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Class: _______________
Unit 1 Test A Date: _______________

• Vocabulary
1 Correct the mistake in the underlined sections.
1 I know you’re not very keen in ____________________ Marie, but you’ll like her
more when you go to know ____________________ her better.
2 I don’t have a lot in commune ____________________ with my brother. He is
crazy for ____________________ sports, but I don’t like physical activity.
3 Jane felt a bit right out of ____________________ the conversation. We were
talking about horror films, and she isn’t stand ____________________ them.
4 My sister and I aren’t really onto ____________________ the same things, but we
still get on to ____________________ each other.
5 Amy really looks up at ____________________ Mickey, but unfortunately he
doesn’t seem very interested to ____________________ her.
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2 Complete the sentences using a negative prefix or by forming a word

from the same word family.
1 ____________________ (apparent) Mila’s is really ____________________
(organised). She always forgets her books.
2 I really don’t see the ____________________ (attract) in driving at 150 km/h. It’s
also totally ____________________ (responsible)!
3 That was a really ____________________ (pleasant) thing to say. Barbara never
____________________ (noticeable) when she’s hurt someone’s feelings.
4 Rob’s ____________________ (explain) was completely ____________________
(logical). It didn’t make sense.
5 I don’t think Jo and Mark are a ____________________ (suit) match. She’s self-
confident and he’s really ____________________ (secure).
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Name: _______________
for Schools
Class: _______________
Unit 1 Test A Date: _______________

• Grammar
3 Complete the sentences using the Present perfect form of the verbs
below and the adverb in brackets.

finish break
1 Paolo not learn not be
____________________ try phone,
his new phoneafter
not fix week!
one speak visit
(already) find

2 Let’s go to Rome. We ____________________. (there/yet)

3 ____________________ (you) to Kate about the party ____________________? (yet)
4 I ____________________ my friend Jo in Bristol. We hadn’t spoken for ages.
(just)
5 ____________________ (you) the historical centre of Lisbon? If you haven’t, you
really should. (ever)
6 Mark ____________________ his homework. It only took him half an hour.
(already)
7 You ____________________ the problem in the bathroom. I asked you to do it a
week ago! (still)
8 We ____________________ this bag. Who does it belong to? (just)
9 Zoe has been in Italy for six months, but she ____________________ to speak
the language. (still)
10 ____________________ (your kids) Indian food? If they haven’t, maybe they
won’t like it. (ever)
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4 Complete the text with the Present simple or Present continuous form
of the verbs in brackets.
My sister Jenna usually 1
__ (live) in Spain, but right now she 2
__ (stay)
with us. She 3
__ (have) some problems both at work and at home, and she 4

__ (need) a break to think about her future. Her job isn’t easy because she 5

__ (work) long hours and 6

__ (not get on) with her boss. Last month she fell
out with her boyfriend too, so at the moment they 7
__ (not see) each other
at all. Actually, Jenna 8
__ (think) of moving back to England because she 9

__ (want) to go back to university to study Art. She’s crazy about it, so I 10

__ (think) it’s a good idea.

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5 Complete the second sentence using the word given.

1 No one in the class can run as fast as Becca. FAR
Becca is by ________________________________________________________.
2 Kevin’s French isn’t nearly as good as Mark’s. MUCH
Mark speaks ________________________________________________________.
3 I find sci-fi films a lot more interesting than comedies. THAN
For me, comedies are ________________________________________________________.
4 Ann is more outgoing than her sister. AS
Ann’s sister ________________________________________________________.
5 Everyone in my class is more patient than Sam. THE
Sam ________________________________________________________.
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• Fluency
6 Write questions using the prompts. Then answer the questions in 20–
30 words.
1 what/be/the/good/city/you/ever/visit? Why?
2 be/easy/to be/the/old/or/young/child/a family?
3 what/you/usually/do/with your friends?
4 what/be/the/interesting/thing/you/study now?
5 who/you/rely on? Why?
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7 Write an article (150–190 words) about a person who is special to

you. Include:
• a description of the person and why s/he is special to you
• what kinds of things this person usually does and something s/he is doing now
(e.g. job, hobbies)
• what experiences s/he has already had or hasn’t had yet.
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Total: /100

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