TEST ON UNIT 1

Date:______________________________ Name:  ________________________

Class: ________________________ Total score: _________/60

Dictation
1 [Track 2] Listen and write the sentences that you hear.
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Vocabulary
2 Complete the missing words. The first and the last letters have been given. The total number of letters in
each word has been given in brackets.
1 Relationships are not fixed; they s_______________t and evolve. (5 letters)
2 She’s such a loving mother, so d________________d to her children. Do you think she spoils them? (7 letters)
3 I can hardly express how much I a_____________________e your friendship. (10 letters)
4 Their relationship is not at all simple; there are some very c___________________x feelings involved. (7 letters)
5 It’s normal to experience r_________________________t when you’ve been treated unfairly. (10 letters)
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
1 The book offers interesting insights ________________ the nature and sources of prejudice against people
perceived as different.
2 She’s a nice enough person, but I’d never trust her ___________________ a secret.
3 I’m not sure I approve of the people you associate ____________________.
4 You can count ________________ me; just give me a ring if you need anything.
5 The bond __________________ identical twins is said to be unusually strong and intense.
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4 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. There are more words than you need.

alert lifelong minor praises split

upstanding
1 A close friendship started in childhood can be a(n) ____________________________ bond.
2 I’d always thought of our neighbour as a(n) ___________________________ citizen, so the news that he was
wanted for a crime shocked me a good deal.
3 He was briefly arrested for a(n) _____________________________ crime at the age of sixteen.
4 To be honest, I’m a bit tired of the way she keeps singing her boyfriend’s __________________________ .
5 The pain only lasted a(n) ________________________ second, but it was very sharp.
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Grammar
5 Complete the sentences with the correct continuous, perfect or perfect continuous forms of the verbs in
brackets.
1 I’ve been ill and right now I ____________________________ (find) it difficult to run for more than a few minutes.
2 This time tomorrow we _____________________________________ (get) ready for a trip to Spain.
3 I hope by the time you finish school you ______________________________________ (discover) what you want
to study.
4 What’s wrong with Ed? He used to be so cheerful, and now he ________________________________ (become)
so bad-tempered that it’s difficult even being around him.
5 At the end of this month I ___________________________________________ (work) here for two years.

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6 Complete the sentences using the prompts in brackets. Use the verbs in continuous, perfect or perfect
continuous forms.
1 My friend and I met when (we / both / try) _________________________________ to get tickets for Frankenstein.
2 No, I can’t go out, I’m sure (I / not / finish) __________________________________ my homework by seven p.m.
3 (he / prepare) ________________________________________ for the contest for months, and then he was
forced to give it up.
4 How long (they / know) ______________________________________ each other? They seem to be very close.
5 My cousin became much fitter after (she / learn) ____________________________________________ to cycle.
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Language in Focus
7 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. There is one extra word.
about point supposed was wasn’t
would
1 She was on the ______________________________ of leaving the party when ten more of her friends arrived.
2 I was ________________ to start packing when I got a phone call informing me that my flight had been cancelled.
3 The doctors thought that he _________________________ never be able to walk again.
4 She wasn’t _________________________ to go out on Friday evening, but she did.
5 I __________________________ going to call you later, but since you’re here, let’s talk.
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Use of English
8 Complete the text with one word in each gap.
My neighbour has had quite a difficult life – the kind of life in which you could be excused for blotting out the bad
memories. She’s had more than 1____________ fair share of hardship and suffering. But she 2____________
always shown great courage. When faced 3____________ a challenge, she doesn’t complain. She tends to just get
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____________ with it. For example, when she was suddenly and unfairly fired from work at the age of forty, she
didn’t bat 5____________ eyelid; she started her own small business. Next month she will 6____________ been
running it for seven years.
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9 Complete the text with words formed from the words in CAPITALS.
I’ve just read a novel I found really captivating. I enjoyed it despite its 1_______________________ (LONG) – 700
pages – and even though you could say not much happens in it, as it’s mostly about emotions. The main character,
Elisabeth, is a rebellious young girl who constantly gets into trouble for what is seen as a
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_______________________ (RESPECT) attitude towards adults, especially teachers. She has a friend, Mike,
whom other boys see as weak because of his gentle, 3________________________ (THOUGHT) personality. His
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________________________ (CONSIDER) behaviour helps Elisabeth come to terms with her difficult emotions.
These two friends with different temperaments support each other 5_________________________________
(CONDITION) and grow to be self-aware, well-balanced adults. The convincing
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_______________________________ (PORTRAY) of this unlikely friendship was what made the book
unforgettable for me.
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10 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than six words
including the word in CAPITALS.
1 We were going to call off the trip in another moment when we got some new information. VERGE
We were _________________________________________ the trip when we got some new information.
2 My dad insisted on picking me up after the party. FOOT
My dad put _______________________________________ and said he would pick me up after the party.
3 I started participating in the meetings last month. PART
I’ve _______________________________________________________ in the meetings since last month.
4 Next Saturday is the third anniversary of the day my boyfriend and I first met. KNOWN
Next Saturday my boyfriend and I ________________________________________ each other for three years.
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