OUTCOMES – PRE-INTERMEDIATE - UNIT TEST 1

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GRAMMAR
1 Complete with the correct present form of the verb.
1 Janice and I _____________ to the seaside every summer. (go)
2 Hi Katy. It’s Mark. I _____________ outside your house. Open the door. (stand)
3 They _____________ the rain. (mind)
4 I never _____________ horror films. (watch)
5 We _______________ after the twins while their mum is at the theatre. She’ll be back soon. (look)
6 I _______________ to the gym at least once a week. (go)
7 We _______________ the bedroom walls this week. It’s hard work! (paint)
8 Jerry _______________ Emily very well. (know)

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2 Complete the sentences about the future with two words. Use the word in brackets. Change its
form if necessary.
1 I _________ (meet) two old friends on Sunday for lunch.
2 Paul _________ (got) an exam next Friday.
3 Amy _________ (have) finish her essay on Monday.
4 Jo _________ (have) lunch with two clients at one.
5 I _________ (leave) as soon as the taxi gets here.
6 They _________ (need) get up early tomorrow.
7 Julia and I _________ (do) a Russian course together.
8 She _________ (play) tennis tomorrow.

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3 Put the words in order to make questions.

1 doing / are / What / weekend / next / you / ?
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2 get / time / he / What / up / does / ?
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3 working / you / enjoy / here / Do / ?
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4 your / Does / a / shop / own / brother / ?
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5 she / meeting / Penny / later / Is / ?
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4 Match the answers a–e to the questions in Exercise 3.

a No, she isn’t.
b No, he doesn’t.
c I’m playing tennis with Jo.
d At eight.
e Yes, I do.

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VOCABULARY

5 Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

1 Peter ________ his own company.
a runs b works c makes
2 I work _________ a bank in the city centre.
a on b to c in
3 Are you working _________ any interesting projects at the moment?
a by b in c on
4 Fiona is _________ work experience in an office. She isn’t getting paid.
a working b doing c making
5 My sister is a _________ who works nights at the hospital.
a nurse b pilot c soldier
6 Currently, Frank is doing _________ in electronics.
a a course b a company c a studio

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6 Match each verb (1–10) to a noun in the box that it collocates with. You can use the words more
than once.

a job a meeting staff an interview a project a contract

1 launch _________
2 sign _________
3 employ _________
4 apply for _________
5 arrange _________
6 lose _________
7 train _________
8 work on _________
9 agree _________
10 attend _________
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7 Choose the correct option.

1 We’re currently advising / negotiating teachers on how to improve classroom behaviour.
2 I’m organising / installing a conference for all the company’s sales staff.
3 My company is attending / negotiating a deal with an American multinational.
4 They are doing / making a lot of research into this new technology.
5 The workmen are currently giving / installing a new bathroom in the company offices.
6 I’m working / doing on a new project at the moment. It’s really interesting.
7 I’m attending / teaching the students how to write in Arabic.
8 Henry often gives / teaches talks on local history.

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