LANGUAGE LEADER UPPER INTERMEDIATE
UNIT TEST 7B
A Use the words from the box below to complete the passage.
traditional commissioned derelict ugly dilapidated
bridges design restore magnificent run down
demolished contemporary build
Charters House had lain 0 dilapidated for more than twenty years before the Heritage Trust 1___________ a new project to completely 2 ___________ the building. This was certainly an effort by the Trust to 3___________ bridges with a local community that was furious that the once 4 ___________ Charters House had been allowed to get so 5___________. Initially, the Heritage Trust suggested a new 6___________ for the building, something that might not be 7___________ but would be 8___________, as Charters house was when it was first built in 1692. However, the local community insisted that the building would not turn into an 9___________ modern palace but that the original style should be maintained. No one, however, considered how 10___________ the building actually was. Now the Heritage Trust is facing the fact that large parts of the building will have to be 11___________ and then rebuilt. Although this will cost much more than was originally planned, by agreeing to the work the Trust have rather burned their 12___________ on this issue and must continue their work until the project is completed.
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B Rearrange the words to make sentences.
0 need think through we carefully to this.
We need to think this through carefully.
1 essential offer to more money it’s them absolutely
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2 about them have more we’d to out find
3 be idea something good might have to it a better
4 should them something offer we
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C Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the passive form of the word in bold and any other words. Use between two and five words.
0 The council commissioned a new building project for the following year.
commission
A new building project _was commissioned by______ the council for the following year.
1 The Heritage Trust has maintained the building for the last six years.
maintain
The building ________________________ the Heritage Trust for the last six years.
2 There is no doubt that the behaviour of the witness has affected the jury.
affect
There is no doubt that the jury ________________________ the behaviour of the witness.
3 I needed someone to tell me what to do because I had no idea.
tell
I ________________________ what to do because I had no idea.
4 We inspected the factory four times. Then there was the accident.
inspect
The factory ________________________ four times before the accident.
5 We expect to show his new work during the Summer Exhibition.
expect
His new work ________________________ during the Summer Exhibition.
6 We sent the parcel by Express Mail yesterday evening.
send
The parcel ________________________ by Express Mail yesterday evening.
7 The last I heard, they were checking identity cards at the door.
check
The last I heard, identity cards ________________________ at the door.
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D Use another form of the word in brackets to complete the sentence.
0 I can’t see the answer to this. It really is insoluble. (solution)
1 We need to ___________ the limits of the project as they were to easy the first time. (define)
2 I think you ___________ me. I wanted to say that I thought it looked very nice. (understand)
3 Children need to ___________ their fear of the dark. (come)
4 We spent too much time on ___________ issues and did not discuss the key point. (important)
5 He was wearing a hat, which was really ___________ as he normally doesn’t wear one. (usual)
6 It’s really ___________ to say something like that. She was really upset. (sensitive)
7 When he came back from his injury he looked ___________ as an athlete. (vitalise)
8 It really gets so ___________ in the streets on Saturdays that you cannot walk. (crowded)
9 You cannot argue with the facts. They are ___________. (disputable)
10 The governments intentions are ___________. They should be focussing on health, not education. (place)
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E Add the missing word to the sentence. If one is not necessary write ü
0 The award given every five years. is
1 The prisoners are moving now. They being taken to the visiting room. ___________
2 A new treaty will announced in the next few days. ___________
3 The next snow fall won’t be seen for some time. ___________
4 The mayor succeeded in re-elected for a second time. ___________
5 Two species of insect were made extinct in the last two months. ___________
6 I hate photographed, especially in the mornings. ___________
7 New employees requested to register for the Family Club. ___________
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