8/9/2019 JR UI Tests Units 6-10 http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/jr-ui-tests-units-6-10 1/14 UNIT 6 16 unit six test A Match the beginnings and ends of the sentences. (10) a At first I didn’t understand her point of view, but now I think I can ■ b You have to take what fortune tellers say ■ c I’m very cynical about this new government and I ■ d I should have done things differently. When I look back now, I can ■ e James and Harriet seem very close, they’ve been ■ f I trust Steven, I’m going to ■ g I’m afraid I know what’s going to happen, I’ve ■ h I’m not 100% sure I believe you, but we’ve been together for years, so I’ll give you ■ i There’s absolutely no way I’m going to do that, it’s ■ j I’m afraid he left me suddenly five years ago, I haven’t ■ 1 at face value. 2 take his word for it. 3 the benefit of the doubt. 4 totally out of the question 5 see where she is coming from. 6 see where I went wrong. 7 don’t believe they are going to be any different from the last one. 8 seen him for dust since then. 9 seeing a lot of each other. 10 seen it all before. B Read the letter and fill in the gaps with one of the words or phrases in the box. (10) To the Editor of the Daily Herald Dear Sir, I was shocked to read an article in today’s newspaper talking about how the police are increasingly using (1) .................................................. to help them solve murder cases. I’ve always been (2) .................................................. about people who say that they can see into the future (or indeed the past), but after reading your article (which I think has to be taken with a (3) .................................................. ) I believe even less in their so-called (4) .................................................. powers. As far as I’m concerned, fortune-tellers and people like them (5) .................................................. be people who are adept at saying the right thing at the right time. Science and history have shown us time and time again that there is no such thing as someone who can (6) .................................................. what is going to happen in the future. believe ◆ foresee ◆ point ◆ views ◆ tend to ◆ sceptical ◆ pinch of salt ◆ supernatural ◆ clairvoyants ◆ astrology
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A Match the beginnings and ends of the sentences. (10)
a At first I didn’t understand her point of view, but now I think I can ■
b You have to take what fortune tellers say ■c I’m very cynical about this new government and I ■
d I should have done things differently. When I look back now, I can ■
e James and Harriet seem very close, they’ve been ■
f I trust Steven, I’m going to ■
g I’m afraid I know what’s going to happen, I’ve ■
h I’m not 100% sure I believe you, but we’ve been together for years, so I’ll give you ■
i There’s absolutely no way I’m going to do that, it’s ■
j I’m afraid he left me suddenly five years ago, I haven’t ■
1 at face value.
2 take his word for it.
3 the benefit of the doubt.
4 totally out of the question
5 see where she is coming from.
6 see where I went wrong.
7 don’t believe they are going to be any different from the last one.
8 seen him for dust since then.
9 seeing a lot of each other.
10 seen it all before.
B Read the letter and fill in the gaps with one of the words or phrases in the box. (10)
To the Editor of the Daily Herald
Dear Sir,
I was shocked to read an article in today’s newspaper talking about how the police are increasinglyusing (1) .................................................. to help them solve murder cases. I’ve always been (2) ..................................................
about people who say that they can see into the future (or indeed the past), but after reading your
article (which I think has to be taken with a (3) .................................................. ) I believe even less in their
so-called (4) .................................................. powers. As far as I’m concerned, fortune-tellers and people like
them (5) .................................................. be people who are adept at saying the right thing at the right time. Science
and history have shown us time and time again that there is no such thing as someone who can
(6) .................................................. what is going to happen in the future.
believe ◆ foresee ◆ point ◆ views ◆ tend to ◆ sceptical ◆ pinch of salt ◆ supernatural ◆
D Use the words in brackets to put the sentences into the future continuous or the future perfect
tense. (10)
1 By next Friday, I .................................................. my essay. (finish)
2 I’m afraid I can’t meet you until after 9pm. I .................................................. until then. (work)
3 At exactly this time tomorrow I .................................................. an operation on my leg. (have)
4 It’s not a good idea to go to the hospital now. The doctors .................................................. their rounds. (do)
5 I’m not sure what I’m doing tomorrow night. I know my flatmate .................................................. to a party. (go)
6 We hope that by the end of the week we .................................................. all the documents. (receive)
7 Alex can’t come to the meeting tomorrow. He .................................................. an important guest at theairport. (meet)
8 I know exactly what Sophie is doing now. She .................................................. her dog. (walk)
9 I’m sure by next week we .................................................. what we are doing. (sort out)
10 I hope they .................................................. by the time we get there. (not leave)
E You are a world famous clairvoyant. It’s 31st December and a newspaper has asked you towrite a column on your predictions for the following year. Use the words in the box to give
A Match the beginning and ends of the sentences. (5)
a Anya is wearing lime ■
b Susan doesn’t like wearing bright colours, she prefers ■c We need to tell Paul that navy and pale brown don’t ■
d Look at that beautiful coffee ■
e Her wedding dress isn’t white, it’s ■
1 complement each other.2 coloured dressing table.3 green leggings today.4 beiges and khakis.5 cream coloured.
