Unit test 1A

Match the verb forms in 110 with

tenses aj.
1

We bought / ve bought / were buying

our car second hand about a year ago.

Nobody is listening / will listen / will be

listening to him anymore. He lies all the
time.

___ This job has really got the better of

him.

2 ___ Well be seeing Monica later this

afternoon.
3 ___ Why have you been working such long
hours recently?
4 ___ I wasnt driving carefully, and it was
raining hard at the time.
5 ___ The schoolchildren were expected to
do a lot of homework last term.

5 Ive heard that you had seen / ve been

seeing / were seeing a lot of Rafael
recently.
6

She s been told / has told / s telling

that she mustnt wear trousers to her job
interview.

I was getting ready to go to work when

the doorbell rang / was ringing / had rung
twice.

Have you been waiting / Have you

waited / Are you waiting long? No, Ive
just arrived!

Dont come round this afternoon

because I ll be having / have / ll have a
nap.

6 ___ Shes been told not to return to work

until Monday.
7 ___ Isnt Spanish spoken more than
English in some US states?
8 ___ You are being taken to the airport by
our driver.
9 ___ I had never complained about
anything in my life before.
10 ___ We probably wont feel up to going out
tonight.
a

Present Simple Passive

Future Simple

Present Perfect Continuous

Past Continuous

Present Perfect
Future Continuous

Past Perfect Simple

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1 I ll look after (look after) your dog while

youre abroad, if you like.
2 She _______ (water) her houseplants when
the phone rang.

j Present Continuous Passive

11 Has he / Is he going to / Does he visit his

grandparents this afternoon, or not?

3 Complete the sentences with the

correct form of the verb in brackets.

i Present Perfect Passive

1 point for each correct answer

It s / ll be / s being always so cold and

miserable in England in the winter.

1 point for each correct answer

f Past Simple Passive

g

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Choose the correct verb form.

1

Where has she gone / does she go / did

she go last weekend?

We hadnt seen / werent seeing / didnt

see each other since we were both little
girls.

We _______ (adopt) by our parents in

1982.

Before he went on holiday last year, he

_______ never _______ (travel) by plane.

Wheres your laptop? It _______ (fix) at

the moment.

_______ you _______ (have) something

nice for dinner? Yes, we had barbecued
chicken.

Jemma is going out with Tom now, and

poor Steve _______ (be) heartbroken since
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he found out.
8

What do you imagine you _______ (do)

this time next year?

You _______ (wait) at the bus stop for a

while, havent you? Yes, about 20
minutes, so far!

10

Lets meet at the restaurant the table

_______ (book) for 8 p.m.

11

Planning permission _______ (grant) once

your plans are approved.
1 point for each correct answer

10

5 Write the words which have been left

out in these informal sentences and
questions, and indicate with V where
the word should go in the sentence.
There are two words for each line.
(Contractions, e.g. havent, count as
two words.)

9 ___ Youre very kind, thank you.

10 ___ Youre being very kind ... Whats up?
a Its because I like you!
b Its no problem at all.

you

3 Goodbye. See you soon. _______

4 Want a coffee? Im just making some.
_______
5 Nice to meet you. _______
6 Just coming. Hold on! _______
7 Having a break already? Its only 9.30
a.m.! _______
8 Got any plans for the weekend? _______
9 Going anywhere special tonight? _______
10 Been swimming lately? _______
11 Got to go. _______

5 ___ Well visit Tate Modern at three oclock,

shall

7 ___ When they arrived, she cooked supper.

8 ___ When they arrived, she had cooked
supper.
a Lucky you!
b Did you help?

V Heard the amazing news? Have

2 Leaving already? _______

4 Match each sentence with the correct

response.
1 a Ive just boarded the plane.
2 b I boarded the plane at 2.30 p.m.
a Is it ready to take off?
b Did it leave on time?

we?
6 ___ Well be visiting Tate Modern at three
oclock.
a Yes, good idea.
b OK, Ill call you in the evening, then.

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1 point for each correct answer

3 ___ What did you do when the air

conditioning broke down?
4 ___ What were you doing when the air
conditioning
broke down?
a I was listening to music in my room.
b I called the engineer.

