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Pre-intermediate End of Course Test B
Listening

Pronunciation

1 Track 12 Listen and underline the correct
answer, a), b) or c).
1 Mary thinks the thief should go to prison for
.
a) three months b) five years
c) ten years
2 The man says the tennis teacher has a
name.
a) English
b) Italian
c) Scottish
3 The books the woman bought were reduced to
.
a) £3.50
b) £5.99
c) £7.99
4 The woman buys a
size sweater.
a) small
b) medium
c) large
5 The Globe Theatre is on the
in Queen’s
Street.
a) left
b) right

c) corner
6 The doctor advised the man to
.
a) walk
b) sleep
c) have lunch

3 Track 14 Listen and tick () the words in each
group that have a different stress pattern.
1 Oo
history
delayed 
arrest 
chocolate
4 oOo
decision
dictionary
recommend
director

2 oO
extinct
divorced
business
sculpture
5 ooOo
technology
education
politician
celebrity

3 Ooo
geography
confused
audience
souvenirs
6 oOoo
ability
investigate
electrician
performance

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Vocabulary and grammar
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2 Track 13 Listen to the phone calls and complete
the notes.
Hotel Complaints Book
Date: 15/04/09
1) Name: Major 1 Brown
Room Number: 2
Problem: The 3
were cold and the
sausages were 4
too much.
Action: 5
to the chef.
-------------------------------------------2) Name: Mrs Julia 6

Room Number: 7
Problem: The 8
in room 308 sings too
9
in the bath.
Action: Talk 10
the 11
.

4 Cross out the word that does not fit in each
group.
1 office
customer
boss
ship
2 coach
ferry
mango
lorry
3 insects
tiger
lion
elephant
4 painting gallery
racket
exhibition
5 primary science
secondary college
6 audience band
chicken performance

7 borrow
onion
cabbage lettuce
8 cricket
drama
squash
tennis
9 software technology
fax
earn
10 cheque wild
coins
notes
11 map
desert
ocean
lake
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the words in CAPITALS.
1 John’s parents have got two children and five
grandchildren . GRAND
2 She was employed as a
in their new
office in the city. RECEPTION
3 Her
as a writer grows every year.

POPULAR
4 He had a terrible toothache so he took two
. PAIN
5 If you want to go to that new restaurant, I’ll make
the
. RESERVE
6 They should make a
soon or he’ll
find another house to buy. DECIDE
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Pre-intermediate End of Course Test B
6 Underline the correct option to complete the
sentences.
1 We’ve been there on / for holiday three times.
2 If he was better at working with / of people, he’d
be an excellent employee.
3 The man was sentenced to / of three years in
prison for fraud.
4 If you want to get off / on well with him, you have
to be friendlier.
5 I’ve never liked the people he hangs out with / of.
6 Children would behave better if parents didn’t
give up / in to them so easily.
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7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of

the verbs in the box.
go (x2)
do
have

take (x2)
get
be

make (x2)
work

1 He won’t want tickets for that play. He went to
see it last weekend.
2 Over fifty CD players
back to the shop
because they were faulty.
3 She’d soon get promoted in that job if she
well under pressure.
4 They’ll never learn anything if they don’t take
risks and
mistakes.
5 My car’s not going well so I’m going
it
to the garage tomorrow.
6 When he passes his driving test, he
a car
from his parents.
7 We
(not) jogging yet. Let’s go now.

8 You have to study hard
a good architect.
9 They
a beach party when it started
raining.
10 The company
very well now so they
might employ more people.
11 Emily won’t find it easy
friends if
she’s so unfriendly.
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8 Match 1–6 with a)–f).
1 They didn’t have enough customers d
2 You mustn’t drop litter on the street
3 Whose car is the blue one
4 She said she wasn’t keen
5 If you didn’t go to bed so late,
6 What time are we

9 Underline the correct alternative, a), b) or c).
1 He’s the man
helped me get the job.
a) which
b) that
c) whose
2 I hate
up early on Monday morning.
a) get

b) going
c) getting
3 What
her new boyfriend like?
a) do
b) ’s
c) are
4 They told
they were coming early.
a) –
b) to us
c) us
5 I don’t know
keys they are.
a) whose
b) who
c) that
6 Kids eat too
chocolates and not enough
fruit.
a) many
b) enough
c) much
7 He hasn’t asked her to go with him
.
a) already
b) yet
c) ever
8 She told the children to play in
garden.

a) a
b) the
c) –
9 I can’t imagine
there – it’s so boring.
a) living
b) to live
c) live
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tigers are very beautiful animals.
a) The
b) A
c) –
11 It
be him. He was with us when it
happened.
a) can’t
b) mustn’t
c) might not
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10 Complete the article with ONE word in each
gap.
New mobile 1 phone technology continues to
influence and change our lives. People 2
now sign up to a new service that will find their
3
and friends on a computer map on their
mobiles. However, many people 4
happy

about this technology and 5
complained
about the protection of their privacy. The phone
companies have replied, saying that users would
have 6
sign up and agree to be located.
They don’t have to 7
up to the service if
they 8
want to. And if they do, they can
switch off 9
service whenever they want.
The service should be popular with parents
10
their children may not feel the same. One
thing is certain: it’s an easy and convenient way to
answer 11
most frequently asked question
on a mobile: ‘Where are you?’
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a) meeting tonight?
b) on lending you her car.
c) you’d be able to get up earlier.
d) so they had to close the shop.
e) that’s parked outside?
f) or you’ll get an £80 fine.
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12 Read the poster and the message. Then
complete the notes.

