Unit Language Test 8 | Group A

VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR, USE OF ENGLISH

Name: _____________________ Class: ____

VOCABULARY GRAMMAR
1 Complete the dialogue with one preposition 3 Complete the sentences with ‘the’ or ‘–’ (no
in each gap. article).

Sue: Dad will come down hard 0 on you when he 0 They tried two routes. The quicker one was
finds out you weren’t completely honest along the coastal path.
about where you were on Friday. 1 ___ nature is the one thing that I feel
Tim: Yes, I feel a bit bad about that, but you know passionate about.
me. When I set 1 ___ doing something, 2 ___ herd of Asian elephants which has
nothing can stop me, not even Dad. attracted global attention has been wandering
Sue: I just wish you could have told him the truth across China for almost a year now.
and not involved me. I feel like now you’ve 3 We are studying ___ art of Rubens in our
set me 2 ___ Dad, and I hate that feeling. History of Art course at the community centre.
Tim: Yes, I get that. I’ll try and talk to him on 4 Do you know that ___ polar bear is classified as
Saturday. He’s always in a good mood at the a marine mammal?
weekend. 5 The greatest trait for someone in the armed
Sue: I’d introduce him to James. If he meets him forces to have is ___ courage.
and sees how nice he is, it will be easier for
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him to take it 3 ___. He can’t expect you to
have no friends after all. 4 Complete the text with an article or ‘–’ (no
Tim: I suppose you’re right. I was holding 4 ___ on article) in each gap.
introducing them because I know Dad wants
me to focus on exams and university right I’d love to be able to travel as much as my
now and because James is working and isn’t father did when he was young. After leaving
studying, I thought Dad might think he was 0 _–_ school in his home country of New

leading me astray. Zealand, he decided to take a couple of

Sue: James is lovely and polite, and a good friend years off before going to 1 ___ college to see
to you. Just tell Dad the truth. You’ll feel a bit of the world. This was back in the
relieved and it will put an end 5 ___ all the eighties when 2 ___ travel was a whole lot
hiding and lying. cheaper than it is now. Also, he spent most
of his time on buses and trains, not planes.
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He toured around 3 ___ Netherlands and
2 Read the definitions of adjectives related to some other European countries for about
looks. Write the correct words. a year and then caught a ferry over to the
UK. As he’d always dreamed about walking
0 Shining brightly sparkling (for example about
in 4 ___ Pennines, a mountain range in
teeth).
England, so that’s where he headed. He’s
1 Rounded, plump and attractive
told me lots of stories from those days when
______________ (especially of children)
he rented a room in a house owned by
2 Having small hollows in a soft part of the body
a couple called 5 ___ MacNallies. They
such as cheeks ______________ (of a
looked after him well and he’s still in touch all
person’s face when they smile).
these years later.
3 Having a smooth and shiny surface, used to
describe hair. ______________
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4 Having no excess fat, slim. ______________
5 Slender, tall and graceful. ______________

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 Unit Language Test 8 | Group A
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 brother has changed a lot since he was bold. Use no more than five words including
a teenager. He was never what you’d call the word in bold.
a team 0 player (PLAY) when he was growing
0 I thought that the party began at nine o’clock.
up. He much preferred his own company and
IMPRESSION
there were times when our parents would worry
I was under the impression that the party
about this. But they needn’t have because he
began at nine o’clock.
was a bit of a 1 ______________ (ALONE) and
1 The authorities have decided to prevent
statistically, there were millions of other children
demonstrations.
just like him. Looking back, I think the reason for
DOWN
which he didn’t have many friends was because
The authorities have decided to ____________
he gave the impression of being quite
2 ______________ (STAND), so people would
________________________ demonstrations.
2 Manolo is great to be around. He’s always
avoid him. I don’t know whether he really was
happy and energetic.
the way he appeared to others because of
SOUL
course I saw a different side to him as a sister.
Manolo is great to be around. He’s the
These days, my brother’s life is completely
______________________________ party.
different because he’s got lots of friends.
3 We were talking about the holidays when Sue
His social life is 3 ______________ (ENTIRE)
just suddenly gave us the news that she wasn’t
different from when he was younger. Another
coming with us.
thing that’s probably had an impact on this
WITH
change is that whereas as a teenager, he was
We were talking about the holidays when Sue
never into sport or outdoor activities, now he is
just ______________________________
a very 4 ______________ (ATHLETE) young
______________________________ the news
man, doing sport every day, even getting up at
that she wasn’t coming with us.
the crack of dawn to follow an exercise regime.
4 My next-door neighbour has always resented
This has meant a change in his physical
5 ______________ (APPEAR) as he has gone
me for some reason.
GRUDGE
from being thin and weedy to being strong and
My next-door neighbour has
muscular.
always ______________________________
He has certainly changed in every way
for some reason.
imaginable.
5 Everybody should have the right to health care
BE
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Everybody should _______________________
_______ health care.

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