New Inside Out Pre-intermediate Unit 8 Test

Name _______________________ Score ______/50

Education and training

1 Complete the text with the words in the box.

become cost into role passed study take training

David has just started university in London. Hes (1) _____________ to be a doctor. Its hard to get (2)
_____________ university, but David worked very hard and (3) _____________ his entrance exams.
Before he can (4) _____________ a qualified doctor though, David will have to
(5) _____________ for seven years. He knows it will (6) _____________ a lot to study for such a long
period of time, so David, like most students, has a part-time job. Its a hard life for a trainee doctor.
David will have to (7) _____________ exams at the end of each year at university. But hes always
dreamt of being a doctor, and feels very lucky because doctors play an important (8) _____________
in society.

(8 points)

Collocations

2 Underline the correct word.

a) I dont share / have anything in common with my best friends boyfriend.

b) You need to make / have an effort to get to know Frank a bit better.
c) Hes always very bright / clean and tidy. Im sure your parents will like him.
d) Julia and Larry both share / make the same taste in music.
e) Luke is very talented. Hes going to have / make a brilliant career.

(5 points)

New Inside Out Pre-intermediate Unit 8 Test p1

Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008
Grammar
could and had to

3 Complete with could / couldnt, have / had to or didnt have to.

a) At school we didnt have a uniform and we ____________________ wear whatever we liked.

b) I ____________________ leave the lesson early yesterday. I went to the dentist.
c) I ___________ work late again tonight.
d) They ____________________ go on holiday because their daughter was very ill.
e) Ben ____________________ take his mother to the airport. She wanted to get the bus.
f) ____________________ you stay out after midnight when you were a teenager?

(6 points)

4 Write questions for the answers.

a) Q: ________________________________________________________ ?
A: Yes, I have to go to school on Saturdays.

b) Q: ________________________________________________________ ?
A: No, I cant wear red shoes.

c) Q: ________________________________________________________ ?
A: Yes, they had to get married in church.

d) Q: ________________________________________________________ ?
A: No, we couldnt eat in class.

e) Q: ________________________________________________________ ?
A: Yes, Mia had to take her mother to the hospital.

(5 points)

should and must

5 Complete the sentences with should / shouldnt or must / mustnt.

a) Darren! Thats very naughty. You _____________ hit your sister!

b) My doctor said I _____________ probably lose a bit of weight.
c) All passengers _____________ fasten their seatbelts before take off.
d) I think you _____________ take this job. Its very badly paid.
e) Do you think I _____________ call Brian? Hes very late.
f) Theres been an accident. We _____________ call the police.

(6 points)

New Inside Out Pre-intermediate Unit 8 Test p2

Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008
Useful phrases
6 Complete the conversation with the words in the box.

absolutely agree with that I dont agree not so sure it depends

Vicky: Ive just read an article in the paper about children. It says its best to have children when
youre older.
Oliver: Yes, (1) I ______________________ . I think thats right.
Vicky: Really? (2) ______________________ . I think its better to have children when youre
young. You have more energy.
Oliver: Hmm. Im (3) ______________________ . My parents were a bit older when they had
us, and they were fantastic. They had lots of time for us, and were very patient.
Oliver: Mmm. I suppose (4) ______________________ . Everyone is different.
Vicky: Yes, (5) ______________________ !

(5 points)

New Inside Out Pre-intermediate Unit 8 Test p3

Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008
Part B
Pronunciation
Word stress

[Track 19]

7 Listen and underline the stressed syllable in each word.

a) History
b) Politics
c) Biology
d) Economics
e) Music

(5 points)

Listening
[Track 20]

8 Listen to Edith and Simon talking about school. Choose the correct information
to complete the sentences.

a) Ediths parents ________ .

(1) sent her to boarding school (2) lived near her school (3) moved when she was nine
b) Ediths school ________ .
(1) was modern (2) was lovely (3) was very strict
c) At Ediths school, the students ________ .
(1) could go out for two or three hours every night (2) couldnt go anywhere (3) could go
out when they wanted
d) At Simons school, the students ________ .
(1) had to go to Maths lessons (2) didnt like Maths lessons (3) didnt have to go to
Maths lessons
e) Simon thinks his school ________ .
(1) wasnt very good (2) prepared him for life (3) was great

(5 points)

New Inside Out Pre-intermediate Unit 8 Test p4

Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008
Reading
9 Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a) Life for children hasnt changed a lot. ___

b) Children in the past had to do a lot of schoolwork. ___
c) Children in the past could play all day. ___
d) The writers grandmother was unhappy when she left home. ___
e) People got longer holidays in the past. ___

When my grandmother was young, life for children was very different from today. My grandmother grew up on a
farm, and I think she had more freedom than children do now. But even in the cities, there were fewer cars, and
children could play outside a lot more than today. My grandmother and her brothers and sisters certainly didnt
have to do as much schoolwork as children do nowadays, but they couldnt play all day because they had to help
on the farm and in the home. My grandmother left home when she was fourteen and got a job working as a
servant in a big house. That was the end of her childhood. She lived far away and couldnt visit her parents very
often. She said she missed them very much. Everybody in the house had to work long hours every day. But on
Sundays my grandmother didnt have to go to work. She could spend the day doing whatever she wanted. When
my grandmother was seventeen she met my grandfather, got married and had children. I think life then was hard,
and childhood was short.

(5 points)

New Inside Out Pre-intermediate Unit 8 Test p5

Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008