Intermediate English

Units 1 to 16

Vocabulary

8. I dont know if I should marry Jane or

Carmen. What a/an !
1. Donald is so modest. He does the most a. emergency b. dilemma c. lucky
incredible things at work but never break
about them.
a. helps b. brags c. says 9. Two things Id be for if I leave Brazil
are my moms cooking and my dog
2. It when a person forgets my name. Pretinho.
a. hates b. like me c. upsets a. homesick b. comfortable c. curious
3. The only alternative which contains only 10. People refer to Taipei as the city
correct jobs is: because it never sleeps.
a. Psychiatrist, electricist, comedian a. unforgettable b. crowded c. sleepless
b. Psychiatrician, counseler, aerobics
instructor 11. Lets not use this faucet. It has a in it.
c. TV reporter, gossip columnist, a. leak b. leaking c. tear
electrician
12. As you can do many types of repair
4. A/An director conducts a group of around the house, you can try a job as a
singers. .
a. choir b. orchestra c. a. handyman b. garbage collector
landscaper c. host
5. You an apology for being late to the 13. The burning of gas, oil, and has
party! I waited for you for more than 4 created acid rain.
minutes! a. livestock b. coal c. hair
a. offer b. owe c. receive spray
6. Im so shy! It really embarrasses me 14. The Cara-pintadas, and the Fora
when someone a compliment. Dilma are examples of .
a. gives b. does c. turns down a. inflation b. overpopulation c.
political unrest
7. Oh, youre reading the newspaper! Can
you lend me the section? Im trying 15. One way to reduce is to train people
to find an apartment to rent. in modern farming methods.
a. Comics b. sports c. a. Famine b. inflation c.
classified ads corruption
16. is a course to study about television
or radio media. 24. My cousin fell in love with a strange
a. Radio and TV b. Broadcasting guy she met on the Internet, but he was
c. hospitality actually married. She was so .
a. nave b. knife c. carefree

25. To establish a restaurant, its

17. I learned from my parents. They important to have fashionable servers.
really care about other people. a. delicious b. convenient c. trendy
a. concern for others b.
tolerance c. competitiveness 26. My brother exercises every day. Hes
getting really .
18. Teachers must learn about . Some a. industrious b. muscular c.
students have real problems and teachers entertaining
cant be so strict.
a. tolerance b. cooperation . 27. Wall Mart is a famous supermarket .
c. perseverance a. Mall b. brand c. chain

19. I wont have enough time to finish my 28. Why is that some people never
school work . Ill manage to write it all remember to return things? What a !
a. disaster b. pet peeve c.
by hand but Ill still need a/an
predicament
service.
a. language tutoring b. essay typing
29. I just watched the weather on TV. Its
c. financial services
going to rain again.
a. predicament b. assumption
20. Kevin a great idea for our class
c. prediction
reunion. Were all meeting at
Mirabilndia. 30. If you want to work with computer
a. broke up with b. put up with
industry you could be a computer
c. came up with.
programmer, Web-page designer or a .
a. film editor b. photo editor
21. The biggest toy fad in history, the was
c. support technician
introduced in 1958.
a. beatlemania b. Pokmon
31. I didnt watch Paranormal Activity its
c. hula hoop
too for me.
a. eerie b. melodramatic c.
22. Four planes were hijacked in The U.S.
shelter
on September 11th, 2011. What a terrible
! 32. In Switzerland its offensive to
a. achievement b. epidemic c.
clothes to dry.
terrorist act a. hang out b. hang over c.hang in
23. In my family, losing your first tooth is 33. I hate it when a car alarm at night.
an important . My mom makes a a. calls b. goes off
pendant out of it. c. talks
a. rite of passage b. act
c. confirmation
34. Id like to have a pet but Im not buying 35. Im moving to Timor Leste to teach
one. Id rather take one from a shelter. Portuguese in an adult program.
There are too many . a. Illiteracy b. literacy c.
a. stray animals b. gun violence development
c. poodles
36. The opposite of cynical is .
a. Upbeat b. courageous
c. timid

