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Gold Preliminary Unit 7 Test
VOCABULARY
1 Underline the correct alternative.
1 Up in the mountains, the snowfall / lightning can be very heavy in winter.
2 The highest degrees / temperature ever recorded here was 58ºC.
3 We got caught in a terrible shower / thunderstorm last week. It was very frightening.
4 It was very cold yesterday morning and there was frost / fog on the ground.
5 A gale / shower was blowing all day yesterday.
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2 Complete the sentences with a word from each box.
amazed / famous / familiar / attracted / tired / with / to / to / in / by / of / for
involved / similar
1 Many people have been ______ _______ the new sport because it's exciting, healthy and very
competitive.
2 This product is very _______ _______ the old one – there are only one or two small differences.
3 Everyone wants to help with the sports day and, in fact, most of the class is _______ _______ the
preparations.
4 She wasn't _______ _______ the town and got lost several times.
5 The city of Bath is _______ _______ its ancient Roman baths.
6 He was _______ _______ his younger sister asking questions all the time and told her to go away.
7 We were _______ _______ how big the sports stadium was. We thought it would be smaller.
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GRAMMAR
3 Complete the sentences with words from the box. They may be used more than once.
a lot of / few / little / many / much
1 Very__________ ordinary people understand the book. It's for experts really.
2 The children were making __________ noise, so I didn’t sleep well.
3 There aren't __________ people here yet.
4 They have __________ money to spend on luxuries. They only have enough for food.
5 How __________ litres of water are there in the pool?
6 I haven’t got __________ time, so can we start now, please?
7 We had __________ problems with the car when we first got it, but now it's okay.
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4 Complete the sentences with a, an, the or - if no article is needed.
1 She'd like __________ glass of water.
2 He woke up because he heard __________ noise in the garden.
3 Her favourite hobby is __________ painting.
4 __________ weather is mild all year round in this area.
5 Unfortunately, __________ children are not allowed in the swimming pool.
6 Jonathan is ________ environmental expert.
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