Intermediate English Course Test 1

Grammar

1 It’s hot in here! _____ open the window?

2 We _____ the cinema on Saturday. Would you like to come?

3 My brother _____ a job at the moment.

4 How many cups of coffee _____ a day?

5 Anna’s in the kitchen. She _____ dinner.

6 I _____ my wallet when I was on holiday last year.

7 He _____ a lot of money when his grandfather died.

8 She _____ had a bank account for five years now.

9 I’ve been playing football _____ I was six years old.

10 Have you _____ been to South America?

11 Have you _____? There’s blue paint in your hair!

12 A Can I speak to Peter, please?
B Sorry, he’s _____ gone out.   

13 You look tired. What _____?

13 I haven’t finished my exams _____. I’ve got two more next week.

15 We’ve been living in this house _____ four years now.

16 Alan _____ a lot of money when he was a student.

17 That’s _____ fantastic dress. Where did you get it?

18 Riding a motorbike is _____ than driving a car.

19 The teacher told me to close _____ door and sit down.

20 I find it _____ to sleep on a bus than on a train.

21 In most countries motorcyclists have to wear _____ helmets now.

22 What’s the _____ way to get around London?

23 I’ve had a male boss and a female boss. _____ female boss was much stricter.

24 Your son is _____ driver I’ve ever seen.

25 Doesn’t your cousin work as _____ architect?

Vocabulary

1 Beetroot and cabbage are types of _____.

2 I love seafood, especially _____.

3   Food that isn’t cooked is _____.

4   Can you pass me the _____ of milk, please?

5   This curry is really _____. It has lots of chillies in it.

6   We don’t like that restaurant because the service isn’t _____.

7 I don’t want to cook tonight. Let’s get a _____ from the Chinese restaurant.

8 Could I _____ £10 until tomorrow, please?

9 My parents have just finished paying the _____ on their house.

10 I want to _____ some money, so I’m looking for a high interest account.

11 Here’s the money you _____ me last week – thank you.

12 This ring isn’t _____ a lot of money, but I love it!

13 I bought this book yesterday. It _____ £20.

14 We can’t afford the _____ for private education.

15 We managed to get a _____ to buy a new car.

16 We need to stop at the next petrol _____.

17 He was late because of the road_____.

18 I try to avoid driving in the _____ hour.

19 Excuse me, is there a taxi _____near here?

20 Slow down! The _____ limit here is 40 kph.

21 We arrived late because there was a terrible traffic _____.

22 I had to pay a €50 parking _____!

23 I never use public _____. I always go by car.

24 Cycling is fantastic in Amsterdam because of all the cycle _____.

25 We had _____ chicken and vegetables for dinner last night.

Listening

1 Listen to five conversations. Tick A, B, or C.





Why don’t James and Lisa have lunch together today?

What does the customer order with the chicken?

What does the customer need help finding?

What snack does Harry have before dinner?

What does the customer buy?

2   Listen to five conversations. Tick A, B, or C.



Alice’s friend has _____ her grandmother’s house.

Lisa has been _____ for WaterAid since April.

Kate tells Wendy that her bus _____.

The DVDs from the market cost _____ in the shops.

Chris says that he has _____.