Life, Pre-Intermediate, Unit 9 Test

Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
0 Last summer, we ____________ abroad for our holidays.
A went B had C spent
1 You should ____________ waiters a tip in the USA.
A show B give C take
2 On holiday, we ____________ on a campsite.
A rented B stayed C spent
3 We left the cinema because the film was ____________ .
A bore B bored C boring
4 This is no place ____________ young children.
A for B with C at
5 We have to ____________ these challenges together.
A head B arm C face
6 The festival will ____________ place in August.
A get B take C bring
7 We ____________ from that area because of the high crime.
A took across B moved away C went over
8 It isn’t easy to earn a ____________ in this industry.
A live B life C living
9 After the concert, we ____________ to meet Adele.
A took B gave C got
10 We decided to ____________ a hotel online.
A book B play C make
(10 points)
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in CAPITAL LETTERS. There is an example
at the beginning (0).
0 __Skiing_____ is great fun. It’s a fantastic sport. SKI
1 We drove to the south of France in a ____________ van and had a great holiday. CAMP
2 As soon as I return from my holiday, I ____________ my suitcase and put all my clothes in the washing
machine. PACK
3 We often go ____________ when we’re on holiday. CLUB
4 I’m ____________ by this book about Russian history. FASCINATE
5 Are you ____________ of the dark? FRIGHTEN
6 We stayed in an ____________ hotel at the top of the mountain. AMAZE
7 I received a ____________ from my students. It was a lovely photo of the class in a photo frame. GIVE
8 We were ____________ by the noise coming from the house next door. ANNOY
9 Walking all day is very ____________ . TIRE
10 There were a lot of ____________ selling products at the market. TRADE
(10 points)

Grammar
3 Complete the story with the correct past simple or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets. There
is an example at the beginning (0).
Last January, David and Emily (0) __flew______ (fly) to Australia. It was a long flight and they (1)
____________ (be) really tired by the time they got there. They (2) ____________ (never / be) to
Australia before, and they (3) ____________ (spend) months saving up for the holiday, so they (4)
____________ (feel) incredibly excited to be there at last. Their friends (5) ____________ (tell) them
what things to do in Australia. As a result, they (6) ____________ (book) trips to Uluru and to the Great
Barrier Reef before leaving England. However, on their first day in the country, it (7) ____________ (be)
so hot that they (8) ____________ (decide) not to go on any trips for a few days, but to head to the
beach. Unfortunately, they (9) ____________ (forget) their swimming costumes so they (10)
____________ (have) to go shopping first to buy some. They couldn’t believe they were in Australia at
last – especially at a time of year when the weather was so awful in Europe!
(10 points)
4 Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
0 I got up early and ____________ to school. I arrived at 8.30.
A walked B had walked C was walking
1 I didn’t realize I ____________ my mobile phone at the club until the next morning.
A left B had left C were leaving
2 The waiter chased after him because he ____________ paid his bill.
A didn’t B hadn’t C wasn’t
3 Many years ago, when he ____________ in the army, my father went to Singapore.
A was B had been C was being
4 We didn’t go to the cinema with Kate because we ____________ the film before.
A saw B had seen C were seeing
5 Where ____________ for your holidays?
A you went B did you go C went you
6 How many people ____________ in this building?
A live B do live C do they live
7 Which student ____________ this essay?
A has he written B has written C he has written
8 Why ____________ like travelling so much?
A they B they do C do they
9 What ____________ outside?
A is happening B is it happening C happening is
10 Who ____________ the key to?
A has given B you are giving C did you give
(10 points)
Reading
Holiday stories
A
We were really looking forward to arriving at the holiday apartment we had booked near the beach on a
beautiful Greek island. However, when we arrived, we were quite annoyed to find that nobody had
cleaned the place. We tried to phone the holiday company to complain but it was Sunday and nobody
answered our calls. I spent two hours cleaning the place myself. Then there was a knock on the door. It
was the holiday rep. She explained that we were in the wrong apartment. We had opened the wrong
door – both apartments could be opened by the same key. When we packed our bags and moved next
door, it was really clean!
B
A few years ago, we went to Mexico on holiday. It was our first holiday with our two young daughters,
Megan and Kate. We had brought a really big bag full of clothes for them. However, when I opened the
bag, I couldn’t believe what I saw. There were no clothes in it – just some toys, a doll, some toilet paper
and small plastic balls. I thought, for a moment, that my husband had played a joke. Then I realized
that the two girls had repacked the bag. I had left it in their room. Megan had removed the clothes and
put her favourite things in it instead! I wasn’t annoyed. I just laughed and laughed. But we had to go
and buy new clothes for the girls!
C Two years ago, my husband and I went on a beach holiday in the Caribbean. On the last day, we
decided to book a day trip on a boat. When we arrived in the harbour, we asked which boat was ours
and were told to get on a big white boat. It wasn’t what we had expected. There was a bar on the boat
and a lot of balloons with 21 written on them. Lots of people started getting on the boat until it was
really crowded. They all seemed to be in their twenties and from Brazil. Before long, the boat set off. It
was then that somebody asked us if we were Luis’ grandparents. It was only then that we realized we
were on the wrong boat and that we were on a party boat for Luis’ 21st birthday. The boat trip lasted
five hours and the music was very loud, but we had a great time. I’m 67 and my husband’s 74. We don’t
usually go to such exciting parties.
5 Read three short stories about things that went wrong on holiday. Match the questions to the
stories (A, B or C). There is an example at the beginning (0).
In which story …
0 do we know on which day of the week the event happened? _____A_______
1 did somebody want other people to solve the problem? ____________
2 did somebody have a better time than expected? ____________
3 did somebody do something they didn’t need to do? ____________
4 did somebody have to spend money? ____________
5 did the event happen near the end of the holiday? ____________
6 did somebody have to change where they were staying? ____________
7 did somebody feel a bit angry? ____________
8 was the storyteller in a place with people she didn’t know? ____________
9 did somebody do a lot of housework? ____________
10 did somebody think that what happened was funny? ____________
(10 points)

