UNIT TEST 4 • GROUP A

Dictation, Vocabulary and Grammar

Name:  Class: 

Dictation
4 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
1 As a matter fact, I think old-fashioned mobile
1 [Track 5] Listen and write the sentences that you hear. phones with fewer functions worked much better as
 phones.
 2 Music videos first came prominence sometime in

the 1980s.

3 It took me forever to flick all the tabs on their

 website to find the information I wanted.
 4 There’s been a constant downturn the sales of
 music recorded on physical media.
 5 Sometime in the 1980s, cassette tapes gave way
 compact discs.
/5
/10

Vocabulary Grammar

2 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. 5 Put the words in brackets in the correct order.
There are more words than your need. 1 He (astonished / out / to / was / find)
how much his old tube radio was worth.
brainchild counterpart decline
mainstream mundane prowess swipe 2 Of course the Internet is a great source of information,
but you have (become / to / careful / not / be / to)
1 You have to your ID at the door to enter
addicted.
this part of the building.
3 More and more people (worried / to / tend / become)
2 The Internet was the of Tim Berners-
and anxious when
Lee.
they are without their mobile phone.
3 When you admire an athlete’s , it’s
impossible to ignore the role of equipment in their 4 The printer in the computer lab (used / to / not / is / be)
success. to print anything
other than school work.
4 Do you think the sales of films recorded on physical
media will continue to ? 5 Modern communication devices respond to our
5 In the exhibition you can see a nineteenth-century (touch / stay / to / need / in)
velocipede side by side with its modern . with our loved ones.

/5 /5
3 Choose the best option.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct infinitives,
1 Her latest creation the limits of modern design. positive or negative, passive or active.
A  improves B  pushes C rejects
1 This computer needs (upgrade).
2 When you follow the news, you may sometimes get the It’s too slow to be much use.
impression that athletes will do anything to their
2 (shop) on this website, you have to
performance.
be a registered user.
A  win B  succeed C enhance
3 She was determined (let) anyone
3 Vintage fashions from the nineteen-sixties and seventies
make decisions for her.
have a resurgence in recent years.
A  enjoyed B  acquired C accomplished 4 This work is (finish) by five
4 I don’t think you realise the seriousness of what you’ve o’clock today.
done. You have the security of the project. 5 When you buy anything online, be sure
A  spoiled B  compromised C threatened (check) the description and the returns policy.
5 Research into artificial intelligence is enormous
/5
strides all the time.
A  achieving B  doing C making

/5

© Pearson 2017    FOCUS 5    PHOTOCOPIABLE page 1

 UNIT TEST 4 • GROUP A
Language in Focus and Use of English

Language in Focus
9 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same
as the first. Use the word in CAPITALS. Use no more than
six words in each gap, including the word in capitals.
7 Choose the correct option.
1 Finding out that my new laptop was faulty was a
1 Curiously / Sadly, an average smartphone today has
disappointment. DISAPPOINTED
more computing power than the computers used in the
I my new
Apollo 11 moon landing!
laptop was faulty.
2 I agreed with him to some extent / potentially, but I
2 Many technologies which once seemed promising have
wasn’t happy with what he had to say about the benefits
gone out of use. WAYSIDE
of the new operating system.
Many technologies which once seemed promising
3 Fortunately / Regrettably, mobile phone radiation can .
cause headaches and insomnia. 3 Visitors to the exhibition must deposit their cameras in
4 He thought he’d hurt his elbow playing tennis, but the lockers before entering. ARE
happily / actually the injury was due to frequent mouse Visitors to the exhibition
and joystick use. their cameras in the lockers before entering.
5 Obviously / Strikingly, waterproof mobile phones are 4 Everyone among my friends had a Facebook account
quite common in Japan, as many teenagers use them before Robert got one. LAST
even in the shower. Among my friends, Robert
a Facebook account.
/5 /8

10 Complete the sentences with words formed from the

Use of English words in CAPITALS.
1 Rivals claimed that the athlete’s extraordinary
8 Complete the text with one word in each gap.
(ACCOMPLISH) were mostly due to
HOW TO SET UP AN ONLINE BUSINESS cutting-edge equipment.
2 I don’t see buying tech gadgets as an effective way of
If you haven’t got the capital to open a shop in the
(RICH) my life.
main street, you may start one online. The costs are
lower, but you still have to think carefully about what 3 (PRESUME), the software company
you’re doing. will soon launch an update to fix the glitch in their latest
operating system.
Define your product or service. Unless you are the
1
                   to offer something unique, there will be lots 4 Despite the (POPULAR) of e-readers,
of competition around. But you can still capitalise many people still prefer printed books.
2
                   your expertise in an area related to the 5 There’s such an (ABUNDANT) of
product. For example, if you want to sell bicycle parts mobile devices on offer, but I can’t find one that would
and accessories, you can offer your customers advice suit my needs.
on what best suits their needs, or post free instruction 6 It’s rather worrying how (IGNORE)
videos on bicycle maintenance. many people are about issues of online security.
Make a business plan, analysing how 3                   money
/6
you have to spend before you start making any. Don’t
forget that your business needs to 4                   registered Total/60
in accordance with the laws of your country. Also,
a great deal rides 5                   how comfortable your
website will be for customers to use: to search, to
order, and to pay for purchases safely. It makes sense
to hire a professional web designer.
If your business 6                   to take off, don’t worry.
You will have lost some money but gained valuable
experience.
/6

© Pearson 2017    FOCUS 5    PHOTOCOPIABLE page 2