Intermediate Tests Answer Key

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Quick Check Test 5A 1: 2 friendly 3 biggest, cheapest

4 lower, higher

5 delicious, more expensive 6 most interesting, most successful 7 larger

2: 2 did she 3 won’t they 4 was he 5 aren’t we 6 have you 7 are they 8 will she 9 has she

10 hasn’t he 11 will they 3: 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 6 – 4: 2 antibiotics 3 vaccinations

4 engineering 5 appliances 6 Solar power

5: 2 respond 3 looking into 4 having a debate 5 making inquiries

6 research 6: 2 off, work 3 order 4 out, stick

7: 1 Could you lend me your car?

2 Do you know when the film starts? 3 Would you mind turning the TV off? 4 Could you tell me where the bank is?

5 Do you know what time it is? 6 Would you mind taking me to the station?

Quick Check Test 5B

1: 2 beautiful, bigger 3 more economical 4 attractive 5 most interesting, more

successful 6 best, cheapest 7 better, worse

2: 2 aren’t they 3 will he 4 has she

5 didn’t he 6 will they 7 did he 8 have they 9 were they 10 are we 11 haven’t you

3: 2 – 3 4 – 5 – 6 4: 2 washing machine 3 nuclear power

4 antibiotics 5 vacuum cleaner

6 vaccinations 5: 2 investigating 3 research 4 reply

5 inquiring 6 discuss

6: 2 memory, print 3 working, recharging 4 crashing

7: 2 Do you know where the cinema is?

3 Would you mind carrying my bag? 4 Do you know when the concert starts?

5 Would you mind switching off the TV/switching the TV off? 6 Could you tell me the way to the

bank?

Quick Check Test 6A

1: 2 lose 3 don’t 4 ’s 5 unless 6 ’re 7 won’t, study 8 invite, will 9 do

2: 2e 3a 4f 5c 6d 3: 2 confused 3 satisfying 4 worried

5 embarrassing 6 annoyed

4: 2 on 3 up 4 on, down 5 up 5: 2 cut/’ve cut 3 watch, doing

4 raise, hold

6: /ʌ/ money, up, shut, worried; /əʊ/ hold, programme, scroll;

/ɒ/ job, off, log 7: 1 annoying 2 guess, joking

3 Bad, shame, sorry, hear 4 good, Have, Wow, Congratulations

Quick Check Test 6B 1: 2 do 3 invite, will 4 Will they be, don’t

5 lose 6 unless 7 ’re 8 ’ll be, don’t 2: 2f 3c 4e 5a 6d 3: 2 embarrassed 3 annoyed

4 confusing 5 satisfied 6 worried 4: 2 off, on 3 up 4 on 5 down 5: 2 raised, held 3 watched, doing

4 jumped 6: /ʌ/ money, up, shut, worried;

/əʊ/ scroll, programme, hold; /ɒ/ log, job

7: 1 annoying 2 something, Have, Wow, fantastic

3 afraid, awful, hear 4 what, joking

Intermediate Quick Check Test 5A

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Grammar

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form

of the adjective in brackets.

1 The world’s a much smaller place than it used

to be. (small)

2 He’s the least person I’ve ever met.

(friendly)

3 It’s the supermarket in town, but not the

. (b ig / cheap)

4 His marks in the last test were slightly

in maths, but much in English. (low /

high)

5 The food wasn’t as as we expected, and

it was far . (delicious / expensive)

6 It was by far the (interesting) film he’s

ever made, but not the .(interesting /

successful)

7 Actually, our new house is a little bit

than we need. (large)

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2 Write the correct question tag.

1 You already know my brother, don’t you?

2 She didn’t call you last night, ?

3 They’ll be here soon, ?

4 He wasn’t married then, ?

5 We’re very late, ?

6 You haven’t done it, ?

7 They aren’t coming, ?

8 She won’t like it, ?

9 She hasn’t told him, ?

10 He’s already been here, ?

11 They’ll never find out, ?

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Pronunciation

3 Tick the pairs of words with the same stress

pattern.

1 washing machine / vacuum cleaner

2 nuclear power / solar power

3 electricity / vaccinations

4 technology / engineering

5 antibiotics / communicat ions

6 computer networks / domestic appliances

5

Vocabulary

4 Complete the sentences with words from

Exercise 3.

1 Switch off the electricity before you go on

holiday.

2 The doctor gave her for her cough.

3 I had to have four painful before I went

to the Amazon jungle.

4 Genetic will change the way people

think about having babies.

5 Women were fu ll-time housewives until modern

domestic were invented.

6 is a much cleaner source of

energy than nuclear power.

5

5 Underline the correct alternative.

1 Do you ever wonder / research why the earth is

round?

