First Masterclass: Unit Test 12

Name:

1 Complete these sentences with the correct word in italics.

a The burglary must / can’t have happened yesterday because I was in all day.
b Jake must / could be at home because I can hear music playing.
c His identity might / can’t be made public if the court think it’s inappropriate.
d She must / can’t be studying because she has her exam soon.
e Very young people can’t / must be sent to an adult prison.
f You are less likely to commit a crime if you think you can’t / might be caught.
g My bag has gone. It might / can have been stolen, but I can’t prove it.
h I can’t / might have got a parking ticket because I paid for the whole day.
i Your hand is bleeding heavily – you can / must be in pain!
j He can / must have got in through the window because I found it open.
/ 10 marks

2 Complete these sentences using a suitable modal verb and the correct form of the verb in
brackets.
a Joanne (be) feeling very well. She looks very pale.
b You (be) freezing. It’s windy outside and you don’t have a jacket.
c I (throw) away the plastic bags. I always reuse them.
d I wasn’t sure about the second question. I (get) it wrong.
e ‘We’ve been to Italy on holiday.’ ‘That (be) nice.’
f You (feel) exhausted. You’ve been working all day.
g Nice to have met you. You never know, we (meet) again one day.
h Terry definitely (miss) the bus. He should be here by now.
i You (have) sore eyes after staring at the computer screen for hours.
j ‘What was that noise?’ ‘I don’t know. It (be) a cat.’
/ 10 marks

3 Complete the table.

Crime Criminal
a) burglar
hooliganism b)
mugging c)
d) shoplifter
e) vandal

/ 5 marks

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 4 Complete these sentences with the correct word in italics.
a He’s stolen / robbed my wallet.
b The bank was stolen / robbed of £50,000.
c They stole / robbed the passport when he was asleep.
d They killed a policeman while stealing / robbing the post office.
e They stole / robbed £50 in cash.
/ 5 marks

5 Complete the text with a / an, the or Ø if no article is needed.

When I finished (1) university, I became (2)  English teacher. I had always
wanted to live and work in India, so I took (3) cheapest flight I could find and
went to (4) Delhi by train. I liked (5) city and had heard so much about
(6)  Ganges river that I went there first. (7) only problem was that, when
I travelled alone, I couldn’t understand (8) station names. So I had to ask for help.
People were friendly, and I found out that (9) elderly are treated with great respect.
(10) public transport system in India is efficient and is only interrupted if there is
(11) earthquake. While I was there, I tried new things like playing (12)
sitar and having spicy food for (13) lunch. Living in India gave me (14)
opportunity to experience (15) different way of life and made me (16) lot
more confident. I realized I had strengths like (17) determination and optimism. After
months of travelling, I got (18) job at (19) university in Delhi. I came home
(20) year later, but only because I was missing my family.
/ 20 marks

Total / 50

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