Test (Unit 1 - 8)

1. Match the synonyms. b. Most people ---- being disturbed while they
a. Choir ___ several ----.
b. Founder ___ slip 1) don't like / are working
2) like / worked
c. Burn – out ___ enormous 3) don't like / didn't like
d. Fall ___ choristers
e. Counteract ___ inventor c. I ---- (know) Carl since I ---- (be) a
f. Huge ___ collapse little child.
g. Few ___ prevent 1) Have known, was
2) Am knowing, was being
3) Knew, have been

2. Complete the gaps with can, can’t, must, d. My uncle George ---- (never see) the sea in his
life. I ---- (hear) him making plans to go sailing
have to, mustn’t, don’t have to.
last week, though.
a. My dentist said that I _________ neglect 1) Is never seeing, heard
brushing my teeth. 2) Has never seen, heard
b. This is a non-smoking area, so you ____ 3) Was never seeing, am hearing
smoke here. e. I ---- (lead) a very busy life these
c. Judy _______ stay home, I will take care of days. I ---- (prepare) for my final
the baby. exams and at the same time I ----
d. Mr. Dickson is going to travel abroad, so he (try) to move to my new apartment.
________ learn English in 4 months. You can't imagine how tired I am.
e. All the students _______ obey the school 1) Am leading, am preparing, am trying
2) Was leading, prepared, was trying
rules. 3) Am leading, have prepared, tried
f. The weather is very cold, so we _____ take a
taxi.
g. I ______ concentrate with so many problems 5. Read the text and then decide the correct
that are bothering me. answer.
h. Brian says he _____ speak four languages.
Street Art is a very popular form of art that is
spreading quickly all over the world. You can find it
on buildings, sidewalks, street signs and trash cans
3. Circle the correct form of the adjective. from Tokyo to Paris, from Moscow to Cape Town.
a. There are 10 houses on our street. Our house Street art has become a global culture and even art
is the ________ one. museums and galleries are collecting the work of
- biggest street artists. Street art started out very secretly
- bigger because it is illegal to paint public and private
b. My brother sings better than I do, but I play property without permission. People often have
guitar ________ than he does. different opinions about street art. Some think it is a
- the best crime and others think it is a very beautiful new form
of culture. Street artists do their work for a reason.
- better
Some of them do not like artists who make so much
c. This is ________ song I have ever heard! money in galleries and museums. They choose
- better street art because it is closer to the people. Some
- the best artists try to express their political opinion in their
d. Tom is ________ than I am. work. They often want to protest against big firms
- stronger and corporations. Others like to do things that are
- the strongest forbidden and hope they don’t get caught.
e. Out of all the students in our class, I am
________. 1. Street Art can be seen almost anywhere in the
globe.
- the shortest A) True
- shorter B) False
C) Not Stated
4. Select the correct form of the verbs. D) --
a. She ---- very well but her sister cooked 2. Street artists have various reasons to do their
much better when i ---- her. work.
1) is cooking / know A) True
2) was cooking / know B) False
3) cooks / knew C) Not Stated
D) ---

3. Street art could be considered as a protest

against ................ .
A) people on the street
B) artists who are rich
C) political and religious thoughts
D) small companies

4. One of the drives behind street art is ....................

A) rebelling against governments
B) stealing profits of big corporations
C) wanting to do something that is illegal
D) organizing street exhibitions for people

5. It is clear that .......................... .

A) street art did not start very secretly
B) street artists are doing useful things
C) street art is considered a new culture by some
people
D) street artists make lots of money selling their
works