Skill Assessment

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Lisa meets Yousef in a café in New York. They talk about their lives and their weekend. In the questions below, please fill in the blanks. There is only one correct answer.

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Question 1 of 12

Lisa: Hi, I’m Lisa! I live here with my husband and _______. How long have you lived here?

Your Answer
2

Question 2 of 12

Yousef: Around 2 years. I’m a maths student _____ I love my studies. What do you do?

Your Answer
3

Question 3 of 12

Lisa: I’m a teacher but not _______ at the moment, but I hope to find job soon. I love the weather here!

Your Answer
4

Question 4 of 12

Yousef: Yes, me too. They say it’s always sunny ______ December.

Your Answer
5

Question 5 of 12

Lisa: It’s amazing, what are you doing this weekend? I’m going to go to the gym because I ate _________ chocolate this week. And you?

Your Answer
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Question 6 of 12

Yousef: ______ the weather is good, I'm going to the park for a picnic and a smoke.

Your Answer
7

Question 7 of 12

Lisa: Oh! You _______ smoke, you ______ get sick.

Your Answer
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Question 8 of 12

Yousef: I only smoke a little bit. How long ______ you known your husband?

Your Answer
9

Question 9 of 12

Lisa: Many years, I _____ him while we _________ at high school.

Your Answer
10

Question 10 of 12

Yousef: ____ do I! My mother is very funny, she tells the best jokes.

Your Answer

Question 11:

1. between/from/in | 2. arrive/was arriving/arrived | 3. to/from/with | 4. of/on/any | 5. to eat/eat/eating | 6. healthy/healthier/healthily | 7. time enough/enough of time/enough time | 8. was/were/will be | 9. more fit/fittest/fitter | 10. prepare/is prepared/is preparing |
Hey Krissy,
How are you? I can’t believe I’ve been here in Seoul for a month now, time flies. I really have done so many fun things with my family, where do I begin? The journey to Seoul (1) ______ Berlin was very long!
When I (2) ______ at the airport, my father met me and took me straight to his work. He shares an office (3) ______ my uncle, and they prepared a delicious meal for me. I ate lots (4) ______ my favourite food, like kimchee and Korean pork. I’m not sure I can keep (5) ______ like this because I don’t eat (6) ______ , and I don’t have (7) ______ to exercise here.
I need your advice, what would you do if you (8) ______ me? I want to feel like I used to, I was so much (9) ______ living in Berlin. But the food that (10) ______ here by my family is so amazing! Any tips to help me?
I miss our chats and look forward to hearing from you soon!
Brian 😊

Question 12:

1. using/to use/use | 2. for share/to share/to sharing | 3. on/for/to | 4. middle-aged/mid-age/middle-ages | 5. will/won’t/would | 6. the middle/the middle one/middle one | 7. gave over/gave up/gave in | 8. since/until/ago | 9. much best than/much better that/much better than | 10. marketing/market/marketed |
The world we live in seems to revolve around social media. We can’t avoid (1) _______ it. We go to Instagram (2) _______ videos and access news, LinkedIn to find jobs, TikTok to catch the latest trends. It comes as no surprise that many of us are now addicted (3) _______ social media.
This addiction is not limited to the youth anymore. It also affects (4) _______ and even some elderly people. The other day my mother told me that she (5) _______ send me a link on Instagram. I have three teenage children and I find (6) _______ sneaking downstairs at night to watch TikTok videos on her phone.
I’ve overcome many addictions myself. Last year I (7) _______ smoking and it’s been years (8) _______ I’ve eaten any sweets. But social media? The problem is I think my life is actually (9) _______ it was before now that I have it. I keep in touch with family and friends across the globe, (10) _______ my business is so much easier on Instagram. So perhaps the answer is not to quit social media? However, for our physical and mental health, I think many of us would like to use it a lot less.

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