PIONEER pre-intermediate - TEST: Module 8

EQUIVALENCY TEST

Name: ………………………… CLASS: ……………………………

1. Vocabulary
A. Circle the correct words.

1. The crowd admired / cheered on the team.

2. Keeping our customers happy is our number one role / priority.
3. Players wear knee pads / goggles when they play volleyball.
4. The ski school will complete / provide all the necessary equipment.
5. Carrie never watches animated / horror films because she gets scared easily.
6. We can’t play tennis after work, because I forgot to bring my racket / bat.
7. The football player passed / kicked the ball and scored!

8. The players did their best. They didn’t want to let their fans off / down.

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B. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are two extra words which
you will not need to use.

original rules set enthusiastic based packed main net

plot cast

1. Tennis is easy. You just have to hit the ball over the .
2. You have to follow the of the game.
3. That’s a(n) idea. I’ve never heard anything like it before.
4. The character of the film is Alicia Garner.
5. I love action- films with realistic special effects.
6. The scene is in a beautiful village in the Alps.
7. The whole performed beautifully.

8. Vanessa isn’t very about her business trip to Budapest. I wonder

why.
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C. Complete the dialogue with the sentences in the box. There is one extra sentence
which you will not need to use.

a. I don’t think that

was very realistic.
b. What a waste of
time and money!
c. You can say that
again.
d. The film is going
to be a blockbuster.
e. It was better than
I expected.

A: So, what did you think of the film?

B: 1 I don’t usually enjoy action films that much.

A: The special effects were amazing! The scene that showed the plane crashing into the sea
was incredible.

B: 2 But the acting was pretty good.

A: 3 I think Donald Price was excellent! And you know what? 4

B: Well, I’m not sure about that, but it was certainly entertaining.
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Grammar
A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. If my team (reach) the cup final, we

(win).

2. If I (arrive) home early, I (cook)

something for dinner.

3. What the TV station (do) if the

newsreader (decide) to leave?

4. I think we (have) a nice time at the barbecue if it

(not rain).

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B. Choose a, b or c.

1. Lindsey come to the lecture tomorrow. She hasn’t decided for sure yet.
a. may not b. couldn’t c. won’t
2. If Mrs Tailor calls, her to call back later.
a. tell b. will tell c. might tell
3. I liked Jim’s suggestion because it was complicated than Tony’s.
a. more b. least c. less
4. I don’t know anything about the project. You should ask Mr Davis he arrives.
a. if b. whether c. when
5. Do you think Elisa is more suitable for the job Alison?
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C. Complete with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. My little sister wasn’t as (clumsy) as me when we were growing

up.
2. Alan is (good) at coping with stress than Oliver.
3. Paul said it was the (bad) film he had ever seen.
4. The blue whale is the (large) animal on Earth.
5. I think the car is the (convenient) means of transport.
6. Paul was able to swim (far) than Ted in the race.
7. Playing tennis is (tiring) than I thought.
8. I’m not as (energetic) as I used to be.
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Listening
Listen to people talking in three different situations and answer the questions.

1. What should you do if you want information about cheaper tickets?

a. press 1 or 2
b. press 3
c. wait for somebody to answer the line
2. What does Steve decide to do?
a. go ice skating
b. stay at home
c. go to an ice hockey match

3. What does Glen want to change about his life?

a. his eating habits
b. his social life
c. his fitness

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Reading
Read the text and write T for True or F for False.
1. Alex Ferguson played for both
Alex Ferguson
Scottish and English teams.
Sir Alex Ferguson is a retired Scottish football
manager, who was manager of the English team 2. It was a difficult decision for
Manchester United for 26 years. He is United’s most Ferguson to leave his job as
successful manager and the most successful manager manager of Scotland.
in the history of English football. 3. Manchester United became
Alex Ferguson was born in Govan, Scotland in 1941. champions during the first year
He started his playing career at the age of 16 for Ferguson was manager.
Queens Park. He was a good player but not a great 4. Manchester United hadn’t won
one, and never had the chance to play for the Scottish a trophy for 26 years.
national team. He played for six different Scottish
teams during his career and scored 171 goals.
In June 1974, Ferguson got his first job as manager at
East Stirlingshire. It was a part-time job and he was
paid 40 pounds a week. He was a strong leader from
the beginning. He soon moved to bigger teams, until he
became the manager for the Scottish national team in
1985. But this only lasted a year, because Manchester
United wanted him for manager and that was a job he
couldn’t refuse.
During the late 1980s Ferguson improved the
Manchester United team, but it wasn’t until the 1990s
when Ferguson managed to get a great team together.
In 1993 Ferguson ended United’s 26-year wait for a
title by helping them become champions.
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the beginning and 38 trophies laterrehe decided to retire.
These days it is common for football teams to change
managers regularly, as soon as they start losing a few
games. For Alex Ferguson to have such a long and
successful career with one team was something pretty
incredible.

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Writing
Imagine that you have decided to apply for the job in the job advertisement below.
Write your covering letter.

Top Trends clothes

shop at Westside
Shopping Centre
Position: Sales
Assistance

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