B Fill in the gaps with a word from the box. (10)
1 I love your car, I’m just green with ................................................. .
2 Elsie thought she saw a ghost. She went white as a ................................................. .
3 There’s no moon tonight. The sky is as black as ................................................. .
4 We didn’t know if we were moving to Dubai or not, but now Paul’s company has given
us the ................................................. light and we leave next month.
5 Carl is shouting at everyone today. He’s in a really ................................................. mood.
6 The police caught the burglars ................................................. handed7 I went on and on until I was ................................................. in the face, but he still didn’t listen to me.
8 My jeans are really old. They’re getting very ................................................. .
9 Whenever he looks at her, she goes ................................................. red.
10 Alex wears very ................................................. clothes. He hates anything too fashionable.
C Put the words in the right order to complete the dialogues between a customer and a
service provider and finsih the conversation. (10)
1 A: seem / play / my / to / The / car / CDs / doesn’t / in / want / stereo / to / . /
B: overnight / it / me / Can / to / take / leave / you / for / a / look / ? /
8 Sophia is learning how to play ................................................. cello.
9 Mike is going back to ................................................. university to study Food Science.
10 ................................................. meal we had at Raffles hotel was delicious.
C Read the text. Correct the five mistakes. (5)
Many people like going to the expensive restaurants, but I prefer eating simple street food. One of bestmeals I ever had was at night market in Taiwan. The food is cooked in front of you with very fresh
ingredients. I had the noodles piled high with fresh seafood. It was definitely the meal to remember.
D Fill in the gaps with a suitable word from the box. You may need to change the word to make it fit. (10)
CUSTOMER: Excuse me, I don’t want to (1) ................................................. , but my meat is (2) ................................................. .
WAITER: Would you like to (3) ................................................. something else?
CUSTOMER: Yes, I’d like the chicken Caesar salad.
WAITER: Certainly madam.
(later)CUSTOMER: I’m sorry, but there are bits of sand in my salad, it’s (4) ................................................. . I have to go
back to work now, so there isn’t time to order anything else.
WAITER: Would you like me to get the (5) ................................................. ?
CUSTOMER: Yes please.
E “Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much
as the evolution to a vegetarian diet”. Write a short essay based on this quote from Albert Einstein.
Organise your essay in the following way:
1) the advantages and disadvantages of a vegetarian diet.
2) your opinion.Use some of the words in the box to help you. (15)
A Fill in the gaps using the simple past or the simple past perfect tenses as appropriate.
In some cases two words will be needed in each space. (10)
1 After Dave .................................................. (to scorch) himself in the hot sun he ..................................................
(to need) to put on some lotion.
2 Jill .................................................. (to film) scenes all day before she .................................................. (to eat) any food.
3 Billy Holliday .................................................. (to sing) for many years after she .................................................. (to have)her debut in Harlem.
4 By the time she .................................................. (to argue) with her colleagues Margo .................................................. (to be)at work for two hours.
5 After the rain .................................................. (to pour down) we .................................................. (to clean up) the garden.
6 Before she .................................................. (to reveal) her new collection Mary .................................................. (to shower)her friends with gifts.
7 She .................................................. (to crash) her car after the snow .................................................. (to fall) for hours.8 After the wind .................................................. (to howl) through the town, they .................................................. (to rebuild)
the school gymnasium.
9 I .................................................. (to be full) because I .................................................. (to drink) too much.
10 The incident .................................................. (to damage) their reputation before the team ..................................................
(to meet) their new coach.
B Match the local newspaper headlines with the most appropriate weather related vocabulary. (10)
1 Temperatures reach all time high for July! thunder
2 Densest snowfall since records began. Town blanketed. sunshine
3 Riverbank breached as downpour continues! light snowfall
4 This weekend, perfect picnic weather! gale
5 Enough for a snowman but nothing to worry about! blazing sun
6 Close your windows! It’s going to be loud tonight! strong sunshine
7 Local businesses suffer as harsh wind and snow continue. blizzard
8 Last night’s high winds topple church tower! heavy snowfall
9 Get your kites out! Perfect kite-flying weather on the way! flooded
10 You’ll need some shade and refreshment, breeze
but temperatures won’t reach July’s levels.
C Pair the sentence written in the past perfect continuous tense with the situation it best relates to. (10)
1 She had been singing all her life.
2 It had been raining heavily all night.
3 The lamb had been roasting for hours.
4 Up until then, our quiet evening watching TV had been going very well.
5 They hadn’t been studying at all.
6 It had been drizzling non stop for the whole holiday.
8 They’d been arguing about global warming all morning.
9 We had been hoping to win the lottery for years.
10 He had been skiing every day and loving it.
My baby started screaming! ■
The light breeze made the leaves whistle. ■
David stormed out of the room. ■Billy Holliday made many great recordings. ■
The heavy snowfall continued. ■
Martin and Ally got expelled from school. ■
It smelt delicious. ■
We were thunderstruck! ■
We were miserable. ■
The garden was soaked. ■
D Look at the conversational gambits below and tick the LESS FORMAL ones. (10)
1 Hey, hold on a moment… ■
2 One shouldn’t forget… ■
3 By the way, talking of… ■
4 Yes, and what’s more… ■
5 And if that wasn’t enough… ■
6 If I might just make a point… ■
7 On a different topic altogether … ■
8 And that’s not all… ■
9 Well, I think… ■
10 If I could just get a word in edgeways. ■
E Use the MORE FORMAL conversational gambits from Exercise D to complete the dialogue below. (10)
A: What do you think about my new advert proposal?
