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Straightforward Pre-intermediate Unit Test 7

Answer key

1 personal details

2 education

3 qualifications

4 professional experience

5 personal interests

6 references

7 intelligence

8 sensitive

9 patience

10 emotion

11 skilled

12 independent

13 for

14 from

15 of

16 for

17 in

18 for

19 c

20 b

21 a

22 a

23 c

24 have had

25 have never worked

26 have never seen

27 won

28 have never heard

29 Have you ever eaten snake?

30 have been

31 was

32 Has Jane arrived at work yet?

33 Have you ever been to Mexico?

34 Has John read his horoscope yet?

35 I have already applied for this job three times!

36 I haven’t checked my email yet.

37 what should

38 you should

39 you shouldn’t

40 should I

41 If I were you

42 what about

43 Why don’t you get a haircut? / Why don’t you go to the hairdresser? (2 marks)

44 If I were you, I’d go to the dentist. / If I were you, I’d see a dentist. (2 marks)

45 What about asking the waiter/waitress? / What about going somewhere else? (2 marks)

46 You should ask the teacher (to explain it). (2 marks)

И сам тест

Straightforward Pre-intermediate Unit Test 7

Name _______________________

Score _____________

Vocabulary

A Complete the CV (curriculum vitae) with the correct words or phrases.

CURRICULUM VITAE

(1) P - - - - - - - D - - - - - -

Name: Mary Smith

Date of Birth: 8th January 1983

Address: 30 Howard Street, London SW6 7BN

Tel:

0208 765 3425

(2) E - - - - - - - -

2005 Warwick Business School

2001-2004 University of Essex

2000

Wapping Grammar School

(3) Q - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2005 Higher Diploma in Business Administration

2004 BA Economics

2002 Three A levels: Maths, Physics, Chemistry

(4) P - - - - - - - - - - - E - - - - - - - - -

2006

PA to Marketing Manger, English @ Oxford

2005

PA to Manager, Hard Rock Café

(5) P - - - - - - - I - - - - - - - -

Travel, photography, theatre, cinema, swimming, dance

(6) R - - - - - - - - -

Mrs Joan Stockwell, Warwick Business School

Mr N. Jackson, University of Essex

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B Complete sentences 7–12 with an adjective or noun to describe personality.

You have the first two letters of the missing words.

(7) That parrot can speak! It shows real signs of in______________.

(8) Peter always understands how I’m feeling. He’s so se______________.

(9) I’m sorry I’m late. Thank you for your pa______________.

(10) He was angry, and his voice was full of em______________.

(11) Jack is a very sk______________ chauffeur. He’s been driving for many years.

(12) My boss is a very in______________ worker. He doesn’t like working with other people.

C Complete 13–18 with the correct preposition.

(13) Can you tell me who is responsible _______ training, please?

(14) Did you know that Lance was fired _______ his last job?

(15) How long has Ian been out _______ work?

(16) Why don’t you apply _______ that job as a sales assistant?

(17) Can I speak to the person _______ charge of recruitment, please?

(18) What does Jacky do _______ a living?

D Choose the best word or phrase a, b, or c to complete 19–23.

(19) Did you know that Peter used to work _________ a chauffeur?

a) like

c) as

(20) My father used to earn _________ in a travelling circus!

a) a life

c) a salary

(21) I’m hoping to get a _________ later this year.

a) pay rise

c) well-paid

(22) I’m hoping to _________ later this year.

a) get promoted b) get promotion c) have promoted

(23) I had several _________ before I became a social worker.

a) careers

c) jobs

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b) at

b) a living

b) pay raise

b) works

Grammar

E Complete the sentences. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the

present perfect.

(24) I ________________ (have) many jobs in my life, but I (25) ________________ (never / work)

in a restaurant.

(26) I ________________ (never see) my uncle so happy as when he (27) ________________ (win)

the lottery.

I (28) ________________ (never / hear) of Ian Botham. Who is he exactly?

(29) ________________ (you / ever / eat) snake?

(30) I ________________ (be) to Colombia several times. My last time there (31) ________________

(be) in 2002.

F Rearrange the words to make questions and statements.

(32) at yet Jane arrived work has

____________________________________________________________?

(33) ever you to been Mexico have

____________________________________________________________?

(34) read yet horoscope his has John

____________________________________________________________?

(35) applied three have times already I this job for

____________________________________________________________!

(36) haven’t email I yet my checked

____________________________________________________________.

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Functional language

G Complete the dialogue with phrases from the box.

should I what about you shouldn’t you should

what should if I were you

A: It’s your job interview today, isn’t it Trevor?

B: Yes, it is. I’m very nervous about it. (37) ______________ I do?

A: Well, if you’re very nervous (38) ______________ do some yoga to relax.

B: This is my seventh interview in two weeks. I’m never going to get a job.

A: (39) ______________ think like that. Think positive! Are you going to the interview in those

clothes?

B: Yes. (40) ______________ wear something smarter, do you think?

A: (41) ______________ I’d wear a jacket and tie.

B: I haven’t got a jacket, or a tie.

A: (42) ______________ getting one now then?

H Give your friend some advice beginning with the word(s) given.

(43) My hair is too long. I need a haircut.

Why __________________________________________________?

(44) My tooth hurts.

If _____________________________________________________.

(45) Where’s our food? We ordered it 40 minutes ago!

What about ______________________________________________?

(46) I don’t understand the present perfect tense.

You ____________________________________________________.