This document is an English exam for an upper-intermediate student consisting of grammar, vocabulary, and language usage questions. It contains multiple choice questions to test parts of speech, prefixes/suffixes, synonyms/antonyms, and sentence structure. The exam is worth 100 marks total and covers a range of fundamental English language concepts to test the student's proficiency.
This document is an English exam for an upper-intermediate student consisting of grammar, vocabulary, and language usage questions. It contains multiple choice questions to test parts of speech, prefixes/suffixes, synonyms/antonyms, and sentence structure. The exam is worth 100 marks total and covers a range of fundamental English language concepts to test the student's proficiency.
This document is an English exam for an upper-intermediate student consisting of grammar, vocabulary, and language usage questions. It contains multiple choice questions to test parts of speech, prefixes/suffixes, synonyms/antonyms, and sentence structure. The exam is worth 100 marks total and covers a range of fundamental English language concepts to test the student's proficiency.
This document is an English exam for an upper-intermediate student consisting of grammar, vocabulary, and language usage questions. It contains multiple choice questions to test parts of speech, prefixes/suffixes, synonyms/antonyms, and sentence structure. The exam is worth 100 marks total and covers a range of fundamental English language concepts to test the student's proficiency.
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ENGLISH FILE THIRD EDITION UPPER-INTERMEDIATE FILE 9
Example: Although / In spite of the exam was hard, I still passed. 1 Book early in order to / for get tickets at the lowest prices. 2 In spite of / Although the cost, I’m really glad we flew first class. 3 I phoned the hotel so as / so that they would know we’d be arriving late. 4 We enjoy playing tennis, even though / despite we’re not very good at it. 5 You should take the exam, though / in spite of you’ll need to study hard for it. 6 I ignored her mistake so as not to / to not embarrass her. 12
2 Underline the correct word(s).
Example: The scenery in Switzerland is / are fantastic. 1 Politics is / are a dirty business sometimes. 2 The Shard is a famous London building, made mostly of the glass / glass. 3 Bring two trousers / pairs of trousers in case you need to change. 4 Would you like a piece of / a toast with that coffee? 5 Do you have any advices / advice about travelling in Mexico? 6 I live on the outskirts / on an outskirt of Los Angeles. 7 Do you have a pair of / a shorts I could borrow if it’s hot tomorrow? 8 All the staff in the travel agency was / were very helpful. 16
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
whenever whenever whatever whichever however wherever whoever Example: Whenever I see roses, I always think of you. 1 Order ________ you want to eat – I’m paying! 2 ________ we travel, by train, bus, or car, it’s not going to be cheap. 3 ________ I ask, they all say the same thing – we’re going in the wrong direction. 4 I’m a freelance journalist so I can work for ________ newspaper I want to. 5 You’ll find friendly people ________ you go in the world. 6 I don’t have children in school now so I can go on holiday ________ I want to. 12 VOCABULARY
4 Complete the words in the sentences.
Example: A chain is a group of shops owned by the same company. 1 It’ a huge chain with over a thousand b________ across the country. 2 We’ve kept the business small but it’s time now to e________ into bigger markets. 3 The annual board meeting is held in the h________ office in London. 4 I had to close the shop because it wasn’t making a p________. 5 What’s the name of that actor? He’s in that TV c________ for coffee. 6 We do b________ with companies all over the world. 7 If we don’t act soon we’ll be taken o________ by a multinational company. 8 If a sportsperson e________ a product, it can go wrong if they start to perform badly. 9 Don’t believe those adverts, they’re totally m________. 10 If we m________ the two companies, it will cost less to run one big company. 20
5 Write the words in brackets with the correct prefix or suffix.
Example: someone who can speak two languages (lingual) = bilingual 1 a main character in a book or film who isn’t heroic (hero) = ________ 2 the area around where you live (neighbour) = ________ 3 not getting a high enough salary (paid) = ________ 4 somebody that doesn’t smoke any more (smoker) = ________ 5 to sleep longer than you intended to (sleep) = ________ 6 something that’s paid for before you use it (paid) = ________ 7 to say a word wrongly (pronounce) = ________ 8 food that is still a bit raw (cook) = ________ 9 the economic system run for private profit (capital) = ________ 10 the result of making something better (improve) = _______
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6 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).
Example: Who made this cake? Who made Who did make Who make 1 ________ the long train journey, it was a good holiday. Although In spite Despite 2 I quite like the dogs my brother has, but on the whole I prefer ________ cats. (–) some the 3 ________ of our class did very well in the test, so we have to take it again. Neither None Some 4 Do you have any idea where ________? lives Petra does Petra live Petra lives 5 My brother is at ________ university. He’s studying History. the a (–) 6 ________ are increasing in number, and more jobs need to be found. Unemployed The unemployed The unemployed people 7 What a _______ chair – how much does it cost? lovely little wooden little lovely wooden lovely wooden little 8 Turn the TV down ________ wake the baby. to not not to so as not to 9 I really like ________ in Rachel and David’s house. a furniture the furnitures the furniture 10 Our children ________ when they’re studying – I’m sure it’s not a good idea. play often music play music often often play music 20