Straightforward Pre-Intermediate Progress Test 3

(14) People who love shopping and shop all the time are called shoplifters / shopaholics.
(15) You really should take advantage / advice of our special offers.
(16) Sorry, I bought it by / in mistake.
(17) It’s really difficult to live on / off less than £100 per week.
Grammar
C Choose the correct word(s) to complete the sentences.
(18) I’ve been working here for / since ages.
(19) Don’t do it! You had / would regret it!
(20) I eat a / the very healthy diet.
(21) I’ve liked / been liking shopping for as long as I can remember.
(22) She gave me lots of / much good advice
(23) I really like Ø / the Spanish food.
D Choose the correct phrase, a or b, to complete 24–29.
(24) If you hadn’t met me, __________?
a) what would you do b) what would you have done


(25) If you weren’t a photographer, __________?
a) what would you want to be b) what would you have wanted to be


(26) What would you say, __________?
a) if you met the president of your country b) if you had met the president of your country


(27) If they had planned the robbery properly, __________.
a) I think they would escape b) I think they would have escaped


(28) If you could change one thing in your life, __________?
a) what would it be b) what would it have been


(29) I wouldn’t have done anything differently, __________.
a) even if I knew b) even if I had known


Functional language
E Read 30–34. Is the speaker giving advice, making an offer, or complaining?
(30) I’m sorry, but I think there’s something wrong with this. advice / offer / complaint
(31) Shall I look at it for you? advice / offer / complaint