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Pre-Intermediate Tests
Te s t 1
Name:
Class:
Reading
1
Read the following text and match headings a–g with
paragraphs 1–6. There is one heading you do not need.
a
World interest in Esperanto
b
Easy to learn – and plenty to read!
c
Will it survive or disappear?
d
Problems for a language with no home
e
What is Esperanto trying to do?
f
A school project
g
One person’s idea
Esperanto
1
The language ‘Esperanto’ is about 120 years old. It doesn’t
come from any country. People call it a ‘planned’ language,
because someone created it – a Pole, Dr L. L. Zamenhof.
2
The word ‘Esperanto’ means ‘someone who hopes’. The idea
is for Esperanto to be a language for international
communication. Everyone learns it as a foreign language,
rather than learning a language from one particular country,
like French or English.
3
Esperanto isn’t a difficult language. The rules are simple,
and every word is easy to pronounce and to spell. There are
Esperanto textbooks and dictionaries, as well as other books,
and translations into Esperanto from other languages. There
are 30,000 books in the British Esperanto library.
4
There are other ‘planned languages’, but Esperanto is the
biggest. Many countries have their own Esperanto societies.
There are over half a million Esperanto Internet sites, and
you can even learn it by email! There are also some very
famous Esperanto speakers – for example, six Nobel Prize
winners.
5
Sadly, the fact that Esperanto doesn’t have its own country
or culture also causes some problems. For example, no
country uses Esperanto in schools, and no people learn it as
their own language. Its speakers come from all over the
world, but they also have their own languages.
6
Although Esperanto speakers care very much about its
future, it’s not always easy to make other people speak it or
teach it to their children. The future of Esperanto depends
on new people learning it, but at the moment there are only
around two million speakers of Esperanto in the world. But
more than 700 million speakers of English!
Vocabulary
2
Complete the sentences using one of the following verbs
in the correct form.
•
tell
•
speak
•
talk
•
say
1
Do you
Spanish?
2
My mother
that she enjoys reading English
magazines.
3
me what you think about my idea.
4
I usually
to my close friends about my problems.
4
3
Circle the correct words in these sentences.
1
For our homework we have to
change
/
translate
a text
from English into our own language.
2
People are worried that the Cornish language will
disappear
/
survive
.
3
I
care
/
fear
about what’s happening to smaller languages.
4
It’s difficult to say how many smaller languages will
study
/
survive
.
5
Sorry – I can’t come to the cinema this evening. I want to
check
/
revise
for my test tomorrow.
6
If you can’t understand what your English friend says, ask
her to
repeat
/
practise
it.
6
4
Complete the table with the missing nouns and verbs.
Verb
Noun
memorise
1
repeat
2
revise
3
4
student
5
practice
5
Grammar
5
Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or
present continuous.
1
I own a mobile phone but I rarely
(use) it.
2
Lara
(send) her boyfriend a text
message every day.
3
What
(you / look) at?
4
We
(study) Ancient Egypt in history this
6
term.
5
Maria can’t come to my party tonight. She
(have) a bad cold.
6
(Lucy / walk) to school with you?
2
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Te s t 1
Te s t 1
7
I (get) more and more worried about
my dog. He isn’t eating.
8
I (not / know) what most of the
symbols on my mobile phone mean.
9
They (spend) a lot of money at the
moment on their new house.
10
John often
Speaking
Asking questions and understanding the answer
Preparation time: 1 minute. Work in pairs. One person is
Student A and the other is Student B.
(watch) English films on
Student A
You are a stranger on holiday in Oxford. You want some
directions, so you stop someone in the street.
• Ask where the nearest Post Office is.
• Ask the person to spell the street name.
• Ask for directions to get there.
• Ask the person to repeat the directions, because you
didn’t understand.
• Thank the person and say goodbye.
You speak first.
satellite TV.
11
I
(not / understand) my new computer
program.
11
6
Complete the sentences using
can
,
can’t
or
(not) be
able to
.
1
Some people think that in the year 2050 computers will
have conversations with us.
2
My little brother
ride a bicycle, so he
Student B
You are walking down the street when a stranger stops you.
• Tell the person that the Post Office is in Walton Street.
• Spell the street name.
• Tell the person to go past the library, then take the first
left and the Post Office is next to the supermarket, on the
right – but speak very quietly.
• Repeat the directions in a louder voice.
• Say goodbye.
Wait for your partner to speak first.
wants me to teach him.
3
If I ever have children, I won’t
to sleep
until lunchtime any more!
4
James
speak English, but he can’t
speak Welsh.
5
I want to
drive a car before I get my
first job.
6
I don’t understand.
you repeat the
question, please?
7
I’m pleased because Milly might
come
to my party after all.
8
you recommend a good book for me
to take on holiday?
9
I’m sorry. I won’t
babysit tonight.
10
My parents
understand why I like
playing very loud music.
10
Writing
7
Match the following questions with their answers.
1
Do you like learning
a
Polish and English.
history?
2
How many brothers
b
1.55 m.
have you got?
3
Where do you live?
c
15.
4
How often do you play
d
Yes, I do.
sport?
5
How old are you?
e
I go out with my friends.
6
How tall are you?
f
Warsaw.
7
What languages do you
g
Twice a week.
speak?
8
What do you do at the
h
Just one.
weekends?
8
Total
50
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Te s t 2
Name:
Class:
Reading
1
Read the article and decide whether statements 1–5 are
true or false. Write T or F in each box.
1
Mozart first wrote music when he was six.
2
Mozart performed all over Europe in his childhood.
3
Mozart’s father wanted him to move to Vienna.
4
Four of Mozart’s children died when they were babies.
5
The Emperor paid for clothes for Mozart’s family.
6
Mozart continued to perform in public until he died.
