Unit 1 Test A

1 Write sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form of five of the verbs in the box. (10
marks)

drive go have do play put wear

1 Sara / her new jeans / today

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2 we / to the cinema / once a week
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3 George / football / now
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4 at the moment / Jack / his car / in town
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5 they / usually / lunch / at 2 p.m.
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2 Complete the words. (10 marks)

A mobile phone is a small gadget.
1 Many soldiers fought and died in the w__ __.
2 Bruce Lee is a martial arts i__ __ __. He is famous around the world.
3 In the 1960s, there was a c__ __ __ __ for wearing short skirts. They were very popular.
4 In some parts of Africa, p__ __ __ __ __ __ is a big problem and people cant buy food and drink.
5 The internet and mp3 players are twentieth century i__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __s.

3 Complete the sentences using expressions with get. Write one word in each gap. (10 marks)
She ran and just got home in time for lunch.
1 Xi got a __________ as a nurse at the hospital.
2 Joe and Lola are getting __________ in the church. Lola is wearing a beautiful white dress.
3 We need to get Mum a __________ for her birthday. What about chocolates, or flowers?
4 I dont get __________ with her. We often argue!
5 When you get the __________, you sneeze, get hot, and feel very ill.

4 Rewrite the sentences. Use the correct form of used to. (10 marks)
I didnt like her.
I didnt use to like her.
1 I listened to the radio in bed.
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2 Elena didnt work in a shop.
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3 Did you visit them every week?
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4 They didnt like war films.
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5 Mobile phones were really big.
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Unit 1 Test A
5 Choose the correct words. (10 marks)
When I arrived / d arrived, she went / d gone.
1 She answered / d answered all the questions ten minutes before the exam ended / d ended.
2 When they got / d got to school, lessons began / had begun, and the teacher was angry.
3 I went / d gone home after he sang / d sung.
4 I saw / d seen it after I read / d read the book.
5 People didnt invent / hadnt invented mp3 players when Gran was / d been young.

6 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs. (10 marks)
1 I was standing in the snow and I _____________________ colder and colder. (feel)
2 He phoned and I ___________________. (answer)
3 I ____________________ some crisps when my mum came into the shop. (buy)
4 She was looking out of the window and it _____________________ darker and darker. (get)
5 What _______________ you _______________ at the time when the window broke? (do)

7 Complete the sentences so that they are true for you. (10 marks)
When I was five I used to love sweets.
1 When I was five I didnt use _______________________________________________________.
2 When I was going home yesterday, _______________________________________________________.
3 Last night I went to bed after _______________________________________________________.
4 I was studying and _______________________________________________________ at the same time.
5 Today, I had breakfast and then _______________________________________________________.

8 Choose the correct words. (10 marks)

1 Did I already / ever / yet tell you about my first day at work?
2 When was that / then / time?
3 It was around eight years last / ago / past now.
4 It was terrible. The worst age / bit / happening was when I dropped my coffee on the computer!
5 What next / did / happened then?

9 Complete the sentences giving examples. Write one word in each gap. (4 marks)
There were happy events in the seventies, such as the end of the Vietnam War.
1 There were a lot of pop and disco bands in the charts, for __________, the Bee Gees and ABBA. Famous films
include The Godfather and Grease.
2 There were also bad times, __________ instance, the death of eleven people in the 1972 Munich Olympics.
3 People were more interested in issues such __________ the environment.
4 There were fun, interesting clothes, __________ tall platform shoes and colourful suits.