Pre-intermediate Quick Check Test 9A
4 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the verbs in the box.
Grammar
1 Underline the correct alternative.
1 The population of the world is bigger /
biggest than it was ten years ago.
2 Large cities are most polluted / more polluted
than they were in the past.
3 Travelling by bus is cheapest / cheaper than
travelling by plane.
4 In some African countries, there is less / the
most water than before.
5 The cheetah is one of the more faster / fastest
animals in the world.
6 The Amazon River is longer / most long than
the Nile.
7 The streets are noisy / noisier than before
because there’s more / less traffic.
8 What’s the more / most beautiful place
you’ve ever seen?
9 Junk food is the least healthy / less healthier
thing you can eat.
10 Sea levels are getting higher / more highest
because the ice is melting fast.
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2 Complete the sentences with a/an, the or –
(no article).
1 They saw a large eagle in the sky.
2 I’m really frightened of
snakes.
3 Camels can go without water for
weeks.
4 He used to be
actor but now he’s
painter.
5 What’s
most beautiful city you’ve
ever seen?
6 She’s travelled round
Asia and most
of
Africa.
7 They say that
elephants never forget.
8 We looked out of the window and saw
cow in
garden.
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Vocabulary
3 Complete the names of natural places.
1 The Yangtze is the longest r i v e r in
Asia.
2 The deepest l
in the world is Baikal in
Siberia.
3 The Andes is the world’s longest mountain
r
.
4 The g
are melting faster every
year because of global warming.
5 Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world’s
highest w
.
6 The Amazon r
is getting
smaller every year.
disturb
disappear
pull off attack
hit
shake
1 Be careful. Don’t disturb the animals.
2 He
the trees with a stick and lots of
apples fell off.
3 He
his shoes and jumped in the
river to save the girl.
4 She
my hand and said hello.
5 Many animals
people to protect
their babies.
6 The sun came out and the rain
.
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5 Cross out the word which does not fit in
each group.
1 elephant camel fly bear
2 shark cow dolphin whale
3 monkey eagle penguin pigeon
4 tortoise crocodile bee snake
5 tiger cheetah pig lion
6 butterfly jaguar spider mosquito
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6 Delete five more words which do not
match the stress pattern.
Oo
ocean
attack
oOo
biologist
domestic
elephant
oO
pigeon
penguin
gorilla
mosquito
extinct disturb
desert (n) ostrich
ooO
chimpanzee
disappear crocodile
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Functions
7 Underline the correct alternative.
1 A: He didn’t come to work today.
B: No, he’s definitely not / might be sick.
2 A: The phone’s ringing.
B: It could be / can’t be Marek. He’s flying to
Poland now.
3 A: That car’s really beautiful.
B: Yes, it must / maybe cost thousands.
4 A: What’s that noise in the kitchen?
B: It could be / is definitely not the cat. He
usually comes in at this time.
5 A: I’ve lost my credit card.
B: Perhaps you / You could left it at home.
6 A: My bank’s sent me a €1000 cheque!
B: It can’t / could be a mistake.
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Pre-intermediate Quick Check Test 9B
4 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the verbs in the box.
Grammar
1 Underline the correct alternative.
1 The population of the world is bigger /
biggest than it was ten years ago.
2 The streets are most polluted / more polluted
than they were in the past.
3 The city is noisy / noisier than ever because
there’s more / less traffic.
4 What’s the more / most beautiful city you’ve
ever been to?
5 Chips are the least healthy / less healthier
food you can eat.
6 Sea levels are getting higher / more highest
because the ice is melting fast.
7 Travelling by plane is expensiver / more
expensive than travelling by car.
8 In many countries, there is less / the most
food to eat every year.
9 The cheetah is one of the more faster / fastest
animals in the world.
10 The River Nile is shorter / most short than
the Amazon.
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2 Complete the sentences with a/an, the or –
(no article).
1 They saw a large eagle in the sky.
2
elephants never forget.
3 We looked out of the window and saw
pig in
street.
4 She’s really frightened of
spiders.
5 The art gallery is on
left of
post
office.
6 He used to be
waiter but now he’s
accountant.
7 She’s travelled round
Asia and most
of
Africa.
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Vocabulary
3 Complete the names of natural places.
1 The Yangtze is the longest r i v e r in
Asia.
2 The g
are melting faster every
year because of global warming.
3 Canada has the longest c
in
the world.
4 The Amazon r
is getting
smaller every year.
5 The world’s driest d
is the Atacama
in Chile.
6 The Himalayas is the world’s highest
mountain r
.
disturb
shake
hit
pull off attack
disappear
1 Be careful. Don’t disturb the animals.
2 Many wild animals only
people
when they’re very hungry.
3 The sun
and it started to rain.
4 They
the trees with a stick and all
the fruit fell off.
5 She
her shoes and jumped in the
river to save the children.
6 He
his head and said no.
5
5 Cross out the word which does not fit in
each group.
1 elephant camel fly bear
2 tiger cow leopard lion
3 cheetah butterfly spider mosquito
4 shark jaguar dolphin whale
5 eagle penguin bee pigeon
6 tortoise pig crocodile snake
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6 Delete five more words which do not
match the stress pattern.
Oo
oO
penguin ocean
pigeon attack
oOo
domestic mosquito
biologist gorilla
elephant
ostrich extinct
disturb desert (n)
ooO
disappear crocodile
chimpanzee
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Functions
7 Underline the correct alternative.
1 A: He didn’t come to work today.
B: No, he’s definitely not / might be sick.
2 A: I’ve lost my wallet.
B: Maybe you / You could left it at home.
3 A: They’ve put €5000 in my bank!
B: It can’t / could be a mistake.
4 A: The phone’s ringing.
B: It could be perhaps / can’t be Maria. She’s
flying to Madrid now.
5 A: That car is really beautiful.
B: Yes, it must / maybe cost thousands.
6 A: What’s that noise upstairs?
B: It could be / is definitely not the dog. She’s
always asleep at this time.
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