Listening
6 [Track 107] Listen to three travel journalists talking about their favourite holiday destinations.
Choose the correct answer (A, B or C). There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 What is the name of the travel show?
A On the Road B Off Abroad C Overboard
1 How often is the travel show on the radio?
A every day B every week C every weekend
2 What is the best country Andrew has ever visited?
A China B India C the USA
3 When did Andrew first go to his favourite country?
A before 2008 B in 2008 C after 2008
4 Where did Andrew spend most of his time when he last visited his favourite country?
A in the south B in the capital C in the mountains
5 According to Andrew, what’s the best reason to visit his favourite country?
A to try the food B to meet the people C to see the monuments
6 Which of these countries has Susie never been to?
A Mexico B Brazil C Thailand
7 When she talks about the first of her favourite countries, which of these qualities does Susie mention?
A its good food B its friendly people C its fine weather
8 How many times has Susie been to the second of her favourite countries?
A once B twice C four times
9 How many times has Jennifer been to the USA?
A never B once C many times
10 Why does Jennifer want to go back to New York?
A to do some shopping B to see the shows C to see the monuments
(10 points)

Writing
7 Follow the instructions below.
Read the advertisement. Write an email requesting more information. Write five sentences. Ask for
information about the dates, length and cost of the expedition, and what you have to do to prepare.
WHALE WATCHING EXPEDITION
See whales in their natural habitat in the North Atlantic. You will have the opportunity to see the world’s
largest animals up close. It’s a trip of a lifetime. Write for more information.
(10 points)

Speaking
8 Read the task below and give your presentation in class.
Prepare to talk about an interesting place to visit in your home town or in a town or city you know well.
Talk about what type of place it is and what it’s called, when it opens and closes, how much it costs to go
in, and what you can see and do there.
(10 points)