GATEWAY B1+ unit test 3

1) Listen to a girl telling a friend about a visit to a city. Choose the best answers, A, B or C.1. The girl visited a city that she visits regularly. she lived in as a child. she has never visited before. 2. The centre of the city is exactly the same as last time she visited. is much busier than last time she visited. has changed quite a lot. 3. She thinks the changes are positive because change is always for the best. are positive, but she does feel a bit nostalgic. are upsetting and she thinks it was better before. 4. Her father is upset about some of the changes. likes the changes. likes the new pubs. 5. Her old bungalow is in the same place but with no garden. is in the same place but with a bigger garden. has been pulled down. 2) Listen again and complete the sentences with one or two wordsin each gap. 1. The girl says that she returned to the city where she grew up .2. She says that the town has changed and that it’s car free and there are lots of new shops.3. She says they have built a high-rise block of flats in the place of her old primary school.4. The girl says that it is now cleaner and that there are more trees and parks than before.5. She used to live in a bungalow and the best thing about the house was the back garden . 3) Complete the sentences with the correct present perfect or past simple form of the verbs given. 1. Have you had (have) that headache for a long time? You should see a doctor about it.2. Where have you been (be)? Your clothes are really dirty!3. Where did you stay (stay) when you were in London earlier this year?4. We visited (visit) my cousins while we were in Rome last month.5. I have finished the assignment, but I haven't given (not give) it in yet. 4) Choose the correct alternatives to complete the dialogue. Amy: Hi, Maria. Sorry I’m late. I’ve been helping [helped helping] Jim with his history homework.Maria: Don’t worry, I’ve only just arrived myself. I’ve been working out [worked out working out] in the gym. That’s why I’m so tired.Amy: I’m really hungry. Shall we have a pizza after the film?Maria: We can go back to my house. I’ve just bought [bought buying] a chicken and chilli pizza and I’ve got lots of salad at home.Amy: That would be great. Thanks. I’ve never eaten [eaten eating] a chicken and chilli pizza before.Maria: I’m glad that you can come. I’ve made [made making] enough salad for at least four people. 5) Complete the sentences with words related to city life. 1. I live in the suburbs and can cycle to school in the centre in about 20 minutes.2. We live in a block of flats and have great views. But if the lift isn’t working properly it’s a nightmare!3. The police say that there is more crime in inner city areas than in the suburbs.4. In many cities, only taxis and buses can drive through the city centre, to cut down on pollution.5. One of the advantages of living in a detached house is that you don’t hear much noise from the neighbours. 6) Complete the text with these adjectives. There are two extra adjectives.crowded • dirty • historic • lively • modern noisy • quiet My town is very old and historic – there are lots of buildings and monuments to look at. It has an old quarter which has lots of bars and restaurants. At the weekend the atmosphere there is always fun and lively. I would recommend Donatello’s restaurant as it has great pasta dishes. But on Friday evenings it’s very popular and it gets really crowded , so sometimes it’s difficult to get a table. Also it’s impossible to have a conversation with your friends because it’s really noisy with all the people talking at once. The town centre is very different to the old quarter. It was built quite recently so the buildings are more modern , and it has a great shopping centre. 7) Replace the words in [brackets] with extreme adjectives. 1. The city of Bath is [very old]. It is a spa town and has some Roman baths and beautiful stone buildings. ancient2. After cycling through the country roads in the rain, our bikes were [very dirty]. filthy3. On the first day of the summer sales the shops were [very full]. It was impossible to move. packed4. My last essay was [very bad]. I wrote it in a rush and it was full of mistakes. dreadful5 We climbed up to the top of the volcano and when we looked down the views of the landscape around were [very pretty]. stunning 8) Choose the best answer to complete the diary entry. TuesdayToday has been [be such a busy day! We’ve been getting ready to move to the new house and I’ve had to sort out my bedroom and pack up all my things. I’ve never [ever had to do my own packing before and so I didn’t know what to expect. I started sorting through things at 9 am this morning and I still [still haven’t finished. We’ve been in this house for [for ten years and in that time I’ve collected loads of rubbish. I’ve decided to throw clothes away and give them to charity. I’ve already [already packed up ten bags and I haven’t finished yet [already Mum has been [have been been in a bad mood all day because the removal lorry can’t get here before two o’clock tomorrow. Dad’s been clearing out the garage and taking rubbish to the tip. He’s just [just come back from his fifth trip to the rubbish tip! This is so stressful. 9) Complete these sentences with the present perfect or present perfect continuous form of the verbs given. 1. It has been raining (rain) heavily for hours now and it doesn’t seem to be stopping.2. The temperature today has fallen (fall) by five degrees. It’s freezing!3. Life has become (become) very difficult for those living in the city because of traffic.4. According to some experts, our quality of life has been getting (get) steadily worse over the last few years.5. The kids’ bedroom is so untidy because they have been playing (play) all day.