Reading
11 Read the article and underline the correct
answer, a) b) or c).
Grandmother fails test again
A sixty-eight-year-old grandmother from the South
Korean city of Jeonju has just failed her written
driving test for the 771st time. The woman’s name,
which was given only as Cha, first took the written
part of the exam in April 2005. At the time, she
thought it would help if she had a car for her job.
In the beginning, Cha went to the licence office
almost every day. Now, she no longer works but still
goes to the office once a week. The office said she’s
spent more than £1,600 on exam fees.
‘You have to get at least sixty points to pass the
written part,’ said Kim Rahn, who wrote about Cha
in the Korea Times, an English-language daily
newspaper. ‘She usually gets under fifty.’
Bloggers have already responded to the news about
Mrs Cha’s misfortunes with comments that range
from sympathy to anger. One wrote, ‘There’s a time
in every person’s life when, if they fail something
over 700 times, they should stop.’
Other bloggers complained about a system that

allows people to take a driving test so many times.
One man commented: ‘It’s not a very good system if
you can take the test as often as you want. I mean,
she might be a danger to other people even if she
passes the test after the 1,001st try.’
Mrs Cha seems to be ignoring the bloggers. She said
that she’d be back for another attempt. If she passes,
then she can begin to prepare for the practical test.

Island Tour
Take a boat trip around ten beautiful islands.
Mon–Fri: 9.30 a.m. to 1.00p.m
Sat and Sun: 10.00a.m. to 5.00p.m
Leaves from the boat tour office in the port.
Tickets:
£12 (Mon Fri with coffee/cold drink)
£22 (Sat/Sun with lunch and drinks)
George,
I’m just going shopping for the afternoon. Hope
your game of golf was good. I’ve just seen an
ad for a boat trip round the islands. We can’t go
tomorrow because we have the coach trip to
the old Greek ruins, so how about Sunday?
We’ll have a lovely day sailing around the
islands with lunch included! Do you think you
could get the tickets? I’m sure you’ll love it.
Jx
Notes
Name of tour: 1 Island Tour
Day: 2

Time: 3
to 5.00p.m.
Number of tickets: 4
Price per ticket: 5
Leaves from: boat 6
office

1 Cha has taken the written test more than
.
a) 700 times
b) 800 times
c) 750 times
2 Cha started taking the test
.
a) last year
b) in April
c) in 2005
3 She wanted to learn to drive because
.
a) she had a car
b) it would be useful for her work
c) it was her dream
4 Cha needs to get
points to pass the test.
a) 600
b) 50
c) 60
5 One blogger thinks that Cha
give up trying
to pass the test.

a) should
b) can’t
c) shouldn’t
6 Another blogger said that Mrs Cha
be a
safe driver even if she passed the driving test.
a) might
b) might not
c) could
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Pre-intermediate End of Course Test B
Writing

Communication

15 Match the underlined words in the email to
formal phrases a)–f).
1
Hi Mr White,
2
Just a quick note about the plans for the new library
in Bigsby, I think it’s a 3great idea. I love books and
hope that more children will start reading if there’s a
library in our town. 4Also, we’ll be able to rent

DVDs and audiobooks.
5
Write back to me soon,
6
Goodbye,
William Hunt

13 Match sentences 1–11 with responses a)–k).
1 I hope to see you again soon. a
2 People should do exercise three times a week.
3 Keep going and then turn left.
4 I’m afraid I have a complaint. The internet in my
room doesn’t work.
5 Can I speak to Mrs Thomas, please?
6 He gets really nervous when he has to make a
speech.
7 Can you tell me where it hurts most?
8 Do you know where the library is?
9 Is the theatre open in the mornings?
10 Do you sell that stuff for cleaning glass?
11 Excuse me. Would you be able to recommend a
good bookshop here?
a) Yes, let’s keep in touch.
b) Why doesn’t he do a course to help him?
c) Yes, the library’s over there.
d) Do you mean window cleaner?
e) I’m afraid I don’t agree. Not everybody likes
exercise.
f) I’m sorry, I can’t. I don’t live here.
g) Straight on, turn left. Thanks.

h) Of course. Can I ask who’s calling?
i) I’m not sure. Perhaps you should phone them and
check.
j) I’m sorry, there’s nothing we can do at the
moment. The system’s faulty.
k) Here, on my right shoulder.

a) Best regards
b) Dear 1
c) I look forward to hearing from you
d) Regarding
e) wonderful
f) In addition
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16 Write an answer to the question below in 75–
100 words. Include at least two positive and
two negative points in your answer.
‘How do you think technology will change our lives
in the next twenty years?’
It seems to me that/In my opinion,

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14 Complete with conversation with ONE word
in each gap.
A: Would you 1 like to be famous?
B: I 2
know. Why?
A: I watched the news earlier. They were

complaining 3
the paparazzi.
B: What – those people who follow celebrities
around all 4______ time?
A: Exactly. I think they should stop it.
B: How can 5
do that?
A: They could arrest them, and give 6
large
fines. Or put them in prison!
B: Maybe, but it 7
their fault. It’s the
newspaper bosses 8
pay a lot of money for
the photos.
A: Yes, I suppose 9
right.
B: But I agree 10
you. I can’t stand those
photos of celebrities out with their friends or
children.
A: Right. If I 11
famous, I’d hate it.
B: Me too.
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