ROADMAP™ B2 Unit test 6

Grammar 3 Match 1–8 with a–h.

1 Complete the sentences with the + -ing or 1 We agreed to   d 
infinitive form of the verbs in brackets. 2 He is so forgetful. I am always reminding   _ 
1 Don’t forget to take (take) your umbrella – 3 When we questioned him, he denied   _ 
it’s going to rain later! 4 I don’t think Javier will ever apologise  _  
2 They’re talking about __________ (buy) a house 5 I can’t believe that she blamed   _ 
next year. 6 The problem with Yun is that he always insists  _  
3 I've had enough of this job. I can’t wait 7 I didn’t want to, but Alan convinced    _
__________ (go) on holiday. 8 The children were arguing, so I threatened   _ 
4 __________ (read) a good book is a great way to
relax. a me for starting the argument.
5 Do you think you would ever consider b taking the money from the house.
__________ (move) to another country? c to take the game away.
6 Johannes spoke to his manager ___________ d delay the meeting until the afternoon.
(ask) for some time off. e on having the final word in an argument.
7 If you want to buy a car, it would be worth f him to make sure he’s got his keys before leaving
__________ (look) in the local paper. the house.
8 It’s nice __________ (visit) relatives in your g for the way he spoke to her when he was angry.
spare time. h me to go out that night.
9 Did you remember __________ (buy) some /7
bread at the supermarket?
10 I’m thinking about __________ (change) my Vocabulary
hair colour. 4 Match 1–7 with a–g.
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2 My brother is a bit of ___
2 Tick () the correct reported speech
sentences. Find and correct the mistakes. 3 The sunsets here really take ___
1 ‘I want to see your passport.’ 4 That new video game is a piece ___
He told me that he wants to see my passport. 5 I passed my driving test and I’m ___
wanted 6 When the bus is late, it drives ___
2 ‘Would you help me?’ 7 The new Chris Hemsworth film is out ___
I asked her that she would help me. _________ a over the moon!
3 ‘I will come to the doctor with you.’ b of this world!
He said he would come to the doctor with me. c leg for a bike like that!
________ d of cake to play.
4 ‘I have been bitten by your dog!’ e my breath away.
She told me that she has been bitten by my dog. f me up the wall.
_________ g a pain sometimes.
5 ‘I could sleep all day.’ /6
He told me I could have slept all day. _________
6 ‘Can you listen to me?'
She asked me to listen to her. _________
7 ‘I can’t go to school this morning.’
He said he couldn’t go to school that morning.
_________
8 ‘Where can we go for dinner?’
She told me where we could go for dinner.
_________
9 ‘I’m not going back to the shop. I’ve already been
this morning!’
He told me he wasn’t going back to the shop as
he’s already been that morning. _________
10 ‘Leave your documents here.’
He told me to leave my documents there.
_________
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ROADMAP™ B2 Unit test 6

5 Choose the correct answer, a, b or c to

complete the sentences. 6 Complete the stories with the verbs in the
boxes in the correct form.
1 How do you try to avoid  a   at work?
a conflict b trust c cooperation accuse admit convince deny refuse
2 It is important to not ___ other people while they remind threaten
are speaking.
a bond b interrupt c praise My brother had a terrible day yesterday. He
3 Most people respond positively to ___. thought someone had stolen his phone from his
a praise b conflict c tension gym bag. He 1 accused the other people in
4 Parents need time to ___ with their young the changing rooms, but they 2_________ it.
children. They said they hadn’t been near his bag and
a cooperate b build c bond tried to 3_________ him that he’d made a
5 Any ___ between work colleagues should be mistake, but he didn’t believe them. He
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dealt with quickly. __________ to call the manager down, but
a trust b cooperation c tension nobody 5__________ taking it. He couldn’t
6 It’s easy to ___ others when they are wrong, but believe they all 6_________ to own up! Then my
it isn’t very helpful. brother’s friend came in and 7_________ him that
a praise b criticise c fall out he had left his phone in the car. How
7 Sadly, people can ___ over very minor issues at embarrassing! I don't think he can ever go back
work. there again now.
a fall out b bond c cooperate
8 Every team needs to ___ to get good results. agree advise blame persuade regret
a criticise b cooperate c fall out offer
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I really 8_________ buying my car. It never starts
and I’ve only had it for three months. My dad
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__________ me to not buy a second-hand car
from the internet, but I was feeling lazy and when
I saw an ad for one that was only £2,000, I
decided to look at it. The man was very charming
and 10__________ me to buy the car without
having it checked. He 11__________ to have it
cleaned and deliver it to my house, too. I
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__________ to buy the car and just a week
later, I started having problems with it. I suppose
I only have myself to 13_________.
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