Pre Intermediate 3

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New English File Pre IntermediateTest 3 File 7

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences. Use the verb in brackets in the present perfect or the past simple.

Example: Ive been(be) a teacher for three years.

1 How long __________ you __________ (live) in this house

! "y father __________ (not stu#y) languages at school.

$ I __________ (%now) &illy since I was a chil#.

' ________ you ________ (meet) any interesting people at the party last wee%

arah __________ (move) to pain last year.

* Harry __________ (wor%) here for years + he %nows everything about the ,ob.

- I __________ (not see) my brother since last pril.

/ I __________ (spea%) to my boss about holi#ays yester#ay.

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2 Complete the sentences with used to, didnt use to,orDid use to.

Example: I used togo out a lot0 but now I stay at home.

1 om __________ live in a flat0 but now he lives in a house.

! __________ am __________ be in the football team

$ I __________ li%e nna0 but now I thin% she2s really nice.

' hese #ays0 I get up at - a.m. but I __________ have to get up at .$34

hey __________ eat meat0 but now they #o.

* __________ you __________ have long hair when you were young

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3 Rewrite the sentences in the present or past passive.

Example: 5an 6ogh painte# this picture of sunflowers.

his picture of sunflowers was painted by Van Gogh.

1 girl from our class won the competition.

he competition _________________.

! "y father built this house !3 years ago.

his house _________________.

$ 7ierce &rosnan playe# the part of 8ames &on#.

he part of 8ames &on# _________________.

' ha%espeare #i#n2t write War and Peace4

War and Peace_________________.

9ur school prefers mo#ern teaching metho#s.

"o#ern teaching metho#s _________________.

* 7ollution harms the environment.

he environment _________________.

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VOCABULARY4 Complete the sentences with the words in the list.

#ogs spi#ers open spaces heights flying water close#

spaces

Example: I won2t go in an aeroplane. I2m afrai# offlying.

1 I2m terrifie# of __________. I hate all their long0 hairy legs.

! I never go in lifts. I hate __________.

$ I haven2t been in a swimming pool for years. I2m frightene# of __________.

' I #on2t really li%e going out of the house. I have a phobia about __________.

I can2t climb trees. I2m scare# of __________.

* I #on2t li%e __________. I2m always afrai# they2re going to bite me an# I hate it when they bar%.

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5 Complete the life events with the correct verb.

Example: beborn

1 ____ to primary school

! ____ to secon#ary school

$ ____ to university

' ____ wor%

____ in love

* ____ marrie#

- ____ chil#ren

/ ____ #ivorce#

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6 Complete the names of the school sb!ects.

Example: I learne# English an# rench at school. foreign languages

1 om was never very goo# at numbers. m_________________

! "ary love# rea#ing boo%s. l_________________

$ &en was the best at computers. t_________________

' I #i#n2t un#erstan# physics or chemistry. s_________________

Hannah en,oye# learning about %ings an# ;ueens. h_________________

* &illy was goo# at football. s_________________

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Vocabulary total 20

READING1 Read the article and tick "

# $, %, or C.

Do you have a phobia?Are you terrified at the thought of getting on an aeroplane? Do you worry about spiders every time you go

into the bathroom? ould you rather wal! up "00 steps than get into a lift? #f the answer is $yes% to any of

these or similar &uestions' you may have a phobia(

#f you have a phobia' don%t worry) *ou%re not alone) #t%s estimated that about "0+ of the world%s population

have a phobia about something) ,he fear of flying' the fear of heights' the fear of being in closed spaces or

being in open spaces are some of the most common phobias people have) -owever' there are hundreds of

other unusual phobias too' which are .ust as bad) Did you !now that some people have a fear of clowns?


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/an you believe that some people are afraid of fish and that others are scared of garlic? ,hen there%s the

fear of falling in love' the fear of rain' the fear of the moon' and the fear of the stars( ,he list is endless)

or most people' who don%t have phobias' these ideas are difficult to understand) 1ven people with phobias

usually !now that there%s no real danger) -owever' they cannot control their fears) hen some people thin!

about the ob.ect of their phobia' their heart starts beating very &uic!ly and they find it difficult to breathe),his is a natural reaction to fear' but it can ma!e life difficult if it happens all the time)

o if you have a phobia' what can you do about it? #n some cases' you can simply avoid the situation) #f you

have a fear of heights' don%t climb a mountain( -owever' in other cases' it%s not so easy) hat can you do if

you%re terrified of vegetables? ome people try rela3ation techni&ues such as yoga or meditation) ome find

that physical e3ercise can help) 4thers change their diet and stop having alcohol' coffee' and other

unhealthy things) 5any people find writing about their phobia helps them understand what is happening to

them) ut if none of these ideas helps you' go and see your doctor) -e or she may suggest psychotherapy'

or even hypnosis)

Example: he writer thin%s you may have a phobia if you2re frightene# of more than one thing.

rue & alse < =oesn2t say1 ccor#ing to the article0 everybo#y has a phobia.

rue & alse < =oesn2t say

! he writer thin%s that unusual phobias are worse than common phobias.


$ he writer thin%s that some phobias are silly.


' 7eople with phobias can be unpopular.


7eople with phobias often feel they are in real #anger.


* 7eople with phobias sometimes have problems breathing.


- ome people see the ob,ect of their phobia every #ay.


/ he writer has a fear of heights.


> ?oga can help you relax.


13 =octors can2t help people with phobias.


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2 Read the te&t a'ain and answer the (estions.

1 How many people have phobias

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! How #o most people feel about phobias

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$ @hat physical reaction #o some people have

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' @hat can people with phobias #o to relax

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@hat changes #o some people ma%e to their lives______________________________________

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WRITING

)rite a bio'raph* of a famos person. +nclde as mch of this information as *o can

"1-15 words#

where A when born

alive A#ea#

marrie#

what A famous for

what A you li%e about him or her

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