Upper Intermediate Unit test 8

Grammar 10
1 Match 1–6 with a)–f).
1 I would’ve missed my train d
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 never got to
talk to him.
3 If Joe hadn’t broken his leg, he had be skiing now.
4 You wouldn’t need to book a hotel if your parents
had bought that beach apartment.
5 Would you have helped me if I would have asked?
6 I would’ve answered the phone if I’d heard 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 sharing your possessions with
others than keeping them for yourself.
3 When my boss made me work late last
Friday, I had canceled my dinner plans.
4 We’d better give a move because we must
got to the airport by 7 o’clock.
5 Jenny tends meeting friends and go clubbing
letting her hair down after a week at work.
6 If you want improve your fitness level, you
should make my gym instructor a call.

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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 to 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 out-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 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 -c at the end of a working day
and he has better things to do with his free time.
3 Pru’s s -p lights really brighten up her
garden at the end of a sunny day.
4 When a man with an o -s 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 -m pay freeze.
The prospect of no pay rise for a whole year was a
daunting one.
6 For Clive, surviving the accident was
l -c 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
box. There are three extra words you do not
need.
aggression control equality
fairness generosity greed
justice power threatening

1 Gerry’s always had a real sense of fairness and he

makes sure every lad on the team gets a chance to
play in each match.
2 Karina was totally disillusioned by the court ruling
and after that moment, believed there was no real
in the world.
3 As a nightclub doorman, Joel says he’s used to
having to deal with a lot of , especially at
the end of an evening.
4 When my aunt gave me her old car, as she was no
longer able to drive, I was overwhelmed by her
.
5 Although the company publicly proclaimed they
were advocates of , in reality women
were rarely promoted.
6 If corruption is ever to be overcome, the issue of
, which is central to people taking bribes,
needs to be addressed.

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

1 I’d heard Kevin could be very c , so I was
quite surprised when he agreed to my proposal
without any argument.
a) indirect b) supportive c) confrontational
2 Jerry would make a terrible diplomat. He’s
completely and you could guarantee he’d
always put his foot in it.
a) focused b) tactless c) indirect
3 Marielle’s a very , down-to-earth person so
you can always trust her judgement. She’ll give
you sound advice if you’re having problems.
a) sensitive b) sensible c) collaborative
4 I thought it was very of Janice to walk
away when her friend Clara was clearly upset by
the argument.
a) direct b) aggressive c) unsupportive
5 As there are only three of us in our department, we
tend to be very and work well as a team.
a) direct b) unfocused c) collaborative
6 It can happen that individuals who are are
not seen as being self-assured, but rather as being
arrogant and overconfident.
a) assertive b) aggressive c) confrontational

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 Upper Intermediate Unit test 8
Function
8 Match gaps 1–11 in the conversation with
a)–m) below. There are two phrases you do
not need.

A: Hello Andrew. Have you got a minute? There’s

something 1 f talk to you about.
B: Yes, of course. So, 2 ?
A: Well, I hope you 3 the wrong way but I
wanted to talk to you about the radio in your
office. I’m not sure it’s a good idea to be
listening to it at work.
B: Oh, really? I find it relaxing, myself.
A: Well, it 4 , er, a few other members of staff
have complained and said they sometimes find
5
distracting. Do you 6 coming from?
B: Right. Sure. Sorry, I had no idea.
A: Perhaps, it would make sense to take it home,
you 7 , and listen to it there. How 8 ?
B: Um, well, that 9 . I just 10 hurt that no
one mentioned this to me directly. Do you
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mean? I thought they enjoyed it and it
helped create a more relaxing work atmosphere.
Why didn’t anyone say anything to me? …

a) would you feel

b) know
c) ’s just that
d) know what I
e) what’s up
f) I’ve been meaning to
g) seems reasonable
h) don’t take this
i) see where I’m
j) feel slightly
k) ’d feel better
l) it a bit
m) does that sound

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Total: 50

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