Grammar

37. clothes is not a mans job. c. had washed the dishes

a. Designing b. design c. To
design 44. The thieves left before I arrived. They
were able to enter my house because I
38. Which sentence is correct? to lock the back door.
a. I dont mind it when people forget my a. had forgot b. had forgotten
name. c. forgot
b. I dont mind people forget my name.
c. I dont mind when people forget my 45. When you visit someone bring some
name. food.
a. its the custom
39. Which sentence is correct? b. its the custom to
a. I like guys who arent too serious. c. its expected
b. I like guys who has a good sense of
humor. 46. Trying new foods is one thing Id
c. I dont like guys who doesnt have a definitely be fascinated.
good sense of humor. a. of b. by c. with

40. Working as a comedian is being a TV 47. The jacket lining has a tear in it. It is .
host. a. torn b. teared c. torned
a. worse hours than b. as much as
c. less interesting than 48. My computer is driving me crazy! It .
a. keep crashing b. keeps crashing
41. I was wondering if youd mind me c. needs crashing
your camera?
a. lend b. lending c. 49. Which sentence is correct?
a. The air is being polluting by fumes from
borrowing
cars and trucks.
42. Could you ask Jeff ? b. The air is being polluted by fumes from
a. what time the party is cars and trucks.
b. what time is the party c. The air is polluting by fumes from cars
c. that the party in on Friday and trucks.

43. While I was taking a shower, my

husband . 50. One thing to do about air pollution is
a. was washed the dishes the local authorities.
b. washed the dishes a. To talk b. talk c. talking
 a. hadnt wasted b. had wasted
51. Im thinking about taking another c. have wasted
graduation course. Id study Law than
Social Science. 59. run a popular caf, its a good idea to
a. prefer b. rather c. to prefer have late opening hours.
a. In order for b. In order to
52. You could improve your accent by to c. For
language Cds.
a. Listen b. listening 60. its always so packed, theres a long
c. to listen wait outside the club.
a. For b. since c. due to
53. Do you know where I can have someone
my computer? 61. This is so strange. Marcy hasnt arrived
a. fix b. to fix c. fixed yet. She a car problem.
a. must have b. must c. must
54. You can get your computer at a repair have had
shop.
a. to fix b. fixing c. fixed 62. Why were you so rude with Kirsten?
You that.
55. By 2050, we discovered a cure for a. shouldnt have done b. shouldnt done
AIDS. c. shouldnt had done
a. will discover b. will have
discovered c. will be discovered 63. One scene many times.
a. may be shot b. may shot c.
56. Dont call me between 3 pm and 5 pm. I may shoot
.
a. will be sleeping b. will have slept 64. In a movie, only the best scenes .
c. am sleeping a. are used b. use c. can use

57. I something more practical when I 65. Laws to control drug trafficking.
was in college. Thats my biggest regret. a. Must pass b. must have passed
a. should study b. should be c. must be passed
studiedc. should have studied
66. Health insurance is really expensive, ?
58. If I so much money, I would have a. arent they b. isnt it c. is it?
bought my own apartment.
Listening

Listen to Paulo talk about the Peace
Corps and check the correct answers
in questions 67 to 70.
67. What were the accomplishments Paulo
was looking forward to doing?
a. Helping people and learning a new
language;
b. Helping people and learning a new
culture;
c. Learning a new culture and get a reward.
68. Has Paulo achieved all of his goals?
a. Not completely, because he didnt like
the people.
b. Not completely because he only stayed
until the end of the year.
c. Not completely because he hasnt been
there long enough.
69. According to Paulo, whats one of the
most difficult things about living
abroad?
a. Speaking the local language;
b. Living far away from friends and
family;
c. Living far away his mom.
70. Whats one of the greatest rewards of
working in a community?
a. Helping people learn English;
b. Helping people learn a new skill;
c. Helping people learn what they couldnt
do by themselves.

Listen to the conversations.

Check the correct answers.

1. (71) Sheila wants to meet new people. Max suggests 3. (73) Josh thinks that space travel
_____ . _____ .
a. going to a public park a is a possibility
b. the best bookstore b didnt happen before 1990
d. joining a book club c is finished for now

2. (72)Sheila can get a recommendation for a dance class 4 (74) . Kayla thinks _____ .
_____
a. at a contest a there is water on other planets
b from Maxs sister-in-law Melissa b people will vacation on the
moon
c from her neighbors c astronauts will build telescopes