CHANNEL YOUR ENGLISH – PRE-INTERMEDIATE – TESTS

Final Test – Pre-Intermediate (Channel your English)

Name/surname: _______________________ Score: _______ Time: 60 minutes

1. Read the text and write T for True or F for False. (10 marks)

MARK TWAIN

Mark Twain, one of the most famous American writers, was born in Missouri, USA in 1835. His
real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He had to leave school at the age of 12 because his
father died and Samuel had to work to help support his family. He had many different jobs in
his life before he became a professional writer. He worked as a river boat pilot, a journalist and
a travel writer, among other things.

In 1862, when he started working as a journalist for a newspaper, he decided to use another
name. 'Mark Twain' is actually a word that people who work on river boats use to check how
deep the water is and he remembered it from when he was a pilot.

In 1870 Mark Twain married Olivia Langdon, the sister of his friend Charles Langdon. He saw her
picture when he was travelling with Charles in the Mediterranean and immediately fell in love
with her! When he finally met her in New York he loved her even more and they got married.

Twain's stories became popular all over the world with people of all ages. Many important
people admired him and the famous British writer Rudyard Kipling said that he came all the way
from India to meet Mark Twain! Mark Twain earned a lot of money writing but he spent it all.
At the end of his life he had to go on tours giving talks to support himself.

Two of Twain's most famous books are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn. They are books about two young adventurous boys living in a small town on
the Mississippi River in the 19th century. Mark Twain used the stories to show many of the
things that he found to be wrong in America at that time. Unfortunately, some of those
problems still exist today.

1. Samuel's father made him leave school when he was 12. _____
2. Mark Twain changed his name to Samuel Langhorne Clemens. _____
3. Twain had fallen in love with Olivia even before he met her. _____
4. Rudyard Kipling travelled very far to meet Mark Twain. _____
5. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn are not only about young boys' adventures. _____

2. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are two extra
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words which you do not need to use. (10 marks)

plot reason climate equipment opportunity

suggestion experience dessert flavour accent distance
attention

1. My favourite _______________________ is yoghurt with a bit of honey on it.

2. The main _______________________ I didn't like England was because it rained a lot.
3. I'd like to move to a warmer _______________________ one day.
4. It was a nice film but I found it difficult to follow the _____________________.
5. What's the _______________________ between New York and Boston?
6. The restaurant was busy so it was difficult to attract the waiter's ___________.
7. You'll have the _______________________ to ask questions at the end of the presentation.
8. She agreed with my ____________________ and decided to change the time of the meeting.
9. My trip to China was a wonderful _________________.
10. You can tell he's Welsh from his _________________.

3. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple, the Present Progressive, the Past Simple,
the Past Progressive or the Present Perfect Simple of the verbs in brackets. (10
marks)

1. I _________________ (not speak) to Bob about the fishing trip yet.

2. Last night I ______________ (cook) some pasta when suddenly I _______________ (hear) a
strange noise.
3. Colin _________________ (help out) at the shelter at the moment and I
_________________ (think) he likes it a lot.
4. Fred Milton _________________ (climb) that mountain twice.
5. Miranda _________________ (start) taking drama classes last May and she
_________________ (improve) a lot since then.
6. Paul _________________ (not check) his e-mails every day.
7. Becky ________________ (not/visit) her grandparents last weekend.

4. Complete the dialogues with the phrases a-f. (9 marks)

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a. You read my mind.

b. Guess what?
c. Forget it.
d. What's he like?
e. Let's go for a swim.
f. Are you kidding?

a. Ben No, Mr Baxter told us.

Ben Jerry! (1) __________
Jerry What? b.
Ben We've got a new PE teacher. Lily Hey Philippa! (4) __________
Jerry Really? (2) __________ Philippa (5) __________But where?
Ben I don't know but he played Lily How about Golden Beach?
volleyball for England once. Philippa (6) __________It's too far away.
Jerry (3) __________

5. Complete the sentences. Choose a, b or c. (8 marks)

1. You __________________ pay cash; you can use your credit card.
a. mustn't b. don't need c. don't have to

2. Fifty people __________________ to Mary's party.

a. invited b. were invited c. were inviting

3. We __________________ for hours. Let's call it a day.

a. exercised b. have exercised c. have been exercising

4. If Ted __________________ an English-speaking guide, he will go sightseeing.

a. finds b. will find c. found

5. The clerk __________________ informed me about the loan was very helpful.
a. who b. which c. that he

6. The boys __________________ outside when the earthquake occurred so they

didn't feel it.
a. played b. were playing c. had played
7. We have __________________ flour; I think it's enough to make a cake.
a. a few b. a little c. little

8. Fay __________________ her ankle twice since last month.

a. twisted b. has twisted c. had twisted

6. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. (12 marks)

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1. Dolphins are more intelligent than sharks. (as)

Sharks ___________________________________ dolphins.

2. Jack is not allowed to eat in his bedroom. (let)

Jack's parents don't ___________________________________ in his
bedroom.

3. Diane can't take up a hobby because she doesn't have any free time. (would)
If Diane ___________________________________ a hobby.

4. "When are you coming back?" Betty asked Gary. (he)

Betty asked Gary ___________________________________ back.

5. My son went straight to bed last night because he was very tired. (so)
My son ___________________________________ straight to bed last night.

6. Kate wants to join a chess club. (interested)

Kate ___________________________________ a chess club.

7. Choose the correct answer a, b or c. (6 marks)

1. What's wrong with Clive?

a. He got over his problem. 4. Why isn't Bill here?
b. He's fed up with school. a. He couldn't make it.
c. He's better off. b. He went out of his way.
c. He’s shaking in his shoes.
2. When are you leaving?
a. As soon as possible. 5. Have you ever been in a play?
b. All of a sudden. a. Once in my lifetime.
c. From time to time. b. It's something else.
c. In my free time.
3. How may I help you?
a. I'm at your service. 6. How did the performance go?
b. I have an eye for clothes. a. I made it clear.
c. I'd like to join an evening class. b. I made a fool of myself.
c. I made ends meet.

8. Writing: Essay
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Write an essay with the topic “Advantages and disadvantages of using smart phones”
Divide it into four paragraphs (introduction, two body paragraphs and conclusion. (15 marks)

Points 0 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80
Mark 4 5 6 7 8 9 10