Test for Pre-Inter

TEST FOR PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
(Time: 90’)
Candidate’s name:……………………………..
Date of birth:…………………………………..
Candidate’s index number:…………………….
Date and Place of testing:………………………
Section A: Circle the best answer to complete each sentence of the following
section. (40 marks)
1. John is a good worker. He works very ………………………….
A. hardly B. hard
C. good D. many
2. I am……………………………….. Holland tomorrow.
A. go B. going to go
C. went D. going to
3. He ………………………….play chess when he was five
A. could B. can
C. can’t D. no
4. I am………………………. because I worked very hard today.
A. tiring B. tired
C. worried D. tired
5. I always go shopping…………………… Monday morning.
A. on B. by
C.next D. at
6. I am living on the…………………….floor
A. Twelve B. twenty
C. Twentieth D. forth
7. They………………………………. In Warsaw for about ten years.
A. live B. lived
C. lives D. has lived
8. I am listening to ……………………….. music
A. some B. any

C. a D. much
9. I will phone as soon as I ……………………to London.
A. make B. get
C. reach D. got
10. Paul …………………………………with us for about nine days by now
A. has lived B. have lived
C. lived D. had lived
11. She used to………………………….when she was five
A. crying B. cry
C. cried D. have cried
12. Please write to me soon. I am looking forward to…………..from you
A. hear B. heard
C. be heard D. hearing
13. If I was you, I………………………….. that secret
A. would have told B. would tell
C. will tell D. wouldn’t have told
14. I am glad so many people have passed the test. In fact, there
were………………..who haven’t.
A. little B. a little
C. few D. a few
15. I think that you had better…………………………….earlier so that you
can get to class on time.
A. to start to get up B. started getting up
C. start getting up D. to get up
16. It is………………….interesting story!
A. so an B. such a
C. such an D. too
17. Mark prefers cycling …………………….driving
A. than B. for
C. to D. at

18. I am looking…………………….my hat. I can’t find it any where
A for B. at
C. around D. to
19.Some people were hurt, but only one…………………….to hospital
A. has taken B. taking
C. was took D. was taken
20. He is too foolish…………………….my questions
A. understand B. to understand
C. understanding D. understood
Section B.
In this section you will find the passage five questions, each with four
suggested answers. You must choose one which you think fits best. Circle your
choice. (10 marks)
he dogsled race was about to begin. Julie’s team of dogs was
lined up at the starting gate. Julie stood behind them. The air
was so cold that she could see her breath. Other teams were
lined up, too, and the dogs were excited. Julie kept her eyes on
the clock. At exactly ten o’clock, she and the other racers
yelled, "Mush!" The dogs knew that meant "Go!" They leapt
forward and the race began!
Julie had trained months for this race, and she hoped she and
her dogs would win. Hour after hour, day after day, Julie’s
dogs pulled the sled in order to get in shape for the race.
Now, they ran over snowy hills and down into frozen valleys.
They stopped only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay ahead of
the other teams. The racers had to go a thousand miles across
Alaska. Alaska is one of the coldest places on Earth. The dogs’
thick fur coats helped keep them warm in the cold wind and
weather. In many places along the route, the snow was deep.
Pieces of ice were as sharp as a knife. The ice could cut the

dogs’ feet. To keep that from happening, Julie had put special
booties on their feet.
At first, the dogs seemed to pull the sled very slowly. They
were still getting used to the race. But on the third day out,
they began to pull more quickly. They worked as a team and
passed many of the other racers. Once, one of the sled’s
runners slid into a hole and broke. Julie could have given up
then, but she didn't. She fixed it and they kept going.
When they finally reached the finish line, they found out that
they had come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and
her dogs.
21. Where does the dogsled race take place
A. in Antarctica B. on a track
C. in Alaska D. in a field
22. What happened BEFORE the dogs began running?
A. the dos pulled the sled slowly
B. Julia and the dogs lined up at the starting gate
C. the runner’s on Julie’s sled broke
D. the dogs pulled her sled over hills and into valleys
23. What does the word “team” in line 1 mean?
A. friends and family B. to join together
C. many dogs D. a group working together
24. Why don’t the dogs freeze in the cold weather?
A. Julie puts special booties on their feet
B. they sleep by the fire at night
C. their thick fur coats keep them warm
D. it doesn’t get very cold in Alaska
25. What does the word “thick” mean?
A. thin B. hard
C. fat D. skinny

Section C.
Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage by a word chosen
from the list. USE ONLY ONE word in each space. (20 marks)
I am terribly………(26) that the book………(27) I borrowed on Tuesday
from you has……….(28) torn pages. I hope that you will………(29) me for
this. After reading the book I ………...(30) it on a low table. Then my
younger sister got hold of it. When I ……..(31) into the room several pages
was torn………(32), I got angry with her. I am very sorry about all that. I
am sure you will ………(33) sympathetic, however, I………(34)bought
another book and if it’s possible I will send it to you………(35)
that left Actually sorry came tomorrow be
some forgive have
Section D
Rewrite these sentences. Keep the same meaning and tense (10 marks)
36. John’s car is going to be repaired. He’s going to take it to the garage.
John’s car…………………………………………………………………….
37. Some flowers were planted in Mrs. Peck’s garden. She did it herself.
Mrs Peck………………………………………………………………………
38. Unless you phone me immediately you won’t get any information
If ……………………………………………………………………………..
39. They made her hand over her passport
She was……………………………………………………………………….
40. It such good weather that we went swimming
The weather…………………………………………………………………..
Section E.
Reorder these sentences meaningfully.(10 marks)
41. you/ the/ week/ conference/ last/ at/ were/?
………………………………………………………………………………..
42. tonight/ dinner/ are/ making/ for/ you/ what/?
………………………………………………………………………………..

43. heavily/ for/ rained/ hours/ it/ two/ has.
………………………………………………………………………………..
44. team/ an/ many/ there/ how/ ice/ are/ players/ hockey/ in/?
………………………………………………………………………………..
45. tennis/ three/ start/ when/ she/ playing/ she/ did/ was/?
………………………………………………………………………………..
Section F. (10 marks)
Write a paragraph about 80 to 100 words to describe your daily working day