Advanced Unit test 4
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the words and
phrases in the box.
a pity appear can’t help it could hardly
believe extraordinary has been reported
made my fault pointless
really appreciate wonder
1 It would appear that the meeting’s been
cancelled and they simply forgot to let us know.
2 I’d it if you didn’t tell anyone else
what happened at the party.
3 It’s no he couldn’t sleep last night
with all that noise going on!
4 It’s Craig won’t be able to join us
this weekend. I haven’t seen him for ages.
5 It’s worrying! What’s done is done
and we’ll just have to live with the consequences.
6 It that the missing fishermen have
been found alive.
7 It’s how good Celia is at reading my
mind.
8I it when my neighbour told me he’d
been burgled while I was away.
9 We it! We’ve actually got through to
the semi-finals!
10 It’s not you didn’t get accepted
onto the course! You should have studied more.
11 I if people recognise me when
we’re out – it’s just part and parcel of being a
TV presenter.
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct perfect
form of the verbs in the box.
go lock revise run teach visit
1 By this time next week we’ll have visited three
capital cities on our European cruise – I can’t wait
to get going!
2 I couldn’t gain access to the house because I
myself out and unfortunately, no-one
else was at home.
3 Alex hard all month so I’m sure she’ll
excel in her exams. She certainly deserves to.
4 I was really sorry to the concert. I heard
that it was absolutely amazing!
5 Can you believe that this time next year I
chemistry for twenty years?!
6 Louise was red in the face and out of breath
because she .
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Vocabulary
3 Match 1–6 with a)–f). There are two options
you do not need.
1 As Carla had no previous c
2 Twelve people were arrested after the
dawn
3 Although Jake fervently protested his
4 Whilst Bob hadn’t actually carried out
5 Anne was prosecuted for a drug-related
6 The judge was lenient and issued a
nine-month suspended
a) offence and his community service hours
reduced.
b) offence which resulted in a suspended sentence.
c) convictions, she was let off with a fine.
d) raid by the police.
e) against the sentence imposed by the court.
f) innocence, the evidence proved his guilt.
g) sentence but insisted Justin did 200 hours of
community service.
h) the crime, he was found to be complicit as he had
been involved in planning the robbery.
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4 Complete the words in the sentences.
1 The police are warning people not to take the law
into their own hands when confronted by
someone trespassing on their property.
2 If you have an overriding s of
justice, you will always endeavour to make
virtuous decisions that are morally right.
3 In the film, the gang of outlaws were served a kind
of r justice when caught by the
sheriff and his men, who punished them on
the spot.
4 Some people strongly assert that it’s the
r of every citizen who is eligible to
vote to do so in a political election.
5 There have been a number of peregrine falcons
sighted in the v of the church at the
top of St David’s Hill.
6 There were grave concerns that a m
of justice had occurred after a witness admitted
he’d falsified his account of what he’d seen on the
night of the murder.
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 Advanced Unit test 4
5 Complete the sentences using one word from
box A and one from box B.
A
capital child economic environmental
freedom gun human illegal
B 2 My preference/favourite would be to sell all our
awareness control development
immigration labour of speech
punishment rights
1 Illegal immigration; namely the breach of border
regulations, may be prompted by civil war or
racial persecution.
2 Undemocratic nations do not allow their citizens
and often punish those who
speak out against the ruling party.
3 State-owned enterprises have been found to
promote more sustainable in
rapidly changing nations such as India.
4 In 1965 Great British abolished
for murder. However, it wasn’t until
1998 that the death penalty was completely
prohibited for all crimes.
5 After recent mass shootings, many people are
demanding reforms to the laws governing
in the USA.
6 Amnesty International, the world’s largest
grassroots organisation, was
established to protect those facing injustice or
abuse due to their beliefs.
7 The company stands accused of using
after underage workers were discovered
during an unannounced inspection of the factory.
8 Programmes to increase need
to bring home to people the reality that looking
after our planet is in everyone’s interests.
7 10 Far preferred/better to have the courage to tell
6 Underline the correct answer, a), b) or c).
1 The detective assessed the situation and decided it
was safe to leave the premises.
a) estimated b) asserted c) assessed
2 It’s vital to always consider both the benefits and
the _____ of any business proposal so you can
predict what problems might occur.
a) defects b) pros c) drawbacks
3 _____ the points I’ve just made in mind when you
discuss whether to accept my offer or not.
a) Take b) Bear c) Hold
4 He knew he was in quite a _____ when his car
skidded uncontrollably on the icy forest road.
a) hardship b) predicament c) catastrophe
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Function
7 Underline the correct alternative.
1 This would be by much/far the best option for me
if you don’t mind. It’s just so much more practical
and a lot more feasible given the financial and
time constraints.
shares in their company and to reinvest the money
in one which takes a more ethical stance on their
business practices.
3 Without a shadow/shade of a doubt, I’d trust
Simon implicitly with any confidential
information that we give him. I know him to have
absolute integrity.
4 I’d sooner/prefer eat that old, black leather shoe
that the dog likes chewing on than spend another
evening listening to that tedious couple droning on
and on about themselves and how much money
they have.
5 Made the decision/Given the choice, I’d definitely
emigrate to a warmer country and preferably one
where innovation is whole-heartedly recognised
and supported by the state.
6 If I ever found myself in that situation again, I’d
probably leg/run it at the first chance I had and
then call the police once I knew I was in a safe
place.
7 No way do/would I ever consider mentioning any
of my ideas to him again – not before airing them
at the management meeting, that’s for sure. I can’t
believe he presented my proposal as his own!
8 If push comes to shove/jump, I’ll just explain that
it can’t have been you she saw because you were
with me at the hospital the whole night and never
once left my side.
9 I’d just as soon/sooner stay in with you and order
a takeaway as spend the night in town with your
boring colleagues, who you don’t even like.
the truth and face the consequences than to be a
coward who cannot be trusted.
11 If it was up to/was for me, I’d sack the lot of
them for gross negligence rather than allow them
to keep all their excessive perks.
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