Unit 1 Test

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Unit 1 Test

Name __ _______________________

Score __ ______/50

Part A Vocabular !onversation collocations 1

!om"lete t#e words$

a)

‘You’ve be been on on th the ph phone fo for ag ages!’ s!’ ‘Yes, ‘Yes, I’ve just had a l_________y conversation with Brian about wor’

 b)

"ue always gets very a_________d when she tals about politics "he has so#e pretty strong opinions

c)

$her $heree was was a very very int inter eres esti ting ng and and i__ i____ ____ ____ ___h _h int inter ervi view ew wit with h the the pri#e pri#e #ini #inist ster er on on $% last last night &e went into a lot of detail about econo#ic policy

d)

I ase ased d #y boss boss for for a pay payri rise, se, but but her her answe answerr was was tota totally lly p__ p____ ____ ____ ___e _e "he "he said said ‘no ‘no’, ’, as as I thought she would

e)

$his $his feels feels lie lie a very very o___ o______ ______ ___d d disc discussi ussion on You’re ou’re not present presenting ing a balan balanced ced viewpo viewpoint int at all

f)

'a#e 'a#ess told told us us an h__ h____ ____ ____ ___s _s sto story ry abo about ut how how he he lost lost his his sho shoes es I lau laugh ghed ed so so #uch #uch I cried cried!!

( points)

%escribin& conversation stles '

(e"l (e"lac ace e t#e t#e unde underl rlin ined ed word words s wit wit# # t#e t#e corr correc ectt )or )orm m o) o) t#e t#e word words s in in t#e t#e bo*$ bo*$ T#ere are two e*tra words$  be on the sa#e wavelength

butt in on

drone on and on

flow

hog

hunt around

put across

a)

It was was rea really lly rude rude when when "ash "ashaa just just join joined ed our our priva private te con conve vers rsat atio ion n lie lie that that ____ ______ ____ ___ _

 b)

*hil was so boring last night &e taled for a long ti#e about his new job job _________

c)

I get get the the fee feeli ling ng that that +arly +arly and and at atee don’ don’tt und under erst stan and d eac each h oth other er at all all ____ ______ ____ ___ _

d)

-o you so#eti so#eti#es #es find find it it diff difficu icult lt to e.pl e.plain ain your your idea ideas/ s/ 0aybe 0aybe a cour course se in public public speai speaing ng could help _________

e)

0y date date wit with h &arr &arry y wen wentt real really ly well well $he $he conv conver ersat satio ion n was was easy easy fro fro# # the the star start t ____ ______ ____ ___ _

(1 points)

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+ord buildin& ,

!om"lete t#e sentences wit# t#e correct )orm o) t#e word in brac-ets$

a)

__________ success at wor is very i#portant to #any #en (achieve)

 b)

I won’t be __________ until I’ve received a full apology (satisfy)

c)

3hat is the #ost __________ thing you own/ (value)

d)

$he way she handled the interviewer’s 4uestions was really very __________ (sill)

e)

I don’t thin 5livia finds her job very _________ (fulfil)

f)

Isn’t there a #ore __________ way of dealing with this proble#/ It’s taing ages! (efficiency)

g)

3e need to tae all the different factors into __________ when we #ae our decision (considerate)

h)

"afa handled that tas very __________ I thin she’s ready for a challenge (co#petent)

(6 points)

.rammar  Position o) adverbials 

(ewrite t#e sentences wit# t#e adverbials in brac-ets in t#e correct "lace$

a)

'osie see#s cheerful (particularly, these days)  ___________________________________________ 

 b)

Brian sla##ed the phone down and stor#ed out (angrily, into the garden)  ___________________________________________ 

c)

+ould you as hi# if he’ll feed the cat/ (politely, while we’re away)  ___________________________________________ 

d)

3e had a lot of chats when we were on holiday (in7depth, late at night, last year)  ___________________________________________ 

e)

I don’t lie to wor in the evenings (franly, usually, in #y office)  ___________________________________________ 

(1 points)

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As"ect 5

Underline t#e correct )orm o) t#e verb$

a)

If we eep eating the cae at this rate, we’ll be eating / have eaten / have been eating  it all  before our guests arrive

 b)

I thought you #ight have been working / had been working / have worked late or so#ething, as you were so late

c)

'ust as I had been walking / was walking / have walked  out of the door, I heard the phone ring

d)

Is that the best they could do/ I thought they could at least had written / have written / have been writing a letter of apology

e)

I’ve just phoned 9nita, but she’s not there 0aybe she ’s already left / ’ll already have left / already be leaving

f)

By the ti#e our friends arrived, we  had waited / have been waiting / had been waiting  at the airport for nearly two hours

( points)

Use)ul "#rases 

!om"lete t#e conversations wit# t#e "#rases in t#e bo*$ T#ere are two e*tra "#rases$

:ancy #eeting you here

"o, how long have you been here/

I’ve heard so #uch about you! *hil;

*leased to #eet you

I haven’t been here before, have you/

"o, how are things/

You’re looing great!

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