Straightforward Pre-Intermediate Unit Test 1

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 had priest told on

couple in romantic ceremony guests made

by registry office bouquet bridesmaid 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 bride’s 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 13–18.

(13) Lynn ____________ a very unusual personality.

a) is b) has c) does

(14) I went to the ____________ to buy a magazine.

a) newsagent b) journalist c) bookstore

(15) How often do you go to the ____________?

a) films b) cinemas c) movies

(16) I met my boyfriend in an internet ____________.

a) discussion b) chatroom c) website

(17) I was a(n) ____________ mother with a small child when I was twenty.

a) single b) only c) lonely

(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, it’s not Rachel I’m nervous about. My cousin Jack (22) ______________ (come) to the wedding. In fact, he’s my best man.

A: Jack? (23) ______________ (I / know) him?

B: Yes. He’s the guy who (24) ______________ (work) with me in the newsagent.

A: Oh, now I (25) ______________ (understand) why you’re nervous. He’ll lose your rings and make a terrible speech at the reception!
D Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

(26) I sometimes eat meat, but I am preferring vegetarian food.

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(27) What are you doing on Sundays?

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(28) I’m meeting Jason at three o’clock around.

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(29) It’s a wonderful wedding, and the bride is seeming to be very happy.

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(30) “What do you do, Harry?” “I’m ringing my friend, Joe.”

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(31) The priest is chating to the bride and groom in the church.

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(32) Every Saturday she studys at the library with her friends.

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(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.

that’s meet shall you have meeting at on

nights how about in why not would you like to

to go I’m afraid I’m about evening going

M: Hello, Max, would you like (34) ___________ out somewhere tonight?

R: I’d love to Ruth, but (35) ___________ busy tonight.

M: What (36) ___________ tomorrow night then?

R: I can’t. I do yoga on Thursday (37) ___________.

M: (38) ___________ having lunch this Saturday, then?

R: Yes, (39) ___________? I don’t think I’m 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 don’t we (43) ___________ at my house (44) ___________ 11 o’clock

(45) ___________ Saturday morning?

M: OK. See you then.

F Rearrange the words to make suggestions.

(46) TV watch stay tonight let’s and in.

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(47) the about married in how getting Caribbean?

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(48) to we the go don’t tomorrow why movies?

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(49) pub like to tonight you go to the would?

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(50) we dinner a go shall restaurant for to?

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