unit 1

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Name: _________________________________________ Score: ____________ / 30 points

language TeST 1a

PHOTOCOPIABLE© Pearson Central Europe Sp. z o.o. 2011 New Matura Success Pre-Intermediate

1 Completethegapswiththewordsinthebox.Therearetwoextrawordsthatyoudonotneed. (5points)

belong bilingual classic moment nationality now short small

My name’s Larry. My home town is Leeds but I live in London now. My nationality is British, but I’m 1_________ – I speak English and French, and I often go to France for meetings. I also 2_________ to a French cooking club.In my free time, I like reading. I usually read 3________ novels from the 18th and 19th centuries but, at the 4________, I’m reading a book of French 5________ stories from the 1950s. It’s really interesting!

2 Completethemissingverbsintheircorrectform.The firstletterofeachverbisgiven. (5points)

Do you ever chat online?

1 I often d_____ puzzles when I’m bored.2 I try to k_____ fit by going to a gym.3 My parents p_____ a lot of board games at

Christmas.4 My brother sits in his room every day and

l_____ to CDs.5 The internet helps us to g_____ to know each

other.

3 Completetheadjectivesofpersonality.Thelinesshowyouhowmanyletterstouse. (8points)

Why is Dan so c h e e r f u l? Is he in love?

1 You’re so _ _ s _ _ . You’re always telling me what to do.

2 Jane paid for us all to go to the cinema. She’s so _ _ n _ _ o _ _.

3 My brother doesn’t do anything. He’s so _ a _ _.

4 Chris always thinks something terrible is about to happen. I don’t know why he’s so _ _ s _ _ m _ _ t _ _

5 The new girl is very _ _ p _ _ a _ with all the boys. They all want to go out with her.

6 Simon is so _ _ m _ _ t _ _. He bought me flowers and took me out to dinner on my birthday.

7 Your parents are very _ _ l _ r _ n _. Mine would never let me go out in clothes like that.

8 Your little sister’s quite _ _ d _. I said hello and she just turned round and walked away!

4 Completethesentencesandquestionswiththecorrectformsoftheverbsinbrackets. (6points)

What are you doing (you/do) at the moment? I ‘m listening (listen) to reggae.

1 _________________ (your brother/want) to come to the cinema with us today? No, he ________________ (not/go) out this week because he’s got important exams at school.

2 How often ________________ (your parents/eat) at restaurants? Never. They _______________ (not/think) it’s a good way to spend money.

3 It’s very noisy. ________________ (your brother/have) a party? No, he’s always noisy. He _______________ (like) loud music.

5 Choosethecorrectanswers. (6points)

These are my friends, Arthur and Anna. Arthur is very clever and serious. He _____ out very often. He usually 1_____ at home and reads books. At the moment, he 2_____ about classical music. He 3_____ listening to classical music. Anna, his sister, is very outgoing and laid-back. She’s my best friend. We 4_____ sports together. This term, Anna 5_____ a lot of basketball because she 6_____ to get into the school team.

a not go c isn’t goingb doesn’t go d don’t go

1 a is staying c does stayb stay d stays

2 a is reading c readb reads d reading

3 a loves c loveb is loving d does love

4 a plays c are playingb is playing d play

5 a play c is playingb plays d are playing

6 a wants c is wantingb want d does want