FOCGB4 Utest VG 1B

   

UNIT TEST 1 ● GROUP B Vocabulary and Grammar Name: ________________________

Grammar

Class: ________________________

4 Complete the text with one word in each space.

Vocabulary 1 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1 If you don’t work, you’ll fail / drop your exams. 2 She works hard and is determined to pass / reach her goals. 3 I’d love to take / pursue a career in television. 4 I’m not going to take / skip French next year because I’m not very good at it. 5 You have to be persistent / sociable and keep trying! 6 Harry is very fun-loving / sharp – I wish I was as intelligent as him. 7 Ela is very curious / single-minded – all she thinks about is her exam results. 8 I’d love to meet and catch  up / out on your news. 9 When do we have to hand in / hand up our essays? 10 Some young children really soak up / drink up knowledge.  /10

2 Complete the sentences with a word formed from the word in brackets. 1 My sister has an amazing ____________ (IMAGINE (IMAGINE). ). 2 Your hair’s hair’s different. I didn’t ____________ (RECOGNITION) you. 3 They are planning to ____________ (DRAMA) the book and make it into a play. 4 Her graduation was a really ____________ (MEMORY) event. 5 You can ____________ (PERSON) the story by adding details about yourself.  /5

3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. there are two words you don’t need. adjoining curiosity innate outdated set up shake-up

inspiration

1 His natural __________ made him look inside the box. 2 We could hear the students in the __________ classroom. 3 He thinks there should be a radical _________ of education. 4 Will you help me __________ my experiment? 5 Her amazing work is an __________ to us all.  /5

When I was a teenager, my parents (1) ________ always complaining about how long I slept. They (2) ________ even let me sleep in at the weekends, because they wanted me to maintain a steady sleeping routine! I (3) __________to get very angry at them for waking me up early but then, slowly, I got go t used to it. Nowadays I (4) __________ normally get up around sunrise and I really enjoy it. A good friend of mine (5) __________always complaining she doesn’t get anything done at the weekends. Well, no wonder, she never gets up before noon! I didn’t (6) __________ to appreciate my parents’ strict rules about sleep, but now I am grateful to them.  /6

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1 You can’t avoid ___________ (meet) people you know in such a small town. 2 Grandma would never let us ___________ (get) away with such bad behaviour. 3 Can you imagine ___________ (fail) every single exam? 4 I somehow managed ___________ (persuade) the teacher to let me retake the test. 5 They refused ___________ (let) us go with them. 6 You shouldn’t waste time ___________ (watch) TV. 7 You mustn’t forget ___________ (buy) a birthday present for dad – it’s his birthday next week  /7

6Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word given. 1 I always did my homework straight after school. WOULD I _____________________ my homework straight after school. 2 I didn’t enjoy swimming when I was younger. USE I _____________________ swimming when I was younger. 3 I hate shopping at the weekend! STAND I _______________________ at the weekend! 4 Our teachers force us to work hard. MAKE Our teachers _____________________ hard. 5 I don’t have enough money to go to the cinema.  AFFORD I _____________________ to the cinema. 6 My plan is to study languages at university. INTEND I _____________________ languages at university. 7 My dad hasn’t played football for five years. STOPPED My dad _____________________ five years ago.  /7  /40

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