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Name Nazanin Pirasteh

Unit test 9B Pre-intermediate

1 Choose the correct option. 11 … when you met him?

1 She explained that she … from the monster. a Did the professor already retire
a escaped b Was the professor already retiring
b had escaped c Had the professor already retired
c escaping 1 point for each correct answer 10
2 I’m tired because I … to bed after midnight.
a had gone
2 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past
Continuous form of the verbs in the box.
b was going
c went do ​­get ​­meet ​­play s​­ leep ​­watch
3 They were hungry because they … anything all day. 1 I went to see Maria yesterday evening, but she
a had eaten was sleeping .
b hadn’t eaten 2 They married and went to live in
c are eating Ecuador.
4 What … at ten o’ clock yesterday morning? 3 She her husband while she was
a have you done working in Africa.
b had you done 4 He sprained his ankle while he
football.
c were you doing
5 I TV when Giorgio phoned me.
5 … a nice time at the party last night?
6 What were you when you saw
a Did she have the wolf?
b She was having
1 point for each correct answer 5
c She had had
6 We got to the concert after the music … . 3 Complete the sentences with the Past Perfect form of
a started the verb in brackets.
b had started 1 Liam hadn’t heard of Pinocchio. (not hear)
c was starting 2 We the wrong tickets and couldn’t get
7 We … when the doorbell rang. on the train. (buy)
a were sleeping 3 After we at the station we called
b sleep Mum. (arrive)
c had slept 4 They far when they met a strange old
woman. (not walk)
8 I looked for the cat for ages, but she … .
5 Tobias all the way to Hong Kong for
a disappearing nothing. (fly)
b had disappeared 6 I upset for weeks because of an
c was disappearing argument with Katy. (be)
9 There was a wise old man who … in the woods. 7 Until her teacher talked about astrophysics,
a has lived Angelique which course to study. (not
b lived decide)
c is living 8 Megan to Iris’s house without
phoning first. (come)
10 He cleaned his teeth, brushed his hair and then …
the house. 9 The rain , but the roads were still
wet. (stop)
a left
b was leaving 1 point for each correct answer 8

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Unit test 9B
4 Match the adjectives in the box with the definitions.
homesick ​­angry ​­nervous ​­disappointed ​
scared ​­delighted ​­amazed ​­proud ​­lonely
1 feeling anxious or afraid about something
nervous     3
2 missing home
3 not enjoying being on your own
4 having strong feelings about something you dislike
5 upset because something you hoped for hasn’t
happened
6 frightened of something
7 very surprised
8 pleased and satisfied with something you have
done
9 really pleased
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5 Choose the correct words.
As a man and his son (1) were going / had gone with
their donkey to market, they (2) were meeting / met
a man who said: ‘Why (3) aren’t you riding / didn’t you
ride your donkey?’ So the man (4) was putting / put
the boy on the donkey and they (5) continued / were
continuing to walk.
But soon they passed a group of men, and one said:
‘Look at that lazy boy, who (6) rides / rode while his
father has to (7) walking / walk.’ So the man ordered
his boy to (8) get / got off, and got on the donkey
himself.
But they (9) didn’t go / hadn’t gone far when they
passed two women. One said to the other, ‘What a
terrible father – he makes his poor little son walk.’ So
this time the man (10) was putting / put the boy in
front of him on the donkey.
But people in the town said, ‘How awful for the poor
donkey to carry both of them!’ So as they (11) had
walked / were walking across the market bridge,
the man (12) decided / had decided they should
carry the donkey. But the donkey (13) was kicking /
kicked the boy, who (14) was dropping / dropped the
donkey, and it (15) fell / had fallen over the bridge
and (16) had drowned / drowned. Moral: Try to please
everybody and you please nobody.
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6 Complete the sentences with although, so or because.
1 She didn’t answer my question, although
I asked her three times.
2 They forgot to bring any lunch, they
were very hungry by the time they got home.
the train was late, I still got to the
village hall on time.
4 He looked awful this morning he
hadn’t slept all night.
5 She was best-known for her novels,
she wrote beautiful poetry too.
6 No-one answered the door when I called,
I had to go home again.
1 point for each correct answer 5
7 Join the sentences using the conjunction given. Use a
Past Perfect verb in each sentence.
1 We didn’t swim. We forgot to take the towels.
BECAUSE
We didn’t swim because we had forgotten to take the
towels.
2 The train finally arrived. We got on it.
SO
3 She felt homesick. She wasn’t away from home
for long.
ALTHOUGH
4 Everyone said the autobiography was amazing.
Nobody read it.
BUT
5 We published the book. It became a best-seller.
AS SOON AS
6 He spoke. I didn’t realize he wasn’t English.
UNTIL
7 I just fell sleep. The phone rang.
WHEN
8 I whispered my secret to her. She promised not to
tell anyone.
AFTER
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Unit test 9B Pre-intermediate

