NAME _____________________________

CLASS _____________

Unit test 7B
1 Complete the sentences with for or since.

A (1 have) _________ you _________ a dog?

1 Has he been here _________ a long time?

B Yes, I have.

2 Weve been in this meeting _________ hours.

A (2 have) How long _________ you _________ it?

3 He studied at university _________ three years.

B Weve had Hector for four months now.

4 Have you seen Uta _________ she got married?

A (3 cost) How much _________ he _________ ?

5 I havent played a game of poker _________ ages.

B (4 pay) We _________ about 500, I think.

6 I havent seen Tim _________ last November.

Conversation 2

7 Ive had this camera _________ I was twelve years

old.

A (5 do) So, what _________ you _________ ?

8 Ive lived in this house _________ 1985.

A (7 work) Where _________ you _________?

9 She hasnt had a break _________ this morning.

B I usually work from home.

10 He hasnt worked _________ over six months.

1 point for each correct answer

B (6 be) I _________ an economist.

A (8 work) How long _________ you _________ as an

economist?
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2 Read the interview answers and write the questions.

Ramona David is a celebrity photographer. We talked to
her about her passion for taking pictures.
A (1) ____________________________________ ?

B For five years.

Conversation 3
A (9 meet) Where _________ you _________
Antonio?
B At a flower show at Kew Gardens.

B Ive taken photos since I was five years old.

A (10 know) How long _________ you _________

each other?

A (2) ____________________________________ ?

B Since summer 2001.

B When I was young, I took lots of photos of my

family.

A (11 kiss) _________ you _________ on that date?

B (12 hold) No, but we _________ hands!

A (3) ____________________________________ ?
B Yes, Ive won a lot of competitions.

1 point for each correct answer

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A (4) ____________________________________ ?
B Yes, Ive photographed a few members of the royal
family the Duchess of Cambridge most recently.

4 Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.

A (5) ____________________________________ ?

1 What did you done yesterday?

_________________________________________

B No, Ive never thought of doing anything else as a

career. Im very happy.

2 What has he do before he became a doctor?

_________________________________________

A (6) ____________________________________ ?

3 Did you ever been married?

_________________________________________

B Yes, Ive made quite a lot of money Im lucky.

2 points for each correct question

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4 How long have you work here? Its a good job.

_________________________________________
5 When did you inherited all that money?
_________________________________________

3 Complete the conversations with the Present Simple,

Present Perfect, or Past Simple form of the verbs in

brackets.
Conversation 1

6 I didnt seen you for months! How are you?

_________________________________________
7 My great-grandfather die last year.
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8 We stay here for two weeks on holiday last year.
_________________________________________
9 She has travelled to New York in 2005.
_________________________________________
10 How long have you know the Duke and Duchess?
_________________________________________
1 point for each correct answer

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20 points for content and accuracy

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5 Read the article. Write true (T) or false (F).

7 Complete the table.

Larry Vernon has worked as an interpreter for twenty

years and is fluent in Russian.

Noun

Verb

Larry loves the variety of jobs, people and opportunities

that his career offers him. Ive never been bored so far,
he says. Ive even written a book about interpreting!

(1) _____________

employ

(2) _____________

explain

collection

(3) _____________

He runs a successful freelance translation and

interpretation business in London.

discussion

(4) _____________

In college on a language course in Moscow, I had the

opportunity to train as a conference interpreter, says
Larry. The course finished and I moved back to
London. I started working as a volunteer interpreter.

(5) _____________

decide

Noun

Adjective

kindness

(6) _____________

(7) _____________

friendly

(8) _____________

dangerous

responsibility

(9) _____________

help

(10) _____________

As the demand for translation and interpretation services

grew in England, he continues, I used my bilingual
skills to start my own translation and interpretation
business.
1 Larry doesnt work as an interpreter now. ___
2 He doesnt speak any Russian. ___

1 point for each correct answer

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3 He loves his job. ___

8 Translate the sentences into English.

4 He enjoys doing different things in his work. ___

1 Vivo a Dubai da quasi tutta la vita.

5 He has his own business. ___

________________________________________

6 He moved to Moscow when his course ended. ___

2 Ha vinto un premio nel 2010.

7 He has done volunteer work as an interpreter. ___

________________________________________

8 He lives and works in London. ___

3 Quali membri della famiglia reale hai conosciuto?

2 points for each correct answer

6 Write a biography of an actor who interests you.

Write 80100 words about:

when and where they were born.
what they did when they were younger.
how they became famous.
what they are doing now.

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4 Potresti chiedere alla receptionist di portarci un
caff?
________________________________________
5 Ci siamo trasferiti in Australia due anni fa.
________________________________________
6 Mia madre non ha sempre lavorato come contabile.
________________________________________

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Unit test 7B Continued

7 Tua mamma si sposata giovane, vero?
________________________________________
8 Loro sono a casa dalle dieci.
________________________________________
9 Non toccare quello pericoloso!
________________________________________
10 Chi hai invitato alla tua festa?
________________________________________
1 point for each correct answer
Total

10
8
100

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