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NAME _____________________________________________
CLASS __________________
SCORE ______________ / 70 (72)
MARK __________________
A. Complete these sentences with an appropriate word from the box. There is one word extra.
bet,
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

pitfalls,

inherited,

obstruction,

memorable,

income,

destiny,

dairy,

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interest

She was very aware of the potential ___________________________________ of running a business.

You will repay the money with ___________________________________ , as agreed in the contract.
Check that there is no _________________________________ of the patients airway.
These families have no source of ___________________________ when the harvest is over.
He felt it was his ___________________________ to be famous.
I __________________________ 10 on each of the horses.
He __________________________ the business from his father.
A building on a farm where milk is kept and where foods such as butter and cheese are made is called
a _________________________________ .

B. Match the adjectives with their definitions. There is one definition you will not need. You can guess
the missing adjective for two extra points!
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1
2
3
4
5

VAGUE
DILIGENT
RESOURCEFUL
RELUCTANT
COURTEOUS

6 BLISTERED

A
B
C
D
E
F
G

swollen and full of a clear liquid caused by being burned or rubbed

working very hard and very carefully
not complete, accurate, or fully formed
polite, especially in a formal way
kind to someone who has a problem and willing to understand how
they feel
not willing to do something (describing someone who is doing
something but does not really want to)
good at finding effective ways to deal with problems

1
2
3
4
5
6

C. Complete each sentence with an appriopriate word from the box. Change the form if it is necessary.
There is one extra word.
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RUN
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

TAKE

PUT

BE

LIVE

HAVE

CUT

GO

If you leave your job, what are you going to ................................................ on?
Many Polish hospitals are ........................................... out of money.
I try to ........................................... a little by each month for bills.
These improvements will .............................................. down on traffic noise.
I had to ........................................... out a loan to buy my new car. Ill pay back the money I borrowed over
three years.
Can you lend me 5? I ........................................ completely broke.
Thousands of young firms which started out with such promise ............................................. bankrupt every
year.

D. Complete these sentences with an appropriate word formed of the word in bold.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

As a chairman, he was firm and ......................................................... .

He can be very ........................................................... .
Frank fought a .............................................................. battle against cancer.
His ............................................... refusal to pay eventually led to a prison sentence.
Paying for the car to be repaired has really eaten into his .................................................. .

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DECISION
PERSUADE
COURAGE
PERSIST
SAVE

E. Make collocations by matching the words.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

flight
dead
door-to-door
tour
taxi
post job pay
chimney
faulty
to trip
sick
broadly

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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M

guide
rise
salesperson
over a cable
graduate
sweeper
fare
end
electricity
leave
attendant
speaking
market

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

F. Write an appropriate preposition in each sentence.

1p

points
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

be obsessed ....................... sth

congratulate sb ..................... sth
retire ...................... a job
apply ..................... a position
specialise ..................... sth
deal ........................... sth
have experience .......................... sth
be qualified ................................ sth

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10
11
12
13
14
15
16

be suitable .................................. sth

be responsible .............................. sth
be skilled .............................. sth
pose ........................... photographs
fill ....................... an application form
apologize .......................... sth
accuse sb ............................. sth
succeed ............................ doing sth

G. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

I cant afford __________________________________ /not, have / a job at the moment.

Have you considered _________________________________ / move / house?
I hate when the phone keeps __________________________________ / ring /.
He suggested that we _____________________________________ / go / out.
They have delayed __________________________________ / make / a decision.
I avoid ____________________________________ / buy / expensive clothes.
The job will involve you _____________________________ / spend / sometime abroad.
Lyn told Betty __________________________________ / not, be / late.
She encouraged me _________________________________ / apply / for the promotion.
Theres no point in _________________________________ / listen / to this.

H. Make negative adjectives using the prefixes:

dis-, il-, ir-, in-, un-, im-

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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_______personal
_______direct
_______convenient
_______relevant
_______reliable

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

_______satisfied
_______legal
_______mature
_______sure
_______agreeable

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UPSTREAM / Upper-Intermediate / Unit 3 / Test Key

A.
1
2
3
4

pitfalls
interest
obstruction
income

5
6
7
8

destiny
bet
inherited
dairy

B.
1 C, 2 B, 3 G, 4 F, 5 D, 6 A
2 extra points for the word sympathetic definition E
C.

live

running

put

cut

take

am

go

12
J

13
L

D.
1 decisive, 2 persuasive, 3 courageous, 4 persistent, 5 savings
E.
1
K

2
H

3
C

4
A

5
G

6
E

7
M

8
B

9
F

10
I

11
D

F.
1
with

2
on

from for

5
in

with

in /
with

8
in

9
for

10
for

11
at

12
for

13
in

14
for

15
of

16
in

G.
1/ not to have
2/ moving
3/ ringing
4/ go / went
5/ making

6/ buying
7/ spending
8/ not to be
9/ to apply
10/ listening

H.
1
im-

2
in-

3
in-

4
ir-

5
un-

Test opracowaa - Elbieta Paszko

II Liceum Oglnoksztacce w Zamociu

6
dis-

7
il-

8
im-

9
un-

10
dis-