diff --git a/test/Test_representative_and_match/inputs/test_gencode.vM31.annotation_intermediat_file.txt b/test/Test_representative_and_match/inputs/test_gencode.vM31.annotation_intermediat_file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d0bd4e111f503023bee12bd45abae187812b226c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Test_representative_and_match/inputs/test_gencode.vM31.annotation_intermediat_file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+>ENSMUSG00000024691.14
+1	ENSMUST00000139270.8	2		
+2	ENSMUST00000151307.8	5		
+3	ENSMUST00000144662.8	5		
+4	ENSMUST00000025595.5	1
+>ENSMUSG00000079415.3
+1	ENSMUST00000112933.2	1
+>ENSMUSG00000063683.13
+1	ENSMUST00000044976.12	1		
+2	ENSMUST00000155846.8	3		
+3	ENSMUST00000157069.8	2		
+4	ENSMUST00000119960.2	1		
+5	ENSMUST00000123173.2	5