EXAM: UNIT 1

1. Complete the gaps with the correct possessive adjective or personal

pronoun.

1. Mikhail Schumaher is a Formula 1 driver. ……….. drives very well and ……… car runs
very fast.
2. Melissa and Marco have two children. ……… are a happy family.
3. Lisa is studying Law at university. …….. is a very clever student and …….. qualifications
are very high.
4. Tom and Sally have got a dog. ………… name is Terry. ……… loves Tom and ……….
family.
5. Melinda and I are very happy in the town where ……… live. ……… neighbourhood is full
of trees and small houses.
6. Do you like ……. job?
7. I know Mr. Watson but ……. don’t know …….. wife.
8. I like tennis. …….. is ……… favourite sport.
9. This is a beautiful tree. ……. leaves are huge.
10. Do you think most people are happy in ………. jobs?
11. …………. am a writer. ………….. books are about ………….. life.

2. Write the questions for these answers:

1. ______________________________________________________________________?
Andrew
2. ______________________________________________________________________?
Johnson
3. ______________________________________________________________________?
10 years old.
4. ______________________________________________________________________?
125 Hartfield
5. ______________________________________________________________________?
I’m from England.
6. ______________________________________________________________________?
654- 2354
7. ______________________________________________________________________?
Mary is my Spanish teacher.
8. ______________________________________________________________________?
I am fine, thanks.
9. ______________________________________________________________________?
My birthday is on July 23.
10.______________________________________________________________________?
My favourite colour is red.
3. Write the correct Present Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Jane (read) ________________“The Guardian” newspaper, but I (read)

_______________“The Independent”.
2. Fred (cycle) _______________ to work, but his wife (go) _____________ by car.
3. Mark (say) ____________he (do) ___________ a lot of fishing, but he never (catch)
___________ anything.
4. How many languages ______________________ (Tom - speak)?
5. Jeff (not – buy) _____________ his food in small shops. Jane (do) _____________ all
her shopping at the supermarket.
6. ____________________________ (the children - go) to the cinema every weekend?
7. I (not – like) ____________________ football.
8. Jerry (study) _______________________ the same subjects as me.
9. ___________________________ (the river- flow) very fast?
10. Mary (ride) ________________ her bike to school and her father (carry)
________________her books.
11. I (not – leave) __________________ work until 6 o’clock, but John (finish)
_______________ work at 5 o’clock.
12. Diana (not – like) _________________ Physics and Biology; she never (get)
______________ good marks in her science exams.

4. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences:

1. always / Paul / happy / is.

_______________________________________________________________________
2. Sally / go / the / usually / the / children / to / and / don’t /cinema.
_______________________________________________________________________
3. sometimes / the / TV / kitchen / I / in / watch.
_______________________________________________________________________
4. do / parents / pizza / ? /often / your / buy.
_______________________________________________________________________

5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of have or have got.

1. John _______________ three sisters but he ________________ any brothers.

2. ___________________________ (you – always) coffee for breakfast?
3. __________________________________ (Sam and Tom) a computer in his bedroom?
4. It’s a nice house but it ________________ a garden.
5. My father ___________ lunch at home every day but my mother __________ lunch at
home because she is at work.
6. They don’t read much. They ________________ many books.
7. “Where’s my pen?” “I don’t know. I __________________ it.”
8. My parents _________________ a bath in the morning. They don’t like it.
6. Write sentences describing what these people can or can’t do:

Actions Paul Tina You

√ X

√ √

√ X

X √

X √

1. ................................................................................................................................
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2. ................................................................................................................................
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3. ................................................................................................................................
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7. Complete the sentences with the correct form of there is/are.

1. _________________ five pens in the box. √
2. _________________ a car in the garage. X
3. _________________ some books on the table?
4. _________________ a telephone in the garden. X
5. _________________ many birds in that tree. √
8. Complete with there is or there are in the affirmative, negative or
interrogative form.

1. …………………. a big supermarket in my town, but that’s ok, because ………………… two
shops to buy food and clothes.
2. ……………………. Science magazines in the library?
3. ………………………. any tigers in the zoo, but ………………….. three lions.
4. ………………….. a ruler in your pencil case?
5. ……………………. a great band in town. Let’s go to their concert!

