Name __________ Class ____________

Gold First Unit 13 Test

VOCABULARY
1 Choose the option A, B, C or D that best fits each gap.

Yesterday, I came 1_____ a box of old photos in the attic. I don’t know how long they'd been 2_____ there,
but the box was very dusty. I took one of the photos out of the box, but I didn’t 3_____ anyone immediately.
There were several wedding photos which, 4_____ from the clothes worn, must have been taken over 100
years old. The man who was getting married was very striking. He 5_____ me of someone, but I couldn’t
think who. Then I 6_____ another old photo in my cousin's house in America. I thought it was the same man,
but I wasn't sure as hadn’t seen my cousin for 30 years and we hadn't 7_____ a very close relationship over
the years. I couldn’t 8_____ if he was a member of my family or not but it 9_____ my mind that he might be
quite well-known. I 10_____ phoning my cousin, but I realised that it would be the middle of the night over
there. I began to feel as if I was coming 11 _____ with flu, so I went to bed with my crime novel hoping to
12_____ my mind off the photo mystery. I fell asleep, then woke up suddenly 13_____ about the photo. I had
seen that man in an encyclopaedia. He was some kind of inventor. I rushed to the bookshelf and there he was.
He'd invented something to do with car engines which was quite 14_____ of its time. Delighted that I had
solved the mystery, I was 15_____ two minds whether to call my cousin in America to tell him the news or
not. Finally I picked up the phone.

1 A over B by C across D round

2 A maintained B stored C recorded D saved
3 A recall B remember C remind D recognise
4 A judging B thinking C believing D recognising
5 A recalled B reminded C reflected D remembered
6 A remembered B recorded C memorised D thought
7 A stored B held C supported D maintained
8 A recall B bear in mind C retain D consider
9 A bore B took C crossed D slipped
10 A thought B considered C believed D judged
11 A over B down C up D into
12 A take B put C throw D bring
13 A supposing B considering C thinking D imagining
14 A in front B advance C ahead D forward
15 A of B in C at D by
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GRAMMAR
2 Complete the sentences with the correct pronoun. If none is needed put '-'.
1 They looked at _________ in the mirror and were happy with what they saw.
2 Have you hurt _________? Don’t worry, I'll look after_________.
3 The old woman shook her head and muttered something to _________.
4 When we heard that the King _________ was presenting the awards to _________, we were so
excited.
5 We couldn’t relax _________ at the party and so we didn’t enjoy _________ very much.
6 She blamed _________ for the accident. If she hadn’t been so tired she wouldn't have crashed
_________ into the tree.
7 Sometimes my computer switches _________ off for no reason. I need to get _________
checked.
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3 Complete the paragraph with words from the box.

ability / manage / succeeded / able / couldn’t / could / managed / unable

I've been 1_________ to sleep all week worrying about how I’m going to 2_________ to live now that I've
lost my job. My boss said that he 3_________ keep me on as he had too many staff and I had been the last one
to join the company. I only 4_________ to get that job after applying for about 200 jobs. When I got it I was
5_________ to find a flat and for the first time in years I had finally 6_________ in becoming independent
again and I 7_________ sleep happily in my own bed in my own flat instead of depending on my parents for
everything. I had worked really hard and was getting good results. I can’t understand why I was made
redundant when I had the 8 _________ to make far more money for the company than anyone else.

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