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PART V Pre-Test

1 | Complete the conversation by writing the words that you hear.

Alice: Is this the only café around here? It seems unfriendly. Where are the

employees? 1.

? Let’s go someplace else.

JoAnne: Wait, I think that guy over there is a waiter. He 2.

over.

Alice: Yeah, he 3.

us.

WAiter: Welcome to the Cold Cut Café. Here are your menus. Let me know when you’re

ready.

JoAnne: Thanks. These chairs 4.

so uncomfortable! And

it’s so cold in here. Look, you 5.

. Excuse me! It

6.

really cold in here. Can you turn up the heat,

please?

WAiter: Sorry, our heater 7.

.

Alice: You know, this part of Vancouver 8.

a good café.

Let’s start our own café, where people can be comfortable. We can call it the

Comfort Café!

JoAnne: That’s a good idea!

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2 | Choose the correct words to complete the conversation.

JoAnne: Hi! What do you do / What are you doing1.

?

Alice: Hi! I work / I’m working2.

on a business plan for our café.

JoAnne: Really? What do you look / What are you looking3.

at now?

Alice: I’m review / reviewing4.

our finances. Guess what? I have / ’m having5.

good news.

I think / ’m thinking6.

we can do it!

JoAnne: I’m so excited! Let’s talk about our plans. We need / are needing7.

to buy some

furniture.

Alice: Yes, but we have to be careful. Furniture costs / is costing8.

a lot. And we also

need to think about what kind of food we want / are wanting9.

to serve. It should

be healthy. People try / are trying10.

to eat better these days.

JoAnne: Yes, I agree / am agreeing11.

! That’s true. Let’s serve food that is healthy, but that

tastes / is tasting12.

great!

Alice: Good idea. I start / ’m starting13.

a list right now, so we remember all our ideas.

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3 | Use the present simple or present progressive forms of the words in parentheses to complete the conversation.

JoAnne: Hi, Alice. I 1.

(work) on plans for the café.

We 2.

(need) a cook for the café.

3.

(know) anyone who is a good cook?

Alice: Hmm, I 4.

(have) one idea. My friend Steve is a

cook. He works at the Carlton Hotel, but he 5.

(not like) his job. It’s not very interesting. He 6.

(make) the same dishes every night. He 7.

(love) to try new things and he 8.

(want) a job

where he can cook different dishes. I know he 9.

(look) for a new job now.

JoAnne: Wow, he 10.

(sound) perfect! Can you call him?

Alice: Today is his day off, so he 11.

(not work). He

12.

(visit) his parents in Cloverdale today. I’ll call

him tomorrow.

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4 | Use the words and phrases from the word box to complete the conversation.

are coming are finishing are they closing feel know

are doing are planning aren’t doing is closing sounds

Pete: Did you hear that the Cold Cut Café 1.

?

Alice: Oh no! Why 2.

?

Pete: They 3.

well. Business hasn’t been good since

the Comfort Café opened. It 4.

like your café is

doing really well.

Alice: Yeah, at the moment we 5.

very well.

People 6.

in for both lunch and dinner

these days. We 7.

our first year now, so we

8.

really lucky. But we want to improve. We

9.

to make the café even better!

Pete: Well, good luck. I 10.

you can do it.

5 | Circle the correct words to complete the conversation.

KAte: Joanne? Is that you? I never see / am seeing1.

you anymore. What

do you do / are you doing2.

these days?

JoAnne: Oh, I’m working a lot.

KAte: Really? Where you work / are you working3.

right now?

JoAnne: Well, Alice and I have / are having4.

a café. It’s about a year old. It’s a lot of work,

but we love / loving5.

it! It’s fun! Actually, I go / ’m going6.

there right now. Hey,

come with me for lunch.

KAte: Oh, I can’t. I don’t have / ’m not having7.

any money with me.

JoAnne: Don’t worry! You don’t need / aren’t needing8.

any money for lunch today.

Remember, I own / am owning9.

the café. It’s my treat! You can tell me what you

do / are doing10.

these days.

KAte: OK, thank you!

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6 | Correct seven mistakes in the conversation.

Alice: We having a busy week! Business not slowing down at all. Do you knowing

how much money we have in the bank?

JoAnne: I can check online. OK, here is our bank information.

Alice: Are we do well this week?

JoAnne: Yes, it looking very good. We are make a lot of money right now. People are

coming and are bringing their friends.

Alice: That’s great news!