Pre-intermediate Quick Check Test 6B Grammar Underline the correct alternative I didn’t see / haven’t spoken to them since last weekend My mum has been / was a teacher for fifteen years Then she became a writer I left / have university in 2007 and have worked / was in a bank since then They didn’t go / haven’t been to the USA for a long time Marta didn’t write / hasn’t written to us since March Complete the sentences with the verbs in the present perfect/past simple and for/since I ’ve been (be) on a healthy diet for three weeks I started (start) on 2nd January She (not buy) any new clothes twenty years They (know) us ages We (live) in the same street when we were children He (not be) back to see his parents 1999 He (come) to London a year and (not go) back 10 Match 1–6 to a)–f) I’ll take an umbrella You might feel sick I might go to bed early tonight We should book a table She might need some time off He won’t come tomorrow e Underline the correct alternative I’ve started eating oily / fatty fish and stopped missing coffee / breakfast You play tennis with a racket / bat and cricket / golf with a bat Stress / Vitamins and city / village life are very good for your health Exercise, fresh / frozen food and laughter help you live longer Torres scored three goals / tries and Liverpool won the football / badminton match Working / Walking with dogs / computers makes you feel good 10 Pronunciation Underline the main stress in the words vitamins vegetables alcohol chocolate exercise biscuits grapefruit 10 cucumber orange juice 11 caffeine potato Functions Complete the conversation with the words in the box what’s the ago sleep about to see I’ll give worry for problem a) because she’s had very bad flu b) because he’ll be on a plane to Japan c) because I have to get up at tomorrow d) because you’ve eaten five chocolate cakes e) because it might rain f) because the restaurant will be busy tonight Vocabulary Cross out the word which is not possible in each group eat: milk lamb mussels grapefruit drink: wine milk grapefruit beer grow: spinach chicken grapes oats make: cake wheat jelly biscuits play: tennis surfing badminton squash go: skiing jogging rugby cycling back sore A: Good morning I’m Dr Simpson What’s the matter? B: Hello, Doctor I've got a neck and my hurts It’s very painful A: How long have you had this ? B: Since about a month I can’t very well A: Are you worried anything? B: No, but I’m working on the computer a lot at the moment A: So that’ll be the reason B: Yes, I think so A: It’s nothing to about you some pills They’ll help you sleep Take them 10 two weeks and then come back 11 me again B: Thank you, Doctor 10 Total: PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2011 Pearson Longman 50