Name ________________________________________ Class ____________________________

Unit Test 7
Answer all thirty questions. There is one mark per question.
VOCABULARY: IDIOMS
1 Complete the idioms in the sentences below with the correct words from the box.
brain / break / duck / end / eye / fire / fish / get / melt / put / see / swim / think
1 see
I’m afraid I don’t _______________ eye to eye with my colleagues on the proposed
reforms. We seem to have completely different ideas.

2 Break
A good way to __________ the ice when you meet someone for the first time is to talk
about your hobbies.

3 Eye
Our seminar on cross-cultural communication was a real __________-opener for me.
I’d never realised that cultural differences were so important.

4 If I miss the deadline again, I’m sure I’ll __________

Get into hot water with my line
manager.

5 I’d never given a talk in my life, and they asked me to do a product presentation the
End
next day. I really felt I was thrown in at the deep __________.

6 We were a bit worried that Vladimir and the new team leader wouldn’t like each other,
Fire
but in fact they are getting on like a house on __________.

7 I told my boss a joke about vegetarians, then he told me he’d never eaten meat in his
Putting my foot in it!
life. I’d really __________

8 I do all my writing on my PC. On the rare occasions when I have to use a pen and
Fish
paper, I really feel like a __________ out of water.

LANGUAGE REVIEW: ADVICE, OBLIGATION AND NECESSITY

2 Underline the correct modal in italics.
9 The roads in our country are terribly dangerous, so you must / shouldn’t be extremely
careful, particularly in the mountains.

10 We must / mustn’t ask them to dinner while they’re over here. I’m sure they’ll be
delighted.

11 You have to / shouldn’t renew your residence permit after three months, otherwise you
might run in trouble with the police.

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12 Unfortunately, our railway stations are not safe, so you don’t have to / should be aware
at all times of what is going on around you.

13 Tourists don’t have to / mustn’t go anywhere near military bases, especially when
carrying a camera.

14 You should / mustn’t always learn something about the country before visiting it.

3 Complete these sentences with have to / don't have to / mustn't.

15 Don’t have to keep eye contact for very long. People think
In some countries, you _______________
it’s extremely rude.

16 Have to
You _______________ register with your embassy, but it’s safer if you do.

17 I was looking forward to meeting our Malaysian agent tomorrow, but unfortunately I
Have to
_______________ attend an emergency meeting at headquarters.
Don’ have to
18 In my country, you _______________ tip waiters, but many people will leave a tip if
they’re satisfied with the service.

19 Mustn’t
You _______________ smoke anywhere on the premises. Smokers are only allowed on
the terrace outside.

20 Don’t have to speak the language perfectly,

As a business traveller, of course you _______________
but it will help you tremendously if you know the basics.

SKILLS: SOCIAL ENGLISH

4 Complete these conversation excerpts with the expressions from the box.
Congratulations / Could you / Excuse me / I’m afraid / I’m sorry to hear that / I don’t mind /
It’s very nice to see you / It was really nice talking to you / No thanks / Sorry
21 A: So Amir, where would you like to have lunch?
I don’t mind
B: __________________________________________. You decide!

22 A: Help yourself to some more stew.

No thanks
B: __________________________________________. I don’t like horsemeat very much,
I’m afraid.

23 A: Have some cognac.

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 Sorry
B: __________________________________________ I don’t drink anything alcoholic, but
thank you anyway.
Excuse me
24 A: __________________________________________ a moment, I’ll be right back.

25 A: We’ve just had a baby girl. Her name’s Laura.

Congratulations
B: __________________________________________!
I’m afraid
26 A: __________________________________________ I’m so late. I got stuck in a traffic-
jam.

27 A: I and 50 others are going to be made redundant.

I’m sorry to hear that
B: __________________________________________.
It’s very nice to see you
28 A: Hello. __________________________________________ here. Welcome to our
headquarters. Have you been here before?

It was really nice talking to you

29 B: __________________________________________, but I’m afraid I really must get
going.
Could you
30 A: __________________________________________ say your name again, please, I’m
afraid I didn’t quite catch it.

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