Unit 3 Test

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Unit 3 Test

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Part A

Vocabulary

have, make, take collocations

1 a) b) c) d) e)

Complete with the correct form of have, make and take. His grandparents __________ a fortune in the oil business. __________ you __________ any notes in the lesson?

Marco wants __________ responsibility for organizing the meeting. Could you __________ a go at opening this jar for me?

I think they’re planning to __________ a start on this project today.

(5 points)

Metaphor

2 a) b) c) d)

Underline the correct words. A few last football fans were flooding / trickling / streaming through the gates. Don’t spend / waste / take my time. Get to the point.

I’ve been digesting / chewing over / baking the problem, and I’ve got an idea.

How do they possibly expect us to chew over / digest / flow all this information at once? It’s too much!

(4 points)

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Money

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Complete with the phrases in the box. There are two extra phrases.

a breadwinner blow earn a living loaded pay off save for a rainy day splash out on a) This job is awful! I wish there was an easier way to __________ . b) She’s decided to __________ a holiday after all. c) I’m going to __________ my winnings on a new camera. d) Can you __________ the loan by Christmas? e)

Liam will pay for dinner. He’s __________ .

(5 points)

Grammar

Reported speech

4 Write the direct speech in reported speech. a) ‘The operation was a great success.’ She told reporters

_________________________________________________________________ b) ‘We’re going to the cinema after we leave the restaurant.’

They said _________________________________________________________ c) ‘Why don’t you want to take the exam?’

He asked me _______________________________________________________ d) ‘I didn’t see the robber steal the car.’ Richard claimed

_________________________________________________________________ e) ‘I can’t believe he’s going to prison.’

She said __________________________________________________________

(6 points)

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Unreal conditionals

5 a) b) c)

Match the sentence beginnings (a–e) to the endings (1–5). If I don’t have to work this weekend, If I earned a lot of money,

If I had earned more money last year

1) I’d have a lot of freedom.

2) I’d have saved some for a rainy day. 3) I’ll go shopping.

(3 points)

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Complete the text with the correct conditional form of the verbs.

If I (1) _________ (have) a lot of money, it (2) _________ (be) great because I (3) _________ (not have to) work, and that (4) _________ (make) me very happy indeed! I (5) _________ (buy) myself an amazing flat somewhere and I (6) _________ (go back) to college and study art. But I don’t have a lot of money. I nearly did. Usually I buy a lottery ticket, and I always choose the same numbers. But this weekend I forgot, and my numbers came up! If I (7) _________ (bought) a ticket, all my dreams (8) _________ (come) true.

(8 points)

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Useful phrases

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Complete the conversation with the phrases in the box. There are two extra phrases.

I just thought I’d get something cheap and cheerful. Why don’t we push the boat out this year? What’s your budget? It isn’t worth very much. I can probably splash out. I’m a bit hard up at the moment. I could probably stretch to ￡50. Leah: Oh, before I go, can we talk about Dad’s birthday present?

Paul: (1) ______________________________ He’s not really a big one for presents.

Leah: But this is a big birthday. (2) ______________________________ . We could club together to

get a digital camera. A good one.

Paul: (3) ______________________________

Leah: Yes, I know you’re a poor, hard-working student! (4) ______________________________ Paul: Well, let me think ... (5) ______________________________

Leah: OK. That’s great! And I’ll put in the rest so we can get a really good camera. Paul: Thanks, sis. When I finish college and I’m a rich businessman, I’ll pay you back. Leah: Right.

(5 points)

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