Language Test 7A

Unit 7, Success Intermediate, 2nd class, 1st test, group A

Name, class: _________________________________________________ 1

Complete the text with the words in the box. There are two extra words that you don’t need. charge clock in full-time manager overtime permanent promoted retired worker I have a full-time job and I work about 45 hours a week. I don’t have to 1____________, I can arrive any time between 8-9 a.m. It’s a 2____________ job, not a temporary one, and I quite enjoy it. I never work 3____________, because I don’t really want to work any extra hours. Last year I was 4____________ so I was pleased – now I’m the office 5____________ and I tell the other staff what to do. I’m in 6____________ of twenty other staff!

2

Complete the missing words. The first letter of each word is given. Many people lose their jobs through laziness. 1 Mike and Jerry often p_________ t_________ and don’t come to school. 2 I’m going to e_________ at university later this year. 3 A Do you think it’s a good idea to d_________ out of school? B I think you should stay and finish. 4 I need to t_________ some time off work. I hope my w_________ don’t mind that I will leave them with so much work to do. 5 I don’t e_________ much money for my job, but I love it.

3

Complete the missing words. The lines show you how many letters to use. I’ve got a t e m p o r a r y job for the summer holidays. 1 Are there any career _ p _ _ _ t _ _ _ t _ _ s in your job? 2 How do you earn your _ _ v _ n _? What’s your job? 3 John is a very _ n _ x p _ _ _ _ n _ _ _ employee, this is his first job. 4 I’m going to apply for a new _ _ s _ t _ o _ in the office. I hope I get it! 5 They work in a _ _ c t _ r _ that makes cars. 6 How many people does your _ _ m _ _ n _ employ? 7 My dad thinks health and _ _ f _ t _ regulations at his company are too strict. 8 What do you want to achieve in life? What’s your biggest _ _ b _ t _ o _?

4

Choose the correct answers. ‘I don’t understand,’ he said. He said that he doesn’t / didn’t understand. 1 ‘I arrived late at work yesterday,’ Lucy said. Lucy said that she has arrived / had arrived late at work the day before / that day. 2 ‘We’ve never sacked anyone,’ she said.

She said that they have / they had never sacked anyone. 3 ‘I’ll come in early tomorrow,’ he said. He said that he came / would come early the next day / that day. 4 ‘Have you finished?’ Sally asked. Sally asked if had I finished / I had finished. 5 ‘Do it immediately!’ he said to me. He said / told me to do it / do it immediately. 6 ‘When in April did you start working?’ she asked She asked when / if in April I had started / had I started working. 7 ‘After I arrived, the manager asked to see me,’ John told us. John told us that after he arrived / had arrived the manager had asked to see him / me. 8 ‘I can’t believe you’re here!’ she said to me. She said she couldn’t / can’t believe I was there / here.

5

Complete the reported speech sentences. Use the correct reporting verb from the box. add agree ask ask

explain

promise

tell

threaten

‘You need to press this button,’ Tim said. Tim explained that I needed to press that button. 1 ‘Yes, you’re right. I’ve never seen this man before,’ George said. George _______________________ man before. 2 ‘Pay us more or we won’t come to work!’ they said to him. They ___________________________ pay them. 3 ‘Please can you help Jack?’ she said to me. She ____________________________ help Jack. 4 ‘Don’t move,’ the police officer said to the prisoner. The officer _________________________ move. 5 ‘I will do it soon,’ Matt said. Matt ______________________________ it soon. 6 ‘Have you finished?’ Mr Brown said to me. Mr Brown ________________________________ finished. 7 ‘What’s more, I finished the report last week,’ I said. I __________________________________

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