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Language Test 8A Unit 8

1 Complete the sentences using passive forms. Use by only if necessary.

Somebody has spilled coffee all over my computer!

Coffee has been spilled all over my computer!

1 Robots designed this car from start to finish.

This car _____________________________ robots.

2 You can find us on the map on your phone.

We can _____________________________ phone.

3 People are playing the game many times to discover all its secrets.

The game _____________________________ to discover its secrets.

4 I don’t like it when people tell me what to do.

I _____________________________ to do.

5 Nobody has used this computer before.

This computer _____________________________ before.

6 The police won’t catch the hacker, I’m sure.

I’m sure the hacker _____________________________ the police.

7 Somebody had watched me for hours before I realised.

I _____________________________ before I realised.

8 Governments are increasingly using automatic programmes to monitor Internet use.

Automatic programmes _____________________________ governments to monitor

Internet use.

9 You should not use computers without an antivirus programme to go online.

Computers without _____________________________ to go online.

10 I remember somebody giving it to me.

I _____________________________ somebody.
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2 Choose the correct answers.

Despite / Whereas the fact that we had never met before, we formed a good team.

1 Although / In spite of working longer today, we are not wealthier.

2 While / Despite the weather was great, we still had to wear hats and gloves.

3 Even though / Despite having little money, the holiday was the best I can remember.

4 My brother never worked very hard, whereas / in spite of I had always done so.

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3 Complete the sentences with compounds formed with one word from each box.

writing badly running empty absent life solar big travel loud car

guard headed speakers agents alarm powered water handed paid paper
minded

Most parking meters and information terminals are solar-powered these days.

1 Have you got any _________ _________? I need to send a letter to the bank.

2 We had a charity lottery at work yesterday but I left _________-_________. Typical!

3 I love my job but it’s so _________ _________ that I might have to find something else.

4 Stop telling us how clever you are! It’s so _________-_________.

5 The campsite we stayed at was very basic. It didn’t even have _________ _________ .

6 The _________ _________ in my computer have broken. I can’t hear a thing, not music,

not games, nothing!

7 She works at the beach as a _________ _________ in the summer.

8 That _________ _________ has been beeping all night long. I’m going to call the police.

9 You forgot your brother’s birthday! How can you be so _________-_________?

10 Do you know any good _________ _________? I want to book a holiday for this

summer.

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4 Complete the missing words.

The number of unemployed s t a y e d the same.

1 There has been a sharp _ i _ _ from 8% to 25% this month.

2 The temperature has fallen _ r _ _ _ t _ _ _ _ l _ over the last week.

3 _ _ a _ _ l _ half of our volunteers have experience of this kind of work.

4 Studies show that today _ e _ _ than 1 in 5 people smoke in most countries.

5 The _ _ s _ majority of people are in favour of the policy.

6 Three-quarters, or 75 _ _ r _ _ n _, of people believe the current policy is not working.

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