Level 1 Mid-Level Test - Interactive English

International House Net Languages - Level 1

Mid-way Test

SECTION 1

Choose the best word to complete the sentence.

1	It's a small city. It has about 20,000 ________.
	population	immigrants	inhabitants	peoples
2	The ________ is tropical, very hot and humid in summer and cool in winter.
	weather	climate	time	harbour
3	There is a big ________ here where you can see ships from all over the world.
	harbour	coast	plain	beach
4	From our hotel we have a ________ view. We can see the city, the Opera House and the beaches too.
	outdoor	enormous	mixed	spectacular
5	The bus is cheaper ________ the train.
	as	that	than	of
6	It's easy to cross the river. There are a lot of ________ .
	roads	plains	bridges	hills
7	This animal ________ about 150 kilograms.
	measures	has	is	weighs
8	How ________ is your brother?
	long	tall	high	wide
9	Small children can't swim in this swimming pool. The water is very ________.
	width	depth	deep	long
10	This bird lays two or three ________ in a nest on the ground.
	seeds	young	eggs	hatches
11	This bag is very ________ . Can you help me carry it?
	heavy	weigh	weight	wide
12	This is a nice plant. In spring it has beautiful white ________ with a lovely perfume.
	roots	seeds	leaves	flowers
13	I usually ________ breakfast at eight o'clock.
	take	eats	has	have
14	At one o'clock I stop work and go to a restaurant to have ________.
	a rest	breakfast	lunch	a shower
15	He is a very good ________. He sells the best meat in town.
	builder	barman	butcher	baker
16	He wears a white uniform because he is a ________ in the hospital.
	nurse	vet	shop assistant	baker
17	I don't like my job. It's not interesting at all. It's ________.
	unusual	interesting	demanding	boring
18	This type of work is ________. I work long hours for very little money.
	low-paid	rewarding	well-paid	demanding
19	I'm wearing my ________ because I'm going running in the park now.
	racket	football	trainers	golf club
20	To play football you need to know how to ________ the ball.
	hit	kick	win	match
21	There is a tennis ________ in the park. We can play tennis there.
	net	match	court	pitch
22	If we ________ the other team, the coach is taking us out to dinner.
	win	draw	lose	beat
23	There was a large ________ at the match, more than 15,000 people.
	crowd	spectator	team	umpire
24	The ________ stopped the football match because it was raining a lot.
	coach	referee	umpire	trainer
25	When I travel to different countries I like to ________ sightseeing.
	do	have	go	be
26	In summer we go ________ in the mountains.
	windsurfing	snorkelling	shopping	trekking
27	We're having a ________ holiday here in London.
	great	old	clean	small
28	It's very ________ in our hotel, always quiet and calm. I never hear any noise.
	noisy	peaceful	crowded	boring
29	The metro is always ________ in the morning when everybody is going to work.
	expensive	touristy	crowded	boring
30	At the weekends I like staying at home and ________ nothing.
	doing	making	having	being

SECTION 2

READING

Complete the texts by putting one word in each space beginning with the letter.

For example: We're having a great t___ here.

We're having a great time here.

1. A postcard
	Dear Ruth, We're having a great time here in Madrid. It's a really interesting and there's a lot to do and see. Yesterday we sightseeing. We visited a gallery in morning and we walked the old part the city. Then we got lost. It took two to get home! I'm writing card in a caf� in one of the most squares in the centre of the city. We're lots of photos. Love to Tom.

2. Wombat
	The wombat is a marsupial, closely related to koala. Wombats in Australia. They live in tunnels that they with their sharp claws. Wombats eat grass roots. They come out at . They see very well, but they have a good sense of smell. They run fast - about 40 kmh.. The wombat 30kg. It for five in the wild, or longer in captivity.

SECTION 3

Put the word on the left in the correct place in the sentence.

SECTION 4

Put the words in order to make a complete sentence.

SECTION 5

Correct the text

Cross out the word in each line which is not necessary. (Use the mouse to cross out the word.)

SECTION 6

Part 1
Complete the text with words from the box (click and drag).

SECTION 7

Complete part 2 of the text with words from the box (click and drag).

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