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B2 Unit test 7B

1 Complete the sentences with the present perfect 3 Choose the correct answer from the words in
form of the verb in brackets and a past modal of italics.
deduction. There may be more than one possible
answer. 1 If I finish this work reasonably early, I must /
might / need to have a barbecue later.
EXAMPLE: 2 You really mustn’t / can’t / needn’t use the
equipment without wearing safety glasses.
The food’s still raw! You can’t have turned on the
3 Need / Must / May I call you later? There’s
oven.
something we need to discuss.
1 There’s only one reason why Lars would be late; he 4 You can’t / don’t have to / needn’t leave your
____________ (get) stuck in heavy traffic. luggage there. It will get taken away by the security
2 Carla ____________ (take) her diet very seriously. team.
She still ate junk food and drank fizzy drinks! 5 I honestly believe that our team could / must /
3 I ____________ (be) wrong about Tina’s ability to have to win the championship this year.
do the job, but I’m not sure yet. 6 You might not have / can’t have / needn’t have
4 I’ve been trying to contact my brother all day. He brought so much food. I’d already prepared plenty.
____________ (switch on) his phone. 7 I really may / can / ought to pay more attention
5 Jan ____________ (start) work at 7 this morning – when someone tells me their name. I’m useless at
the building doesn’t open until 8 o clock. remembering them.
8 Can / Might / Has to that be Graeme’s bag? He has
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one just like it.
2 Complete the article. Use one word in each 9 If you want to be rich, you have to / may / can work
space. hard and get a good job.
10 I must / could / ought to be wrong, but I’m sure
The way we interact with the people around us is Isaw Selma in town last night.
governed by a set of social 1__________ which tell us 1 point for each correct answer 10
how to behave in specific circumstances. For example,
things like how to greet someone in, how close to
stand to other people, and which 2__________ to use
or to avoid saying altogether.
Most people learn what’s required in social situations
3
__________ even really trying. They learn what to do
and what 4__________ to do when they’re out in
5
__________ just by being part of society and
watching the people around them.

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4 Insert a word from the box in an appropriate 5 Complete the missing information in the
place in the sentences. brackets.

be come he know were Last night, we went to see the Darcy Oake Magic
Show for Adults, which was on at the Arts Centre. I’d
1 Jack asked Leo’s sister to marry him, but was been keen on seeing a magic show for ages, but my
turned down. husband wasn’t that interested (in seeing a magic
2 The vegetables were perfectly cooked and the show). I didn’t really know what to expect when I got
potatoes delicious. to the show as I’d only ever seen magic on TV, but the
3 I know what I know, but I also know what I don’t, atmosphere 1 (____________________________) was
if that makes sense. amazing.
4 The shop assistants weren’t as helpful as I thought
We settled down into our seats and waited for the show
they should. to start. Darcy arrived on stage on a motorbike, but
5 We were sure that Maria could, but we weren’t sure jumped off 2 (___________________________) just
if Katerina could come.
before it somehow magically rose up into the air. He
did one astonishing trick after another
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(________________________), and had the audience
watching in admiration. All too soon it was over,
though. Today, as I think about the show, I’ve decided
I want to learn more about how it all works, so I’ve
ordered some books on magic for beginners, and also a
4
(_________________________) kit. I imagine
getting to Darcy’s level will take me a while, but
hopefully 5 (___________________________) will
involve a lot of fun along the way.

