Upper Intermediate Unit test 8

6 If you want       to improve                        your fitness

Grammar level, you should         give                      my gym
1 Match 1–6 with a)–f). instructor a call.

1 I would’ve missed my train    d        10

2 If I hadn’t fallen asleep,         e           
3 I would’ve become an engineer         f           
4 I could’ve got you some cheese         c           
5 If I’d bought the red dress,         a           
6 If I’d saved more money,         b           

a) I would’ve worn it to the party.

b) I might have bought a better car.
c) if you’d told me you wanted some.
d) if you hadn’t given me a lift.
e) I would’ve heard the phone ringing.
f) if I’d had the chance to go to university.

2 Find and correct the mistakes in the past

conditional sentences below. Tick the correct
sentences.
have gone
1 Sally would ٧ go sailing if the weather hadn’t
been so rough.
2 If Jim hadn’t missed his bus, I would have never
got to talk to him.
3 If Joe hadn’t broken his leg, he would had be
skiing now.
4 You wouldn’t have need to booked a hotel if your
parents had bought that beach apartment.
5 Would you have helped me if I would have had
asked?
6 I would’ve answered the phone if I’d been hearing
it ringing, but I didn’t.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form

of the verbs in the box. Include to where
necessary.
cancel get give improve keep let
live make meet share work

1 Can you imagine living on a tropical island?

2 It’s far better   to      share                      your
possessions with others than     to keep       
them for yourself.
3 When my boss made me         work                      late
last Friday, I had         canceled                  my dinner
plans.
4 We’d better         make                      a move because we
must       get                        to the airport by 7 o’clock.
5 Jenny tends         to meet                      friends and go
clubbing       to let                        her hair down after a
week at work.

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 Upper Intermediate Unit test 8

Vocabulary
4 Underline the correct word and add
a preposition where necessary.
1 The officer assessed/postponed           -        the
situation and weighed up the risks before giving
his men the command to move forward.
2 They followed/arrived       at              their final
decision after much discussion. It hadn’t been
easy choosing who to make redundant.
3 Following a spate of burglaries in the area, the
police began to look/put     into              the goings-
on in the area in more depth.
4 My grandfather always told me to stick/stay
to              my principles, as they would guide me to
make the right decisions in my life.
5 After three hours of careful deliberation, the jurors
had yet to reach/evaluate         -            a decision as
to their verdict.
6 Stealing her colleagues’ ideas and presenting them
as her own did/went   against                  Jenny’s
principles, so she was disgusted when Chris did
just that.

5 Complete the compound adjectives.

1 Since the law on smoking changed, all public
buildings have become smoke-free.
2 Timothy tends not to bother ironing his shirts as it
is so t  ime                  -consuming                  at the end
of a working day and he has better things to do
with his free time.
3 Pru’s s olar  - powered                  lights really
brighten up her garden at the end of a sunny day.
4 When a man with an o  dd                -
s  ounding                  name called to book a room, I
had to ask him to spell it.
5 The economic crisis hit the company so badly that
they had to enforce a t  hree                  -month               
pay freeze. The prospect of no pay rise for a
whole year was a daunting one.
6 For Clive, surviving the accident was
l    ife                -c    hanging                and after he
recovered from it, he gave up his job to travel the
world.

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 Upper Intermediate Unit test 8

6 Complete the sentences with the words in the Function

box. There are three extra words you do not
need. 8 Match gaps 1–11 in the conversation with
a)–m) below. There are two phrases you do
aggression control equality not need.
fairness generosity greed
justice power threatening A: Hello Andrew. Have you got a minute? There’s
something 1          f        talk to you about.
1 Gerry’s always had a real sense of fairness and he B: Yes, of course. So, 2          e          ?
makes sure every lad on the team gets a chance to A: Well, I hope you 3        h            the wrong way but I
play in each match. wanted to talk to you about the radio in your
2 Karina was totally disillusioned by the court ruling office. I’m not sure it’s a good idea to be
and after that moment, believed there was no real listening to it at work.
justice                        in the world. B: Oh, really? I find it relaxing, myself.
3 As a nightclub doorman, Joel says he’s used to A: Well, it 4        c            , er, a few other members of
having to deal with a lot of       greed                        , staff have complained and said they sometimes
especially at the end of an evening. find 5        l            distracting. Do you 6        i         
4 When my aunt gave me her old car, as she was no coming from?
longer able to drive, I was overwhelmed by her B: Right. Sure. Sorry, I had no idea.
generosity                            . A: Perhaps, it would make sense to take it home,
5 Although the company publicly proclaimed they you 7          b          , and listen to it there. How
were advocates of   equality                            , in reality 8
          m          ?
women were rarely promoted. B: Um, well, that 9        g            . I just 10        j            hurt
6 If corruption is ever to be overcome, the issue of that no one mentioned this to me directly. Do
power                          , which is central to people you 11          d          mean? I thought they enjoyed it
taking bribes, needs to be addressed. and it helped create a more relaxing work
atmosphere. Why didn’t anyone say anything to
5 me? …

7 Underline the correct answer, a), b) or c). a) would you feel

b) know
1 I’d heard Kevin could be very         c          , so I was c) ’s just that
quite surprised when he agreed to my proposal d) know what I
without any argument. e) what’s up
a) indirect b) supportive c) confrontational f) I’ve been meaning to
2 Jerry would make a terrible diplomat. He’s g) seems reasonable
completely           b          and you could guarantee h) don’t take this
he’d always put his foot in it. i) see where I’m
a) focused b) tactless c) indirect j) feel slightly
3 Marielle’s a very         b            , down-to-earth person k) ’d feel better
so you can always trust her judgement. She’ll give l) it a bit
you sound advice if you’re having problems. m) does that sound
a) sensitive b) sensible c) collaborative
4 I thought it was very         c            of Janice to walk 10
away when her friend Clara was clearly upset by
the argument. Total: 50
a) direct b) aggressive c) unsupportive
5 As there are only three of us in our department, we
tend to be very         c            and work well as a team.
a) direct b) unfocused c) collaborative
6 It can happen that individuals who are       a             
are not seen as being self-assured, but rather as
being arrogant and overconfident.
a) assertive b) aggressive c) confrontational

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