SO PI u2 testb

Pre-intermediate Quick Check Test 2B
5 Complete the sentences with the words in
the box.

Grammar
1 Make questions using the prompts. Use
the present simple or present continuous.
1 where / you / live?
Where do you live?
2 what / they / do / at the moment?
?
3 you / often / write / comments on websites?
?
4 she / work / in a restaurant now?
?
5 so / what / he / want / to do next?
?
6 why / you / sell / your house?
?
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2 Complete the responses and match them
to the questions in Exercise 1.
a) I ’m living (live) in London now. 1
b) No, she
(study) for her
exams.
c) He
(want) to get a new job.
d) Because I
(move) to

China.
e) They
(currently / work) in
sales and marketing.
f) No, I
(not / like)
computers.

get
education deal
problems
with

risk team
lives pressure

1 Don’t work in that shop. The sales assistants
don’t get any holidays.
2 Rescue workers often risk their
to save people.
3 Mark became a teacher because he wanted to
work in
.
4 I’m looking for a job where I don’t have to
with people.
5 People who work under a lot of
often
their health.
6 He wants to work alone. He doesn’t like
working in a

.
7 I love working with people and dealing
their
.
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Pronunciation
6 Underline the stressed syllable in the jobs.
1 res cue worker
2 IT consultant
3 personal trainer
4 sales rep
5 fashion designer
6 motorcycle courier
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3 Underline the correct word or phrase.
1 I don’t like tennis. I never / always play it.
2 I go to the supermarket once in a while /
always but I usually do my food shopping
online.
3 I hate tea so I rarely / usually drink coffee.
4 She usually / rarely works on Monday
because she always works at weekends.
5 I occasionally / usually send texts but I
prefer to write emails.
6 We don’t mind cheese but we hardly ever /
often eat it.

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Vocabulary
4 Complete the words.
1 I don’t want to be an e m p l o y e e . I hate
having a b
.
2 We want an interesting job with difficult
t
.
3 Paul likes working in an o
. He
doesn’t like meeting c
.
4 My husband has got a job with a fantastic IT
c
. The s
have great
s
and long holidays.

Functions
7 Complete the conversation with the
correct form of the verbs.
A: So what sort of job are you 1 looking
(look) for?
B: Something different. I can’t stand
2
(work) in accounts and
3

(be) alone all the time.
A: Do you like 4
(meet) new
people?
B: I don’t mind 5
(deal) with a
small team but I’m not keen on 6
(work) in a big company.
A: Do you like 7
(spend) time on
the internet?
B: Yes, I absolutely love 8
(learn)
about new software programmes and I’m very
keen on 9
(play) computer games.
A: Why don’t you 10
(do) a course
and 11
(become) an IT consultant?
B: That’s a brilliant idea!

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