Unit 5 language test

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VOCABULARY: Body idioms better judgement. Well, I think I was right. We weren’t

Choose the correct options to complete the prepared – we’d rushed 13______ it without ironing
sentences. 14
______ all the day-to-day management. I felt quite
angry about the experience. I felt that my brother just
1 As a rule of foot / thumb, you should eat around
five to seven portions of fruit and vegetables daily. wanted to show 15______ his cooking without thinking
of the practicalities of running a business. He didn’t
2 When Hans was told that Pippa got the promotion step 16______ to his responsibilities, in my opinion,
instead of him, he completely lost his face / head
and we fell out in the end. Now, we barely speak. It’s
and walked out.
such a shame because we’d been so close growing
3 While many people are complacent, we cannot turn up.
a blind ear / eye to the damage our own activities
have on the environment. __/8
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4 We shouldn’t take what people on social media say
at face / hand value. We know that many people Complete the conversations with the words from
spread misinformation in posts. the boxes.

5 The car I bought last year has been an utter pain in circulation chunky redesign value widespread
the arm / neck since the moment I got it home. It’s
broken down at least six times.
Roy: Have you seen that new coin that’s in
6 Being in the public eye / mind might seem 17
______? I’ve not seen it yet.
glamourous and exciting, but I bet it completely
destroys your privacy. Ana: Yes, I’ve got one! It’s rather 18______, though. It
doesn’t even fit in my purse.
7 Development of the prototype and market research Roy: How bizarre! You’d have thought they would
must go hand in hand / head if we are to make a
have considered that. Maybe they’ll have to 19______
success of this product.
it to make it easier to use.
8 When Hasan broke a window playing football, his Ana: Well, they should do it quickly, so that there
sister told him he’d have to own up and head / face
aren’t many of these big ones. Maybe they’ll go up in
the music when their dad got home.
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______ because there won’t be many.
__/8
Roy: Haha! I think you’ll be unlucky. They’re already
VOCABULARY: Phrasal verbs
pretty 21______, I think.
Complete the text with the correct prepositions.
One life lesson I learnt in the past five years, is never
glimpse legendary shoulders unheard
to start a business with a family member. My brother
and I did just that and, I can tell you, it didn’t come Ben: Have you ever rubbed 22______ with any
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______ well. We’d drawn 10______ rough plans and celebrities?
invested $100,000 dollars each into starting up a Gigi: Actually, I have … in a way. I worked in the
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restaurant. My brother wanted to cook and I was ______ national theatre restaurant for a few years
going to take 11______ the front-of-house role and when I was younger. You wouldn’t believe who I saw!
take care of the finances. I thought we’d need around I once even caught a 24______ of the famous actor,
a year to get started, but my brother was keen to Cain Appleby!
open within a few months, which went 12______ my Ben: Wow! What was he like?
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Gigi: Oh, I wasn’t serving him – I just saw him across 6 All students are required to submit their projects on
the restaurant. I did see Ryan Lewis though. You Friday ____ they have special circumstances which
allow them more time.
know, he directed all those gangster films in the 70s.
Seeing him in public is almost 25______ of! Because A when B if C unless
of his eccentricities, he usually stays at home.
__/6
__/9
__/25 GRAMMAR: Conditional forms
Complete the sentences with the correct
GRAMMAR: Conditional forms conditional form of the verbs in brackets.
Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete
the sentences. 7 We ________________________ (not arrive) late
if you’d listened to my directions instead of the
1 ____ I take a lot of medication, my allergies tend to sat nav system in the car.
be bad during the first few weeks of summer.
8 If I ________________________ (remember) to
pick up my umbrella as we left the house, we
A Unless B Provided that C In case
wouldn’t be soaking wet now.

2 I want to take some scenic photos on our hike, so

I’ll take a battery pack ____ my phone goes flat.

A when B in case C provided 9 If Greg wasn’t so stressed about his interview next
week, he ________________________ (enjoy) his
birthday celebration more yesterday.
3 ____ you haven’t bought a ticket in advance, you
won’t have access to the special exhibition in the 10 If they had lost the match after having a 4–0 lead,
museum. the team ________________________ (feel) awful
for the rest of the season.
A Unless B If C When
11 Carolina ________________________ (live) in
Paris now if she had decided to take up the
internship with Le Figaro newspaper.
4 Harry’s parents said he could have a new games
console, ____ he played it for no more than two __/10
hours a day.

GRAMMAR: Conditional forms

A provided that B in case C if
Choose the correct options to complete the
sentences.
5 ____ we shop at the supermarket, we always take
a list to avoid being tempted by unnecessary items. 12 If you would like / could like to follow me, I’ll
take you to your seats in the auditorium.

A What if B When C In case

13 Suppose you hadn’t noticed the parking
information, we would be / could have been fined
for leaving the car here.

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14 If the weather happens to be clear later, you’ll /
you’d be able to see the meteor shower easily. 18 Should / Unless you require any further
assistance, our sales staff will be happy to help you.
15 If you should / would happen to be driving past
my house tomorrow morning, I’d appreciate a lift to 19 If the government were providing / were to
the station. provide schools with extra funding, how much would
they realistically need?
16 If Charlotte hadn’t persuaded me to go shopping
yesterday, I might not have spent / could not 20 What if Zara had realised / Had Zara realised
spend so much money. how boring studying medicine would be, she would
have chosen something more creative.
17 I might be able to help with the spreadsheet
you’re struggling with if you can / if you would __/9
come round early this evening. __/25

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