9. Complete with a / an / some / any / how much / how many

1. I want to drink ............... orange juice, but there aren’t ................. oranges in the
fridge.
2. .............................. money do you have?
3. .............................. dollars do you need to buy ............ car?
4. Would you like ................. coffee?
5. I need ............... onions, ........... carrot and .......... apple.
6. I’d like to eat a sandwich. Have you got ……………… bread?
7. We need ………………. flour to prepare this cake.
8. To make ……………. omelette, you need ……………. eggs.
9. Greg has got ……………. tomato but he hasn’t got …………… lettuce.

10. Complete the following chart:

Translation Infinitive Past simple

Ser - estar
poder
comprar
ir
odiar
tener
pensar
Partir/ dejar
hacer
ver
obtener
jugar
viajar
contar
estudiar
venir
encontrarse con alguien
ganar
nadar
perder
comer
 poner
escribir
beber
dar
tomar /llevar

11. Put the verbs in the correct form:

1. I (not/go) ……………………………. to work yesterday because I (not/be) ……………………..

very well.
2. We (be) ………………………… very hungry, so we (eat) …………………………. a lot.
3. Last night I (watch) ………………………………… a TV quiz show.
4. When Elvis (return) ……………………………….. to the United States in the early 60s, Pop
(not/be) ………………………………… the same.
5. When you (be born) ……………………………………?
6. She (marry) ……………….…….. a soldier in 2002.
7. Simon (organise) ………………………. this party, but he (not / remember) ……………………
to invite Sonia.
8. We (try)…………………….. to tell her, but she (not / listen) ………………………. .
9. I (cry) ……………. when my cat (die) ………………. .
10. Her boyfriend (not / like) …………..………. it when she (change) …………………… the
colour of her hair.
11. I (get up)…………………. early and (have) ……………………. a shower.
12. ………………. you ………………… (enjoy) the party?

12. Write questions asking for the information in bold.

1. ........................................................................................?
Elvis Presley died from a drugs overdose.
2. ........................................................................................?
Sara grows vegetables in her garden.
3. .......................................................................................?
Susan and her husband eat organic bread.
4. .......................................................................................?
Penguins live in Antarctica.
5. ........................................................................................?
I bought five books last week.
6. .............................................................................?
Dolphins learn easily because they are intelligent.
7. .............................................................................?
My cousin wears second-hand clothes.
8. ..............................................................................?
I play football in my free time.
9. ............................................................................?
I go to the shopping centre every two weeks.
10. ............................................................................?
They sold my car last month.
13. Put the verbs in the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1. Let’s go out. It ………………………………….. (not/rain) now.

2. Julia is very good at languages. She ……………………………. (speak) four languages very
well.
3. Hurry up! Everybody ……………………………………… (wait) for you.
4. ‘ …………………………………………………… (you/listen) to the radio?’ ‘No, you can turn it
off.’
5. ‘…………………………………………………. (you/listen) to the radio every day?’ ‘No, just
occasionally.’
6. The River Nile …………………………………….. (flow) into the Mediterranean.
7. Ron is in London at the moment. He ………………………………………………. (stay) at the
Park Hotel. He ………………………………………………. (always/stay) there when he’s in
London.
8. Can we stop walking soon? I ……………………………. (start) to feel tired.
9. ‘Can you drive?’ ‘I ……………………………….. (learn). My father ……………..………… (teach)
me.’
10. Normally I …………………….. (finish) work at 5.00, but this week I ……………….. (work)
until 6.00 to earn a bit more money.
11. -Where (be) ......................... Cindy?
-She (have) .................................. a bath.
12. We (usually) ................ (go) to Spain on holiday, but this year we (go) .................
to Florida.
13. -Why (you – buy) ................................................. so much food?
-Because we (have) ......................................... a party tonight.
14. -(you – watch) ............................................. tv? Can I turn it off?

WRITING

Write an email to a new friend. Write about you, your family, your hobbies, etc.

WRITING

Write an email to a new friend. Write about your routines, the things you
like/enjoy and those you don’t, etc.

WRITING

Write an email to a friend about your house. Tell your friend what it is like, how
many rooms there are, the things you (don’t) like about your house, etc. (100-
120 words)