UNIT TEST 8 ● ANSWER KEY
Vocabulary and Grammar
Group A
Vocabulary
Exercise 1
1 employment: If you have employment, you have a job.
2 kindness: Kindness is the act of being kind to someone.
3 stupidity: Stupidity is the act of being stupid.
4 friendship: A friendship is a relationship of being friends.
5 engagement: An engagement ring is a ring you wear to
show that you have promised to marry someone.
6 donation: A donation is an amount of money that you
give to a charity or other organisation.
Exercise 2
1 materialistic: Someone who is materialistic is only
interested in material possessions and wealth.
2 homeless: If someone is homeless, they have no home.
3 reliable: If someone is reliable, you can rely on them.
4 jobless: Someone who is jobless has no job.
5 imaginative: Someone who is imaginative has a good
imagination.
6 stressful: If something is stressful, it causes you a lot of
stress.
Exercise 3
1 sentenced: When someone is sentenced, they are sent
to prison for a period of time.
2 break: If you break the law, you do something that is
against the law.
3 arrested: If the police arrest someone, they take them to
the police station and formally accuse them of
committing a crime.
4 released: To release someone from prison means to
allow them to leave.
Exercise 4
1 B: You can say that you put your arms around someone.
2 A: If you make a noise, you create it.
3 C: You can say that you take hold of something or
someone.
4 C: You can say that something makes you sad, happy
etc., if it causes you to feel that emotion.
Grammar
Exercise 5
1 was written: We use the past simple here because the
sentence has a past time reference (300 years ago).
This is the correct past simple passive form.
2 has been seen: We use the present perfect here
because the time reference so far indicates a time that
started in the past and is still continuing. This is the
correct present perfect passive form.
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3 is being repaired: We use the present continuous here
because the action is happening right now. This is the
correct present continuous passive form.
4 will be built: This is the correct future passive form.
5 was being taken: We use the past continuous here
because the verb describes a longer action in the past,
which was interrupted by a shorter action. This is the
correct past continuous passive form.
6 is visited: We use the present simple here because the
time reference every day indicates a repeated action in
the present. This is the correct present simple passive
form.
Exercise 6
1 The new lawyer is being shown around the office.: The
active sentence is in the present continuous, so the
passive sentence uses the present continuous passive
form.
2 The door was locked at 10 p.m. last night.: The active
sentence is in the past simple, so the passive sentence
uses the past simple passive form.
3 These cakes are loved by everyone.: The active
sentence is in the present simple, so the passive
sentence uses the present simple passive form. We use
by to introduce the agent.
4 I hope the burglars are punished severely.: The active
sentence uses the present simple, so the passive
sentence uses the passive form of the present simple.
Exercise 7
1 has his portrait painted: This sentence is in the present
simple, so we use the present simple form of have
something done.
2 had our kitchen decorated: This sentence is in the past
simple, so we use the past simple form of have
something done.
3 is having her hair cut: This sentence is in the present
continuous, so we use the present continuous form of
have something done.
4 have the windows cleaned: This sentence is in the
present simple, so we use the present simple form of
have something done.
5 had their locks changed: This sentence is in the past
simple, so we use the past simple form of have
something done.
6 going to have my car repaired: This sentence uses going
to, so we use this form of have something done.
Exercise 8
1 got my watch mended.: The first sentence uses the past
simple, so the second sentence uses the past simple
form of get something done.
2 had the books posted to me.: The first sentence uses the
past simple, so the second sentence uses the past
simple form of have something done.
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3 should get the figures checked.: The first sentence uses
the modal verb should, so the second sentence uses
the same modal verb and the infinitive form of get
something done.
4 want to have him arrested.: The first sentence uses want
+ infinitive, so the second sentence uses want + the
infinitive form of have something done.
Group B
Vocabulary
Exercise 1
1 appreciation: Appreciation is the feeling of being grateful
for something.
2 neighbourhood: A neighbourhood is an area in a town or
city.
3 friendship: A friendship is the relationship of being
friends.
4 employment: If you have employment, you have a job.
5 cruelty: Cruelty is very unkind behaviour.
6 engagement: When people celebrate their engagement,
they celebrate the fact that they have promised to marry
each other.
Exercise 2
1 hopeful: Someone who is hopeful hopes that something
good will happen.
2 sympathetic: Someone who is sympathetic can
understand and show sympathy to other people.
3 enthusiastic: Someone who is enthusiastic is keen on
something and excited about it.
4 optimistic: Someone who is optimistic always believes
that things will go well.
5 selfish: Someone who is selfish only thinks about himself
or herself.
6 honourable: Someone who is honourable is honest and
behaves with high moral standards.
Exercise 3
1 suspect: To suspect someone means to think that they
may have committed a crime.
2 locked up: You say that someone is locked in a place, or
locked up in prison.
3 committed: You can say that someone commits a crime.
4 punished: To punish someone means to do something
bad to them because they have committed a crime.
Exercise 4
1 B: You can say that you hold something against your ear.
2 C: To lift someone to their feet means to help them to
stand up.
3 A: You can say that something makes something else
easy or difficult.
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4 C: To squat down means to crouch low on your feet, with
your legs bent.
Grammar
Exercise 5
1 is known: We use the present simple here because the
time reference nowadays indicates the present, and
know is a state verb. This is the correct present simple
passive form.
2 was given: We use the past simple here because the
sentence has a past time reference (when I was a
child). This is the correct past simple passive form.
3 was being attacked: We use the past continuous here
because the verb refers to a continuing action in the
past. This is the correct past continuous passive form.
4 will be opened: This is the correct future passive form.
5 is being built: We use the present continuous here
because the action is happening right now. This is the
correct present continuous passive form.
6 has been discussed: We use the present perfect here
because the time reference already indicates a time that
started in the past and is still continuing. This is the
correct present perfect passive form.
Exercise 6
1 These cars are made in Italy.: The active sentence is in
the present simple, so the passive sentence uses the
present simple passive form.
2 Elections are being held at the moment.: The active
sentence is in the present continuous, so the passive
sentence uses the present continuous passive form.
3 The diamonds were stolen by a criminal gang.: The
active sentence is in the past simple, so the passive
sentence uses the past simple passive form. We use by
to introduce the agent.
4 I’m sure the criminals will be caught.: The active
sentence uses the future with will, so the passive
sentence uses the passive form of the future with will.
Exercise 7
1 have their clothes made: This sentence is in the present
simple, so we use the present simple form of have
something done.
2 have my eyes tested: This sentence requires the infinitive
form after ‘need to’, so we use the infinitive form of have
something done.
3 have the walls painted: This sentence requires the
infinitive form after the modal verb should, so we use
the infinitive form of have something done.
4 are having a new house built: This sentence is in the
present continuous, so we use the present continuous
form of have something done.
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5 had my car repaired: This sentence is in the past simple,

so we use the past simple form of have something
done.
6 have had our locks changed: This sentence is in the
present perfect, so we use the present perfect form of
have something done.

Exercise 8
1 had my hair cut.: The first sentence uses the past simple,
so the second sentence uses the past simple form of
have something done.
2 ’ll get the windows cleaned.: The first sentence uses will,
so the second sentence uses will + get something done.
3 had our TV fixed.: The first sentence uses the past
simple, so the second sentence uses the past simple
form of have something done.
4 should get someone to investigate.: The first sentence
uses should, so the second sentence uses should and
the infinitive form of get something done.

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