APTIS | GRAMMAR

TEST UNIT 3 BASED ON EMPOWER B1+ CAMBRIDGE BOOK

GRAMMAR TEST – EMPOWER UNIT 3.

(25 questions – 12 minutes)

1. John …………his wife in 2009.

a) has met b) met c) did he meet d) was met

2. My parents ………….married since 1975.

a) have been b) are c) were d) got

3. I ……….. home yesterday when it started raining.

a) walk b) was walking c) have walked d) have been walking

4. Many new houses ……….. in the town where I live.

a) build b) have been building c) are being built d) are building

5. Mary went to the party ……….. of her headache.

a) although b) in spite c) even though d) despite

6. I don’t smoke now, but I …………. smoke 20 a day!

a) am used to b) used to c) use to d) was used to

7. I have never ………….. to Scotland.

a) been going b) went c) been d) going

8. The taxi managed to arrive on time ……..… the traffic was very heavy.
a) despite b) whereas c) although d) even

9. …………… the summer being so hot, sales of air-conditioners rose.

a) Because b) As a result c) Due to d) Consequently

10. Hi George! ……….. a good weekend?

a) Did you have b) Have you got c) Had you got d) Do you have

11. I …………… 18 years old when I started my first job.

a) were b) had c) was d) did

12. My grandfather was born eighty years ………….. .

a) since b) last c) ago d) when

13. Have you ever ………… to Australia?

a) been b) go c) be d) went

14. Take your umbrella ………… it rains.

a) unless b) because c) as d) in case

15. I ………… use to swim much, but now I have my own pool, I swim every day.
a) don’t b) didn’t c) did d) am

16. 1. He is single. He never ……………..

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TEST UNIT 3 BASED ON EMPOWER B1+ CAMBRIDGE BOOK

a) married b)marries c) marrying d) is married

17. 4. I had a shower, …………. I went to bed.

a) during b) then c) until d) when

18. He ………….. finished cooking when we arrived.

a) has b)have c) had d) did not

19. 12. I …………… to work when I saw Steve.

a) was going b) went c) going d) go

20. 19. She reads every day ………….. she isn’t serious.
a) so b) and c) because d) but

21.The children ………… playing football for two hours before it started raining.
a) have been b) has been c) are playing d)had been

22. What year ………… London?

a) did you leave b) you left c) have you left d) you have left

23. My mum called the firemen because someone …………. the rubbish bin on fire.
a) had set b) had setted c) have set d) sets

24. When she lived in Asia, she ……………..very little.

a) used to eating b) got used to eating c) was using to eat d) used to eat

25. I almost didn’t recognize him. He ………. a lot since I last …………. him.
a) changed/saw b) changed/ had seen c)had changed/ saw d) changed/had seen