B: (a) ................................................. it has good features but…
A: (b) ................................................. I think that it really captures the feeling we were going for.
B: (c) ................................................. , I felt that it didn’t feature the product as much as the client hadrequested.
A: Really? (d) ................................................. that the client doesn’t always know what’s best for them.B: Well, (e) ................................................. I can’t wait for the fabulous weather they are predicting for this
3 John and I have never ....................................................................... . We are just too different.
4 There was ....................................................................... after the redundancies were announced.
5 Marco adores his wife. She’s ......................................................................................................... .
6 ....................................................................... he eventually told the truth.
7 Adam became extremely angry during the meeting and ....................................................................... the room.
8 I’m afraid you look ....................................................................... . Your clothes need ironing and you need tobrush your hair.
9 She has trained twice a day for the last six months and ....................................................................... the Londonmarathon.
10 Angela was in shock after the accident. She was ..................................................................................................... .
C Fill in the gap with a colour. (5)
1 The police caught the thief .................................................... handed.
2 I love your new house. I’m .................................................... with envy.
3 I was so embarrassed, my face went .................................................... as a beetroot.
4 Carl forgot to bring his jacket today. It started snowing and he was .................................................... with cold.
5 Come on, let’s go out tonight and paint the town .................................................... .
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1 to be equal to
2 to be sure of something3 light rain
4 character
5 very ugly
6 traditional
7 to not believe in something
8 silly
9 to make something better
10 something you can believe in
a storm of protest ◆ to storm out of ◆ a bit of a mess ◆ under close questioning ◆
to be intent on winning ◆ to cry over spilt milk ◆ the apple of his / her eye ◆
as white as a sheet ◆ taking candy from a baby ◆ to see eye to eye
D Replace the words in bold with a word of the opposite meaning. (5)
1 He was wearing dark green trousers. ...........................................................
2 I prefer wearing bright colours. ...........................................................
3 I’m afraid this meat is undercooked. ...........................................................
4 This bread is very fresh. ...........................................................
5 Alice is quite skinny. ...........................................................
E Choose the best word to fill in the gap. (10)
1 Kate had a very ....................................... personality.a sunnyb brightc shining
2 It was snowing. As the snow began to ....................................... on the ground, the countryside wastransformed.a fallenb showerc settle
3 It ....................................... my mind to go to Hawaii for Christmas, but in the end I decided against it.a came overb crossedc went on
4 I took a year off to do some travelling and it didn’t damage my career ....................................... at all! I’mnow the boss.a ambitionb prospectsc position
5 His hair is thinning, he has a bald ....................................... .a patch
b placec head
6 Jake is a very cold person. He seems to be ....................................... of emotion.a lackingb missingc devoid
7 I couldn’t ....................................... my eyes. At the end of my bed was a pale ghostly form.a seeb believec take
8 Alex ....................................... told me what my bonus was. He didn’t mean to.
a inadvertentlyb supposedlyc on purpose
9 I’ve left some food for you in the fridge. You just need to ....................................... .a warm itb warm it upc cook it up
10 According to the manufacturer, you need to ....................................... your car every six months.a mendb fixc service
I Ten articles have been taken out of the text. Re-write it with the correct articles. (10)
One of most successful people I know is someone I went to school with. He is now professional chef and owns many restaurants. He also has his own programme on television. Programme is called“Cook with me”. So what is key to his success? I would say he is very ambitious person and he worksincredibly hard. He also has very engaging personality and people are naturally drawn to him.But I also think he’s been in right place at right time. There is great demand for celebrity chefs thesedays especially in London as people become more interested in how to create stylish and simple meals.I’ve just heard that he’s opened up new restaurant in Seychelles.
J Put the verbs in brackets in the past tense to complete the sentences. (10)
1 We ...................................... (wake up) soaking wet in our tent at midnight. It ...................................... (rain) heavilyand the tent had collapsed.
2 I was so pleased when I ...................................... (get) the puppy. I ...................................... (want) one since I was a child.
3 Susie ...................................... (to be) exhausted last night. She ...................................... (run) errands all day.
4 We ...................................... (watch) TV when we ...................................... (hear) a knock at the door.
5 As I ...................................... (drive) along listening to the radio, I ...................................... (notice) a strange manwaving at me.
K Look at the notes which tell a familiar story from your textbook. Use the past tense to narrate
or re-tell the story. Put in as much detail as you can. (10)
1 Student – lives in Moscow – wants to give up cigarettes.
2 Walks home. It’s very icy. (rooftops blocks of ice)
3 Decides to have a cigarette.4 Smokes the cigarette, but wants another one.
5 Stops to light the cigarette.
6 Man behind him overtakes him.
7 Block of ice falls and kills man.8 Student says smoking cigarette saves his life.