Unit_5A_Test.doc

Language Leader Pre-Intermediate Test A – Unit 5

1         Put the words in the box into the correct column.

2         Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative.

0              Winter is __less hot_______________ (not hot) than Summer.

1              That was _________________________ (good) party I have ever been to.

2              Is the receptionist _________________________ (not important) person in a company? I don’t think so.

3              My eyesight is getting _________________________ (not clear) as I get older.

4              The conditions in Africa will be _________________________ (bad) in ten years’ time.

5              This year’s conference will be _________________________ (successful) than last year.

6              The choices are all bad but this one is _________________________ (not bad) than the others.

7              A sports centre is _________________________ (expensive) than a play park.

8              I’m the _________________________ (not intelligent) person in the class.

3              Complete the sentences with the correct animal.

0              Many professors think that people and gorillas__ are related.

1              There are always many ra________ in our garden in March.

2              The gi________ is never hungry because he can eat the highest leaves.

3              Be careful on the beach. There are many cr________.

4              There are two types of el________, the African and the Indian, but they both have big ears.

3              Is the underlined word a noun or a verb?

0              Make sure you plant the flowers carefully.                                                        _verb_____

1              The main cause of bad teeth is too much sugar.                                          __________

2              Don’t damage my car!                            .                                                                                                  __________

3              We’ll ship the boxes to Turkey by next week.                                          __________

4              You can do a lot of harm with a pen and paper.                                          __________

5              Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

0              __a__ children believe in Father Christmas.

a) Many                            b) Much                            c) Little

1              How _____ money do you have?

a) a lot of                            b) many                            c) much

2              _____ animal charities can afford to build animal parks. They are too expensive.

a) Little                            b) Not much                            c) Few

3              There is not _____ chance for Peter. He will fail the exam.

a) many                            b) much                            c) lot of

4              _____ time and money is needed for the project.

a) Many                            b) Few                                          c) A lot of

5              There is _____ space to put my furniture. I need a bigger room.

a) not many                            b) few                                          c) little

6              There are _____ programmes on TV that I watch. I don’t have the time.

a) not much                            b) few                                          c) little

7              You were lucky! There’s _____ damage to your car.

a) too few                            b) not many                            c) not much

8              David hasn’t got a _____ friends at university.

a) lot of                             b) much                                          c) many

6         Fill in the gaps with words or phrases describing photographs.

I have two pictures in front of me. The first one is older so the second picture is more colourful and 0clearer___. The first picture 1sh________ a large family. The picture is about 150 years old. The family 2l_________ very serious. In the 3b___________ there is a garden. There are four children 4w_________ are sitting in front of the parents. The picture is quite dramatic.

In the second picture we 5_c____ s____ a moden family of four people. It is 6un____________ because the mother and father are wearing cowboy clothes. In 7t____ m________ of the picture are the mother and father, sitting on horses and 8_o___ t_____ r__________ are the children, wearing T-shirts and jeans. I think we should use the first picture. It is more powerful.

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