REVIEW: Units 1–8

GROUP A

Name: ________________________
Class: ________________________

VOCABULARY
1 Choose the correct options, A, B or C.
0 Ellie lowered her ___ so nobody could hear her.
A head B voice C eyebrows D shoulders
1 Kim has the funniest facial ___ when she talks.
A contacts B movements C gestures D expressions
2 You can see the adverts on those huge ___ as you drive into town.
A billboards B slogans C commercials D logos
3 I just need to finish writing this ___ of my new book.
A character B chapter C novel D cover
4 The ___ in this book are brilliant and explain things well.
A designs B techniques C illustrations D headlines
5 Gemma has got ___ ears.
A painted B dyed C ringed D pierced
6 The doctor ___ him some tablets to help the pain.
A wrote B prescribed C signed D advised
7 I’m afraid I got ___ from my job yesterday.
A fired B promoted C unemployed D contracted
8 Beth has just joined a ___ to encourage people to recycle more.
A centre B campaign C career D culture
9 Patrick is a news ___ on the local radio station.
A author B reporter C designer D paparazzi
10 The school ___ students to recycle.
A encourages B congratulates C boosts D integrates
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2 Complete the text. Circle the correct words.

Georgia has just won an 0 award /gift for a painting she did last term. She made a poster
about different forms of body language, which was both very funny and informative.
The 1 head / hand gestures showed people pointing a 2 finger / nose at each other and
looking angry. Next to that were people giving each other a 3 shake / hug and smiling.
A local art gallery saw the poster and want Georgia to 4 apply / resign for a job there for the
summer. She would love to gain some work 5 fun / experience.
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3 Complete the text. Choose the correct options.

Our teacher has just 0 appeared / come / seen in the news because
she’s written a 1 novel / biography / poem of Charles Dickens.
It’s 2 given / been / taken her ten years to write because she’s a full-time teacher.
The 3 reviews / report / critics of her book are excellent and people are saying it could be
a 4 broadsheet / bestseller / tabloid.
We hope she doesn’t stop teaching because she’s great at helping students with
5 asthma / insomnia / dyslexia to read.
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GRAMMAR
4 Complete the text using the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses.
Yesterday my friend and I 0 were told (tell) to see the head teacher. We thought we
1 ______________ ______________ (do) something wrong. But no, she only
2 ______________ (want) to tell us that she 3______________ ______________ (choose)
us to represent the school in the schools spelling competition.
This 4 ______________ ______________ ______________ (hold) in January in
Manchester. We
5 ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ (must/travel)
there by train and stay in a hotel overnight.
When I started school, I 6 ______________ ______________ (not can) spell very well and
now I’m one of the best in the school.
I 7 ______________ ______________ (not be) interested in books until my English teacher
8 ______________ ______________ ______________ (manage/find) something that
interested me. If I hadn’t started reading,
I 9 ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ (not become)
a better speller.
If we do well in the competition, we 10 ______________ ______________ (win) some money
for the school and some books for us.
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5 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
0 She can’t see him until Monday.
She isn’t able to see him until Monday.
1 It was necessary for her to leave early.
She had _______________________________________ early.
2 He couldn’t finish his work on time.
He ______________________ manage ______________________ his work on time.
3 It’s not necessary to buy tickets for the concert.
We ______________________ have ______________________ tickets for the concert.
4 My parents didn’t let me go out last night.
I ______________________ allowed ______________________ out last night by my
parents.
5 No one has given me the password yet.
The password ______________________ been ______________________ to me yet.
6 My advice is: don’t tell him about it.
If I were you, _______________________________________ him about it.
7 He will only tell you if you ask him.
He ______________________ you unless ______________________ him.
8 We’ll visit you tomorrow if possible.
They said _______________________________________ us the next day if possible.
9 At 9 am tomorrow I’m giving a speech to the school.
I will _______________________________________ a speech to the school at 9 am
tomorrow.
10 I started work here ten years ago.
I _______________________________________ here for ten years.
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USE OF ENGLISH
6 Complete the email. Use the words in the box.
at didn’t doing for in recommend
Hey, Josh, how are you 0 doing?
You asked me to tell you if the book was any good, 1 ___________________ you?
Well I’ve finished it 2 ___________________ last and
I apologise 3 ___________________ taking so long.
I really enjoyed it and would certainly 4 ___________________ it to you. The plot’s really
exciting and when the characters were 5 ___________________ danger, it was scary.

any Both in know one

I think this is 6 ___________________ of the best books I’ve read.

I haven’t read 7 ___________________ of the other books yet, but I want to.
By the way, I can’t come to your house this weekend. 8 ___________________ my sister and
I are 9 ___________________ trouble with Mum for not helping in the house, so we can’t go
out, but you can come here on Sunday afternoon.
Let me 10 ___________________ if you can come.
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7 Complete the dialogue. Match a word or phrase from the box with a gap.
A: Which magazine are you going to buy?
B: This 0 ____ I think.
It’s got all the celebrity gossip. Those
A: 1 _____ are terrible magazines, Ana.
one
You need to read something
which has more news in it.
I can see
B: What do 2 _____?
A: Well there are quite a few good for example
news magazines especially for teenagers.
This one, 3_____. you suggest
4
B: As far as _____ this is really boring, Dan.
There’s nothing that interests me in it. my opinion
A: Well in 5 _____ your magazines are rubbish.

____________________________________

B: Could you 6 _____?

A: They’re a waste of time.
Personally
You 7 _____ read magazines
to learn more about the world.
say that again
Not what famous people wear and eat.
B: 8 _____, I buy magazines to relax. should
Not to study.
A: I think we should agree to disagree. of course not
B: Maybe 9 _____.
We don’t want to break up our friendship you’re right
over magazines!
A: No, 10 _____.
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