Language Test 1A

language TEST 1A

unit 1

Name: _________________________________________

Score: ____________ / 30 points

1 Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.







(16 points)

A party to remember

My girlfriend and I have been (be) together for nearly three years now but I can still remember how we 1______________ (meet). It was at a friend’s party. We 2______________ (be) both students so I 3______________ (see) her before in lectures and in the library, but she 4______________ (go out with) one of my friends at the time and I 5______________ (not/talk) to her very much before. At the party we 6______________ (get) to know each other much better and we both 7 ______________ (realise) that we 8______________ (have) a lot in common – especially our sense of humour. I 9______________ (remember) that her boyfriend 10______________ (come) over to us just as I 11______________ (tell) her a really funny joke. She 12______________ (start) to laugh – it was a good joke – and accidentally 13______________ (spill) her drink all over him. He was furious, they 14______________ (argue) and that was the end for them. We’re still together now but I 15______________ (never/forget) how we first 16______________ (get) together, and I never will.

2 Read the definitions and complete the adjectives.  (5 points) long spoken or written text full of digressions – r a m b l i n g 1 clean and tidy, taking care over appearance –__l_-_r__m__ 2 dressed smartly, suitable for a formal dinner or a wedding – _ _ e _ _ n _ 3 extroverted, quick to make friends, not shy – _ u _ _ o _ _ _ 4 up to date with fashion and the latest styles –__e_d_ 5 liking to talk and talking a lot – _ h _ _ t _

3 Write the opposite for each adjective in Exercise 2.  (5 points)

s n a p p y 1 2 3 4 5

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_c__f__ _ _ s _ a _ __s__v__ _ n _ _ s _ _ o _ _ _ l _ _ u _ _ _

4 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. There are two extra words that you do not need. (4 points) unknown    dream    get    clock around    self    speechless This job is too much! I can’t work around the clock like this. 1 If I keep going to parties every weekend I’ll never pass my exams. I have to _____________ my priorities right: more work, less play. 2 He lost weight because of the illness and he looked a shadow of his former _____________. 3 Going to live with my aunt and uncle in France was a bit of a leap into the _____________ but it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. 4 My life had always revolved _____________ work but that changed when my children were born.

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