Dreams & Reality Test

Part A
Grammar and vocabulary

A Read the two sentences describing a situation and then write one sentence about the
same situation using the word if.

Example:
I am not tall. I can’t become a policeman.
If I were taller, I could become a policeman.

1 Sheila didn’t win the lottery. She is still poor.

…………………………………………………………

2 There is so much fog. The plane isn’t able to land.

…………………………………………………………

3 The students practise a lot. Their English is so good.

…………………………………………………………

4 Josh spent his time dreaming. He didn’t achieve anything.

…………………………………………………………

5 We ate all the cake. There isn’t any left for the new guests.
…………………………………………………………

B Choose the correct answer, a, b, c or d to complete the sentences.

6 If ……… hadn’t been so unlucky.

a I
b only I
c I am smarter, I
d I should

7 If you hadn’t worn a helmet, you ……… yourself when you fell off the bike.
a might have injured
b could injure
c were injured
d had injured

8 I wish ……… not shouted at her.

a I
b I have
c I did
d I had

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9 It’s a ……… that I wasted so much time.

a pity
b wish
c providing
d hope

10 That was stupid. You ……… thought more about what you were doing.
a would have
b had only
c should have
d regret to

11 We’ll go to the cinema later ……… you can think of something better to do.
a providing
b unless
c as long
d even

12 You can buy a ticket at a reduced price ……… you have a student card.
a providing
b unless
c as long
d even

C Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning, using the word given.

Example:
The letter isn’t ready yet.
written
I haven’t written the letter yet.

13 You can only go to the beach if you finish your chores.

providing
………………………………… you can go to the beach.

14 If I have some spare time, I’ll come over.

as
………………………………… some spare time, I’ll come over.

15 Mary won’t play in the team if she doesn’t feel better.

unless
Mary won’t play in the team ………………………………… .

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D Choose the correct words from the list a–k to complete the sentences. There is one
extra word you do not need.

16 I ……… you know where you’re going.

17 I ……… what will happen when the oil runs out.
18 Can you …….. yourself on a luxury yacht in the Mediterranean?
19 It is not uncommon for the news to ……… reality.
20 He didn’t have a good reason so he decided to ……… one up.
21 She didn’t like her job so she decided to ……… .
22 Few people read her book so the ideas in it had very little ……… .
23 I will ……… your advice.
24 We ……… time while we waited for the next lesson to start.
25 He likes to ……… to be more successful than he is.

a make
b distort
c quit
d marked
e envy
f picture
g wonder
h impact
i follow
j pretend
k suppose

E Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

Example:
I thought the film script was confusing (confuse).

26 The reporter was determined to ……………… (exposure) the truth about the company.
27 Starting a family is a huge ……………… (responsible).
28 I can’t describe the ……………… (happy) I felt.
29 You think it’s going to be horrible, but in ……………… (real) it’s quite pleasant.
30 I sometimes ……………… (fantasy) that I am the leader of our country.

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