___ We come from Washington D.C.

___ Were coming from Washington D.C.
a Nice to meet you.
b Is someone meeting you at the airport?

1 point for each correct answer

10

Replace the words in italics with a

more informal expression from the box.
There are two extra expressions.
buddy cant make it
hang on hang out
come
just passing
thats a drag

drop in
drop out
hop in
how
take it easy

Im going to spend some time hang out

with friends over the summer.

Youve been working too hard. You

should relax _______ for a while.

Im going backpacking with my friend

_______ around India this summer.

Can I get a lift with you to the station?

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Sure, get in the car _______ .

housewarming housework life expectancy

lifelong lifestyle

Why is it that _______ you and Jamal

arent seeing each other any more?

Hi, Sumalee. I was in the area _______ so

thought Id stop by for a chat.

1 Ive had a lifelong interest in model trains. I

have a huge collection!

Theyre really sorry, but they wont be

able to come _______ to the party after all.

Check out my new _______ . Ive added

some new photos.

8 Hes got loads of work to do at the

weekend. Yes, how annoying _______ !

Its very hard to keep up with the _______

when youve got a full-time job.

9 Anders! What a surprise! Well, I thought

Id just make an unexpected visit _______
for a quick chat.

When Victor returned from his travels

around the world, his family celebrated his
_______ with a big party.

Yoshi and Tomoko are moving to London

Road next month. Have you had an
invitation to their _______ party?

Whats the average _______ in your

country?

1 point for each correct answer

1 point for each correct answer

Match the words in 16 and af to

make compound nouns.
1

book

a program

2 head ___
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Match the informal language 18 with

the more formal language ah. There is
one extra phrase.
1 ___ mega-famous
a you might be
right
2 ___ hang on
b how unfortunate
3 ___ got
c bought
4 ___ what a shame
d too tired for
5 ___ thats as maybe
e thats fantastic
6 ___ dont feel up to
f please enter
7 ___ great stuff
g extremely
well-known
8 ___ come on in
h wait a minute
1 point for each correct answer

Complete the sentences with words

from the box. There are two extra
words.

b poisoning

food ___

c line

junk ___

d case

computer ___

e pot

tea ___

f food
1 point for each correct answer

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What do the words in italics refer to?

Choose a word from the box. There are
three extra words.
bus city film desserts dog
employers mountain medicine

school

Up there, the sky seems so blue, and the

air is so clean and fresh. mountain

He keeps on eating them, but they only

make him feel miserable afterwards.
_______

My girlfriend says that I miss him more

than I miss her, which isnt true. _______

homecoming homepage homesick

4

They said that the job would include life

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insurance as part of the package. _______
5

Ive been here since I was a child, but I

think its time for me to lead a more rural
way of life. _______

6 How could we have missed it? We arrived

on time, so it must have come early!
_______
1 point for each correct answer

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2 points for each correct answer

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Unit Test 1A Total

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Complete the travel blog with an

appropriate form of the verb in
brackets.
The place were renting in Granada is an
amazing two-bed flat, right in the heart of the
Albaycin the old Jewish Quarter of the city. It
1
_______ (do up) recently, an 2 _______ (feel)
weirdly contemporary for such an ancient
part of town. Theres fabulous modern
furniture, plus a huge flat-screen TV (127cm!)
so we 3 _______ (watch) a movie every night
for the last week or so.
While the main reason we 4 _______ (spend)
this year travelling is 5 _______ (discover) all
the beautiful traditional things about the
places we visit, it 6 ______ (be) still really nice
to have a modern kitchen with a big fridge,
and a washing machine. Granada is megafamous for flamenco, and one of our aims
while were here is to learn more about it. I 7
_______ (look forward) to having a go, though
Ted is not so keen what a shame! There is a
big flamenco festival on this month, so I 8
_______ (get to) see some world-class
performances. So watch this space cos I
imagine I 9 _______ (post) more very soon.
1 point for each correct answer

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I tidy the house?

Translate the sentences.

1 How much are you paying to have the
house repainted?
2 Hes been asked to return to work in a few
weeks time.
3 I dont think shell ever be able to return
to work.
4 What we miss most about Canada is the
snow in winter.
5 Would you mind doing the shopping while