Intermediate Unit test 8

Grammar Vocabulary
1 Underline the correct alternative. 4 Match 1–6 with a)–f).
1 I love –/the cats, but I wouldn’t like to have a/the 1 Since we moved house, we’ve got     c 
dog. 2 The noise of the cars at night gets      
2 A/An city I’d really like to visit is the/– Budapest 3 When my neighbour invited me      
in Hungary. 4 Judi’s settling in well at school and
3 Is that a/the girl who lives in the/a flat next to is making      
yours? 5 Jane was only trying to be friendly,
4 We saw the/a beautiful house in a/the South of but Ben told her to mind      
France but it didn’t have the/a very big garden. 6 I think I’m lucky as I get on      

7 a) friends with some of her classmates.

2 Find and correct the mistakes. Tick () the
correct sentences.
1 The secret of a healthy life is to walk a lots and eat
a little bit of everything.
2 Unfortunately, no of the people working at the
station understood English and I only knew a bit
of Italian.
3 I’ve read a few of his science fiction novels but
not all of them.
4 Don’t worry. You won’t miss your flight. We’ve
got plenty time to get to the airport.
5 If you want some help, give Colin a call. He will
help you in any of way he can.
6 Simon’s problem is that he eats too many cakes
and enough fruit.
7 All of the students in my class are really friendly
and we often spend a lot of time together at
weekends.
6 3 Did you know that a new industrial
3 Complete the sentences with a relative
pronoun.
1 He doesn’t get enough exercise,       which        5 Before we left the airport we went to the duty-free
explains why he’s always so tired.
2 Is he the man                               son is working in
Seattle?
3 That’s the restaurant                               we went for my
dad’s birthday.
4 My cousin,                               lives in Scotland, has
invited us to her new house next month.
5 Many people use the internet for more than three
hours a day,                               can cause stress.
6 In this photo, you can see the exact moment
they won the match.
7 Our hotel in Las Vegas,                               had 24-hour
room service, had over 1000 bedrooms!
8 When I was in London, I met an artist
painting of the Queen was displayed in the
National Portrait Gallery.
b) her own business.
c) to know quite a few of our neighbours.
d) over for tea and cake, I couldn’t say no.
e) well with most people I work with, which makes
every day enjoyable.
f) on my nerves and it can be really hard getting to
sleep.
5
5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
There are two extra words you do not need.
car estate house market shop
shopping streets traffic
1 Every Saturday afternoon my mum goes to the
local outdoor market to buy fruit and vegetables
for the week.
2 Hugo is very happy because he’s just bought a
semi-detached                                         five minutes
away from where he works.
is being built on the edge of the city?
4 The                                         lights seemed to stay red for
a very long time. It was rather frustrating as I was
late for work.
to buy some perfume for my aunt.
6 If you have never driven in this city before, it can
be quite confusing as there are a lot of one-way
.
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 Intermediate Unit test 8

Function
6 Complete the words related to the internet.
8 Complete the conversation with the words and
1 For me, the best way to book a holiday is through phrases in the box. There are two phrases you
an online travel site. It’s so quick and easy to do do not need.
these days.
2 Almost everyone who looks for information online Can you all right I didn’t realise you
uses s                              e                              to direct them I need to If I were Is it OK No problem
to the best sites. something wrong Sorry about that
3 Demi spends hours on s                              sort it out What should I Yes, of course
n                              s                              writing messages to you should You’d better not
her friends and commenting on their posts.
4 Before Niara buys any electrical product, she 1 A: 1 Sorry about that, I didn’t know that we
always goes to r                              s                              to shouldn’t talk business during the meal.
see what scores people have given the products B: That’s 2 all right. I don’t think Guilherme
she’s interested in. minded too much, although in Brazil it’s not
5 Elisa spent most of the weekend creating a always a polite thing to do.
p                              h                              of her own so she 2 A: My apologies. 3                                       were on the
could share facts about herself. phone. I can come back later.
6 After being single for many years, Jeff decided to B: 4                                       come back in half an hour?
join a few d                              s                              . It didn’t 3 A: Did I do 5                                       ?
take him long to find a girlfriend. B: Don’t worry about it. We can 6
. Just remember that in Italy people don’t usually
5 use first names when doing business.
4 A: Do 7                                       take my shoes off before
I enter Miki and Isamu’s house?
7 Underline the correct answer, a), b) or c).
B: Yes, 8                                       . In Japan, people leave
1 You look like you’ve had a long day. Why don’t their shoes in their hallway and point the toes of
you      b       your feet up and I’ll go and make us a them towards the entrance. You will probably be
lovely cup of tea. given a pair of slippers to wear inside their home.
a) have b) put c) make 5 A: 9                                       do if they give me a present?
2 When I told my cousin to ‘                    herself at B: 10                                       you, I’d open it and then
home’ the last time she visited me, I didn’t expect smile and thank them.
her to call her parents in America everyday. 6 A: 11                                       if I take Natalya some
a) have b) make c) be flowers?
3 Paul told us to                     ourselves to anything in B: 12                                       but don’t take her yellow
the fridge if we got hungry while he was at work. ones, as in Russia this means you are going to end
a) help b) take c) make the relationship.
4 Peter knew it was going to be bad news when his
boss invited him into his office and told him to 10
a seat.
a) need b) make c) have Total: 50
5 You’ll have to                     the mess, I’ve had my
sister’s children with me all weekend.
a) forget b) excuse c) apologise
6 When Isabelle asked if she could borrow my car
for the evening, I told her to                     my guest as
I knew she’d look after it.
a) make b) offer c) be

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