. They wanted to play a game.
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c. I went to university. I wanted to study Information Technology.
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d. She went to the shop. She wanted to buy some bread.
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e. She went to Hollywood. She wanted to become an actress.
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10. Complete the conversation.

A: I had a job interview yesterday.
B:__________ ______________ _________________?
A: It was OK, but I didn't get the job.
B: Oh, _____________. You really wanted it, didn't you. That's ______ ___________.
A: Yes, but then I had another interview for a different job.
B: How did you get on?
A: I got the job.
B: _____________ done! That's good news.
A: Thanks. Anyway, I must go.
B: OK. Bye and _________________________!

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