Name: ____________________________

Date: ____________________________

TEST - JULY 2019

Vocabulary

Fill in the word for the following definitions:

1. The time when you were young: _____________________

2. A great piece of art, the artist´s best work: _____________________
3. Smart business clothes, usually worn by men: _____________________
4. It´s like money, but you can only spend it in one shop: _____________________
5. A process which decides if a person is innocent or guilty: _____________________

Idioms and collocations

Fill in the correct word from the following list:

book potato nerves dog seatbelt

1. This is a tough business. It´s a dog eat ___________ world.

2. Fasten your ______________. Things are about to get interesting.
3. This weatherman gets on my ____________, he´s always so jolly.
4. Maybe he´s nice, don´t judge a ____________ by its cover.
5. My husband is such a couch __________, he just watches TV and eats cookies.

Translate the following idioms or collocations into Spanish (in your own words):

1. Enough room to swing a cat: _____________________________________

2.To roll up your sleeves: __________________________________________
3.To meet the deadline: ___________________________________________
4. A complete waste of money: _____________________________________
5.To make a mountain out of a molehill: ______________________________

Business English

Translate or explain the following words:

1. a memo: ________________________________________
2. extension number: ________________________________________
3. to emphasize: ________________________________________
4. to speak politely: ________________________________________
5. to submit: ________________________________________
6. brief: ________________________________________
7. to dial: ________________________________________
8. would you mind: ________________________________________
9. to buy in bulk: ________________________________________
10.to fix up an appointment: ________________________________________
Miscellaneous

Fill in the correct preposition:

1. The course consists _______ three chapters.

2. Passing the exam depends _______ how hard you study.
3. I am not involved _____ the exam process, I am only the teacher.

Circle the correct form:

1. (Its / It's) been raining for a week, and now (it's / its) starting to snow.

2. Everyone is very (exciting / excited) about the news.

3. Which word comes next? Year, here, beer, (dare / wear / we're / were).

4. I did my best to pass my English exam, (so / yet) I failed.

5. Were there (much / many) people on the bus?

6. (How far / how long) does it take you to get to work? It only takes me 5 minutes.

Verb tenses

Circle the correct form:

1. Tell us something you (use / used) to do a lot in the past, but you don´t anymore.
2. I have just (buyed / bought) a new hat.
3. We (have arrived / arrived) an hour ago.
4. Tom (went / has gone) to Italy last year.
5. Susan has worked in this office (since / for) four years.
6. I (read / was reading) a book, when you (were calling / called) me.
7. While you (slept / were sleeping), I (had done / was doing) the washing-up.
8. We (will / are / going to) meeting later outside the library.
9. They (will / are / don´t) going to go to Paris next year.
10. My brother (studied / has been studying) English since we moved to London.

Fill in the correct form of the past simple (there are regular and irregular verbs):

1. Your brother __________ (fail) his exam because he _________ (not study) enough.
2. I was very hungry, so I ________ (go) into the kitchen and ________ (fry) some eggs.
3. The fisherman _________ (catch) a big salmon and ________ (sell) it at the market.
4. The public _________ (sit) on their chairs and __________ (watch) the play in silence.
5. I _______ (feel) very angry when I ________ (fall) into the water with my new dress.

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