Test 1

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1 Write the correct form of the Present Simple, the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect.
My friend Mike (lives in Cambridge but each winter he 2 (goes to Spain. He 3 … (has attended) several
Spanish language courses since he started going there and now he 4 … (speaks) Spanish quite well. While he is in Spain, he 5 … (goes) mountain climbing and he 6 … (has climbed) all the important mountains at least once.
Unfortunately, he broke his leg last month so at the moment he 7 is reading and watching a lot of television. Usually he doesn’t watch) much television, but since his accident he  10 … (has seen) at least two films every day.
Score (10)

2 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
1 He can’t come with us because he (has) a broken arm.
2 … Does your friend know    (your friend/know) how to sky surf?
3 A: Are you enjoying(you/enjoy) the trip?
B: Yes, thanks. It’s great.
4 A: Where’s Tim?
B: He is… (looking) at the view from the bridge.
5 I … (love) bungee jumping.
6 We … (realise) it’s quite a dangerous sport.
7 He … (isnt learning) to snowboard.
8 They … (hate) all extreme sports.
9 They … (don’t understand) why we go mountaineering.
10 He ... (is thinking) about his sister. She’s taking her driving test today.
(Score 10)

3 Mark these sentences Right (R) or Wrong (W). Correct the wrong sentences.
1 I’d quite like to going skiing.  W  I'd quite like to go skiing
2 They love trying new sports. R
3 I’d hate to do a bungee jump. R
4 I can’t stand extreme sports. R
5 I'd prefer to playing tennis. W  I'd prefer to play tennis.
(Score 5)

4 Write has or ¡s next to each sentence to show what the s in each sentence means.
1 Neil's an interesting man …is.
2 He’s walked across the Libyan Desert ….has
3 He’s making a film about his latest expedition ….is
4 He’s almost finished writing a book about mountaineering ….has
5 His brother's a keen traveler, too ….is
(Score 5)

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of these verbs. One of the verbs is used twice.
explore, go, go on, visit
1 You should …visit Paris while you are In Europe.
2 I’d like to … explore the Sera Desert.
3 Why don’t we …go canoeing at the end?
4 I'd hate to …go on a cruise. I’d be bored.
5 We didn’t have time to ... Visit the Science Museum.

(Score 5)
6 Complete the dialogue with adjectives, adverbs or verbs formed from the nouns in brackets.
Tom: Why, did Helena want to cycle at the United States?
Ann: Well she’s always been an (ambitious) cyclist but I don’t think she knew how 2 (difficult) and (challenging) it would be.
Tom: What happened?
Ann: Well, although Helena usually … (organizes) things very well, she didn’t plan her route … (caringly) enough. She chose an … (exciting) but 7 (exhausting) route. Unfortunately, she had an accident in Denver and after that she was 8 ... (desperately) tired. However, she eventually … (succeeded) in finishing. She later described it as ‘a valuable‘... (educational) experience’!
(score 10)

7 Complete the sentences with these multi-part verbs. There is one extra multi-part verb.
get across, go through with, set up, put on, take up, turn up
1 I don’t think I can …go through the parachute jump - I'm too frightened.
2 Please arrive early and … set up the gym equipment.
3 She always …turns up first.
4 I want to …take up horse-riding.
5 Nobody understands what he is trying to …get across

(Score 5)

Total score: 50