Unit test 3B

1 Choose the correct verb form. (walk) home through the park, when the dogs 13
_______ (appear) out of nowhere and attacked her.
Woman’s bizarre night-time shopping habit
A What did the owner say 14 _______ (happen)?
Mimi Perrier, a 32-year-old woman from Montreal, spent
over $3000 last month on purchases that she didn’t know B He said that he was taking his dogs for a walk
she 1 had made / was making / had been made while she when they suddenly 15 _______ (break) loose.
was ‘asleep’. The first items to arrive 2 were being / were /
had been being several pieces of large furniture and a TV. 1 point for each correct answer 14
‘I 3 was eating / had been eating / had eaten breakfast
yesterday’, she said, ‘when the doorbell 4 was rung / was 3 Complete the text with appropriate past tense forms
ringing / rang and a delivery van 5 waited / had waited / of the verbs in brackets.
was waiting outside, containing a sofa and two armchairs,
A 16-year-old teenager, who was described by his mother
and a huge flat-screen TV. I told the man that there 6 had
as a ‘good lad’, 1 pleaded (plead) guilty to stealing
been / was being / was a mistake, and refused the delivery.
thousands of pounds worth of goods from a department
But during the day, another three deliveries 7 were
store in Southampton on Friday 10 November.
arriving / had arrived / arrived, one after another.’ Puzzled
and alarmed, Mimi investigated her purchase history and He 2 _______ (make off) with jewellery, designer
realized that all the orders 8 had been made / had made / clothes and electronic goods.
were making by her during the night. Mimi hadn’t The judge at Southampton Crown Court said the teenager
realized she was a somnambulist (otherwise known as a 3
_______ (chose) that particular shop because he thought
‘sleepwalker’) until this happened! it would be an easy target. He 4 _______ (convict) of a
number of other shoplifting offences previously, though
1 point for each correct answer 7 nothing on such a large scale as this offence.
The boy 5 _______ (flee) the scene with his baggy
2 Complete the conversations with appropriate past overcoat and one large holdall stuffed with stolen goods,
tense forms of the verbs in brackets. and then 6 _______ (go) home and continued with his
Conversation 1 home life as if nothing 7 _______ (happen). A week or so
A  Who 1 were (be) the people on the boat? later, his father 8 _______ (notice) the booty hidden under
the boy’s bed, and at this point, he 9 _______ (contact) the
B  A group of activists. The group 2 _______ (detain) police and took his son down to the local police station.
on board the boat by coastguards who 3 _______
The prosecutor told the court that the shoplifting
(arrive) by helicopter. 10
_______ (carry out) at around midday on Friday 10th
A  Where 4 _______ they _______ (take) by the November, when the defendant 11 _______ (see) entering
coastguards? the store wearing a baggy black coat and chunky trainers.
B  To a local court where they 5 _______ (charge) Evidence from security cameras 12 _______ (present) in
with piracy. court, which clearly showed that the boy 13 _______
A What 6 _______ the spokesperson for the group (remove) items from the shelves and then concealed them
in his jacket and [Link] boy initially denied stealing any
_______ (say) in their defence?
of the things, but later admitted what he 14 _______ (do).
B  She 7 _______ (tell) the court that they 8 _______ When his father took him to the police station, he
(be) innocent. 15
_______ (make) a full confession, the court heard.

Conversation 2 1 point for each correct answer 14

A  What 9 _______ (happen) to the young girl?
B  She 10 _______ (attack) and injured by two dogs.
A When 11 _______ the incident _______ (take
place)?
B  The girl 12 _______

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4 Rewrite the sentences in the passive. 3   While he ______________ my hand, I was screwing
1   They had never made a film like this before. my eyes tight shut.
A film like this had never been made before. 4   We ______________ the girl ______________ onto
the side of the boat in the middle of the storm.
2   A lot of people watched the movie premiere.
__________________________________________ 5   He was emaciated, and didn’t look like he
______________ from this terrifying sickness.
3   The critics wrote some bad reviews.
6   Did they really think it was worth ______________
__________________________________________
their lives for? I don’t think it was.
4   Someone had driven them to a secret location in the
7   There were many stories being told in our town about
Hollywood Hills.
how that house ______________ .
__________________________________________
8   Her gaze ______________ on a silver speck on the
5   They had to pay the top Hollywood actor $50 million wall.
to appear in the film.
9   She ______________ at him silently, with an
__________________________________________
intensity which suggested some secret attachment.
6   How much time did she waste trying to adapt the
novel for the screenplay?
1 point for each correct answer 8
__________________________________________
7   We dealt with the technical problems last week, and
everything’s OK now. 7 Translate the sentences.
__________________________________________ 1   What’s the name of the author who wrote that
amazing biography of Charles Dickens?
8   How many times did she have to rewrite the script?
__________________________________________ 2   There’s a news bulletin coming in now saying that
the police have arrested two men in connection with
1 point for each correct answer 7 a murder inquiry.
3   I was surprised at how the story played out – I wasn’t
5 Are these sentences about a book (B), a film (F), or expecting it to have an unhappy ending.
could they be either (E)? 4   That book was so badly written that I wasn’t able to
1   The box office sales were huge. F finish reading it.
2   I couldn’t put it down. ____ 5   What type of books do you usually read on holiday
3   I skipped some boring scenes. ____ page-turners or more classical stuff, like Jane Austen
or Henry James?
4   This is a must-see thriller. ____
5   It’s a rather dull biography. ____ 6   They were stuck in a traffic jam for six hours due to
unforeseen snowdrifts which couldn’t be cleared.
6   It’s a real page-turner. ____
7   After I had read a synopsis of the plot, I decided that
7   It’s set in Hollywood. ____
I probably didn’t want to see the film.
8   I didn’t think the plot was very original. ____
8   The cameraman stopped filming and cried out in
disbelief when he saw that the stuntman had plunged
1 point for each correct answer 7
over the cliff.

