Advanced Unit test 7

11                       (know) George as I do, I’m not

Grammar surprised he left the party to go to the pub. He
1 Complete the second sentence with no more can’t stand making small talk.
than five words so that it means the same as the
first. 10

1 May remembered her passport at the last minute.

It was only     at the last minute that May
remembered her passport.
2 I love travelling because you meet so many
interesting people.
What I enjoy most                        

you meet so many interesting people.

3 I want to know who told Tim where I was.
What                             who told
Tim where I was.
4 We only booked the hotel yesterday.
It was only                              the
hotel.
5 John had lost his keys so he couldn’t get in.
The reason why John                        
he’d lost his keys.
6 Our neighbours didn’t realise they’d been burgled.
What our neighbours                        
they’d been burgled.

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2 Complete the sentences with a participle form

of the verbs in brackets.
1 Overwhelmed (overwhelm) by all the attention,
Hannah burst into tears during her first
performance, which startled the audience.
2             (wander) away from the group,
Mark started to feel rather lost and alone.
3             (stand) by the door is my cousin,
Mike.
4             (want) to make a fuss, Lucinda left
the room without saying goodbye and it was a
long time before anyone noticed she’d gone.
5             (visit) by millions of tourists every
year, Berlin is a fascinating city.
6 Although                       (admire) by many for her
creativity, Kate could be quite ruthless and had
made a few enemies along the way.
7             (mean) to be rude at all, Ken
apologised profusely for having spoken out of
turn.
8                               (be) a natural at dancing, Hugo felt
like he was falling over his feet at the salsa class.
9 Do you know the woman                       (do) the
crossword by the window? She looks really
familiar but I can’t remember her name.
10                       (eat) two pizzas and a tub of ice-
cream, Carla began to feel rather nauseous.

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 Advanced Unit test 7

Vocabulary
3 Match 1–6 with a)–h). There are two options
you do not need.
1 The problem with working split   d 
2 I searched everywhere in the house but      
3 The missing sailor was presumed      
4 If you suffer really badly from      
5 Before we decide whether to launch      
6 If we’re not back at the base by this
evening, please raise      

a) dead after a futile three-day search of the area

where his boat had been found.
b) amnesia, you’ll often have no recollection of
important events in your life.
c) an investigation, we need to determine the actual
damage caused.
d) shifts is that you don’t really get much time to
relax before going back to work.
e) hay fever, summers can become hell.
f) the alarm and send a search party.
g) frantically in and around the building.
h) to no avail. My keys were nowhere to be found.

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form

of the word in CAPITALS.
1 Derek’s   unhappiness  was predominantly due to
his poor social skills, which meant that he had a
virtually non-existent social life.
HAPPY
2 The sudden                                         of our much-loved
cat, who had been missing for months, brought us
no end of joy and relief.
APPEAR
3 When our lead actor                                         fell off the
stage and broke his leg in a dress rehearsal, we
wondered if the show would be cancelled.
DRAMA
4 The problem with using                                         to clean
your home is that it eradicates both good and bad
bacteria.
INFECT
5 The honey ant is                                         strong given its
size and can pack a punch way above its weight –
so much so that it can even protect itself against
the larger harvester ant.
DECEIVE
6 These instructions are utterly                                         –
they might as well as be written in code! I can’t
make head nor tail of them!
COMPREHEND

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 Advanced Unit test 7

5 Complete the idioms to do with relaxing. Function

1 I’m going to have a breather now as I’ve been at 7 Complete the conversations with phrases
the computer for hours. a)–m). There are two options you do not
2 Perry finds the best way to u                    after a need.
fraught day in the office is to do some calming
activities like yoga and meditation. 1 A: I find it really irritating when shops try to push
3 Vic always goes for a long run when she wants to other products on me at the checkout.
take her m                    off of her family problems. B: I couldn’t 1    h     . If it’s not a store magazine,
4 After two months of working crazy hours, Kay it’s stamps or top-up phone cards.
decided to take the weekend off and let her 2 A: It’s good that children can learn how to use a
h                    down completely. gun in the States.
5 It’s important to take t                    out to reflect and B: How 2                    ? You can’t 3                    children
recharge your batteries every now and then. I should be given that responsibility.
always make sure I take my full holiday A: Well, I suppose you’ve 4                    , but all I’m
allowance every year. trying to 5                    children should be taught how
6 At the end of a frenetic week, it’s wonderful just to defend themselves.
to switch o                    from work and relax with 3 A: Did you hear that our politicians are getting a
family or friends. 10% annual pay rise?
B: Oh, 6                    ! You can’t be serious!
5 A: Yes, but it’s ok as it’s not going to cost the tax-
payer anything extra.
B: Oh come on, you 7                    !
6 Put the letters in order to complete the A: No – their expenses and pensions are being
sentences to do with safety and risk. restricted, so it’s all going to balance out.
1 My parents have always given me opportunities to B: Where’s 8                    in that?
take responsibility for myself, which on reflection 4 A: Isn’t it odd that Paul’s wife and brother both
encouraged independence (dneiepnednec) from now work in the marketing department that he’s in
my early teens. charge of?
2 We live in such a            -           (kaversesir) B: Surely you 9                    something funny is going
culture nowadays that health and safety on?
regulations seem to have thwarted any freedom A: It just 10                    to me. Neither of them has
for common sense to prevail in matters of day-to- any marketing experience.
day life. 5 A: I think mobile phones should be banned from
3 Oscar knew the window had been                       schools. They’re too disruptive.
(ebalyetilerd) broken as he’d seen the culprit B: Absolutely! I’m 11                    on that.
running off moments after the brick came flying
through it. a) doesn’t make sense
4 As children we were often left                       b) got a point
(senderipuves) while Mum would go out to do the c) up to a point
food shop. On these occasions my older sister d) can you say that
would always blame me if anything untoward e) don’t think that
happened. f) with you one hundred percent
5 Liam’s          -            (necesservoperttvio) was g) that’s ridiculous
making Candy feel suffocated. She had to get h) agree more
away from him and find some space to herself. i) say is that
6 Walter’s mother always used to                       j) the logic
(dloceldlomy) him as he was often a sickly child k) against my better judgement
who required more care and attention than the l) honestly think that
other children. m) must be joking!

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Total: 50

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