Language leader pre-intermediate progress test. Units 1-3

1    Underline the odd one out in each group.

0... a) series                  b) science         c) sitcom          d) soap opera

1    a) mild                   b) clever           c) kind              d) dedicated

2    a) afterwards           b) until             c) quite             d) then

3    a) psychologist       b) journalist      c) scientist        d) politics

4    a) windy                 b) fog               c) cool              d) humid

5    a) advert                 b) fashion         c) article           d) webcast

6    a) hard-working      b) snorkelling   c) trekking        d) snowboarding

7    a) extremely           b) quite                  c) clear             d) very

2    Fill in the blanks using either the present simple, present continuous, past simple or past continuous forms.

Steve Evans and Mike Brockall ⁰____are____ athletes but they ¹__________ (have) different hopes. Steve ²__________ (run) in the London Marathon this week. Mike ³__________ (be) at home this week. He ⁴__________ (break) his leg last week and cannot run for eight months. How ⁵__________ he __________(break) his leg? He ⁶__________(climb) a hill as part of his training when a tree ⁷__________ (fall) on him during a storm. Steve ⁸__________ (hope) to win a marathon. Mike only ⁹__________ (want) to run again.

3    Add relative pronouns or articles in the gaps if needed. You can also leave the gaps blank.

At seven this evening there is ⁰___a____ game show on TV. After ¹__________ game show, we can watch ²__________ Shut Up!, ³__________ is ⁴__________ funny sitcom. Steven Peterson, ⁵__________ is ⁶__________ very famous, plays ⁷__________ hotel manager at ⁸__________ Hotel Sunnyvale. You’ll love it!

4    Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct paragraph headings.

a)   What is special about Fred Thompson?

b)   What does he look like?

c)   What does Fred do?

d)   Who is Fred Thompson?

e)   What did he do before he became a politician?

f)    Where can I see Fred Thompson on TV?

g)   What’s Fred Thompson like?

5 Listen to the dialogue and put the sentences in the correct order.

Track 1

a)   Callum reads computer magazines.                                      _____

b)   The radio is on at night.                                                            _____

c)   Callum doesn’t always buy a newspaper.                             __0__

d)   Callum uses the internet to contact his bank.                            _____

e)   Callum doesn’t listen to music on the radio.                              _____

f)    Callum usually reads at lunchtime.                                     _____