Introduction Unit Short Test 1B

Grammar
1 Complete the online chat. Use the correct present simple, present continuous, or past simple form of
the verbs in brackets.
1 2
Mark _______________ (you / want) to go out this afternoon? Cathy and I _______________ (meet) at that
new pizza place in the Westgate Shopping Centre.
3
Stacey Oh, right. My brother Ryan _______________ (go) there with some friends last weekend. But
4
he _______________ (not like) it very much.
Mark Oh, OK. Well, how about that café in Halston Road? I can phone Cathy and tell her.
5
Stacey Cool. I _______________ (finish) my homework now, but let’s meet there at three.

Mark: ___ / 5

2 Write sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous.

1 I / go / to a friend’s house after school today. _______________________________________________
2 you and Sam / like / Chinese food? _______________________________________________
3 Kelly / always / meet / her friends in town on Saturdays. _______________________________________________
4 Mum / not work / at the moment. _______________________________________________
5 why / you / use / my computer? _______________________________________________

Mark: ___ / 5

Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with the words below. There is one extra word.
abseiling cathedral excursion kayak lie souvenirs

1 When we were at a language school in London, we went on a weekend __________________ to Brighton.

2 There are high cliffs a few kilometres from the centre of town, so a lot of people come here to go climbing and
__________________ .
3 Let’s hire a __________________ this afternoon, and go across the lake.
4 Did you buy any good __________________ when you were on holiday in Venice?
5 The water is too cold to swim today, but we can __________________ on the beach and sunbathe.

Mark: ___ / 5

4 Match quotes 1–5 with places A–E.

1 Hamlet is on this weekend. I love Shakespeare!  A aquarium

2 One thousand soldiers lived here in the 1500s, but now the building is a museum.  B restaurant
3 You can buy anything here – food, old clothes, music. It’s a great place.  C castle

4 I want to have the Hawaiian Surprise pizza, please.  D market

5 Look at the fish over there. They’re blue, yellow and red!  E theatre

Mark: ___ / 5

Total: ___ / 20

Solutions Third Edition Intermediate Tests 1 Introduction Unit Short Test 1B