6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of a

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verb from the box. Verbs are in their dictionary
form. There are two extra verbs.
8 Circle the correct word.
alight award cling clutch desert gaze haunt 1   Christopher loves high-risk sports like rock climbing
plunge recover risk swirl and mountaineering, but his sister is much more
sceptical / cautious / modest.
1   The leaves were swirling around in the wind. 2   We were expecting the restaurant to be busy since it
2   The pilot lost control and the plane ______________ was a Friday night, but when we got there it was
remote / sinister / deserted.
into the sea.
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3   I know you didn’t particularly enjoy the film, but I 11  _______ begin a friendship
thought it was thoughtfully written and quite injured / 12  _______ care for
haunting / violent.
4   It’s not clear whether the female lead character has 1 point for each correct answer 9
any maternal / charismatic / ultimate feelings for her
lost son. 10 Circle the correct phrase.
5   The film provides flashes of insight into the workings 1 Your brother didn’t mean to scribble on your picture.
of the killer’s twisted / unwilling / remote mind. a Didn’t he? b Did he? c Your picture?
6   What’s the famous / ultimate / clear goal of romantic 2 We absolutely loved the film.
comedies? Should the guy always get the girl?
a We loved it? b Did you? c No, I didn’t!
3 I’m really sorry.
1 point for each correct answer 5
a Aren’t you really sorry? b I’ll say sorry, too.
c You’re sorry? How come?
9 Match the underlined words in the film review with
the definitions below. The definitions are given in 4 This time tomorrow, he’ll be flying to the Seychelles.
their dictionary form. There are two extra a This time? Oh wow! b Tomorrow? Lucky him!
definitions. c He’ll be? I wish I was!

Billy Elliot 5 They had a terrible day.

a A terrible day? Why’s that?
Stephen Daldry’s first feature film is set in the north-east of
b They had it? Oh dear! c What a terrible day!
England during the miner’s strike of 1984. A motherless
boy from a mining village, Billy Elliot, takes up dancing 6   I’m sitting on the veranda enjoying a long, cool drink.
against the wishes of his father and older brother. a  A long drink? That sounds nice!
Regrettably, the depiction of the working classes in Lee b  Why are you doing it? c You’re sitting? Oh dear!
Hall’s semi-autobiographical script is somewhat
stereotypical. 7   We’re going to miss the flight.
a Oh no, you’ll miss it! b Oh dear, not a problem!
The heart of the film, however, is in the relationship that
c Oh dear, what a drag!
Billy strikes up with his dance teacher. Mrs Wilkinson is a
dispirited soul who find as much genuine pleasure in
nurturing the talent and hope of this 11-year-old as she 1 point for each correct answer 6
does in the discipline and support that she provides for
him. 11 Write appropriate replies to the news, using a
The dancing is superb, but Daldry could be accused of suitable form of the word given.
overusing dance as a metaphor for escape and frustration, 1 A Did you hear that Olga is getting married?
and the grand opera numbers sit a little uneasily, given that B kid You’re kidding!
this film is essentially pitched as a realist comedy.
2 A I want to tell you something.
1  take up start an activity B ahead ______________________________
2  _______ a song, dance or piece of music 3 A We’ve had some fantastic news.
3  _______ uncommon B what ______________________________
4  _______ having lost enthusiasm 4 A The burglars managed to get away.
5  _______ full-length B believe ______________________________
6  _______ unfortunately 5 A They won’t be able to go on holiday this year.
7  _______ without originality B shame ______________________________
8  _______ representation or portrayal 6 A My sister’s having a baby.
9  _______ aim at a particular target or audience B news ______________________________
10  _______ the text of a written work 7 A I’m afraid I’ve had an accident.

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B happen ______________________________
8 A They were immediately rushed to hospital.
B happen ______________________________

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