Unit 5 language test
Name: _________________________________
VOCABULARY: Body idioms
Choose the correct options to complete the
sentences.
1 As a rule of foot / thumb, you should eat around
five to seven portions of fruit and vegetables daily.
2 When Hans was told that Pippa got the promotion
instead of him, he completely lost his face / head
and walked out.
3 While many people are complacent, we cannot turn
a blind ear / eye to the damage our own activities
have on the environment.
4 We shouldn’t take what people on social media say
at face / hand value. We know that many people
spread misinformation in posts.
5 The car I bought last year has been an utter pain in
the arm / neck since the moment I got it home. It’s
broken down at least six times.
6 Being in the public eye / mind might seem
glamourous and exciting, but I bet it completely
destroys your privacy.
7 Development of the prototype and market research
must go hand in hand / head if we are to make a
success of this product.
8 When Hasan broke a window playing football, his
sister told him he’d have to own up and head / face
the music when their dad got home.
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VOCABULARY: Phrasal verbs
Complete the text with the correct prepositions.
One life lesson I learnt in the past five years, is never
to start a business with a family member. My brother
and I did just that and, I can tell you, it didn’t come
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______ well. We’d drawn ______ rough plans and
invested $100,000 dollars each into starting up a
restaurant. My brother wanted to cook and I was
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going to take ______ the front-of-house role and
take care of the finances. I thought we’d need around
a year to get started, but my brother was keen to
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open within a few months, which went ______ my
better judgement. Well, I think I was right. We weren’t
prepared – we’d rushed 13______ it without ironing
14
______ all the day-to-day management. I felt quite
angry about the experience. I felt that my brother just
wanted to show 15______ his cooking without
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thinking of the practicalities of running a business. He
didn’t step 16______ to his responsibilities, in my
opinion, and we fell out in the end. Now, we barely
speak. It’s such a shame because we’d been so
close growing up.
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VOCABULARY FILE
Complete the conversations with the words from
the boxes.
circulation chunky redesign value widespread
Roy: Have you seen that new coin that’s in
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______? I’ve not seen it yet.
Ana: Yes, I’ve got one! It’s rather 18______, though.
It doesn’t even fit in my purse.
Roy: How bizarre! You’d have thought they would
have considered that. Maybe they’ll have to 19______
it to make it easier to use.
Ana: Well, they should do it quickly, so that there
aren’t many of these big ones. Maybe they’ll go up in
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______ because there won’t be many.
Roy: Haha! I think you’ll be unlucky. They’re already
pretty 21______, I think.
glimpse legendary shoulders unheard
Ben: Have you ever rubbed 22______ with any
celebrities?
Gigi: Actually, I have … in a way. I worked in the
23
______ national theatre restaurant for a few years
when I was younger. You wouldn’t believe who I saw!
I once even caught a 24______ of the famous actor,
Cain Appleby!
Ben: Wow! What was he like?
Gigi: Oh, I wasn’t serving him – I just saw him across
the restaurant. I did see Ryan Lewis though. You
know, he directed all those gangster films in the 70s.
Seeing him in public is almost 25______ of! Because
of his eccentricities, he usually stays at home.
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 Unit 5 language test
Name: _________________________________

GRAMMAR: Conditional forms

9 If Greg wasn’t so stressed about his interview next
Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete week, he ________________________ (enjoy) his
the sentences. birthday celebration more yesterday.
1 ____ I take a lot of medication, my allergies tend to 10 If they had lost the match after having a 4–0 lead,
be bad during the first few weeks of summer. the team ________________________ (feel) awful
A Unless B Provided that C In case for the rest of the season.

11 Carolina ________________________ (live) in

2 I want to take some scenic photos on our hike, so
Paris now if she had decided to take up the
I’ll take a battery pack ____ my phone goes flat.
internship with Le Figaro newspaper.
A when B in case C provided __/10

3 ____ you haven’t bought a ticket in advance, you GRAMMAR: Conditional forms
won’t have access to the special exhibition in the
museum. Choose the correct options to complete the
sentences.
A Unless B If C When
12 If you would like / could like to follow me, I’ll
4 Harry’s parents said he could have a new games take you to your seats in the auditorium.
console, ____ he played it for no more than two
hours a day. 13 Suppose you hadn’t noticed the parking
information, we would be / could have been fined
A provided that B in case C if
for leaving the car here.

5 ____ we shop at the supermarket, we always take 14 If the weather happens to be clear later, you’ll /
a list to avoid being tempted by unnecessary items. you’d be able to see the meteor shower easily.
A What if B When C In case
15 If you should / would happen to be driving past
my house tomorrow morning, I’d appreciate a lift to
6 All students are required to submit their projects on the station.
Friday ____ they have special circumstances which
allow them more time. 16 If Charlotte hadn’t persuaded me to go shopping
A when B if C unless yesterday, I might not have spent / could not
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spend so much money.

17 I might be able to help with the spreadsheet

GRAMMAR: Conditional forms
Complete the sentences with the correct
conditional form of the verbs in brackets.
7 We ________________________ (not arrive) late
if you’d listened to my directions instead of the
sat nav system in the car.
8 If I ________________________ (remember) to
pick up my umbrella as we left the house, we
wouldn’t be soaking wet now.
you’re struggling with if you can / if you would
come round early this evening.
18 Should / Unless you require any further
assistance, our sales staff will be happy to help you.
19 If the government were providing / were to
provide schools with extra funding, how much would
they realistically need?
20 What if Zara had realised / Had Zara realised
how boring studying medicine would be, she would
have chosen something more creative.
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