TEST

1. Fill in the gaps with the most suitable word:

Daughter-in-law Skydiving Aunt Scuba-diving

Bungee jumping Nephew Hang-gliding Niece

Open-minded Hard-working Ginger Bald

Thin Coat Jumper Skirt

Shy Beard Humble Polite

Chubby Engineer Lawyer Judges

1. Hes a workaholic. His boss thinks hes the most ________________ employee in
the company.
2. Ill never do ______________________________. Im afraid of heights.
3. Do you think I should grow a ____________________? I always shave, so I think a
change would be nice.
4. My cousins mother is my ______________________.
5. Youve lost so much weight! You look very ________________.
6. She likes to meet peope from all over the world. Shes ________________________.
7. I think _________________ must be very difficult. Doing acrobatics in the air is so
hard!
8. Hes suffering from hair loss. In a couple of years he will be __________________.
9. There are lots of people in Scotland who have _________________ hair.
10. Its freezing in England. If you are going to come and see me, you will need
to buy a __________________.
11. My brother had a son. Its my first _______________, and I hope he has more
children.
12. Shes not very sociable. Shes really ________________.
13. My friends invited me to go ____________________________, but I cant swim.
14. Do you think these high-heels go with this _________________? I dont really like
to show my legs.
15. My mum doesnt have a good relationship with her ___________________________.
She thinks she is obsessed with my brother.
16. _________________________ is an air sport in which a pilot flies a light and
unmotorized foot- launchable aircraft.
17. My sister just had a baby girl. My mum said we need to go shopping for
buying a present for my new _________________.
18. Shes really ___________________. She never shows off her skills in public.
19. Dave always wears trousers and a _____________________.
20. Ellie has very good manners. Shes really ________________.
21. She really know how to defend her clients. Thats why shes a ________________.
22. Hes put on weight lately. He looks a bit ______________________.
23. We have become so judgemental. There are ____________________ for this.
24. It took him years to finish his degree, but hes finally an industrial ___________.
2. Write a number next to each adjective in order to put them in order:
Cool
Boiling
Warm
Cold
Freezing
Hot

3. Label the following pictures:

____________________________ __________________________ ____________________________

___________________________ __________________________ ____________________________

_________________________
4. How do you say these expressions in English?
1. Qu tiempo hace hoy?
2. A qu te dedicas?
3. Qu haces en tu tiempo libre?
GRAMMAR
5. Complete the following sentences with the comparative or superlative
form of the following adjectives:
1. Pluto is _______________ planet in our solar system. (small)
2. Students who eat breakfast work much __________ than those who dont.
(good)
3. The ____________________ muscle in the body is the tongue. (strong)
4. Nothing travels ___________________ than the speed of light . (fast)
5. The blue whale is ________________ creature in the animal kingdom. (big)
6. Mount Everest is ___________________ mountain in the world. (high)
7. Dolphins are _______________________________ than sharks. (clever)
8. The Mona Lisa is _____________________ painting Ive ever seen. (beautiful)
9. The weather yesterday was _______________________ than it is today. (bad)
10. Many teenagers think rock music is much ____________ than pop music. (cool)
11. Peter is ________________________ of all my friends. (punctual)
12. He speaks English_______________ than his elder brother. (fluently)
13. India is one of ________________ countries in the world. (poor)
14. Silvia and Lydia went on a diet, but Silvia looks _______________ than Lydia.
(thin)
15. Those were _____________________ days of her life. (happy)
6. Fill the gaps with a, an or the.
1. Excuse me. Have you got ______ time?
2. I want ______ new printer for Christmas.
3. I was four the first time I saw ______ elephant.
4. I spoke to ______ boss this morning about having next Friday off.
5. It was ______ exciting movie.
6. She had ______ boiled egg for breakfast.
7. Have ______ nice day.
8. Where did you buy ______ oranges?
9. ______ apple a day keeps the doctor away.
10. ______ avalanche killed four skiers in Austria today.
7. Rewrite these sentences and put the frequency adverb in the correct place:
Ex.: My father gets up at 10.00. (never) - My father never gets up at 10.00
1. She plays tennis after school. (usually)
2. I am here at 8.00. (always)
3. John and Mary do their homework. (normally)
4. My brother eats vegetables. (never)
5. They are very tired. (sometimes)



8. Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous
form of the verbs in brackets.
Mrs. Stone usually ____________ (work) in Liverpool and then she ____________ (stay) at
home in the evening. But this week she ____________( not stay )at home. At the
moment she ____________(visit) a friend and they ____________ (talk) about their
problems at work. Clare, her friends daughter, ____________ (be) fifteen years old
and she ____________(do) her homework while her parents ____________(talk) to Mrs.
Stone. She usually ____________(finish) it before dinner but today she ____________
(finish) right now.
Tom, her brother, always ____________(watch) TV after dinner but at the moment he
____________(help) a friend of his. They ____________(draw) two maps for the
Geography lesson. He often ____________(go) home on foot but today his father
____________(drive) him back home because it ____________(be) very late. His mother
never ____________(fall) asleep when he ____________(study) at a friends home; she
always ____________ (wait) for him.
9. Fill in the gaps with the following prepositions: in, on or at:
1. Mozart was born _______ Salzburg _______ 1756.
2. The course begins _______ February 18th.
3. There are usually a lot of parties _______ New Years Eve.
4. We travelled overnight and arrived _______ Paris _______ 5:00 _______ the morning.
5. I like the picture hanging _______ the wall _______ the kitchen.
6. I wouldnt like an office job. I couldnt spend the whole day sitting _______ a desk.
7. My brother lives _______ a small town _______ the southeast of England.
8. My office is _______ the 2nd floor.
10. Fill in the missing apostrophes from the possessive nouns to make the
sentence correct.
1. Those boys bicycles were stolen outside the store. Are you going to Maxs
birthday party on Sunday?
2. At the wedding, many of the ladies dresses matched.
3. The childrens toys are all over the floor!
4. All of my friends houses are near the park.
5. The singers voice was high-pitched.
6. I found my sweaters missing button!