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short test 8a Unit 8

1 Complete the definitions.
0 A large building with many apartments. an apartment block

1 A room or area in a building that is under the level of the ground. a __________

2 A house joined to another house on one side. a __________ house.

3 The structure that covers the top of a building. a __________

4 It allows smoke from a fire to pass out of a building up into the air. a __________

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2 Write in the missing letters to complete the words in each sentence.

0 Please l e t me use your computer today. Mine isn't working.

1 Please stop _ _ _ i __ those annoying noises.

2 You can go out tonight, Ella. But first you need to _ _d _ your room.

3 Do you _ _ _ _ e the chores with your housemate or do everything yourself?

4 You've made a terrible _ _ s _ in the classroom. Can you throw away the rubbish and clean
your desks before you leave, please?

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3 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

0 Jane wishes she spoke (speak) English much more fluently.

1 I wish you __________ (stop) talking. I can't hear the teacher.

2 Tom wishes he __________ (not have to) get up so early every day.

3 I wish I __________ (be) a bit taller and slimmer.

4 Rachel wishes Mark __________ (not look) at her all the time.

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4 Read the situations and complete conditional sentences.

0 I'm not rich so I won't buy a house. If I were rich, I would buy a house.

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 1 It might be sunny tomorrow. We usually go for a walk on sunny days.

If it ______________________________ for a walk.

2 Sandra has to go on a diet because she weighs over eighty kilos.

If Sandra ______________________________ go on a diet.

3 I might have some money in my bag. If so, I want to lend it to you.

If I ______________________________ it to you.

4 I don't think she'll win this match. The winner gets £1000.

If she ______________________________ get £1000.

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5 Correct the mistake in each sentence.

0 I wish I would earn more money in my current job.

I wish I earned more money in my current job________________

1 Do you ever wish you are a member of the opposite sex?

______________________________

2 If you won't come tomorrow, you won't see all your friends.

______________________________

3 I wish I would be able to sing like Paul.

______________________________

4 He won't speak such good Spanish if he didn't have a Spanish girlfriend.

______________________________

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Score: _____ / 20 marks

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