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Language Test 6A Unit 6

1 Choose the correct answers.

He could / is able to be a fantastic spy with the right training.

1 You mustn’t / don’t have to tell anybody this information – it’s top secret!

2 Last year I decided that I have to / should get more exercise and I joined a gym.

3 A good soldier needs to / can be brave.

4 At my school we must / have to wear a school uniform.

5 Animals might / can prove to be better secret agents than humans.

6 It wasn’t raining too heavily so I was able to / could walk home.

7 For this job you oughtn’t / don’t have to speak French.

8 The police should / could be able to stop and search people on the street, in my opinion.

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2 Complete the sentences using the verb to be and the words from the box in their correct
forms.

forbidden required possible expected bound not likely

I think it is possible for me to be there on Thursday.

1 Mike ___________ to win the competition, he’s been in bad shape recently.

2 If I am offered the job, when ___________ I ___________ to give you an answer?

3 We ___________ to be late now, there’s no way we can get there on time.

4 While the plane is in the air passengers _____ from using their mobile phones.

5 He ___________ to arrive at 8.00, as long as the train is on time.

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3 Complete the sentences using adverbs that match the prompts in brackets. The first letter
of each adverb is given.

He was unfortunately (bad luck) caught in a traffic jam on the way home.

1 He won championship after championship and was a b________ (spectacular) successful

player.
2 The two friends met s________ (nobody knew) but were discovered at last.
3 The thieves managed to escape but, f________ (in the end), the police caught them.
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4 Complete the sentences with appropriate phrasal verbs. The first letter of each verb is
given.

I like to have some time to take in the news in the morning before I go out to work.

1 Why didn’t you tell me? Why did you k_________ this information secret _________

me?

2 It’s not true. Somebody has just m_________ it _________.

3 People tell me things all the time. I suppose I’m just a good person to c_________

_________.

4 I didn’t believe him and I was right – he was just trying to t_________ me _________.

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5 Complete the missing adjectives.

With his gang of b r u t a l thugs behind him, he terrorises the neighbourhood.

1 I love the film It’s a wonderful life. It’s such a _ _ v _ n _ story, I can’t help but cry.

2 She was surprised by the _ _ d _ e _ and unannounced appearance of an old friend.

3 Professor Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes’ arch-enemy, is one of the most _ _ i _ villains

in all literature.

4 Many of Spielberg’s films are characterised by his _ _ e _ _ sense of comic timing.

5 I was impressed by the very _ _ l _ _ _ a _ l _ characters in the film. It was very easy to

imagine meeting them in real life.

6 All John wanted was a _ u _ _ _ and peaceful life with his family.

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6 Choose the correct answers.

To be honest / real / true, I don’t think it’s a very good idea.

1 It’s a good argument but there’s no hope / doubt / thought that it will be an unpopular

decision.

2 You have to carry / hold / bear in mind that it isn’t always this warm.

3 I think you’re right. On the other side / view / hand, you might have made a mistake.

4 The fact of the issue / matter / deal is, it will just cost too much.

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