Unit_Test_3B.doc

LANGUAGE LEADER UPPER INTERMEDIATE

UNIT TEST 3B

A  Tick the following words which can be preceded by the word ‘self’.

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B  Add the missing article. If one is not necessary write ‘0’

0  That is first true word you have said.                                                                                    _the______

1  Would you prefer to live in city, rather than out here?                                                        __________

2  Would you like to go to Geneva with me?                                                                      __________

3  Pieces we’ve just seen are examples of Chinese pottery.                                          __________

4  When she leaves school she hopes she will go to a local university.                            __________

5  I forgot to give cleaner the key. She won’t be able to get in.                                          __________

6  I’m telling you, she can’t buy happiness.                                                                      __________

7  I think it was a cat. It was dark and I couldn’t see cat clearly.                                          __________

8  Would you mind telling me where nearest toilet is please?                                           __________

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C  Read the sentences and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

0  There are ___some___ biscuits in the tin.

a any              b too much              c some

1   __________ effort has been put into the essay so it’s no surprise that he is going to fail.

a much                            b few                            c little

2  __________ of the people I told you about would like to meet you.

a some                            b little                            c few

3  I would like to respond to __________ of the comments made by you, as I only have a couple of minutes.

a a few                            b much                             c a lot

4  I told you __________times to close the door and now look what has happened!

a little                            b several              c few

5  I used to have loads of copies but now I’ve got __________.

a few                            b a  lot of               c hardly any

6  There’ s __________ time before the train goes, if you want to get a paper.

a much                            b a little               c several

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D  Decide if the sentences show examples of the following: (Write A, B or C in the space.)

A  Emphasising adjectives

B  Emphasising adverbs

C  Emphasising expressions

0  He was the best player, there’s no doubt about that.                                                        _C_

1  I can’t believe he changed his mind so quickly. It was amazing.                            ____

2  I would be extremely grateful if you could contact him.                                          ____

3  It was incredibly easy to fool him.                                                                                    ____

4  We’d like to pay tribute to the tremendous work that the Smiths have put in.              ____

5  They liked the fish a lot but, most of all, they liked the chocolate mousse.              ____

6  What’s extraordinary, also, about this, is that this was not the first time.              ____

7  The discovery of America was undoubtedly an accident.                                          ____

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E Add the missing words to complete the following idioms:

0 Don’t ever take your _eye______ off the ball.

1  I tell you, it’s a __________ new ball game.

2  You need to be __________ the ball at all times.

3 They’re trying to move the __________.

4 I think he __________ a bit of an own goal.

5 I’d like to start the ball __________ by making a suggestion.

6 You must always try to ensure a __________ playing field.

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F Use another form of the word in brackets to complete the sentence.

0  He was _disgusted by her behaviour. (disgust)

1  She’s not a__________, she’s an amateur. (profession)

2  They need to show more evidence of __________. (tolerant)

3  This sport requires a lot of __________. (agile)

4  You have to be __________ to be a gymnast. (flexibility)

5 __________ is needed to play this sport. (coordinate)

6 He is very __________ man. (courtesy)

7 The president always looks __________ in a crisis. (calmness)

8 You can’t do that. It’s __________ (legal)

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