SO PI u1 testa

Pre-intermediate Quick Check Test 1A
Grammar

Vocabulary

1 Write questions for the underlined
answers. Use Wh- question words.
1 How many children has she got?
She’s got three children.
2
?
He works at the new city hospital.
3
?
We went to her party last Saturday.
4
?
I sometimes stay at home on my own.
5
?
She goes out with friends on Friday nights.
6
?
They had a holiday in February.

4 Match 1–6 with a)–f) to make sentences.
1 They always go
b
2 Did she spend
3 My sister and I didn’t play
4 How often do you eat

5 He loves spending
6 I had some

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a) out with friends?
b) shopping on Saturday afternoons.
c) time with his family.
d) time off last week.
e) a musical instrument when we were
children.
f) much money on holiday?
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct
past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I last saw him when I was in Cairo in
1991. (see / be)
2 They
a month ago and
married yesterday. (meet / get)
3 When he
famous, he
a
lot of new friends. (become / make)
4 We
shopping on Saturday but we
much. (go / not buy)
5 She
some time off and

around Asia. (have / travel)
6I
to sell my house and then I
to Australia. (decide / move)
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Pronunciation
3 Mark two links between words in each
sentence.
1 Would you like a drink?
2 I’d love a drink, thank you.
3 Did you see him on Monday?
4 My exams are in October.
5 What are you doing this afternoon?
6 She met him in Italy.
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the verbs in the box.
get (x3)

do meet

argue

fall

1 His parents got divorced in 2008.
2 Sue always
on very well with her

husband’s mother.
3 When
they
in love?
4 He
his first wife on holiday.
5 My brother and I
a lot until we left
home.
6 We
to know each other at work.
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Functions
6 Tick the correct response, a) or b).
1 Would you like to go out?
a) I’d love to see a film. 
b) Yes, it’s OK.
2 Dad, this is Freddy.
a) It was nice to meet you.
b) Nice to meet you.
3 Awful day, isn’t it?
a) Yes, it’s terrible.
b) What was it like?
4 So what exactly do you do?
a) I work with children.
b) I’m working.
5 Did you see the men’s final?
a) Yes, it’s lovely.
b Yes, it was great.

6 I hope we meet again soon.
a) See you later.
b) Yes, let’s keep in touch.
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