剑桥英语青少版第一版第四级入门测试1

1.Present simple vs. present continuous

Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in the box.

e.g. Do you like surfing the Internet?

1)I ______ what you mean. Could you explain once again

please?

2)More and more people ______ English these days.

3)Simon ______ at least 2 hours a day on the phone.

4)I ______ professional footballers get too much money. It’s

ridiculous.

5)______ you ______ a good time? You look a bit sad.

2.Making new friends

Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box.

e.g. Jack always stands out because he wears very brightly

colored clothes.

1)Mary often ______ at home because she has 5 brothers.

2)A way of ______ is to listen to the same music as everyone

else.

3)I usually ______ quickly because I’ve changed schools so

many times so I make friends easily.

4)Claudia ______ her baby sister as soon as she was born.

5)Why are you standing on your own? Come and ______. We

need a good player on our team.

3.say and tell

Complete the expressions with say or tell.

e.g. say a prayer

1)______ goodbye

2)______ the time

3)______ the difference

4)______ thank you

5)______ someone off

6)______ a secret

7)______ (it) again

8)______ sorry

9)______ the truth

10)______ a lie

4.Past simple vs. present perfect simple

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or present perfect simple form of the verbs in the box.

e.g. I have lived in the same house since I was a child.

1)I ______ French at university before I became a teacher.

2)We ______ a new computer last week.

3)Tom ______ my best friend for 2 years but we still fight

sometimes!

4)______ you ever ______ a really hot curry?

5)Where ______ you ______ on your last holiday?

5.Present perfect simple vs. present perfect continuous

Choose the correct words.

e.g. I’ve seen√/ been seeing 3 movies this month.

1)How long have you known / been knowing Steve?

2)Max has had / has been having an iPod since last year.

3)I’m so tired! I’ve written / been writing thank-you letters

all day.

4)We’ve worked / been working in the garden for hours and

it still looks terrible!

5)Mum has made / has been making 5 five cakes for my

birthday party.

6.Phrasal verbs with up

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.