8 Match (1–7) to (a–g). 6 His behaviour was absolutely awful. I was so / so

much upset!
1 The man was upset e    
7 London was very busy today. There were so much /
2 Joshua had seen the film of Mary Poppins
so many people there!
3 As soon as she saw the photo of James and Belle
1 point for each correct answer 6

4 Had the film started?

11 Correct the mistake in each item.
5 She’d been well-behaved
1 I checked my phone as soon and I woke up.
6 Had Fran and Lukas met before? as soon as  
7 Although they had felt stressed, 2 Imran was 25 minutes late so his friends had
a Yes, it had. already go into the cinema.
b because she wanted an ice-cream. 3 Sara didn’t like the book, what suprised me. I
c No, they hadn’t. thought it was great.
d but he hadn’t read the book. 4 I was homesick because I hadn’t saw my family for
e because he had lost his phone. a year.
f their presentation went well. 5 Sandy needed help because she was missed her
train.
g Marta felt jealous.
6 Kilian and Marco went to this restaurant last week.
1 point for each correct answer 6 They didn’t like him.
7 I can’t come because I’ve got so many work to do.
9 Complete the sentences with appropriate adjectives
from exercise 4.
8 I hated that film. I was so scary of the monster!
1 ‘Are you nervous      about your interview?’ ‘Yes, I
am. I haven’t done much preparation for it.’
9 Rachael started teaching but she loves children.
2 ‘Are you happy?’ ‘Yes, I’m absolutely !’
3 She was very because she had failed
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all her exams.
4 Is your little girl of monsters? 12 Complete the conversation with the words in the box.
5 I spent a lot of nights at home
watching TV before I met you! such a (x2) ​­so many (x2) ​­so (x3) ​­such
6 ‘Why are you so ?’ ‘You lied to me!’ A I’ve had (1) such a         busy week!
7 We are very of our grandchildren. B Me too. I’ve had (2) things to do.
They have all grown up to be good people.
A Did you go to the work party on Thursday evening?
8 I’m you haven’t heard about her new
film. Everyone’s talking about it. B No, I was (3) tired, I had to have an
early night.
9 At first, I was at university – I missed
everyone so much. A What are you doing this weekend?
B We’re going cycling if the weather’s good. But we’ve
1 point for each correct answer 8
had (4) bad weather lately …
10 Choose the correct word. A Well, you should go and see Horror Story at the
cinema if it rains. We saw it last night – it was
1 That was so / such a good film. I loved it! (5) terrifying but (6)
2 I visited Deepak at the weekend. He was such a / so good film!
surprised to see me! B I’ve seen (7) horror films on TV, they
3 I didn’t know you had such a / so many well-known don’t scare me anymore. I think I’d rather read my
author in the family. novel. It’s (8) well-written, I can’t stop
4 Dickens has much / such good characters in his reading it!
books! 1 point for each correct answer 7
5 We had so / such good weather on holiday. We were
so lucky! TOTAL 100

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