2 Why didn’t he respond / inquire to my email?

3 Customer services are replying / looking into the

problem.

4 They’re discussing / having a debate about the

issue in Parliament next week.

5 The police are making inquiries / investigating

about the robbery.

6 He’s doing medical investigation / research at

Oxford University.

5

6 Complete the missing words.

1 He’s late because his car’s broken d o w n.

2 I tried switching it on and o _ _, but it still doesn’t

w_ _ _.

3 We can’t use the lift. It’s out of o _ _ _ _.

4 Do you want me to print o_ _ the photos or save

them onto a memory s_ _ _ _?

5

Functions

7 Put the words in the correct order to make

polite requests.

1 you / car / lend / your / me / Could

Could you lend me your car?

2 when / the / you / starts / Do / film / know

?

3 mind / the / off / Would / turning / TV / you

?

4 tell / bank / is / me / where / you / Could / the

?

5 it / Do / you / is / know / what / time

?

6 you / taking / Would / mind / me / station / to / the

? 10

Total: 50

Intermediate Quick Check Test 5B

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Grammar

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form

of the adjective in brackets.

1 The world’s a much smaller place than it used

to be. (small)

2 The garden wasn’t as as she described

it, but it was far . (beautifu l / big )

3 Our new car is a little bit than the last

one. (economical)

4 She’s the least person I’ve ever met.

(attractive)

5 It was by far the film he’s ever written

and was a lot . (interesting / successful)

6 It’s the restaurant in town, but not the

. (good / cheap)

7 She was slightly at maths in the last test,

but her chemistry results were much .

(good / bad)

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2 Write the correct question tag.

1 You already know by brother, don’t you ?

2 They’re arriving at 10, ?

3 He won’t like me, ?

4 She hasn’t heard the news yet, ?

5 He knew I was coming, ?

6 They’ll never find out, ?

7 He didn’t call her last night, ?

8 They haven’t met her, ?

9 They were never married, ?

10 We aren’t late, ?

11 You’ve got the job, ?

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Pronunciation

3 Tick the pairs of words with the same stress

pattern.

1 wasshin machine / vacuum cleaner

2 antibiotics / vaccinations

3 technology / appliances

4 nuclear power / solar power

5 electricity / communications

6 computer networks / commercial airp lanes

5

Vocabulary

4 Complete with words from Exercise 3.

1 I switch off the electricity when I go away.

2 My grandmother used to spend hours doing the

laundry before she got a .

3 People think that isn’t as safe

as solar power.

4 The doctor gave me fo r my cough.

5 The carpet’s dirty – where’s the

?

6 Babies are usually g iven several to

prevent common illnesses.

5

5 Underline the correct alternative.

1 Do you ever wonder / research why the earth is

round?

2 The police are making inquiries / investigating the

murder.

3 She’s doing historical investigation / research at

Cambridge University.

4 Why don’t they response / reply to my emails?

5 The neighbours were inquiring / looking into

about your health.

6 They’re going to discuss / have a debate the issue

at the UN next week.

5

6 Complete the missing words.

1 He called to say his car’s broken d o w n.

2 You can save the photos onto a

m_ _ _ _ _ stick and p_ _ _ _ them out.

3 Your mobile’s not w_ _ _ _ _ _. The battery needs

r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

4 My computer’s useless – it keeps c_ _ _ _ _ _ _.

5

Functions

7 Put the words in the correct order to make

polite requests.

1 you / car / lend / your / me / Could

Could you lend me your car?

2 the / Do / you / is / know / where / cinema

?

3 you / carrying / Would / bag / mind / my

?

4 when / the / you / starts / Do / concert / know

?

5 mind / the / off / Would / switching / you / TV

?

6 tell / way / to / you / the / Could / the / me / bank

?

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Total: 50

Intermediate Quick Check Test 6A

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Grammar

1 Underline the correct alternative.

1 If I’ll see / see him, I’ll tell you.

2 When people will lose / lose their jobs, they

usually get depressed.

3 She’ll be worried if you won’t / don’t phone her.

4 He loves walking on the beach when it’ll be / ’s

sunny.

5 I won’t come i f / unless I feel better.

6 Do you shout at people when you’re / ’ll be very

angry?

7 They don’t / won’t pass the exam unless they’ll

study / study harder.

8 If they invite / ’ll invite you to the party, do / will

you go?

9 What will / do you usually do when you’re

frightened?

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2 Match 1–6 with a)–f).

1 Where would he work b

2 If they got engaged,

3 We wouldn’t be able to buy it

4 If you lost your passport,

5 What would we do

6 If you got a good degree,

a) unless we got a loan from the bank.

b) if he left school now?

c) if we couldn’t pay back the money?

d) would you be offered a better job?

e) we could organise a party for them.

f) how would you get back to this country?

