Short test Unit 5 Test 1/2A
Unit 5 Test 1A
Name: ___________________________________________
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences appropriate passive forms. Use the words in brackets.
1 The most dangerous snakes ___________________ (usually, transport) in special boxes.
2 In the late nineteenth century most machinery ___________________ (drive) by steam.
3 The manager was angry that he ___________________ (not tell) about the strike sooner.
4 The oil filter in your car should ___________________ (change) long ago.
5 The road in front of our house ___________________ (repair) this week so we can't get to our
garage.
6 Due to the ongoing demonstration, drivers ____________________ (tell) not to turn down this
street at the moment.
7 The device must first ___________________ (unplug) from the electricity supply for safety.
8 Sweet paprika ___________________ (often, add) to make the dish more interesting.
9 Since then a number of complaints ___________________ (receive) about noise from the club.
10 The waiter claimed he ___________________ (wrongly, accuse).
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Vocabulary
2 Complete the sentences with appropriate technology words.
22112 I need to get a new bulb / battery / dial for my laptop – it only works for about half an
hour if it’s not plugged in.
22113 You don't need a keyboard. The plug / lens / touchscreen on this tablet is really easy
to use.
22114 You have to post / download / log on an app if you want to read this magazine on your
phone.
22115 I don’t believe it! I told Trisha not to post / scroll / stream that photo on my profile – now
my mum can see it!
22116 Kyle's been uploading / browsing / updating through the online catalogue for ages
and still hasn't found the book he's looking for.
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3 Complete the sentences with appropriate words to do with science and medicine.
23552 There is still a debate about how many of our characteristics come from our
g___________, and how much is influenced by upbringing and experience .
23553 New e ___________ carried out on mice suggest that there might be a cure for brain
cancer after all.
23554 My sister is working as a lab t____________ this summer, to get experience of real
scientific research.
23555 Medical d___________ refers to the process of attempting to determine or identify a
possible disease or disorder.
23556 My doctor had warned me about the s ________ e_________ of these pills and he was
right, they give me terrible migraines.
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Unit 5 Test 2A
Name: ___________________________________________
Grammar
1 Rewrite the sentences using the passive. Subjects in italics should not be mentioned in the
answers.
30448 Companies will sell increasing numbers of electrically-powered cars.
Increasing numbers of ___________________
30449 Someone is robbing you if you pay that much rent.
If you pay ___________________
30450 Until the 1950s they used to sentence bank robbers to life imprisonment.
Bank robbers ___________________
30451 It was in the 1980s that someone put the first household computers on sale.
The first household computers ___________________
30452 They hadn't considered Amanda a possible candidate before she applied.
Amanda ___________________
30453 Children flying kites sometimes endanger aircraft.
Aircraft ___________________
30454 They will charge students full price for entry in future.
In future, students ___________________
30455 People must only take small doses of the new medicine.
The new medicine ___________________
30456 The athletes didn't know stimulants were being given to them.
The athletes had no idea they ___________________
30457 They didn't know someone was filming them taking the bribe.
They didn't know they ___________________
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Vocabulary
2 Fill in the correct word form of the words in bold.
The fugitive was convicted of _____________ for creating a fake ID and credit card. forge
An _____________ who started a fire which destroyed a local factory was jailed yesterday for 9
years. arson
Depending on the severity of the crime, the law may consider the _____________ guilty and insist
on a prison sentence. fraud
These monkeys are among few survivors of the cruel and lucrative business of international
_____________ in wild animals. traffic
The local council agreed to repaint properties _____________ by graffiti artists. vandal
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Everyday English
3 Complete the dialogue with the words in the box.
possible seem opt imagine say
A: Looking at the two photos of gadget shops, I'd 1 _____________ for the first one, mainly because
it looks more trendy and up-to-date.
B: I should 2 _____________that the staff are more knowledgeable about new technologies, too.
There 3 _____________ to be more young shop assistants in this photo compared to the other shop.
A:Yes, I agree. Also, judging by what they have on the shelves, I'd 4 _____________ that there are
more products to choose from than in the other shop.
B: I thought the same. It's quite 5 _____________ that the prices are much more competitive, too.
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