Unit Language Test 8 | Group B
VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR, USE OF ENGLISH
Name: _____________________ Class: ____
VOCABULARY GRAMMAR
1 Complete the dialogue with one preposition 3 Complete the sentence with ‘the’ or ‘–’ (no
in each gap. article).
0 They tried two routes. The quicker one was
Don: Jake is a liability. You just don’t know what
along the coastal path.
he’s going to come out 0 with next. Did you
1 For ___ record, I’ve never been sentenced to
hear what he said to Tania?
jail.
Ken: I know! Couldn’t you hold him 1___ from
2 Let’s go on a day trip to ___ Mount Snowdon as
saying anything? He’s your brother after all.
soon as the weather gets a bit better.
Don: No, he’s impossible. And don’t you say
3 One of the experts, ___ sociologist Mary
anything to him, please or that will just set
Munroe said the experiment was a great
you two off 2___ each other and make things
success.
worse for everyone.
4 Susan couldn’t be with us today, I’m afraid,
Ken: Well, Tania is my sister, so I feel
because she’s in ___ college in Athens.
a responsibility. She was hurt by his
5 Apparently, ___ oak trees thrive well in this
comments. I think if I explained how sensitive
climate and that’s why there are so many
she is, he might take it 3___ and think twice
forests like this one.
about what he says next time.
Don: Well, can you hold 4___ on saying anything ___ / 5
for now and give me a chance to speak to
4 Complete the text with an article or ‘–’ (no
him?
article) in each gap.
Ken: Alright. Don’t come 5___ too hard on him.
He’s young and immature but he isn’t a bad
To say that I’m a cat lover would be the
person, just a bit impulsive. In fact, he
understatement of the year. I’m passionate
reminds me a bit of you at that age!
about 0 _–_ cats and if it was up to me, I’d
___ / 5 have at least ten. As it happens, I just have
two, Bobby and Charles. The smaller of the
2 Read the definitions of adjectives related to
two is Bobby with gorgeous blue eyes and
looks. Write the correct words.
pale fur. Charles is larger and was given to
0 Having well-developed muscles. muscular me as a kitten by 1 ___ Morgans who lived
1 A pinkish, red colour, used to describe cheeks. across the street from us at the time. He’s
______________ nearly twelve now but is still very sprightly.
2 Smooth and glossy, used to describe hair. It’s no surprise as generally, 2 ___ Siamese
______________ cats are highly intelligent, agile, athletic, and
3 A tan hue, often used to describe skin colour. love to play. When we moved from Wales to
______________ 3 ___ Czech Republic about five years ago,
4 Thin, straight and unattractive, used to describe I thought we’d have to leave him behind but,
hair. ______________ luckily, he was able to come along. I’m
5 Shiny and bright, used to describe healthy considering entering Bobby into a cat show
teeth. ______________ because I’ve been to a few and I’m sure he’d
stand a good chance of winning a prize
___ / 5
because of his temperament. 4 ___ first
person to give me the idea was my music
teacher. She’s a cat lover too and I was
always under 5 ___ impression that she
would happily enter one of her cats into
shows way back in the 70s. when they were
popular.
___ / 5
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Unit Language Test 8 | Group B
VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR, USE OF ENGLISH
Name: _____________________ Class: ____
USE OF ENGLISH
5 Complete the text with the correct words 6 Complete the second sentence using the
formed from the words in bold. word in bold so that it means the same as
the first one. Do not change the word in
My sister has changed a lot over the years. bold. Use no more than five words including
If those who knew her then met her today, they the word in bold.
probably wouldn’t recognise her. While she was
0 I thought that the party began at nine o’clock.
never a team 0 player (PLAY), when she
IMPRESSION
became a teenager, she got even more reserved
I was under the impression that the party
and mainly enjoyed her own company. It was
began at nine o’clock.
distressing to see how she seemed to reject
1 Lisa is quite unpredictable!
having friends and behaved in a very
1 ______________ (SOCIETY) way whenever
OUT
You never know what Lisa is going to
she was in the company of others. My mum and
______________________________.
dad were worried about her, as you might
2 The government’s decision means that there
imagine. I was more irritated by her than
will be no more debate on the subject.
anything else. It was as if she wanted to be
PUT
totally 2 ______________ (SUFFICE) and not
The government has _____________________
have any contact with anyone else. This was
_________ more debate on the subject.
difficult because she had to go to school and we
3 The teacher presented a solution to the
had a large family with aunts, uncles and
problem we had been discussing.
cousins. My sister’s personality didn’t help. She
SET
was so 3 ______________ (STAND) that nobody
The teacher ___________________________
would go near her anyway. That was when she
_____________________________ a solution
was thirteen. Now, she’s been transformed into
to the problem we had been discussing.
a smiling sixteen-year-old with
4 The change in the timetable is of little
a 4 ______________ (GLOW) complexion and
consequence, to be honest.
a healthy, vibrant appearance. She comes
DEAL
across as being confident and kind and even
The change in the timetable is _____________
starts conversations. Although occasionally,
______________________________, to be
she’s still shy and a bit 5 ______________
honest.
(INTROSPECT).
5 The election officials forbade the activist to run
for president.
___ / 5
FROM
The activist ____________________________
for president.
___ / 5
TOTAL ___ / 30
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