Language Leader Pre-Intermediate Test B – Unit 4
1 Make sentences using the present perfect and since or for.
0 I / be / a painter / 1989.
I have been a painter since 1989.____________
1 Professor Jones / give / any lessons / last week?
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2 They / not meet / Graham / the last conference.
3 you / hear / from Mark / March?
4 This / country / be / a republic / a century.
5 The / light / not worked / Tuesday.
6 The charity / work / with children / 25 years.
7 They / not drive / the car / three days.
8 Peter / not cook / a long time.
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2 Fill in the gaps with the correct words.
0 He had to stop playing football because of his high blood__ pressure
1 More people suffer from dep____________ in winter than in summer.
2 He’s got a bad me___________. He can’t remember anything!
3 Hamburgers and pizzas are j____________ f____________.
4 David always fails exams because he has poor con_____________.
5 He’s not sleeping at all. I think he has i_____________.
6 There are a lot of car________________ in bread.
7 I need more v______________ so I am going to drink more orange juice.
8 I love s____________. It’s my favourite fish.
3 Complete the sentences using the past simple or present perfect.
0 I __have never worked________ (never work) at the university.
1 In the last few days, we _________________________ (receive) £350,000 in new funds.
2 The government _________________________ (ban) the magazine three months ago.
3 There ________________________ (be) no positive replies to date.
4 How many people _________________________ (visit) the London Eye today?
5 Real Madrid _________________________ (win) thirty-five games this year.
6 The Peace Group _________________________ (not finish) their research last year.
7 The catering company _________________________ (organise) the reception yesterday.
8 The meteor first _________________________ (appear) on 18 April 2006.
4 Fill in the gaps with one or two words to complete the dialogue.
A: Good morning. How 0__can__________________ I help?
B: Good morning. I’m having trouble sleeping.
A: Hmm. How long have 1__________________________ this problem?
B: About two months.
A: Does this happen 2_________________________ night?
B: Yes.
A: What about stress? Do you sometimes 3_________________________ stressed by work?
B: A little but not much.
A: OK. 4_________________________ seen an osteopath?
B: Yes. I saw one last week. He thinks I’m all right.
A: I think your problem is stress and cholesterol. You 5_________________________ more exercise in 6_________________________ to improve your general health. You 7_________________________ coffee at night either 8_________________________ you can sleep better.
5 Put the words in the box into the correct column.
nurse clinic surgery disease operation malnutrition injury treatment surgeon
PERSON OR THING
CONDITION
ACTION
surgeon
TOTAL
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