7
Mozart was always poor in his lifetime.
A child star
The composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in
Salzburg, Austria in 1756, with an extraordinary musical
talent. The son of a musician, at the age of three he started
to play notes on the clavier (an early kind of piano). He
composed his first piece of music when he was five years
old, and he first performed in public at the age of six. The
boy travelled around Europe with his father and sister,
performing in many countries; when he was 13 he went to
Rome, where the Pope praised his wonderful talent.
Wherever he performed as a child, he was a great success.
He started work at the age of 15, as head of the Archbishop
of Salzburg’s Orchestra. But he didn’t like the Archbishop,
and so he left Salzburg and went to Vienna – even though
his father didn’t want him to.
He married Constanze Weber when he was 25. They had six
children, but only two of them survived beyond babyhood.
For a time, Mozart worked for Emperor Joseph of Austria,
but the Emperor didn’t pay him very well. However, when
Mozart performed in public, the Emperor gave him fine
clothes and jewellery to wear. The family had very little
money, and it was difficult to buy food and clothes for the
children.
Mozart was very hard-working. He composed an enormous
amount of music. But some people in his world didn’t like
his talent, and towards the end of his life, he stopped public
performances and earned money teaching. Also, his friends
gave him money. He was only 35 when he died, and he was
never rich in his lifetime. But nearly 250 years later,
recordings of his music make millions of dollars each year.
3
Complete these sentences using the correct form of the
word in brackets.
1
It’s true to say that not all
people are
happy. (success)
2
To achieve things in your life, you need plenty of
. (determined)
3
My sister is very
– she wants to be a
champion runner. (ambition)
4
Many people who get to the top say they have been
. (luck)
5
You must have natural as well as be
able to work hard if you want to become a dancer.
(talented)
6
You have to be very
if you want to be
a top tennis player. (discipline)
6
4
Choose the best answer, a, b or c, to complete the text.
Simona always wanted to be a ballet dancer, from a young
age. She started lessons when she was only five years old.
She was
1
to get to the top. She knew that
to achieve her dream, she needed to be very
2
,
of their daughter and her talent. But
problems started when she was 12. Although she was
4
as a small child, she quickly grew taller.
Soon the worst happened: she became too tall for classical
ballet. She was very sad about this, but her teacher told her
to be
5
and suggested that she take up
Modern Dance. Simona followed her advice, and became a
very successful dance teacher. She tells all her pupils that
however hard you work, some things are a question of
6
!
1
a determined
b disciplined
c strong
2
a well built
b negative
c hard-working
3
a proud
b ambitious
c successful
4
a weak
b tiny
c skinny
5
a lucky
b different
c positive
7
6
a discipline
b luck
c talent
Vocabulary
2
Match these words to their opposites.
1
skinny
6
a
poor
2
positive
b
similar
3
proud
c
negative
4
rich
d
tiny
5
different
e
well built
6
enormous
f
ashamed
6
4
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eat properly and get enough sleep. Her parents were very
3
Te s t 2
Grammar
5
Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past
continuous to complete the text.
Writing
7
Complete these informal notes using the following
words.
An embarrassing moment
Last Friday my friend Sam gave me one of his books to help
with a project I was doing. On Saturday afternoon, I
1
•
on
•
how
•
make
•
fancy
•
don’t
•
at
•
thanks
•
hope
(be) at home alone. I
2
(do) my project and looking after our new puppy, when the
phone
3
(ring). It was Sam – he
(have) tickets for a pop concert that
evening and he
5
(invite) me to go with
him. He also asked me to bring his book as he needed it for
his project. I
6
(finish) my work, and went
upstairs to take a shower. I
7
(leave) the
puppy in my bedroom, as she
8
(sleep).
When I finished my shower, I
9
(go) back
into my bedroom and
10
(not can) believe
my eyes! My beautiful project was lying all over the floor,
and the puppy
11
(play) with pens and
eating bits of paper. Worst of all, the paper was from Sam’s
book! When I told Sam about it, he
12
I canÕt
6
it. My
grandpa
rents
are com
ing
f
or the
invitati
on
–
IÕ
m reall
y sorry
, but
for the
weeke
nd. Ho
pe the
party
goes we
ll, anyh
ow. W
hy
7
I
take y
ou for
a birth
day lun
ch next
week
instead
?
8
(not
Maria
be) very pleased with the puppy …
12
8
6
Read the conversation and correct the five mistakes
with articles.
Emma:
Total
50
So, how many languages do you speak, Luca?
Speaking
Expressing preferences and making suggestions
Preparation time: 1 minute. Work in pairs. One person is
Student A and the other is Student B.
Luca:
Two – no, three, I suppose. The French, German
and Italian.
Emma:
And English, too!
Luca:
But not very well. We lived in the England when I
was child, but now I can’t remember much of it.
I have the English penfriend, though. And I
watch lots of an English films on satellite TV.
Student A
You and your friend want to go to the cinema this Saturday.
You are ringing him / her about which film to see.
• Ask your friend which film he / she wants to see.
• Say that you’d rather see the latest James Bond film.
• Tell your friend that’s a good idea, and suggest going to
the new shopping mall.
• Agree with you friend, and say goodbye.
You speak first.
Emma:
Are there many British films on TV in your
country?
Luca:
No, sorry – most are from United States!
5
Student B
You and your friend want to go to the cinema this Saturday.
Your friend is ringing you about which film you want to see.
• Say you’d prefer to go and see the Harry Potter film and
ask what your friend wants to see.
• Agree with your friend’s idea, and suggest going
shopping before the film.
• Agree with your friend and suggest having a pizza there
as well.
• Say goodbye.
Wait for your partner to speak first.
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Matrix Pre-Intermediate
5
4
Ella
5
about
Tuesda
y, at 1
2.30?
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