Destination B2 Revision Test 5 (17 20) A Choose the correct answer. Exams or continuous assessment?

? How do you feel when you (1)_____ an exam? Do you always (2)_____ in getting all your ideas down on paper, or do you sometimes feel that you're (3)_____ a mess of it? Apart from those lucky few who (4)_____ through exams, most secondary school (5)_____ find them very stressful. Many teachers are (6)_____ of the problems their students face and use a different method for measuring their progress: continuous assessment. With continuous assessment, students are given various (7)_____ to do throughout the year. All their marks are added together to produce a total mark at the (8)_____ of the year. Students have to (9)_____ more responsibility for their education because they can't rely on doing well on just one day. Also, they have more time to (10)_____ over their work, meaning that they are able to do their best. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B A write A manage A doing A sail A colleagues A recognisable A efforts A end A take A consider B make B succeed B having B go B prefects B knowledgeable B tasks B finish B get B imagine C sit C achieve C taking C move C classmates C aware C achievements C edge C make C think D give D pass D making D drive D pupils D intelligent D results D stop D do D examine

Use the words in the box only once to complete the sentences. The meanings given will help you. There is one word you won't need. (C) like (D) would (E) to (F) that (G) rather (H) better giving advice expressing a specific preference asking about a preference giving a warning expressing a general preference making an offer expressing a negative preference expressing a general preference (I) than

(A) prefer (B) had

11) You _____ better speak to your teacher about it. 12) I'd prefer _____ go by train to Birmingham. 13) Would you _____ have tea or coffee? 14) You'd _____ not touch the papers on my desk. 15) I _____ apples to pears. 16) I'll arrange the meeting for Monday, if you _____ prefer that. 17) I don't _____ watching horror films. 18) Most people would rather go out _____ watch television. C 19 20

Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap. Tom finally succeeded in opening the jar. We were made to wait behind the line by a policeman. managed us Tom finally _______________________________________the jar. A policeman _______________________________________behind the line.

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Will you tell me how much the entrance fee is? My parents always said I should go to university. I saw the answers to the test on my teacher's desk by accident. It's better for me if we meet outside the cinema at seven. I really don't want to go to work today. Please don't put your feet on the sofa. Choose the correct answer.

let encouraged mean rather feel would

Could ____________________________________how much the entrance fee is? My parents _____________________________________to university. I ______________________________the answers to the test on my teacher's desk. I ____________________________________outside the cinema at seven. I really ______________________________________to work today. I ________________________________________ put your feet on the sofa. The speaker _____ the audience's attention to the numbers on the screen. a) pulled b) got c) drew d) made As the storm started, we saw a huge flash of_____. a) thunder b) rain c) flood I'm in two _____ about whether to go to the wedding or not. a) brains b) thoughts c) minds Slow down! I can't _____ with you! a) get on b) drop out c) put down d) lightning d) heads d) keep up d) reservoir

All the town's drinking water comes from a _____ a few miles away. a) puddle b) pond c) bowl

It's very important in today's world to be able to _____ a foreign language. a) say b) speak c) talk d) tell Hugh was quite worried because he hadn't _____ for the test. a) studied b) examined c) read d) learned

I _____ sight of the robber just before he disappeared around the corner. a) caught b) got c) took d) had Could you tell me _____? a) where is the manager c) where the manager is b) the manager is where d) about where is the manager

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I can't help _____ that Charlotte would look better if she lost some weight. a) to think b) thinking c) to thinking d) think Did you remember _____ Cheryl to bring her CD player tomorrow night? a) to ask b) asking c) to asking d) ask After finishing her course, Rachel went on _____ a well-known lawyer. a) to become b) becoming c) to becoming d) become The exhibition was great, wasn't it? a) see b) saw It's been a really hot summer, _____? a) wasn't there b) hasn't it Yes. Did you _____ the Picassos? c) have seen d) had seen c) didn't there d) wasn't it d) for

The company spends more on advertising _____ to increase sales. a) order b) so c) so as