Preliminary (Adults A2) test

Well done, keep it up!

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1. Some of the audience guess the answer to the question about the second longest river correctly.
2. The audience guesses which mountain is the highest in South America.
3. The presenter went to the Aconcagua last week.
4. The presenter has been to Lake Titicaca.
5. The audience guess the most popular tourist attraction correctly.

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Listen to Maria telling her grandfather about her weekend vacation with her friends. Then answer the questions.

1. What did she borrow from her grandpa for her trip?
2. What did she take a photo of ?
3. What was the weather like during the day?
4. What did they do after going to the restaurant?
5 .What are Maria and her grandpa going to do?

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Write the correct form of the verbs in parentheses ().

1. Karen is Italian. She from Rome.(be)
2. Jane and I have the same birthday, but we in the same class at school.(not/be)
3. How many pets I can hear at least three dogs making noise. (do)
4. I to the Atlanta Open tennis tournament next week. Here are my tickets! (go)
5. Ken’s old school was famous for sports. Which sports there? (they/play)
6. My sister can’t stand in the sea. She prefers the pool. (swim)

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Read the interviews about shopping habits. Then match the descriptions to the people.

It’s Saturday afternoon and everyone is spending money. But what do they buy? Journalist Jean Simms went to Mexico City to find out.

José – police officer

That’s a good question. I’ve never stopped to think about what I buy. I think I just buy what I need. If I don’t need it, I don’t buy it! It’s that simple. People are crazy if they spend money on things they don’t want. Today I bought some fruit for breakfast and some pasta with mushroom sauce for lunch. Well, my job means I sometimes go to bed late!

Kathy – nurse

I’m shopping today to buy a birthday present for one of my close friends. It’s really difficult because she already has many of the things I want to buy for her. There’s a great store downtown that sells everything and that will help me with ideas. If there’s nothing there, maybe I’ll just get her some perfume. I know she likes that a lot.

Margherita – paramedic

Well, most of my money goes on clothes and I often buy something new to wear every month. I just bought a new hat because I’m going to a wedding next month and I want to look nice. I’ve seen some shoes and a purse that will match so I’d like to buy those too. If I have the money in my purse, I always spend it! It’s a dangerous hobby!

John – accountant

I love extreme sports so on weekends I do something different. Last weekend my group of friends climbed up the spectacular 17,000 foot high Iztaccihuati Volcano. It isn’t active so there is no danger. The air was clean and there are no cars or noise. We walked to the top in three hours and I didn’t buy new boots because I borrowed my friend’s ones, so all I paid for was the tour, and that wasn’t expensive. Next week we’re going to walk 27 miles along the Matacames River.

1. This person walks a lot on weekends.
2. This person is going to a special event next month.
3. This person only spends money on things she/he needs.
4. This person is buying a birthday present today.
5. This person bought some food today.

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Listen to the two conversations. Mark True or False for each statement.

1. The woman says it is raining in Delhi right now.
2. The flood took away her computer.
3. The woman thinks it isn’t dangerous to visit her.

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Listen to the two conversations. Mark True or False for each statement.

1. They aren’t careful about saving water in Sao Paulo right now.
2. The man wants to leave the area.

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Choose the correct answer.

1. We’d like a fresh salad with some slices of , please.
2. My friends from Seattle want to , a social media account so they can stay in touch with me.
3. I , my future wife through the internet. She was in a social media group about gardening and we started sending each other messages.
4. I love this website. Look at that , of Leonardo da Vinci standing in the center of Milan? It’s amazing!
5. Louisa wants to become an , in the future. She’s studying hard at university.
6. Miguel bought some new , online last week. They make music sound really good!

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Choose the correct answer.

1. The dress code is casual for Jane’s party. My boyfriend will be happy because he doesn’t have a .
2. New York is a city full of . I think the most famous one is the Empire State Building.
3. My close friend is a for a magazine about wild animals. She took a beautiful photo of a tiger when she was in Africa last year. It’s awesome!
4. I my messages on my smartphone every five minutes.
5. Do you like to listen to music with your ?
6. It’s so cold outside. I’m happy your mom made some .

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Think about the words and choose the right category.

bitter
boiled
cost
IT specialist
lawyer
paramedic
physical therapist
sale
spicy
sour
waste
pay back

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Choose the correct answer.

I last year so some friends asked me to make a birthday cake for their son. I’m really nervous.

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Choose the correct answer.

He’s not my brother. He’s my and we are in love.

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Listen to the radio interview. Then read the sentences and choose the correct answer.

1. The swimmer has important person in his life.
2. He learned about . from his art teacher
3. When they are at the top of the cliff, they
4. The swimmer and his kids in the river.
5. The swimmer says that he from his kids.