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B2 Unit test 7B

6 Read the blog post in which five people talk language skills. Meanwhile, staff can take advantage
about a benefit they have gained from their of the beautiful woods and hills around the centre.
current job. Which person …?
D Kostas
1 has flexible working hours ____ Because my family run a small business, when I left
2 will be able to travel abroad ____ university most people thought I would just walk into a
3 feels a sense of belonging to a place ____ job. But I had other ideas which involved foreign
4 enjoys reduced travel time to work ____ travel and adventure. I started working for an
5 has the opportunity to learn a foreign language international bank and it was OK to start with, but
____ things turned out to be a bit slow, so I did end up
joining the family business after all. Then Dad offered
A Kristina
to pay for a college course in Spanish as we buy a lot
When I left school, all I knew was that I was really of our supplies from South America. And I’m living at
keen on art, so I jumped at the chance to work as an home, too, which is saving me a fortune on rent and
assistant in a small art gallery. But it turned out that all bills!
I had to do was make lists and keep things tidy. I
E Marla
didn’t exactly feel challenged! Nowadays I’m working
with a firm of designers. Soon after I took up I’m an estate agent and our office is right in the centre
employment with them, they opened a shop near my of a lovely little market town. I feel really comfortable
home, which was an added bonus as it takes me only working there and can’t imagine being anywhere else.
ten minutes to drive there as opposed to almost an hour I wasn’t always in the property business; I started out
in the past. I certainly don’t miss being stuck in traffic in sales and that’s a whole other world. I worked in
every morning. I use the time I save to work the odd one of those huge out-of-town shopping parks and it
evening or weekend if I’m needed; I really don’t mind was tough as we had targets to meet every week. That
doing that. led to lots of competition between staff and I soon
realized that it wasn’t for me. Anyway, now I’m much
B Mandeep
happier and with the inside knowledge I’ve got here,
Well, a job wouldn’t suit me if it didn’t involve I’ve been able to buy a small reasonably-priced
computers or programming languages in a big way. apartment – my first home!
I’ve always worked in this field, in one role or another.
I set up my own business last year. I’m what you might 2 points for each correct answer 10
call a PC doctor and I sort out everyone’s problems. I
could find myself working at any time. But strangely
enough, this is quite a plus. Even though I’m on
‘standby’, I can meet up with old friends when I’m
free during the day, or even go to the gym when it’s
quiet.
C Alannah
I was told that the route to roles in hotel management
started with restaurant work, though personally I found
it all hard going – long hours, and little chance of
promotion, which didn’t exactly motivate me.
Anyway, I work as a receptionist now at a conference
centre in the countryside, though not too far from
home. I discovered only after I was a week into the job
that it’s part of a worldwide chain and there are plenty
of chances for staff exchanges, so I’ll get to use my
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7 Choose the correct option a–c to complete the 8 A manager and a consultant are having a
sentences. discussion about some changes at work. Put the
words in italics into the correct order.
1 Some scientists may be _____________ dangerous
chemicals as they carry out experiments. Consultant So, the new working hours mean that
employees could do their weekly number of
a applied to
hours over four days instead of five?
b exposed to
c reacted to Manager Yes. It should make everyone happy
1
2 James is thoroughly reliable; I know I can always Consultant ____________________ more / I /
_____________ him. agree / couldn’t. There are bound to be
several people who will find this way of
a insist on
working very appealing. And
b blame for 2
____________________ don’t / anyone /
c count on
think / disagree / I / would that it will offer
3 Staff in all branches of the bank have been people a better work-life balance.
_____________ their salary cuts. They’re
Manager I do have some concerns, however.
extremely unhappy!
Consultant OK … go on.
a insisting on
b criticizing for Manager Well, standards might slip if people
c protesting against are trying to fit in as much as possible during
the time they’re here so that they can get
4 Nils felt he’d been unfairly _____________ failing
away to have a three-day weekend.
to do his share, when he’d actually been working
3
overtime. Consultant ____________________ to / beg /
differ / I , actually, and let me tell you why.
a accused of
Research shows that employees go out of
b reacted to
their way to take advantage of this working
c prohibited from
arrangement.
5 In the report, we were heavily _____________ not
Manager Well, I suppose that makes sense.
taking customers’ feedback into consideration.
Although I have to say that I’ve read some of
a exposed to the research you’re referring to and
b criticized for 4
____________________ I’m / quite / not /
c protected from agree / sure / I / with it. Anyway, let’s go
ahead and try it.
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Consultant So, I think the end of next week would
be a reasonable deadline for completing
everything. What do you think?
5
Manager ____________________ completely /
I / agree.

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9 Complete the sentences with the correct words. 10 Complete the sentences with a prefix from A and
The first letter of each word is given. a word from B. Use hyphens where necessary.

1 I know it’s a beautiful car, but I can’t j__________ A

spending that kind of money on a vehicle.
2 Did you know that it’s i__________ to take photos inter mono multi self semi
of certain monuments in this country? You could
get in serious trouble for doing it. B
3 The only comment the police have made so far is awareness circle lingual national storey
that the accident did not occur in suspicious
c__________. 1 Nowadays students have no reason to
4 When I travel, I always have my v__________ remain____________________; many colleges
stored in the hotel safe box so that they can’t be offer language courses to undergraduates.
stolen. 2 To me, the painting just looked like a red
5 The car used in the bank robbery was found ____________________ with white spots on it.
a___________ with its doors unlocked almost fifty 3 Our new library will be a ____________________
kilometres away. building that can store more books than the old one.
4 Henri has a high level of ____________________,
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so he knew his behaviour was unacceptable.
5 There was ____________________ support from
all over the world for the research project.

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