Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca
Centro de Idiomas y
Sistemas de Comunicación
English File Preintermediate Final Exam
Sixth Cycle Unit 9
Name: ______________________________________________ Date: __________ Score:_______
1 Complete the sentences with for or since. (2.5 points)
Example: They’ve known each other since they were at university.
1 I’ve been a doctor _____since_____ 2006.
2 We’ve lived here ____for______ a long time.
3 I haven’t seen Jamie ___since_______ Tuesday.
4 Lisa’s been at work ___since_______ 6 o’clock this morning.
5 Emily and Anton have been married _____for_____ three years.
2 Complete the sentences. Put the verb in brackets in the present perfect or the past simple.
(2.5 points)
Example: Did you meet (meet) any interesting people when you went on holiday?
1 We ____haven’t seen________ (not see) Mary since she moved to Newcastle.
2 Gerry and his wife _____bought_________ (buy) a holiday home in Greece last year.
3 How long ______have_________ you ______worked_________ (work) in this factory?
4 Monica ____didn’t say___________ (not say) goodbye when she left.
5 My grandmother ______has lived_________ (live) in Spain for ten years. She’s really happy there.
3 Complete the second conditional sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
(3 points)
Example: If I didn’t have to (not have to) work tomorrow, I ’d go out (go out) tonight.
1 If they ____had___________ (have) enough money, they ___would buy____________ (buy) a new car.
2 We ____would travel___________ (travel) around India if we __didn’t have______ (not have) young
children.
3 Mia’s parents _____would be______ (be) disappointed if she ____didn’t do___________ (not do) well
at university.
4 You ____would get___________ (get) better marks if you ____worked_________ (work) harder.
5 If I _____were__________ (be) you, I ____would stop___________ (stop) smoking.
6 Kwasi _____didn’t get__________ (not get) lost if he ___would use_____ (use) the satnav in his car.
4 Complete the sentences with the words. There are extra words (2 points)
heights fear claustrophobia afraid agoraphobia phobia
spiders
Example: I haven’t swum in the sea for years. I’m afraid of water.
1 I suffer from arachnophobia. I really hate ____ spiders ______.
2 Liban never goes in lifts. He suffers from ___ claustrophobia _______.
3 Jenny never travels by plane. She has a ____ phobia ______ about flying.
4 People who suffer from ___ agoraphobia_______ don’t like to leave their houses.
LISTENING (20 POINTS)
1 Listen to Kerry talking about her phobia. Underline the correct word(s).
1 Kerry has suffered from agoraphobia for about twenty / thirty years.
2 She knows / doesn’t know what caused her agoraphobia.
3 She starts to cry / sweat when she goes into crowded places.
4 Her phobia affects a few things / everything she does.
5 She has therapy once a week / once a month to help her overcome her phobia.
2 Listen to five conversations. Tick () A, B, or C.
1 How old was Jeff when he joined the band?
A 15. B 18. C 20.
2 How long has Hannah been at university?
A For three years. B For four years. C For one year.
3 How long has Nick had a fear of spiders?
A Since he was fifteen. B Since he was five. C For five years.
4 How many years ago did Holly get married?
A 10 years. B 2 years. C 1 year.
5 When was Mike injured?
A Yesterday. B Last Friday. C Last Saturday.
