Language Leader Pre-Intermediate Test B – Unit 1
1 Put the verbs in the box in the correct column.
come melt do trek know want study go be
STATE VERBS
ACTION VERBS
come
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2 Do these time expressions use the present simple or the present continuous?
0 right now __present continuous_____
1 these days _________________________
2 never _________________________
3 today _________________________
4 every year _________________________
5 usually _________________________
6 currently _________________________
7 sometimes _________________________
8 always _________________________
3 Make sentences using the present simple or present continuous.
0 He / like / Chinese food.
_He likes Chinese food.___________.
1 It / not / snow / in winter / here.
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2 You / understand / Pawel’s English?
3 There / not / be / any / good programmes / on TV / tonight.
4 You / use / the library / often?
5 It / not / rain / outside / this morning.
6 Every / year / my family / go / to France.
7 The shop / give / a discount / on women’s clothes / this week.
8 Mehmet / revise / for his exams / these days.
4 Add appropriate words or phrases to the dialogue.
A: 0_Let’s talk_ about cars. Which is the best car to buy?
B: What 1__________ the Renault Clio? I really like it!
A: 2__________ you? I think it looks ugly. What do you 3__________ the Peugeot 307?
B: Nothing special really. I don’t really like it.
A: 4__________ do I. It’s too slow.
B: I’m not 5__________ about that but I do need a bigger car.
A: 6__________ do I. I also don’t like the Nissan Note.
B: 7__________ you? I think it’s nice.
A: Why do you think so?
B: I think it’s nice 8__________ I’ve got one!
5 Use the words in the box to describe the weather.
hurricane flood windy cloudy humid blizzard foggy thunderstorm drought
0 Rain, wind, lightning and noise. thunderstorm
1 I am hot and wet. __________________
2 I couldn’t keep my hat on. __________________
3 There’s no water to drink. __________________
4 No blue skies today. __________________
5 I couldn’t see anything. __________________
6 The snow is very bad and it’s very windy. __________________
7 The rain closed the roads. __________________
8 My home flew away. __________________
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