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Short Test Unit 4 Test 1B

Unit 4 Test 1B
Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar
1 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 The entrance exam was rather / rather more difficult than I had expected. I hope I did well
enough to get in.
2 Our hotel is any more / much more luxurious than the one we stayed in last year – it even has
a hot-tub!
3 I have been practising my sprinting and training three times a week, but I still don’t seem to be
rather / any faster.
4 The bus service into town is just getting worse and worse / worst.
5 The longer you leave it, the more / more difficult it will seem to re-start your studies.

Mark __/5

2 Complete the sentences with comparative and superlative phrases that include the words in
brackets.
1 I did enjoy my meal, but I think the other Indian restaurant is _______________. (RATHER)
2 The performance of the Russian gymnast was the ___________________. (MILE)
3 I wasn’t totally happy with the way the picture turned out, but it wasn’t _______________ as I
had feared. (QUITE)
4 My dad has taken my mum to a really expensive restaurant tonight. He said it should be only
_____________________ for his wife on their anniversary. (VERY)
5 That was an excellent race. Jorge was ____________________ racer on the track. (EASILY)

Mark __/5

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Short Test Unit 4 Test 1B

Vocabulary
3 Complete each sentence with a noun formed from one of the verbs in brackets.
1 The car was not quite fast enough, but with some _____________ I think that it is capable of
winning races. (MODIFY, TRANSFORM)
2 The youth club has undergone a complete___________ with the money which was donated by a
local business. (ADJUST, TRANSFORM)
3 I have finished the first draft of my report. It’s still a bit rough, so it needs some
______________. (REFINE, CONVERT)
4 My cousin is a builder and he specialises in loft ____________. He puts proper floors in, and
windows in the roof, and people then use them as offices or spare bedrooms. (ADAPT,
CONVERT)
5 If you make some _________________ to the gearing on your bicycle I think you will find the hill
easier. (ALTER, EVOLVE)

Mark __/5

4 Complete the sentences with a suitable expression with change.


1 No-one seems to be able to make a success of that café. It’s ________________ so many times
in the last three years, but each new owner seems to give up on it.
2 At first I wasn’t very happy about moving house, but I’ve had a _____________. I’m looking
forward to new experiences and meeting new people.
3 Pete said that he didn’t like French food, but he soon _________________ when he smelled it
cooking.
4 I’ve been eating a lot of junk food recently and I’ve put on weight, but starting today I’m going to
___________________ and make sure my diet is healthier.
5 We were meant to be eating at six o’clock, but there has been a _______________ and now we
won’t be eating until nine. I wish I’d eaten something this afternoon.

Mark __/5

Total ___/20

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Short Test Unit 4 Test 2B

Unit 4 Test 2B
Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar
1 Read and complete the sentences with an appropriate conditional structure.
1 If they don’t finish the plumbing work, none of us will be able to have a shower.
Unless __________________________________________________
2 I brought the umbrella, so we didn’t get soaked.
Suppose __________________________________________________
3 I didn’t eat all of my lunch. I’m so hungry now!
If _____________________________________________________
4 You didn’t tell me you would be at the football match, so I didn’t go along.
Had ___________________________________________________
5 We don’t go to the same school, so we don’t see each other every day.
If ______________________________________________________

Mark __/5

2 Read the sentences and cross out words to make reduced relative clauses where possible.
1 Both of the men who were involved in the fight have been arrested.
2 The old steam engine that I helped to restore was put on show in the museum.
3 I wasn’t allowed to pick up the parcel because I didn’t have the ID that is required.
4 The lady who I helped up the stairs turned out to be the owner of the gallery.
5 Many of the supporters who were at the match that night left before the end of the game.

Mark __/5

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Short Test Unit 4 Test 2B

Vocabulary
3 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 My uncle made a full recovery and was glad to get back to work. He’d been worried that he’d
have to have to take a(n) _______________ retirement.
A tortuous B brief C protracted D enforced
2 I’m glad Lisa decided for herself which class she wanted to attend – she has in the past been
pushed into things by her _____________ parents.
A mollycoddled B overbearing C impressionable D stormy
3 It might seem that my parents and I have a(n) ______________ relationship, but despite not
always seeing eye to eye, we still love each other.
A integral B shrewd C stormy D uplifting
4 There is a very __________________ environment in my maths class, with everybody trying to
get the highest marks in exams.
A competitive B irreparable C concession D enforced
5 My friend Jamie only had a ____________ childhood – he started caring for his handicapped
mother when he was eight.
A mollycoddled B brief C stormy D protracted

Mark __/5

Everyday English
4 Complete the dialogue with one or two words in each gap.
A I think that the ____________ of small independent shops is that the owners often know a lot
about the products they are selling.
B Yes, I ____________ you’re right. But _____________ mind, shopping at the supermarket is
more convenient as everything is under one roof.
A Hmm. ____________. I hadn’t _____________ of that. But they are so soulless!

Mark __/5
Total: ___/20

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