NAME: ___________________

DATE: _______________

USE OF ENGLISH TEST (Unit 9)

A) Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form to
make Conditional Sentences.
1) I ___________________ (come) with you if you had told
me earlier.
2) They might be able to
____________________ (ask) them.

help

3) He runs much better when

_____________________ (be) warmer.

you
the

if

you

weather

4) If we ______________________ (have) tickets, we would

go to the match.

B) Complete the second sentence with between two

and five words, including the word given, so that it
has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1) He didnt win the race because he was tired. WOULD
He________________________________ if he hadnt been tired.
2) We want to buy a house, but we havent got enough
money. HAD
If____________________________________, we'd buy a house.
3) Get that job then we can have a party. IF

5) We _____________________ (go) out for dinner if you win

the race.

We____________________________________ you get that job.

6) What ______________________ (you/do) differently if

you'd had the chance?

She _____________________________________well if he hadnt

helped her.

7) If she won the lottery, she ____________________

(not/stop) working.

5) We didn't win the cup because our best players weren't

playing. COULD

8) They could have been world champions if they

____________________ (train) harder.

We ____________________________________ if our best players

had been playing.

9) Who _____________________ (you/be) if you could be

someone else for a day?

6) I dont like missing goals. I get upset. WHEN

4) She did well because he helped her. NOT

I get upset______________________________________ goals.

C) Complete the gaps with ONE word.

Gemma had always been a lucky person and wasn't usually superstitious. But that morning she was worried because she'd
broken a 1__________ and then seen a black 2__________ outside her window. She started to think that her luck was finally
3__________ out. And to make it worse, as she walked out of the front door, she found herself walking under the window
cleaner's 4__________. She was convinced that from now on she would have 5__________ but bad luck. She tried to focus
6__________ positive things as she got into her car to drive to work, but she didnt succeed 7__________ losing the feeling
that something even worse was going to happen that day.
D) Choose the option A, B, C or D that best fits each gap.
When John got into the local football team it was his first lucky 1_____ in ages. He'd had to 2_____ a lot of setbacks, mainly
injuries, which had been really hard to 3_____ with at his young age. Nevertheless, there was never any doubt about his
4_____ to the sport and although it had been hard to 5_____ up to the fact that he'd have to wait a year longer than
planned to try out for the team, his patience and single-mindedness had paid off. He knew that one day he would 6_____
his potential. He would put everything he could into his training and the matches and wouldn't 7_____ his coach or his
team down. He touched 8_____ for good luck as he left the house and set off towards the training ground for the first time.
1

A option

B chance

C break

D fortune

A overcome

B achieve

C succeed

D meet

A manage

B cope

C sort

D survive

A commitment

B determination

C duty

D promise

A look

B see

C watch

D face

A meet

B fill

C perform

D fulfil

A make

B let

C put

D allow

A metal

B wood

C fingers

D hands