Unit test 9 | Group B
VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR, USE OF ENGLISH
Name: _____________________ Class: ____
VOCABULARY
1 Complete the dialogue with words from the
box. There are three extra words.
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A: What do you think of this 0 portrait of Kay
Samuels.
B: I love the painting. The colours are so
1___________ and it’s really cheerful. But I don’t
know who Kay Samuels is.
A: She’s a famous singer who used to be in a
2___________ called The Heroes. They had
several 3___________ in the 1980s. I saw her
4___________ on stage once and I’ve been
a 5___________ ever since!
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2 Complete the sentences with the missing
word. The first letters are given.
0 The extras in a play or film have very small
parts, for example the people in a crowd.
1 A t___________ is a film, play or book that has
three parts.
2 The p___________ is the story of a film, play or
book.
3 An a___________ is a person who writes a
book.
4 An o___________ is a group of musicians who
play together.
5 A d___________ is a TV programme about real
life.
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GRAMMAR
3 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past
Simple or the Past Perfect.
0 After the playwright had collected (collect) his
prize, he sat (sit) down.
1 By the time we ___________ (arrive) at the
concert hall, the music ___________ (already /
begin).
2 The audience ___________ (not / stop) clapping
until the curtain ___________ (go) down.
3 Louis ___________ (not / watch) any of the
director’s movies until he ___________ (meet)
him.
4 The actors ___________ (learn) all their lines
before they ___________ (go) on stage to
rehearse.
5 The lighting technician ___________ (turn off)
all the lights after the film ___________ (finish).
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4 Complete the text with on word in each gap.
Use Reported Speech.
I 0 ’m having a brilliant time in Pairs. I 1 ’ve never
visited such a beautiful city. We 2 watched a great
film 3 yesterday, too. I 4 ’ll send you another
message 5 tomorrow.
Emma said that she 0 was having a brilliant time in
Paris. She said that she 1___________ such
a beautiful city. She said that they 2 ___________
a great film 3 ___________, too. She said that she
4 ___________ me another message
5___________.
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USE OF ENGLISH
5 Choose the correct option A–D to complete
the text.
Yesterday, I went to watch a new 0__ at the theatre.
It was very 1__ (my wife and I were still discussing
all the interesting ideas the next day!). Everyone
who was watching in the 2__ loved it! After it 3__,
I went to congratulate Emma Harris. She was the
4__ of the piece, so she was responsible for all the
creative decisions. I 5__ that it was the best play
I had ever seen!
0 A play B part C stage D extra
1 A unsophisticated B scary
C thought-provoking D thoughtful
2 A stage B orchestra C curtain D audience
3 A has finished B was finishing
C had finished D used to finish
4 A director B stunt performer C extra D operator
5 A said her B told her
C told to her D was saying to her
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6 Complete the text with the correct form of the
words in capital letters.
Last night I saw an amazing 0 performance
(PERFORM) of a new concert. The 1_________
(COMPOSE) of the music was watching and he was
very proud. The orchestra played very well and the
2_________ (CONDUCT) was brilliant. There was
an awesome violin 3_________ (SOLO) who played
by herself at the 4_________ (BEGIN) of the
concert. I would recommend the show to everyone
because it was really 5_________ (FASCINATE)
to watch and listen to.
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