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Vocabulary

3 Complete the adjectives using the correct -ed or

-ing form.

1 The film was so boring that we walked out of the

cinema.

2 These instructions are terrible. I’m even more

confus now.

3 It was very satisf to find out she’d won the

competition.

4 He started to get worr when his daughter

wasn’t home by 10.30.

5 It was so embarrass when we didn’t have

enough money to pay the bill.

6 I’m very annoy about his rudeness to everyone

at the party. 5

4 Underline the correct alternative.

1 Have they settled down / up yet?

2 Simon d idn’t come because he and Tom don’t get

in / on.

3 We don’t need to dress up / down. It’s a very

informal party.

4 If you click in / on this icon the computer will shut

down / off.

5 I saw her chatting you off / up last night. 5

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form

of the verbs in the box.

get raise do watch hold cut

1 We couldn’t get seats for the concert.

2 I really like the way they your hair.

3 Did you that programme about the

educational experiments they’re ?

4 We’ll lots of money for the homeless if we

a sale. 5

Pronunciation

6 Put the words in the correct column according

to the underlined vowel sound.

cut go on money hold job up o ff

programme shut scroll log worried

/ʌ/ /əʊ/ /ɒ/ cut

go on

5

Functions

7 Complete the words in the dialogues.

1 A: U n f o r t u n a t e l y, the dishwasher’s

broken.

B: That’s really a_ _ _ _ _ _g.

2 A: You’ll never g _ _ _s what! Jane’s having

twins!

B: You’re j_ _ _ _g!

3 A: B_ _ news, I’m afraid. David and I have

split up.

B: Oh, that’s a s_ _ _ _. I’m really

s_ _ _ _ to h_ _ _ that.

4 A: I’ve got some g _ _ _ news.

B: H_ _ _ you?

A: I’ve just been promoted!

B: W_ _! C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s! 10

Total: 50

Intermediate Quick Check Test 6B

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Grammar

1 Underline the correct alternative.

1 If I’ll see / see him, I’ll tell you.

2 What will / do you usually do when you’re angry?

3 If they invite / ’ll invite you to the party, do / will

you go?

4 Will they be / Are they disappointed if we don’t /

won’t come?

5 When people will lose / lose their jobs, they

usually get depressed.

6 He won’t come if / unless you phone him first.

7 Do you laugh a lot when you’re / ’ll be very

happy?

8 We are / ’ll be very surprised if we won’t / don’t

win the game. 10

2 Match 1–6 with a)–f).

1 Where would he work b

2 If you got a promotion,

3 If they got engaged,

4 Who could we invite

5 We wouldn’t be able to buy it

6 If their car broke down,

a) unless we borrowed some money.

b) if he left school now?

c) we could buy them a n ice present.

d) how would they get home?

e) if we had a party?

f) would you earn a much bigger salary?

Vocabulary

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3 Complete the adjectives using the correct -ed or

-ing form.

1 The film was so bor ing that we walked out of

the cinema.

2 I was really embarrass when I realised I’d

forgotten his name.

3 She was very annoy about their bad behaviour.

4 These instructions are really confus . I can’t

understand them.

5 He was very satisf with the job they did.

6 We should all be very worr about climate

change. 5

4 Underline the correct alternative.

1 Have they settled down / up yet?

2 If you want to log off / up, you have to click

in / on this icon.

3 I saw you chatting him off / up in the club.

4 Sally didn’t want to go because she doesn’t get

in / on with Marta.

5 You should dress up / down a bit as it’s a very

informal party. 5

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of

the verbs in the box.

get do raise jump watch hold

1 We couldn’t get seats for the concert.

2 They’ve _______ lots of money for charity from

the sale they ______.

3 I _______ a programme last night about the

experiments NASA are ______.

4 I’ve never _______ a queue in my life. 5

Pronunciation

6 Put the words in the correct column according

to the underlined vowel sound.

cut go on money scroll log up

programme shut hold job worried

/ʌ/ /əʊ/ /ɒ/ cut

go on

5

Functions

7 Complete the words in the dialogues.

1 A: U n f o r t u n a t e l y, the dishwasher’s

broken.

B: That’s really a_ _ _ _ _ _ g.

2 A: I’ve got s_ _ _ _ _ _ _g to tell you.

B: H_ _ _ you?

A: I’ve just bought a house!

B: W _ _! That’s f_ _ _ _ _ _ _c news.

3 A: Bad news, I’m a_ _ _ _d. Tom’s been fired.

B: Oh, that a_ _ _l. I’m really sorry to h_ _ _ that.

4 A: You’ll never guess w_ _ _ ! We’ve won the

lottery!

B: You’re j_ _ _ _g!

10

Total: 50