Intermediate Quick Check Test 1B

Grammar

1 Complete the questions with the correct auxiliary verb where necessary.

1 What          did                 he tell you just now?2 Which students         ––               come from Italy?3                               they arrive late last night?4 Who                               ate my cakes?5 What                               he talking about? I don’t

understand.6 What                               happened to your hair?7 Who                               stole my dictionary?8                               she speak Spanish well?9 When                               they arriving?10                               you had breakfast yet?11 What                               your decision depend on?12                               he finished his homework?

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Sorry I   didn’t answer   the phone earlier. I was sleeping. (not answer / sleep)

2 I                               dinner in a restaurant when she last night. (have / phone)

3 They                               much about their grandmother. She                               when they were very young. (not remember / die)

4 She                               with her mother at the moment because she                               a job. (live / not have)

5                     you                     that noise a few minutes ago? It like a door opening. (hear / sound)

6 Stephen                               the piano very well. He after his father. (play / take)

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Vocabulary

3 Complete the sentences with six words from the box. There is one extra word you do not need.

side extended inherited rootsgreat relatives ancestors related

1 I don’t know much about my father’s       side       of the family.

2 He did some research and discovered his family has                     in Russia.

3 Her                     -grandparents emigrated to the USA after World War I.

4 They often visit their                     who live in Scotland.5 We found out that our                     were mostly teachers

and doctors like us.6 Most of their                     family live in the same town.

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4 Make three more collocations for each verb. Use the words in the box.

a course here on a diet up golfyour best for a walk married photostwo hours me a favour a degree mad

1 do exercise, the housework    a course                                                                

2 take a holiday, after                                                                                         

3 get a job, angry        here                                                                    

4 go grey, off coffee                                                                                         

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Pronunciation

5 Underline the stressed syllable in each word.1 pupil 7 godmother2 partner 8 ancestors3 history 9 family4 mentor 10 employee5 classmates 11 member6 relatives 12 fiancée

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Functions

6 Match questions 1–6 with responses a)–f).1 Do you have any questions?     c   2 Could I ask you about that?           3 There are a couple of things I’d like

to ask about. Can you speak English?           4 What do you think about working in

a team?           5 What aspect of your job do you most

enjoy?           6 What about holidays?          

a) Employees get three weeks a year. But one thing I’d like to say is that we also provide a company car.

b) Yes, I lived in London for three years.c) Yes, actually. I have one query.d) For me, the most important thing is for team

members to be honest with each other.e) I suppose I’d have to say I like working with

people best.f) Yes, of course. Go ahead.

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