language TeST 8b unit 8

Name: _________________________________________ Score: ____________ / 30 points

1 Complete the sentences using passive forms. 3 Complete the sentences with compounds formed
Use by only if necessary. (10 points) with one word from each box. (10 points)
Somebody has spilled coffee all over my time    level    open    boarding  
computer! mouth    solar    light    body
coffee has been spilled all over my computer! right    travel    text
1 vandals destroyed the public telephone last switch    watering    handed    minded
night. book    powered    insurance    saving
The public telephone _____________________ card    guard    headed
________________________ vandals last night.
2 We had already finished dinner when she arrived. Most parking meters and information
dinner __________________________________ terminals are solar-powered these days.
________________________ when she arrived. 1 computers can be great _________-_________
3 Paul, is somebody fixing the washing machine devices – or they can be the opposite!
today? 2 Where’s the _________ _________ ? It’s dark
Paul, _____________________________ today? in here and I can’t find it.
4 It keeps me busy at the weekend, and I like that. 3 It’s important to have _________ _________
I like ___________________________________ just in case something unfortunate happens
_____________________ busy at the weekend. while you’re abroad.
5 People have bought over a million copies of 4 What I like best about him is how tolerant and
the book in the first month. _________-_________ he is.
over a million copies of ___________________ 5 after you check in at the airport you get
________________________ in the first month. a _________ _________ , which has your seat
6 They will phone you to confirm your order. number on it.
You ____________________________________ 6 This new maths _________ is really
____________________ to confirm your order. complicated. I don’t understand it.
7 The shops are going to sell out of this game 7 I’d hate to be famous. Having a _________
very soon. following you everywhere to keep you safe
This game _____________________ very soon. must be really annoying.
8 I’m worried about spiders attacking me. 8 When I use a pen I hold it in my left hand but
I’m worried about ________________________ when I play tennis I’m _________-_________.
______________________________ spiders. 9 He’s always in control of himself. He’s the
9 You will not take your bags into the most _________-_________ person I know.
examination hall. 10 That dessert looks absolutely _________-
Your bags _______________________________ _________! can I try it? Please?
_________________ into the examination hall.
10 We should send your gift by the end of the week. 4 Complete the missing words. (6 points)
Your gift ________________________________ The number of unemployed s t a y e d the same.
___________________ by the end of the week.
1 _ l _ _ s _ half, or 49%, of football fans support
2 Choose the correct answers. (4 points) one of the big four teams in England.
Despite / Whereas the fact that we had never 2 Temperatures have risen _ r _ _ u _ _ l _ for
met before, we formed a good team. decades.
3 The average time people spend working has
1 We went for a long walk, while / in spite of changed very _ _ t _ _ _ over the last decade,
the rain. in fact, it appears to have stayed the same.
2 The second book was really interesting, 4 Many more people are vegetarians today
whereas / despite the first had been boring. _ _ m _ _ _ e _ with twenty years ago.
3 Although / In spite of having less work, I am 5 only a small _ _ n _ _ i _ _ of students fail to
more tired now than I used to be. complete their studies.
4 While / Despite we did not see everything, the 6 The price of tickets has gone from £5 to £15
trip was still great. in two years. That’s _ r _ _ l _ the old price.

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