SUBJECT: LANGUAGE -

TEACHER: GABRIELA DAYAN

COURSE: 5th YEAR
DATE:
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5TH YEAR - TEST UNIT 1 - language

Task 1: Complete the sentences by writing the missing letters.

1 I watched a new comedy series that my friends recommended to me last night. It was absolutely h _ _ _ _
_ _ _ s. I couldn’t stop laughing.
2 I didn’t find the comments that the TV presenter made about overweight people funny at all. I thought that
they were very i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e.
3 Thank you for the lovely card and flowers. It was a really t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ u l gesture.
4 Sam is very p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e of his younger sister. He always walks home from school with her, and
makes her tell him who she is with.
5 Jared is probably the most c _ _ _ _ _ e _ _ i _ _ s student in our class. He attends extra lectures in his
free time, and he wants to get a scholarship to study a Master’s degree.
6 My favourite author writes fantasy novels set in the future. Her plots are always really i _ _ g _ _ a _ _ _ e.
I often wonder how she comes up with her ideas.
7 My cousin Felicity hated school, and wanted to leave when she was 16 to train to be a photographer.
Luckily, her parents were s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e of her decision, and helped her to find a photography course.
8 It is very important for final year students to be w _ _ l - o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ d if they want to be successful.
They should have a study schedule and record all of their deadlines in a calendar.
9 When I first started looking for jobs, I was a bit n _ _ _ e. I assumed that because I had a university
degree, I would find my ideal job really quickly, but I soon realised that this was not the case.
10 My parents always taught me to be c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e of other people’s feelings. When I invite my
friends to my house, I always make sure we are not too loud, so that we don’t disturb our neighbours.

Task 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the SIMPLE or CONTINUOUS form of the PRESENT
AND PAST PERFECT or PAST TENSE. In some cases more than one answer is possible.

1. Fortunately, our train ____________________________ (STOP) for longer than normal at the
previous station, because a passenger ____________________________(FEEL) unwell so we
____________________________(MANAGE) to catch it, although we
____________________________ (RUN) late ourselves because we _______________
___________________________(HAVE) trouble starting the car.

2. Anya´s apartment ____________________________ (ALREADY BE) on the market for a year

when she ____________________________(FINALLY SELL) it on Monday. Although the offer she
 eventually ____________________________(RECEIVE) was less than she
____________________________(HOPE) for, she ____________________________(BE) still
glad to accept it.

3. Sorry I ____________________________(NOT REPLY) earlier. I ____________________

(WORK) in the garden all morning. I wish I ____________________________ (TAKE) it a bit
easier, though. My back is killing me. It ____________________________(HURT) like this when I
was younger; perhaps I should get it looked at.

4. Anton ____________________________(SPEND) most of this week preparing his sales

presentation. Now it´s the momento of truth.

5. I´m so glad you ____________________________(RING). I ____________________________

(JUST THINK) about you. I ____________________________(JUST REMEMBER) that I
____________________________(PROMISE) to call round last week to collect those books you
____________________________(WANT) to give away.

6. Geraldo suddenly ____________________________(REALISE) that he _____________________

(SPEND) too much time at the office, because he couldn´t recall the last time he _______________
____________________(SEE) any of his friends.

Task 3: Circle the correct options to complete the sentences.

1 I HIT IT OFF WITH / HEADED OFF / BUMPED INTO / FELL OUT with Sofia at the shopping centre. She
was on her lunch break from her job at the bookshop.

2 I need somebody to come and feed my cats while I’m on holiday. I was going to ask Sam, but I’ve been
LET DOWN / BUMPED INTO / TAKEN TO / WOUND UP by him in the past. I need to find somebody a bit
more reliable.

3 The shops are all closed now, so we will have to SETTLE DOWN / TAKE TO / TURN UP / DO WITHOUT
milk until tomorrow morning.

4 My new neighbour and I really HIT IT OFF / FELL OUT / SETTLED DOWN / FELL APART. We are both
very creative people, and we both have dogs.

5 When my parents retire, they are hoping to CATCH UP / DWELL ON / HEAD OFF / SETTLE DOWN in a
small town on the coast.

6 Juan really TOOK TO / WOUND UP / TURNED UP / FELL APART snowboarding. I think it’s because
he’s done a lot of surfing.

7 Zita’s headaches have been getting worse. She DOES WITHOUT / GETS IN THE WAY OF / PUTS IT
DOWN TO / TOOK TO all the work she is doing for her exams.
8 Zane and Sonal haven’t spoken to each other since they WOUND UP / FELL OUT / HIT IT OFF /
CAUGHT UP over a year ago. I wish they would just make up.

9 Working hard is important, but it is important not to let work WIND UP / FALL APART / GET IN THE
WAY OF / DWELL ON spending quality time with your family and friends.

10 It is disappointing when your plans don’t work out, but it is important not to FALL APART / FALL OUT /
WIND UP / DWELL ON about it. There will be other opportunities in the future.

Task 4: USED TO / WOULD/ GET USED TO

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. If WOULD is possible,
choose it.

1. My father didn´t ______________________ coffee for breakfast

A. USED TO HAVE B. USE TO HAVE C. WOULD HAVE
2. We ______________________past the church on our way to primary school.
A. ARE USED TO WALKING B. WOULD WALK C. USED TO WALKING
3. Mr. Poole has lived in Vietnam for many years. He ______________________the hot climate there.
A. USED TO B IS USED TO C. GETS USED TO
4. Miss White is a nurse. She ______________________working at night.
A USED TO B IS USED TO C. USES TO
5. He never drinks beer. He ______________________drinking beer.
A. USED B. ISN´T USED TO C. WOULDN´T USE TO
6. I´m from Argentina and I´ve just moved to England. I ______________________driving on the left.
A. DIDN´T USE TO B. AM USED TO C. AM GETTING USED TO
7. My uncle ______________________policeman when I was young.
A. USED TO BE B. WOULD BE C. GOT USED TO BEING
8. Helen ______________________to me very often, but now she phones.
A. WOULD WRITE B DIDN´T USE TO C. WRITES
9. There was a big tree in our garden but it has just been cut down. There
______________________a big tree there.
A. IS USED TO BE B. USED TO BE C. WOULD BE
10. I ______________________stay up late watching TV last year but now I don´t.
A. USED TO B. WOULD C. BOTH A AND B ARE CORRECT
Task 4: Collocations with GIVE AND MAKE. Complete the sentences with GIVE or MAKE in
the right form.

1. Can you__________________________me some advice on the best places to see Paris?

2. If you want to __________________________a successful lecture or presentation, the secret is
preparation.
3. I´m not happy with your behaviour, and I expect you to __________________________a full
apology, but I´ll __________________________a last chance to explain yourself.
4. That was a good essay, but I __________________________one small suggestion for you to pay
attention to spelling.
5. The hotel __________________________us a complete refund because we cancelled 48 hours in
advance.
6. Dave failed to __________________________a good impression on his new boss when he wore
shorts on the first day.
7. This pop group__________________________three live performances in our country so far.

Now use collocations with A MISS / TIME / DETAILS in three sentences

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