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INITIAL TEST
1. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present
Continuous form of the verb.
1 She

has

(have) dinner with her boss on Fridays.

2 I _________ (think) about moving to a bigger flat.


3 We _________ (interview) for the post of Store Manager.
4 Many people _________ (not like) wearing a uniform.
5 The company _________ (make) 1m profit a year.
6 Sorry, I _________ (not have) any change.
2. Choose the correct form of the verb: Past Simple or Past
Continuous.
1 They fell / were falling in love when they worked / were working in
Rome.
2 She read / was reading quietly in her room when suddenly the lights
went / were going out and she heard / was hearing a scream.
3 Didnt you meet / Werent you meeting your wife while you lived / were
living in Italy?
4 I saw / was seeing you in the park yesterday. You sat / were sitting with
your arm round Tom.
5 Why didnt they visit / werent they visiting me when they stayed / were
staying in London?
6 What did you write / were you writing when your computer crashed /
was crashing?
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3. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Perfect
form of the verbs.
1 I didnt ring (not ring) him because I d forgotten (forgot) his number.
2 He _____ (not pass) his driving test when he _____ (drive) from San
Francisco to LA!
3 He _____ (not know) how the cat _____ (walk) 100 kilometres to its old
home.
4 She only _____ (hear) about the interview three months after she _____
(apply) for the job.
5 When he first _____ (go) to Moscow he _____ (never travel) abroad
before.
6 They _____ (not watch) the film because they _____ (see) it before.
4. Complete the sentences with the correct form the words below.
One of the words is used twice:

insult / import / export / increase /

decrease / refund / progress / transport / protest


1 I took back the broken TV and asked the shop__________ my money.
2 Japan __________ cars to many countries.
3 More goods are __________ by road than by rail.
4 The company has suffered a __________ in sales.
5 Farmers have been __________ against the import of meat from abroad.
6 I cant afford the __________ in prices.
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7 This wine was __________ to Britain from Spain.


8 Reliable __________ is essential for delivering goods on time.
9 Heavy traffic made __________very slow.
10 She never apologized for __________ me.
5. Complete the words. The first two letters have been provided.
Example Someone who doesnt have anywhere to live is homeless.
1 Someone who is confident about the future is op__________ .
2 The government is concerned about the amount of paper and plastic that is
thrown away, so it is encouraging people to re__________ their waste.
3 I fell and hit my head and the next thing I remember I was in hospital. I
must have lost
co__________ .
4 The children were brought up speaking both German and English, so now
theyre bi__________ .
5 The questions he asked were ir__________ , they had nothing to do with the
project.
6. Complete the table.
Adjective

Noun

promising

promise

entertaining

__________

__________
organized

__________
__________

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Verb
promise
__________
rely
__________
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increasing

__________

__________

developing

__________

__________

insulting

__________

__________

TRANSLATION

7. Make sentences with the following words: embellish, postpone, perk


(s), remuneration, bite ones tongue, addictive.

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