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MIDDLE-OF-THE-BOOK TEST UNITS 1-7 TEST A

1              Circle the correct words.

0              Excuse me. I don’t understand / ’m not understanding.

1              He works in a restaurant. Is / Does he?

2              Tomorrow afternoon I’m sailing / going sailing.

3              On my first day at school I cried / used to cry.

4              While I was playing football, I broke / was breaking my leg.

5              We are as clever as / than them.

6              This food isn’t hot enough / enough hot for me to eat.

7              This is the man who / whose book I read.

8              Is / Are there any garlic bread?

9              If I win / will win the race, I’ll buy you all a meal.

10              My father used be / to be in a band.

2              Five of these sentences have mistakes. Find and correct them. Tick (V) those sentences that are correct.

0              Where did you used to buy your food when you lived in London?                                               use    .

1              I don’t agree with you. I think Dan is right.                                                                                    _______

2              Did you do anything interesting at school today?                                                                      _______

3              Could you tell me where is the railway station?                                                                      _______

4              We were walking along the road when we suddenly were seeing a police car.                            _______

5              They didn’t want to talk to me.                                                                                                  _______

6              I went to a restaurant which youcan buy real Italian ice-cream.                                          _______

7              All political parties are as stupid like all the others                                                                      _______

8              We aren’t rich enough to buy a new house                                                                                    _______

9              I won’t probably go out tonight. I’ve got lots of work to do.                                                        _______

10              There are some very good books here.                                                                                    _______

3              Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

0              (you remember) Do you remember        what our Maths homework is?

1              It’s nice to see that they (talk) _______________________ to each other now.

2              (The Beatles sing) _______________________‘Help’ in 1965?

3              Rembrandt (not paint) _______________________ the Mona Lisa

4              When I was young I (use be) _______________________ lazy.

5              I saw the beach while we (drive) _______________________ to the hotel.

6              Hotels are (expensive) _______________________ than campsites.

7              Our country (not have) _______________________ any forests by the year 2050.

8              If he (not be) _______________________ careful he’ll lose his money.

9              You (not be) _______________________ rich if you don’t study.

10              I stopped (worry) _______________________ about the weather a long time ago.

4              Complete the text. Use the correct forms of the words in capital letters.              

I went to an (0) interesting talk                                          INTEREST

yesterday. The speaker was

a writer. A very (1) ______________                                          IMAGINE

writer who writes travel books.

He was very (2) ______________ and told                            TALK

us many stories. On one journey

he was travelling by train. It was

a very (3) ______________ train                                           COMFORT

and he couldn’t fall (4) ______________.                            SLEEP

Finally, he did and, while he was

sleeping his bags (5) ______________.                            APPEAR

He couldn’t find them anywhere.

When he got off the train, he

was in a terrible place, the

(6) ______________ was so bad you                                          POLLUTE  

could taste it. The walk from

the station to the city was much

(7) ______________ than he thought                                          FAR

and there were no taxis. It was

a really good evening’s

(8) ______________ – some                                                         ENTERTAIN

really (9) ______________ stories, and                             FORGET

I will (10) ______________ buy                                           DEFINITE

his book when I see it.

5              Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in capital letters. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences.              

0              Debbie is very modest about her exam results.
ISN’T
Debbie     isn’t arrogant    about her exam results.

1              Where do we get our money from?
GET
Could you tell me ________________________________________________ money from?

2              He often went out when he was at school.
USED
He often ________________________________________________ when he was at school.

3              Could you tell me what house you live in?
DO
What ________________________________________________ live in?

4              I didn’t like sports when I was at school.
TO
I ________________________________________________ like sports when I was at school.

5              The headmaster is investigating the fight in the playground.
INTO
The headmaster __________________________________________ the fight in the playground.

6              I’m trying to think of a way to make a lot of money.
UP
I’m trying to __________________________________________ a way to make a lot of money.

7              The cakes in Joe’s café are fresher than the cakes here.
AS
The cakes here ________________________________________________ the cakes in Joe’s café.

8              I can’t eat this meal, it’s too unhealthy.
ISN’T
This meal ...