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New Inside Out Upper-intermediate Unit 5 Test

Name Alena Pshenichnaya Score ______/50

Part A

Vocabulary
Expressions with go

1 Replace the words in bold with the phrases with go in the box.

a) have a go at
b) on the go
c) in one go
d) have a go on
e) give it a go
f) make a go of it

Weddings

2 Complete the text with the words in the box. There are two extra words.

best man bouquet of flowers bridesmaid church confetti


groom reception service speech wedding cake

Joanna and Clive have just got married – in Jamaica. It was a really great wedding. The wedding took
place in a little white church near the beach. Their best man was Clive’s best friend, Daniel. I was
the bridesmaid – I had to wear a very silly pink dress. After the wedding we threw confetti over the
newly-weds, and Joanna threw her bouquet of flowers for the single women to catch. I caught it! For
the reception , we went to a restaurant on the beach. Daniel made a very funny speech , and Joanna
and Clive cut their wedding cake . I danced with Daniel. Then we watched the sun set over the ocean.
It was so romantic!

(8 points)

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Grammar
Present and past habits

3 Underline the correct verb form.

a) When I was a child, I used to love playing ‘school’ with my stuffed animals.
b) It’s the same every morning. She’ll get up late and miss the bus.
c) As children, we will always eat fish and chips with my grandparents on the beach.
d) He would be a very small child. Then he grew and grew.
e) My cat will miaow and miaow every morning, until I get up and feed it.
f) We would often go for long walks in the woods when we had the dog.
g) Rob wouldn’t like cabbage, but now he loves it.
h) These days, Granny won’t go out much any more.

(8 points)

Verb patterns

4 Complete with the to-infinitive or a gerund form of the verbs in brackets.

a) ‘Did you remember buy some milk?’ ‘No, I didn’t. Sorry.’


b) Could you please stop taping your foot? It’s noisy.
c) I think I forgot lock the front door. Can we go back?
d) He couldn’t remember meeting her before.
e) I’m trying stop smoking at the moment.
f) At the top of the mountain they stopped admire the view.
g) I tried to give up coffee for two weeks once, but it didn’t work.
h) They will never forget meeting Elvis. It was an incredible moment.

(8 points)

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Useful phrases
5 Complete with the words in the box. There are two extra words.

annoys annoying can’t stand drives find nerves winds

Jane: Don’t do that! It’s so annoys .


Kevin: What?
Jane: Hum along to the music. It drives me mad.
Kevin: OK.
Jane: And could you stop tapping your finger on the steering wheel? I find it really irritating.
Kevin: What’s the problem? Am I getting on your nerves ?
Jane: Sorry. I can’t stand long car journeys.
Kevin: Me neither.

(5 points)

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Part B

Reading
6 Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a) People who work in the theatre are very superstitious. T


b) Sir Ian McKellen had bad luck in the play, ‘Macbeth’. F
c) Some actors think that whistling on the stage will bring bad luck. T
d) If you wish an actor ‘good luck’, you have to leave the theatre. T
e) Some experts think that if an actor doesn’t do a ritual, they will have bad luck. F

The use of rituals and superstitions to ensure it will be all right on the night has long been a part of theatre
tradition. Many actors perform their own private rituals, such as sleeping with the script under their pillows, or
always whispering the same word before going on stage. But other superstitions are more widespread.

Perhaps one of the most well known superstitions concerns Shakespeare’s play, ‘Macbeth’. Many actors won’t
say the name of the play inside the theatre. Instead they’ll call it ‘The Scottish play’. Saying the name of the play
is supposed to bring bad luck, and curse the performance. In one episode of ‘The Simpsons’, the Simpson family
meets the famous British Shakespearean actor, Sir Ian McKellen outside a theatre. Every time one of them says
‘Macbeth’ something bad happens to McKellen. He is even struck by lightning.

Another custom is that you won’t wish an actor ‘good luck’ before a performance; you’ll say ‘break a leg’. It is
thought that saying ‘good luck’ will bring bad luck. And many people who work in the theatre won’t whistle on the
stage or in the dressing rooms; in fact anywhere inside the theatre. The people who do say the name ‘Macbeth’,
or break any other rules are forced to perform a cleansing ritual in which they go outside, turn around three times,
spit, swear, then knock on the door and ask to be let back in.

This belief in superstitions and rituals has its roots many centuries ago, but why do many of these beliefs still
continue today? Some experts think this is because a lot of the actor’s livelihood depends on luck.

But maybe it’s just a habit that’s hard to break. Doug Hatton, an actor in London’s West End, says, ‘the problem
becomes when you don’t do the ritual, it weighs on your mind and you get nervous. That’s when you make
mistakes.’

(5 points)

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Pronunciation
Sentence stress

[Track 9]

7 Listen and underline the stressed words in each sentence.

a) You’re always asking me too many questions.


b) He’s forever leaving his clothes on the bedroom floor.
c) She’s always going on about her rich boyfriend.
d) They insist on bringing that horrible dog.
e) He’s always telling me how well he did at school.

(5 points)

Listening
[Track 10]

8 Listen to Caitlin and Rani talking about Indian weddings. Choose the best
words to complete the sentences.

1) Indian weddings _____ .


b) can last for several days
2) The groom at this wedding is arriving _____ .
a) on a horse
3) The priest _____ .
c) puts red powder on the bride’s head
4) Caitlin _____ .
a) doesn’t want to give the couple a present
5) It’s a good idea to wear comfortable clothes because _____ .
b) everyone else will be wearing them too

(5 points)

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