QSE Intermediate

Name

Class

Vocabulary

Underline the correct answer in italics.

1 I couldnt sleep because people in the street
were being so noisy / hectic.
2 My friends emigrated / immigrated from India
twenty years ago.
3 Population is always very high in rural / urban
areas because so many people live close
together.
4 I would prefer to live in the environment /
suburbs of a city rather than the city centre.
5 There was a carnival and the streets were very
crowded / exotic.

Choose a word from the box to fill the gaps.

peaceful
refugee

Quick Smart Test 2

transport
agricultural

high-rise building

1 If a region has many farms, we describe it as an

region.
2 A very tall building is known as a .
3 If someone has to leave their country because of
a war, they are a .
4 A place that is very quiet can be described as
.
5 Buses, trains and cars are all forms of
1 Vocabulary: my score is out of 10

10 happy to return to the suburbs each

evening as their teenage children are to leave them.
2 Grammar: my score is out of 10

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Language

Complete the gaps with a suitable word or phrase.

The centre of a city is always 1 busier than
the suburbs. There are 2 more cars, and
during the rush hour the city centre is 3 busier
than it is at other times. In the evenings the streets
are not 4 full, but even then, the traffic can
be bad. During the month of August, when people go
on holiday, the congestion is 5 better but not
much! Of course, when you are young, living in the
city is a lot 6 exciting than living in the boring
suburbs, where life moves much more 7 To a
teenager eager to leave for the city lights, a suburb
can be the most boring place 8 the world. To
his parents, however, the suburbs are far more
attractive 9 the city centre. They are
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Choose a suitable word or phrase from Language
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More and more people are moving from

the country to the city.
Sorry. 1 again ?
Yes. More and more people are moving to
the city. There are lots of push factors.
Could you 2 by push factors?
Yes, things that make people want to
leave the countryside.
Sorry, 3 would ?
Things that make people want to leave the
countryside.
Thats interesting. Can 4 that?
Yes, its things such as high unemployment,
lack of services.
I didnt 5 word.
Services.
Ah yes, there arent enough trains or buses
in the countryside, I know.

Complete the gaps using a different word each time.

Karen: Ive just come back from a holiday in

California. We spent a week in San
Francisco. Its 1 more beautiful
than Los Angeles.
Jane: Oh, you cant compare the two. LA is
2 larger and dirtier.
Karen: And not 3 interesting.
Jane: I think San Francisco is one of the loveliest
cities 4 the US.
Karen: I agree. And people are a lot 5 . Id
love to live there.
3 Functions: my score is out of 10

Quick Smart Test 2:

My total score is out of 30
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