Unit test 3A

1 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of 6 The flight attendant ________ (lose) his cool when a
the verbs in brackets. passenger ________ (stand up) and ________ (start)
1 The journey began (begin) in July 2010. to scream.
2 He ______ (leave) England to look for adventure.
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3 We ______ (arrive) at the camp late at night.
4 I ______ (walk) 500 miles in three weeks. 4 Choose the correct options.
5 She ______ (meet) her companion in Peru. A thief (1) stole / was stealing a $200,000 Pablo Picasso
6 She ______ (take) some sleeping pills before going picture from a San Francisco gallery yesterday. Then he
to bed. (2) got / was getting into a taxi and he (3) disappeared /
7 We ______ (decide) to take guns on the trip. was disappearing. The man, who (4) was / was being
well-dressed and (5) had / was having sunglasses on,
8 They ______ (want) to meet a local tribe.
(6) took / was taking the drawing without anyone
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noticing, the San Francisco Chronicle (7) reported / was
reporting.
2 Write the questions for the sentences in exercise 1 It was the weekend and there were lots of people in the
with the question words from the box. You can use a gallery. Some (8) looked / were looking at the paintings,
question word more than once. and some (9) talked / were talking on their mobiles. But
can it really be true that nobody (10) looked / was
looking when the thief (11) took / was taking the
What Where How far Why When Who
picture? It seems incredible, but the cameras in the
1 When did the journey begin? gallery (12) recorded / were recording all day, and
(13) didn’t show / were not showing a thing!
2 ________________________
3 ________________________ 1 point for each correct answer 12
4 ________________________
5 ________________________ 5 Write the Past Simple form of these regular verbs in
6 ________________________ the correct group.

7 ________________________
record look explode star work appreciate
8 ________________________ refuse stop close laugh watch
protest listen walk decide call
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/d/ starred _____________________________
3 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past /t/ laughed _____________________________
Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. /ɪd/ exploded _____________________________
1 The professor was talking (talk) to his companion
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2 One day I ________ (lie) in my hammock when a
plane ________ (fly) overhead.
3 Sanchez ________ (not go) into the forest because he
________ (be) afraid of the monkeys.
4 She ________ (have) an argument with her husband
when they ________ (hear) an enormous explosion.
5 Thieves ________ (steal) my luggage while I
________ (wait) at the airport.

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Unit test 3A Continued

6 Read the answers. Then use the notes to write the 8 Choose the correct options.
questions. 1 They speak Russian perfect / perfectly .
1 who / plant / the bomb? 2 The snake bit me bad / badly on the hand.
Who planted the bomb? 3 Please talk clearly / clear. I can’t understand what
The terrorists did. you’re saying.
2 what / you / do / yesterday evening? 4 News of the robbery spread fastly / fast.
______________________ 5 I took a sleeping pill and then got up very late / lately
I was enjoying myself at a friend’s party. the next morning.
3 when / they / arrive / at the police station? 6 She fell off her bike and hit the ground hardly / hard.
______________________ 7 He completely / complete lost his temper with the
At ten o’clock, I think. airport officials.
4 what / he / wear? 8 I’d appreciate it if you could answer all the questions
______________________ honestly / honest.
He was wearing a ski hat and dark glasses. 9 The football team played good / well even though
5 she / talk / to them? two men were injured.
______________________ 10 We asked the guide to walk more slow / slowly.
Yes, she did. She asked them some questions.
6 where / explosion / take place? 1 point for each correct answer 9
______________________
The bomb exploded in a car park near the city centre. 9 Rewrite the sentences with the adverbs in brackets.
1 She spoke. (again, quietly)
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She spoke again quietly.
2 Do you see him? (still, often)
7 Complete the sentences with the adverb form of the
adjectives in the box. ________________________
3 I was watching TV at home when I heard a loud
passionate fluent brave bad careful patient explosion. (quietly, really)
________________________
1 She took him in her arms and kissed him 4 I got back from holiday. (just, tonight)
passionately. ________________________
2 The flight attendants spoke ______ in French and 5 Check your work for mistakes. (first, carefully)
English. ________________________
3 The doctor examined his patient ______ . 6 Does he drive? (ever, fast)
4 The footballer fell ______ and injured himself. ________________________
5 The cabin crew ______ got all the passengers out of 7 I’m eighteen years old and I earn $100,000 a year.
the burning plane before leaving themselves. (only, already)
6 There was a very long queue outside the shop, but ________________________
everyone waited ______ in line.
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Unit test 3A Continued

10 Write the dates in two ways. 13 Translate the sentences.

1 04/07 the fourth of July 1 I designed a new web page yesterday.
July the fourth 2 Where did you go last summer?
2 19/09 ________________________ 3 The plane was taxiing down the runway at midnight.
________________________ 4 Clouds were gathering overhead.
3 03/05 ________________________ 5 He lost his temper and began shouting furiously.
________________________
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4 21/12 ________________________
________________________
Total 100
5 01/04 ________________________
________________________

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11 Write the dates in words.

1 What date is Halloween?
the thirty-first of October
2 When’s your birthday?
_______________________
3 What year were you born?
_______________________
4 What’s the date in one year’s time?
_______________________
5 What’s the date the day after tomorrow?
_______________________
6 What year was your mother born?
_______________________

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12 Write the preposition. Some sentences don’t need a

preposition.
1 I left the house at six o’clock.
2 We took a trip along the coast __ the weekend.
3 Did we visit New York __ 1967 or 68?
4 What were we doing __ two days ago?
5 My birthday is __ September.
6 I like to watch TV __ the evening.

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