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Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 9

Vocabulary

A Underline the word, a, b, or c that doesn’t belong with the container.

(1) a box of a) tissues b) eggs c) jam

(2) a bottle of a) milk b) tomato soup c) beer

(3) a can of a) peanuts b) cola c) lemonade

(4) a tub of a) margarine b) crisps c) ice cream

(5) a jar of a) jam b) coffee c) lemonade

(6) a packet of a) orangejuice b) biscuits c) crisps

B Match the words in the box to the definitions (7–12). There are two extra words.

discount shop        shop assistant            security guard             shopaholic

shoplifter              corner shop                  shopping centre            window-shopping

(7) someone who is addicted to shopping and buying things is a _______________

(8) when you lookat lots of things but don’t buy anything you are _______________

(9) a big building with lots of different shops inside is called a _______________

(10) someone who steals things from a shop without paying is a _______________

(11) a shop where everything is cheaper than in a normal shop is a _______________

(12) someone who works in a shop helping customers is a _______________

CComplete the text with words from the box. There are three extra words.

Advantage        corner shops             danger           high street            hurry
a look             online-shopping         our word          trouble         your breath

Are you in a (13) _______________? Then (14) _______________ at Eezeemall.com is the thing for you. Shop from the comfort of your own home andtake (15) _______________ at what we can offer you. If you’ve heard bad things about Internet shopping, please take (16) _______________ that you are not in any (17) _______________ at all – security is our top priority. We also think that value for money is important and, because we don’t have any (18) _______________ shops you can take (19) ___________ of some of the lowest prices around. Grammar

D Complete the text with a, b, or c below.

Are you (20) _______________ modern man? Do you enjoy shopping for (21) _______________ food or simply eating the stuff? Most of (22) _______________ men I know hate food shopping, but, according to (23) _______________ National Office of Statistics there are (24) _______________ who really enjoy it. Recently I was talking to (25)_______________ husband of a friend and he told me that he really enjoyed shopping at his local supermarket. He said that he never had 
(26) _______________ time to enjoy being with his wife as they were either at 
(27) _______________ work or at home with their children. But, when they went shopping they had (28) _______________ of time to talk about (29) _______________ different things. He also said thathe liked thinking about what he was going to eat and that there were (30) _______________ things that they ate now that they had never even tried before they started shopping together.

(20) a) the b) a c) Ø
(21) a) the b) any c) Ø 
(22) a) the b) a c) Ø
(23) a) the b) some c) Ø
(24) a) too many b) any c) a few
(25) a) the b) some c) Ø
(26) a) enough b) plenty c) many
(27) a) the b) anyc) Ø
(28) a) much b) many c) plenty
(29) a) any b) lots of c) few
(30) a) many b) the c) none

E Complete the sentences with the correct words.

(31) I don’t have enough / little time to go shopping.

(32) She spends too much / a few money on clothes.

(33) Have you looked at any / plenty of online-shopping websites?

(34) None of / Most of the shops had what I wanted, so I’ll have totry again tomorrow.

(35) Some / Any of my friends are shopaholics.

(36) A few / Few of the shops had what I wanted, so I was quite happy.

(37) I only spend a little / a lot of time shopping at the weekend.

(38) Most / Most of the time I spend relaxing.

(39) Most / None people enjoy buying new things.

Functional language

F Correct the mistakes in the sentences. There is one...