Talkback Quick Test 1A

Elementary Unit test 7

Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1 Simon is a slower (slow) runner than Gavin.
2 Our new house is 1)smaller  (small) than our last one but it is more beautiful  (beautiful).
3 The book was better (good) than the film.
4 You look worse (bad) today than yesterday!
5 Tom’s car is faster (fast) than Ella’s. But hers is more comfortable (comfortable) than his.
6 The cinema is   cheaper (cheap) than the theatre.

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2 Underline the correct alternative.
1 Granada is usually the hotest/hottest city in Spain in summer.
2 That hotel is the worst/worstest in town.
3 Who’s the more famous/most famous person in your country?
4 This is the most nice/nicest room in the hotel.
5 Where’s the best/most better place to eat?
6 The more fast/fastest way to travel is by plane.

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3 Complete the text with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
Venezuela is ¹  the most exciting  (exciting) country to visit. It has ²   longest (long) waterfall and
³  highest (high) flat-topped mountain in the world. It is ⁴   most interesting (interesting) place to go on holiday. The people are ⁵   more friendly  (friendly) than here but
⁶  kindest (kind) people live outside of the capital. Caracas is ⁷   busier (busy) city in the country. It also has ⁸   better (good) salsa clubs! Going dancing there was ⁹   more exciting (exciting) than at home. I loved it!

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Vocabulary
4 Complete the adjectives.
1 It’s not hot ! It’s snowing and it’s c  o   l  d!
2 I like studying in the library. It’s so q  u   i   e  t.
3 The film wasn’t boring. It was really very
i  n   t   e   r   e   s   t   i   n  g.
4 How much? That’s too e  x   p   e   n   s   i   v  e!
5 There were a lot of people at the party and it was too c  r   o   w   d   e  d for me.
6 The room was e  m   p   t  y. Nothing was in it!
7 Sorry, I can’t hear you. It’s too n  o   i   s  y!

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5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

desert famous building forest hill mountains river village market

1 The Sydney Opera House is a famous building in Australia.
2 My father goes to the market every day to buy fresh fruit and vegetables.
3 Last winter, we went skiing in the mountains .
4 We walked to a small village in the middle of the forest  .
5 Did you go swimming in the   river ?
6 I enjoyed visiting the  desert on a camel.
7 Our grandparents had a house on the top of a hill . The views were great!

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6 Underline the correct alternatives.
We drove down the ¹ road/pedestrian street and turned the ² traffic lights/corner. We then stopped at a ³ crossroads/park. When the ⁴ road light/traffic lights went green, we drove straight on. We wanted to park our car but it was hard to find a ⁵ car park/car parking. We passed a ⁶ square/crossroad and then stopped in front of a beautiful green
⁷ park/pedestrian and asked for directions.

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Function
7 Complete the conversation with one word in each gap.
A: ¹  Excuse  me. Can you ²   tell me the
³   way to the station?
B: Yeah. You ⁴    go straight ⁵   on  until the park.
A: Straight on?
B: Yes. Then ⁶    turn  left and ⁷  go  past the post office.
A: Turn right at the traffic lights?
B: No, ⁸   traffic lights . Then take the first right. You’ll
⁹ see the station ¹⁰    on the left. You can’t ¹¹   see it.
A: Thanks very much.
B: You’re welcome.

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Total:

50

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