Complete First For Schools - Unit Test 8 (STANDARD)
Complete First For Schools - Unit Test 8 (STANDARD)
Vocabulary
1 Circle the correct option in italics in these sentences.
1 Brianna’s had to abandon / lack her career as a nurse due to stress.
2 The ice cream shop offered Tony a job but he left it / turned it down. He went to work at a pizzeria instead.
3 My dad is gaining / starting out on a new career. He’s going to be a train driver.
4 What’s the best way to get / make experience in the fashion business?
5 My mum has finally launched / realised her ambition of becoming a judge. We’re so proud of her!
6 You can apply for / start out on most jobs online.
7 Deepak didn’t enjoy working at the TV station but he did achieve / gain some useful experience.
8 You lack / turn down experience at the moment so you should consider working as a volunteer.
9 It took my grandparents twenty years to gain / fulfil their dream of buying their own apartment.
10 After achieving success as an actor, Jess applied for / launched a new career as a pop star.
2 Complete these sentences by writing the missing letters in the words. There is one space for each missing letter.
1 We only did two p _ _ f_ _ m _ _ c _ s of the show but we could have done three or four, because it was very
popular.
2 When Kwame scored the winning goal, all the s _ _ p _ _ t _ r s went crazy!
3 How many people were there in the a _ d _ _ _ c _ for the concert?
4 Shakespeare’s most famous p _ _ _ is Hamlet. I’ve seen it three or four times in the theatre.
5 It was my first time as an actor. As soon as I stood on the s _ _g _ , I forgot all my lines.
6 The p _ _ l _ c cannot buy tickets to see the film première. They only invite famous people and VIPs.
7 My am _ _ _ _ _ n is to write a hit song. I’ll manage it one day!
8 The film is so cool. My favourite sc _ _ _ is when the dragon appears for the first time.
9 I love a _ _ i _ g. The only problem is that you have to perform in front of a director, camera operators and dozens of
other people!
10 Mr East became a music teacher after a twenty-year c _ r _ e _ as a musician.
Grammar
1 Circle the correct option in italics in these sentences.
1 There are two stages in / on this theatre.
2 It was so beautiful to walk in / on the beach.
3 We must take precautions when we go walking at / in the mountains.
4 You have to turn your phone off when you’re in / on the plane.
5 Someone’s at / on the door. Can you see who it is, please?
6 The book club meets at / on 86 Quarry Street every Tuesday.
7 Poor Grandma’s been at / in hospital for weeks.
8 All the information you need is in / on my website.
9 Don’t eat that biscuit! It’s been in / on the floor!
10 The kids aren’t at / on school today.
Complete First for Schools Test Generator This page may be photocopied © Cambridge University Press and UCLES 2017
1
UNIT TEST 8 (STANDARD)
2 Put the jumbled words in italics in the right order to complete the sentences.
1 Ethan .
his / of / ideas / accused / me / stealing
2 They .
me / eaten / earlier / told / hadn’t / they
3 Charlotte .
visit / has / us / promised / to
4 Elizabeth finally .
lied / that / admitted / she / had
5 Did you ask the boys ?
they / doing / what / were / there
6 I felt really unwell and the doctor .
to / hospital / advised / go / the / to / me
7 The teacher .
reminded / do / homework / to / the / everyone
8 I want to apologise .
at / not / being / for / meeting / the
9 Logan told .
following / leave / us / the / day / he / would
10 I warned .
that / put / photo / not / them / to / online
Pronunciation
U8
Listen to these sentences and use a ( / ) to mark where the speaker pauses. The number of pauses in each
sentence is shown in brackets.
1 If they offer you a small part in the play, don’t turn it down. (1)
2 I’d like to be an actor but my brother wants to be a director. (1)
3 My mum used to work in a shop which was just down the road from our house. (1)
4 There were thousands of people at the final so it took ages just to get into the stadium. (2)
5 The performance was a disaster because it was outdoors and it rained all day. (2)
6 I was very nervous when I had to speak in front of an audience for the first time! (2)
Complete First for Schools Test Generator This page may be photocopied © Cambridge University Press and UCLES 2017
2